In the mountains at the end of a lush jungle irrigated by the island's abundant rainwater, there was a hidden valley adjacent to a low waterfall.
At the entrance of this inconspicuous valley, more than ten short but strong aborigine warriors, who were wrapped in tanned clean leather armor and holding a spear with a sharp black iron spearhead on the top of the wooden pole, with their eyebrows painted red with red tree sap, were patrolling back and forth under the bright sun.
Their leader, a gloomy warrior with bright bird feathers on his head, was riding on the back of a huge spider covered with light purple hair. Holding a spear that was several times larger than his body, he stood on the huge rock on the right side of the valley entrance like a sculpture, as though he was always watching the movement in the jungle not far away.
From the entrance of the valley, one could see a primitive tribe consisting of bark houses arranged densely in a ring of short to tall, small to big, and new to old like a beehive.
At the bottom of the tribal terrain, the outermost treehouse on the roof of the outermost treehouse still had sprouts due to the moistening of the rain.
The huge treehouse next to a towering and thick stone pillar carved with monsters and spirits in the middle had already turned into a decayed grayish-black color. From this comparison, one could see that this tribe was slowly expanding and becoming stronger day by day.
At noon, tens of thousands of aborigines were busy producing in the tribal valley. The craftsmen were either tanning leather or forging ironware, while the women and children were deftly dealing with the fat beasts that the hunting team had thrown on the ground after returning from a rewarding journey.
"The power of the Tudenan tribe today is really beyond my imagination." Tugra, who was wearing a heavy fur coat, looked at the tribe that was full of vitality from the top of the valley and sighed with emotion. "This is all the achievements of the Great Raider. I hope that our living faith can become the god that can take a deep root on this island under our feet."
"May the Tudenan's Raider become the god that can take a deep root on this island under our feet." Upon hearing the headman's words, the several dozens of aborigine chiefs with feathers on their heads around him sang in unison.
Upon seeing the obedient chiefs lowering their heads, Tugra grinned in satisfaction. Unfortunately, at this moment, a low voice suddenly came from afar. "Headman Tugra, our tribe is indeed getting stronger day by day, but at the same time, the prey in the hunting ground is also getting scarcer. We can't go on like this."
Immediately after that, a group of powerful native warrior leaders riding on the backs of giant purple-haired spiders arrived in front of Tugra.
"Chief Tumu, the reason why there are fewer prey in the hunting ground is because the tribe has raised too many giant millispiders. I've said it before, everything should be done according to one's ability. Greed is the biggest sin."
"But with a 'partner,' a few of us warriors can conquer a large forest, and the number of hunters dying during a hunt will be negligible.
Headman Tugra, do you mean that we don't need such powerful assistance? " Tumu leaped down from his partner's back and lovingly stroked the giant millispider's smooth hair. He made a few 'squeaking' sounds and commanded the silent giant spider to automatically run back to the cave on the rock wall of the valley.
"In that case, don't complain that the prey in the hunting ground has become scarce, Chief Tumu!" Tugra naturally said words that showed that he did not cherish the tribal warriors' lives. With a frown, he raised his head to look at the chief warriors who were still riding on the giant millispiders and looking down at him indifferently. "The Great Raider is casting a spell in the treehouse.
Aren't all of you afraid of being burnt by the thunder and fire in the sky by riding on your partner's back outside the door? "
This sentence seemed to have a mysterious spell that shocked all of the aborigine warriors riding on the giant spiders and caused them to tumble and crawl down from their partner's back. Kneeling in front of the treehouse in a sorry state, they no longer had the arrogant look they had just now.
Even Tumu also kneeled down to worship calmly before standing up to ask, "Headman Tugra, did the Raider go out to hunt the Moha tribesmen today …"
Without warning, an indigenous midget whose body was as stiff as a puppet walked out of the bark house and stopped the chief warrior's question.
After that, Zhang Lisheng, who had a long beard and long hair, also walked out of the treehouse after covering his lower body with a piece of animal skin and returning to his normal figure. "Tumu, the spiritual monster guarding the Moha tribe is not as weak as I thought. Not only that, the tribal power of more than 20,000 people is also evenly matched with Tudenan.
It's not wise to set them as a target now. It's better for us to think of some ways to accumulate our strength first before making any plans.
Tugra, I remember you said that the water source that the Pavaro tribe that I've conquered relies on is a huge underground river, right? "
"Yes, Raider."
"How huge is that river?"
"It's said to be boundless," Tugra replied. "However, Tudenan Valley is rich in water. For this reason, even though Pavaro's land has already belonged to Tudenan, I've never seen that river with my own eyes."
"You've never seen it with your own eyes?" Zhang Lisheng shifted his gaze to the aborigine chiefs surrounding him respectfully. "In that case, who was born in Pavaro and has seen that underground river with their own eyes?"
Nearly a quarter of Tudenan's population was transformed from the Pavaro tribesmen. Naturally, there were many Pavaro tribesmen among the chiefs as well.
However, before the others could even react, a young aborigine with a bright feather tied on his head fell at Zhang Lisheng's feet cleverly and beat him to it. "Great Raider, I, Apani, was once a warrior of the Pavaro tribe with two feathers on my head.
I grew up outside the Golden River Cave so I've seen that river many times. "
"Alright, in that case, you'll be the one to tell me what Pavaro's underground river looks like, Apani. Most importantly, is there any fish in it?"
"The Golden River is so huge that it has no boundaries, Raider. As for the fish, of course there are fish in the river but those big fish are all monsters. They have no eyes and they have infinite strength in the dark river …"
"The reason why the fish have no eyes is because their eyesight has deteriorated after living in the underground river. Naturally, they have great strength when they stay in the water." Zhang Lisheng commanded Ghostface, who was lying on his shoulder, to jump to the ground with his mind and expand its body. "Bring me to Pavaro's underground Golden River. I want to see it with my own eyes."
The wizard gu grew bigger and turned into the size of a treehouse. The lifelike ghostly face on its back would appear and disappear from time to time. Its ferocious and terrifying aura caused a series of chaotic howls to reverberate from the cave where the giant millispiders were kept.
Apani crawled up from the mud with some fear and called out a few times, but it could not summon its partner no matter how hard it tried.
"Sit with me, Apani! Tugra, Tumu! Hurry up and climb onto Ghostface's back! We'll set off to Pavaro right away!" Zhang Lisheng was impatient with the aborigines wasting their time needlessly, so he said loudly.
The aborigines who were called could only carefully grab the wizard gu's hair and climb onto Ghostface's back before leaving the valley shakily with the wizard gu.
After entering the jungle, Ghostface spat out colorless silk threads from its big black mouth. It drifted under the canopy as it moved forward rapidly. The strong wind fluttered the wizard's long hair. Not long after, the wizard gu brought them to an abandoned aborigine tribe.
"Apani, where's Pavaro's underground river?" Looking at the ruins that he had personally turned into a dead land, Zhang Lisheng could not see any trace of an underground river at all. He stood up and shrunk the wizard gu before standing barefoot on the mud and asked.
"It's, it's …" Pavaro looked around the once familiar tribal dwelling in a daze. After a long while, he pointed at a few collapsed treehouses and shouted, "It's over there, Raider! The Golden River Cave is under those treehouses!"
Zhang Lisheng followed the direction of the aborigine's finger and quickly walked to the collapsed treehouses. Transforming into a giant with the Gold Toad's transformation power, he kicked away the ruins with a few kicks. As expected, a dark crypt with a diameter of more than one meter appeared in front of him.
"There's actually a boundless river hidden under such a small hole?" He blurted out in confusion.
"Great Raider! The Golden River Cave is getting wider as we walk and when we reach the bottom, we'll reach the riverbank of a big river!" Apani opened his arms with all his might in panic and gestured.
"That's possible too." Zhang Lisheng nodded. "Walk in the front and bring us down. If everything is true, then you can put two feathers back on your head."
"Yes, Raider!" The young aborigine knelt on the ground in surprise and kissed the huge footprint left by Zhang Lisheng just now. Then, he quickly walked down the sloping hole.
As expected, the deeper they walked into the dark hole, the bigger it became. Zhang Lisheng, who had returned to his normal size, still needed to bend his body slightly in the beginning to move forward but after just a few steps, he could already straighten his back. After walking for a while more, he could no longer touch the slippery rock walls on both sides anymore.
"Da da …" After walking for a while, they still could not see the end. Tugra, who was following closely behind Zhang Lisheng, finally could not stand the darkness anymore. Using a flint, he lit a torch that was soaked in burn-resistant animal oil and illuminated the shadows of the cave explorers, adding to the terrifying atmosphere.
Fortunately, after walking for more than ten seconds, the end of the cave finally appeared in front of everyone. Apani quickened his pace excitedly. "In front, Raider! The end of the cave is right in front! The Golden River is right there!"
Zhang Lisheng followed closely behind the aborigine without saying a word. Soon, he ran out of the cave and suddenly, everything became clear in front of him.
This was a dark underground world with black slippery rock walls dozens of meters above their heads.
On both sides, there was a long, slippery, moss-covered stone ground that could not be seen at a glance.
Right in front of them was a rugged river that flowed slowly, emitting a dim golden light under the light of the fire.
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