Chapter 3: The Valley

This is a vast continent, with mountains on one side occupying nearly half of the continent's area, and on the other side it is surrounded by an equally vast sea, and there are many islands scattered across the vast sea.

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On the other hand, dense forests and grasslands grow on the mainland, with forests taking up a large area, while grasslands only occupy about a quarter of the continent's area on the offshore side.

Three large rivers flow down from the highest peaks of the mountains on one side of the continent, and various tributary streams and lakes converge into these three large rivers along the way.

These three rivers originate in the mountains and flow through forests and plains into the sea in three directions, thus dividing the continent into four parts.

The continent is now in the turn of spring and summer, with a variety of flowers and trees growing and a variety of animals active in it.

On the south bank of the river in the middle, at the confluence of mountains and plains, a group of humans walked along the direction of the river.

The group numbered less than a hundred, led by an elderly man who looked to be fifty or sixty years old and a teenager of twelve or thirteen.

The group was divided evenly between men and women, but most of them were children, teenagers and the elderly, and only a dozen or so were in the prime of life, and four of them were women.

The group was dressed in rags, most of them were wearing shoulders made of various animal skins, and a few children and women were surrounded by grass and leaves, and it seemed that life was very difficult!

The young man at the head of the group was holding a little boy of five or six years old and talking to the old man next to him (of course, we don't understand their language, so I'll translate it so that everyone understands the meaning).

"Elder, we've been out of the tribe for more than ten days, haven't we?"

"'Yi', we've been walking for fourteen days, and we've been almost five or six hundred miles away from the tribe's hunting ground."

"Elder then, where do we choose to be our station?"

"Don't worry, Yi, I already sent 'Hurricane' and two people to survey the terrain a day ago. I guess they'll be back soon. ā€

"Well, got it, Elder. Hope they can find a good point to stay! ā€

At this time, the child Yi was pulling spoke: "Brother Yi, Elder Grandpa, I'm tired, can we find a place to rest for a while, eat something and then leave?" ā€

The elder spoke: "Good grandson, 'Qi', hold on for a while, and when we find the mark left by 'Hurricane', we will rest and eat something more, I remember that we still have food to eat for four days." ā€

Yi asked, "Elder, where will the mark left by the 'hurricane' be?" ā€

The elder said, "Based on the marks left by Hurricane in the first few times, it is estimated that the next mark should be about a mile ahead. ā€

"Ah, are you okay? Can you still walk more than this mile? ā€

Qi said: "Yes, Grandpa Elder, I can still persevere, I will be the most powerful warrior in the future, of course I can go to this place." ā€

Yi and the elders both laughed and said, "Yi is the most powerful, Yi will be eight years old after this hot season, you can exercise with us, and in the future, we will go hunting together and catch a lot of delicious prey, so that everyone will never have to go hungry again." ā€

"Okay, Brother Yi, Elder Grandpa, I must exercise hard, like the patriarch of the tribe."

Hearing what 'Yi' said, 'Yi' and the elder stopped talking, especially the elder, with a helpless and bitter expression on his face.

More than a mile away, a short walk away.

The elder asked everyone to rest in a clearing some distance from the river, and he took Yi to look around for a while, and found the mark left by the hurricane.

The elder asked Yi to go back and take everyone to a larger open space where the marker was located, and began to arrange for a fire to be lit and the food heated.

In the evening, the elder arranged the surrounding guards and walked to the fire, sat down with Yi, and said, "Have you figured it out?" Do you still feel uncomfortable? ā€

Yi said: "Elder, there is nothing that we can't figure out, we have already arrived here, and we can only continue to walk." ā€

"I know that this year, our tribe has a large population, and there is not enough food, especially salt, so my father asked you to take me out with everyone to find a new station."

The elder said, "It's good that you know these things, and it's not easy for the patriarch! ā€

At this moment, he heard the sound of the guard post in the southeast direction, and saw a person running from which direction he was running quickly, shouting as he ran: "Elder, 'Hurricane' has returned, he has brought good news, he has found a valley that looks good, and he will arrive at once." ā€

The elder was overjoyed, and everyone moved, and looked in the southeast direction together, and saw three people slowly walking behind the people who were on guard in which direction.

All three of them are very capable, and the one who walks in front is a man named 'Hurricane'.

He was followed by two of Hurricane's companions, Miao and Yu.

The elder said to the hurricane, "It's back, it's okay, are you hurt?" ā€

Hurricane said: "It's okay, Elder, we're all fine, we didn't get hurt, everything went well, the main thing is that we found a valley, and there is a rock salt mine in the valley a short walk. ā€

"Really? Great, you go get something to eat and have a good rest, and tomorrow we will go to the valley to investigate, and if the terrain is good, let this valley be our station." ā€

"Okay, Elder, I've only been doing a little bit of probing, but I have a feeling that the valley could be our new home."