Chapter 017: I Love Invention

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Manniu tribe, the first year of the flood famine, the first chief's order: vigorously develop fisheries, provide a steady stream of high-quality protein for the tribal people, and strive for the goal of sufficient food. The edict was issued in one place, and the Quartet responded......

The above passage is the text of the official face.

But in fact, when Litton first asked the tribe's rocks and an old man named Daddy Ji to make fish cages, the other members of the tribe looked at the object that was useless in their eyes.

"What is this for?"

"I don't know." After a while, the person who accosted him said, "It looks like a basket." ”

"This basket is too big, it's hard to carry!"

"Who knows? It is said that the leader personally made up the rock and Daddy Ji, so maybe the leader can carry it. ”

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Looking at the excitement a lot, as the fish cage took shape little by little in the hands of Daddy Ji, the people who watched the excitement made a smack of disgust from time to time, this basket looked too many loopholes, and it couldn't put things at all.

On the contrary, Litton watched and instructed on the side: "The opening is almost done, now we need to make a funnel-shaped fish inlet, and this opening needs to be tied to the fish cage with a rope to facilitate taking off and taking the catch." That is to say, the fish can go in, but not out, and the rattan of the mouth needs to be very elastic, and the rattan needs to be split and pierced. ”

Neither Rock nor Daddy Ji understood what 'funnel' meant, but fortunately, Litton drew a rough image on the ground on the side, which was not worth mentioning in terms of technique, but at least it could be understood.

The afternoon sun gradually set in the west, the residual warmth of the earth diffused in the air, and the wind carried a hint of coolness. Soon, the temperature will drop. After the hunting team went out, they did not go far, and today their task was not to catch prey, but to collect mineral salt. Lytton originally wanted to follow along and take a look to improve the taste of salt, after all, mineral salt has a lot of brine salts, which is not good for the human body. He also felt like he was eating a little more salt and woke up the next day with a slight headache.

This shows that the salt collected by the Manniu tribe is salt containing heavy brine, and most of the mineral salts need to be removed.

But the tribal affairs are complicated, and the food problem has not been solved, so what other thoughts does he have to improve the taste of salt?

It's almost enough to eat.

Nearly in the evening, the work of Father Ji and the rocks finally came to an end, and several people carried the first fish cage to the direction of the river beach.

The whole fish cage is about 2 meters long and more than half a meter in diameter, which looks quite large, but it is actually very light. It's also easy to do, and you can make a fish cage if you know how to make a frame. And the border is not a very high-end technology in the wild tribe, most of them will. The whole body is a fish cage made of rattan, and even a tribal woman can easily carry it without a strip stone. In other words, once the fish cage trial is successful, the tribe will no longer rely on the warriors of the hunting squad and will be able to replenish animal protein.

Once successful, it will definitely be a happy scene for all, and the only thing that may be affected is the hunting team, and their position will be greatly challenged.

It's a pity that Lei Ju, who came back with the hunting team, was happy after seeing the rock and Daddy Ji.

"Oh, what trap have you invented, this will be another great harvest!"

"Haha...... Fools dream again. ”

The tribal warriors who returned from hunting and collecting salt, although there was no big harvest, at least two fat pheasants could not be regarded as empty-handed. In the face of Rock, the 'scum' among the warriors, their smiles were mostly gloating, and even with a look of disdain.

The face of the rock remained unchanged, and without saying a word, he carried the fish cage to the river beach, but it was the Wu manager who followed from behind and snorted coldly at Lei Ju: "Just hit two pheasants?" ”

"And salt, we were lucky enough to dig up a large piece of white salt, you see how beautiful this color is, the white ground is the same as frost."

Chief Wu showed a reasonable amount of satisfaction, he knew that in the Salt Valley, white salt was indeed rare, and it tasted much better than mineral salt mixed with the earth.

He did not continue to be angry at Lei Ju, but motioned for a few soldiers to follow him to the edge of the river beach. Reactionary is Lei Ju is very puzzled, Daddy Ji has no sense of existence in the tribe, but seeing that he is at the front of the team, he looks up and holds his chest high, as if he has done a great thing: "Uncle, what's going on with Daddy Ji this time?" ”

"See that thing?" The witch manager pursed his mouth and looked at the fish cage on the shoulder of the rock.

Lei Ju was full of doubts, and wondered: "What is this?" ”

"Fish cages, fish catchers. It is said that if you put it in the water, the fish will burrow into it by itself, ...... "Actually, the witch manager doesn't know much about the function of the fish cage, but I heard Lytton say that this thing is used to catch fish." But he couldn't see the magic of this fish cage, but felt that if the fish drilled into this fish cage, it would be stupid.

There are many water sources around the Manniu tribe, and there is a pool of water in the mountain springs and even caves, which will not be exhausted for many years. But if you want to catch fish, you can only go to the bay on the edge of the forest five miles away. Because the mountain spring water is so clear, there are no fish at all. It's not that there are no fish, but there are some small fish and shrimp, which are so small that people can't afford to catch them. Although the river on the other side of the river is wide, the water level in the center of the river is also very deep, and the flowing water cannot be passed under any circumstances.

However, the river over there was muddy, and the savages who could only use harpoons had no such tools as fishing nets, so they could only look at the water and sigh when they could not see the fish at the bottom of the water.

If the river was really shallow and could be crossed, it would be impossible for Lei Ju and the others to take advantage of the wolves yesterday.

Lei Ju's eyes widened, blinked a few times ignorantly, and sighed: "The witch god is above, and this fool of the rock is also favored by the gods?" ”

For him, the fish got into the cage by itself, and such stupid things could only happen with the help of the gods!

Besides, the tone in which he said it seemed to be envious of the gods' favor for the rocks and others, which was clearly ridicule. Manager Wu jumped up and slapped the back of Lei Ju's head: "Little rabbit, don't talk about the gods." ”

"Uncle, you'll be stupid if you keep hitting me in the head." Lei Ju sneered aggrievedly. But there is no apology on his face, he is such a person, when he is full, he basically falls asleep, and the only thing he cares about is his own strength.

Manager Wu sped up his pace angrily, he was too lazy to take care of Lei Ju, but he was not tall, compared to a two-meter big man like Lei Ju, even if he trotted, he might not be much faster than the other party. I can't get rid of it, and I don't want to continue to listen to Lei Ju's nagging. He had no choice but to compromise and tell the truth: "The leader made it for them, and it is said that they can catch fish and shrimp in the river." ”

"It's the chief!" The arrogance that Lei Ju had just given birth to suddenly dissipated and cleaned: "That may really be possible." ”

Lei Jutian is not afraid of the earth, he is afraid that someone will reason with him, rise to the height of theory, and then condemn him with morality. deprived him of the right to eat meat in front of all of them...... I have to say that Lytton has planted a shadow deep in the heart of the first warrior of the current barbarian bull.

Of course, this guy still asked with a fluke thought: "Uncle, you said that if you can't catch a fish, the leader will not pardon our punishment." ”

Speaking of punishment, Chief Wu's eyes suddenly sharpened. It shouldn't be, Lei Ju joked about the tribe's new hunting methods. Although he didn't believe that the fish cage could really catch fish. Manager Wu stood coldly, as if he was nailed to the ground, and looked at Lei Ju with unkind eyes, who took a small step back nervously, and saw Manager Wu smile coldly and said, "Open your mouth and let me smell it." ”

Lei Ju said aggrievedly: "Uncle, I really didn't steal it, really." ”

"Hmm!" Steward Wu's nasal voice was skeptical, obviously not believing.

The two-meter-tall man suddenly had a bitter face, his shoulders drooped, and he said in frustration: "I ate a few wild fruits......

"Well, the warriors divided a pheasant in the woods, and I got such a small piece." While speaking, Lei Ju also used his thumb and index finger to compare how small the meat he shared, and how unscrupulous it was: "Uncle you know that your stomach is empty, and you don't have the strength to ...... at all."

"It's okay if you don't eat it, but it's even worse after you eat it." Lei Ju muttered aggrievedly.

Seeing Lei Ju's aggrieved appearance, Manager Wu sighed slightly. He has learned from the previous generation of witches, and also knows that when the tribe was in its glory, there was no shortage of large prey, and the warriors ate only the best meat. Now that the strongest warriors of the tribe can only maintain their strength by stealing prey, is there any hope for the Brute Bull tribe in this dilemma?

On the edge of the river bay in the distance, Lytton was surprised to see this scene, and he couldn't do it with disgust, and said in his heart: "This old man has a really strong taste." ”

However, his focus was still on the fish cage, and before entering the water, he checked that the bait in the fish cage was tied up and that it would fall apart. Check that the individual parts of the fish cage are secure. And Daddy Ji and Rock's work is indeed impeccable, and the only flaw is that the fish cage in front of him is too ugly for Lytton......

But even this ugly-looking fish cage carries his expectations for the future.

As Lytton's first invention in the Wild Age, he was eager to bring all the members of the tribe to the river bay and hold a grand ceremony to launch the fish cage.

"Rock, check if the parts of the fish cage are secure?"

The rock shouted, "Chief, all the parts are strong. ”

"Put in the cage stone."

"Get ready to get into the water!"

……

When Lei Ju, who was trained by Chief Wu like a gray grandson, rushed to the edge of the river, he saw a burst of foam in the water under the fish cage, and said in disappointment: "This is the end?" ”