The habitat of the Maasai people is really not far away, according to Lao Luo's estimates, the total is not more than five kilometers. It's hard to imagine that they actually live next to the territory of the beasts, you must know that the territory of a lion pack needs a minimum of twenty square kilometers, if food is scarce and it is not easy to catch, perhaps the maximum territory of the lion group will rise to four hundred square kilometers. Lao Luo speculated that perhaps this was the reason for the Maasai to have what came to be known as the tradition of the Maasai not hunting prey, but chasing water and grass and grazing cattle and sheep for food, and that every adult Maasai had to take part in the hunt of lions with spears and shields. This is the survival technique of the Maasai people, not to compete with wild beasts for food, but to maintain sharp teeth by fighting with wild beasts, so that they can get their own living space in the habitat of predators.

Lao Luo looked at the small village in front of him, yes, this tribe is not big, and the area is a small village at most. The low wall, which was surrounded by sticks and twigs and thorns, was only three or four meters high, and the low place was only two or three meters, and you could see through some sparse cracks in the low wall, and the camp was dotted with some slightly tall trees, which were probably used as watchtowers, and there would definitely be tribal warriors on them at night.

Seeing the return of the soldiers who had gone out, many people who were guarding the camp came over, looking at the women who were busy with various things around, and the children who were driving the flock, Lao Luo estimated the total number of them, and maybe there were others who stayed at home, but the upper limit would not exceed two thousand, and including children and the elderly.

"Bartol?" It can't help but say that he can become a low-level elder, Bahamut is a very careful and sensitive person, he noticed the disappointment in Lao Luo's eyes, and his tone was a little serious, "You don't look down on our tribe?" ”

"No, don't get me wrong," Lao Luo didn't want to have any misunderstanding, especially if he was just a tribe he had just come into contact with, "I just heard from a friend that your tribe has a lot of people, and many tribes are very large, and they can gather thousands of warriors. ”

The Maasai are still very vague about the number "thousand", and they do not have much of a numerical concept like later generations of tribesmen and almost all African tribes.

"Ah, your friend must be talking about the tribes of the north, and they have a lot of people, and there are many, many cows." Mahamut was a little envious, and still a little unconvinced, "We will have so many in the future, there are two of them, three of them." ”

"Hehe, yes," Lao Luo looked at the simple Maasai with some amusement, "as long as there are people, there will be anything." ”

"That's right, as long as there are people," Mahamut said excitedly, pointing to the children who were driving the flock back from afar, "you see, we have a lot of children, and then, when the children grow up, there will be more children......

"You're right, children are our hope." Lao Luo also likes children, because he will only relax when he has children to communicate.

"I have six children now, two girls and four boys, and they are all wonderful...... Bahamut asked as he led Lao Luo towards the stockade, "Batol, how many children do you have?" ”

"No, I haven't, I've been out of my clan for a long time," it is also Lao Luo's ability to quietly open his mouth to make up nonsense, not to mention this kind of white lie, "I will marry a lot of women and have more children than you, haha." ”

"No," Bahamut said, "I already have six children, and four women, and then we'll have children." ”

"I will marry eight women, and each of them will have one child every day," Lao Luo deliberately teased Bahamut, you know, joking is also an important means of getting people closer, "and then, soon I will have eight children, sixteen children......"

"I ......" Bahamut was a little frustrated, his expression was helpless, and he had to turn his head to greet the warrior with the wolf's skin and wolf's legs on his back.

"Haha" At this time, the proud old Luo didn't know how many women he would marry in the future, and those women would give him more headaches. According to Lao Luo's concept, it is up to you whether you marry or not, and outsiders can't help it, but in this era, it's normal to be involuntarily. Unless you live in isolation, as long as you live in the crowd, in this era, family and friendship, clan and nation will push you in a direction that everyone expects.

But at this time, Lao Luo couldn't imagine this, because soon he, Bahamut and the soldiers were surrounded by a large number of people, talking about the Marseille dialect that they couldn't hear clearly, some staring at Hua Biao lying on Lao Luo's shoulder, and even some children stared at Lao Luo's Ran Yu long knife at once, wanting to reach out and touch it. The frightened Bahamut couldn't care about his frustration, but he didn't dare to test Lao Luo's temper, according to their habits, weapons should not be touched by strangers.

"Go away, go, go and play, don't make trouble." A somewhat angry Bahamut quickly explained to Lao Luo while blasting the children away, "Bartol, don't be angry, it's just that the children are too curious. ”

Bahamut's words were very fast, and although Lao Luo didn't listen to it, he could guess the meaning, "It's okay, children are always curious, I can understand." ”

"Ignore these troublemakers, once you take care of them, they will keep pestering you." Bahamut beckoned the warriors to block the children, and beckoned to the women who greeted them. Then he turned his head and said loudly to Lao Luo, "This is my woman, I will ask them to make delicious roast mutton in a while, their craftsmanship is very good, and we still have to drink!" ”

"Good! "Lao Luo was also very excited, after all, he hadn't been in contact with people for a long time, and he was such a simple and simple person.......

"I told Naga to inform the elders, and there will be two elders drinking with us." Bahamut paused and looked at a few obviously older Maasai who were greeting in the distance, "I guess the Great Elder will meet you, we haven't seen a foreign friend for a long time. ”

"Great Elder?" Lao Luo knew that the Great Elder was equivalent to their chieftain, that is, the person who was qualified to make decisions at the senior elder level, this kind of Great Elder must be the wisest or bravest person, and he must also have the most knowledge, and this happened to be what Lao Luo was looking for, "That's great, the Great Elder must have seen a lot of things, and it is my honor to communicate with him." ”

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Entering the camp, Lao Luo was arranged in a low house near the center, it is said that it was specially built to greet the brothers of the allied tribe, the house was also made of adobe and hay, no different from what Lao Luo had seen in later generations, although he did not dislike the smell of rotten plants and trees inside, but too short a house still made Lao Luo, a big man, feel very depressed.

Arranged for two warriors to accompany Lao Luo, Bahamut went to do some things he didn't know, Lao Luo chatted with the two warriors about some things on the grassland, and at the same time borrowed the cover of the rucksack to take out some of the original hardwood cone thorns from the space, and then cut these awl thorns with daggers into the style of wooden knives or daggers, and then put them on the fire while roasting and greasing, which will be very strong, and can also defend themselves, but will not easily hurt themselves, it is the best gift for the children, and the two soldiers who accompanied them were envious.

The women of Bahamut are indeed good at craftsmanship, the roasted lamb is charred on the outside and tender on the inside, the mutton soup is mixed with some unknown leaves, the taste is delicious, and the wine provided is made from palm tree sap, this kind of wine has also been passed down in Africa for generations, but it is not easy to preserve, and the taste is still quite good. Lao Luo, who was in high spirits of drinking, and the soldiers present danced the unique bouncing dance of the Maasai people, and they were so drunk that they didn't know how many people's night interest was disturbed.

In the middle of several earthen houses in the distance that Lao Luo didn't know, there were also some people around the fire, among them was Naga who had been drinking with Lao Luo and was called away, and the other few people were the elders who had appeared in the return team during the day.

"Aren't you exaggerating? Naga? "The one who asked was the oldest in the face.

"Absolutely not, Elder." Naga replied, "I've never seen such a powerful man, I was stunned in the trees, he came from the west, if it weren't for his kind talk, I would have thought he was a demon god who came down from Uhuru Peak." ”

"No, he's supposed to be a warrior from the north, and his skin color is different from ours."

"Are you talking about the Semitic people of the north? No, the Semitic eyes are deep, and the Semites will never drop their robes. ”

"Well, the Great Elder is right, but the southern Bushmen have a similar complexion." The one who speaks should also be an elder.

"No way, the Bushmen are much shorter, they can't have warriors as strong as Bartol."

"Great Elder, he is not our enemy, I swear by the honor of a warrior." What Bushmen northerners, Naga didn't know, and didn't dare to ask, but he didn't want to become enemies with his benefactor, "Although he called me a child at first, I wasn't angry. ”

"Naga is right, the person who cares about the child will not be evil, no matter how fierce he is, he will not be our enemy."

"Great Elder, do you remember those people you saw on the seashore to the east? I think they're kind of alike. "It was a person beside the Great Elder who spoke.

"Well, Manuha, you said the people we saw last rainy season?"

"Yes."

"You're right, they're very similar, but the people to the east are thin, and one of our warriors can defeat all three of them."

"......" Everyone was a little speechless.

"Alright, so be it, no one is allowed to disturb our guests, not to mention that the guests have also rescued our people," the Great Elder made a decision and order, "No matter who he is, at least he is not an enemy, I believe that you do not want to have such a powerful enemy, I will meet him tomorrow, and there are things in your respective homes that need to be exchanged for our guests to choose from." ”

The night was already deep, and in the small mud house, the serval Hua Biao was napping on the hay at the door, and Lao Luo slept on his side on the bed carefully prepared by the Maasai people, holding a long knife covered with crocodile holsters in his hand, although the Maasai showed no ill will, but Lao Luo would never give his safety to strangers completely, although such preparation sometimes seemed unnecessary.

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