The small tribe by the lake, named Hai Clan, is a subsidiary tribe of the Lu Clan. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

This year, the lake flooded, and the other two agricultural tribes of the Lu tribe failed due to flooding, and the Hai tribe became the only hope for the Lu tribe. More than half of the fruits of the daily labor of the Hai tribe should be sent to the Lu tribe as tribute.

Although many young people in the tribe complained about this, the patriarch was a devout believer in the god of fire, and not only did he never think of rebelling against the Furnace tribe, but he often punished his own people because some people in the tribe wanted to pay tribute.

Today, the old leader knelt in front of the altar of fire and begged the god of fire for mercy because of the matter of dividing the fish.

At this moment, when it was time for dinner, someone brought the chief a bowl of fish soup, which was very light, but there was no way, after paying tribute to the "gods", the rest of the food was barely enough to survive. But the upright primitives still obeyed the rules imposed on them by the Furnace tribe, and took the lead in cutting back on food and clothing.

After dinner, the sky gradually darkened, and the people of the Hai tribe, who had eaten less and worked more, all felt tired, and after worshipping the god of fire, they were ready to go back to their respective residences to rest. At this time, suddenly there was a little fire flashing on the lake, at first some people thought it was a reflection of starlight, but when they looked closely, it was a little firelight, and it was not particularly far away from them.

"Fire! Fire! "The people who lived by the lake shouted at everyone, and when they heard someone shouting that there was a fire on the lake, the old chief, who had not been able to lead the way with his legs and feet, rushed to the lake in three steps and two steps.

But the primitive night without lights, except for the glimmer of fire, everything else was vague. I couldn't see anything clearly, I could only vaguely see a not very tall figure, standing on the aquatic grass in the lake.

"The furnace clan disobeyed the order of the dragon god and persecuted the world, I took the order of the dragon god to come to rectify it, read the loyalty and piety of your clan, and specially inform them, don't go with the same stream, and then associate with them!" From a distance, the man was not very tall, but his voice was very loud, as if he was beside him.

After speaking, the light of the fire fell on a pile of water and grass, and then it was high in the firelight, but the original person disappeared on the water.

While the crowd was hesitating, and when they were skeptical, some even rushed into the water to swim towards the fire. Suddenly, the fire flowed over the grass and spread rapidly over the water. The light of the fire and the reflection of the lake reflected the night as if it were day, but seeing that the surface of the fire was getting wider and wider, it seemed that it was about to fall on the shore in a moment, but the fire soon dimmed, and finally the lake was calm again.

After a heavy silence, the old leader suddenly fell to his knees with tears in his eyes and shouted, "O god of fire—protect us—" and the other clansmen were so frightened that they did not even dare to speak, but followed the leader to his knees silently by the lake. Yes, who else can make water burn but the god of fire?

The people of the Hai tribe knelt down by the lake for a long time before they dispersed, and this small tribe by the lake finally regained its peace after experiencing miracles.

I don't know how long the time passed, but the moonlight rose into the sky and sprinkled on the surface of the lake, reflecting on the pile of aquatic plants floating on the lake. The pile of aquatic weeds, which had been floating with the current, suddenly moved irregularly.

Then three figures came out of the water, and two of them were Lu and Long Qiupeng.

Long Qiupeng took out the pottery pipe in his mouth, looked at the deer with concern and asked, "Is your neck okay?" ”

Although the deer sped up as soon as possible when leaving, for fear that the other party would find out, the deer who had reduced his movements was still burned by the fire, and burned his neck with a red mark.

The deer shook his head, he picked up the haystack and threw it into the water, revealing the little pigskin raft under the water grass, and he and another person helped Long Qiupeng get on the raft, when the fourth person swam over from a distance.

The deer asked him, "Is it dealt with?" The man nodded, and they disposed of the remnants of the raft where the deer had just stood, lest they be discovered after dawn to-morrow.

Long Qiupeng originally wanted to let the deer come up together, but he insisted on swimming with the other two people while helping Long Qiupeng push the boat. After the two people pulled each other for a while, Long Qiupeng also went with the deer.

"The leader is amazing!" One of the clansmen said, looking at a pottery horn beside Long Qiupeng, "How can you make the sound of a deer so loud?" ”

Before Long Qiupeng could speak, another clansman said, "Of course, our leader is the queen of the dragon god and the child of the heavenly god!" ”

However, compared to those blind worshippers, the deer's learning ability has obviously improved by more than one notch, and he asked curiously, "How does the dragon make the water burn?" ”

The other two people were also interested when they heard this, and then asked, "Yes! That's right! How did you do it, Chief! ”

Long Qiupeng shook his head with a smile and didn't say anything, looking like a secret that could not be revealed. But I thought to myself, it was just a mixture of pine resin and animal fat.

Pine resin and animal oil are boiled together to form a solid and wrapped in a haystack. When the deer ignites the haystack, wrap it inside and mix the grease to burn at any time. The heat of the combustion allows the grease to melt. The melted mixture of oil, which flowed out of the haystack, was lighter than the density of water, and it floated on the surface of the water and burned, as if it were water burning to primitive people without much scientific knowledge.

Those people know that water is the nemesis of fire, so who else can make water catch fire, but who else can there be? And Long Qiupeng took advantage of this psychology of the Hai tribe, so he easily let them fall into his own bait.

Not only that, in order to consolidate the fear of the Hai tribe, Long Qiupeng specially asked the stream to prepare the herbal juice that drove away the aquatic products and quietly poured it into this river basin, although the water flow will soon disperse the medicinal effect, but once the fish leave, it will take two or three days to come back again. It is a gap of two or three days, which is enough to let the Hai tribe who go out of the lake to fish every day know that it is powerful.

At dawn, Long Qiupeng and his party returned to the tribe, and Xi was taking some people on the shore with deerskin blankets and hot soup, waiting for everyone to return.

As soon as his feet were on the ground, he hula came up to him, draped himself in a blanket, and brought food. But he did not forget his heroes, and the first thing he said when he opened his mouth was; "Creek! The deer's neck is burned! Hurry up and take a look. Guys, go get your clothes and food, and be careful not to let them catch a cold! ”

Unexpectedly, as soon as this sentence came out, Lu knelt in front of him, he was very calm and firm, and said to Long Qiupeng with a solemnity beyond his age: "I, the warrior of the Long tribe, Lu, swear allegiance to the leader of the Long Clan!" ”

Immediately afterwards, the members of the other two exploration teams also knelt down: "Warriors of the Dragon Clan, swear allegiance to the leader of the Dragon Clan!" ”

In the end, all the clansmen present knelt down: "Swear allegiance to the Dragon Clan!" ”

Although primitive society is communal, the primary fairness only comes from the fear of death, and most of them are helpless in their cooperation. This relationship is more like symbiosis than an alliance, but the most dangerous thing for each person is still their own basic life and death.

Then the gods who were high up, when they set foot on the land, were worried about themselves in their hearts, and this feeling of being favored by the gods made the people of the Dragon tribe feel moved, feel belonging, and feel safe. Therefore, they are willing to believe, willing to surrender their destiny, and willing to entrust their lives. They believed that the person in front of them, even if he occasionally made a mistake and could not protect his life, must have the ability to keep his race alive. And for the ill-fated primitives, what could be more important than the continuation of the race?

Then Long Qiupeng knew very well that this was far from enough, and there was an even more powerful threat behind him, waiting for him to clear it. But seeing such a henchman, such a tribe, his ambition and sense of responsibility germinated in his heart together, and he said to his people: "The dragon god blesses, and the dragon clan will live forever!" Of course, he knew that it was impossible to survive forever, but at least, with his limited life, he would build this tribe into a four-way overlord!

The clansmen were thrilled by Long Qiupeng's words, but Dahu, as the technical director of the tribe, had seen the rise and fall of many tribes, but he was much calmer.

When Long Qiupeng returned to the room, he found that he was waiting for him at the door.

Long Qiupeng asked him with his eyes if there was anything wrong, Dahu understood what Long Qiupeng meant, and asked, "How does the ointment work?" ”

Long Qiupeng nodded and said, "It's good, but the melting speed is a little fast, and it may not be qualitative when placed on a bow and arrow."

Dahu sighed and said, "Yes, it melts too fast to be shaped, and it is not charcoal to burn and windproof. ”

Hearing this big lake say this, Long Qiupeng's eyebrows jumped, after all, the rocket is the key to the whole plan, if the rocket cannot be produced as expected, it will be delayed indefinitely. If the Hai tribe can't withstand the pressure and submits to the Lu tribe again, then the previous efforts will be in vain, not to mention, after the beginning of spring, it will inevitably have to go to war with the Lu tribe, at that time, I am afraid there will be no chance of victory at all.

He pondered for a long time, and then said to Dahu: "To combine the two, the inside is still crushed carbon, the outside is wrapped with a small amount of ointment, and the outermost is still wrapped in a fabric soaked in oil." ”

Long Qiupeng said while Dahu listened, and when he heard this, he suddenly patted it and said, "It's not the leader!" How I didn't expect that! ”

Long Qiupeng saw Dahu's expression and said: "You continue to experiment, and if the ointment is not enough, you go and tell Xi and Xiong, I will tell them to listen to your command, then the matter of the rocket, I will give you another three days, and you must put it into mass production!" ”

Dahu took the order and left. Long Qiupeng originally wanted to discuss specific countermeasures with Lu again, but Lu was a little injured and he was very tired, so he finally decided to give everyone some time to rest and breathe.