Section 14 Deer herd

In fact, when he said this, the old priest Wu Xing himself was not very sure.

The hunting method used by Tianhao is simply incredible.

It was like this last time, and it's the same this time.

Just the day before yesterday, the leader Fu Song summoned the hunting captain to go over with him, and when he heard Tianhao say the hunting plan, the old priest only felt stunned in his mind.

Not only himself, but Fu Song and Yonggang's expressions at that time were also the same.

It was a huge plan, and it sounded like a miracle in public by a god. But even Wu Xing had to admit that Tianhao's plan was full of temptation and was hard to resist.

Tianfeng felt that his shoulders and chest were not as painful as they had been a few days ago. A satisfied smile appeared on his resolute face: "I knew that Ah Hao was not an ordinary person, he was good at thinking since he was a child. ”

Tianshuang had already finished feeding a bowl of soup, and the old priest put the animal skin on Tianfeng's body, slowly patted it with his palm a few times, said nothing, and walked out.

There is a gap in the thick clouds, and the precious golden sunlight in the winter is sprinkled down, although it is only a wisp, although it is far away from the rock village, I don't know which lucky place is shrouded, but such a scene makes people feel warm.

I will pray for them, for all those who go out to hunt.

Thinking so, the old priest returned to his cabin.

Statues of gods carved out of wood stand by the walls. Just the head of the idol to be exact. It is a symmetrical rectangle, and the simple and neat knife technique carves the outline of the wooden part. Square eyes, square nose, square lips...... At first glance, it looks like a rough head formed by the accumulation and denting of many careful cuboids on the surface of a large cuboid.

"Great Patron Saint, please bless your devout believers! We sacrifice to you with black blood and red flames, offering you the most precious purple gem. You have driven away the night, and as long as you have time, the heavens and the earth will be as bright as day. ”

……

Changlin tied a wooden wind whistle to a branch, and gently flicked the triangular wooden wings that served as reeds inside with his fingers, and a trace of worry flashed in his slightly tired eyes.

He poked the Tianmad who was standing next to him with his elbow: "Ah Mad, do you think this thing that Ah Hao asked us to make really work?" ”

The appearance of the heavenly madness fully conforms to the aesthetic standards of the northern barbarians. His broad shoulders were like a rock, and his low voice sounded full of strength, without the slightest slowness, so firm that no one could doubt it: "Of course it works." ”

Changlin was a little puzzled: "Why?" Have you used it before? ”

"I haven't used it." Tianmad shook his head, he had his own way of understanding this matter: "This is my brother's doing, he is very smart. ”

For a man who is half hungry, nothing is more convincing than a hearty meal.

The madness has never seen the practice of stir-frying bear meat first and then simmering it over a slow fire. He had no idea that sprinkling a little dried leaves in the broth would make the soup taste good. For the memory of food, it is more from the dead A-Niang. The pot at home was cooking soup day after day, and the work was later handed over to my sister Tianshuang. Seawater is the only seasoning, and salt is not absolutely absent, but the amount is pitiful. But even such simple, coarse food can't fill people at every meal.

When Daddy was alive, every time he ate, he often put a sentence on his lips: "It's almost enough, save it for the next meal." ”

Grain is very expensive, and the annual production is very small, and if there is no hunting income, it will not last until the next spring. When it comes to "hunger", there is no distinction between everyone in the Rock Village, even the noble chiefs and priests.

Sky Mania had never thought of such a simple and convenient way to deal with Stormmane Bear.

Maybe I've had a few full meals before, but it's been too long and my memory has blurred. Ah Di cooked a lot of bear meat that night, and all three big iron pots at home were used, and the well-fed Tianmad felt happy for the first time and was very supportive.

The lazy brother who used to look down on him has now become a wise man and a healer who makes the heavenly madness worship.

Changfeng, who had tied a wind whistle to another nearby tree, walked over, and his face was also full of confusion: "According to Ah Hao, if it goes well this time, we won't go hungry all winter, is it true?" ”

Tianmad's copper-black skin was shining with a layer of oil: "We must believe in Ah Hao." You see, even the chiefs and priests did not dare to say such things. The old people in the stockade have almost been killed, and if this continues, even if they can really survive until next spring, there will be few people left in the stockade. ”

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Behind the tall snowdrifts, Tianhao hunched his body slightly, silently staring at the snow-covered and black forest-covered mountain tops in the distance.

The effect of the first fusion point being put into the brain is already beginning to be felt. Through the confirmation of the host's memory fragments, he knew that his current comprehensive visual ability exceeded the host's by five percent. The hearing is improved by about four percent, the skin is more sensitive to the touch, and the central nervous system is optimized and balanced.

He took out a few dry black leaves from the pocket of his leather robe and stuffed them into his mouth, and a faint bitterness suddenly spread on the surface of the tip of his tongue.

Many northern barbarians like to chew on the leaves of needle birch trees. The trunk of this tree is no different from the birch tree in Tianhao's memory, but the leaves are sharp, thick needle-shaped. Perhaps a variant that was forced to evolve itself to adapt to the environment, it is impossible to determine exactly when the northern barbarians incorporated needle birch leaves into their regular diets. They usually collect leaves in the summer and autumn and dry them for a long time. Some people use it to make water, just like making tea in the era of civilization. Others are put directly into the mouth and swallowed, waiting until the dried leaves are soaked with saliva and softened, then chewed slowly before swallowing.

Every habit of human life does not appear in a vacuum. Tianhao felt the slight bitterness from the surface of the tip of the tongue, fused the components in the silent cracks of the cells, and soon found the existence of several essential vitamins for the human body.

In the long winter when there are no fresh vegetables and fruits, the people of Panshizhai rely on this to survive.

The hunting captain Yonggang was lying next to Tianhao, he was holding two throwing guns in his hands, and his eyes were full of nervousness as he looked at the top of the mountain opposite.

"Hao, are they really coming?" Yonggang's low voice had a hint of suspicion in it.

Tianhao nodded slowly but surely: "Yes." As long as there is wind, it can carry sound far away. ”

The wind is blowing.

Thousands of wind whistles tied to trees make a "buzzing" sound at the same time. The triangular fins rotate at high speed, creating a special melody inside the specially structured wind whistle. The air rushed against the artificially set woods, and the whistle overwhelmed the wind, rushing into the sky and flying far away.

Ten minutes, half an hour, an hour......

Tianhao glanced at the hunting captain who was about to lose his patience, and smiled slightly on his young face: "If I were you, I would cut my hair and put on a clean robe." ”

This topic obviously has nothing to do with what is going on, not to mention that Yonggang has a noble status in the village, and very few people speak to him in such a ridiculous tone. Yonggang looked at Tianhao with a strange gaze: "Why?" ”

"You haven't taken a shower for a long time, and your body odor is too great." Tian Hao used his fingers to pick off a piece of hardened dirt from the Yonggang leather robe: "Animals have a very sensitive sense of smell, and they can judge too many secrets by smell. ”

Yonggang's face froze, he knew that Tianhao was not talking baselessly, but there were too many things in reality that could not be changed. He lowered his head and covered up his embarrassment by raising his hand to scratch the itch at the root of his hair, but he felt a piece of grease deep in his hair, and even a lice that had frozen to death there.

Tianhao grabbed a handful of snow from the ground next to him, rubbed a few handfuls on his cheeks vigorously, and the cold instantly drove away the sleepiness: "This hunt will be successful." Then we will have new robes to wear. ”

Before the words fell, Yonggang's eyes suddenly widened, and a low voice trembling with excitement came out of his mouth: "Look...... Over there...... They're coming, they're really coming! ”

On the ridgeline opposite, groups of dense black shadows appeared.

Many of the animal habits in this world are strange to Tianhao.

According to the zoologists of the civilized era, the deer is an animal with a very low IQ, and there is even the idiom "stupid as a deer and pig". However, many studies have shown that pigs are much smarter than deer.

The cold has forced the Bighorn deer to reduce their range of activity, and they have a habitat to the north. This is an open secret in Panshi Village, and hunters have passed there many times, and the idea of rounding up has been born countless times. But the deer herd was too big, and these docile animals became a powerful whole by numbers. The sturdy stags with huge antlers defend the perimeter, and they surround the females and fawns in the middle, and in the event of an emergency, a huge herd of more than 60,000 deer will follow the males, forming a terrifying torrent that can crush everything in the vast mountains and forests.

The Panshi Village, which has more than 200 people, is no match at all in front of the deer herd. Over the years, after paying the price of dozens of hunters, both Fu Song, the leader of the village, and Yonggang, the captain of the hunting team, completely dispelled the idea of hunting deer.

These giant horned deer are intelligent and have developed the most basic social framework. Even the strongest Stormmaned Bears don't want to provoke them.

Countless weak people gathered together because of the same goal, will form an incomparably powerful force.

Tianhao knows very well that if he wants to break this strength, the best way is to break it from the inside and cause contradictions within the deer herd.

This is the experience he received from zoologists in the age of civilization.