The desert is lonely, and the sun sets over the long river.

But after seeing the rolling red sun falling from the sky and setting westward, without the majestic brilliance when it was still in the middle of the sky, dazzling like the king of heaven and earth, and making people dare not look at it directly, a sense of helpless twilight filled the whole world at dusk, and it was supposed to be a warm red light, but it seemed to have crossed a different layer of blood for the entire desert.

At sunset, around a puddle that covers an area no larger than the size of an ordinary house, many warriors with tenacity and courage to fight against nature alone have gathered, which is the glory of their ancestors and a man-made miracle.

These people worked together to drive away the beasts that would have come here to drink water, and together formed a new small tribe, where more than 30 Rakshasa people lived, with one of the strongest men as the chieftain, leading the people, and there were more than a dozen strong men who were the laborers and warriors of the clan, as for the rest, they were all women, and there were no old people in the clan, such a small tribe that could be destroyed at any time, and there was no qualification to think about supporting the elderly, this was a choice made for survival considerations, although helpless, but no one could object。

As the future and hope of the entire tribe, it is not surprising that the next generation of babies is only three, and they are still curled up in rough swaddling clothes made of animal skins, pitifully held in the arms of naked women, silently suckling, and they have grown up in this environment, and then they have become Rakshasa ghosts who often attack the border on horseback and plunder the people who used to eat human flesh.

In order to shield themselves from the scorching sunlight overhead, they worked together to build a greenhouse for all to live under the trees that had already existed on this small oasis, which may have been the wisdom of the ancestors, and the most short-sighted Rakshasa tribe did not cut down the trees near the water source itself to build houses, but deliberately ran to a far place, moved a piece of dead wood, and then mixed it with the furs of the beasts that were brought in these days, and made this house, which was insulated during the day and windproof at night, although it was far from comfortable, but in this barren desert, it was already a rare and good place to stay。

And the most commendable thing is that they even deliberately enclosed a piece of land, raising two little lambs, a male and a female, they never chose to kill the lambs directly because they were hungry and ate them, but chose to feed them every day, silently waiting for them to grow up, and even breed the next generation.

This is a very risky and extremely difficult choice for their current situation, after all, even people have not been able to eat enough, and with sheep, there must be a night watchman at night to prevent other predators in the desert from killing and stealing them.

This is actually their superior tribe, that is, the ghost vulture tribe temporarily borrowed their property, they are a tribe within the jurisdiction of the ghost vulture tribe, although they have to hand over a lot of things to the other party every year, but they can also apply to the other party in exchange for some things that the tribe is short of, and even there are people like them, who have a slightly more long-term vision, they will exchange for some livestock, which can help the ghost vulture tribe to breed, in order to offset part of the "taxes" that need to be paid every year , and the ghost vulture tribe said that as long as it is the next generation in the foreign birth, it is completely their own thing, and there is no need to hand it over together.

This is also the great chief of the Ghost Vulture Tribe, the old man who loves his race deeply, without violating the rules of the Tripartite Alliance and the rules of the clan, in order to help his fellow clan.

This truth can actually be explained in one sentence, that is, "God helps those who help themselves, and those who help others are helped" The first is against the rules of the Tripartite Alliance, and the second is based on the common habits of the Rakshasa people, if you give him a sheep, he will kill and eat it in his stomach, where will they think of keeping the lamb, milking, and wool picking, this is their nature, after all, in this extremely harsh environment, the day is not safe, the things in hand, immediately eat into the stomach, become the reserve of fat, that is the most real。

Therefore, if they want to help, they can only use this compromise method, hoping that occasionally someone in the ethnic group will wake up, can understand this painstaking effort, and then work hard to develop, in the final analysis, it is a way of screening, and some people are not worthy of help.

The so-called tripartite alliance is actually to gather the leaders of the three major tribes in one place, and then assess the level of these tribes below, stipulate how much they need to hand over each year, and then use the strength of their three parties to delineate the specific ruling scope of the three parties in the coming year, so the small tribes under their jurisdiction cannot move at will, and it is a matter of real interests, so they naturally have to prevent them from being rebelled by others, or being bought, resulting in the final departure from their own jurisdiction, and they have nothing.

For example, the scorpion tribe, their taxes are relatively heavy, and the tribes in the jurisdiction will definitely instinctively run to a place like the ghost vulture tribe with less taxes, but this is strictly forbidden, once discovered, the ghost vulture tribe either chooses to hand them over, or they have to go to war directly, so even if they know that the management of the ghost vulture tribe is relatively relaxed, they would rather run to the newly established gala khanate than come here to live, because they all know that it is impossible for the other party to hand over them when they go to the galo khanate, but the ghost vulture tribe, with the temperament of the ghost vulture tribe, will generally directly persuade them to return, even if they know that going back will be the end of being killed and set an example for the monkeys.

This is why the vulture tribe cannot cancel or reduce taxes without authorization, and if they do, it will be a complete vicious competition in the eyes of the other two parties, and it will lead to the tragic consequences of war between the two sides.

Look at the small tribe struggling to survive in the desert in front of you, although there are few people, but they are already on a large scale, and they also have a wise leader, who knows how to make trade-offs, even if it is to make people hungry, to feed the sheep first, even if it is a little tired, even to pay for their lives, but also to bring wood from afar to build houses and defensive fences, so that far-sighted people as chiefs, in time, maybe they can become the next Rats, Goshawks, and even Ghost Vulture Tribes such as medium and large forces。

It's a pity that all their possibilities and hopes for the future have been completely stifled today.

In the low shack, as the leader of the whole tribe, he was burying his head in the thing that symbolized his power and glory, that is, to divide the flesh of the people of the tribe.

This is a wolf that has just been hit from the outside today, and it is already dying, there is not much meat, and the wolf meat is not delicious, but it can satisfy the stomach, and provide the energy they need, which is enough, in this case, the question of whether it is delicious or not will always be ranked last, many times, they even have to eat raw meat, and even compete with the vultures in the desert for food, and start to dissect the corpses of beasts that have been dead on the ground for a long time, endure the stench that can stun people, and cut off the inedible carrion with a knife, and the kind of meat that is still intact can be eaten directly。

The chieftain held a rudimentary knife made of a rope tied with a wooden handle, and was very skilled in separating pieces of meat from the bones, and as the men of the tribe, they could share the meat on the thighs, and as the chieftain, he was naturally entitled to eat the meat of the slightly softer belly, and as for the dirtiest entrails and bones, they were given to the women in full, which was also a matter of no choice, and if the men were not fed, they would be plundered or killed by outside hunters at any time, and this was also the case with the animals.

This is the law of nature.

Just as the people in the house began to swallow their only meal of the day, suddenly, the ground shook slightly, but the shack, which was not particularly stable, shook very violently, and the accumulated sand and gravel on the roof fell down with the cracks, sparsely, and suddenly fell to the table.

A group of people were afraid that the shack would collapse, so they quickly got up and ran out, wanting to check the situation, but most of the men and women, both men and women, were sad and even a little desperate, because they understood that they were like a lonely boat in the ocean, whether it was a whale or a sea beast or a thunderstorm, even if it was just a little stronger wind and waves at sea, it was very likely to lead to the destruction of the ship and the death of people, and this kind of vibration, in their experience, was either a bloodthirsty wolf pack, or a large cavalry team passed by, but no matter which one, it was not something they could contend with。

The chief's figure was the most vigorous and nimble, and after a few climbs, he had already climbed to the top of the house, and despite the fact that the beams and pillars below were shaking so badly that they were in danger of collapsing, he still chose to stand half-standing, and looked into the distance.

How fast can a cavalry run?

This question is very interesting, because even if it is in the desert, but in fact, it doesn't take much time from the time they feel the vibration to the other party's appearance in their field of vision, not to mention that there is no shelter in the desert, and the whole land can be seen at a glance, even if it kicks up a huge amount of smoke and dust, you can easily see the black torrent sweeping towards this side.

"Whew!"

No command was heard, but suddenly an arrow came from a distance, like a black cloud, covering the whole shack underneath.

The leader's eyes were so wide that he only had time to shout, "Be careful!"

"Poof!"

"Poof!"

"Poof!"

In the blink of an eye, there was the sound of arrows piercing into the flesh, and the young leader screamed, and fell from the house, covered with arrows, like a hedgehog, and so did the rest of the tribe, who were powerless in the face of such terrible shots.

All dreams and thoughts, and future possibilities, were completely buried in the desert with screams.

After a rain of arrows, the whole tribe was quickly razed to the ground, and the only hut collapsed, and those who could not escape in the future were covered underneath, including men, women, and children, and those who were not crushed were not much better, most of them were pierced through the heart by sharp arrows, or directly cut their throats by the rushing cavalry.

Under the blood-colored daylight, the black torrent rushed towards the east with its back to the sun, and the whole team looked like a bunch of bloodthirsty marching ants from far to near, and everywhere they passed, there were all white bones, and no one survived.