Chapter 261: Ancestral Bone Ornaments
Heavy winter snow can be a bad weather for some visitors, but those coming from the other side of the river don't think so, and it's much milder than the other side of the river.
Snowflakes are flying, and what you can see when you stand on a high place is the silver white of the mountains.
It snows here, but it doesn't pile up higher than people, and the snow doesn't fall every day, and sometimes it can be sunny. Of course, deep in the mountains and forests, there are still worse weather.
Shao Xuan and the hunting warriors carried the prey, stepped on the snow under their feet, and walked step by step into the tribe.
Passing by, you can see some fields that have been cultivated, and it is said that some of the seeds brought back can be sown in autumn and winter, and those plants are hardy. The field is not very large, and now it is only in the experimental stage, and you can still see the people who take care of this farmland walking back and forth, busy with something.
In addition to these farmlands, there are also newly built animal pens for livestock, which were previously too small to be built on a temporary basis, but now expanded to create a new field.
When the tourists first came, they all lived together with people they knew, similar to the collective dormitory, because there was not enough space at that time, and now the site has been cleared out of nearly two-thirds, compared to when they first came, it is much larger, and now some tourists have moved out of the "collective dormitory" and built their own houses in the area set aside by the tribe.
Although the tribe accepts visitors, it does not give them food in vain, and if you need food, you have to exchange it for labor. Not only the tourists from the outside tribe, but also those tourists from the Yanjiao tribe, Wu and the chieftain did not allow the situation of unearned income here. Tourists who can survive, even if they are not strong in combat, always have the technology at hand to support their lives, and with these, they can also exchange a lot of food from the tribe.
Visitors from the non-Yanjiao tribe live in a place close to the outer boundary of the Beast Mountain and Forest. From there they were able to walk out directly, but so far, none of them have left.
Although it is in the fierce beast mountain forest, after clearing it, it is not much different from the ordinary mountain forest. Besides, in the direction close to the fierce beast mountain forest, there are warriors guarding every day, so there is no need to worry about fierce beasts running in, even if there are wild beasts, they are all small beasts with weak attack power, and they will be caught and put into the pot before they have run far.
The outer border is guarded by warriors, the core area of the tribe. It was also guarded by warriors, who were inhabited by important tribal figures such as witches and chieftains, and most importantly, a fire pit.
As for the orphans in the care of the tribe, here they can no longer catch fish, they have no stock, but the food supply is still there. Now the tribe values them a lot, except that there are people who teach knowledge. Also concentrate on training, and there are rewards for good performances. Stimulated by the reward, they are full of energy.
All of them are developing in a good direction.
Shao Xuan returned home with the prey, and was about to dispose of the prey, when Lao Ke hurriedly came over and said, "I'll come to the prey, you go to Wu's side." The witch has come to you and told you to come back and go there. ”
What's the matter with witches? Could it be about the ritual after the end of winter?
If you want to dance the sacrificial dance, you can just let someone bring a sentence, and there is no need to call him over. Shao Xuan was puzzled, and he didn't delay. After laying down his prey, he went to the witch.
The place where the witch is located, very close to the fire pond, is almost modeled after the house built here by the ancestors, and the witch scroll left by the ancestors has been painted inside.
When Shao Xuan passed, there was only one Wu in the stone house, recording something.
Wu didn't stop writing, and Shao Xuan didn't bother him, so he found a stool next to him and sat down, and took the clay pot and clay cup on the table, and poured a glass of water to drink. The water is still lukewarm.
Somebody would come in every once in a while to change the boiled water, just like when they were on the other side of the river.
After about a quarter of an hour, Wu stopped his pen, put away the animal skin roll, rolled it up and placed it beside him, and then looked up at Shao Xuan.
"How's the winter hunt going?" Wu asked.
"It's okay, probably because it's not in the depths of the mountains and forests, some of the fierce beasts I encounter now are not strong. Even if it snows, you can go out hunting, but there are fewer prey. It's almost to the border, though. Shao Xuan said.
The border he was talking about was also the junction between the Yanjiao tribe and the fierce beast mountain forest thousands of years ago, and now it has been turned into a border by witches and leaders, and the warriors who hunt need to be cleared until they are there.
At the border, you can also find large stones left behind in those years, engraved with words and totem patterns, damaged and damaged, and some are still buried in the soil.
"Hmm. Wu said lightly. He had understood all of what Shao Xuan said, and now he just asked casually, which was not the main purpose of his calling Shao Xuan today.
Wu turned around and went to another room in the stone house to take out a stone box, with a respectful look on his face, as if he was holding a treasure in his hand.
Seeing this, Shao Xuan sat up straight, the only thing that could make Wu treat him like this was the things of the ancestors. It's just, what are Wu doing with the things of the ancestors?
After carefully placing the stone box on the low table, Wu opened the stone box and took out a bone ornament from inside, and there was a dull ball in the middle of the bone ornament.
This Shao Xuan is familiar with it, when he carried the ancestors out of the cave where the stone insect king was staying, one of the ancestors wore such bone ornaments. Later, Wu also told him that the ancestor with the bone ornament was one of the elders of the tribe back then.
"Remember this, right?" Wu asked.
"Yes. Shao Xuan said. He still remembered that this bone ornament was a treasure, which could withstand the influence of the stone insect king insect and not let the cave swallow several ancestors.
Wu sighed, held the bone ornament in both hands, and handed it to Shao Xuan, "You take this bone ornament first, and when the winter is over, you will wear it during the sacrificial ceremony." ”
Shao Xuan was surprised, "This ...... What should I do if I lose it?"
Wu's originally sad face twitched, and he looked at Shao Xuan expressionlessly.
"I'm talking nonsense," Shao Xuan asked again, taking the bone ornament, "Why did you let me wear it?"
"yes. Wu looked at Shao Xuan's eyes meaningfully, "If you can light it up, you are an elder." ”
"What the ancestors left behind, how easy is it to light up. Shao Xuan said. He is not a tinder, how can he light this? As for the title of elder, it sounds like it is for the old men.
"Not necessarily. Always give it a try. Wu said. Now that he has taken it out, he has no intention of changing his mind again. The reason why I took this step was just to see if I could make the bone ornament light up again.
In fact, Wu didn't have much hope, after all, the fire was crippled. But recalling Shao Xuan's appearance when he awakened was different from others, the awakening method that was more inclined to complete fire, and the ascension speed that was now stronger than others, as well as the power of inheritance, Wu decided to give it a try, after all, Shao Xuan was recognized by everyone as a person who was blessed by the ancestors. Even if it can't be lit, it's good to protect Shao Xuan. (To be continued......)