As they reached a frozen pool in the middle of the woods, Hadu faintly heard muffled breathing behind the grass, and he thought it might be a hungry tiger that had come out to feed. The www.biquge.info tiger is one of the most dangerous animals in the forest, its sharp fangs can easily pierce the body of any hunter, and its muscular body can knock the hunter who besieges it away. But that's not the most terrifying thing about the tiger: as a master hunter in the forest, the tiger is adept at lurking, dodging and hiding, and can surprise its prey. Its fur is naturally the most adaptable to a variety of environments: when the snow season is approaching, it will take off its short hairs and replace them with thick pure white long hairs, and it is not easy to feel cold when it is ambushed in the snow for a long time, and it is also integrated with the snow scene; when the snow melts, its short hairs begin to grow, and they are gray at the beginning, which is just right for the mottled earth where the ice and snow are melting; when the fire season is at its peak, these short hairs begin to turn yellow and brown, and have an excellent concealment effect between the trunk and the soil; at the end of the fire season, the brown short hairs turn to maroon, and the yellow short hairs turn to a mixed gray-yellow, hidden in the forest and the fallen leaves are unrecognizable。

Like the bears offered as A-Bu, the tiger is also a sacrifice requested by a deity, the god of shadows, "Sjo-far're", which is the very light sound of the breeze blowing across the ground, and far're is the whispering sound of air passing through the mouth when you exhale.

Few tribes choose to believe in the god of shadows, and the key reason is that the tiger is so difficult to kill. I heard that when the leader chose to worship the gods, he also tried to hunt the tiger, but he also folded in a few experienced hunters, and finally the leader had to announce his retreat.

The most important thing to do when encountering a tiger is to compete with it for patience, but there is a big problem at this time: the ground is full of muddy snow and soil, and this environment is not for long. At this awkward moment, a bolt of lightning appeared out of thin air and happened to slash at the top of the tree next to the place where Hadu thought the tiger was hiding, and the tree was immediately ignited by the lightning, and the middle of the tree was also broken by the huge energy of this high-voltage electricity, and smashed to the ground with a boom.

The tiger is indeed a "hidden master", but that doesn't mean it can carry such a large section of a burning tree trunk, and it immediately sprang out from behind the grass where it was hiding. Hadu, who had been staring at the grass, stopped in front of the tiger with a leap, and the tiger immediately opened its bloody mouth and bit him. Of course, with the movement speed of Hadu's body, he naturally would not be asked for it, and he reflexively dodged and smashed the tiger with the handle of the stone knife.

The hunters watching the battle from the sidelines were divided into two extremes: the veteran hunters who had worked with Hadu many times rightfully leaned against the trees next to them to "admire" Hadu in front of the enemy, while the new hunters were nervously whispering and gasping for an opportunity to come forward to help.

Hadu stood out to stop the fang, testing the results of his training in the past few months was only a secondary reason, and the main reason was to prey on the tiger's hidden ability. Of course, no matter how you say it, Hadu is just a 12-year-old young man who has just arrived, so naturally he will have some psychology that wants to show and show his strong combat power, and it is understandable to pretend to be forced in front of his partners.

The tiger was depressed: its muscles, sharp fangs, sharp claws, and muscular body were all useless at once. I watched Hadu quickly squat down, pull out the stone blade on his waist and poke it into the weak abdomen of the fanghu, pierce a bloody hole and then pull it out; while the fanghu roared in pain, he rolled sideways to the side and came behind it, and gave it more blood with two more striking; the painful fanghu knew that defeat was coming, and hurriedly turned around and prepared to flee quickly into the grass next to him to dodge, but no matter how fast its speed was, how could it be compared with Hadu, who had plundered the explosive power of the brown forest leopard, until he saw Hadu pull out the thick stone stick behind his back, and went up with a heavy blow and accurately knocked it on the back of the tiger's head, knocking it out at once, his body was lying on the ground and he couldn't move.

Hadu, who pretended to be successful, easily launched a "wealth plunder" against the fang, and then beckoned the new hunters to come over and take a closer look at the true appearance of the fanghu. Don't talk about these newcomers, even those old hunters of a certain age have never seen the appearance of the tiger with their own eyes, they have only heard the old people in the clan describe it in legends, and it is impossible to see it in reality. The hunters gathered around, and Hadu gave a new order: to find a long stick that was long enough and thick, but not too heavy for everyone to carry.

The stick was picked and brought over in a short time, and Hadu told everyone to find a vine with good toughness, and by this time everyone understood his idea: tie the tiger to the stick and carry it to the camp so that the people could take a good look.

Seeing the fangs and tigers brought back from the battle array, as you thought, the whole clan was boiling. No one had ever seen a tiger in real life, let alone hunted one—and the fact that the tiger had not yet been killed had been tied up and brought to the tribe was so appalling that it was "as a matter of course" that Hadu had killed.

However, even the leader who had tried to round up the tiger saw the tiger that was still panting slightly, and the expression on his face was very exciting. Hadu's initial idea was to knock the tiger unconscious and carry it back to the tribe, so the blood hole poked in its body was not too deep, and now it has begun to stop bleeding and scab, and the unconscious tiger has gradually woken up from the pain of the wound. It slowly opened its eyes, only to be horrified by the sight before it: a large group of "two-legged monsters" were being pressed by the black, looking at it with a curious and indifferent look. The tiger tried to let out a few roars, trying to disperse the crowd in front of him, only to find himself hanging upside down and tied to a stick.

How did the tiger deal with it in the end, Hadu didn't bother with it, he sank his mind and entered the consciousness space to check the plunder results.

This plunder gave Hadu a special realization: the fact that humans do not have the natural protective color of the fur of wild beasts does not mean that they need to be exposed to the eyes of wild beasts, but on the contrary, humans can apply the representative colors of their surroundings to their bodies, and if necessary, they can also wear the same color of fur as the environment to camouflage. Although human hunters mostly attack and defend each other when fighting, this does not completely prevent the beasts from attacking them unexpectedly and sneak attack, so the necessary camouflage and concealment are important. Another key point is that most beasts have a much more sensitive sense of smell than humans, and if they don't use dirt and other objects to hide their own scents, then wearing camouflage will not help, and the beasts will still be able to accurately locate the hunters.

Hadu looked in front of him, and lines of words emerged:

"You have plundered the Tiger's Concealment Experience, +600 for Kindness and +1000 for Malice. ”

Hado couldn't help frowning when he saw that the accumulation of malice value was so much higher than the goodwill value this time, and continued to check: in addition to the normal accumulation of good and evil points, there was also a message "Your deeds of hunting the tiger have angered the 'Mu-Tua-Yin' tribe that believes in the god of shadows 'Sjo-far're' +400." ”

Hadu had never heard of such a tribe in the steppes, but the linguistic knowledge he had gained from his ability to "plunder wealth" included explanations for the tribe's names, especially the "Tua", which means "the sound of poisoned arrows stuck in a blowpipe", which had to make him a little worried about the dangers he might encounter in the future.

Withdrawing from the space of consciousness, Hadu immediately reported the matter of this unseen tribe to the chief. The leader's face was wonderful: angry, frightened, and anxious. For the first time, Hadu saw the leader's expression of fear, and before he could speak, the leader grabbed him and rushed to the "clan village", entered the door and asked the old patriarch to ask for instructions, and asked Hadu to enter the "clan village". In normal times, Hadu might think more about what kind of glory this is, but at this time, he also understood the seriousness of the matter, so he didn't want to think so much, and went directly into the "clan".

The overall structure of the "clan village" is not much different from that of ordinary villages: a strong trunk hollowed out in the center serves as a support column, on which are inserted horizontally extending beams, and on the outside are covered with branches, hay and animal skins, and on the top there is a shed that protrudes from the main body of the building. The function of the support column is similar to that of other stockades: it is hollowed out in the middle and pasted with thick mud, and then a long wooden stick wrapped in hay and fat is lit and stretched into the soil to roast, and when it is all dry, it can be used as a place for burning wood and fires during the snow season. The trunk of the "clan village" is only thicker than that of other villages, and it takes three people to hug it to be able to surround it.

The only difference between the "clan village" is that a spiral wooden step is inserted into the support column, so that a small second floor is widened. The first floor of the "clan village" is used for deliberations, prayers, divination, and awards, but because the scale of the tribe is too small, there is no position of high priest, so the function of divination is not used for the time being; the second floor is the residence of the old patriarch and the lookout, from the height point of view, the height of the second floor of the "clan village" is the same as the watchtower.

The old patriarch walked down step by step from the second floor, and the leader stepped forward to explain his intentions, and saw the old patriarch sitting down in silence. Neither the chief nor Hadu disturbed the old patriarch's thinking, and not long after, the old patriarch raised his head and said a word, and the leader and Hadu were dumbfounded when they heard it.

The old patriarch decided that it was time to appoint Hadu as the high priest of the tribe.

The old patriarch's consideration was all-encompassing: from a period of observation, after being favored by the gods, Hadu showed strong environmental adaptability and fighting talent, and at the age of 12, he was able to survive and hunt independently in the wild like the old hunters in the tribe who were proficient in combat, and at the same time had the ability to predict the future, it was a waste not to be a high priest. The high priests of this era are not sitting in the camp leisurely every day and making bluffing tricks, they also need to go to the battlefield, in addition to various sacrificial ceremonial activities in the tribe, they also need to be responsible for blessing weapons, boosting morale, treating the wounded, and transforming the spirit of war on the battlefield, which is equivalent to the role of "political commissar". And even if Hadu had not systematically studied the relevant duties of the high priest, he had already taken on the relevant duties of this important position, so it was natural to give him this official appointment at this time.

The old patriarch's other, somewhat selfish consideration, was the position of his son's chief. Now, Hadu's strength has surpassed the leader's actions to a certain extent: greatly reducing the casualty rate of hunters, ensuring that the tribe has enough food to survive the snow season, hunting all kinds of fierce beasts as sacrifices alone, defeating the enemy chieftain who comes to attack and even taming the enemy's main combat power. Each of these listed separately is a rare feat in previous years, not to mention how shocking it is when put together.

Moreover, Hado's solo hunting of the border bear has already obtained the threshold to challenge the leader, even if it is replaced with a "special combat guide", it cannot hide this glorious achievement. If it weren't for the fact that Hadu was still young, the clansmen still admired and worshipped him, and he hadn't reached the level where he was willing to follow him to the death, but it was only 2 years before Hadu was 14 years old, and he would definitely get the best results in the three test directions at that time, and it would be strange to say that the clansmen were unwilling to follow him.

After receiving the approval and obedience of the clansmen, it is time to select the leader. Although a complete social structure has not yet been formed in this era, the desire for primitive power has emerged. When he reaches the position of the old patriarch, he will know what a beautiful thing it is to have power in the tribe, and the old patriarch knows what it is like for a single clan to hold the power of the tribe, so he doesn't want Hadu to intervene at this time and cut off the path for the direct descendants of the old patriarch to continue to serve as the leader of the tribe - now the leader is married and has two sons and two daughters.

According to the ritual rules of the tribe, the hunter who served as the high priest would not be able to hold the position of leader at the same time, and at the same time, the high priest, as the only channel of direct communication with the gods under the old patriarch, would be for life. In other words, after Hadu was appointed as the high priest, no matter how old he was in the future, no matter how much his people would respect him, he would not be able to compete for the position of leader.

And for Hadu at this time, he was not able to figure out the small belly chicken intestines in this, but was immersed in the glory of the great and serious high priest. The leader, on the other hand, was shocked by his father's decision: he knew his father's thoughts too well, and in order to make his position as leader sit still, he would rather let a born future combat master not rise to the top for the rest of his life. The leader was shocked and weakened and helpless, he wanted such a child of such amazing talent to take his place and lead his people to a more prosperous life, but now that this dream had been completely ruined by his father, he could not disobey and refute this "deserved" appointment.

The leader turned to look at Hadu, who was so excited that he couldn't help himself, and felt a pang of resentment in his heart, and he made up his mind that even if Hadu could not take his place, he would ensure the prestige of Hadu's high priest for one day while he was still sitting in the leader's seat—"a kind of compensation in disguise," the leader comforted himself.

After deciding to appoint Hado, the trio did not forget about the tribe that believed in the god of shadows. The old patriarch explained that the "Mu-Tua-Yin" tribe, as they believed, lived "where the sun sets", and it took half an extra time to "rise and set" in the direction of the "Mo-Ruq-Fa" tribe. Judging by the anger generated by Hado's "foresight" of the other side, the two tribes in the same direction should have formed an alliance. After Hadu captures the tiger, the tribesmen will strip it for meat, and these furs will be worn on the tribe's flag to show off, so that it will soon be seen by the enemy. Blocking news is useless, after all, the "Ka-Sin-Ki" are relatively weak, and showing their achievements to the surrounding tribes is an excellent way to strengthen their power and deter hostility around them, in other words, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages. However, it is also necessary to take precautions against the "Mu-Tua-Yin", which is said to be bloodthirsty and cruel, and not only are the hunters of the tribe masters of using poison, but also the excessive hunting behavior will inevitably cause the displeasure of the gods - except for the god of shadows, after all, this god has a poor relationship with other gods.

In addition, after Hadu became the high priest, he had the right to choose a place he liked as his "temple", and the cave on the "Falie" was Hadu's favorite place. Anyway, this cave is to be excavated, and it is better to widen it a little more, so that it can accommodate the clansmen when necessary, and there is enough space for Hadu to quietly complete various divination rituals.

When Hadu made this suggestion, the leader agreed with him. There was not enough light in the cave, and the black rumbling was terrifying, and if the high priest was in the crowd to calm the people who had taken refuge, it would greatly prevent the people from commotion and panic. Although the old patriarch was not very satisfied that his son had given up an easier opportunity to establish his prestige to Hadu, since Hadu had been confirmed as the high priest and would not pose a threat to the position of the chief, the old patriarch did not say anything against it.

When Hadu came out of the "clan", he went to greet the members of his battle formation, and they were to continue to hunt enough meat to "pay" for the "food" of the "surveyors". At the same time, Hado also wants to go to the forest to try out the hidden experiences he has plundered, and then see if he can teach them to the other members of the war.

After encountering the fangs before, the new hunters also put away their curiosity and innocence about the hunting activities, and walked towards the depths of the forest with a serious and cautious appearance.