Volume 1: Out of Mangshan Chapter 5 Coming-of-age Hunting Rites
"Patriarch, I've been a little too careful this year." In the bluestone courtyard of the patriarch Tie Shixiong, the eight centurions were all present except for the captain of the seventh team who was guarding.
"There are a lot of good seedlings in this generation." The one who spoke was the captain of the first team and the head of the centurions, Uncle Lin, the old man of Tie Shixiong's generation.
"What Uncle Lin said is that the two brothers and sisters have always been famous genius dolls in the tribe, and we are all waiting for them to grow up." There are also people who mention the grandchildren of the patriarch.
"There are many other good seedlings." Some people are elated, the tribe is prosperous, that is definitely a good thing, which of the Iron and Stone Department does not want our tribe to have more than a thousand war divisions, step by step, even comparable to the Great Wind Department, standing on the top of Mangshan Mountain.
"I recruited the seven of you today, and I really want to select three to protect the way for those little cubs." Patriarch Tie Shixiong finally spoke.
The coming-of-age hunting ceremony is important, and there are about thirty children who participate in it every year, and it is not common to have a centurion as a protector, but this time I will choose three at once, which has been rare for nearly a hundred years.
Every centurion in the Iron and Stone Department has an important position, and if you choose three at once, the others will be more courageous.
Fortunately, each coming-of-age hunt is only for a few days, otherwise the others would really be unbearable.
"Just focus on taking care of the two dolls of Aki Ayu, choose three, and the pressure on others will be not small." Uncle Lin spoke, he didn't want to praise the stinky feet of the patriarch, but according to the traditional regulations of the tribe, these two dolls should have this kind of treatment.
"The little cub of the Ah Kai family is not willing to be lonely, so he has to participate in this year's hunting ceremony." Tie Shixiong told the truth.
"Brother Armor's cub?" Someone exclaimed, "Ah Yang, that kid, if I'm not mistaken, I'm thirteen years old." ”
"It's full." Kai smiled heartily and answered the centurion's question, which had just been completed last month.
"Thirteen years old is too young, it's not too late to participate next year." Someone worried.
To be able to get to the position of centurion, these seven are basically stuck at the point of seven turns of true blood, and their training strength is perfect, but none of them participated in the adult hunting ceremony at the age of thirteen at the beginning, and most of them only participated after the age of fifteen.
The earliest one was Kai, who was two months older than the two dolls of Aki Ayu.
"Ah Kai, this is not a joke." In addition to the patriarch, the only person who can be called armor is Uncle Lin, Uncle Lin is unhappy, "The doll is too small, next year, next year, that little cub is still willing to participate, it's not too late at all." ”
"Uncle Lin, the patriarch has already agreed to my little cub's request." The armor scratched his head helplessly, and sure enough, he was still a little anxious.
"Ah Yang started to quench his bones seven days ago, and now he has about 1,200 catties of strength." Tie Shixiong spoke calmly.
"Quenched bones? 1,200 pounds? "Several centurions in the field gasped one by one, thirteen-year-old quenching bones, and just stepping into the quenching bone realm has 1,200 catties of strength, it is definitely a rare encounter in the Iron and Stone Department in a hundred years, no, a genius once in a thousand years.
"Brother Xiong, I won't participate in the lottery anymore, I apply to become the protector of Ayang's kid directly." The 100 Centurion of the Iron and Stone Department spoke directly, except for the patriarch in the field, he was the most senior and the most powerful.
He opened his mouth, and the others who also had this thought only hated themselves for opening their mouths slowly.
"You, if the others have no opinion, I'll be fine." Tie Shixiong nodded helplessly.
"Who dares to have an opinion, Ah Kai, do you have it?" Uncle Lin glared, others didn't dare to say anything if they had opinions, the old man cherished his talent the most.
Kai, who is a father, can only shake his head, and the others will not say anything more, Uncle Lin is out of the horse, which is even more reassuring than him, a father.
So the other six drew lots and selected two to be the protectors of Akia Yu.
At the end of the meeting, Tie Shixiong motioned for Lin to stay with the armor, and the rest of the people left one after another.
"Patriarch?" Armor always looks like that honest appearance, but in fact, in the Iron and Stone Department, Armor and Lin are both Tie Shixiong's right-hand men, and most of the ideas and decisions are calculated by the three of them.
"Recently, the demon clan has been keeping an eye on it, and these miscellaneous pieces will come out to make trouble every year." Tie Shixiong's face was not as relaxed as before, and in front of these two, he had always revealed his true feelings.
Lin has been fighting with Tie Shixiong for a lifetime as an old brother, and the armor is cultivated by him as a successor, so he doesn't have to pretend to be anything in front of these two people.
"I'm keeping an eye on those miscellaneous pieces, don't worry, patriarch." There is nothing honest in Kai's eyes at the moment, it is completely murderous.
"Okay, it turns out that the lottery is a good show directed and acted by the two of you." Lin found out that it was no wonder that the armor didn't feel expectant at all when the lot was drawn, and he already knew that he couldn't draw at all.
"Ah Lin, don't be careless, my iron and stone department is about to be promoted, don't make a mess at this time, a few little dolls must be protected by Lao Tzu, with them, my iron and stone department can really become strong." Tie Shixiong did not defend himself, and the draw was indeed something he did to do something.
"Yes, Patriarch." Uncle Lin's face also became serious, and then the three of them discussed it for a long time before the meeting ended.
Northwest corner of the Iron and Stone Department.
A young man is practicing knife techniques in his yard, and there are only three strokes of knife techniques.
"Good boy, I'm really going to refine the skin again." The golden monkey is in Yang's body, and this kid's cultivation state naturally can't hide from its old man at all.
"Don't rush to break through yet, if you can meet a good prey, this seat will take the opportunity to help you carry out a baptism." The voice of the golden monkey senior sounded in the bottom of Ah Yang's heart.
The boy slowly left that state, breaking through this kind of thing is magical, sometimes it is difficult to find the feeling of breakthrough, and sometimes it is inexplicable to break through.
Ke Yang's current state is different from ordinary people, maybe because he has broken through once, and today he found that feeling again, and he wanted to break through in one go, but the predecessors of the golden monkey have said so, so naturally there is a reason for his old man.
After getting along these days, the young man also knew why there was that kick in the first place, and the golden monkey seniors kicked away not his foundation, but to keep his foundation.
The baptism of the Leopard Ancestor is a gift to the clansmen of the Tieshi Tribe, but for Yang who wants to walk out of Mangshan, it is a shackle that binds him.
In the words of the Golden Monkey senior, "That kitten is too shallow, and it will limit your growth." Hearing this, Yang hoped that the golden monkey seniors could help him complete the real baptism, but his old man said that the time had not yet come, and he thought that he was waiting for his skin refining to be perfect.
The predecessors of the golden monkey call themselves the Golden Light Great Sage, and they have a great background, although they are also totem spirits, the leopard ancestors of the Iron and Stone Department can communicate in addition to the previous patriarchs, and under normal circumstances, even the patriarch grandfather will not bother the leopard ancestor very much, and the ordinary leopard ancestor will not care.
The Leopard Ancestor will baptize the children of the clan once a year in the middle and end of the year, and each child will only have one chance.
But the golden monkey predecessor is different, not only can he communicate with himself anytime and anywhere, Yang also learned from his old man that baptism can not only be carried out once, the more powerful the totem can baptize the descendants of the human race, the more times the totem spirit can baptize the same person three times, including his old man's level can not do it for the fourth time.
Mangshan is so big, I haven't heard of any tribe that can baptize it several times, the more you know about the situation outside, the more Mangshan can't keep the heart of the yang.
The two fathers and sons were complained about by their mother for three days in a row, and the day of the adult hunting ceremony finally came.
Don't look at Grandma's constant complaints, but the medicines such as detoxification, obstacle avoidance, and hemostasis have been prepared for him, and a lot of dry food has been prepared, but Daddy, who often goes out, has not prepared anything.
Early in the morning, more than 30 teenagers and girls bid farewell to the leopard ancestor and set off towards the Great Black Mountain one by one.
The Great Black Mountain is one of the three largest branch veins outside the main vein of Mangshan, and the adult hunting ceremony of the Iron and Stone Department has always been carried out there.
And after the young people set off one by one, the same twenty-eight elite warriors of the Iron and Stone Division, including three centurions such as Uncle Lin, also quietly set off.
Daheishan is less than 100 miles away from the Iron and Stone Mountain, close to it, and there are many kinds of beasts and birds at the same time, which is an excellent place for hunting.
"Boy, there's a tail on the back of your ass!" As soon as he walked ten miles, the voice of the golden monkey senior sounded.
"Tail?" Yang was stunned for a moment, and then reacted, he should be the protector of the clan.
"It's you Centurion Lin, it seems that they still value you." The golden monkey senior sneered.
"But didn't you say that our actions must be kept secret." Baptism is a matter that can be seen by a discerning person, and Grandpa Lin is even more difficult to fool.
"Let's find a way to shake off this tail when you enter the Great Black Mountain, although I think it will be your patriarch who will follow you." Protectors are not uncommon, many tribes, some geniuses have protectors since they were born, and some protectors will even follow these geniuses for most of their lives.
However, it is clear that the Ministry of Iron and Stone does not have such conditions.
"Grandpa Lin is also very strong." Yang can only quibble in a whisper, there has never been a precedent for the patriarch to personally protect the way, but Grandpa Lin, I can't help you for a while.
I originally thought it was a centurion of the same generation as Daddy, and it wasn't a big problem to lose some face, Grandpa Lin was one of the only two older generation powerhouses in the Iron and Stone Department, so I couldn't help it.
I didn't encounter any large prey along the way, but it wasn't without any obstacles, during which Yang casually killed a few beasts, but these beasts not only did not meet the requirements for hunting, but it was impossible for them to enter the eyes of the Golden Monkey seniors.
"Good boy." Yang did it casually, but the Lin Baili who followed him was stunned, the iron-backed bear, the steel fang pig and even a black bear, these are all fierce beasts with a body size of about eight hundred catties, and they are extremely close to the standard of adult hunting.
The black bear, in particular, was no weaker than their hunting target.
It's basically a one-shot killing, a good boy not only has enough cultivation strength, but the mountain opening knife is at least a small success, or even a big success!
In fact, this Uncle Lin really thinks too much, his knife skills can only be regarded as close to Xiaocheng, but the improved mountain opening knife is much stronger than the original version.