Chapter Twenty-Six: An Unexpected Visitor
In addition to these traps, Song Xuan also asked people to store a lot of water in the tribe, fortunately, there were enough containers in the tribe, and there were also small pits and small depressions that could be loaded with some.
This is also to prevent the water source from being cut off by Wu Yu, after all, although the tribe is not far from the river, if it is really fenced, it will not be so convenient to get water, Song Xuan knows that there are many wars that are trapped and killed in this way.
It's a pity that there is not enough time, otherwise the exit well will be drilled, and it will be solved with water in the future, and it will be a physical effort to run to the river with a clay pot every day.
The traps around were too dense, and Song Xuan had to let people squat on the path that the hunting team had to pass to prevent them from coming back and accidentally stepping on them, which would be a bit of a loss if they hurt their own people.
However, that night, Shi Meng and the others returned to the tribe, and at the same time brought back the latest news of the Wuyu tribe.
Five days have passed, and the Wuyu tribe is less than a day's journey away from Teng Snake, and the hunting team has almost collided with them head-on, and as for the trap that was said before, there is not time to arrange too much.
Fortunately, the defenses around the tribe were already quite complete, and since the Wuyu tribe would arrive at any time, Song Xuan also asked the stones to return to the tribe after burning this batch of projectiles.
At the same time, the pottery kiln should also be slightly disguised with branches and the like, at least not to make it too obvious, after all, if it is damaged, it will be more difficult to dig it again.
Waiting for a big war to come, it was a big ordeal for everyone in the tribe, and it seemed that there was not much that everyone could do except sharpen their weapons.
I always felt that the time was too short to prepare, but now it is difficult to spend every second, in order to pass the time, Shi Meng led people to polish the wood in the tribe.
The woods are almost waist-high, each one is carefully selected, very straight, and polishing means that one end is burned with fire, and then sharpened, except that there is no spearhead, and it is similar to the short spear in the tribe.
Song Xuan knew at a glance that this was going to be used as a javelin, he was short of time before, and he didn't take it into account, but now he was thought of by Shi Meng.
The javelin is also one of the weapons that everyone practices in winter, but the requirements for use will be higher, throwing the javelin is also a big test of strength, and ordinary people are a little weak when they throw a few of them, Song Xuan used this thing for the first time, but he threw it a few more times, and the whole arm was sore the next day.
Therefore, the best javelin in the tribe is also the group of people in the hunting team, all of whom are infinitely powerful, and they have also practiced their heads in perennial hunting, and the human-shaped targets within thirty or forty meters will hardly miss the target.
Compared with the sling, the javelin is much more powerful, especially in this era when there are no defenses, as long as it is pierced, it is a bloody hole.
Usually hunting some people will also bring a few, at this time it is also suitable for tribal defense.
There was nothing else to do, so Song Xuan called everyone to help together, and more people did it slowly, so that everyone could have a good state, if all the strength was spent on polishing this thing, it would be a little more than worth the loss.
However, not everyone works in the tribe, and there must be people who are on guard, in addition to standing in the fence, there are also many secret sentinels around the tribe, everyone is disguised according to their ability, some climb into the trees, some get into the pile of fallen leaves, and some people are full of branches, the main thing is not to be discovered.
With these sentry posts, there can be a sufficient reaction time.
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"Ahh
Just as everyone was busy polishing their javelins, a scream from outside the tribe came.
Everyone's first reaction was to pick up the weapons beside them and rush out, and climb to their respective positions according to the pre-drilled plan.
There are still too few people in the tribe, and except for the cave behind them, which is not particularly noticeable, the other three sides need to be defended, and until the direction of the enemy is not clear, they can only be evenly separated.
Fortunately, the tribe is not large, and it is convenient to support at any time, and after determining the main direction, only a few people are needed to be optimistic about other directions.
Judging from everyone's state, the plan has not been done in vain in the past few days, and everyone has appeared in their rightful position.
When the sentry behind the fence heard the sound, he also hurriedly looked around.
Just as everyone was looking for the enemy, the stone leaf hidden in the tree to the west jumped down:
"Oracle! Chieftain! ……”
"Like...... It doesn't seem to be from the Black Feather Tribe......"
Shi Ye is also the old man of the tribe, and he followed the tribe to fight in the north and south, but he couldn't even tell the difference between people.
"How many people are in the woods"
"About five or six"
Shi Ye stretched out his palm and gestured.
There were not many people, but in order to seek stability, Song Xuan and Shi Meng still ordered more than a dozen people to check the situation, and the others were still guarding behind the wall.
Crossing a few tens of meters of clearing, you will arrive at the woods to the west, which is close to the river, but it is not yet the main direction of construction in the tribe.
However, after these waves of deforestation, there are fewer forests that are not too dense here.
It was just past noon, and the sun was just right, and a few people could indeed be seen through the gap in the forest, but there was no way to confirm who it was, so the group had to follow the stone trees that were familiar with the layout inside.
"Oops! ~”
Just as everyone had just gotten around a trap, a scream came again.
Hearing this voice, everyone felt a little familiar, even Song Xuan felt as if he had heard it somewhere, everyone glanced at each other, and Shi Meng suddenly said:
"Divine envoy, it seems to be someone from the Blackwater Tribe?"
Shi Meng's words directly woke everyone up, and this cry seemed to be made by Shui Yun, the leader of the Black Water Tribe.
However, even if it was basically determined that it was Heishui's person, everyone did not relax, and still approached cautiously, and when they saw Shui Yun's face clearly, Song Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.
At this time, Shui Yun, who was holding his feet and blowing air, also saw Song Xuan and the others who came over with cats, quickly put down his feet, looked at Song Xuan with resentment, and said with his hands dancing:
"Mori is,¥%¥%......@#@#$......%......"
"Oracle, he asked us what we were doing with so many traps in the forest......"
“%@#……”
As soon as Shi Meng's words came out, Song Xuan interrupted them, his eyes rolled, and he said in Shi Meng's ear:
"Don't talk about the Black Feather Tribe, bring them back to the tribe first!"
Although Shi Meng didn't know what Song Xuan meant, he still carried out the order, and after a haha, he bypassed the matter.
Let people help a few people from the injured Blackwater tribe, and everyone greeted and walked towards the tribe.
Although Shui Yun has a lot of whispers and a face full of resentment, this is the territory of the Teng Snake Tribe after all, and he is not good at saying anything when people set traps.
Song Xuan could see that the trap set by everyone was really working, a few people from the Black Water Tribe just had no intention of breaking in, and within a few steps of just walking in, almost everyone was injured, and Shui Yun and the other person stepped directly on the spikes.
Although it is not fatal, after walking out of the woods, the water cloud is also limping.
Dispersed the people standing behind the fence, Song Xuan took Shui Yun to the main house, and Shui Er, who was on the side, was surprised to see that the Teng Snake tribe had also built a house.
After all, the last time he came, it was still an open space, and Teng Snake's people were still living in caves, what he didn't expect was that Teng Snake would be able to build so many houses in the amount of time from the return of the Blackwater Tribe to the beginning of winter, and the quality seemed to be even better than that of his own tribe.
After a simple exchange, Song Xuan also knew the intentions of several people, after last year's transaction, the Heishui tribe also knew the importance of rice to Teng Snake, and on the day after Song Xuan left, he arranged for someone to look for it in the future.
This search really made a discovery, and before the winter snow fell, he found several pieces one after another, carefully got the rice down, and according to Song Xuan's instructions before leaving, he dried it and wrapped it in animal skin and put it in a dry place.
Not long after the beginning of spring, the Blackwater tribe began to prepare for the unified trade of the surrounding tribes, and after the notice was in place, Shui Yun rushed to Teng Snake with rice seeds.
One is to send the rice over, after all, this thing is useless in your own tribe, and you have to be worried when it is not delicious, in case it is not worth it if it is broken, it is better to send it to Teng Snake as soon as possible, which not only seems sincere, but also can make this hot potato out as soon as possible.
The second is also to inform Teng Snake of the matter of the trade fair, after all, Teng Snake said, if you can introduce sales to Teng Snake, there will be an appropriate discount for the pottery sold to the Heishui tribe later, for the generous Song Xuan, Shui Yun is naturally very trusting, originally only need to let Shui Er come over, after thinking about it, he finally decided to personally lead the team over.
Although the situation of Teng Snake was a little tense now, Song Xuan still carefully checked the rice brought by Shui Yun, fortunately, the Black Water Tribe was very well preserved, and after opening the animal skin, it was still very dry, and it did not sprout black.
"How's it going?"
Looking at the hopeful Shui Yun, Song Xuan nodded, signaling that they could exchange normally.
To Song Xuan's surprise, Shui Yun waved his hand and said that he wanted to give these seeds to the Teng Snake Tribe, and patted Song Xuan generously and said:
"There's not much here, so it's not a deal!"
"We're all good friends!"
If you have a cheap advantage, you don't take advantage of it, that's a bastard, and Song Xuan naturally didn't refuse to send it to the door, and at the same time, he also knew that Shui Yun was showing favor to himself, just wanting to exchange more pottery at a cheaper price when he traded later.
Song Xuan didn't break his little Jiujiu, and happily accepted it, anyway, the cost of pottery in the tribe is extremely low, no matter how you change it, Teng Snake is earned, but Shui Yun's generosity makes Song Xuan a little embarrassed to pit him.