Now that we have arrived at the Soaring Snake Tribe, we must at least shed our skin.
Anyway, the relationship between Soaring Snake and the Black Feather Tribe is just like that. Letting him go won't make things better. It's better to try to get something out of his mouth. As for the subsequent food consumption, give him some leftovers. As long as I don't starve to death, I'll be fine.
"Hey, the angel, I didn't catch up..."
Not long after, Shi Yong led a few people back to the tribe and said to Song Xuan with some dejection.
"It's okay, just run away~"
Although the two sides met relatively suddenly, the place they were in at that time was relatively open and the distance was not close. It would have taken a lot of effort to catch up with this person. If he hadn't stumbled a few times on the way to escape, Come down, otherwise I probably won’t be able to catch any of them.
Even if you escape now, you will still have to endure some torture if you want to return to the Black Feather Tribe. It is at least more than half a month's journey from Soaring Snake to Black Feather Tribe. The snow will definitely fall by then. With their equipment, I think There is still some difficulty in getting through it.
After tying up the prisoner's hands and feet and locking him in a separate room, he no longer took care of him. The old trick came back and he was starved for a few days first.
Regardless of whether you obey or not, you still have to give this "killing stick" as usual.
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After several days of digging and burning, the fields are now bare, with almost no traces of trees on them. As for the roots below, they can only be dealt with slowly, but the larger trees that are easier to find have been almost burned. .
Of course, for such a large area, it is definitely a drop in the bucket. The rest can only be dealt with slowly after the winter. I hope that it will be easier to clean up next spring.
Just when everyone was having fun, the first heavy snow of winter finally arrived.
Everyone is obviously in a better mood this year. Not only did they defeat Karasuba's invading enemies, but they also doubled the number of people in the tribe. Teng She's strength has almost reached its peak before.
After the snow fell, all the people quickly returned to the tribe, and this year's sacrificial activities of the Tengshe tribe officially began under the leadership of two witches, Shi Jiu and Shui Wu.
After having the witch, all the sacrificial activities have become more complicated, but no one has any complaints, because in everyone's opinion, this is a necessary step to communicate with the gods. With the blessing of the gods, next year's situation will be better. It will be easier.
According to the past, Song Xuan was naturally a staunch proletarian warrior, but the time-travel thing has happened, and other things are not difficult to accept. Moreover, Teng Snake is now in a state of mixed tribes. It is still important to have a unified belief. It is very necessary. Although everyone has different totems of belief, the concept of gods is still relatively unified.
Even though Shuiyun and the others had joined Soaring Snake, Song Xuan did not let them give up their faith immediately. During the sacrifice, their tribe's totems were also put aside.
However, even though the Blackwater Tribe also fled, the preservation of these things was still better than that of the Soaring Snake. A relatively exquisite fish-shaped statue seemed to be a bit overwhelming.
As for those captives, we have to fully accept Teng She's faith. However, most of the captives are quite self-aware of their status. As a captive, it is quite good to be able to get to this point. As for faith and other things, before living, It's still the second best thing.
As a major sacrifice every year, the main purpose is to report the year's harvest and results to the gods. Therefore, in addition to totems, some new things produced in the past two years, such as fishing nets, bows and arrows, and rattan armor, are put on display. On the altar.
At the same time, the newly captured prisoner was also tied up as a representative and knelt in front of the altar. Although he had been hungry for a few days, his mouth was still strong and he basically didn't reply. It happened that the sacrifice needed someone, so Song Xuan was the first Time also thought of him.
The representative of the Water Tribe is Shui Yun. Although grand ceremonies have been held before, this sacrificial event is of a summary nature after all, so he still has to be the representative to inform the gods.
As for Song Xuan, he was placed in a more conspicuous position, that is, in the center of the altar. When Song Xuan first heard about it, he also felt very embarrassed. He was surrounded by everyone like a Chihuahua. He was somewhat embarrassed, but the two The wizard's request was very strong, and he repeatedly expressed that this was a necessary step to offer sacrifices to the gods. Song Xuan could not refuse, so he could only sit cross-legged in the center of the small altar, with this period of time in front of him. A totem stone statue polished by Shi Jiu.
The entire sacrificial steps were worked out by Shi Jiu and Shui Wu after repeated discussions. It basically covered most of the rituals of the two tribes, but even if they were from different tribes, the sacrificial procedures were roughly the same.
At such an old age, the water wizard must be much better at various ritual procedures than Shi Jiu, a preparatory wizard. He also learned a lot from the water wizard Shi Jiu, from various ritual details, footwork, to totems. Production, and even the design of clothes, these are things that Shi Jiu has had relatively little contact with before. Even if he is a preparatory witch, he will retain what he can learn.
These details are generally not disclosed to the next witch until the old witch returns to the embrace of the gods, so Shi Jiu naturally did not learn it. Not long after he participated in the war of the Black Feather Tribe, the two tribes fell out, and the witch It was also at that time that he returned to the embrace of God.
"Ooooooooo!"
"Ooooooooo!"
The whole process lasted from morning to noon, and half a day was spent on the sacrifice. Although everyone seemed a little tired, it could be seen that everyone's belief in the gods had become stronger.
Now that it's winter, it's time to start doing some work. Although you can't go out, there are a lot of things that need to be done throughout the winter. The manufacturing and polishing of various weapons, as well as training, require a lot of time.
The Soaring Snakes no longer only survive by hunting and gathering. Although Spring has defeated the Black Feather Tribe, there will still be large-scale wars in the future, so they must be prepared accordingly.
There are some differences between war and hunting. Although wild beasts are ferocious and will try to hurt people when forced into difficult situations, they are still far inferior to humans. Especially those like Song Xuan who are more thoughtful and can use various methods. Gotta come out.
Although the war was won before, there were still many areas that needed improvement. After all, the combat plan was improvised, and there were naturally many omissions in the process.
Moreover, the weapons of Soaring Snake have also changed a lot. The changes brought by dozens of bows and arrows are not small. Although hunting is almost at a standstill during this period, Shi Ban and Gong Yi have not stopped making new ones. of bows and arrows, at least the current number of bows and arrows is still far from enough for Soaring Snake.
Even for personal use, there are still dozens of bows, but good ones are no longer a big problem for hunting and fending off enemies, and dozens of bows can shoot arrows at the same time to form a small rain of arrows. The threat to dense crowds is still relatively large. People like Shi Yu can also be used as sharpshooters to accurately shoot important enemies.
But whether in defense or offense, long-range weapons and short-range combat are equally important, especially when the tribe is defending, not all tasks can be left to Shi Meng and the others.
Song Xuan's idea is that after the enemy reaches a certain distance, if the existing conditions are met, the bows and arrows can be handed over to others for use. Shi Meng and others will still be responsible for engaging the enemy in hand-to-hand combat, so women in the tribe are naturally the best choice. , this kind of weapon will not be given to the prisoners for use for the time being.
Bows and arrows are not a new thing for Shihua and the others. They usually play a few games when they have the opportunity, but after all, they have not done any systematic training. This time, under the leadership of Shi Yu, they trained hard. They made all the women miserable.
It wasn't until Song Xuan ordered him to slow down the pace that things got better. Although Shi Yu had outstanding abilities, he had never practiced managing people. Even if he led the archery team, he was still part of the hunting team. , and they were scattered every time they hunted. Because of his excellent archery skills, Shi Yu usually fought alone and chose the best position to shoot.
This time, he was asked to lead dozens of women to learn bow and arrow. Facing a group of wary women, it did increase the difficulty a lot. He could only follow the usual way of training a hunting team, but most of the people in the hunting team Their physical strength is better, and they have adapted in advance, and their foundation is relatively good.
The women were a little worse in all aspects. Naturally, they couldn't bear this rhythm. Later, Song Xuan also gave Shi Meng time to guide some appetite-related experiences. After all, the Tengshe tribe was also growing, and its population was definitely There will be more and more, and the needs of the leader will also become greater and greater.
In addition to women, there were more than a dozen children over the age of ten who participated this time, all of whom had participated in hunting training before.
After training for more than half a month, the response was very good, and many people were also very interested in bows and arrows, so Song Xuan asked Shi Ban and the others to make a batch of smaller bows and arrows during this time. Small bows need to save more materials. , three is basically the amount used to make two large bows.
Although they are smaller, their lethality is still quite good, at least more threatening than the small slings and javelins in their hands.
In this era, except for babies who cannot take care of themselves, the rest of the people are combatable soldiers. Especially when the tribe is defending, these children can also play a big role. Last time they performed very well. Well, good people will gain something in their hands, and Shipi is even more accurate with one hit, which poses a very big threat to the enemy.
