Although several tribes arrived at the same time, the time difference will not be too much, but two people are basically enough. Even if the time difference between different tribes is a bit big, the worst is to wait a little and gather a group of people to go together. Anyway, the distance is not far, so it won’t waste too much time.
The times of several other tribes are relatively more reasonable. After all, they send people to inform at the same time. According to experience, as long as there are no accidents, they will basically set off on the same day, and the arrival time will not be too different. It was almost the same day.
Teng She still had to make an estimate, so in order to prevent accidents, Song Xuan arrived a day in advance. Fortunately, Shi Mao also sent people out in advance, so Song Xuan and his party could see it from a distance. Two people on the river bank.
In order to stand out, the two also used wood to lift a huge animal skin. At least it was very easy to notice on both sides of the river where there were not many tall trees.
Song Xuan was also thinking about whether he should get some flags for the tribe. First, it would be easier to distinguish, and at the same time it would look more impressive. However, although flags are easy to make, it is not easy to get tribal totems on them. It was not easy, especially on animal skins. Song Xuan secretly made a note in his mind that he could only wait until he went back to find something that could be used to make paint.
The two of them had obviously been here for a long time, and had nothing to do while waiting here. They were leaning on the river bank and taking a nap, and no one noticed them until Song Xuan and his party rowed the boat in front of them.
Although this task is indeed a bit boring, it is obvious that both of them are neglecting their duties by taking a nap like this. Although there is a more eye-catching flag, if the tribe who is coming does not notice it, it will not be so easy to find it after crossing it. It's safer to have someone watching, and it's only for these two days. The two of them take turns, so it won't be too boring. The field of view in this area is pretty good, and you don't need to keep staring, just glance at it from time to time. That's it.
Song Xuan winked at Shi Ying, who nodded and jumped from the boat to the shore. The whole process made almost no noise.
Although Shi Ying has become taciturn after experiencing the previous events, he has never relaxed this winter after receiving the task assigned to him by Song Xuan. Needless to say, his killing skills are all from The most important thing gained from hunting is the ability to hide. As long as you don't pay attention deliberately, it is not easy to notice the stone shadow approaching under normal circumstances.
Not to mention that at this time, the two of them were still nodding like chickens pecking at rice.
Walking quietly to the two of them, Shi Ying didn't say anything, and directly took out two short knives and placed them on their necks.
The cold touch suddenly woke the two of them up. When they looked up, they found that the envoy had already rushed over with people.
He was caught fishing while on a mission. Although they knew that Song Xuan would not punish him too seriously, they still felt ashamed. After Shi Ying put away the short knife, the two of them stood up quickly. He stood up, lowered his head, and stammered:
"God...God's envoy!"
Song Xuan did not blame the two of them, scaring them would be a small lesson to them.
"Take us there when you wake up!"
"Yes, God's Envoy!"
Although the possibility of other tribes arriving today was not high, they finally allowed one person to stay, and at the same time found him a companion in the team, so it would not be too boring.
Moreover, with two people, it will be easier to rest or cook. Although they are close to the river, they are already in the wild after all. The safety of multiple people can also be improved a lot. There is usually a lot of wind on both sides of the river at night. The terrain here is relatively flat, and you can't light a fire for a long time, so it is naturally safer for the two of you to be together.
"Shi Zhong, lead the way. How far is it?"
"Angel, you can get there in just half a day. Just walk up the creek in front of you, but you may have to go ashore later!"
It was not yet noon. Song Xuan thought about it and estimated that the normal afternoon start time would be around. Fortunately, there was plenty of time, so there was no need to rush.
Song Xuan also asked about the situation at Shimao. After learning that the arrangements were basically in place, he felt relieved. Shimao's work was relatively reliable.
The terrain here is very flat. Not long after setting off, young man Song Xuan saw the new exchange address. It was a small hilly area with quite a few low hills.
Although Song Xuan didn't scold the two of them, Shi Zhong seemed cautious along the way, and Song Xuan didn't say much.
Seeing that the distance was really not far away, Song Xuan thought about walking over in one go. As he went up the river, it became narrower and narrower. In the end, it was no longer so convenient for the boat to be towed in it, so the speed would naturally be much slower, even if The distance was not far, so Song Xuan decided to continue walking after eating. After all, the distance that seemed very close would take at least an hour.
After eating, the group didn’t even think about resting. They went straight to the foot of the mountain in one go. It took more than two hours in total. Not counting the time for eating, they could arrive in two hours at most. There were already several people on the shore. The wooden pile also docked two boats.
After tying up the canoe, leaving one person to guard it, Song Xuan asked Shi Zhong to lead the way to the valley. In fact, the next road was already quite obvious. Although it was not completely cleared, there was already a trail for two people to pass side by side. Appeared impressively in the eyes of a group of people.
The hill is not high, so it only took about twenty minutes to walk to the entrance of the valley. Shi Mao was leading people to clean up the ashes in the valley. Although setting fire to the mountain was simple, the result would be a thick layer of Plant ash is a rare fertilizer in a rice field, but it would be a bit of a hindrance here. You can't just sit down and make ashes fly everywhere.
However, it is not difficult to clean up. Use the cut branches to clean the key positions, pile them up in other places, and then get two basins of water to wet them, as long as it does not affect the exchange too much. .
However, although it is not troublesome, after all, they are all gray, and several people look very embarrassed at this time, all of them have big painted faces.
Seeing Song Xuan's group suddenly appear in their eyes, they were very happy. They dropped the branches in their hands and ran over. The running wind brought up a burst of dust.
"Cough cough... cough cough cough!"
Seeing Song Xuan and others who were choked by dust, Shi Mao suddenly felt a little embarrassed, scratched his head and said:
"Angel, you are here!"
Song Xuan nodded, and after a moment of slowing down, he led Shi Yu and the others to join the cleaning team. At this time, only a small half of the area was left to be cleaned. The sooner he finished the work, the sooner he could finish the work.
As for the piled up plant ashes, don't worry about them. As long as they are kept moist during the exchange meeting, they will be cleaned up if it is windy and rainy later.
There were simple brooms in the tribe, but they didn't bring them out. Song Xuan had to follow the example of Shi Mao and others and break off branches from the surrounding trees to clean them.
With doubled manpower, the speed suddenly increased, and even the areas that had been neglected before were cleaned again. At sunset, the valley was already very clean, except for a few conspicuous pieces of plant ash piled together. Except, in other places there are only a few tree stumps that are a little conspicuous.
However, these stumps are not in the way, so there is no need to clean them specifically.
Although there are only five tribes in total, there are seven sheds in the valley. In addition to being reserved for backup, they are also used to accommodate more people in case there are more people.
According to Song Xuan's idea, this place should be used as a venue for blind date meetings as much as possible in the future. For transactions, unless there are special circumstances, it would be more convenient for Teng She to send someone to take charge.
Now that it has been cleaned up, it is just a matter of waiting for the other tribes to arrive. After all, they are on their way and have been floating on the river for such a long time. After finishing their work, Song Xuan took out the animal skin and lay down.
The location of the valley is pretty good. The only drawback is that there is no water source nearby. If you want water, you can only get it from the creek at the foot of the mountain.
This was a lot of trouble. Fortunately, there were enough people on this trip, and Song Xuan also specially prepared some larger pottery pots for other tribes. They were simply tied with ropes and could be picked up with wood. Each person had two pots of water. , although the quantity is not large, it is almost enough for one or two days of use.
If necessary in the future, a small reservoir can be dug here, but it is not necessary at the moment.
The first batch of six basins of water were all used on the plant ashes. After watering, they were directly covered with leaves, so that they would not look so abrupt.
It's getting late, and the other tribes probably won't be able to arrive today. They also paid attention to it when selecting the location. As long as the speed is normal, they should be able to arrive tomorrow morning.
In this way, it only takes one day to delay, and everyone can return with what they want the day after tomorrow. In this way, whether it is an exchange meeting or a blind date meeting, each tribe will take about nine or ten days to come. .
It's not that you can't save some time if you work hard, but it will cost more energy on the road. For most tribes, time is not that important, and the difference of a day or two will not have any impact.
The noise caused by these people in the past few days was obviously not small, and the surrounding area seemed particularly quiet. Apart from the occasional chirping of birds, there was no sound at all, but that was a good thing, at least no wild beasts would come and cause trouble.
After learning that there are caves dug in the mountains. Song Xuan asked people to move the things on the ship in. Teng She didn't bring much food, it was mainly salt used in exchange for things, so she wasn't afraid of being targeted by wild beasts.
In this way, there is no need to send people to watch over the boat. After all, there are only some pottery left on the boat at this time, and this place is not like the previous place. The canoe may float away. With the width of the creek, even if It can't float very far without being tied to a cable.
