The ninth year of the Vine Tribe, January.
The cold winter is over, and as the temperature continues to rise, the snow that has covered the earth for a whole winter has finally melted.
The snow on the mountains melts into snow water, flows into the creek, and then merges into Feiyu River.
"Kacha kacha..."
Under the erosion of snow and water, the ice on the river gradually began to melt, and winding and twisted cracks appeared on the surface.
"Crash..."
At a certain moment, the river water gushes out from the cracks in the ice surface and accelerates the dissolution of the ice layer. The large area of ice layer on the river surface quickly breaks up. Driven by the current, the ice layer collides with each other and drifts downstream.
"The river has opened!"
On the vine wall by the river bank, the warrior standing on the sentry platform shouted with joy, and then the people of the vine tribe who had been waiting for a long time on the bank cheered.
They have been trapped in the heavy snow all winter, and they can't wait to go out to hunt, fish and farm.
"The river has opened!"
Jiang Xuan stood on a huge rock on the bank of the river, looking at the ice cubes carried away by the river. His mood became better and his whole person was refreshed.
Two months ago, the Vine Tribe began to prepare for various matters to go to the central part of the Southern Wilderness to open up territory. However, due to heavy snow and road closures, many things could not be done.
Now that winter is finally behind us, work of all kinds can be accelerated.
When he thought of the vast and fertile central part, he suddenly felt impatient.
It was a land rich in resources and undeveloped. Coupled with the emergence of iron ore, once the Vine Tribe established a foothold in the central part and smelted iron tools, the entire tribe would be transformed!
At noon, the sun came out.
Under the warm sunshine, the snow on the ground melted faster, and many trees and bamboos bent by the heavy snow regained their vitality.
"Kakaka..."
The vine god that had been sleeping for a whole winter also woke up. It just slowly stretched its body, and the ice cubes condensed on the huge vines cracked and fell to the ground, making a series of dull impact sounds.
Later, under the control of the Vine God, the gates on the vine walls surrounding the tribe were reopened, and even the gates on the river were opened, and the accumulated ice drifted away quickly along the current.
"The trading area will open in three days, so everyone should take the time to prepare!"
As soon as the snow melted, Dong Kui organized the people in charge of the trading area and got into intense work.
If the trading area that has been stagnant for a winter wants to reopen, preparatory work such as cleaning houses, repairing roads, and inventorying warehouses must be done.
Magnolia is looking forward to the new year. She hopes that the trading area will develop stronger than the previous year and earn more profits for the tribe.
In addition to the trading area, the various teams and workshops of the Vine Tribe have also returned to normal operations. The entire tribe is like a huge machine that has just been started, and every part is working hard to make its own sound.
In an inconspicuous tourist cabin in the northeastern forest of the Vine Tribe, Jiang Xuan summoned Feng Cao, the leader of the Thorn Vine, and some of the backbone members of the Thorn Vine.
Jiang Xuan stood in the middle of the wooden house, looking at the simple house and various extremely primitive stone or bone utensils, and sighed: "It's hard for you to live in a place like this every day."
Feng Cao smiled and said: "Chief, although our house is a little shabby, we are never short of clothes and food, and there are no wild beasts around, so it is not a hardship."
Thorny Vine team member Lan nodded: "Yes, the place we lived in before was not as good as here. What's more, our children are living a good life in the tribe."
The mention of "children" made everyone in the room laugh.
Although they cannot live in the tribe because their identities need to be kept secret, their children are well taken care of in the tribe and can learn various skills and knowledge.
As long as the child can live a good life and be more promising than himself in the future, what does it matter if he suffers a little bit?
Jiang Xuan nodded and promised again: "Don't worry, when the children grow up, they will definitely live in a stronger and more prosperous vine tribe. They will no longer have to live in fear, and they will be able to live peacefully until they grow old naturally. go."
Hearing Jiang Xuan's words, everyone immediately felt very satisfied, because the words "aging naturally" are really too luxurious and wonderful for tribal people who have lived in dangerous environments for a long time.
Feng Cao said: "Chief, just tell us what you need us to do."
Everyone also guessed that Jiang Xuan must have something important that they needed to do, but no one was afraid or flinched, and they all looked at him with burning eyes.
"Okay, then I'll just tell you."
Jiang Xuan straightened his back and said to everyone: "The environment around the tribe is getting worse and worse. I believe everyone has seen that our population is constantly increasing, but it is getting harder and harder to get a good harvest. If this continues, it will be useless." How long will it take before there will be a shortage of food?”
As soon as they heard "food shortage", everyone's hearts tightened. They had to face the feeling of starvation every day, but now they had finally had enough to eat for a few days, and no one wanted to go back to those days.
Fengcao asked: "Then what should we do?"
Jiang Xuandao: "We need to go to the more fertile central part to open up more farmland and domesticate more livestock. Only in this way can we feed more people and ensure that everyone will not go hungry and even have surplus food."
"But the tribes in the central part will definitely not allow us to settle down easily. Therefore, I need at least half of your Thorn Vine personnel to go to the central part in advance to find out the situation of each tribe and prepare for the migration of more people from the tribe."
Jiang Xuan said to Feng Cao again: "After arriving in the central part, we need to pay special attention to the red ant tribe. I always feel that there seems to be some problems within the red ant tribe. Please help me find out. In addition, the iron ore in the territory of the bamboo rat tribe is very important to me." We are vital and it’s better to put more people around.”
Feng Cao nodded solemnly: "Don't worry, leader, I will definitely complete these two tasks."
"Okay, the environment in the central part is relatively unfamiliar to everyone. When you get there, you must pay attention to safety. When things cannot be done, you can retreat first and don't fight hard. Remember, if people are there, you will have the opportunity to start over. If people are gone, There’s just nothing left.”
Then, Jiang Xuan told the Thorn Vine team members in detail all the information he had about the central part, so that they could remember it firmly in their hearts.
Then, he asked Feng Cao to arrange the affairs of the Vine Tribe and the candidates to go to the central part. Three days later, he set off with the first batch of large ships heading to the Crocodile Tribe.
Three days flew by.
In the early morning three days later, when the sun was just rising, the first batch of the Vine Tribe's fleet heading to the central part of the year was finally ready to set sail. .
More than two hundred members of Thorn Vine boarded large ships under the leadership of Feng Cao, and then stood on the deck and looked back at the tribe reluctantly.
"Weigh anchor!"
"Woooo..."
Following the order from Jing Jie, the leader of the fleet, a soldier blew the anchor-weighing horn.
"Crash..."
Under the rotation of the winch, the heavy bronze anchor followed the chain and rose little by little from the bottom of the river, and finally landed on the deck.
"Raise the sails and set sail!"
Nepeta shouted again, and the trumpet sounded again.
The sails slowly rose, and with the help of the wind and flowing water, the ship began to slowly move downstream.
Nepeta pointed forward and shouted excitedly: "Go to the middle!"
He is a naturally adventurous person, and this time he got instructions from Jiang Xuan to go deeper into the middle of the sea, which was exactly what he dreamed of.
But the members of Thorn Vine were different. Although they used to go to other tribes to collect intelligence, they were never too far away from the tribe.
This time, the place they want to go is too far away. The journey is full of unknown risks and accidents, and they don't know when they will be able to come back.
They stood on the deck, reluctantly looking at the tribesmen on the river bank, at the vine tribe houses not far away, at the huge divine vine in the center of the tribe, and at the surrounding mountains, rivers and vegetation, all of which were deeply absorbed. Engraved in my heart.
On the bank of the river, Jiang Xuan and the people of the Teng tribe kept waving their hands, praying that they would return safely after completing their mission.
It is also clear to many that some people are likely to stay in the central region forever this time.
However, if a tribe wants to rise, someone must make sacrifices. If the sacrifices of a few people can bring a stable life for the majority of people, everything will be worth it.
If no one is willing to sacrifice, the tribe will weaken quickly, and then other tribes will devour them all, and more people will die.
Thanks to the hall master for the 5,000 book coins rewarded by "Looking at the Courtyard".
(End of chapter)
