On the fifth day of March, the ninth year after the establishment of the Teng tribe, in the bamboo house where the old witch lived in the Teng tribe's residential area.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
From the Feiyu River came bursts of melodious horn sounds, cheers from the crowd, and the lapping sound of the river water.
Chi Shao sat in the room, raised her head and glanced in the direction of Feiyu River, with a smile on her face. She knew that it was the new ship of the Teng tribe that had begun its trial voyage.
The new ship is much larger and sturdier than the old ship. It is specially prepared for the Vine tribe warriors to go to the central part of the country to open up wasteland.
There are three new ships on trial today. If it were in the past, Chi Shao, as a witch, would definitely be present, but as the tribe grows, she no longer needs to do many things personally.
After retracting his gaze, Chi Shao focused on a boulder in front of him.
This is a piece of white, high-quality stone that is in the shape of a long strip. The corners are polished very rounded, and even have a smooth layer of patina formed due to frequent friction.
On the boulder, about half of the area is neatly carved with various mysterious patterns, some like simplified plants, some like animals, and all kinds of strange and weird things.
If someone has not studied witchcraft, even if they see this huge stone, they will not know what the pattern on it is.
But those who have studied shamanism can tell at a glance that there are five characters engraved on the right side of the boulder: Hundred Sketches of the Wilderness!
And those strange patterns are actually engraved with various medicinal materials.
If you want to understand witchcraft medicine through these patterns, it is not enough to read the witchcraft text optically. You must also have witchcraft power. Only by infusing witchcraft power can you activate the patterns on the boulders and see the true appearance of the witchcraft medicine, including its growth habits, medicinal properties, etc. Detailed introduction.
The Hundred Sketches of the Wilderness is a gift that the old witch prepares to leave to future generations, and it is also his obsession in his later years.
However, due to an accident in the Eastern Wilderness, the old witch had to give up the half-carved sketch of the Great Wilderness and return to the Eastern Wilderness to deal with the tribe's survival crisis.
Before leaving, the old witch entrusted Chi Shao with the work of continuing to perfect the Great Wilderness Hundreds of Sketch Maps, so that even if the old witch himself had an accident, the Great Wilderness Hundreds of Sketch Plans would not be abandoned halfway.
After the old witch left, Chi Shao did not forget his instructions. As long as he found a new witch medicine and understood its properties and growth habits, he would carve it into the Great Wilderness Hundred Herbs.
"Bird's wing grass, shaped like a bird's wing, has short rhizomes, is resistant to drought, and can fly in the desert with the help of strong winds..."
Red peony holds herbs in her left hand and a carving knife in her right hand. With the blessing of witchcraft, she patiently records the appearance, medicinal properties and growth habits of the bird's wing grass to form a new pattern.
From now on, as long as someone pours witchcraft power into the pattern of bird's wing grass, information about the bird's wing grass's appearance, growth habits, efficacy, and compatibility of witchcraft medicine will all emerge one by one, allowing latecomers to have a more comprehensive understanding of this kind of bird's wing grass. Witch medicine.
This is an effective inheritance method among shamans.
Of course, it also has certain limitations.
If one day the inheritance of witchcraft is cut off, the hundreds of sketches on the boulder will become some pictographic patterns in the eyes of future generations, and no one can accurately read the large amount of information hidden in them.
Chi Shao carved three herbs in succession, and then put down the carving knife.
"It took a long time to add three new herbs, and I don't know when the entire Great Wilderness sketch will be completed."
The commonly used herbs near the Teng tribe have basically been carved out through the efforts of the old witch and Chi Shao. If you want to find new herbs, you have to go farther away.
But Chi Shao, as a vine tribe shaman, cannot run around on weekdays. He can only wait for the tribe warriors to bring the herbs back from outside.
But most soldiers don't know much about herbal medicine. Even if they bring the herbal medicine back, they can't explain its origin, growth habits, medicinal properties, etc. They need to explore the red peony root themselves, or even plant it themselves.
However, there is another problem here, that is, medicinal materials may not survive after being removed from their place of origin, and their medicinal properties will also change. Even if they are successfully planted, they may not necessarily be the same medicine that was originally collected.
Therefore, making a sketch of the Great Wilderness is a very troublesome thing. It is not about discovering new medicines.
It is so simple to record it later, but it requires a comprehensive understanding of this new drug so that it will not mislead future generations.
"It would be great if I could be as free as the old wizard."
Chi Shao sighed slightly, knowing that it would be impossible in a short time unless she could train a better next sorcerer.
At present, the Teng tribe is in troubled times. On the one hand, it is necessary to maintain stability in the north, and on the other hand, it is necessary to enter the central part of the country to open up wasteland. As the leader, Jiang Xuan needs to run around to seek the best interests for the tribe, but as a shaman, Chi Shao must stay in the tribe. Stay stable.
Sometimes, Chi Shao really missed the days when the Teng tribe was just founded. She could hunt, gather, and fight with the warriors. Although the life was difficult, she lived a happy life.
Although the tribe is now stronger than before and life is better, she can only stay in the tribe and maintain the majesty of a witch at all times. She actually doesn't like this kind of life at all.
But what if you don’t like it? Now that I have chosen this path, I can only keep going, unless one day I retire like Jiang Xuan said.
Retirement is a very new word to the tribesmen, but Chi Shao is full of yearning for it.
She longed for the day when she could put down all responsibilities, ride a big bird like the old witch, and fly freely among the four wildernesses. If possible, she might even go to sea to see a wider world.
Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Chi Shao's lips.
"Witch, a soldier is seriously injured. The witch doctors from the witch hospital asked me to invite you over..."
At this moment, an anxious shout came from outside.
Chi Shao put down the carving knife, then immediately stood up and strode towards the door.
After arriving at the door, Chi Shao regained her majesty as a great witch. She said with a serious face: "What was it that hurt you?"
The soldier hurriedly replied: "I was bitten by an iron-skinned frog while hunting. My waist was broken and my blood was bleeding."
Chi Shao said: "I'll go back and get some witch medicine. I'll be there right away. You ask the witch doctor to use the powder of the magic mushroom to temporarily hang his life."
"yes!"
The warrior turned over and rode on a big-antlered deer, and quickly ran towards the witch hospital.
The witchcraft power in Chi Shao's body surged crazily, and his figure flashed and disappeared from the spot. His speed was actually a few points faster than that of a big-horned deer, like a ghost.
After becoming a great witch, although she hasn't made a move for a long time, her strength has become more and more unfathomable, and she is essentially different from ordinary warriors.
After a while, Chi Shao returned to the bamboo house to get the medicine, then appeared in the witch hospital again and began to calmly treat the seriously injured soldier.
Behind her, dozens of witch doctors and witch doctor apprentices gathered around, looking at her with enthusiasm and admiration, as if looking up to a god.
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