Shao Xuan's destination wasn't to go all the way up the mountain, but only after walking up a bit, followed a road scattered with stones toward the back of the mountain.
When I came to the other side of the mountain, I looked up and saw the endless endless forest. Several of the bare hills with few plants were used for training by the warriors of the tribe, and they are also the main production areas for the stone tools used by the hunting warriors. The stones there are not suitable for plant growth, but they are a good training place.
The place where Shao Xuan is standing now is a gravel field. These gravel are not formed naturally, but were broken by people. The useful stones that can be processed have long been picked up by the tribe, and the rest are some Useless slag, usually no one comes here.
The surroundings are very quiet, but I can also hear the roaring sounds from the nearby mountains. Shao Xuan has not seen the training of the totem warriors with his own eyes. I heard that the training of the totem warriors is too destructive, like Shao Xuan now. Vulnerable groups are not allowed to approach, and there are many people who have been accidentally injured by watching without saying a word.
Looking back, Shao Xuan released the straw dog leash in his hand: "Go eat your 'noodles'."
Caesar, who had been unable to hold back for a long time, immediately ran on the gravel ground. While trotting, his nose was still sniffing. When he smelled something, he used his forelimbs to quickly and vigorously planed there, and in a short while he was pulled out from the place where he was digging. A worm about a foot long in the size of an adult thumb is eaten, and then moves on to find the next one.
Those worms are called "stone worms" by the tribe. They look very similar to earthworms, but they are much larger than earthworms. The one that was eaten by Caesar just now is relatively small. , I heard that there are even bigger ones, but the bigger the stone worms, the more they like to go deep underground, so only the small ones are left on the surface.
Stone worms are hard to eat, and many people will have severe diarrhea if they eat them, so the tribes do not list stone worms in their own recipes, which is cheap for Caesar, who is very interested in stone worms.
As a wolf, it is miserable enough to eat insects.
Carrying the bale of grass to find a suitable place for drying, Shao Xuan spread the bale of grass to dry, so that he could sleep more comfortably when he went back to the cave at night.
After laying the grass, Shao Xuan observed the surroundings and determined that there was no one else, so he came to the side of a short tree at the edge of the gravel field, pushed aside a layer of gravel on the ground, and took out a handful of extremely rough workmanship tied to his waist. The stone knife excavated, and soon, a stone bowl that was buried below was exposed. The stone bowl contained a piece of jerky. Shao Xuan quickly took out the jerky and buried the stone bowl back in its place.
The jerky was only half the size of a palm, and it was hard and had a fishy smell. If it was Shao Xuan in his previous life, he would not have given it a second look, but now, after experiencing a real long-term hunger, the "taste is the same as chewing wax" can also change. Become "the world's delicious".
Look, how simple life is... all forced.
After eating something, I felt a lot of energy and strength. Shao Xuan stood up to move his muscles and bones, and hit the fitness boxing he often practiced in his previous life several times. This is what Shao Xuan has to do every day, because when he first woke up in this body, this body was quite weak.
Over there, Caesar was still slicing food everywhere, but he did not lower his vigilance. He paid attention to the surroundings and looked around from time to time. This is why Shao Xuan dared to eat directly, otherwise he would be discovered by some equally hungry people in the tribe. It has to be easy. Shao Xuan is now isolated and helpless, and his small arms and calves are still yellow and skinny, and he is a scumbag in battle. If it were not for some experience in his previous life and the ruthlessness he forced out after coming here, it may not be known if he can come out and move around.
After hitting the fitness punch a few times, Shao Xuan stopped to catch his breath, but found that Caesar, who was biting on a stone worm and pulling it out, suddenly turned his head. The subterranean half quickly retracts into the soil, and even if only half, they can grow fully and continue to survive after a period of time. And the half stone worm that was bitten by Caesar was twisting its body and slapped Caesar's mouth violently.
Caesar did not eat the stone worm directly, and ignored the beating of the stone worm. Instead, he stared in one direction and made a grunting sound in his throat, which was a reminder to Shao Xuan that someone was coming.
Caesar did not directly bark its fangs, Shao Xuan knew that the visitor should be someone he knew.
Staring over there, soon, Shao Xuan heard a very slight sound, like the sound of the wind blowing leaves on the ground, and gradually, a figure appeared in Shao Xuan's field of vision.
It was a very tall and burly man, wearing simple animal skin clothes and trousers. There are still a few scars on the visitor's face, which adds a bit of suffocation. The parts of the body that are not covered by the animal skin also have scars of different sizes, and there is a circle of stone objects hanging around the waist, which are selected for waiting. A block of stone processed into a stone tool.
Those stones are of a different type from the gravel at Shao Xuan's feet. The stones are much harder and more useful for hunting after being made into tools. They are much more advanced than the crude stone knife in Shao Xuan's hand. If so, the meat from the smallest rough embryo would be enough for Shao Xuan to eat for several days.
It was probably because he was used to sneaking in the forest when he was hunting. It was the same way when people walked on weekdays. There was basically no sound. This was his unintentional result. If he really wanted to hide, Caesar might not be able to find him immediately. Shao Xuangeng Not even the slightest sound was heard.
The grunting in Caesar's throat hadn't stopped. The visitor glanced at it. Caesar immediately tightened his body and opened his mouth to reveal the four extra long fangs. The half stone worm that fell on the ground was about to burrow into it. He didn't get distracted by escaping underground, he just kept staring at the man.
For the warriors of the tribe, beasts are just prey and food, and Caesar is naturally one of the food. Even if the visitor just glanced at Caesar and didn't really want to hunt, the long-term hunting instinct would make him reflex after seeing the beast, revealing a dangerous atmosphere that Caesar was very afraid of.
Seeing this situation, Shao Xuan had to speak up first.
"Uncle Mai, good morning!"
The middle-aged strong man staring at Caesar heard the sound and turned his eyes from Caesar to Shao Xuan. When facing Shao Xuan, the knife-like aura just revealed because of Caesar restrained a lot, and it would not make Shao Xuan feel too much. great pressure. In fact, most warriors in the tribe are not too bad when facing young children, unless those children take the initiative to provoke them and anger them.
Mai looked at Shao Xuan, and then looked at the marks left by the gravel layer under Shao Xuan's feet because of the fisting and movement of his hands and feet just now, with a little smile in his eyes, but because of the scars on his face, it did not make Zhang hideous. How soft the face is.
Shao Xuan knew that Mai's kindness was not as scary as it looked. Moreover, Mai and the father who had this body used to belong to the same hunting team and helped Shao Xuan a lot on weekdays.
"Ah Xuan came out so early? It's better to practice in advance." Mai said.
People in the tribe do not have surnames, and most of them have single-character names, probably for the sake of memory and convenience. The real name of Shao Xuan's body is called "Xuan". As for the name, because the ancestors of the tribe had a high status, the elders liked to first say "ah" when they called people, and then called people's names. Later, the younger generation followed suit. Up to now, some people in the tribe still like to be in the name of people when they call people. There is an "A" in front of the name, of course, it will not be so casual to the elders and some people with special status in the tribe.
Among the people who live near the foot of the mountain, including the children in "Haier Cave", they could not awaken their totem power when they were young, and few of them came out to exercise. , After all, activities and exercise consume a lot of physical strength and are prone to hunger. For this group of poor people near the foot of the mountain, they can consume less if they can consume less. Even adults agree that their children should move less.
But obviously, Mai more agrees with Shao Xuan's behavior. Practice now and benefit later.
"Uncle Mai, are you back from the training ground?" Shao Xuan asked.
"Yeah." Mai nodded slightly.
There is no specific time for the warriors of the tribe to go out for training. As long as they do not miss the hunt, the time can be arranged freely.
"It looks like Uncle Mai, you have a good luck this time. By the way, Uncle Mai, I heard from Lang Ga that it's your hunting team's turn to go out hunting tomorrow? I wish you all the best and come back with a fruitful harvest!" Shao Xuan said.
Lang Ga was a soldier in a hunting team with Mai, and Caesar was picked up by Lang Ga for Shao Xuan. The pronunciation of the word "langga" means earth bow in the tribal language. People live up to their name.
Mai answered with a smile when he heard Shao Xuan's words, because he was going to go hunting tomorrow, and it might take several days, so he had to rush back to rest and go out to hunt in the best condition tomorrow. Mai didn't say much, and planned to leave.
After taking two steps, Mai stopped again, turned around and shouted, "Ah Xuan!"
Shao Xuan looked at Mai, and saw Mai poured out a piece of jerky from the animal skin bag and threw it over.
Soldiers will bring their own food when they go to training. After all, the training ground is almost full of rocks, there are few plants, and there are even fewer animals to eat. In order to supplement the physical loss caused by training, they will prepare food in advance. Mai gives Shao Xuan The jerky was prepared before, and there is still a little left. The last small piece was intended to be eaten on the way back, but I didn't expect to meet Shao Xuan, so I gave it directly. Shao Xuan does not have the ability to go out hunting, and the tribe does not allow them to go out hunting, which is also one of the ways the tribe protects young children.
"Thank you Uncle Mai!" Shao Xuan said.
The people of the tribe are not enough in terms of food, especially in this season, not everyone can give meat as generously as Mai.
After giving the meat to Shao Xuan, Mai said: "The place where I train is on the mountainside of that mountain, I can see the sun go down..."
Tell Shao Xuan the exact location of the training and instruct Mai to be careful before leaving. When Mai disappeared, Caesar also relaxed, looked at the ground, and found that half of the stone worm had already slipped away. The nose carefully distinguishes the smell, and wants to continue to track and recapture the escaped prey. However, Shao Xuan didn't intend to make it so, Mai gave him a chance to be full today.
Putting the jerky given by Mai into the stone bowl before burying it, and laying a layer of stone chips on top of the soil layer to make a camouflage, Shao Xuan looked at the direction Mai pointed, and called Caesar.
"Leave Caesar! Go for a big vote!"