(There is a prologue ahead, don’t miss it. wWw. qUAnbEn-xIaosHuo. cOM)
Stone Village is located in the Cangmang Mountains, surrounded by peaks and ravines, and the vast mountains are majestic.
In the early morning, the glow of the morning glow shines down like pieces of gold, bathing people in warmth.
A group of children, ranging from four to five years old to teenagers, can number dozens of people, facing the morning glow in the open space in front of the village, exercising their bodies with humming sounds. The immature faces are full of seriousness, the older children are vigorous, and the younger ones are also gesticulating in style.
A middle-aged man with a muscular physique like a tiger or leopard, wearing animal fur clothing, bronze-colored skin, loose black hair, and piercing eyes swept over every child, and was giving them serious instructions.
"When the sun rises, all things begin, and the energy of life is at its peak. Although you can't eat the clouds and eat the energy as in the legend, there are great benefits in exercising your body to welcome the clouds. It can fill your body's vitality. The plan for a day is in the morning, get up early every day Work harder, strengthen your muscles and bones, activate your blood and strengthen your tendons, and you will have the capital to survive in this vast mountain range in the future." The middle-aged man standing in front of a group of children pointed a serious face, warned seriously, and then shouted: "You understand ?"
"Understood!" A group of children responded loudly, full of anger.
There are many prehistoric creatures in the mountain, and sometimes there are huge wings that cover the sky and cast large shadows on the ground. There are also desolate beasts standing on the peak, swallowing the moon and screaming, and all kinds of poisonous insects are lurking, which is extremely terrifying.
"Understood." A little guy who obviously lost his mind and was half a beat behind called in a childish voice.
This is a very young child, only one or two years old. He has just learned to walk for a few months, and he is also exercising his body. Obviously, he came here by himself, mixed in with the older children, and clearly shouldn't appear in this team yet.
"Humph haha!" the little guy said, waving his tender arms vigorously, imitating the movements of the older children, but he was too young, his movements were crooked, and he staggered, swaying, and the gap between the corners of his mouth The remaining white milk stains make people laugh.
A group of older children looked at him, all winking, which made the originally serious morning exercise atmosphere a lot lighter.
The little one is very white and beautiful, with big eyes rolling black and white, and the whole person is like a white porcelain doll, very cute, with immature movements, babbling in the mouth, and a naive look. This made some old people who were sitting cross-legged on huge boulders in another field and were swallowing spirits also smile.
Even those tall and burly grown men with naked upper body and bright and bulging tendons also looked over with smiles. They are the strongest people in the village, and they are the most important force for hunting and guarding the village. They are also exercising their bodies. Cheng's broadsword swung vigorously, and the wind sounded like thunder.
The living environment is extremely harsh, full of ferocious beasts and poisonous insects. For food and survival, many men died prematurely in the wilderness before they reached adulthood. The only way to survive is to strengthen their bodies. Studying hard in the morning, whether it is adults, the elderly or children, is a habit that everyone has developed since childhood.
"Calm down!" The middle-aged man in charge of supervising and guiding the children to practice yelled loudly. A group of children quickly got serious and continued to exercise in the soft and brilliant morning glow.
"Hoo... yah, I'm tired." The little one let out a long breath, and sat down on the ground, watching the older children exercise. But after only a while, he was distracted, stood up, swayed, and rushed to a five-color sparrow that was jumping not far away, but stumbled and even fell a few buttocks, but it didn't hurt. Crying, angrily, humming and chirping, get up and chase again.
"Okay, close up!"
With a loud shout, all the children cheered, rubbed their sore hands and feet, and then dispersed in a herd, rushing to their respective homes, preparing to have breakfast.
The old people laughed and got up from the boulder. And those adults who are as strong as a tiger laughed and cursed, scolded their children, and walked quickly to their homes with bone sticks and broad swords.
The stone village is not very big. There are more than 300 people, men, women and children. The houses are all made of huge stones, simple and natural.
At the head of the village there is a huge section of lightning strike wood, more than ten meters in diameter. At this time, the only wicker on the trunk has been covered by the morning glow, and it has become ordinary.
"Oh, there is earth dragon meat, give me a piece!"
These children are very lively and active, and they are not very honest even when eating. Many people came out of their homes with pottery bowls and gathered together.
The stone village is surrounded by luxuriant vegetation and many ferocious beasts, but guarding the mountains, the food of the villagers is relatively not rich, just some coarse wheat cakes, wild fruits and a small amount of meat in the children's bowls.
In fact, lack of food has always been a serious problem for Shicun. The mountains are very dangerous. Those beasts and birds are too powerful and terrifying. Every time they go hunting, someone may lose their life.
If given a choice, the villagers would not go into the mountains. Because entering the mountain means that there may be bloodshed and sacrifice.
Food is very precious to them and cannot be wasted. Every child understands this from an early age. Hunger, food, hunting, life, and blood are all connected.
At the head of the village is the courtyard of the old patriarch Shi Yunfeng, which is made of huge stones, next to the scorched and huge willow. In front of the stove in the courtyard, the white juice in the earthenware pot is boiling and the milk is fragrant. He is boiling animal milk. In addition, he puts some herbs into it from time to time and stirs it slowly with a wooden spoon.
Not long after, the old man shouted: "Little one, come and eat."
The little one lost his parents when he was half a year old. He grew up on the milk of beasts. Now he is one year and a few months old. If it is an ordinary child, he should have been weaned long ago, but he still eats very sweet food and refuses to wean him. Dropped, often teased by older children.
"Yeah, hoo... I can't run anymore." He had been chasing the five-color sparrow persistently, and he was already out of breath, and now he sat down on the ground.
"The little one is breastfeeding!" A group of older children booed.
"You little monkeys are all from his age." The old patriarch scolded with a smile.
"We're not still breastfeeding at one and a half years old, hehe."
Faced with the teasing of the older children, the little one smiled naively, his big black eyes narrowed into crescent shapes, and he didn't care. He sat in front of the clay pot and scooped milk with a wooden spoon, eating it deliciously.
After breakfast, several elderly people from the village came to the courtyard of the patriarch Shi Yunfeng together. Although their beards and hair were already gray, they were still full of energy.
"Something's not right lately. There are always big guys passing by in the middle of the night. The movement is too loud. Something must have happened in the depths of the mountains."
"Well, I was woken up several times last night, and my skin and bones were cold. There must be some wild beasts and big insects passing by here."
Several old people spoke one after another. They either frowned or thought deeply, discussing some recent danger signs, and felt that something unusual had happened.
"I think something extraordinary may have happened in the depths of the Great Desolation, which has attracted the attention of some ancient remnants in the surrounding area, and rushed over." The old patriarch Shi Yunfeng said after thinking.
"Shouldn't it be a mountain treasure?" An old man's eyes widened suddenly, his beard and hair were stretched out, showing shock.
The others also showed strange expressions, their eyes were fiery, but they all quickly extinguished the flames in their eyes. That kind of thing is not something they can get. It is far away in the deepest part of the mountain range, and no one can get in.
For so many years, no one has been able to go in and out alive. All kinds of tyrannical species are infested in the mountains. Even if everyone in the stone village rushes together, there will not be a single wave.
"Patriarch, we haven't entered the mountain for some days." At this moment, a majestic adult man walked into the courtyard. He is the leader of the hunting team and will also be the next patriarch of Shicun.
"It's not peaceful recently." The old patriarch Shi Yunfeng frowned.
"But there's really not much food left." Shi Linhu said. He was extremely tall, over two meters tall, carrying a broad sword weighing more than three hundred kilograms. He was as strong as a bear, with bronze-colored muscles all over his body. Swimming like snakes and pythons.
"Children need to grow up, they can't be hungry, they have to find a way." An old man said.
"Although the night is not peaceful, there is nothing abnormal during the day. I will take some people out, so it should be fine to be careful." Shi Linhu said.
In the end, dozens of young and middle-aged men gathered at the head of the village, led by the patriarch Shi Yunfeng to the nearby Thunder Tree, and prayed earnestly to the old willow tree.
"Ji Ling, please bless the tribe, let the children hunt fat prey, and return safely. We will sacrifice and support you for generations with a pious heart."
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