Huanlu looked at Li Qing's sketch and smacked his lips curiously, saying, "It won't take too long to forge this. I can forge about two or three a day. But, Maizi, what is this you drew? This is the first time I've seen this kind of weapon."

"These are swords, knives, and spears," Li Qing explained with a smile.

It's quite normal that these primitive people didn't know the top three weapons among these three items. Such sharp weapons were almost nonexistent in the Stone Age. This was all due to the properties of stone. Making bows and arrows was already extremely difficult. If they were to forcibly make a weapon like a sword, even if they did manage to create it, the weapon itself would probably be destroyed after striking an enemy. Li Qing believed that their ancestors must have tried this and suffered the consequences, which is why they didn't pass down the "designs" of these weapons, resulting in their generation completely not recognizing these weapons.

However, the appearance of the Chino Rock made Li Qing feel a little more hopeful about forging such a weapon.

Such rocks are practically natural materials for making weapons.

These three weapons, regardless of which one they are, are far more convenient and practical than the stone axes and stone hammers they used before. On the one hand, they are lighter, and on the other hand, their lethality will definitely be greatly increased.

After explaining the benefits of these weapons to Huanlu, Huanlu looked at Li Qing with admiration and said, "Where did you learn about these things? I've never heard anyone mention them before."

Li Qing chuckled and said, "It's a secret. By the way, how difficult was it to forge these weapons?"

Huanlu scratched his head and said, "I've never forged anything before, but I roughly understand the composition of these three weapons. The forging difficulty shouldn't be too great."

"Then I'll leave it to you." Li Qing patted Huanlu on the shoulder and said, "Try to forge as many as possible before dark. By the way, if you successfully forge one later, please show it to me. I've only heard of it, but I've never seen this kind of weapon before. I wonder what it feels like to use it."

Huanlu was completely absorbed in the sketch Li Qing had drawn on the ground, staring intently as she said, "Of course, that's no problem."

"Thank you for your help."

Li Qing waved goodbye to Huanlu.

As soon as Li Qing turned his head, he saw Li walking straight towards him.

He greeted him with a smile and was about to leave as if nothing had happened when Li suddenly patted Li Qing's shoulder gently, signaling him to come with him.

With a helpless sigh, Li Qing bid farewell to Huan Lu again, urging him to hurry up with the construction, and then followed Li to a secluded corner.

After checking that no one was around, Li got straight to the point: "Maizi, our leaving here before tonight isn't as simple as you think, is it?"

"As expected of Li," Li Qing thought to himself with admiration.

Upon returning to the tribe, the first thing he did was find an excuse to urge the tribespeople to return to the surface before nightfall—if it weren't for the fact that some of them were injured and needed time to rest, Li Qing would have been eager to get them back to the surface immediately.

Most of the tribe members were skeptical of Li Qing's plan. After all, the place seemed very safe and not at all as dangerous as Li Qing had described, with ferocious beasts appearing at night. Returning before midnight seemed a bit too much.

But when they offered their opinions, Li stood up and supported Li Qing's statement, using his own experience to prove that Li Qing was right. It was very dangerous here at night, especially since there were so many of them, making them easy targets for the murderer. Therefore, they had to do as Li Qing said and leave in the middle of the night. This silenced the murmurs in the tribe. From that moment on, Li Qing noticed Li and realized that he might have something to say to him.

After all, only Pan, Atuna, and Daohua knew about his plan, and he had emphasized to them not to tell anyone. It was impossible for Li to support Li Qing's decision without knowing the details, unless he also had some plans of his own.

Knowing he couldn't hide it from Li, Li Qing nodded and said, "Yes."

Li didn't ask what happened in detail, but remained silent for only a second before asking, "Is it about the group of people who hurt the strange bird?"

Li Qing could no longer contain his surprise and asked, "How did you know?"

Li turned his head to Huanlu, who was already busy with his back to them, and said while tapping and banging on the rocks, "It's very simple. Qinuo Rock, your claim that you found this magical rock halfway through the journey can fool young people like Suo, and Chu, who is straightforward... but it can't fool me and the chief."

"The chief and the others too—"

Li smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Don't worry, they don't know."

Li Qing finally breathed a sigh of relief.

His guess was confirmed, but Li showed no smugness on his face. He asked in a heavy tone, "You've seen them, haven't you? What's their strength like?"

Li Qing explained truthfully, "They are very strong. They are at least much, much stronger than the Black Wind Tribe. If it weren't for the strange bird, we wouldn't have been able to return unscathed."

Li clenched his fists and said angrily, "These damned bastards! I knew they were here a long time ago. Damn it, what are they doing here? Why did they hurt that strange bird!"

Li is a grateful person. The strange bird saved their lives, and Li was very grateful. He couldn't bear the thought that the strange bird had been tricked by these people.

Li Qing smiled wryly and said, "The strange bird is very sensitive about that matter. On the way back, I asked it about it, but even though we are very close, it still doesn't seem to want to mention it at all."

Li understood: "That must be a scene it never wants to recall in its memory. It's normal that it doesn't want to talk about it."

"That's true."

Li Qing agreed in a low voice.

Li suddenly burst into laughter a few times, then punched Li Qing in the chest with his right hand and said, "Let's not talk about that. Anyway, I came here just to find out what happened. Don't worry, now that I know, I'll keep it a secret from the rest of the tribe."

Li Qing nodded gratefully and said, "Please also tell the chief and the others. Thank you for your hard work. It will probably get dark here soon. Let the brothers in the tribe enjoy this time. They are very tired."

“How can you talk like that? We’re all family, don’t talk about how hard it is,” Li corrected Li Qing’s mistake in wording, and then said, “Also, you were in such a hurry just now, what are you going to do next?”

"I'll practice with Big Black to kill some time."

Li Qing grinned.