Chapter 209 Black Snake Tribe

In the Western Wasteland, the Great Rift Valley continues to split.

“Boom…”

As the ground continued to split, almost all the animals along the way fled, and terrible boulders continued to fall into the bottomless chasm.

Disasters such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, and abnormal climate have long shrouded the land of the Western Wilderness like thick dark clouds.

Various disasters and extreme weather have made the living environment in Western Wilderness extremely harsh. Coupled with large-scale desertification, it is even more difficult to survive in such a place.

Under such circumstances, the tribes that were originally reluctant to leave their homeland were forced to embark on the road of migration in order to survive.

Among them were some large tribes that had previously been holding on with gritted teeth.

Migration of large tribes is more troublesome than that of small tribes because they have larger populations and require more resources, making peaceful migration almost non-existent.

Once embarking on the migration journey, it means grabbing a large enough piece of land in other places.

The question is, how much space is there to accommodate a large tribe? Will the indigenous people agree?

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Southern Wilderness, Teng Tribe.

A glowing vine bridge extends from the top of the stone mountain to the Flying Fish River.

“Clatter…”

One after another, giant water scorpions appeared. They rushed out of the water and climbed up the vine bridge.

The annual reception ceremony has begun again.

After a few days, these giant water scorpions will turn into giant dragonflies, catching insects and fighting for the Vine Tribe as they did in previous years.

"There are a lot more giant water scorpions this year than in previous years."

Jiang Xuan looked at the giant water scorpions on the vine bridge. He could feel that there were obviously more of them than in previous years without having to count them carefully.

After all the water scorpions had climbed up, Chishao, who was standing by, said, "There are a total of 108 of them."

Jiang Xuan exclaimed: "One hundred and eight giant dragonflies? That's nearly twice as many as last year!"

The time and number of giant dragonflies metamorphosing vary from day to day, and this year's number is particularly large.

Perhaps it was because after the Teng tribe settled here, they caught a lot of big fish, which reduced the competition from giant water scorpions in the Feiyu River and increased their survival rate.

“Buzz…”

After all the giant water scorpions climbed up, the vine bridge began to retract until it wrapped around the huge stone mountain again.

Those giant water scorpions simply lay on the vines, and after finding their respective positions, they stopped moving, as if they were petrified.

The fog once again enveloped the stone mountain, making it impossible to see the true appearance of the divine vine.

"Okay, let's get back to work."

Jiang Xuan shouted, and the tribesmen who were watching by the Feiyu River dispersed one after another. They walked towards where they were working in twos and threes, while excitedly discussing the giant dragonfly.

Jiang Xuan also returned to his house.

Summer is here and the weather is getting hotter and hotter. I've been outside in the sun for so long that I'm already sweating all over.

"Eat some kimchi to cool down."

Jiang Xuan thought of the snow water kimchi he made last winter, and his saliva secretion unconsciously increased.

Last winter, Jiang Xuan used snow water to make two jars of kimchi. He had already shared one jar with Chishao and others, and there was another jar that Jiang Xuan had never been willing to eat.

It’s extremely hot right now, and eating some sour pickles can help relieve the heat.

Jiang Xuan washed a long-handled spoon, then took a ceramic bowl and walked to the corner of the room. He opened the lid of the kimchi jar, and a refreshing sour smell immediately hit his nose.

Jiang Xuan used a long-handled spoon to scoop half a bowl of kimchi from the jar, and then put the lid back on the jar.

He returned to the table, placed the ceramic bowl and spoon on the table, and picked up a pair of chopsticks.

In the ceramic bowl, beans, bell peppers, radishes, etc. all appear golden in color, which is very beautiful.

Jiang Xuan picked up a string bean with chopsticks and put it into his mouth. He felt a sour taste rushing to the top of his head. That kind of sourness can only be experienced by those who have eaten it.

In fact, these vegetables are not the same varieties as the beans, radishes and other vegetables that Jiang Xuan had seen in his previous life. They just look a bit similar.

But the sour and refreshing taste of them after being made into kimchi is similar.

Jiang Xuan ate half a bowl of kimchi in a row and felt his teeth soften. "It's so sour. It must have been soaked for too long."

Kimchi tastes best when it is just cooked. It is not too sour and is very crisp and delicious.

Jiang Xuan had been soaking this jar of kimchi for more than half a year. It was too sour and not crispy enough to eat, but rather soft.

After eating kimchi, Jiang Xuan cleaned the ceramic bowl, chopsticks and spoon, and then went to work in the yard.

He planted a lot of vegetables in the yard, and often had to do some work like weeding, fertilizing, and cultivating the soil.

He carried a hoe, walked into the yard, and patiently weeded the vegetables.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Boom boom boom."

"Who is it?"

"Leader, it's me, Fengcao."

Jiang Xuan looked around and found that Tangyuan, who was usually responsible for opening the door, was not there, and Yueya had also gone out to eat. He had no choice but to put down his hoe and go open the door himself.

“Squeak…”

The courtyard gate opened and Fengcao walked in hurriedly, his face very serious and his eyes revealing anxiety.

"Feng Cao, what happened?"

"Chief, there is a large tribe in the Western Wilds migrating here, and they have already wiped out many small tribes along the way."

After hearing Feng Cao's words, Jiang Xuan's face changed and he asked, "Is the news accurate? Is it really a big tribe?"

"Absolutely accurate, because some tourists from the wiped-out tribe have already fled to our vicinity."

"That's troublesome." Jiang Xuan frowned.

A large tribe has a population of at least 10,000 and its combat effectiveness is also very strong.

The most important thing is that the totem god of every major tribe is a very terrifying existence.

They were able to stand out from numerous small and medium-sized tribes and grow step by step into totem gods of large tribes. Their strength is definitely unquestionable.

The Teng tribe, in conjunction with other allied tribes, could defeat a medium-sized tribe, but could it defeat a large tribe? Jiang Xuan had no idea and was even a little panicked.

"Have you found out which large tribe in the Western Wasteland it is from?"

"According to those tourists, this tribe raises a large number of snakes. I have asked the tribes that migrated from the Western Wasteland and found out that there is only one large tribe in the Western Wasteland that raises snakes, and that is the Black Snake Tribe."

“The Black Snake Tribe… Is this tribe very powerful?”

Feng Cao said with a serious expression: "According to the people of the West Wasteland Tribe, the Black Snake Tribe is very powerful."

“Trouble…”

Jiang Xuan closed his eyes. He originally thought that after dealing with the Raptor Tribe, he could at least develop safely for a period of time. Unexpectedly, a more powerful tribe came.

After a long time, Jiang Xuan opened his eyes again and said, "Go get more information and try to find out the situation of the Black Snake Tribe."

"yes!"

Fengcao retreated and she wanted to lead the thorn vine to continue to gather information.

Jiang Xuan stood in the yard for a while, then picked up the hoe and continued weeding, but after a while he felt upset, so he simply put the hoe aside for the time being.

He sat by the pond. The frozen lotus root in the pond had grown two disc-shaped leaves, with a few water droplets rolling on them from time to time with the waves.

Jiang Xuan stared at the lotus leaves on the water for a while and said to himself: "Lotus leaves, frogs, frog tribe!"

"Yes, how could I forget about the Frog Tribe? They should know more about the situation in the Western Wasteland."

Jiang Xuan immediately got up, washed his hands, and headed to the Frog Tribe.

He left the vine wall, rejected the suggestion of the guards to follow him, and headed for the frog tribe alone.

The Frog Tribe is not far from the Vine Tribe. Just go out of the south gate of the vine wall and walk a distance to the southeast to reach the destination.

Because he has been busy recently, although the distance is not far, Jiang Xuan has not been to the Frog Tribe for a long time.

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Today, after he entered the territory of the Frog Tribe, he clearly discovered many changes.

First of all, the number of houses in the Frog Tribe has increased a lot, which can be clearly seen at a glance.

Secondly, the Frog Tribe began to dig ponds and reclaim land, imitating the practices of the Vine Tribe.

Finally, there is the number of giant frogs.

When they first migrated here, there were only twenty or thirty giant frogs left in the frog tribe, which was a very pitiful situation.

But just over a year later, Jiang Xuan was surprised to find that the frog tribe's territory was full of half-grown giant frogs, and there were so many of them.

"The reproductive capacity of frogs is really strong!"

Jiang Xuan looked at the giant frog jumping around and felt very emotional.

At this rate, in a few years, the giant frog population of the Frog Tribe will recover and even exceed the number when they lived in the Western Wilderness.

Because the Southern Wilderness is obviously more suitable for the survival of these giant frogs than the increasingly arid Western Wilderness.

However, Jiang Xuan was not in the mood to carefully observe the changes in the Frog Tribe today. He just took a casual look and then went straight into the residential area of ​​the Frog Tribe to find Huo Meng.

The warriors of the Frog Tribe all knew Jiang Xuan, so when they discovered that Jiang Xuan had arrived, someone immediately went to the tribe to report the news.

After a while, the Frog Tribe witch came out accompanied by a group of Frog Tribe warriors to greet Jiang Xuan.

Jiang Xuan exchanged a few polite words with the witch, and then was welcomed into the best wooden house in the tribe.

"Isn't Chief Huo Meng in the tribe?" Jiang Xuan asked.

"Chief Huo Meng is out hunting with the warriors of the hunting team. If Chief Xuan wants to find him, he may have to wait until he comes back."

"Since Chief Huo Meng has gone hunting, the same goes for looking for a witch."

"Chief Xuan, please tell me what you want to do."

"Do you know the Black Snake Tribe?"

When Jiang Xuan said the four words "Black Snake Tribe", he clearly saw the Frog Tribe witch tremble all over and his expression became unnatural.

"Of course I know. The Black Snake Tribe is one of the big tribes in the Western Wilds. Who doesn't know that?"

When the Frog Tribe witch said this, his tone was somewhat sarcastic and helpless.

Jiang Xuan keenly noticed the change in his expression and tone, so he asked, "Does your Frog Tribe have a grudge against the Black Snake Tribe?"

The witch of the Frog Tribe was silent for a long time before nodding: "Indeed, there is a grudge. If it weren't for the Black Snake Tribe, the Frog God wouldn't have been so quick..."

Although the Frog Tribe Shaman didn't finish his words, Jiang Xuan already understood what he meant.

Snakes have a wide range of diets, and frogs are one of them.

Jiang Xuan believed that when the Frog Tribe was in the Western Wilderness, they must have been bullied by the Black Snake Tribe, and that they had been bullied quite severely, otherwise the Frog Tribe witch would not have hated the Black Snake Tribe so much.

Jiang Xuan said seriously: "If the Frog Tribe has a grudge against them, then you should be careful."

"What do you mean?" The Frog Tribe Shaman looked at Jiang Xuan.

"The Black Snake Tribe is migrating here."

"What?"

The witch of the Frog Tribe was stunned, and then said angrily: "We spent so much time and so many people died. We finally migrated to the Southern Wilderness, but why are the Black Snake Tribe still haunting us?"

Jiang Xuan said: "It's useless to talk about this now. Tell me the situation of the Black Snake Tribe in detail, and we will work together to find a solution."

The Frog Tribe witch nodded helplessly, and then gave Jiang Xuan a detailed introduction to the situation of the Black Snake Tribe.

The Black Snake Tribe is one of the large tribes in the Western Wilderness. It lives in the heart of the Western Wilderness, has a population of more than 10,000, and occupies a very vast territory.

Although the Black Snake Tribe had mastered some techniques for growing fruit trees, grains, and taming wild animals, the techniques were very primitive and the yields were extremely low.

They had to rely on hunting and gathering, as well as looting, to maintain the tribe's food, clothing, weapons and other resources.

Moreover, although most snakes do not need water all the time like the giant frog, they also prefer a humid environment.

When the hinterland of the Western Wilderness became dry and rainless and the land turned into desert, the snakes and giant frogs could not stand such an environment.

Because of this, the Black Snake Tribe had no choice but to migrate to the Southern Wilderness, otherwise they would face the threat of large-scale famine and water shortage.

After listening to the introduction of the Frog Tribe witch, Jiang Xuan asked again: "What are the warriors of the Black Snake Tribe good at? Do they have any special skills?"

The Frog Tribe witch thought for a moment and said, "The Black Snake Tribe warriors are good at using poison and ambushing. They are very powerful."

"We in the Frog Tribe usually poison our weapons and use blowgun darts, but the Black Snake Tribe can just release poisonous snakes to bite people, making it hard to defend against."

"Also, the Black Snake Tribe can move at night. The totem god of the Snake Tribe has endowed them with the abilities of night vision and swiftness, so they can fight very quickly."

"You mean, the totem god of the snake tribe can give warriors special abilities?"

The Frog Tribe shaman nodded and said, "That's right. Every totem god of a large tribe can give warriors one or more special abilities. I saw this in the animal skin scroll left by the third generation shaman of the Frog Tribe."

"No wonder the big tribe is so strong, so this is the reason."

Jiang Xuan suddenly realized.

In every tribe that has a totem god, the witch will obtain some of the totem god's abilities. For example, Chi Shao gained the ability to make plants grow quickly, and to make them wither and be reborn.

But every warrior can obtain the power of the totem god, which is terrible. It is equivalent to the entire tribe, and all the warriors have been collectively strengthened.

The totem gods of small and medium-sized tribes could not do this. Before this, Jiang Xuan had never even heard of such a thing.

It seems that the Black Snake Tribe is much stronger than Jiang Xuan imagined. This is a very bad thing for the Vine Tribe, the Frog Tribe, and all the tribes through which the Black Snake Tribe passes.

"So, it's almost impossible for us to defeat the Black Snake Tribe?"

The witch of the Frog Tribe looked at Jiang Xuan in astonishment and said, "Chief Xuan, you actually want to defeat the Black Snake Tribe?"

"Is there a problem? If the Black Snake Tribe wants to rob us, we can't just sit there and wait for death, right?"

“No… no problem…”

The Frog Tribe Shaman stopped talking. Be it Huo Meng or Jiang Xuan, their ideas seemed too crazy and completely irrational to the Frog Tribe Shaman.

(End of this chapter)