Chapter 197 Sharing the Fish
As the sun sets, the Fire Tribe's team slowly stops and prepares to rest.
The tribesmen begin to worship the totem, hoping that the totem will bestow the totem fire to illuminate the darkness at night.
On the way to the east, this is what the tribesmen do every day. Repeated worship makes their faith more faithful, but this time, the totem fire was not lit in front of them.
"Buzz..."
The totem fire suddenly rose on the frozen sea, the flames were surging, and the ice melted quickly.
"Ang~~"
The little turtle made an excited cry, and its four claws ran out of the shape of wheels and ran towards the sea.
Except for him, everyone was a little stunned, including the totems. If there was anyone who was not surprised, it was only Ming Totem.
He had been in a big river before, so he had some experience with water, but even so, he didn't dare to go into the sea, because he had heard the description of the ocean by Diwu Xuan.
Twenty thousand leagues under the sea, he estimated that if he went in, he would never get out in his lifetime, given the stupidity of these savages.
Although the wolf totem could swim, he was also afraid of the sea, so everyone just watched the little turtle running on the sea.
When they came to the totem fire, the nine-zhang-high totem fire sank at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the ice surface was quickly melted. After sinking about ten feet, the sinking speed of the totem fire suddenly accelerated.
"Whoosh~~"
With a light sound, the totem fire entered the sea, and only some light could still be revealed, and it was slowly sinking.
The Fifth Xuan tried to control the totem fire and make it float as a whole. He could do it, but it was very energy-consuming. He gave up after trying it for a while.
"Plop~~"
The little turtle jumped into the sea excitedly, and the Fifth Xuan did not stop him.
If the East Coast is the Fifth Xuan's home, then the sea is the little turtle's home.
As soon as he entered the sea, the space immediately became a lot darker, but the totem fire had not completely sunk, so the light below could still illuminate.
The little turtle swam excitedly in the sea, and his speed was much faster than on land. He
had not returned to the sea for too long, and just swimming around made him feel happy. From time to time, he made "ang, ang" sounds to express his excitement.
"Ba Xia, see if you can get some fish to throw in."
After letting the little turtle swim for a while and feeling happy enough, the Fifth Xuan ordered.
The little turtle began to catch fish in the sea. His speed was much faster than that of normal fish, but he was carrying Diwu Xuan on his back, so every time he moved, he created an undercurrent.
The surging undercurrent became a booster for those fish. They used the undercurrent to run away, and the angry little turtle shouted "Ang Ang".
"Stand under the hole and don't move. Wait for the fish to come over and use your claws."
If chasing doesn't work, you can only wait and see, Diwu Xuan reminded.
The little turtle suppressed his excitement and desire to swim freely, stopped under the ice hole, and found that a fish was about to pass by him, and immediately stretched out his sharp claws.
"Puff..."
With a barely audible sound, the little turtle's claws pierced into the fish's body, and then threw it upward with force.
"Pah... pah pah..."
A long-tailed fish flew out of the ice hole, fell on the ice surface and kept struggling, making a "pah pah" sound.
"Wow~~"
The people of the Fire Tribe couldn't help shouting out, including the people of the Wolf Tribe. They hadn't hunted a live beast for a long time.
"Swoosh..."
The Wolf Totem got up first and ran towards the ice cave on the ice. She was afraid that it was not safe here and that others would fall into the sea.
The wolf's claws stepped on the hard ice, and nothing happened.
"Huff..."
The Wolf Totem sniffed the fresh big-tailed fish with her nose, and a rare smile appeared on her face.
"Woo~~"
She looked up to the sky and howled, expressing her joy.
The Fifth Xuan really didn't lie to her. On the east coast, you can really hunt living things.
"Plop."
The Wolf Totem turned around and hit the sea, and began to try to fish in the sea water.
She had done this in the lake, but never in the sea. It was her first time in the sea, and she was still a little uncomfortable with the undercurrents in the sea water.
After swimming for a while, she finally found some tips and then began to attack the fish swimming in the sea.
But it was obvious that fish in the sea were harder to catch than those in the lake. It took her a long time, even when she felt a little tired, to catch a fish. After
catching the fish, she immediately turned around and climbed out of the ice hole. After shaking off the water on her body, she threw the fish on the ice and let it jump "pat pat".
"Woo~~"
This time the wolf tribe made a louder sound. They exclaimed in surprise. More wolves tried to enter the sea, but were stopped by the wolf totem.
"The ice cave is too small and the sea is too deep. We should settle down and open up a hunting area in the future. If we come down like this now, some of them may drown easily."
This was the reminder from the Fifth Xuan to her, so she stopped the giant wolves from reveling.
Although the giant wolves were stopped, the Fifth Xuan did not organize the little turtle. He hunted fish madly in the sea and threw them out through the hole one by one. Soon, a large pile of fish accumulated.
The wolf totem did not go into the sea again. She also found that she was not used to fishing in the sea, so she just stood by the ice cave and hit the fish that wanted to jump back into the sea to the giant wolf.
The giant wolves returned to the shore with the fish. Many totem fires had been lit on the shore, and the tribesmen began to roast the fresh fish.
Fresh, what a strange word it is. Many people can’t wait to eat it raw, but they can only wait.
The six generations of leaders have started to organize the distribution of fish. The first wave of people to be distributed with fresh fish meat are of course the witches, whose status in the tribe is unshakable.
Normally, the next should be the leaders, but the six generations of leaders set an example by not eating the fresh fish, but gave them to the old and weak.
At first, some warriors were indignant, but when the old man gave the fish to the children, those few who were indignant also stopped.
On the road to the east, the people who paid the most for the tribe were the first to bear the brunt.
They ate the least food, but were responsible for taking care of the women and children of the entire tribe.
At the same time, those octogenarians, unable to contribute to the tribe, refused the food and walked to death alone or holding hands.
Most of them didn't live long enough to see fresh fish, and even if they did, they didn't enjoy it, but left it to the future of the tribe.
Yes, the elders of the tribe are the past of the tribe. They may have been strong warriors, or they may have been ordinary tribesmen who worked silently but hard. They represent the aging generation. The
strong warriors are the present of the tribe. They are strong and healthy, and they are the foundation of the tribe's survival. They deserve to enjoy everything, so they are the group of people who suffer the least from hunger on the eastward migration.
The children are the future of the tribe. They are the next generation, the generation that inherits the Fire Tribe.
When danger comes, the six generations of leaders guard the present, that is, the strong warriors, and when the danger is about to pass, he needs to give some comfort to the past and some hope to the future.