Chapter 331 The Wine-loving Tao Tribe
The dispute between the Snake Tribe and the Dragon Tribe was also told to Shi by the witch of the Snake Tribe during the subsequent exchanges.
Several ice ages ago, the Snake Tribe was a powerful tribe that ruled the central and southern parts of the continent, but the kind-hearted Snake Tribe did not enslave other tribes, but chose to blend with them.
In this way, with the Snake Tribe as the main body, more and more totem characteristics gathered on the Snake Tribe, and gradually formed the prototype of the Dragon Tribe.
At that time, there was a group of people in the Snake Tribe who stubbornly believed that this would make the Snake Tribe lose itself, so they insisted on worshiping the totem fire instead of choosing to merge with the later snake totem.
These stubborn people are the ancestors of the current Snake Tribe. In that era, they were greatly rejected by the Snake Tribe and were regarded as aliens and unfriendly people by the people of their own tribe.
However, as time went by, as more and more people believed in the Dragon Totem, the Dragon Totem's consciousness became more and more clear, and it began to be dissatisfied with being subservient to the Snake Totem.
Yes, the Snake Totem at that time was not the Dragon Totem that later became, but a totem composed of fewer totems as the Snake Totem.
The status of the Dragon Totem in the Snake Totem at that time was like the Spirit Tribe of the Dragon Tribe later, but the Snake Totem was relatively friendly and did not put on a particularly high posture.
But even so, the Dragon Totem still had its eyes on the highest power. After conspiracy, he overthrew the Snake Tribe at that time, killed many tribes evolved from the Snake Totem fire and the Snake Totem as the main body at that time, and gained the highest power.
This tribe that still maintained the pure belief in the Snake Totem was purged by the Dragon Tribe. If it were not for the great help of the Miao Tribe at that time, it would probably have been killed by the Dragon Totem.
Compared with the friendliness of the Snake Totem, the Dragon Totem was more aggressive and more ruthless. He carried out brutal killings and suppression on the survivors of the Snake Tribe.
As the last believer of the snake totem, this snake tribe left the central and southern parts of the mainland and huddled in this maze-like mountain forest, choosing to take root in the shade of the mountain.
They dared not leave this land, and even dared not contact the outside world, so they could only huddle here until now.
This is the origin of the relationship between the two tribes. When Shi knew all this, he understood why the snake tribe witch called the dragon tribe traitors.
"The snake tribe was once sad because they stepped down from the altar, but over time, the snake tribe has long recognized the reality. The once powerful gods and tribes will disappear on this road, or even be completely extinct. It is good enough for the snake tribe to exist."
The snake tribe witch finally made a very optimistic conclusion, not proud of past achievements, or dissatisfied with the current unsatisfactory.
This is still a very friendly tribe. The failures in the past did not knock them down, nor did they fall into the shadow.
Shi liked this friendly tribe very much and invited them to migrate eastward, saying that the Fire Tribe was willing to share the text and record their history as part of the history of the Fire Tribe.
The former was enough to attract the Snake Tribe witch, and the latter became the final weight.
"We will migrate eastward, but not the entire tribe. This kind of weather is not suitable for the entire tribe to move. But I will lead some people to go first."
Finally, the Snake Tribe witch made up his mind and wanted to take some elite warriors and tribesmen to explore the way to the Fire Tribe and seek a higher status for the tribe's future.
Shi did not hide the recent situation of the Fire Tribe. When the witch of the Snake Tribe learned that the Fire Tribe was still a tribe of only more than 10,000 people, he knew that this was the most critical period of the Fire Tribe's rapid development. At this time, it was easiest to gain benefits.
After all, the Snake Tribe was once the dominant tribe on the mainland, so they still had such vision.
Shi was also very happy that the Snake Tribe was willing to help the Fire Tribe, and he thought it was very important for the Fire Tribe, but he did not wait here for the Snake Tribe to be ready to go with him, because it was not time for him to return to the Fire Tribe.
He would lead the warriors to continue to travel on the mainland, spread the news that the Fire Tribe had become the dominant tribe, let more tribes like the Snake Tribe know, and let the Fire Tribe get more support.
Before leaving, Shi not only asked how to get out of the forest, but also inquired about the origin of the stone bowl of the Snake Tribe.
"The Tao Tribe is one of the few tribes that still maintains contact with the Snake Tribe."
The Snake Tribe witch directly told Shi the address of the Tao Tribe and sent an envoy to help the Fire Tribe communicate with it.
According to the Snake Tribe witch, the Tao Tribe is a tribe that is unwilling to have too much contact with the outside world. They also live in this forest, and the tribesmen only like to make exquisite bowls and dishes.
They are tired of dealing with other tribes, and the Snake Tribe witch even guessed that this is a tribe that existed before the War of Destruction.
"According to the Bull Totem, before the War of Destruction, the tribes used pottery as a unit of measurement for trade, which shows that pottery has existed for a long time. However, the Pottery Tribe has never talked about their history, so we don't know how long they have existed."
The witch of the Snake Tribe said so.
He said that the reason for establishing diplomatic relations with the Pottery Tribe was not the status of the Snake Tribe, nor the beauty of the Snake Totem, but the wine.
The people of the Pottery Tribe like wine, and if Shi has any ideas, he might as well start from this aspect.
Shi expressed his gratitude for this, and after resting for a day in the Snake Tribe, he left with the envoy.
Without mentioning that the witch of the Snake Tribe reorganized the tribe and prepared to select elites to embark on the road of eastward migration, it was only said that Shi, led by the envoy of the Snake Tribe, led the team to the Pottery Tribe.
Just as the witch of the Snake Tribe introduced, the Pottery Tribe is indeed a tribe that does not like to communicate with the outside world.
Their settlement is in a gourd-shaped mountain with very narrow entrances and exits. When the Fire Tribe requested to enter, they were rejected. Only the messenger of the Snake Tribe was allowed to enter the valley.
After waiting for half a day, an old man came out of the valley. He claimed to be a witch of the Pottery Tribe, but from his body shape, he looked more like a warrior than a witch.
"Can you provide good wine?"
He stood in front of Shi and said nothing else. He just asked this question.
Shi did not deceive them, but chose to tell the truth: "The Fire Tribe does not have wine, but the Ox Tribe is in the Fire Tribe, and the Fire Tribe is not short of millet. In order to get pottery, the Fire Tribe does not mind making millet into wine."
After hearing his words, the witch of the Tao tribe hesitated, saying that he would think about it, and then he passed through the narrow passage and entered Hulu Mountain.
Shi didn't care that he couldn't enter the Tao tribe's residence and was very rudely left outside.
He didn't have the strong desire for power like the six generations of leaders, not to mention that his early experience made him willing to tolerate.
It must be said that such a character does make him more suitable for diplomacy, because it can avoid some unnecessary disputes.