"You are the leader and the smartest person in our tribe. It's natural for you to choose the name of the tribe." Lu Dao said.
"Yes, Yu, you come and get it."
"Yu, you take it." Echoes rang out from all directions.
If he had just arrived, the people of the Stone Tribe might have felt strange. After all, Shuo hadn't held much prestige in their tribe before. He had simply become leader because of his strength. They respected him, but they didn't wholeheartedly support him.
I've been in the Valley Tribe for a while now. Even the people of the Stone Tribe, not to mention understanding, especially the men, have long since respected Qiao Yu more than their former leader, Shuo. Although they didn't speak, the expressions on their faces and the glances in their eyes made their attitude clear.
"Since everyone wants me to choose a name, then I'll choose it." Qiao Yu thought for a moment and said, "Let's call it the Dragon Tribe."
She still couldn't figure out where she was, whether it was the primitive era of the real Chinese territory, or if she had traveled to an alien world. She also didn't know if there were other tribes besides these, whether there were the legendary Yan Emperor and Huang Emperor, or whether the Yellow River basin had developed to the Xia tribe or even the Xia Dynasty.
She is a descendant of Yan and Huang, a descendant of the Huaxia nation. If this is the primitive period on the Chinese territory, she cannot take these original tribal names to disrupt history.
But she was definitely a descendant of the dragon. Since the dragon was the totem of Yanhuang and China, she might as well use it as the name of her tribe.
"Dragon?" Everyone was puzzled.
"Yes," Qiao Yu said. "The dragon is the king of all beasts and an omnipotent god. It can appear or disappear, be small or large, short or long. It has the majestic presence of mountains, can swim in the water like a fish, and soar in the sky like a bird. It ascends to the sky at the spring equinox and dives into the abyss at the autumnal equinox. It can call the wind and rain, and is omnipotent."
As she was talking excitedly, she used her special ability and with a loud "boom", thunder sounded in the sky.
Everyone was shocked.
I looked up at the sky and found it was dotted with stars and the moon was bright. The sky was clear and vast, and it didn't look like it was going to rain at all.
Looking at Qiao Yu again, everyone was a little surprised and confused, not knowing whether the thunder in the sky was a response to Qiao Yu's words or just a coincidence.
Qiao Yu was in a very good mood and really wanted to play some jokes.
So she raised her hand and pointed to the sky: "Look, the gods in the sky all think dragons are powerful, and they think our tribe's name is particularly good."
As soon as she finished speaking, another thunderclap sounded in the sky, this one even louder than the previous one.
Now everyone was stunned.
Although due to primitive ignorance, people had many misunderstandings about natural phenomena, which gave rise to many wild imaginations and myths passed down from generation to generation, but to be honest, no one had ever seen gods or ghosts, and they were skeptical about the stories told by the elders.
But now, these two thunders completely shattered people's cognition.
Elders Lu and Shi were the first to kneel down and knock their heads to the ground: "God bless us, God bless us."
Others followed suit: "God bless you."
For a moment, everyone except Qiao Yu lay on the ground.
Qiao Yu withdrew his hand awkwardly and touched his nose.
This time, we are in big trouble.
Before she could come up with an explanation, Lu's loud voice rang out again: "Even the gods think the name Dragon is good, so our tribe will be called the Dragon Tribe from now on."
"Dragon Tribe, Dragon Tribe, Dragon Tribe..."
Everyone cheered.
Everyone got up from the ground and started dancing around the campfire. Someone pulled Qiao Yu and he was pulled into the crowd, dancing with everyone.
Qiao Yu didn’t participate in dancing before, but today she was in high spirits. She danced with everyone for a while before withdrawing from the dance circle.
After she had eaten the barbecue and drunk two bowls of broth, Man suddenly appeared out of nowhere and sat down next to her. He turned around and asked, "Yu, the tribe is basically settled now. Should we go hunting in the mountains?"
In the past, they would have gone hunting in the mountains as soon as the spring thunder started. But this year, more than a month had already passed, and everyone was still sitting around eating up all the food. Although he knew Yu should have known the situation, Man still worried whenever he thought about it.
"Yes." Qiao Yu nodded.
In order to quickly bring the women and children over, everyone was busy for so long that the tribe's food was almost gone. If it weren't for the fact that Team Six cast a few nets into the river every day when testing the raft, half of the men's meals were grilled fish or fish soup, and they were anxious to bring their families over, they would have been eager to apply to go hunting.
Even without mentioning it, Qiao Yu was planning to arrange a hunting trip for everyone in the next two days. She had originally planned to go out alone today to take a look around. After all, no one knew the surrounding situation, what if there was danger?
But now that Man Ti had brought it up, she thought about it and decided not to act like a nanny.
If she always had to clear the danger ahead of them, it would be bad for them if she did it too often. If they relied too much on her, they might not be able to walk independently in the future.
More than a hundred people were divided into two teams, each team of fifty people, so even if they encountered a large animal, they would have the strength to fight. Moreover, the people of the original valley tribe had upgraded their muskets to long-range weapons - spears.
She said, "Tomorrow you and Liushui will each lead three teams. Go east and west, and the day after tomorrow go north and south. Explore the surrounding area and set traps and snares if you see any suitable places. Once you've figured out the surrounding area and eliminated any large beasts, you can split into smaller teams and move forward."
"Okay." He said happily.
After this matter was handed down, Qiao Yu no longer cared about it and let Man and Liu Shui arrange things. The next day, they each led their teams out.
Qiao Yu didn't rest either. The next morning, before the main force set out, she went north alone.
The tribesmen usually hunted within a ten-mile radius. Qiao Yu planned to go further out to have a look.
From the original Valley Tribe, a three-day journey south leads to the Sun Tribe. The God Tribe and the Shanyin Tribe are further south of the Sun Tribe, forming a triangle. The Great Stone Tribe is northwest of the original Valley Tribe.
When Qiao Yu first searched for the new site of the tribe, he went east to the river and then went downstream. The new site of the tribe should be northeast of the old site, which would take seven or eight days to walk.
In other words, the current Dragon Tribe is ten days away from the Sun Tribe.
In this era where communication depends entirely on shouting, transportation depends entirely on walking, and warmth depends entirely on shivering, and where the range of activity is limited to a dozen kilometers, a ten-day journey is already beyond the reach of the Sun Tribe. Perhaps the Dragon Tribe has already moved to the jurisdiction of another large tribe.
So Qiao Yu decided to go out for a walk and take a look. In addition to seeing if there were any other tribes, she also wanted to look for any new edible plants.
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