"What should we do then?" Xiong was a little anxious.
"Do you remember the group of people we found in the southern mountains in the fall?" An asked.
Xiong was stunned for a moment, thought about it, and nodded: "I remember."
The exiles were desperate men, facing a difficult life. Unlike the tribesmen who coveted comfort and fear of death, they went hunting every morning and returned home at night. Sometimes, to get more prey, the exiles would leave for several days before returning home. Their hunting range was greater than that of other tribes.
In the autumn, they walked south for four days and saw a group of people carrying two wild boars and talking and laughing as they walked south. They followed them for a while until they saw from a distance that the group of people met up with another group and entered a high place built of stones.
Considering that the two groups had about forty people in total and their number was less than half of the others, they stopped and did not dare to follow to see.
Although they had seen the Valley Tribe, the Stone Tribe and Ming's group at the trade fair, they didn't dare to get too close, so they didn't see their appearance clearly and didn't think of them as the Valley Tribe or the Stone Tribe. They just thought they were an unfamiliar tribe.
The mountains and forests are so vast and the distance is so far, it is possible that there are tribes here that they don’t know about.
At that time, they also speculated what kind of tribe it was and why they didn't know about the existence of such a tribe for so long.
Before the spring fair last year, people from their tribe went out hunting and encountered a big bear. Many people were injured, so no one went to the fair.
It wasn't until the Snow Season Fair, planned to attend, that they learned of the events at the Late Spring Fair. They had sent undercover agents to inquire about the situation beforehand. The Valley Tribe and the Stone Tribe seemed to be aware of the incident. An Youxin tracked down the two tribes to find out their locations, but they never arrived.
He is violent, violent, impulsive, and not a person who likes to use his brain.
Although he remembered what An said, he still asked blankly, "What's wrong?"
"I suspect the group we encountered in the fall were the ones led by Ming. Whoever they were, if they could survive there, they must have had plenty of food, and perhaps even hunted plenty of prey. Instead of risking our lives by going to the Sun Tribe, why not go over there and see what's going on?"
Xiong suddenly became excited and asked, "When are we going?"
An stood up and said, "I'll go tell everyone. Let's go tomorrow. It happened to be snowing for the past few days, so it will be convenient for us to go."
The next day, An set out with a group of thirty-three men and women.
Their tribe was small, and everyone who escaped from their respective tribes was alone. Even if they later married, there was no question of who depended on whom or who supported whom. The relationship between men and women was not like that of other tribes, where men hunted and women gathered.
Except for a few people who were unable to move due to old age or disability and stayed in the tribe to look after the children, all men and women acted together whether hunting or fighting.
They all made their living in the mountains and forests, so they had a good sense of direction. They wore thick animal skins and walked south along the same route they had taken last time for a few days. Sure enough, they saw the strange thing they had seen last time.
"What should we do?" everyone asked.
This thing in front of them was made of stone at the bottom and square blocks of unknown materials on the top. They had never seen it in the Sun Tribe before, and it looked very impressive and high-end. This alone showed that this tribe was very wealthy and powerful.
Incompetent people know they can't survive on their own, so even if they harbor resentment towards the tribe or its leader, they must keep their tails between their legs and stay within the tribe. Those in the exile tribe are generally unruly, capable, and daring, which is why they dare to make mistakes, escape, or be expelled.
They don't think they are afraid just because they are few in number and the other side is a big tribe.
On the contrary, at this moment, all the exiles had excited and bloodthirsty eyes.
This is a fat sheep. If they can get a handful of wool, it will be enough for the thirty or forty people to live a good life for a long time.
"Let's find a cave or a sheltered place to live first. We'll walk around the tribe in the next two days to see if we can find a place we can sneak in." An said.
Everyone agreed and stepped back a distance to look for a place to live.
But they didn't notice that when they walked away, a head popped out from the tall strange thing they had just seen, looked in the direction they disappeared, then turned and walked down the city wall to report to the team leader.
"Dian, a stranger just came to our front door, acting suspiciously."
Qiao Yu didn't want the organization to become too large, and she didn't want to create positions that weren't needed on a regular basis. So, initially, she temporarily gave Dian and Qiang positions. But after completing the tribe's infrastructure construction, she reduced the team, which had expanded to over thirty people after the Shanyin tribe merged, to fifteen people each, and made Dian and Qiang captains of two of the teams.
Now these teams take turns guarding the tribe in winter. There are fixed outposts on the tribal walls, and patrols are patrolling around.
The sentries on the city walls were cleverly positioned so that people inside could see outside, but people outside could not see the sentries.
"What kind of person?" Dian asked solemnly.
For so long, no one had noticed any security issues. It was snowing heavily, and the other tribes didn't even know they existed, so why would they attack them? For this reason, some teams had been a bit slack on their guard duty recently.
However, Qiao Yu was very strict about this. Not only did she take turns inspecting the team, but she also conducted random checks herself. If she found any problems with a team, she would immediately confiscate the supplies of one or two team members and the team leader and reprimand them. After being caught twice, no one dared to slack off even a little.
Not to mention others, even those who were more cautious thought that Qiao Yu was too nervous.
Unexpectedly, someone actually discovered their tribe.
The man said, "They don't look like people from a large tribe, and it doesn't look like there are many of them."
Large tribes symbolize strength and wealth. In such a snowy day, the animal skins they wore should be warm and lightweight, allowing for easy movement. However, the skins worn by the people who came to spy on them were extremely bulky, clearly low-quality, and they had to wear layer upon layer to stay warm.
"I'll go up and take a look. Teams three and four are logging in the plantation area. Go and tell them what's going on. Send Team three over, and Team four to the side gate to reinforce the defense. Remind them to stay hidden so as not to alert the enemy."
"yes."
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