“Bang, bang, bang…”
There was a noise coming from the wilderness, and some branches were shaking.
Through these woods with new buds growing, you can see human figures swaying among them.
These people were dressed strangely, wearing rattan helmets on their heads, rattan armor on their bodies, and carrying backpacks on their backs, which absolutely should not appear in this era.
This group of people was Han Cheng and his group who had left the tribe and were heading south.
After walking for a while, Han Cheng and his companions had already walked out of the territory familiar to the people of the Qingque tribe.
At this time, they were walking in a completely unfamiliar land. Even Trader, who often led the trading team in the tribe to do trade, had never been here.
The second brother, who was walking in the front with an axe in his hand, chopped down some branches blocking the way with the axe in both hands to clear the road. Several other people held sickles in their hands to cut off thorns and other things to widen the passage so that the people and animals behind could pass through.
Mao climbed up a tree, put his feet on the branches, wrapped his hands around the trunk, and with his other hand, made a canopy in front of his eyes and looked around.
"Go that way! The grass and trees are sparse over there!"
After looking at it for a while, Mao pointed to the left side in front of him and said to everyone.
The second senior brother, who was leading the way with a bronze axe in the front, turned around to look in the direction pointed by Mao after hearing it. After confirming it, he went to clean up in that direction.
After walking forward for about three or four hundred meters, the dense bushes gradually became sparse. After walking forward for a while, people and animals could pass through without any clearing, and even the view became wider.
When everyone saw this, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, they finally got out of there.
Han Cheng looked at Mao and smiled.
It turns out that everyone has their own expertise. Mao, who often leads the tribe's trading team and travels back and forth between the surrounding tribes, is much more adept at finding more suitable places to travel in such situations than he, a semi-primitive man who stays at home.
Han Cheng had considered all these things long before he came out, so among the thirty-five people traveling south this time, all members of the trade team were among them, a total of twenty people, which accounted for more than half.
In addition to the trading team, Han Cheng also took the rest of the people who came into consideration.
For example, the second senior brother, who became even stronger after he got rid of his big belly, and the eldest son in his family who has grown up and is not as strong as the second senior brother, but is also stronger than the average person in the tribe.
One of the main purposes of Han Cheng asking them to come was to clear the way.
"Everyone, take a break."
After walking forward for a while and having a wider view, Han Cheng, who was sweating a little, said to everyone.
Everyone put down their backpacks and rested on the spot as instructed.
However, this kind of rest was not the kind where people gathered together in groups of three or four, but the kind where they were divided into three groups and each formed a circle.
The circle formed by the crowd was also different from the usual one, as they did not sit facing inward, but rather sat with their backs to each other and their faces facing outward.
In this way, people don't have to worry about dangers coming from behind, and can monitor the surroundings without blind spots.
This is the idea Han Cheng came up with.
Being out in the wild, in a completely unfamiliar place, and in times like these, you can never be too careful.
While everyone was resting, another person nimbly climbed up a big tree not far away, took out the axe stuck at his waist, and cut off some branches and leaves that were in the way.
Then his men continued to chop, and before long, a large piece of bark was peeled off from the higher part of the tree facing south.
It stands out against the brown bark of the surrounding trees.
This was to prevent Han Cheng from getting lost and unable to find the location of the tribe on the way back, so he specifically asked someone to do it.
Along the way, basically every time we walked a certain distance, we would leave such a mark.
If there are no such trees where you pass, choose a higher place and build a higher pile with stones. If there are no stones, use wooden stakes to nail out an irregular circle.
While making these marks, Han Cheng also drew out their route on the paper he carried with him.
Mao, who remembers the route very clearly, is also making use of his expertise and paying close attention to the places he has passed.
With these three approaches, you basically don't have to worry about getting lost on the way back.
While Han Cheng drank a few sips of water and took out a piece of paper to draw the route, Shi Tou was also writing something with a charcoal pencil and paper.
What he recorded were some seemingly strange things he encountered on the road, or some things that happened in the team that he thought were worth recording, a bit like a diary.
After resting here for a while, the group set out again, continuing to head towards the unknown south, cutting through thorns and brambles, blazing a trail with great difficulty...
At this time, under the leadership of Treebark, the alliance led by the Black Stone Tribe and aiming to seize the Green Bird Tribe also reached the tribe where Treebark lived before.
The cave still had traces of being burned by the raging fire and was in a very dilapidated state.
Inside the low and dilapidated earthen wall, there are some unburned tree trunks. These are what is left after the huts built with tree bark were burned.
In the past, some rabbits and other animals were raised under this shack and they were almost tamed.
But those things were all thrown to death and eaten by the damn Blackrock tribe leaders...
Looking at the ruined cave and the courtyard overgrown with weeds, Shupi felt very uncomfortable, and his hatred towards the leaders of the Black Rock tribe became deeper and stronger.
After resting for a night in the ruined Tree Bark Tribe, they set out again the next day, heading south under the leadership of Tree Bark.
However, compared with before, Shupi became more uneasy.
This is because he was only familiar with the two distances: from the Black Stone Tribe to his own tribe, and from the Bone Tribe and the Green Bird Tribe where he originally lived.
Shupi felt a little unsure about how to get from here to the Bone Tribe where he once lived.
When he was expelled from the Qingque tribe, he was in a daze, like a man who had lost his home, wandering aimlessly.
He himself didn't know how long he had wandered before he came from the original Bone Tribe to the tribe where he lived later.
He couldn't remember exactly where he had passed during this process.
During these days, he tried desperately to recall, but all he got were vague memories.
As for the Bone Tribe where he originally lived, and the Green Bird Tribe to the south of the Bone Tribe, he could only remember the general direction, but he didn't know how to get there specifically.
But he didn't dare to say these things, for one thing he was worried that those who were eager to attack the Qingque tribe would attack him.
Another aspect was that he was worried that the leaders of the Black Stone Tribe, who had finally been fooled by him, would change their minds, take their people back, and no longer attack the Green Bird Tribe.
If this is true, it would be really uncomfortable for him.
Therefore, Shupi had no choice but to lead the people and move forward.
At the same time, thinking about the witch of the Qingque tribe, praying to the totem pole of the Qingque tribe, he kept praying in his heart, hoping that the gods would bless him and help him find the Qingque tribe smoothly...
The leaders of the Black Rock tribe had no idea what was in the mind of Shupi, who was walking in front and looked very steady.
If I knew, I would not be as excited as I am now...
“Crash~”
Amidst the splashing water, the fish cage that was put into the water last night was pulled up, and fish were jumping inside.
Soon these fish stopped jumping because they were all hit on the head with the back of a knife, and their gills were removed, their scales were scraped off, and they were thrown into a clay pot to be boiled.
After pouring the fish out of the fish cage, the empty fish cage is thrown back into the water to continue luring the fish to dive in.
In this way, we can get some fish again after we set out after breakfast.
"thump!"
The second brother threw the half-grown wild boar on his shoulder to the ground, and then he and the other people worked together to deal with the wild boar.
The meat is used for eating, the bones are used to make soup, and the internal organs are basically used to feed the dogs that come with them.
The wild boar skins were kept and used to wrap around the outside of shoes or leggings.
The wild boar fell into a trap set by the tribe before dark last night and died.
Because this time they have to walk a long way, and they have to walk on land, and can no longer travel by boat like before, so the supplies they can carry are limited.
Even though everyone carried a backpack and led two donkeys and eight deer to carry some supplies, what they carried was still not enough for consumption on the road.
In order to save food as much as possible, everyone would collect or hunt some food when they encountered it along the way.
When they set up camp to rest at night, they would specially arrange some people to set up some traps near the temporary camp, or set up some noose with ropes.
这样不仅仅可能收获到猎物，也能很好的保卫营地的安全。
遇到有河流水坑之类的地方时，更是会在扎营的时候，第一时间里就将随身携带的鱼笼给下到里面。
在二师兄他们在这里处理野猪的时候，背着弓箭的沙师弟和另外几个队伍中擅长使用弓箭的人也从附近回来了，他们的手里拎着一些被射杀的鸟雀，以及一些小型的动物。
众人便蹲在这里一起处理。
有的直接就被当成了今天的早餐，有的处理之后则被放了起来，留作之后食用。
在众人做这些时候，有人将烧开的水往口小腹大的陶罐子里面装，留作路上喝。
韩成也没有闲着，在几个人的守护之下，在周围看着植被。
一方面是因为想要看看能不能找到一些对部落有用的新植物，另外一方面就是想要发现一些通常只有在南方才会生长的一些植物。
在不是冬天的时候，想要辨别南方和北方，韩成所能依靠的，只能是看植物，其余的也没辙。
“呜呜呜！”
“呜呜呜！”
也就是在这个时候，在临时营地附近游**的狗子们，忽然大叫起来。
部落里养狗子已经有些年了，此时从它们的叫声里，众人就能知道，这是有什么东西靠近营地了！
众人顿时警觉起来，纷纷拿起武器。
陪着韩成在外围游**的几个人，赶紧行动起来，一边机警的朝着周围打量，一边护着韩成朝着营地迅速的过去。
走到一半的时候，有四五个持着藤盾、拿着长戈的从营地那边迅速过来。
见到韩成之后，不由大喜，赶紧迎接上来，护卫在周围，一起往营地那里走去。
“在那里！在那里！那里有人！”
没等韩成他们返回到临时营地，队伍里爬树爬的最为利索的那人，一手攀着树干，另外一手指着西面的方向大声喊叫的起来。
“人不不多？”
手里拿着弓的沙师弟大声的询问。
“不少，得有二十多个！”
那人大概数了一阵儿，开口说道。
“他们还在朝着这边走！”
片刻之后，这人出声再次喊道。
“注意警戒！做好准备！”
韩成此时已经在几人的护卫之下回来，听到了这些消息，再看看几个正在冒着烟气的、用石头圈起来的简易炉灶，想了想之后出声对众人说道。
跟出来的这些人都是训练有素的，在韩成下达了这个命令之后，立刻就行动起来。
带着青铜尖刺的藤盾树立在最前面，在由几道绳子和木桩子组成的简易营地的里面，构建起了一道盾墙。
持着青铜长戈的人在后面。
手中持着弓箭的沙师弟，以及拿着投石索的二师兄各自带着一些人在两侧。
其中沙师弟在的位置比较高。
片刻之间，青雀部落的这些人就已经做好了准备。
韩成则将福将它们唤回来，不让它们太靠前，免得受到什么伤害。
“更近了！他们有人扬起了胳膊，手里拿有石头！”
那个攀在树上的人大声的喊叫着，给众人汇报着来人的情况。
“其余地方有没有人？”
韩成转头看着他大声问道。
那人仔细的往周围打量的一圈：“没有！”
“没有就赶紧下来，到盾阵后面！”
韩成有些没好气的说道。
“奥。”
这家伙显得有些丧气的答应了一声。
他还没有过够这种明察对方行动，将对方的所有动作都报告给自己一方的瘾呢！
但也知道神子这是为他好。
答应了一声之后，手脚一动，就顺着树干溜了下来，速度飞快。
下树之后，三步两步就蹿到盾阵后面，点起脚，伸长了脖子朝着远处看，被韩成没好气的一巴掌拍在了脑袋上。
这家伙这才嘿嘿笑着把脖子缩短了一些。
这时候，那些人也已经出现在了青雀部落众人的视野里，同时传来的还有一些呜哩哇啦的喊叫声。
这些人身上裹着皮毛，有的干脆就是光着上身，头发胡乱的披散着，手里挥舞着由木棒这些东西制成的武器，看起来和之前见到的其它部落，没有什么区别。
不对，区别还是有的，与青雀部落周围那些见到青雀部落之后，就亲切的跑上来的部落不同，这些同样跑到很快的部落，看起来一点都不友善。
面对这样的情况，青雀部落的众人不仅仅没有畏惧，不少人反而露出了兴奋与期待的神色。
他们拥有这么多的先进武器，平日里又经常的训练，早就想要找人练练手了。
这可惜青雀部落周围的那些部落，除了早就已经融入到青雀部落之内的骨部落之外，其余人对自己部落都是毕恭毕敬的，想要打他们都找不到理由。
但是现在，他们居然遇到了一群敢向他们冲过来的人，要说不兴奋才是怪事。
“#￥￥%！”
一手拿着棍子，另外一只手里握着一块石头的独眼，一边跑一边出声吼叫，愤怒极了。
那些跟着他一起跑的人，在听到他们首领的怒吼声之后，也都跟着吼叫起来，同时加快了跑动的步伐。
他们当然愤怒，因为就就在不久的刚才，他们的首领带着他们开始新一天的狩猎的时候，他们发现了距离他们洞穴算不得特别远的地方居然有着烟柱升起。
这明摆着是有其余部落进入了他们部落的领地。
这样的事情，是他们所不能容忍的。
因为那些进入他们领地的人，将会采集他们领地上的野菜，会逮捕猎杀他们领地上的野兽。
这些人消耗一些，他们部落就要少得到一些食物。
这样的道理是从他们记事开始，就在已经知道了的。
这些年来，他们不一次的和那些胆敢到他们领地上的人进行打架，将他们给驱赶出去。
他们首领的一只眼睛，就是在其中一次打架中，被一个部落的人给扣瞎的。
不过他们的首领也没有吃亏，硬是把那个人的脖子给咬断了。
经过这些年的打斗，基本上已经没有人再敢进入到他们的领地了。
独眼记得最近的一次和其余进入他们领地的人对打，还是在几次落雪之前。
他都以为，不会再有人敢来到他们的领地了，却没有想到，今天又遇到了。
这样他又愤怒，又兴奋。
愤怒的是有人胆敢来到他们的领地，兴奋的是，终于又可以和其余人好好的打上一架了！
这一次，自己一定要多杀死一些人才好！
随着奔跑，独眼看到了眼前的景象。
眼前的这些人古怪的样子的让他有些发愣。
大家不都是在身上裹着兽皮，手里那些一些棍子之类的武器的吗？怎么这些人就不一样了？
除此之外，还有一点也令独眼和他部落的人感到不解。
那就是这些古怪的人实在是太安静了！
以前的时候，他们遇上胆敢进入他们领地的部落，大呼小叫的冲过去之后，那些人不是如同受惊的野兽一般飞速的逃跑，就是也如同他们部落一样，嗷嗷叫着拿着武器冲上来和他们一起打架。
像现在这些人一样，站在那里不动，既不逃跑，也不冲上来的还是第一次见到。
这种显得有些诡异的情况，让独眼以及他部落的那些人，都有些发愣，一时间有种不知道该不该继续动手。
不过这样犹豫很快就消失了，因为他们闻到了空气中飘着的、食物的浓郁香味。
同时也看到了一些被丢在一边还没有处理完的猎物，以及那七八头鹿，以及另外两个之前没有见过，但是比鹿的个头要大，一看就很好吃的动物。
闻到这香味，看到这样的情景，独眼立刻就变得痛心疾首起来。
这些可都是他们领地上的东西啊！是属于他们部落的食物啊！
这些不知道从哪里冒出来的、该死的陌生人，如今将这些属于他们部落的食物，都给逮了起来！
如果不是自己等人今天碰巧发现，这么多属于自己部落的东西，可都会被这些该死的人给弄走吃掉！
他们部落该损失了多少的东西啊！
“#45#！”
因为过于愤怒，独眼仅剩的那只独眼都有些泛红了。
他愤怒的咆哮一声，就将手里握着的那块石头狠狠的朝着这些该死的人丢了过去，然后双手握住棍子朝着那边就是猛冲。
他背后跟着的人，同样是有样学样，将手中握着的石块用力的丢出去之后，就双手握着木棍状的武器，跟在他们的首领身后猛跑。
不管这些人古怪不怪，今天他们都要死人！
而且论起打架，他们可从不来都没有怕过谁！
韩成本来还准备开口大声的喊叫几声，对这些人发出警告的。
因为眼前的这些乱糟糟冲上的、还没有他们人数多的家伙，完全就是在送人头。
而他，又不是一个嗜杀成性的，一般情况下，是不愿意的多死人的，因为在这个时代人实在是太宝贵了。
But after seeing the flying stone, he immediately swallowed the warning that was about to be shouted out, which these people could not understand, and turned it into something else.
"beat!"
Han Cheng shouted crisply.
Although he has always been more precious about human life and unwilling to cause too much killing, when conflicts came between his own tribe and other tribes, he still cared more about the lives of his own tribe members than those of other tribes.
The tribe in front of him rushed up and attacked without saying a word, so he naturally could not show mercy.
Looking at these people who were screaming and shouting and seemed extremely angry, Han Cheng felt that he needed to let them calm down.
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