The tribe where the bark lived, which had become a ruin, welcomed new visitors again today.
The eldest brother and others will rest here tonight.
This is the southernmost area of the Blackrock Tribe coalition's sphere of influence.
Looking at the low and rough walls surrounding the cave that was somewhat blackened by smoke, the eldest brother and other people from the Qingque tribe couldn't help but smile.
This smile contained pride for his tribe and ridicule for Treebark, who had once been outcast.
How could others easily imitate what Professor Shen Zi gave to himself and others?
How could their Qingque tribe be imitated by just anyone?
If they force themselves to imitate, they will only be like tree bark, building a wall that is not even as good as the pigpen of their tribe...
As night fell, a fire started inside the cave where Treebark once lived.
After a day's journey, everyone fell asleep quickly after having dinner and soaking their feet in hot water. Only two people who were assigned to keep watch were still asleep.
The two of them did not keep watch together. Instead, one of them stood guard at the entrance of the cave that was blocked with stones, and the other was in the middle of the cave, guarding the burning fire and adding firewood from time to time to prevent it from going out.
In fact, besides the two of them, there was another person who was not asleep in the cave, and that person was the leader of the Grass Tribe.
People who are worried or think too much are always prone to insomnia, and the leader of the Grass Tribe is one of them.
Although she closed her eyes at this moment, her mind was very active, thinking over and over again about things that she had thought about more than once before.
The reason for this situation is not only because what she wants to do is too important. If she fails, the consequences will be extremely serious.
Another reason is that she finally returned to a familiar place, and in a few days she will be able to return to her original tribe.
Another reason is that the leader of the Grass Tribe has not yet figured out how to completely leave the Green Bird Tribe.
Originally, the leader of the Grass Tribe thought that as long as she could follow the people of the Green Bird Tribe north and return to her original tribe, she could find a way to leave the Green Bird Tribe.
But when she really followed the team north, she found that her previous thoughts seemed to be extremely wrong.
Along the way, the people of the Qingque tribe remained vigilant under the orders of their leader, who was called the eldest brother.
There was no chance for her to escape.
For example, now, logically speaking, living in such a cave and blocking the entrance of the cave with stones is already very safe.
There won't be any wild animals coming.
Even if a wild beast came, it would not be able to open such a cave entrance. However, the leader insisted on arranging people to take shifts and guard it here all night.
Moreover, it is not enough to arrange one, but two at once...
Whenever the leader of the Grass Tribe thought about this, he felt extremely depressed.
Ever since she met the Green Bird Tribe, she felt like she was constantly being pressed to the ground and rubbed.
She couldn't beat him, and she couldn't even think about using the wisdom that she had always been proud of in front of the Son of God in the tribe.
Moreover, in addition to the Son of God, there are many people with great wisdom in the tribe.
For example, the witch who looks very old, the beautiful-looking circle that is round everywhere, and the stone and others are all much wiser than her.
This time, there was not a single one of these people in the team heading north. The leader of the Grass Tribe suddenly felt relieved and felt that his wisdom finally had a place to be put to use.
However, when she was in the tribe, the leader, who was not known for his wisdom, easily suppressed her...
This feeling was so uncomfortable that it made the leader of the Grass Tribe doubt his life more than once.
She really couldn't understand why the Qingque tribe could have so many wise people all of a sudden...
I don’t know how long it took, but after thinking for a long time and still not coming up with any good ideas, the leader of the Grass Tribe finally fell asleep...
After breakfast the next morning, this seemingly large group of people set out again and headed directly towards the Black Rock Tribe.
There is a reason why we went directly to the Blackrock Tribe instead of going to each tribe one by one.
The first is that, in this era, there were no existing roads connecting the various tribes.
Moreover, due to the constraints of the environment, as well as the way of life and transportation, the daily activities of a tribe will not be too large. Generally, they will radiate outward from the place where the tribe lives as the center.
The radius is basically the distance you can travel back and forth in a day.
This results in one tribe often not knowing how to get to another tribe.
For example, those who belong to the Blackrock Alliance basically only know how to get to their own tribe from the Blackrock Tribe, and how to get to one or two, or two or three surrounding tribes from their own tribe. They don’t know more than that.
The second is that there is meteorite iron in the Blackrock Tribe. This is what the eldest brother and others who have seen the usefulness of meteorite iron tools have been coveting.
Now that I'm here, I naturally need to go there early and get the meteorite iron.
So, after everyone left the tribe where Treebark was, they headed directly towards the Blackstone Tribe...
The somewhat scorching sun was shining down, and there were some people under the shade of the trees outside the Blackrock Tribe cave.
These people look very carefree, lying under the shade of the trees and enjoying the cool breeze, looking extremely comfortable.
Pine Needle sat up from the ground, opened his mouth and yawned loudly, then habitually looked towards the south side of the cave.
As usual, no one showed up in the south.
If Song Zhen had not witnessed the bravery of the leader holding the Black Stone weapons and the people of his tribe more than once, and if so many people were going out at once this time, he would have been a little worried about the leader and the others.
Pine Needle was the strongest person left in the tribe after the leader of the Black Rock Tribe took away a group of people. His status in the tribe was not low on weekdays, so after the leader of the Black Rock Tribe left, Pine Needle became the temporary leader of the remaining people in the Black Rock Tribe.
The sound from his stomach brought Pine Needle, who was staring blankly towards the south, back to his senses.
He looked down at his stomach and touched it.
"#￥R%..."
After a moment he spoke, pointing towards the river not too far from the cave.
Then a few people who were not particularly strong lazily stood up from the ground and walked towards that direction with a few minors.
After a while, these people returned with some fish strung on branches.
Seeing the fish in these people's hands, Song Zhen couldn't help but mutter to himself.
I don’t know what’s going on, but these fish cages that used to be very useful are now becoming less and less useful. I catch fewer and fewer fish every day, and today I caught even fewer fish.
Of course, these fish were not enough for them to eat, but the pine needles did not make people want to hunt.
With bows and arrows, hunting is much simpler and easier than before.
In the past few years, many people in the Blackrock Tribe have become lazy, relying on food sent by conquered tribes and tools such as fish cages to easily obtain food.
They no longer wanted to hunt and just wanted to enjoy the food that was ready.
The stomachs of these fish were cut open, and the slippery fish intestines, which contained mud, water plants, and other internal organs, were thrown to the minors who had been brought from the Blue Flower Tribe.
The remaining fish were roasted and eaten by Song Zhen and other authentic Black Stone tribe members.
After eating two fish and being half full, Song Needle lay lazily under the tree again, resting his head on the roots and looking to the south.
Then, as usual, I imagined the leader leading his men to defeat the Green Bird Tribe and coming back with all kinds of good things.
Then he can eat the food to his heart's content.
This was the idea of Pine Needles and the vast majority of the Black Rock Tribe who remained in the cave - for now they could just rely on things like fish cages to hang on to their lives, and when the leader and the others came back with enough food, everything would be fine.
Anyway, it is impossible to go hunting, and I won’t go hunting if I’m hungry.
The weather is so hot and hunting is so tiring, it is so comfortable to lie in the shade of the trees and enjoy the cool breeze.
Not all tribes have a worldly-wise time traveler like Han Cheng, and not all tribes have wise people who can continue to hunt and obtain food diligently as before after the living conditions of the tribe have been improved to a certain extent.
Laziness is an excellent quality that is possessed by both primitive and modern people.
After eating the food, Song Needle lay here thinking. I don't know how long it took before I fell asleep in a daze.
In his dream, he saw the leader and his men coming back with enough food to last them all.
This made him laugh out loud and he woke himself up with laughter.
After waking up with a smile, the first thing he did was to look towards the south, but the result was still disappointing, as the leader and his men still hadn't returned.
After sitting up and looking for a while, the pine needle lay down again, resting his head on the tree roots and continuing to sleep.
还是睡觉好啊，睡着之后能得到许许多多美好东西，其余不说，单单是那吃不完的美味食物，就足可以让人心动了。
不过松针这次却没有做梦，这不是因为他的睡眠质量太好，达到了一夜无梦的良好状态，而是因为也没有等他睡着，就已经身边的人发出的动静给惊得睁开了眼睛！
“#￥WY！”
飞快的坐直身子的松针，在同伴的呼喊声里，看到了他梦寐以求的一幕——在部落洞穴南面的地方，出现了为数众多的人！
是首领他们回来了！首领他们带着充足的食物回来了！
松针在看到那众多的人的时候，一下子就变得激动起来。
之前一直懒洋洋的他直接从地上蹿了起来，拔腿就往那边跑，准备去迎接带了大量食物回来的首领他们。
往前跑了四五步之后，松针停下了步子，显得惊疑不定的看着那些往自己部落过来的人。
也直到这个时候，他才意识到，这些人看起来是那样的怪异，根本就不是自己部落的人。
他愣了一愣之后，忙跑回刚刚睡觉的地方，拿起了黑石武器，并呼喝着其余的人，让他们也都将黑石武器拿起来。
黑石武器在手之后，松针的胆子一下子就变得大了起来。
就算是这些看起来很怪异的人人数有很多，他也不觉得多么害怕，甚至于都没有想着带领着身边的人往洞穴跑去。
没有人、没有哪个部落，是握着黑石武器的他们的对手！
这不是自大，而是以往一场场的战斗告诉松针他们的。
更没有哪个部落的人，敢在他们黑石部落的洞穴附近对他们动手。
就算是首领他们不在部落，松针觉得自己等人也一样能够将这些人给打服。
心里这样想着，在看清楚了这些显得怪异的人携带着的东西之后，松针，以及其余黑石部落的人，一下子就变得开心起来。
因为他们看到了这些人身边跟随着的那些鹿，以及一些比鹿还要大的动物，还有一些狼。
这些人原来是过来给自己等人送食物来了！
虽然松针不记得自己部落什么时候攻打下来了一个这样的部落，但这几年的经历却告诉他以及部落里的其余人，这些人就是过来给他们送食物来了，就跟之前那些被他们攻打下来的部落一样。
“#￥%5E！”
松针大声的喊叫了一声，带着部落里其余兴奋不已的人朝着这群携带了大量食物的人迎去。
不少人甚至于都在忍不住的往下咽口水。
他们已经很久都没有吃饱过了，这次一定要吃的饱饱的。
“@￥%…@3！”
往前迎上去了没多久的松针，再次带着人停下，显得疑惑的用手在脑袋上挠了挠了。
因为他发现自己居然听懂了那看起来很是怪异的人说的话，并且那个人还叫出了自己的名字。
这样怪异的事情，让他感到极度的不能理解。
“#￥5WE@3！”
在他疑惑之中，从那群显得疑惑的人之中，跑出来了一个人，一边快步朝着他们这边跑，一边大声的呼喊。
听明白了这人呼喊的是些什么之后，松针的变得更加疑惑了。
这个怪异的人居然说他叫松果。
他长得那样怪异，怎么可能是松果呢？
而且松果不是随着首领他们一起去攻打富裕的青雀部落了吗？怎么就单独回来了？
不过，等到这个人走进之后，松针就彻底确认了，这人就是松果。
虽然他的头发变短了，脸看起来也白了，但他还是能够将之给认出来。
松果随着首领他们一起去攻打富裕的青雀部落了，现在松果回来，那也就是说他们攻打下来了富裕的青雀部落！
“#￥5@3！”
松针看着松果满是激动的询问。
意思是他们有没有找到富裕的青雀部落。
其余黑石部落的人，也都纷纷围拢上来，迫不及待的想到知道关于这方面的消息。
已经改头换面的松果，显得很是兴奋的对他们说道：“#4%@#……”
意思是他们寻找到富裕的青雀部落，并且青雀部落比树皮之前说的还要富裕和美好，好东西更多，让人不想离开。
从松果口中听到这些之后，松针等留在部落里的黑石部落的人，一个个都是欢喜雀跃的不得了。
这对于忍饥挨饿，苦苦等待着首领他们得胜归来，并且带来好消息，过上那种极好的生活的他们而言，真的是让人感到无比激动的好消息。
（为方便表达，以下对话已由作者进行代为翻译，并加工。）
欢喜雀跃了好一阵儿之后，松针才终于想起，到了现在就只看到了松果一个，并没有看到自己部落的首领，
他朝着那群站在不算特别远的地方往这边走着、穿着打扮和眼前的松果一样怪异的人那里看看，觉得首领他们应该就在那里。
“首领呢？”
松针一边往那边看，一边显得兴奋的对松果进行询问。
“首领死了。”
松果脸上的兴奋劲没有消减分毫、极为干净利落的回答。
仿佛所说的事情跟刚刚说的青雀部落的种种美好一样，都是能够令人极为兴奋与雀跃的东西。
“奥，首领死了。”
松针跟着松果重复了一边，脸上的兴奋与雀跃一点都没有减少。
不过，他的这种兴奋与雀跃并没有持续多长时间，逐渐意识到松果说的是什么意思的他，表情慢慢的僵住？
“你说的啥？”
他伸出黑乎乎、油腻腻的手，一把拉住松果出声再次询问。
“首领死了。”
松果回答的依然干脆利落。
松针看着眼前兴奋不减分毫的松果，神情更加的呆滞。
首领死了，首领死了……
这一消息不断的在他脑海中来回的盘旋，如同滚滚天雷，在不断的涌动。
但，首领死了不是应该是一件让人非常悲伤的事情吗？
你这样的兴奋雀跃做什么？
你还是不是黑石部落的人了？
“首领咋死的？”
有同样呆滞的黑石部落的人出声询问。
“被树皮用黑石武器捅死的，头都砍下来了。”
松果依然不改兴奋与雀跃的说道。
“嘶~”
包括松针在内的、剩余的黑石部落的人，都是忍不住的倒吸了一口凉气，同时更加的错愕。
这一消息，对于他们而言，比首领死了都更加的让人惊愕。
那个以前的时候，经常被自己等人欺负的树皮，居然把首领给杀死了？还把头颅都给砍了下来？
但更加令他们感到吃惊的事情还在后面。
“那，树皮呢？”
“树皮被青雀部落的人给杀死了。”
“青雀部落的人呢？”
“这就是青雀部落的人！”
变得更加兴奋雀跃的松果，指着在他与松针等人对话的时间里，已经围拢上来，并且将松针等人都给包围起来的青雀部落众人，大声的说道。
一直沉浸在震惊之中、并且因为改头换面的松果的缘故，下意识的就将这些靠拢上来的、打扮怪异的人当作成自己人的黑石部落众人，机械的转头。
看着这些拿着怪异武器，将自己等人给团团围拢起来的人，纷纷陷入了一种奇异的状态，那种心情，仿佛是被一万头名为草泥马的神兽，狂奔而过了一般。
“你还是不是黑石部落的人？！”
松针终于忍不住了，对着眼前的松果大声的咆哮起来。
然而，面对松针的咆哮式质问，松果却不为所动，相反，他的脸上反而升起了无比骄傲与自豪的神情。
“不是！我是青雀部落的人！”
他无比骄傲的对着曾经同一个部落的人，大声的宣告，仿佛，这是一个无比光荣的事情。
“首领他们是邪恶的！他们该死！青雀部落是善良、富裕和强大的，加入青雀部落，每天都能吃到美味的食物，可以把自己吃撑!……”
松果在这里大声的向着曾经一个部落的人，大声宣告着青雀部落的好，并向他们发出了加入青雀部落的邀请……
加入青雀部落？
这怎么可能！
他们黑石部落的人，居然需要加入到其余部落？
松针看着眼前一脸兴奋的向自己等人宣扬着青雀部落的好的、曾经的一个部落的松果，恨得不得将手里的黑石武器对着他狠狠的捅上去！
自己等人，怎么可能加入青雀部落呢！
这个叛徒！
……
“看，这里还有一块黑色石头！”
因为黑石部落首领等人的离开而显得冷清的黑石部落，随着大师兄等人的到来，重新变得热闹有人气。
在距离黑石部落的洞穴不是太远的地方，握着一根树棍、在地上扒了半天、弄了一身泥土的松针，抱着一块不大的、沾染着一些泥土的陨铁，用他们部落的话，大声的喊叫着。
声音里带着一股子兴奋劲，整个人都很是雀跃，并满是期待的看着站在不远处的大师兄。
大师兄听到他的呼喊之后，便走了过来。
松针很是恭敬的将手中的黑色石头交给了大师兄。
Under Pine Needle's expectant gaze, the eldest brother took the black stone and looked at it carefully for a while. After confirming that it was meteorite, he took out a lollipop from his backpack and gave it to Pine Needle.
When Songzhen saw the lollipop, he looked extremely happy. He took it from the eldest brother and put it into his mouth impatiently.
The sweet taste instantly filled his mouth, making him squint his eyes in happiness.
After standing here quietly enjoying the sweetness of the lollipop for a while, the pine needles hurried back to dig the soil there, hoping to find another black stone...