The leader of the bear tribe was lying in the shade of a tree not far in front of the cave, looking through the gaps between the branches at the sky that was cut into pieces by the leaves.

Next to him was a pottery plate with many of the grids scratched on them.

He reached out and touched the side a few times, held the small piece of pottery in his hand, and then brought it in front of his eyes, lying there and looking at it over and over again.

All the spaces on one side of the ceramic plate were scratched, and half of the spaces on the other side were also scratched.

The leader of the Bear Tribe looked at it carefully for a while, and then stretched out the curled fingers on his other hand one by one.

One finger corresponds to one blank space. After matching several blank spaces, all the fingers on his other hand are stretched out.

Looking at the pottery plate in his hand and his five outstretched fingers, the bear tribe leader, who had originally completely calmed down, once again felt his heart beating uncontrollably.

It would take as many days as the fingers on this hand to travel from his own tribe to the powerful and wealthy Qingque tribe.

In other words, if he continued to stay in the tribe, he would no longer be able to bring the people in the tribe to the Qingque tribe within the specified time.

If they fail to reach the Qingque tribe within the specified time, it means that their tribe will give up the opportunity to join the Qingque tribe.

When the time comes, no matter how cold the weather becomes, you must not join the Green Bird tribe and live with them in a warm place, so as to help the tribe survive this crisis.

The god of the Qingque tribe is really stingy and selfish!

The leader of the Bear Tribe thought so and couldn't help but curse the god of the Green Bird Tribe in his heart.

How great it would be if he could be as generous and kind as the Son of God of the Green Bird Tribe.

I won't have to suffer this kind of hardship and can live here forever. When the weather becomes too cold to bear, I can join the Qingque tribe and live with them in a warmer place.

Thinking this in his mind, the leader of the Bear Tribe's eyes gradually became determined.

He clenched his outstretched hand into a fist, and then pounded his violently beating chest a few times, hoping to calm himself down and stop his heart from beating so fast.

Because of such violent beating, it is easy for him to panic and feel timid. He would not be able to help but take the people in his tribe to join the Qingque tribe, and he would no longer have his own tribe from then on.

He lay there, pounding his chest with his fists, thinking over and over again about the solution he had already thought of. After a while, his violently beating heart gradually calmed down.

Let’s get over it earlier today. If it’s over earlier, I won’t have to worry about it like this anymore.

He removed his hand that was holding the pottery plate from his eyes and looked at the sun that was shining through some branches and leaves.

The sun was still hanging there, looking no different from before.

The leader of the bear tribe had never thought that a day could be so long!

(For the convenience of writing and expression, the following dialogue is translated and processed by the author based on the original words)

There were footsteps heard not far away, and from the sound they were coming towards him.

The leader of the Bear Tribe turned his head and saw a member of their tribe walking towards him.

Because their tribe has more contact with bears, most of the names they gave are related to bears.

The man walking towards the leader of the Bear Tribe was called Xiong Er.

The bear ears aren't very big, but they are already adults.

He had also been in contact with the Qingque tribe since he was a few years old. He was a new generation of the Bear tribe who grew up under the influence of the Qingque tribe.

Moreover, he is the strongest one among the new generation.

Xiong Er is really strong. Many people in the tribe who have been adults for a long time are not as strong as him. They cannot beat him in fights during their daily play.

Seeing that it was Xiong Er who came over, the leader of the Bear Tribe couldn't help but sigh secretly.

These days, the thing that has given him the most headaches in the tribe is this bear ear.

Because he always came to ask himself when he would join the Qingque tribe.

"Chief, when are we going to set off for the Green Bird Tribe?"

Sure enough, just as he thought this in his mind, Xiong Er, who came over, asked him.

What he said was the same sentence that gave him an extremely headache.

"We are not going to the Green Bird Tribe! We are not joining the Green Bird Tribe!"

I don’t know if he was annoyed by Xiong Er’s repetitive questioning, or if he had been upset by the question of whether to join the Qingque tribe these days.

Or maybe he felt that it was the final moment and he didn't need to hide it anymore.

Or maybe you want to make yourself more determined through this method.

The leader of the Bear Tribe gave a very clear answer this time, instead of just saying he would think about it more as he did before.

The extremely straightforward answer from the bear tribe leader stunned Xiong Er, who had already walked up to him, and he became completely incredulous.

Why don’t you want to go and join the Qingque tribe?

"The weather is going to get colder and colder. If we don't join the Greenbird Tribe, we won't be able to survive!"

Xiong Er was stunned for a moment, then quickly spoke out, with some disbelief and anxiety in his voice, his tone couldn't help but rise, and his voice became much louder.

The people of the Bear Tribe, who were not too far away and were always paying attention to their leader's movements, heard Xiong Er's shouting, understood what their tribal leader meant, and began to look panicked.

Basically, these people all want to join the Qingque tribe. Firstly, they are worried that a terrible disaster will befall them and they will not be able to survive. Secondly, they really want to live the kind of life that the Qingque tribe has.

Moreover, they were also very worried that it was too late and their tribe would forever lose the opportunity to join the Qingque tribe.

However, they were not as brave as Xiong'er. Xiong'er dared to go directly and ask the chief when to go to the Qingque tribe. Out of respect for the chief, they did not dare to ask directly. They could only wait here for the chief who kept saying "wait a little longer" to make a decision.

However, as time went by, those waiting here gradually became anxious, as if there was a fire burning in their hearts.

After hearing Xiong Er's words, they had already roughly understood what decision their leader had made and could no longer endure it.

They all stood up and headed towards where the leader and Xiong Er were.

"If you join the Qingque tribe, there will no longer be any tribe of ours. Our tribe will disappear!"

The leader of the Bear Tribe sat up, looked at Xiong Er and spoke in a loud voice.

He was also angry.

"If we don't join the Bluebird Tribe and follow the Son of God and the others, our tribe will disappear as well, and we will all be frozen to death!"

After learning about the decision made by the leader of the Bear Tribe, Xiong Er, who was shocked and angry, was no longer afraid of the leader of his tribe. He argued with reason.

"If we don't join the Green Bird Tribe now, our tribe can still exist for a very long time. If we join the Green Bird Tribe, our tribe will disappear now!"

The leader of the bear tribe stood up from the ground, glared at Bear Ears, and spoke angrily, almost roaring.

Frightened by his appearance, Xiong Er took a step back, then stood back with his neck stiff and teeth gritted, staring at the leader of their tribe without giving in.

"We don't have to die if we join the Blue Bird Tribe. As long as we don't die, the tribe will still exist. Only when we die will the tribe really cease to exist!"

Xiong Er gritted his teeth, looked at the leader of his tribe, and said this in a loud voice.

After hearing Xiong Er's words, the other people from the Bear Tribe who had already walked over felt deeply touched.

Yes, as long as I and others are not dead, then my tribe will not be considered disappeared. Only when I and others are dead, then the tribe will really cease to exist.

The leader of the Bear Tribe was extremely angry. He wanted to punch the man in front of him hard in the face to make him wake up and understand who was the leader of the tribe.

However, after seeing the other tribesmen coming over, he did not do so, but took a deep breath.

It seems that some of the things I thought before can no longer be concealed!

"Who said we will die if we don't join the Green Bird Tribe?!"

He stared at Xiong Er in front of him and asked loudly.

Xiong Er, who was gritting his teeth and stiffening his neck to look at the leader, was stunned when he heard the leader's words. The other people from the Bear Tribe who came over were also stunned.

"Chief, can you find a warm place to live?"

Someone reacted and asked in surprise.

At this moment, everyone's eyes were immediately focused on the leader of the Bear Tribe.

"able!"

The leader of the Bear Tribe nodded vigorously and said with certainty.

After receiving his answer, some people were surprised, but more were incredulous and doubtful.

In order to find a warm and suitable place to live, the extremely wise Son of God of the Qingque tribe left the tribe and searched outside for a long time.

The leader of his own tribe had always been hunting and other activities around the tribe. The farthest place he had been to was only the Qingque tribe and the bamboo forest where black and white bears lived. He had never been seen searching anywhere. Moreover, he was far from being as wise as the Son of God of the Qingque tribe.

How could he possibly find someplace warm in such a situation?

"When the people of the Green Bird Tribe go to that place, they will definitely leave very obvious traces. When the time comes, we can follow these traces and reach that warm place."

The leader of the Bear Tribe said to everyone in the tribe.

The leader of the bear tribe looks strong, but in fact, he is a very careful person.

He had long noticed that if people walked in the same place many times, they would leave traces.

After the people of the Qingque tribe pass by, the traces they leave behind will be more obvious and will not disappear for a very long time.

Now, so many people in the Green Bird Alliance will join the Green Bird Tribe, and then, under the leadership of the Son of God and others, they will go to warmer places. With so many people passing by, and led by the people of the Green Bird Tribe, the traces left on the ground will only be more obvious.

When the time comes, all you need to do is follow the people of the Qingque tribe from a distance and keep moving forward along the traces they left behind.

In this way, you can reach that warm place without joining the Green Bird tribe.

As for the stingy Green Bird God, the leader of the Bear Tribe did have fear, or rather dread, in his heart.

I am worried that after this passes, something bad will happen just as the Son of God said.

However, he also had some considerations about these. That is, after arriving at the warm place, his tribe would not live around the Qingque tribe, but would quickly move away from the Qingque tribe. In this way, he would not be retaliated by the stingy Qingque God.

In his opinion, the Son of God of the Green Bird Tribe could allow so many people to pass through at once, so that warm place must be quite large.

There will definitely be a place for their own tribe.

When the time comes, our tribe will continue to live there as they do now, and after a while they will exchange some salt with the Qingque tribe.

As long as some time passes and nothing bad happens, there won't be any problem.

As for the people of the Green Bird Tribe, the leader of the Bear Tribe was not worried at all about whether they would attack them or refuse to exchange salt with their tribe.

Because in his impression, the Qingque tribe was so kind, generous and magnanimous, especially their Son of God.

As long as their selfish and stingy god does not make trouble, the Sons of God will definitely not ignore them and will not watch them go hungry.

This is the solution he came up with after careful consideration over the past few days.

In his opinion, such a plan was simply perfect, taking into account the reactions of all parties.

If they carry out this plan, they can still keep their tribe and don't have to worry about the major disaster that may happen in the future.

It was precisely because of this idea that the leader of the Bear Tribe dared to insist on not going to the Green Bird Tribe until this time, and clearly told everyone in the tribe that he would not join the Green Bird Tribe.

The leader of the Bear Tribe explained his ideas to the people of his tribe as comprehensively as possible.

After saying this, he became relaxed, put his hands behind his back, and tried to straighten his back, ready to accept the admiration and amazement of everyone in the tribe.

After all, he came up with such a good idea that perfectly solved the major decision that the tribe would face.

Moreover, following this narration, his originally wavering heart suddenly became firm.

However, after his voice fell, there was silence all around.

Just when the leader of the Bear Tribe thought that everyone was stunned by his great plan, a fist hit him in the face...