The Rain Tribe's greatest significance was to serve as a middleman for the region. After all, there were nearly a hundred tribes in the area, many of which were too far from the Sea Tribe to conduct direct trade. This gave the Rain Tribe an opportunity to act as a middleman.
The Sea Tribe was relatively far south of the area. Further south, it was mostly grassland, with few inhabited tribes. The Niupi Tribe was, relatively speaking, the closest major tribe to the Sea Tribe, only three days' journey away.
Three days' journey north of the Niupi Tribe is the Yu Tribe.
That means, even if the Rain Tribe wanted to trade with the Sea Tribe, it would take six days. Even further afield... even the northernmost Blue Tribe would take dozens of days to reach the Rain Tribe (in winter, the snow makes walking even more difficult, requiring at least 50 to 70 days). Even in this primitive jungle with no transportation, dozens of days of walking? The thought of it makes my scalp tingle.
No wonder the Blue Tribe rarely participated in the Niupi Tribe's ice and snow gatherings. It was too far in the dead of winter. Even if they gathered in the warmer spring or summer, the journey of dozens of days was too expensive.
Is the northernmost tribe necessarily the Blue Tribe? That primeval jungle is enormous; it would probably take a year to reach its northern end. Of course, any further than that wouldn't concern the Sea Tribe.
Is the southern prairie really uninhabited? Not necessarily, but so far, no tribes from the prairie have contacted this side.
What about the sea to the east? Could there be seagoing vessels in this era? The possibility is extremely small.
Ma Yue sat in the cave, drawing a map of the surrounding area in his mind. Is the Sea Tribe still safe for the time being?
Ten wildebeests, twenty sheep, and some furs. This time the trading team of the Sea Tribe had a good harvest. Even the stingy second priest was very satisfied.
Don't despise the rabbit's small size. You can eat the meat after killing it. The meat broth is always more nutritious than fish broth, with oil and a little more resistance to hunger. The fur is small, and it can be made into gloves. In winter, how can you work without gloves? Therefore, the rabbit is also of great value. The second priest was very satisfied.
Killing a sheep for meat is good, and the fur is also good. A sheepskin coat is also a good warm garment, even in later times. As for how to knit a sweater, Ma Yue didn't know, so he just made do with it. As a primitive man, what's the point of being poor?
If this continues, as the sheep flocks of the Sea Tribe grow larger and larger, the demand for furs from outside will not be great. This is the advantage of having one's own animal husbandry, and they can be self-sufficient in furs.
Of course, although there are nearly 200 sheep in the flocks of various sizes, the scale is still too small. Let's take it slow. The sheep's reproductive capacity is still good.
The Hai Tribe's location is quite good. To the southwest lies the vast grasslands, providing ample fodder for livestock most of the time. The wildebeest and sheep breed in the summer, when the grass is plentiful. By the time winter arrives, the calves and lambs are already half-grown and much more resistant to cold, ensuring a high survival rate.
Accustomed to the bonfires in the sheepfolds and horse pens, the captive wildebeest and sheep didn't actually feel the cold this winter. In the large sheepfolds and wildebeest pens, the second priest led his men to build numerous bonfires of various sizes with stones. The sheep and wildebeest had become accustomed to them and gathered around the bonfire stones to keep warm.
This is better than spending the winter in the wild, right?
As for the possibility of consuming more firewood for heating, the Second Priest didn't care. With so many people in the tribe, what would they do in winter? The trees felled by the felling squadron had many branches and twigs that the tool making team couldn't use, so they could use them as firewood.
Backed by a vast jungle, a tribe still lacking firewood simply means you're lazy. Of course, this presupposes that those who go out to cut down trees have enough fur coats to keep warm, that they need to drink hot fish soup from time to time, and that they can occasionally snack on salted radish strips to replenish their energy. At least, the Sea Tribe has these conditions.
The conditions are so good, why don't you go out and work? (At least, that's what the two priests and three leaders think.)
It's no wonder that with plenty of salted radish strips, people in the Hai tribe could preserve their energy. This winter, few people who went out to work suffered from frostbite.
In the dead of winter, even fresh radish wasn't an option. Radishes were limited in quantity, so ensuring a sufficient supply of salted radish strips was paramount. Those working in log cabins didn't even have salted radish strips; salted fish and meat soups were the last resort. Salted radish strips were reserved in large quantities for the able-bodied men who were out doing heavy work.
Of course, as the only member of the exploiting class, Ma Yue is guaranteed to have a supply of fresh sunflower greens, fresh radishes, oil, and onions. As for the delicious mutton, it must be cut into slices as thin as possible. Ma Yue's food must be first-class.
Even so, everyone thought it was justified. A charlatan, a messenger who could communicate with the Sea God alone, must be special. Didn't you see that the two priests and the three chiefs were working in the middle of winter? Working people are the simplest.
It's normal for a warrior's cultivation to slow down in the later stages of his training. Ma Yue understood that the higher the level, the more challenging it was to cultivate. Fortunately, a warrior's late-stage cultivation greatly increased their immunity, essentially guaranteeing a life free from illness and disaster, which Ma Yue was quite content with.
Besides, cultivation itself is a gradual process, so you shouldn’t be impatient.
Fortunately, the spiritual stones of both water and fire are guaranteed, and basically, they will not delay the progress of cultivation.
With relatively sufficient food nutrition, Ma Yue gradually grew taller. From the time he traveled through time to now, he has grown from about 1.5 meters to 1.6 meters. Judging from the trend, he may grow taller.
Ma Yue doesn’t mind that he can’t grow into a muscular man like Leader Hai, as his fighting ability is strong enough.
The spiritual energy of heaven and earth is so abundant, why are there no spiritual medicines? Perhaps, they have not been discovered yet. As an immortal cultivator, the desire for spiritual medicine is of course overwhelming.
Once you have a spiritual medicine, even if it is boiled into a soup to drink, the pure spiritual energy is incomparable to that of a spiritual stone.
I'm so greedy! In my previous life, I only saw spirit stones once. In this life, I'm lucky to have enough spirit stones to practice. I'm greedy.
"Oh my god! What's going on?" Ma Yue finally noticed that a cave hyena in the cave was not in a good condition.
"Woo woo..." The cave hyena grunted softly, rubbing against Ma Yue's trouser leg. Ma Yue was practically the only person living in this cave. Of course, the exceptions were the two cave hyenas he had raised since they were young. Unless there were special circumstances, the two cave hyenas were relatively quiet and wouldn't disturb Ma Yue's meditation.
What's going on? This cave hyena is whining.
The cave hyena lay at Ma Yue's feet, looking extremely lazy.
Ma Yue's spiritual sense was a super detector, very accurate. His spiritual sense, along with his spiritual power, probed into the cave hyena's body.
Oh my god! This girl is pregnant, and it seems she has been pregnant for several months.
When did it all start? Ma Yue couldn't remember. The two cave hyenas often followed the hunting party out for wild outings. Could they be having an affair?
Ma Yue remembered that dogs in his previous life would give birth to puppies after about two months of pregnancy. Ma Yue's spiritual consciousness investigated and found that this female dog had been pregnant for more than three months, right?
It’s time to give birth!
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