No, I'm starving. It's only been seven or eight days since the heavy snow, but Ma Yue can't stand it anymore. Even though he's the biggest charlatan in the Hai tribe and gets a lot of food from the leader, there's no fish left. Just eating fruit won't satisfy my hunger.
Ma Yue didn't want to burden Chief Hai and the hunting team. Even with their crudely sewn hide gloves, holding their weapons was difficult in the freezing weather. The Hai tribe's hunting team wasn't very strong to begin with, and in such cold weather, their strength was greatly diminished.
It's not easy for Chief Hai and the hunting team. Even in such cold weather, they still go out every few days. If they are lucky, they can pick up a frozen pheasant, hare or something like that every ten days or half a month.
Ma Yue recalled the internet novels of his past life, where there seemed to be a story about "breaking ice to fish." He wondered if it would work, so he had to give it a try. What if it actually worked?
"Shuichong! Come out with me!" The members of the hunting team followed 'Hai' out again. Ma Yue took a look and found that 'Shuichong' seemed to be the strongest. Although he had a lame leg and walked slowly, his arms were still very strong.
"Horse!" Shuichong looked at the horse in surprise. It was even more difficult for him to walk in the snow in winter. He had to walk on ice and snow with one and a half legs, and he would slip from time to time. He was almost a useless person.
"Just walk slowly." The snow wasn't very thick, just above the ankles.
"Water Bug" was very obedient and was saved by Ma Yue.
When they reached the frozen river, Ma Yue pointed to a large rock by the river and said to the 'water bug': "Rock, smash it!"
'Shui Chong' was completely bewildered. Although he didn't know why, he still obediently did what the great charlatan Ma Yue said.
Although Ma Yue has reached the mid-level warrior level, when it comes to strength, he is not as strong as the primitive laborer. Look at the bulging muscles on the arms of "Water Bug", I'm so envious!
The 'water bug' was holding a large stone and smashing it fiercely against the ice somewhere on the river bank.
It was so damn cold. Even though he was wrapped in animal skins, Ma Yue still felt very cold.
"Fish!" After smashing for more than ten minutes, the strong 'water bug' actually smashed a hole in the ice. Looking at the fish gathering in the ice hole, the 'water bug' was overjoyed.
"Spear!" Ma Yue was carrying a spear. When it came to spearing fish, Ma Yue wasn't as good as anyone else in the tribe. It was mainly because Ma Yue was too lazy. Who wanted to work in this cold weather? It just so happened that 'Shui Chong', the lame laborer, was here, hehe!
Primitive people's thirst for food is unparalleled. The excited 'water bugs' seem to be unable to feel the cold, swinging their harpoons and fighting on the front line of the ice hole...
Ma Yue left with a look of disgust, sticking a fish on a branch.
Can't we just bully Water Bug? There are plenty of people in the cave who are capable of this kind of ice-smashing and fish-sharpening business.
Sure enough, after seeing the big fish that Ma Yue had caught, the old primitive high priest immediately organized a dozen men and women and rushed to the river in a mighty force.
Ma Yue was delighted after drinking the hot fish soup. Fish is definitely better than fruit and more filling, isn't it? It's also very nutritious.
"Horse!" Chief 'Hai' and the hunting team came back with a lot of firewood and sticks, and looked at the pot of fish soup in surprise.
"You guys have worked hard. Come, heat up the fish soup for everyone." Ma Yue was actually overstepping his authority by doing this. After all, he could not prepare food without the leader's consent.
The old primitive high priest chattered away, telling the chief "Hai" and the hunting team about the heroic deeds of Ma Yue's invention of "ice-smashing fishing".
Sure enough, the leader 'Hai' and the people in the hunting team all had big smiles on their faces. How could they not be excited when they had fish to eat?
Even though it was a fish soup without salt or seasoning, the leader 'Hai' and the hunting team, who had returned from the cold weather, drank a bowl of it and naturally felt warm in their stomachs.
As for Ma Yue, the charlatan who overstepped his bounds in order to stew fish, Chief Hai was probably already used to it. In the Hai tribe, Ma Yue's prestige was terrifyingly high.
To put it bluntly, Ma Yue's contribution was too great, surpassing that of leader Hai. If Ma Yue hadn't been a minor priest, Hai would have had to give up the position of leader to Ma Yue.
Hai was tearing up, and Ma Yue understood how Hai felt. People starved to death every winter, but with fish, a crucial food source, the tribe might never starve again this winter. As the tribe's leader, Hai had privileges, but also enormous responsibilities.
"Ma!" Hai looked at Ma Yue excitedly and crawled at Ma Yue's feet.
"The Sea God said!" Ma Yue came again. No matter what was new, he attributed it to the will of the Sea God.
Sure enough, after all the members of the 'Sea' tribe had a feast of fish and fish soup, they began a new round of sacrifices under the leadership of the old primitive high priest.
Hey! Primitive people, sacrifices are so monotonous, can't you make them more interesting? They're not pleasing to the eyes.
Having found a new way to fish, the work was naturally someone else's job, and Ma Yue continued to live the life of an exploiter. In this primitive society, playing with equality was simply unrealistic.
Just like a lion pride, there are the most female lions, who are responsible for the hard work of hunting. The alpha lion (male lion) does not work and has to eat the prey first, especially the best part of the prey.
In the dead of winter, nestled in the cave, Ma Yue didn't practice all the time. With nothing else to do, he tried his best to improve the tribe's language, so that it wouldn't be as monotonous as before.
As for learning Chinese, it's unrealistic. The vocal cords of primitive humans couldn't be compared to those of modern humans. Or, just like foreigners in modern society, learning Chinese is harder than getting a doctorate. Chinese is the most difficult language to learn. As for foreign languages, Ma Yue himself doesn't even know them.
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