"Let me see, I can see further, let me see!" Buku pushed aside the child standing on the rock and stood on it himself. The first thing he saw was not the hunting party's hungry warriors, but the huge prey.
!!
Buku's eyes widened suddenly.
The children below, seeing his surprised expression, became even more curious. "Buku, what did you see?"
"Hey Buku, are they a hunting team or not?"
Did they catch any prey?
Buku looked at the children in shock, "I... I think I saw them carrying the bull back..."
"Gasp!" The children gasped in shock.
Then an older child retorted, "Buku, are you sure you're not mistaken? Is it really a bull?"
"Yeah, a wild bull. Can a hunting team kill a wild bull?"
It wasn't that the children didn't believe in the hunting team's strength, but rather that the bulls were simply too powerful for them. Even their strongest leader had been gored and killed by a bull, so they couldn't believe what Buku was saying.
When the other children doubted him, Buku began to doubt his own eyes as well.
"Hey, why don't we just run over and take a look? Why are we guessing here?" one of the children suggested.
"Yes! Let's go take a look!"
"Yes, let's go!"
The children, without hesitation, ran off in a flurry towards the distant grasslands, much to the dismay of the women in the cave who chased after them, shouting, "Where are you going!"
"We're going to pick up the hunters..."
The children's reply startled the tribespeople inside the cave, who all came out to see what was happening.
"The children say the hunting party has returned?"
"Let me see."
"Hmm, it seems so."
Chen Ke and his hunting team had only gone halfway when they were caught by the children who came running out.
"Awooo! It really is a bull! The hunting party has caught a bull!"
"My God, you guys are amazing! You actually managed to take down a bull!"
Chen Ke was also happy to see the children's excited faces. He picked up the youngest child and pinched his cheek. "That's right, we hunted a wild bull! We'll have wild bull meat to eat later, aren't you happy?"
"I'm so happy! I've never eaten barbarian beef before. I've only heard that it's very powerful, and that it even killed the chief. Today I'm going to eat a lot of barbarian beef to avenge the chief!"
Karulu's expression changed slightly upon hearing the child's words, and she looked at Chen Ke with some concern.
Chen Ke remained calm, patted the child's head, and said, "Alright, then eat as much as you want later!"
Amidst the children's cheers, the hunting party, whose backs had been bent under the weight of the bull, straightened up and, surrounded by the children, returned to camp with their heads held high.
The tribespeople knew the hunting party had hunted a bull when they heard the children's cheers, but when they actually saw the enormous creature with their own eyes, their eyes were still filled with deep shock.
"Come on, just put it on the open ground!" Karuru shouted, and together with the warriors, they threw the bull onto the open ground.
With a loud "thud!", the bull's carcass fell to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.
But the tribespeople didn't mind the dust at all and all eagerly crowded around it.
"My God, that's a real bull!"
"This is the first time I've ever seen a bull! My god, it's huge! How did the warriors manage to take it down?!"
"Oh, my barbarian serpent god, I can't believe I'm actually eating barbarian beef one day."
"Who can argue with that? The soldiers have done a great service this time!"
Hearing the praise from their tribesmen, the warriors laughed heartily, "We were lucky enough to defeat the bull this time, thanks to our chief Buko!"
"Yes, if it weren't for the leader, we wouldn't have been able to get this great deal unscathed!"
"What a bargain!" The tribespeople only noticed after hearing the warriors' words that the warriors of the hunting party really did seem to be completely unharmed.
Logically speaking, warriors would only detour around prey of a bull of that caliber, so how could they possibly hunt it willingly, let alone succeed in hunting it unscathed?
"What exactly happened, Captain Karuru, please tell me quickly."
"Yes, what exactly did Chief Buko do to enable you to defeat the barbarian bull?" The children were the first to ask questions, and they insisted on hearing the whole story now.
Not only the children, but also the other tribespeople were incredibly curious. However, because they had to process the barbarian meat immediately, they could only listen intently while busy with their own tasks.
The elders carried firewood out of the cave, the women started a fire to boil water, and tribesmen like Yudi, who were physically disabled but could still move their hands, helped the warriors cut the barbarian beef.
After drinking a large bowl of water, Karulu sat down on the ground and began to talk non-stop, "Let me tell you, we were lying in the grass when suddenly a mad bull charged out..."
The children listened with great interest, touching the menacing bull horns.
Meanwhile, the protagonist of the story, Chen Ke, had already been called into the cave by the wise man Lacha, who looked pleased with himself.
Hearing the occasional exclamations and laughter outside, the wise man Lacha sighed, "It's been a long time since the people have been this happy."
Chen Ke was also infected by the jubilant atmosphere outside. For the first time, he felt that being a savage was not so bad. His needs were simple, and his happiness was simple too.
"This is all thanks to you, Buko. I believe you can become a leader as excellent as your father."
Chen Ke's smile faltered. How long ago was it that he was the one feeding others this kind of motivational talk? Was it his turn to drink it now?
"Chief Buko, what are your plans for the next migration? I'd like to hear them."
Only then did Chen Ke understand the meaning behind the words and the high hats that the wise man Lacha had just worn. Perhaps because he had dealt with the straightforward savages outside for so long, Chen Ke was still a little annoyed by the wise man Lacha's roundabout way of speaking.
They're all primitive people, why would they use such cunning in their conversations? Besides, when he asked about ceramics earlier, he felt that the wise man Lacha was holding back some things he told him, as if he was hiding something.
So Chen Ke said calmly, "Let's just follow the route my father set out before. Isn't it the same every year?"
Sure enough, the wise man Racha frowned after hearing this. "What about Judith and the others? Is the leader planning to give up?"
Chen Ke squinted and asked, "So you were planning to give up before?"
The wise man Lacha looked puzzled. After a long while, he said in a leisurely voice, "But you are different. You were able to safely bring all your people to the southern part of the wasteland."
"Ha, wise man, aren't you a little too confident in me? How do you know I can definitely do it?"
“Because…” The wise man Lacha suddenly leaned close to Chen Ke’s ear and whispered something. Chen Ke’s eyes widened instantly, and he looked at him in disbelief.
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