Kumano's father was the previous chief and was once the most powerful man in the tribe. Unfortunately, this man, who awakened into a brown bear like Kumano, died when Kumano was five years old.
After him, Kumano's mother gave birth to five more children with different people, four of whom survived. Although she was very powerful, it was impossible for her to raise Kumano forever. Therefore, after Kumano awakened at the age of ten, he took the initiative to move out of the cave where his mother lived and lived in a large cave in the tribe that was shared by children who had left their parents and the elderly and disabled who could not go hunting.
These children and the elderly can get the most basic food distributed by the tribe, and they also need to do some simple gathering work or other chores.
For example, at this season, there are very few plants to collect, so they just pick up firewood and other things nearby.
There wasn't much work for them to do, and when they had free time, the elderly and disabled people would usually lie down in the valleys or caves to save energy. Some children would also do this, but Kumano was different.
Although his father died early, he vaguely remembered that his father once took him out hunting. At that time, he thought that when he grew up, he would become a man as strong as his father, become the patriarch, and ensure that no one in the tribe would go hungry.
Since he was going to be the clan leader, he definitely couldn't be like the others who did nothing because they were hungry - his father told him to eat more and exercise more!
The people in the tribe are very friendly to children, and the elders are generous in imparting their experiences to them. Before he was ten years old, Kumano loved to ask them about things outside, learning how to fish, how to make traps, and even what kind of insects are edible. After he was ten years old, he would find ways to learn whenever he had the chance.
He even had the audacity to help the Grand Priest with his work and exchange food from him.
The food distributed by the tribe could keep them from starving to death and allow them to grow, but it was impossible to ensure that they were full and well fed. However, he was very hardworking and could always feed himself well. Later, he met Shi Li, and the two of them hit it off and started looking for food everywhere.
It is precisely because of this that he was able to become one of the most powerful warriors in the tribe just after he reached adulthood - just having a powerful beast form does not necessarily make one a powerful warrior!
After eating half of the Lesothosaurus, Kumano returned to his cave, where a lot of wood was drying at the door.
His cave was very empty, and there was nothing inside except the stone bowl and stone axe he had made with his own hands.
Before winter last year, he stored a lot of food and hay in the cave, but after a winter, the food was gone and the hay was dirty.
He had just thrown out the hay a few days ago, and now the cave seemed particularly empty.
He is about to become a partner with Shi Li. Shi Li's cave will be given to his mother and younger brother to live in. Then they will definitely move in with him, so this cave will be a bit shabby.
Kumano looked at the wood drying at the door, took some back to the cave, then changed into animal form and began to peel the bark with his claws.
He piled the peeled bark in a corner so that he could use it for burning in the future, and he spread the remaining tree trunks at the innermost part of the cave.
The cave was too cold and uncomfortable to sleep in, so they usually spread something on the ground before sleeping.
In the past, he slept alone and just laid some hay, but in the future there will be two of them... Kumano thought he could be a little more particular, so he followed Grandpa Monkey's instructions and laid a layer of wood at the innermost part of the cave to make a nest - and then he would lay hay and dinosaur skin on top of it to make a mat, which would be very comfortable to sleep in.
In addition, wood can be used to make tables and stools... He can go get some more wood tonight.
After Xiong Ye had laid out seven or eight pieces of wood, he heard his uncle's voice coming from outside: "It's time to divide the meat!"
Hearing the sound, he picked up the stone bowl in the corner and rushed out. The others in the tribe followed his example and moved quickly.
This is a habit they have developed since childhood - no matter how busy they are, they must not miss meals!
Eating time every day is the happiest time for everyone.
The hunting team had a good harvest today. Everyone got a large piece of meat, and the job of distributing the meat was done by the tribe's chief, Kumano's uncle, Kumagawa.
He first cut off a piece of liver, the most tender meat, and had it taken to the priest, and then he distributed the meat to the people of the tribe.
The old, weak and children in the tribe consciously made way to let the hunting team get the meat first.
Everyone in the hunting team, regardless of gender, would get more meat, and those who worked harder would receive extra rewards. When it was Kumano's turn, Xionghe gave him not only a large piece of raw meat, but also an ornithomimus heart.
Kumano took it and went to the lit fire to grill some meat for himself.
Gradually, more people came to him and grilled meat with him around the fire, but... Shi Li didn't come.
Kumano stood up and started looking among the crowd.
Although Shi Li likes to sleep, he never misses the opportunity to share the meat. Sometimes he starts eating before the meat is even cooked... Why is he not here today?
But he didn't see Shi Li, he only saw Yang Ying and Yang Su.
When Xiongye walked over, he saw Yang Ying and Yang Su grilling very large pieces of meat. The two of them couldn't get that much, so there must be Shi Li's share... Xiong Ye asked, "Where's Shi Li?"
Yang Ying glanced at Xiong Ye. Since there were outsiders around, she was very polite to Xiong Ye: "He is sleeping. Let us come out to help him get food."
Xiongye originally wanted to ask Shili to go chop trees together in the evening, but Shili wanted to sleep and didn’t even come out to eat... He decided to go by himself.
Then I can give Shi Li a surprise.
Kumano returned to his seat and ate a quarter of his portion of the barbecue, planning to take the rest back to the cave.
He likes to store food, and he is a little uncomfortable with the fact that all his food is gone after a winter... He must find a way to bring back a big one tomorrow!
There were many people like Kumano who saved the food they were given. Some people even only ate one-fifth of the meat or even less - the hunting team would not go hunting tomorrow, and there would be no meat to share then.
What's more, there is bone soup to drink today.
The soup made from the bones of the ostrich-like dinosaur is mixed with some wild vegetables. Although it doesn’t taste good, it’s filling enough to drink!
But Kumano didn't drink the soup - he didn't like eating grass.
Night had fallen and the fire in the square had gone out. Kumano took the remaining meat back to the cave and put it away. Then he left the cave carrying his stone axe and walked towards the exit of the col.
There was a door made of wood and vines at the exit, and a cat was squatting next to it.
This is a member of the tribe, Kumano's cousin Mao Jin. She is only fourteen years old and very weak in beast form, but because she is very alert after turning into a beast, she has taken the initiative to guard the gate since a year ago.
Kumano thought it was a good thing for her to do this, and that everyone should try their best to be useful.
Seeing Kumano, Mao Jin meowed, licked his paws, and lay down again.
Kumano smiled, opened the door and walked out.
They generally do not destroy the forests near the tribe. Kumano walked out, moving nimbly through the woods, and soon came to a forest far away from the tribe, and then began to cut trees.
He felled the tree and stripped it of its branches. It didn't take him long to get a thick log and he started to cut another one.
After cutting four in one breath, Kumano stopped when he realized that he would not be able to lift any more.
"Do you need help?" A slightly stiff voice suddenly sounded. Kumano raised his head and saw a man standing under a tree in the distance. It was Zhou.
Zhou looked a little strange - not only did he wear a dinosaur skin around his waist, he also wrapped two pieces around his body, covering his chest and back... In their tribe, usually only girls would do this because they were afraid that the fat on their chest would affect hunting, or because it was too cold in winter.
Well, it's still quite cold now, and it's even colder at night. Zhou probably hangs these burdens on himself because it's too cold.
"Why are you here?" Kumano was a little surprised.
Zhou said: "Picking fruits."
Only then did Kumano notice that Zhou was holding a few fruits in his hand.
This is a small fruit produced by a small grass. It is very sour, but very common and can grow from spring to autumn.
When he was a child, he often ate this kind of fruit when he was hungry, even though it made his teeth sour.
However, he rarely ate it after he was twelve years old. When he occasionally picked some, it was for Shi Li - at that time, Shi Li's family had not yet joined the tribe, and his mother and brother always had nothing to eat.
This kind of fruit should only be available when the weather is warmer. Most of them are still in bloom now. I don’t know where Zhou found it.
Xiong Ye said, "I don't need your help." With Zhou's small body, could he carry the wood?
Kumano pulled a vine, tied four pieces of wood together, took off the animal skin around himself, and turned into a brown bear.
His beast form is very large, and it consumes a lot of energy to transform into a beast form and move around, so he usually doesn't do that. But today he was very full and there was still food stored at home, so he was not worried.
"Roar!" Kumano shouted at Zhou, asking him to leave together - he couldn't speak in beast form, so he could only do this.
But Zhou didn't know what he was looking at, so he turned his head away. He only turned back after hearing his voice.
Kumano motioned for the other party to follow him, then walked forward, deliberately slowing down his pace.
He was afraid that Zhou couldn't keep up.
There were two moons in the sky, one in the west and one in the east, casting a little light, but it was enough for Kumano to see the road ahead clearly. Occasionally, he could even see something running away in the distance.
Those should be small ornithopod dinosaurs, but unfortunately he made too much noise and the small dinosaurs often ran away before he could get close...
Kumano felt a little sorry, but he soon calmed down.
It's not suitable for hunting at night.
As Kumano walked, he unconsciously walked faster, but Zhou actually followed behind him and did not fall behind.
Kumano turned his head and glanced at Zhou.
Although this person has not awakened, he has good physical strength. Also, when Zhou's mother was still alive, she never let Zhou down in terms of food.
As long as Zhou eats and drinks well every day, his health will definitely not be too bad.
Although ordinary people like Zhou can do little, they can still participate in hunting. Kumano thinks that after returning, he should urge Zhou to exercise well.
He is going to be the clan leader, and the clan leader should be responsible for everyone in the clan!
The two of them walked one after the other and soon returned to the tribe.
Xiong Ye put the wood down, changed into a human form and put on his clothes, and said to Zhou: "You have followed me for such a long time without falling behind, which is really amazing. If you train hard in the future, you will definitely be able to join the hunting team, and then you can eat meat every day!"
In Kumano's opinion, eating grass is definitely a painful thing. Some people like to nibble on grass when they are in beast form, but when they turn into human form, they also focus on eating meat.
But now... Zhou probably won’t get any share of the meat.
Zhou, who had turned his back at some point, turned around, looked at Xiong Ye, and said, "My name is Zhou Ji."
Xiong Ye looked at Zhou Ji in surprise: "You are awakened? What kind of animal is Ji? Why not call it Ji Zhou?"
Zhou Ji: “…”
The author has something to say:
Zhou Ji: Can we say hello to these primitive people when they take off their skirts? ?
The beastmen in the story all awaken to mammals, otherwise Kumano would definitely ask: "Zhou Ji? You awakened a chicken?"
Send out red envelopes randomly, muah~
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