The tribe takes this matter very seriously.
Dante told me that since our enemy is Haru, the chief and the high priest have decided to restart beastmanship training for all the men in the tribe starting tomorrow.
I was also a little curious at that moment, so I asked Dante and the others what beast techniques they were talking about.
Dante said that he had only seen it a long time ago, and that encounters with Haru became less and less frequent, so the skill was gradually practiced by fewer and fewer people.
Dante told me that this beast technique originated from the Saiyada people, or more precisely, it was a combat technique taught by the Saiyada tribe's gods when they were ruling over two tribes, used to deal with Haru.
Hearing this, I perked up even more. It was that legendary figure they were talking about again. Just who was this person? Could it be that he had taught these locals a martial art?
When I asked Dante if he knew how to use that beast technique, Dante shook his head somewhat awkwardly.
In the tribe, warriors who directly confront the enemy must all be males over the age of fifteen. When the conflict occurred, Dante was still young, so he had not learned this traditional skill of the Mila tribe.
However, Dante had already learned another skill of the tribe and had even used it in practice.
That was the roar that Dante used when dealing with the wild boars. This roar, along with the beast technique, is known as one of the two great skills of the Mira tribe.
With a sense of curiosity, I finally welcomed the arrival of the second day.
Today, everyone, regardless of gender, got up early and put down their work to gather at the cave entrance to wait.
In the Mila tribe, there is no concept of male superiority over females. They do not regard animal skills as a means for men to show off, but rather as a weapon to protect the tribe and its people, and they encourage everyone to learn self-defense techniques.
As for how far everyone can train, that depends on their own aptitude. At least within the tribe, it's possible to guarantee that everything is equal for everyone.
Dante told me that practicing this beast skill would be very hard, but as long as you don't slack off, anyone can master it. I'm more curious about what kind of beast skill it is.
Today's task of training everyone naturally fell to the tribal chief. The chief usually doesn't show his abilities, but his true strength is much greater than he appears on the surface.
No one excluded me. Now, in the eyes of the tribe's natives, I am considered one of them, so they don't think there's anything wrong with me learning beast skills.
I believe in the principle that it's always good to have more skills, and opportunities to learn something truly valuable for free are rare, so I naturally wouldn't refuse everyone's kindness.
The first day of training seemed simple, but to me it was even more grueling than military training.
On the first day of the lesson, we don't need to emphasize the key points of the movements, because there are no movements to speak of.
The leader's training method was also quite peculiar. He made each person carry a vine up the mountain to chop firewood, and they had to chop a total of twenty bundles of firewood a day to be considered qualified.
In this respect, the leader set standards that ensure gender equality. Of course, the training here is not as mandatory as military training; it all depends on one's own self-discipline.
At first, I wondered if this kind of training could really guarantee that everyone would put in the effort.
But Dante quickly dispelled my idea, telling me that it didn't matter if I didn't train hard, the truth would be tested when we went to war with Haru.
Because it's not just us who are practicing; those Haru have been practicing all along. Those who tried to slack off have already died on the battlefield.
Hearing this, I was surprised again. This method directly filters out those who are willing to fight, while those who want to pass themselves off as inferiors are simply eliminated by the laws of nature.
No wonder everyone in the tribe is so physically strong; they use the most primitive and effective methods to eliminate those who are not up to par.
These ape-like creatures have probably evolved completely into humans, and if that's the case, then we're definitely in trouble.
Chopping firewood in the mountains is a little different from usual. We can't put the firewood we chop on the ground. We need to tie it with vines and carry it on our backs until we have a bundle before we can pack it up and put it on the ground.
Then we took down a vine and started a new round of intense labor. The chief had also put away my knife, and everyone was using stone axes to chop wood.
I have experience using a stone axe to cut down trees. Back when I was building a shed in my hometown, using that thing to cut things was not just hard work, it was deadly. So much so that I had to continue using jets of fire to slowly cut down the trees.
This made chopping wood even more difficult, but I didn't see any dissatisfaction in the eyes of the local people.
They were actually calmer than me, seemingly indifferent. This stone axe was their usual tool, and they didn't find it uncomfortable to use it to chop wood.
Led by the chief, we arrived at a mountain forest. There were many decaying tree stumps on the ground, and we could see that they still had many jagged marks from being cut with stone tools.
The chief raised his arms high towards the mountain and shouted a command, which was then echoed by all the local tribesmen.
Dante whispered to me that the leader was praying to the gods on the mountain, hoping to be granted divine power to defeat the approaching enemy.
After the blessing ceremony was completed, the chief waved his hand, and all the tribesmen got into a state of focus, picked up their stone axes, and began to chop down the trees.
The chief was not idle either. He picked up a stone axe that was larger than everyone else's and began to do his homework for the day, just like everyone else.
They also set standards for the size of the firewood piles. Generally, the length should be about one meter, neither too long nor too short, and the size should be such that it can be wrapped around the head with both hands as a standard bundle.
These conditions, which may seem harsh, are actually quite humane in a way.
Because the trees here grow very tall, a bundle of firewood can be made from only about two trees if the right amount of wood is cut.
However, the requirement of about one meter requires cutting the overly long tree again with a stone axe, which is equivalent to repeatedly cutting the tree several times. This method is quite ingenious.
It was my first time using a stone axe for such a large project, and I was quite unaccustomed to it. After struggling to fall a tree that was only as thick as my arm, I could already feel my hands trembling and going numb from the force of the impact.
Meanwhile, one of the indigenous people next to me had already started cutting a felled tree into three pieces. I have to admire the physical fitness of these indigenous people.
If you take away my knowledge and put me on the same starting line as these natives, I'm not even worthy to carry their shoes.
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