Chapter 41 Plans for the New Phase
Under the leadership of Dashi, their first stop was, of course, the area near the lake.
At this time, people from their tribe were paddling rafts and casting nets on the lake to catch fish.
They were now walking along the lake.
"As the only water source nearby, don't animals usually come to drink water from this lake?"
“Yes.”
When Oishi talked about this, a bitter smile appeared on his face.
"But after the previous leader tried to target them several times and failed, these animals seemed to know that this place is not safe."
"Plus, people in our tribe basically fish in this river during the day, so animals won't come close easily."
"As time goes by, fewer animals come here. Even if they want to come here to drink water, they will choose to come after dark, because from time to time, you can still find some footprints nearby."
Oishi's explanation can be said to be very clear.
In this era, the night is still very dangerous for them, and generally speaking, they will not take action after dark.
"So you rely entirely on fishing for food now, or do you try to hunt other animals on the grassland?"
"We now rely entirely on fishing for food."
Zhou Xu was not surprised at all to get this answer. After all, there was nothing else for food yesterday except fish.
While Zhou Xu was thinking this, Dashi further explained the situation.
"The animals on the grassland run too fast and react too quickly. We can't catch them at all."
"Didn't your former leader ever think of setting a trap?"
Trap, Oishi had heard this word from the previous leader, so he was not unfamiliar with it.
“I have tried, but failed.”
In such times, hunting was done either with bows and arrows or with traps.
There is no need to say much about bows and arrows, but in this era, making bows and arrows is very difficult and it is bound to be a project that requires a lot of time and energy.
But now they have limited manpower, and the tribal members are still busy trying to have food to eat every day.
Under this situation, it is difficult for them to have the spare energy, time and manpower to study this.
What is even more troubling is that even if you manage to develop a bow and arrow, can the accuracy, range and power of your bow and arrow be guaranteed? This is probably not possible.
Therefore, considering the current actual situation, Zhou Xu believes that the bow and arrow project is a project that they can only study after they have enough spare time.
As for traps, they are roughly divided into two types. One is a basket trap or lasso trap like Zhou Xu's, which requires some skills. Without some skills, it is quite difficult to make it.
The other type is a pit trap that requires a lot of physical labor.
But for a small tribe of more than 30 people like theirs, this pit trap is actually not easy to set up.
For a pit trap to work well, it must be large and deep, which requires labor.
However, don't forget that tribes like theirs are mostly short of manpower. If you want a tribe to run smoothly and keep them alive day by day, you need a stable workforce to maintain it, and there is simply not much spare energy to do other things.
The former leader of Oishi and his gang obviously did not have the skills to make basket traps or lasso traps, and as for pit traps, there was no need to say more.
After a simple attempt, he clearly realized the above problems and ran to the freshwater lake near their camp.
To be honest, that guy should be thankful that there is a freshwater lake with abundant fish resources near the camp, otherwise, from Zhou Xu's point of view, he would have starved to death.
The existence of this freshwater lake has largely solved the initial food problem, and it can be said that it has opened the simple mode for the opponent.
However, the other party does not seem to intend to use this advantage to develop bows and arrows, but instead is thinking about seizing resources and expanding territory.
There is no need to say more about what happened afterwards.
Currently in the Black Moon Camp, the main task of their gathering team is to pick up stones, branches and grass, or to cut down trees in order to obtain wood. The door panels and large shields are made of this wood.
During this process, every time Zhou Xu passed through an area, he would activate the "Eye of Insight" to scan the area.
Although the power of the mantra that was frequently used yesterday has not yet been fully recovered, it will be fine as long as you don't use it too frequently and at a high intensity.
Zhou Xu had to admit that he was really used to it. When it came to exploration, the Eye of Insight was extremely useful.
Under the observation of the 'Eye of Insight', he quickly caught sight of an agile figure in the bushes.
It was not known whether the other party had also discovered their presence. With a "whoosh" sound, it passed through the grass and went into a hole in the ground.
"It's a hare!"
The long ears allowed Zhou Xu to instantly confirm their identity.
With this thought in mind, Zhou Xu led everyone and quickly came to the cave.
This rabbit hole is quite deep. You can't reach the bottom just by stretching out your hand, not to mention that the hole may be connected to other exits, which basically eliminates the possibility of reaching out and grabbing it.
But Zhou Xu didn't care at all.
Because from the very beginning, he didn't think about catching them by force, but was thinking about how to set traps to capture these hares!
In any case, it would be great to have wild rabbits living in this area, and they will undoubtedly become part of their menu.
Even in the long term, they could consider breeding wild rabbits so that they could have a more stable supply of rabbit meat in the future! At this moment, the plans in Zhou Xu's mind were clicking out.
From the current perspective, this grassland is truly a treasure trove for him!
Next, they stopped by the place where they had found the mantra characters before, and searched the surrounding area a little more.
After making sure that there were indeed no "fish that slipped through the net" here, Zhou Xu returned to the camp with a little regret.
By the time they arrived at the camp, it was already afternoon, and in a little while, it would be almost evening.
At this point in time, over at the Salt Lake Tribe, Butterfly and his companions had already arrived at the Black Moon Camp successfully under the escort of some tribal warriors!
Needless to say, this was the order Zhou Xu sent someone to the Salt Lake Camp to convey before setting off this morning.
With the smooth transfer of Butterfly and his team, after he successfully occupied the Black Moon Camp, the new phase of the plan can undoubtedly be officially launched! A small problem delayed me, and the update is here (end of this chapter)
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