Chapter 111 Six-color warriors?
After the giant eagle flew for ten days, Jiang Xuan and the old witch felt like they were in summer.
The scorching sun scorched the ground, making the old witch and Jiang Xuan, who were used to living in the forest, feel extremely uncomfortable.
The vegetation on the ground has become more sparse, and the soil even shows signs of desertification. Once the wind blows, it often blows up dust all over the sky.
On the back of the giant eagle, Jiang Xuan looked at the shocking land of Western Wilderness and felt extremely heavy.
The Western Wilderness has become like this and is no longer suitable for living, so the tribes living in these places will definitely migrate to other places.
The Western Wilds is a vast area, so those tribes should still be competing with each other for survival in the Western Wilds.
However, as desertification becomes more and more serious and continues to spread to other places, the space available for the Western Wilderness tribes to survive will become smaller and smaller.
By that time, they will definitely migrate to other places.
Thinking of this, Jiang Xuan felt a chill, because the location of the Teng tribe was too close to the Western Wilds! What should he do? Should he persuade the God Teng to lead the tribe to migrate to another place? If so, the Teng tribe would have to start all over again.
Just when Jiang Xuan was worried about the changes in the Western Wilderness, a forest appeared in front of him. There was a small lake and a small tribe in the forest.
Jiang Xuan said: "The giant eagle has been flying for so long and must be tired. Let's go to the tribe ahead to rest, eat something, and drink some water."
The old witch nodded, and then let the giant eagle land outside the woods.
“Huff, huff, huff…”
The giant eagle landed, creating a strong wind that blew up dust on the ground.
“Wuwuwu…”
The small tribe in the woods had already discovered the giant eagle. When the giant eagle landed, at least two or three hundred tribesmen, holding all kinds of simple and primitive weapons, surrounded it.
On the giant eagle's back, the old witch shouted to the tribesmen, "I am from the East Wild Eagle Tribe. We are just passing by here and want to get some water. We have no ill intentions."
Jiang Xuan also grasped the bone spear to guard against sudden attacks from these people.
"Eastern Wasteland, Eagle Tribe. I seem to have heard of this tribe."
An unusually tall and strong tribesman walked out from the crowd.
There were totem patterns of black and blue painted on his face, which were very strange and looked a bit like some kind of big-eyed frog.
Behind him, there was a giant frog with a mouth full of teeth, which was very scary.
What was even more frightening was that Jiang Xuan discovered that there were six horizontal lines of different colors drawn on his face!
"Six-color warrior?"
Jiang Xuan's pupils contracted sharply, feeling a little bit unbelievable.
Jiang Xuan has been in this world for two or three years, and he has never seen a six-color warrior, let alone a five-color warrior.
Even most people in small tribes may never have heard that there are six colors of warriors.
The most outrageous thing is that this is just a small tribe, and the tribesmen are as thin as monkeys. Could it be that they are so lucky that a six-color warrior appeared? At this time, the old witch said in an inaudible voice: "Fake."
"Fake?" Jiang Xuan looked at the old witch in surprise.
The old witch nodded slightly with a faint smile on his face.
Is there such a thing? Where are the simple and honest tribesmen?
Jiang Xuan felt a little confused. It was the first time he saw someone bluffing others in this way.
When they were in the Southern Wilderness, the warriors of each tribe were relatively honest. They would have as many horizontal stripes on their tattoos as their strength and would not cheat.
Because these colored horizontal stripes are not only for people outside the tribe to see, but also for people in the tribe themselves. They are a symbol of honor.
The stronger a person is and the more horizontal stripes he has, the more say he will have in the tribe, the more resources he will possess, and the more popular he will be among the women in the tribe.
If you don't have that ability but still draw a lot of horizontal stripes, you will be drowned in everyone's spit even in your own tribe.
Jiang Xuan did not turn around, and asked in the same barely audible voice: "So what color warrior is he?"
Jiang Xuan knew that the old witch possessed mysterious magical powers, so it was not surprising that he could see through the true strength of the warriors.
The old witch answered affirmatively: "Three colors at most."
Jiang Xuan was speechless. This guy was really brave enough to draw. He was not afraid of being discovered and beaten to death.
Just then, the tall tribesman with six horizontal stripes painted on his face spoke.
"Hello, guests from the Eastern Wasteland. This is the territory of the Frog Tribe. I am the leader of the Frog Tribe, a six-color warrior, Huo Meng."
If the old witch hadn't been there, Jiang Xuan might have been a little apprehensive at first glance at this man as a six-color warrior, but after knowing his background, he just found it a little funny.
Huo Meng continued: "You can replenish water if you want, but you need to exchange things for it."
The old witch frowned slightly and said, "Do I need to exchange something to replenish a little water?"
There is no shortage of water in either the Southern Wilderness or the Eastern Wilderness, so much so that the old witch does not think that water is such a precious thing, let alone that it needs to be exchanged for something.
Jiang Xuan could understand this. After all, in his previous life, one had to pay for drinking water in many places.
Huo Meng said: "If you don't want to exchange, please leave the territory of our frog tribe and go somewhere else to drink water."
"But I have to remind you that it hasn't rained here for more than half a year. The nearby rivers have dried up. Even if you ride on this big bird, you may not be able to find water."
After hearing Huo Meng's words, the old witch frowned even more tightly. He even wanted to let the giant eagle fly directly in to see if this small frog tribe could stop them.
The old witch usually looks like a good guy, but that doesn’t mean he really has no temper.
If you really piss him off, the consequences can be dire.
At this time, Jiang Xuan said to the old witch: "We are here to investigate the situation. Now is a good opportunity. Give them something. Not only can they replenish their water, but we can also ask them what is going on here."
After listening to Jiang Xuan's words, the old witch felt that it made sense, especially since Huo Meng said that it hadn't rained nearby for more than half a year, which was obviously very abnormal.
So the old witch suppressed his anger and said, "Then just give them something."
Jiang Xuan looked through the things they were carrying, and finally took out a pottery bowl, held it up, and said, "Chief Huo Meng, how about we use this precious pottery bowl to exchange for your water?"
Huo Meng stared at the bowl carefully and found that the pottery was much better than the pottery in their tribe, so he nodded with satisfaction and said, "Okay."
Jiang Xuan added: "You have to fill up our water bottles and water bags, and let the giant eagle drink enough water."
"No problem!" Huo Meng agreed readily, because the Frog Tribe had a lake with water constantly bubbling up from the lake.
"Okay, then take us in to drink some water. After we finish drinking and fill our water bags, I'll give you this precious clay bowl."
Huo Meng looked at the giant eagle fearfully, not wanting them to enter the tribe, so he said, "Bring your water containers here, I'll have the warriors help you."
Jiang Xuan shook his head and said, "No, we are not familiar with each other. What if you poison the water?"
"How could our Frog Tribe do such a thing?" Huo Meng was very dissatisfied with Jiang Xuan's suspicion.
Jiang Xuan said again: "There are only two of us, and there are so many of you, including you, the six-color warrior, Chief Huo Meng. Are you afraid that we will go into the tribe to drink water?"
When Huo Meng heard the words "Six-Color Warrior", his face froze. He thought for a moment and reluctantly agreed: "How can a Six-Color Warrior like me be afraid of you? Since you want to go in and drink some water, then follow me."
Huo Meng waved his hand, and the members of the Frog Tribe immediately made way for him.
Jiang Xuan and the old witch still did not get off the giant eagle's back. They rode the giant eagle into the frog tribe.
The forest where the Frog Tribe lives is not very large, but it is a rare oasis in this arid area with severe desertification.
Although it is winter, the leaves are still green because the weather is hot and there is water in this place.
The giant eagle was too big. Fortunately, the forest was not densely packed and the trees were relatively tall, otherwise it would have been difficult to walk.
After entering the woods, Jiang Xuan saw many strange frogs.
Some of them are squatting on the ground, some are clinging to trees, and they have different shapes and sizes.
Among them, there were some frogs with extremely poisonous properties, but they all jumped away after seeing the giant eagle.
As Huo Meng walked, he looked back from time to time at the giant eagle and the two people on its back.
He felt very threatened by this giant eagle, and the two people on the eagle's back did not seem to be easy to deal with.
But for the sake of the six horizontal lines on his face, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and pretend to be fearless.
When they came to the lake, Jiang Xuan saw a large number of stone houses located in the woods surrounding the lake.
The walls of these stone houses are made of stone, the roofs are made of wood and bark, and there are a large number of totem patterns painted on the walls, which is very different from the architectural style of the Nanhuang tribe.
In these stone houses, many members of the Frog Tribe stared at them vigilantly, especially afraid of the giant eagle. Except for the warriors, everyone else hid in the house and observed secretly, not daring to get close.
When the giant eagle approached the lakeshore, all kinds of frogs jumped away quickly. Some were big, some were small, and they were colorful, which was really an eye-opener.
Jiang Xuan had never seen so many varieties of frogs in his life.
The old witch also observed these frogs with great interest for a while, and would probably record them in the animal skin scroll in the future.
This lake is not small, with a diameter of about 20 to 30 meters. If it could be filled with water, the amount of water would be quite considerable.
However, due to long-term drought and little rain, the water level of the lake has been dropping again and again, and now only one-third of the water is left.
If the drought continues, the water level of the lake will continue to drop or even dry up.
Huo Meng took them to the lake and said, "Okay, you can go drink some water."
"Thank you, Chief Huo Meng."
The giant eagle walked to the water, then lowered its head and began to drink the water in big gulps.
After flying for so long, it is very thirsty.
Jiang Xuan and the old witch also got off the giant eagle's back. They drank a lot of water, and then filled up the water bottles and water bags they carried. Only then did they breathe a sigh of relief.
In such a hot environment, lack of water is a very threatening thing. Even if they can endure much longer than ordinary soldiers, they cannot withstand going without water for a long time.
Now with this water, they can hold on for a while.
After the giant eagle drank enough water, Jiang Xuan walked to the lakeside and handed the pottery bowl to Huo Meng. The two parties completed the transaction.
After Huo Meng got the pottery bowl, he looked at it over and over for a long time, then nodded with satisfaction.
This piece of pottery is much better than the shabby pottery in their tribe.
As a result, Huo Meng also found Jiang Xuan much more pleasing to the eye.
Huo Meng asked again: "Do you need food? You can also exchange it with pottery."
Jiang Xuan glanced at the old witch, and seeing that the old witch didn't say anything, he asked, "Is there any meat?"
"have!"
"Okay, let's make another deal."
This time Jiang Xuan took out a pottery jar and said, "This jar can at least be exchanged for a big beast, right?"
There are many exquisite patterns on this pottery jar, which is very beautiful. Huo Meng couldn't put it down at first sight.
He hesitated for a moment and said, "I'll trade you a ram."
Jiang Xuan said: "Then let me see how big your takin is."
Huo Meng gave an order to the two soldiers behind him, and the two soldiers immediately ran to the stone house. Not long after, they came over carrying a struggling horned sheep.
Jiang Xuan had never seen this kind of twisted-horn sheep in the Southern Wilderness. It should be a specialty of the Western Wilderness.
It weighs about 100 pounds and looks a bit like a goat. Its wool is shorter and yellowish-brown, and it has a pair of large twisted horns on its head.
"Is this horned sheep big enough?" Huo Meng said confidently.
Jiang Xuan wanted to ask him some questions about the Western Wilderness, and the food here was indeed scarce and could not be compared with the Southern Wilderness.
So he nodded and said, "If you can help us kill the horned sheep and build a fire for us to roast the mutton, this deal can be done."
“This is easy.”
Huo Meng immediately ordered the two warriors to kill sheep, and took fire from a stone house and lit a bonfire by the lake.
The blood and internal organs of the horned sheep were fed to the giant eagle.
The lamb is cut into pieces and pierced with wooden sticks before being roasted.
After killing the twisted-horned sheep, Huo Meng got the pottery jar as he wished. He couldn't let go of the patterns on it, and a smile appeared on his face.
Jiang Xuan also generously invited Huo Meng to eat together.
This made Huo Meng feel happy, and he had a better impression of Jiang Xuan, and also eliminated some of his vigilance.
Soon, the mutton of the horned sheep was roasted and filled with fragrance.
Huo Meng, Jiang Xuan and Lao Wu sat around a campfire by the lake, eating roasted lamb and enjoying this rare and pleasant moment.
While Huo Meng was happy, Jiang Xuan asked, "Chief Huo Meng, I heard you say that it hasn't rained here for more than half a year. Can you tell us what's going on?"
The old witch also looked at Huo Meng, this was also an issue that he was very concerned about.
When this question was mentioned, Huo Meng's face showed a hint of bitterness.
He pointed to the lake next to him and said, "In the past, the water in the sacred lake was always full, and there were several streams flowing out. The nearby vegetation was very lush, and there were also many prey."
"At that time, our frog tribe was surrounded by forests, and there were several other tribes living in this area."
"But I don't know when it started, but the weather gradually became dry, and it often didn't rain for several months or even half a year."
"The stream dried up first, and the water in the sacred lake became less and less. The forest gradually became smaller, and the prey became less and less. The tribes near our frog tribe all migrated away."
"If it weren't for the sacred lake, our frog tribe might have left here long ago."
These things were not a secret, so Huo Meng spoke directly about them. After he finished speaking, his mood became a little depressed.
Huo Meng also told Jiang Xuan and the old witch that it used to snow in this place, but the winters in recent years have become increasingly hotter and even snow has stopped.
As for why it turned out like this, he had no idea.
Jiang Xuan and the old witch both frowned because the question did not get an answer.
But at least they learned some about the past of Western Wilderness. As for why Western Wilderness became like this, they still need to find the answer.
Thanks to the book friend "Hao Qingtian" for the reward of 1,500 book coins.
(End of this chapter)
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