Chapter 157 The Powerful Rattan Tribe
In the bamboo house, the old witch looked at the animal skins and said, "Animal skins are animal skins after all, and they cannot be preserved for a long time, so I decided to carve the Great Wilderness Hundred Herbs Map into the best stone."
Stone carving is a more ancient form of recording than animal skin scrolls.
Animal skin scrolls can be damaged by moisture, fire, weathering, etc., but it is difficult to damage stone carvings unless someone smashes or chisels them off.
However, compared to animal skin scrolls, stone carving takes longer time, especially for high-quality stone, which has a hard texture and it is not easy to carve witchcraft on it.
The old witch looked at Chishao again and said, "I am old. It is difficult for me to complete the Great Wilderness Hundred Herbs Map by myself. If one day I am gone, I hope you can continue to complete it. It will also be good for your Teng Tribe."
Chishao nodded solemnly and agreed to this matter.
"I have another request." The old witch looked at Chishao sincerely.
"you say."
"If there is a chance in the future, I hope you can copy a copy of the Great Wilderness Herbs Map on an animal skin scroll and give it to the Eagle Tribe in the East Wilderness."
Chishao said without hesitation: "Okay, I promise you."
"In this way, even if I suddenly go to see the Eagle God one day, I will have no regrets."
The old witch smiled with satisfaction. From now on, he could focus all his energy on finding and identifying herbs and carving the Great Wilderness Herb Map.
The old witch looked at Jiang Xuan again and said, "Xuan, to carve the Great Wilderness Hundred Herbs Map, I need a large piece of high-quality stone. I want to go to the Rabbit Tribe to see if I can find such high-quality stone. You are familiar with the Rabbit Tribe, can you accompany me?"
Jiang Xuan said in embarrassment: "Old witch, I'm afraid it won't work these days."
"What's wrong?"
Jiang Xuan recounted the story of the large-scale migration of the Western Wilderness tribes.
"So that's how it is."
The old witch nodded and said, "There's no rush to carve the Great Wilderness Hundred Herbs Map anyway, so let's wait until you're through this crisis before we go."
The old witch thought for a moment and added, "I will stay in the Teng tribe during this period. Although I am old, Xiao Hei should be able to help a little with me."
Xiao Hei is the terrifying giant eagle.
Jiang Xuan was already a four-color warrior, but he still felt tremendous pressure when facing the giant eagle.
I'm afraid only the old witch himself knows how powerful this giant eagle is.
The old witch asked the giant eagle to help the Vine Tribe fight, which was a good thing for the Vine Tribe.
"Old witch, don't worry. When this crisis is over, I will definitely help you find a large piece of high-quality stone."
The old witch nodded and said, "Okay, I know you are busy, go and do your work. You don't have to accompany an old man like me."
"Old witch, then you should take a good rest and don't overwork yourself."
Jiang Xuan gave some instructions and then left the bamboo house with Chi Shao.
The old witch ate a little, then continued to pick up the animal hair brush and drew one magical witch character after another on the animal skin scroll.
…
On April 16, the annual metamorphosis of giant dragonfly larvae began again.
“Buzz…”
On top of the stone mountain, the entire huge divine vine glowed with green light. The terrifying vines grew rapidly, intertwined, and then turned into a huge vine bridge, extending into the Feiyu River.
"Oh my god, what happened?"
"I don't know, such a big vine..."
On the other side of the Flying Fish River, more than 500 captives from the Jackal Tribe were looking at the huge vine bridge and talking about it.
The soldiers of the second guard team also focused their attention on the vine bridge. They did not even urge the prisoners to continue working.
"The giant dragonfly is about to appear again!"
The leader of the second guard team, Cangli, looked at the surface of Feiyu River and felt very excited.
“Clatter…”
In the Feiyu River, giant dark green water scorpions appeared. This time, the number of water scorpions that were about to transform into giant dragonflies was even greater than in previous years.
The number of giant dragonflies, as well as the timing of their metamorphosis, varies from year to year.
In some years, the number of giant dragonflies will be very small, such as the first year of the Vine Tribe, when there was only one giant dragonfly.
That year, the god vine didn't even use a vine bridge to pick up the giant water scorpion. It crawled to the shore by itself and transformed into a giant dragonfly.
In the second and third years of the Vine Tribe, the number of giant water scorpions was similar, with about thirty to forty each year.
This year, there are significantly more giant dragonflies that have reached the metamorphosis stage than in the previous two years.
The entire Teng tribe, all the tribesmen in the tribe, were staring at the giant water scorpions in the Feiyu River, wondering how many of them would climb up and transform into giant dragonflies.
Although the giant dragonflies only live for half a year, they are very powerful and have helped the Vine Tribe win several wars.
The situation of the Teng Tribe is not optimistic this year. The appearance of the giant dragonfly can ease the pressure faced by the Teng Tribe.
Jiang Xuan stood by the river and watched the giant water scorpion climbing the vine bridge up close with the soldiers of the fishing team.
"It's started." Jiang Xuan whispered.
The first giant water scorpion swam around the vine bridge several times and then climbed up first.
Then came the second one, the third one...
Many giant water scorpions used their powerful claws to climb up the vine bridge.
Giant water scorpions that had not yet reached their metamorphosis stage were also swimming around the vine bridge, and the water surface seemed to be boiling.
"The tenth one, the eleventh one..."
"Twenty-two, twenty-three..."
Jiang Xuan counted them one by one, and when all the giant water scorpions in the metamorphosis period climbed onto the vine bridge, he stopped counting.
"There are sixty-five in total!"
Jiang Xuan clenched his fists excitedly. The number of giant water scorpions this year far exceeded that of the previous two years, which also meant that the Teng Tribe had a group of powerful helpers.
When no giant water scorpions were climbing up anymore, the sacred vine emitted a soft green light, then began to retract and wrap around the stone mountain in circles.
Under the protection of the green light, these giant water scorpions no longer move but enter a state similar to hibernation.
After a few days, they will shed their shells and emerge as real giant dragonflies.
After everything was over, the members of the Teng tribe withdrew their gazes and started working again.
However, the more than 500 captives from the Jackal Tribe were deeply shocked by the scene of the divine vine displaying miracles.
"The guardian deity of the Vine Tribe is so powerful."
"Yeah, very strong."
"What on earth was that thing that was crawling out of the water?"
"have no idea."
The captives were talking in low voices, and there was something called "awe" in everyone's eyes.
"Stop standing there and keep working. Don't you want to eat?"
The soldiers of the second guard team did not give them any explanation, but urged them to work.
The leader said that we should not be too nice to these captives, nor too bad to them. Only by using both kindness and severity can they win their hearts and minds more quickly.
In fact, no explanation was needed, because within a few days, the captives would see the giant dragonflies with their own eyes.
Time passed quickly, and three days later, in the early morning, when the sun rose, the first giant dragonfly that had completed its metamorphosis began to struggle in its old shell.
The old shell had become translucent, and the giant dragonfly was struggling desperately inside.
Soon, a crack appeared on the head of the old shell, and the head of the giant dragonfly came out first, followed by the legs, wings, and tail...
When it is completely out of the old shell, it first spreads out its six barbed legs and clings firmly to the old shell, then begins to straighten its bent tail little by little and spreads out its wrinkled wings little by little.
This process will last for several hours and will be extremely painful.
At the same time, other giant dragonflies that had completed their metamorphosis began to break free from their old shells.
In the end, all sixty-five giant dragonflies completed their transformation and appeared on the stone mountain.
Their huge, transparent wings sparkle in the sun.
In the evening, the giant dragonflies, which had broken free from their old shells and rested for half a day to recover their strength, spread their wings and flew.
“Buzz buzz buzz…”
Sixty-five giant dragonflies with a wingspan of six meters and a body length of nearly four meters were flying continuously over the Teng Tribe, creating an extremely spectacular scene.
On the other side of the Feiyu River, more than 500 prisoners who had just finished a day's work and were preparing to eat were so shocked when they saw the giant dragonfly flying in the sky that they couldn't close their mouths.
"What a big dragonfly..."
"Oh my god, is this raised by the Ivy Tribe?"
“It’s terrible.”
The captives once again felt the power of the Teng tribe, and the desire for revenge in their hearts faded even more.
The greatest wish of most people is to have a strong tribe that can protect them and provide them with food, clothes and houses to live in.
At present, it seems that the Vine Tribe meets these conditions better than the Jackal Tribe.
…
On April 20th, the migration wave of the Western Wilderness tribe finally spread to the Teng tribe.
The first to arrive near the Vine Tribe were the Giant Lizard Tribe.
The Monitor Lizard Tribe is a small tribe with a population of over two thousand. It has a huge monitor lizard as its totem god. The tribal warriors use the monitor lizards as mounts and have strong combat power.
"hiss……"
A giant lizard with a body length of dozens of meters saw the divine vine on the stone mountain from afar, and let out a hoarse and unpleasant cry towards the sky.
Behind it, more than 2,000 members of the giant lizard tribe stopped.
The leader rode the monitor lizard to the front and saw a strange totem pattern on a very conspicuous boulder.
Then he rode the giant lizard back and found the witch in the team.
"There is a tribe from the southern wilderness ahead, and the totem pattern looks like a vine."
The Giant Lizard Tribe witch looked up at the huge sacred vine that was wrapped around the stone mountain in front of him and said, "It should be that vine. Send some warriors over to find out more and see if this tribe is strong."
"If you are stronger than us, then take a detour. If you are weaker than us..."
A fierce light flashed in the eyes of the Giant Lizard Tribe Shaman, and he said, "Then we will conquer this tribe, turn their food into our food, and turn their territory into our territory!"
"Okay, I'll do it right away."
The leader of the giant lizard tribe was very excited and immediately arranged for soldiers to go to the front to inquire about the news.
The monitor lizard tribe is a very aggressive tribe. Those monitor lizards are very ferocious and are notorious in the Western Wilderness.
This time, their migration to the Southern Wilderness took a long time, and the food had long been consumed, and now they were in urgent need of replenishment.
The Teng Tribe in front of us is a very good choice.
Soon, hundreds of warriors from the Giant Tribe were divided into five teams, riding on giant lizards and running towards the Vine Tribe from different directions.
Those monitor lizards walked on four legs and ran very fast in the forest even if they were carrying a person.
On the other hand, the guards of the Teng Tribe had already discovered the Giant Lizard Tribe and were passing the news back to the tribe from station to station.
When Jiang Xuan got the news, he immediately picked up the bone spear and ran outside in a hurry.
When he ran into the yard, a black rhinoceros came running over and grabbed his clothes in its mouth.
This black rhinoceros is a crescent-shaped animal with a tuft of white hair on its head.
Last winter, with the help of the Vine God, Jiang Xuan obtained thirty-six black wind rhinos.
Among these black rhinos, thirty were adults and were assigned by Jiang Xuan to two hunting teams.
The five cubs will be raised by the breeding team.
One of the cubs depended on Jiang Xuan, so Jiang Xuan had no choice but to build a bamboo shed for it next to Tangyuan's bamboo shed and keep it in the yard.
Because it was a cub and had little fighting power, Jiang Xuan never took it with him when he went out in the past. Unexpectedly, it took the initiative to follow him out today.
After half a year of breeding, Yueya's body was obviously much larger than before, and the horn on its head had also become much thicker and longer, and it began to show the power of a black rhinoceros.
Jiang Xuan tugged at his clothes and said, "Yueya, stop making trouble. I'll be back soon."
But Yueya still refused to give in, her eyes were very stubborn.
Jiang Xuan was in a hurry to go out, so he didn't have time to waste with it, so he said helplessly: "Okay, then, you come with me."
Yueya immediately smiled, loosened the corner of Jiang Xuan's clothes, and nodded her head, motioning Jiang Xuan to get on her back.
At this time, Yueya has grown to a full size and can easily carry two people.
Jiang Xuan turned over and sat on Yueya's back.
“Boom boom boom…”
Yueya happily jogged with Jiang Xuan, and under Jiang Xuan's guidance, they ran out of the bamboo forest.
When Yueya ran to the center of the tribal settlement, a large number of Teng tribe warriors had already gathered there, including adult black wind rhinos.
After Jiang Xuan arrived, everyone looked at him, waiting for his orders.
Jiang Xuan rode on Yueya, holding a bone spear, and shouted loudly: "Hunting Team 1, Hunting Team 2, Planting Team, Breeding Team, Guard Team 1, all follow me. Guard Team 2 stay and take care of the tribe and the captives."
"If anyone dares to take advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble or escape, kill them!"
"Set off!"
Jiang Xuan roared, Yueya growled, and then, under Jiang Xuan's guidance, ran quickly to the west.
“Boom boom boom…”
Thirty adult black rhinos also started running, the ground was shaking, and the sound was very scary.
Behind the Black Wind Rhino, large numbers of Vine Tribe warriors riding on blue sheep and giant deer followed, creating an exciting scene.
Only Cangli gritted his teeth, crossed the river as ordered, returned to the second residence, and looked at the captives who had not yet fully returned.
In fact, he really wanted to join the battle with everyone, but someone had to stay behind in the tribe.
Jiang Xuan rode on Crescent Moon, bypassed the stone mountain and ran westward. At the same time, he took out a bone whistle and blew a few quick sounds towards the sky.
"Eer..."
Soon, Tangyuan flew back from a distance, making a sharp cry, and its purple feathers sparkled in the sun.
However, after Tangyuan flew over, he soon saw Jiang Xuan riding on Yueya, so he did not land, but followed in the air.
In the Teng tribe, the noise outside was so loud that the old witch who was studying herbs in the bamboo house naturally heard it.
The old witch put down the animal hair brush, opened the door of the bamboo house, and walked to the eagle's nest next to the bamboo house.
In the huge eagle's nest, the giant eagle was pecking at a prey with its head down. When it saw the old witch coming, it raised its head.
The old witch said, "If you promise someone something, you must do it. Xiao Hei, come with me to help the Teng tribe."
The giant eagle nodded, then spread its wings, walked out of the eagle's nest, jumped onto the open space in front, and placed one wing against the ground.
The old witch calmly walked up along the wings, sat on the back of the giant eagle and said calmly: "Let's go."
"Cry!"
The giant eagle spread its huge wings, took a short run forward, and then flew into the sky, letting out a cry that could pierce through gold and split rock.
Thanks to the helmsman "Hao Qingtian" for the reward of 1,500 book coins.
Thanks to the book friend "Ji Nian Ru Yue" for the reward.
(End of this chapter)
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