Chapter 346 Chishao's Thoughts
On the fifth day of March, the ninth year since the founding of the Teng Tribe, in the residential area of the Teng Tribe, in the bamboo house where the old witch had lived.
“Woo woo…”
From the Feiyu River came the sounds of melodious horns, the cheers of the crowd, and the sound of the river water lapping.
Chishao sat in the house, raised her head and glanced in the direction of Feiyu River with a smile on her face. She knew that the new ship of the Teng tribe had started its sea trial.
The new ship is much larger and stronger than the old one. It is specially prepared for the warriors of the Teng tribe to go to the central part to open up new land.
There are three new ships being tested today. If it were in the past, Chishao, as a witch, would definitely be present, but as the tribe has grown, she no longer has to do many things herself.
After retracting his gaze, Chishao focused his attention on a huge rock in front of him.
This is a piece of high-quality white stone. It is long in shape, with very rounded edges and corners. It even has a smooth patina formed due to frequent friction.
About half of the boulder is neatly carved with various mysterious patterns, some of which look like simplified plants, some like animals, and there are all kinds of strange and bizarre things.
If someone who has not learned witchcraft sees this huge stone, he will not be able to tell what the pattern on it means.
But those who have learned Wu language can see at a glance that there are five large characters engraved on the right side of the boulder: Map of the Great Wilderness Herbs!
Those strange patterns are actually carved with various medicinal herbs.
If you want to understand witchcraft through these patterns, it is not enough to just read the witchcraft text, you must also have witchcraft power. Only by infusing witchcraft power can you activate the patterns on the boulder and see the true appearance of the witchcraft, including its growth habits, medicinal properties and other detailed introductions.
The Great Wilderness Herbs Map is the gift that the old witch intends to leave to future generations, and is also his obsession in his later years.
However, due to an accident in the East Wilderness, the old witch had to give up the half-carved Great Wilderness Hundred Herbs Map and return to the East Wilderness to deal with the tribe’s survival crisis.
Before leaving, the old witch entrusted Chishao with the task of continuing to improve the Great Wilderness Hundred Herbs Map, so that even if the old witch himself had an accident, the Great Wilderness Hundred Herbs Map would not be abandoned halfway.
After the old witch left, Chishao did not forget his instructions. As long as he found a new witch medicine and understood its medicinal properties and growth habits, he would carve it into the Great Wilderness Herbs Map.
"Birdwing grass is shaped like bird wings, has short rhizomes, is drought-resistant, and can fly in the desert with the help of strong winds..."
Chishao held the herb in his left hand and the carving knife in his right hand. With the help of witchcraft, he patiently recorded the appearance, medicinal properties and growth habits of the bird's wing grass to form a new pattern.
From now on, as long as someone infuses witchcraft into the bird's wing grass pattern, information such as the bird's wing grass's appearance, growth habits, efficacy, and witchcraft compatibility will emerge one by one, allowing later generations to have a more comprehensive understanding of this witchcraft medicine.
This is an effective means of inheritance among witches.
Of course, it also has certain limitations.
If the witch's inheritance is cut off one day, the Great Wilderness Herbs Map on the boulder will become some pictographic patterns in the eyes of future generations, and no one will be able to accurately read the large amount of information hidden in it.
Chishao carved three kinds of herbs in a row and then put down the carving knife.
"It took a long time to add three new herbs. I don't know when the entire Great Wilderness Herb Map will be completed."
Thanks to the efforts of the old witch and Chishao, most of the herbs commonly used near the Teng tribe have been carved. If they want to find new herbs, they have to go to farther places.
But as a witch of the Teng tribe, Chishao cannot run around on weekdays and can only wait for the warriors of the tribe to bring back herbs from outside.
However, most soldiers did not know much about herbs. Even if they brought them back, they could not clearly explain their origin, growth habits, medicinal properties, etc. They needed to explore them themselves, or even plant them themselves.
However, there is another problem here, that is, the medicinal materials may not survive after leaving their place of origin, and their medicinal properties will also change. Even if they are managed to be successfully planted, they may not be the same medicine that was originally collected.
Therefore, making the Great Wilderness Hundred Herbs Map is a very troublesome task. It is not as simple as discovering a new drug and then recording it. It requires a comprehensive understanding of the new drug so as not to mislead future generations after recording it.
"If only I could be as free as the old witch."
Chishao sighed slightly, knowing that it was impossible in a short period of time unless she could train a better next witch.
Right now, the Teng tribe is in a turbulent time. On the one hand, they have to maintain stability in the north, and on the other hand, they have to enter the central part to open up new land. As the leader, Jiang Xuan needs to run around to seek the greatest benefits for the tribe, but as a witch, Chi Shao must stay in the tribe to maintain stability.
Sometimes, Chishao really missed the days when the Teng tribe was just founded. She could hunt, gather and fight with the warriors. Although life was hard, she was very happy.
Although the tribe is stronger now than before and life is better, she can only stay in the tribe and maintain the dignity of the witch at all times. She actually doesn't like such a life at all.
But what if I don't like it? Since I have chosen this path, I can only keep going, unless one day I retire like Jiang Xuan said.
Retirement is a very new word for the tribesmen, but Chishao is full of longing for it.
She longed for the day when she could put aside all her responsibilities, ride a big bird like the old witch, and fly freely among the four wildernesses. If possible, she might even go out to sea to see the wider world.
Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Chishao's lips.
"Witch, a soldier is seriously injured. The witch doctors at the witch hospital asked me to invite you over..."
Just then, an anxious shout was heard from outside.
Chishao put down the carving knife, then immediately stood up and strode out the door.
After reaching the door, Chishao regained her dignity as a great witch. She asked with a serious face, "What hurt you?"
The soldier replied hastily, "I was bitten by a wild beast while hunting. My stomach is rotten and the blood is flowing."
Chishao said, "I'll go back and get some witch medicine and come right over. Ask the witch doctor to use the powder of the magic mushroom to temporarily keep him alive."
"yes!"
The warrior turned over and rode on a giant antler deer, quickly running towards the witch hospital.
The magic power in Chishao's body surged wildly, and his figure flashed and disappeared from the spot. His speed was even faster than that of the giant deer, like a ghost.
After becoming a great witch, although she had not taken action for a long time, her strength became more and more unfathomable, and she was fundamentally different from ordinary warriors.
A moment later, Chishao returned to the bamboo house to get the medicine, and appeared in the witch hospital again, and began to calmly treat the seriously injured soldier.
Behind her, dozens of witch doctors and witch doctor apprentices gathered around her, looking at her with fanaticism and admiration, as if they were looking up to a god.
The first day of ten consecutive days of updates for my book friend "闲看苑".
(End of this chapter)
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