Chronicles of Primordial Wars
Chapter 200: Ship River Fire
From the home of the Flaming Horn tribe to the Longboat tribe, it is a little far away, not within a day or two, and you need to rest a few times.
Yangtze is quite familiar with this side. Although it cannot be said too carefully, there are no tribes, no markets, etc., which can still be said.
At the time of the homeland, Shao Xuan was injured in order to deal with the people of the Banshi tribe. At the same time, his clothes, pants, etc. were stained with blood, and there were many scratches, broken and broken. He looked quite depressed.
In the middle, many tribes are very attentive, especially the big tribes, people are judged by clothes at first, well dressed, they are first divided into the big tribes, and if they look sloppy, they are classified as small tribes that do not want to be ignored.
After arriving at the market, Shao Xuan exchanged a leather coat. Beast skin, no beast skin wears comfort, but at this time, you can't ask too much, just look a little decent, after all, come to the center to wander around, you can't lose the tribe face, can you? If the witch finds out, he has to preach again.
In addition to changing some winter clothes, Shao Xuan prepared some food to eat on the road, also asked about the surrounding pattern and refined the map in his hand.
Yangtze also went to change some thick leather sweater that he wore in the winter, not with crystals like water moonstone or jade, but with a shell.
The shells are polished, drilled, stringed together with rope, and this is the “currency” that many people use to exchange things for. When Shao Xuan and the Pu tribe were together, people had heard about this kind of shellfish “currency” and had seen it in some markets, but at that time many questions could not be resolved, and the frequent use of shellfish to trade gave Shao Xuan a less detailed explanation.
“This shell is useful, many people in the middle like to grind ornaments with this beautiful shell, in addition to this shell grinding powder, medication, pigment. People in the Lu tribe are said to also like to blend some shell powder when feeding animals they raise, and then many tribes follow suit. Oh, pottery makers also like to use some shell powder... hey, a lot of people like it anyway, so this shell can be traded in the middle. ”
Yangxuan handed Shao Xuan a shell, “At our tribe, there are often people who are said to be coming from distant seashores, they bring a lot of these shells, and we can exchange a lot of shells with them with just a few things. I took a lot when I left the tribe. ”
Speaking of this, I was proud that, although the tribes often drought and had a poor harvest, these shells coming from other tribes pits did not make the tribe very miserable, and some people who often went outside could exchange shells for a lot of things every time.
To a certain extent, the Rain Tribe is also a homeland tribe. The harvest is bad, the shells come together and the days go by.
Not every kind of shell will be popular. Shao Xuan asked some more things about this kind of beijing. It was all written on the animal leather roll. A thousand years ago, this kind of "payment” method was not popular. This needs to be understood by the tribe people. Don't come here and understand anything.
Since it was a kind of "coin”, Shao Xuan naturally couldn't take the shells in his hands for nothing. He exchanged water moonstone with Yang Qiang, put them in a leather bag of animals, and when he returned to the tribe, he took them with him.
Shao Xuan pinched the shells and they were quite sturdy. In this string of shells, the colors are not exactly the same, the white shells are shiny, like shiny pearls, and the other colors look good. No wonder those in the middle who have begun their quest for "beauty" like to polish the accessories with this shell.
“It's getting really cold this day.” Bringing together an animal leather jacket that had just been replaced from the market, the wind shook up and looked at the sky and said: "Shao Xuan, I think it will probably snow here in three days. The Longboat tribe is the same. ”
“Then we have to hurry.” Shao Xuan said. Once it snows, it's a lot harder to catch up.
However, the good news is that the winter here is not as cold as the Flaming Horn tribe. According to what Shao Xuan has learned, the winter here will not always snow, nor will it always snow heavily, and even rivers in some places will not freeze.
Get used to the kind of winter when the heavens and the earth are filled with white snow and snow and cold winds, and here, it's nothing.
“Shao Xuan, aren't you cold?” Yang looked at Shao Xuan in a beast leather coat that was not thick and asked.
“Fine. ”
He shook his head and watched as he landed from the air. He wore all the leather coats and a fur cape he had switched to today, wrapped himself like a silkworm cocoon, and wrapped himself around his head, revealing a nostril and eyes.
When flying in the air, it gets colder, and as the weather starts to drop markedly, it's hard to blow, that's all.
He glanced scornfully at the man wrapped in layers of animal skin, stretched his claws and grabbed him, wings vibrated and flew again.
In the direction indicated by Yangtze, the two eagles made their way again. The good news is that it was much easier from the air and many turns were avoided. The Longboat tribe won't be far away from listening to Yangtze. We'll be there in three days, maybe two.
However, Shao Xuan was a little overjoyed.
One day later, Shao Xuan looked at the river with a "Y” cut in front of him and asked Yang Zheng, "Which way? ”
The expression on his face was like constipation, and he was silent for a while before answering: “I don't know. ”
Even if there is a map, Shao Xuan just draws some roughly based on other people's descriptions. These days, this place can't be as accurate as maps. Even if someone shows Shao Xuan the map, there are many inaccuracies. It's just that today's maps are too rough to find their exact location with a few simple lines.
Shao Xuan, however, believed too much in the experience and sense of direction of this product.
“I remember walking down the river and going that way.” Yang Zheng was helpless, he followed the distant team from the other side through the Longboat tribe to the center, not far from this river, remember to walk near the river all the time, he really didn't know there was such a turn-off, so that when he returned from the center to the edge, he couldn't remember the road.
Left or right?
Generally speaking, if it's a wide tributary and a narrow tributary, it's okay, the Longboat tribe naturally goes towards the wide tributary, but now...
If you look at the two branches that are about the same width, even Shao Xuan can't tell you which side to choose correctly.
No one was seen around, nor were there any signs of people moving around. In a small area, no other tribes will be seen.
This is a rare place for a man.
Either wait here, see if anyone else is passing by, and then ask; or let the chirp fly forward, explore the path first, or fold back and ask for directions.
The former is too uncertain, as Yang said, it's almost winter, there are a lot fewer people out there, who knows when to wait to meet a third person? And the latter, too, takes time.
“So... what do we do?” Covering a hungry stomach, he asked.
Shao Xuan thought about it and made a decision: “It's not too early. Take a night off in the neighborhood until tomorrow. ”
“I think so too, the Longboat tribe should still have a few fleets left this year, they will definitely pass here when they return, we should be able to see the Longboat tribe fleet in a moment. They all return to the tribe in the days before and after the snow. ”
“Well, wait around.” Shao Xuan swept around his eyes, pointing to a mountain next to him, "go over there. ”
Hunted an animal, lit a fire, roasted it and ate it. Shao Xuan came to the mountain. From here, you can clearly see the situation on the other side of the river, nothing will be missed.
“If there is a flotilla of Longboat tribes passing by at night, you can see that the river is not a lie.” Yangqiao.
“Boat River Fire? ”
“You'll know when you see it.” Yang Zhuang took a nap in a leeward position.
Midnight.
Shao Xuan opened his eyes and looked over at the river fork. He found nothing, but looked upstream and found that a little bit of Mars was moving.
No, it's not a little Mars, it's a ship that burns torches.
As that ship gets closer and closer, Mars becomes a line of fire.
It's a fleet of longboat tribes, each with torches on it and more ships, so it looks like a moving line of fire.
This is the river fire?
This river, because of its frequent fleet of longboat tribes, is called the "river of boats," and this is probably what happens now.
He saw the “flame”, fanned his wings, and the sleeping flutter was awakened.
Looking down at the arrears, Yang Zheng was delighted: “You've really met me! This is the river fire!! ”
Shao Xuan has seen too many things in his last life, and now such a sight is nothing, but in today's environment, it is definitely shocking.
The boats of the Longboat tribe are really big, bigger than Shao Xuan thought, and they drive steadily, with masts and sails aboard. Now, however, most of the boat's travel depends on manpower, and Shao Xuan can clearly hear the water paddling coming from there.
“They rush in at night too?” Shao Xuan asked.
There are no radars, no navigators and other aids, but longboat tribes' boats can safely travel at night.
“The longboat tribe's fleet often travels this way, is well acquainted, and many people used to travel at night, but many accidents either landed or occurred in other accidents, but few were heard of the longboat tribe. And the river fire is one of the most distinctive scenes of the Longboat tribe.” I admired the long fire beneath me.
Above the river, Shao Xuan watched the “fire” gradually come to the fork, passing from the one on the right.
“That's it! ”