Ancient Wilderness: I Am Getting Bigger Every Day

"What is flint wood?"

Feng Huaxu looked puzzled, she had never heard of it.

The special envoy of the Suiming Kingdom was a little proud when he heard the words, and he was about to explain to Feng Huaxu and tell him something.

The old witch Zhu held the food and distributed it to the curious children who stood aside to explain Feng Huaxu's doubts.

"Boss, Suimu is a giant tree that grows in the Suiming Kingdom. It is so tall that it can't reach the top, and clouds and mist come out of it. The roots are intertwined and cover an area of ​​ten thousand hectares."

"Towering into the clouds? Rooted in a thousand hectares?"

When Feng Huaxu heard this, his expression was full of shock.

"This tree is too big!"

She thought that the trees in the dense forest were big enough, but she didn't expect that the huge trees in front of Suimu were like seedlings.

"Suimu is the object of belief in the Suiming Kingdom. Because of the existence of Suiming, the Suiming Kingdom was the first to master the ability to use fire and establish a country in the wilderness. The leader of the Suiming Kingdom is the Suiren family, who is honored by the tribe as the Suiren family. Emperor.

Old Wuzhu can become the elder Wuzhu of the Huaxu tribe, respected by the tribe, and assist the leader in developing the tribe. Naturally, he is capable.

She has a good understanding of the local conditions and customs of Fang Yuanqianli near the Huaxu tribe.

Feng Huaxu nodded, but there was still a doubt in his heart.

"But what does this flint wood have to do with fire?"

The special envoy of the Suiming Kingdom who was sitting on the side smiled. This time, without waiting for the old witch Zhuwei to explain to Feng Huaxu, he took out two Suiming branches from the animal skin coat and spread them on his hands.

"Leader Huaxu, please take a look. I will demonstrate it for you personally, and you will understand."

Feng Huaxu nodded to signal the special envoy of Suiming Kingdom to demonstrate.

I saw the special envoy of the Suiming Kingdom intertwined two Suimu branches together, and then rubbed them with a little force, and the Suimu branches burned.

The flames flashed before the eyes of the people.

"Leader Hua Xu, this is the magical function of flint wood. With this flint wood, you can make a fire however you want, even if it is thundering or raining.

The special envoy's tone was full of pride, "Our Suiming Kingdom is full of fire even at night, and no wild beasts or fierce beasts have ever dared to attack our Suiming Kingdom.

Feng Huaxu looked at the flames, although they were not as huge as the bonfire in front of him, they burned fiercely, but they lasted for a long time, constantly swaying with the wild wind.

The flames were not extinguished until the two broken pieces of flint wood were burned out.

Feng Huaxu's eyes were shining, and his heart was full of shock. The flint wood could catch fire by rubbing it together, which is too convenient!

No wonder Suiming Kingdom can attract so many people.

It is quite troublesome to start a fire in the wilderness. It often takes a long time to make a fire, and it is easy to fail.

If people who do not return home at night fail to light a fire in time in the wild, they will most likely be eaten by wild beasts lurking in the dark!

"Boss, Suimu is also called the fire tree, so the totem of Suiming Kingdom is fire."

When dealing with this strange kingdom, one cannot be completely ignorant. The old witch Zhu took the opportunity to whisper to Feng Huaxu to let her know as much as possible.

In this way, the two parties can easily understand each other's thoughts and intentions during the transaction.

Feng Huaxu stared at the bonfire in front of her. After a while, she raised her eyes and looked at the special envoy of Tunming Kingdom.

"I agree to your request and exchange the flint with you with salt."

The salt mine left by the gods at the beginning was very large, and it was full of salt dug from the rock wall.

Enough for them to eat, and in exchange for what they need.

With Suimu, everyone in the Huaxu tribe can easily start a fire without much effort.

In the future, the tribesmen who go out to hunt will be much safer if they take two flint logs with them!

The magic of this Suimu is miraculous, but it is not worth all the attention on it.

Right now there are more important things, water control!

"Special envoy of Suiming Kingdom, you came to look for us to control the water together, but what good water control method did you think of?"

Everyone's ultimate goal is this, and the special envoy of the Suiming Kingdom did not hesitate. He nodded and told Feng Huaxu their Suihuang's idea.

"Our Suihuang believes that there is a river god living in the big river. If the river god is angry, there will be floods, so the Suihuang hopes to unite the nearby tribes who live on the river to worship the river god. Of course, this will also satisfy your stomach. tribe."

"This sacrificial ceremony will be presided over by our Suiming Kingdom. You only need to provide ten sacrifices, and then they will all sacrifice to the River God."

As the only country in Fang Yuan thousands of miles away, Suiming Kingdom naturally led the surrounding tribes to obey Suihuang's wishes.

The special envoy of the Suiming Kingdom was full of confidence and a bit of pride.

The old witch Zhu heard the words, his eyes flashed, and he fell into deep thought.

Feng Huaxu frowned upon hearing this.

The Suiming Kingdom has no objection to leading the surrounding small tribes to offer sacrifices to her, who makes the family more populous and stronger.

However, this sacrifice is a living sacrifice, and ten living people are needed as sacrifices, she cannot accept it!

Every clansman, regardless of men, women, young or old, is her subject, and she has an obligation to protect the lives of all clansmen.

At the beginning, the old witch Zhu used living people to worship the snake god. She didn't agree very much, but the people's thoughts were hard to change, and Feng Huaxu couldn't interfere too much.

Now that the snake god is dead, they worshiped the gods and just got rid of this bad habit of living human sacrifices. She didn't want to repeat the same mistakes.

Feng Huaxu flicked his snake tail on the ground, looking at the old witch Zhu with a serious expression,

"Old witch Zhu, there really is a river god in the river"?"

"have!"

The old witch Zhu nodded affirmatively, she was convinced of this, and seeing Feng Huaxu's expression full of resistance, she spoke to comfort him.

"Leader, if you offer sacrifices to ten people, you can stop the flood. It's worth it."

The leader is also a human being, not a god, and cannot save everyone.

Once the flood breaks the embankment, hundreds of people will be drowned, and even the entire tribe may be destroyed.

The old witch Zhu was worried that Feng Huaxu's heart was too soft, he cared too much for his clansmen, and he lost the big for a little!

As the little witch Zhu, when she received the special envoys, she also sat in a relatively marginal corner, listening to their conversations and learning useful knowledge from them.

Ah Kui's face instantly turned pale when she heard the human sacrifice, her whole body trembled uncontrollably, and her hands tightly held the skinny stone that the gods hated her.

She was a sacrifice to the snake god back then, if the gods hadn't saved her...

Ah Kui clenched her lower lip, she didn't want the leader to agree to human sacrifice, that was too horrible, too scary!

Before Ah Kui had time to stand up, an elderly woman had already stood up, and she looked at Feng Huaxu seriously.

"Leader, don't hesitate, I am willing to dedicate myself to the river god for the sake of the tribe!"

During this period of time, living in the tribe is so rich and happy, the old woman feels that she is satisfied!

She is getting old now, and when things happen, she can only hold back the tribe. If she can become a sacrifice to calm the flood, it is her honor!

Accompanied by the old woman's opening, the old people sitting not far away also lowered their heads to discuss, a little moved, obviously willing to sacrifice their lives.

The special envoy of the Suiming Kingdom shook his head when he heard the words.

"The river god is a powerful god!"

"The tribute must not be perfunctory!"

"The Suihuang said that the sacrifice must be between six and twenty years old, other ages are not acceptable.

The old woman bowed her head in despair, unable to contribute to the tribe, which made her sad.

The young clansmen around became quiet after hearing the words, and the happy atmosphere of the bonfire banquet no longer existed.

They have survived so far with difficulty, know the value of life, and have people in their hearts, who is willing to die!

However, when the tribe was living and dying, he was greedy for life and afraid of death. The young tribe members were so ashamed that they lowered their heads and did not dare to look at the leader.

Afraid to see the disappointed eyes of the leader.

The scene was at a stalemate for a while,

"Boss, I... I am willing!"

A little girl weakly raised her head and stood up. She mustered up her courage and looked at Feng Huaxu.

She is very envious of Ah Kui, who is about the same age as herself but has become a little witch Zhu, and is also liked by the leader.

She also wanted to imitate the previous Aoi and dedicate herself to the gods.

Feng Huaxu looked at the little girl's thin body with firm eyes, and a trace of pity flashed in her eyes.

Feng Huaxu shook his head at the little girl, and she looked at the special envoy of Suiming Kingdom.

"Ten young tribesmen, they are the future and foundation of the tribe, I cannot agree with your proposal to let them sacrifice their lives for the tribe.

"Envoy, please go back first, I need to think about it."

Talking about thinking, it is actually a tactful refusal.

She refuses human sacrifice!

She is unwilling to sacrifice her clansmen.

The special envoy has traveled to many tribes, and was not too surprised by Feng Huaxu's words.

With a cough, Taguchi persuaded.

"The Emperor Sui said that all the tribes on both sides of the river must participate in the sacrifice if the flood is to recede. If there is one missing, the river Shendu may not be able to appease the anger. If the leader of the wind does not agree, it may cause disaster."

The implication is obvious, everyone agrees, if you Hua Xu doesn't agree, then you don't fit in with the group, and if you don't fit in with the group, you will be hostile.

And when the flood really came, all the tribes will blame you, Hua Xu, because you, Hua Xu, did not participate in the sacrifice and offended the river god.

"We are not participating!"

If there was still some leeway just now, now it is a straightforward rejection!

Feng Huaxu is reluctant to use his clansmen to perform human sacrifices!

Moreover, she thought of that huge figure, the gods are also gods, and they have never needed human sacrifices!

The special envoy didn't expect Feng Huaxu to answer so decisively, he had a headache, but he came with Suihuang's order.

The special envoy did not give up and continued to speak.

"Boss Feng, aren't you afraid of the sins of the gods? Your entire tribe may be submerged in the flood. It's just ten people, which is better than burying the entire tribe.

Feng Huaxu stretched out his hand to touch the child in his belly, with a firm expression on his face.

"I'm not afraid."

"I refuse to sacrifice the living!"

She believes that the gods who protect human beings, like the gods, will never eat people.

It is acceptable to let her sacrifice to the river god, but she will never agree to using ten lives.

The special envoy of the Suiming Kingdom felt a headache, but he didn't expect Feng Huaxu to be soft and hard, so he surrendered his eyes to the old witch Zhu who was beside him.

After all, Wu Zhu still had a great say in matters concerning the gods, and could even veto the leader's decision.

The old witch Zhu kept watching Feng Huaxu, she knew that Feng Huaxu had made up his mind.

So she also spoke, standing on the same front as Feng Huaxu.

"I listen to the leader."

The leader is now an adult, and she is trying to take responsibility and protect all the clansmen. She will obey the leader's opinion and never exceed half a point.

"Alright then." Seeing that Feng Huaxu was so resolute and there was no turning point, the special envoy sighed.

"I will truthfully tell the Emperor Sui what Leader Hua Xu said."

Everyone is still maintaining a superficial kindness, and no agreement can be reached, and the special envoy does not intend to stay for a long time.

He asked the tribe to take out a large bundle of Suimu and Feng Huaxu in exchange for a large bag of salt, and then left.

Even though she rejected the special envoy of Suiming Kingdom, Feng Huaxu couldn't be happy, she was a little worried.

If the river god really exists, will he really punish the Huaxu tribe?

The old witch Zhu saw Feng Huaxu's worry, so she offered comfort.

"The chief, though

Said that we rejected Suiming Kingdom's proposal, but we still have to go to worship the river god.

"The leader doesn't like human sacrifices. We use three animals and five grains. We can't neglect the river god."

They are human beings, and they cannot bear the consequences of neglecting and offending the God of the River.

Feng Huaxu nodded, feeling a premonition in his heart that the Suiming Kingdom had ulterior motives in wanting to sacrifice to the God of the River.

*`Old Wuzhu, how many tribes are there on both sides of the river near us?」

Feng Huaxu wanted to know how big this sacrificial ceremony was.

The old witch Zhu counted, as far as she knew, the tribes established along the river,

The largest of them is the Suiming Kingdom, which has grown from a tribe to a country.

Next, there are five large tribes with a population of more than 1,000, including the Huaxu tribe,

A small tribe with a population of 100 to 1,000, there are more than a dozen,

There are also some clans with a population of less than one hundred, which are innumerable, at least dozens or hundreds, not counted.

Feng Huaxu heard the old witch Zhu chanting and counting, and she also made a rough estimate. After a while, Feng Huaxu's eyes widened in shock.

"In this case, wouldn't it be a sacrifice, at least more than a hundred people must be sacrificed!"

Feng Huaxu felt terrified, and felt extremely frightened, one hundred people were too many!

"Old witch Zhu, what kind of sacrificial ceremony is this?"

The old witch Zhu shook his head, "I have never held such a large Hundred People's Ceremony.

The Huaxu tribe used to have nearly a thousand people. If a hundred people sacrifice were held, the Huaxu tribe would be extinct within a few times!

"However, such a big sacrifice must be a big request to the gods!"

When Feng Huaxu heard this, the feeling that something was absolutely wrong in his heart became more and more intense.

"If that's the case, is it really just to ask the river god to quell the flood when the Suiming Kingdom made such a large sacrifice for hundreds of people?"

Ever since she was pregnant, her premonition has been very keen.

Perhaps this time, the judgment will not be wrong.

However, the most important thing right now is not to think so much, but to control the water.

Sacrifice to the river god is only one aspect, Feng Huaxu still believes in her hardworking hands, she wants to lead the tribe to strengthen the embankment, it depends on human efforts!

If they do nothing but wait for the river god to quell the flood, then the Huaxu tribe would have been wiped out as early as the last heavy rain.

Feng Huaxu led the people to control the water, and at the same time prepared sacrifices, three animals (pigs, cattle and sheep) and five grains. Old Wu Zhu and Ah Kui also went to the river to worship the river god.

The main road of the river is actually not close to the Huaxu tribe, it takes 30 miles to walk, but if there is a flood, the Huaxu tribe will still be submerged.

At the same time as (mah ok),

Liu Dazhuang went upstream from Lei Ze, most of his body was underwater, the water covered his chest,

Walking in the deep water more than ten meters deep, walked for most of the day, but did not find any fierce beasts.

Even the fish would swim far away when they saw him, not daring to approach him at all.

just at dusk,

Liu Dazhuang saw a big river, rolling in from the west, pouring into the big swamp behind him.

"It turns out that there is a big river flowing through here!"

Liu Dazhuang finally figured out that Lei Ze's terrain is that this big river brings abundant water to Lei Ze.

Walk over to check, the current is getting more and more turbulent,

Impacting Liu Dazhuang's body, the water splashed everywhere,

However, Liu Dazhuang's huge body can't be moved by such a rapid current, he can walk in the water very stably,

As he walked, he saw a waterfall in front of him, with a drop of nearly fifty meters, which was very magnificent.

It is amazing the power and beauty of nature.

When the water of the big river flows through this waterfall, the water is surging, like ten thousand horses galloping, and the sound of the waves is huge.

All the fish, big and small, went upstream along the waterfall, seeming to regard this as a dragon gate, and wanted to jump over it, but unfortunately they didn't succeed.

The scene is very interesting!

Liu Dazhuang couldn't help but stop here to watch, and before he knew it, the sky gradually darkened.

The sun hid in the west mountain, the sky and the earth became dark, and everything was covered with a heavy shadow.

at this time,

An exception occurred in the waterfall.

A huge figure, going upstream along the waterfall, actually swam up.

"what is that?"

At first glance it looks like a very large fish,

But the water splash was too big, and it was dark again, Liu Dazhuang couldn't see clearly,

I just feel very surprised that I can go upstream from the waterfall with a drop of 50 meters.

and,

The head of this thing has reached the top of the waterfall, but the tail is still below the waterfall.

Its body is very long, longer than this waterfall,

A "big fish" at least fifty meters long.

Liu Dazhuang's eyes sparkled, and he immediately chased after him.