Mo Shan stared blankly at the corpses outside the camp, somewhat lost in thought.

A few days ago, these people would respectfully call the priest when they saw him, but because of Duli's order, they began to hunt him down and eventually died here.

Why......

Mo Shan sighed in his heart. He didn't blame the Xia tribe, let alone Xia Qi. He just couldn't understand why things turned out like this.

Obviously, he just wanted to rely on this tribe, become the priest of the Dushan tribe again, and avenge the leader. But now that the people of the Dushan tribe were killed, the two tribes had a deadly feud, and there was no room for relaxation.

Pan led his men to clean up the battlefield. Xia Qi turned to look at Mo Shan, pretending not to notice the loneliness on his face.

"Tell me how many people there are in this Dushan tribe, and how many people can participate in the battle."

Regarding Xia Qi's question, there was obvious resistance on Mo Shan's face. Although it was true that he was expelled from the tribe, at first he just wanted to take advantage of the Xia tribe. For the Dushan tribe, his sense of belonging

It must be higher than the Xia tribe.

but......

Because of those idiots, the Xia tribe leader obviously had very strong hostility towards the Dushan tribe.

But the situation was stronger than his own, and feeling Xia Qi's increasingly murderous intention towards him, Mo Shan finally gave in.

"The Dushan tribe should have more than 1,300 people now. In addition to the elderly and children, there are about 900 people who can fight."

The moment Mo Shan finished speaking, he suddenly lost his energy.

In this era, some people are willing to betray their tribe just for a bite to eat. There are many such people.

There are some people who would rather die than surrender and betray their own tribe, but they are very few.

Mo Shan is right in between the two. At first he didn't want to betray the Dushan tribe, but faced the threat of death, he finally gave in.

But when Xia Qi heard this, he almost didn't react. What the hell, a mere thousand people dare to run rampant? I have more than two thousand people building the city wall alone. Are you blind?

Oh, the pit in the south has been dug, and we are going to dig the pit in the north. Are these people not watching? That’s okay.

I don’t know if these guys are lucky or unlucky. They walked all the way from the other side of Daxia Lake and didn’t encounter anyone from the fishing team. It happened that the foundation pit in the south had been dug yesterday. Except for some who dug clay, the rest

Those who were down were transferred to the north to collect firewood and dig holes.

More than ten minutes later, the battlefield was cleaned, usable loot was piled up and randomly stacked together, and people were taken away and disposed of.

Xia Qi randomly rummaged through the trophies, including a few stone spears, a few slings, and a few animal skin bags. These were all the trophies.

You may call these guys poor, but the tips of their stone spears are made of jade. But they may be rich, but they have no protective gear, not even any copper items.

Xia Qi opened one of the animal skin bags and found a gray-white powder and particles inside.

"What is this?" Xia Qi asked Mo Shan.

Mo Shan took a look and replied: "This is earthy. Sprinkling some on the food can make the food more delicious."

He also told Xia Qi that there was a depression not far from the Dushan tribe's camp, and there was a kind of whitish soil. Because it can add flavor to food, people often collect some of it.

Hearing Mo Shan's words, Xia Qi's heart was moved. He thought, why does this stuff sound so much like salt? So he dipped some with his fingers and put it into his mouth. Instantly, he felt salty, astringent and earthy.

The taste filled his mouth.

"Pooh!"

Xia Qi's entire face wrinkled together, but the joy in his eyes almost overflowed.

It is really the salt that I have been thinking about for a long time!

Originally, Xia Qi didn't care much about the Dushan tribe. As long as the other party didn't seek death first, he didn't bother to provoke him. After all, the tribe's top priority now was to build the city wall, as well as the Qingyan tribe.

But seeing the salt, Xia Qi instantly adjusted the tribe's next plan and would obtain the salt from the Dushan tribe.

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Salt, juxtaposed with building city walls and planning the Qingyan tribe.

Xia Qi didn't want the salt just for his appetite. In fact, salt was too important.

In China since ancient times, salt has been an important resource, together with iron. It was also one of the most important financial sources for the feudal dynasty.

Salt is known as the king of flavors and has an irreplaceable effect in maintaining human health.

"Clan leader, are you looking for me?"

As soon as Lu came back from the exploration mission, someone came over to inform the clan leader that something was wrong with him, and he quickly ran over.

Looking at the dusty deer, Xia Qi felt a little unbearable in his heart, but this matter is very important. In a sense, it can be said to be related to the future development of the tribe, so this task is not for Lu Mo.

Genus.

"That's right, there is a tribe on the other side of Daxia Lake, and its name is Dushan. Go and check how many people there are in this tribe and where the camp is located."

Xia Qi thought for a while and then said: "Also, take a look to see if there is a depression near the Dushan tribe. There is a kind of white soil. If possible, collect some and bring it back."

Regarding Mo Shan, Xia Qi has always been skeptical about his words. Judging from his previous performance, it can be seen that he still has feelings for the Dushan tribe. What's more, he has not surrendered until now.

Xia tribe.

Xia Qi didn't want to be tricked by this old guy in the end and become a knife in his hand.

After receiving Xia Qi's mission, Lu did not dare to slack off at all. After leaving Xia Qi, he immediately summoned five of his subordinates, formed an exploration team, and set off towards the Dushan tribe on the other side of Daxia Lake.

They rowed recklessly on the ice on skis, wearing blindfolds on their faces.

Skis and eye masks are two things Xia Qixin tinkered with.

Skis allow them to paddle quickly on snow and ice without being affected, and eye masks ensure they don't get lost in the vast snow.

People can easily suffer from snow blindness when traveling in the snow. Wearing sunglasses on Blue Star can solve this problem, but in this primitive era, there is no such thing as sunglasses.

So Xia Qi came up with a way to dig out two thin slits in a piece of animal skin and called them eye patches.

After putting on the goggles, a person can observe the outside world through two slits. The slits can reduce the person's eyes from being exposed to the sunlight reflected by the snow. Although it may be a little uncomfortable at first, after wearing it for a period of time, it will become more comfortable.

Just got used to it.

The deer and the others rowed quickly on the ice of Daxia Lake. It took them nearly two days and one night before they reached the other side of Daxia Lake. This shows how big the area of ​​Daxia Lake is.

Along the way, they ate some dried meat they brought with them when they were hungry, and grabbed a handful of snow when they were thirsty. In addition, they traveled all night, which made the members of the exploration team seem a little out of sorts.

The six people lay down by the lake for a short rest, wearing white woolen cloaks that perfectly hid their figures.

In just a few minutes, they climbed up from the snow, each chose a direction and spread out, looking for useful information.

Later, the six people regrouped at the same place, and five of them, including the deer, shook their heads, saying that they had not discovered anything.

"I found a lot of footprints there," the man finally said.

"Let's go over and have a look."

Looking at the large footprints on the ground, the deer analyzed: "Judging from the direction of the toes, the other party went from the south to the north, and finally crossed the ice and reached our Xia tribe. If nothing else, the owner of these footprints

, it should be Mo Shan and the people who are chasing him."

As an exploration team, you must know the most basic direction. Otherwise, if you don't make a map, you won't be able to explain it.

It also didn't snow during this period, otherwise the footprints would be covered in snow, and you would really have to put a lot of effort into finding the Dushan tribe.

Several team members gave their approval to the analysis of the deer.

"In that case, let's follow these footprints and we will definitely find the Dushan tribe's camp."

"Just do as you say."

I met several team members and they all had no objections.

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No more nagging, just take the lead and follow the footsteps.

It didn't take long for a mountain to appear in front of several people. The mountain was not too high, and a faint camp could be seen at the foot of the mountain. Everyone's hearts were shocked, knowing that they had found the right place.

But from here on, the defense became much tighter, and from time to time soldiers from the opposite tribe could be seen patrolling.

Lu and the others were discussing how to get as close as possible to the Dushan tribe.

"The goal of the six of us is a bit big. In this way, I will go to check the Dushan tribe alone, and you guys will go to find the depression mentioned by the tribe leader and collect as much white soil as possible."

Several people immediately started to act separately, because they knew that this was undoubtedly the best way. Out of their long-term trust in the deer, no one protested.

After the team members parted ways, Lu breathed a sigh of relief and quickly took off his skis. In order to increase his field of vision and observe the surroundings more easily, Lu even took off his blindfold.

The deer wearing a sheepskin cloak began to approach the tribe in the distance little by little. During this whole process, his mood was always calm, his ears carefully captured all the sounds around him, and his eyes kept wandering.

"Someone!"

Along with a burst of tiny crackling sounds, the deer's heart tightened and it quickly lay down on the ground. With the white fur on its body, it almost blended into the snow.

He carefully observed the surroundings with his wandering eyes, and saw three people holding stone spears walking past more than ten meters away. They did not notice the deer right in front of them, and walked away while talking to each other.

Until the three of them walked away, the deer relaxed slightly, maintained its posture lying on the snow, and slowly crawled forward for a certain distance with its arms...

At the beginning, the Dushan tribe's camp was only a little bigger, but as the deer approached, the size of the Dushan tribe's camp also continued to increase.

Bang...bang...

As he got closer and closer to the Dushan tribe, the deer's heartbeat also became faster. In the silent snow, he could clearly hear the beating of his own heart.
To be continued...