Chapter 32 The Road to Glory
The next morning, Shao Xuan tied up a gravel-filled animal skin bag and took Caesar to the training ground.
When I was not awakened, I always had to be worried and scared. If I was not careful, I would be injured by accident or even burping. Now I have more confidence, at least I am not that weak and unbearable.
People in the tribe do not know too many tricks. They will only imagine a prey and then make more direct reactions based on the prey's habits.
Some warriors will treat the mountain wall as some kind of beast, and then fist and kick at the mountain wall. Therefore, if you see sand and stones flying in the mountain, don’t be surprised, it’s just a totem warrior practicing boxing.
Just like what I saw at Wu that night, the ordinary stone "spear" could be interrupted by a punch.
After Shao Xuan ran over to the training ground, he chose a mountain, carried another stone, ran from the foot of the mountain to the mountain. During the run, he saw which part of the mountain was of good quality, so he went to knock and dig it.
"Fortunately, I have such a special ability." Shao Xuan sighed at the gray with different depths in his vision.
Compared to the power of totem, another ability in Shao Xuan's body undoubtedly helped him a lot and saved his time to search.
Shao Xuan couldn't beat the medium or upper-level stones. He hit him with bare hands, but it hurt his own hands.
After knocking down the stone he was interested in, he looked at the sky. It was almost noon, Shao Xuan ran back with the stone. After returning to the wooden house to eat, he took the stones and went to Lao Ke with the dug out.
In the afternoon, Shao Xuandu arranged to learn stone tools.
Looking at a simple stone tool, there are many techniques, not just simple knocking.
"First of all, you have to know how to identify the quality of stone. Even if it is a stone core of the same hardness, the method of knocking may not be the same." Lao Ke took out two stone cores with the same stone and said.
Shao Xuan watched Lao Ke beat and peel one of them directly, while the other added hot and cold treatment. Lao Ke explained to Shao Xuan the color changes and cooling time after heating several kinds of stones.
The color and texture of some stones will change more or less after heating, while some stones only change the texture, while others have no response to the heating process. Sometimes, heating must be grasped. It is best to peel the sheet at which temperature is the best, and which temperature is not suitable for peeling the sheet at which temperature is not suitable for peeling the sheet. And when this temperature is not measured by precision instruments, it can only be based on feelings and experience.
For example, when Shao Xuan touched the same temperature, Lao Ke could tell which temperature was higher with a slight touch of the stone core.
Different stones have different reactions to different temperatures, heating time, cooling changes and other personalities.
Lao Ke put one of the two stone cores he had just taken out on the fire and burned them. He held a stone stick in one hand and sandwiched the stone core in the middle.
The fire was burning very vigorously, as if it was about to dry people. After a while, I could sweat all over my body. Lao Ke's face was covered with sweat, but his hands were still very stable, and the movement of turning the stone core was also very neat.
Half an hour later, the stone core heated on the fire changed from grayish white to brown-red. Lao Ke grabbed the stone core away from the fire, but did not start peeling the stone leaves. Instead, he waited until the stone core gradually cooled down and the brown-red became lighter, and then began to peel the pieces.
The stripped stone leaves are almost the same thickness, whether they are slender or circular!
What kind of control is this to achieve?!
At least in Shao Xuan's previous concept, there would be no such degree without those advanced cutting tools.
The so-called "polishing of ideals" is actually a very complex process, and people who do not understand this cannot imagine it at all.
After theory, practice is practice. Most of the afternoon, Shao Xuan practiced peeling stone leaves.
"There's too much waste, come again!"
"What's the matter with this peeling, come back!"
"The hammer swing strength control is too poor, come again!"
"Slow down! Can this kind of stone be peeled directly? Have you eaten too much fish?! Take it over and cook it before you come!!"
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Some people who live closer to Lao Ke know that Lao Ke has become even more angry recently. When talking about Shao Xuan, they shook their heads and sighed, "Ah Xuan, what a pity!"
In fact, the situation in the room is not as miserable as the people of the tribe think.
Lao Ke was just unforgivable and was very concerned about teaching Shao Xuan's stone skills, and was willing to give up the stone core.
Shao Xuan knocked five stone cores in one afternoon. Not to mention the one he brought with him, the other four were all from Lao Ke. The stones were pretty good and used as practice stones for himself. It was a waste. Lao Ke didn't feel sorry for Shao Xuan and felt ashamed.
Every day when he returned to his wooden house tiredly from Lao Ke, Shao Xuan felt that his muscles were tingling, and the tingling feeling became stronger and stronger. He gritted his teeth when he set up a stone pot and lighted fire. The tiger's mouth where he held the stone hammer was even more intense, and it was so hot that he had to set up a stone pot several times before he succeeded.
As the saying goes, after hitting thousands of hammers, Shao Xuan felt that it was not the stone core that was hit, but himself. However, he slept soundly at night, and when he woke up, his whole body was refreshed, as if the muscle sting of yesterday was just an illusion.
I just don’t know if this is the ability of the totem warrior itself or another special ability.
Early this morning, Shao Xuan planned to go to the training area just like a few days ago. Yesterday he looked at a place where the stones were good and he could dig out a few good stone cores, so that he would save himself from using Lao Ke's. What should I do if I knock Lao Ke poorly?
As she walked, Shao Xuan realized something was wrong. People who were not so active on weekdays got up early and gathered in the same direction.
After thinking about it, Shao Xuan slapped his forehead.
I almost forgot! Today is the day when Lang Ga and the others go out to hunt!!
He raised his legs and turned toward him, Shao Xuan took Caesar to the place where the crowd gathered.
There is a road from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, which extends almost straight upwards. Moreover, this road is higher than the terrain in other places around, and no one builds a house there. Hunting teams will pass through this road when they go out and return, and will not disturb other residents of the tribe.
Over time, this path has also formed another meaning. Tribes call it the "road of glory".
Just like a grand farewell to the warriors who are about to go to the battlefield, people's moods are naturally complicated, including pride, heavy, and hope, because I don't know if their families are still safe when the hunting team comes back? Can they bring back enough food?
Most of the families of the soldiers from the hunting team went out this time were gathered on both sides of the "Road of Glory", ranging from the elderly to the children. When the hunting team returns, these people will welcome them here. The moods of the two times will naturally be completely different.
However, in addition to welcoming and sending away from the hunting team, this road also represents this meaning among the group of soldiers in the hunting team, a recognition of their own strength. If Shao Xuan was asked to describe it, for many soldiers, that road is a "way to show off wealth."
After returning from hunting, it is clear at a glance who gets how much food he gets, just like the assets being made public. Rich people will naturally not lack reputation, status, and women, these are things worth showing off.
"Here you come!" someone shouted.
Shao Xuan looked over.
There were about two hundred people walking down the mountain. The one who walked in the front was the leader of the hunting team. Shao Xuan had seen it on the night of the sacrifice. Not only the leader, but Shao Xuan also felt familiar with the people behind the leader. They were all dancing by the fire pit that night.
The people who walked down the mountain, whether they had a smile on their faces or were solemn, took every step with a full momentum, giving them a feeling of a general on the battlefield.
In the back of the team, among the tall soldiers, the children who were obviously shorter were very eye-catching. Among them were the leader’s Changsun Spear and Fei who had shown up in front of Shao Xuan before.
"Hey, who are those kids?"
"It is naturally a strength to be able to participate in the first hunt."
"These are all the best-selling warriors who have awakened this year."
"Hey, that's a spear, right? It's worthy of being the leader's grandson!"
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The crowd was talking.
Sai's father pointed at Fei and others in the hunting team and said to the track: "Look, they are about the same age as you, and the same group of awakened people can participate in the first hunt. What about you?"
Sai had a twitch on his neck, "Who told you not to live in the mountains?"
Chapter completed!