In the bamboo house, the old witch looked at the animal skins and said: "Animal skins are animal skins after all and cannot be preserved for a long time, so I decided to carve the Hundred Sketches of the Wilderness into high-quality stone."
Stone carvings are an older way of recording than animal skin scrolls.
Animal skin rolls will be damaged due to moisture, fire, weathering and other reasons, but it is more difficult to damage the stone carvings unless someone smashes the stone carvings or chisels them off.
However, compared to animal skin rolls, stone carving takes longer, especially high-quality stone, which is hard in texture and it is not easy to carve witchcraft characters on it.
The old witch looked at Chi Shao again and said: "I am getting old, and it will be difficult for me to complete the Hundred Sketches of the Wilderness by myself. If one day I leave, I hope you can continue to complete it, which will also be good for your Vine Tribe." Chi Shao nodded solemnly and agreed to the matter.
"I have one more request." The old witch looked at Chi Shao sincerely.
"You said."
"If there is an opportunity in the future, I hope you can use the animal skin scroll to copy a sketch of the Great Wilderness and give it to the Eagle Tribe in the Eastern Wilderness."
Chi Shao said without hesitation: "Okay, I promise you."
"In this case, even if I suddenly go to see the Eagle God one day, I will have no regrets."
The old witch showed a happy smile. From now on, he can focus all his energy on finding medicinal herbs, identifying medicinal herbs and carving sketches of the great wilderness.
The old witch looked at Jiang Xuan again and said: "Xuan, to carve the Hundred Sketches of the Wilderness, you need a large piece of high-quality stone. I want to go to the Rabbit Tribe to see if I can find such a high-quality stone. You and the Rabbit Tribe
I'm relatively familiar with it, can you accompany me for a walk?"
Jiang Xuan said in embarrassment: "Old witch, I'm afraid I won't be able to do it these days."
"What's wrong?"
Jiang Xuan told the story of the large-scale migration of the tribes in the Western Wilderness.
"So that's it."
The old witch nodded and said: "Anyway, we can't rush to carve a hundred sketches of the wilderness, so let's wait until you get through this crisis."
The old witch thought for a while and added: "I will stay in the Vine Tribe during this period. Although I am old, Xiao Hei is here, so I should be able to help a little."
Xiao Hei is that terrifying giant eagle.
Jiang Xuan was already a four-color warrior, but he still felt tremendous pressure when facing the giant eagle.
I'm afraid only the old witch himself knows how powerful this giant eagle is.
The old witch asked the giant eagle to help the Vine tribe fight, which is a great thing for the Vine tribe.
"Old witch, don't worry, when this crisis is over, I will definitely help you find large pieces of high-quality stone."
The old witch nodded and said: "Okay, I know you are very busy. Go and do your work. You don't have to accompany me, a bad old man."
"Old witch, please take rest and don't be too tired."
Jiang Xuan gave instructions, and then left the bamboo house with Chi Shao.
The old witch ate something, then continued to pick up the animal hair brush and drew magical witchcraft characters one after another on the animal skin scroll.
……
On April 16th, the annual metamorphosis of giant dragonfly larvae begins again.
"Buzz..."
On the stone mountain, the huge divine vine bloomed with green light. The terrifying vines grew rapidly, intertwined, and then turned into a huge vine bridge, extending into the Feiyu River.
"Oh my God, what happened?"
"I don't know, it's such a big vine..."
On the other side of the Feiyu River, more than 500 captives of the Jackal tribe looked at the huge vine bridge and talked about it.
The soldiers of the Second Guard also focused their attention on the vine bridge, and they did not even urge the prisoners to continue working.
"The giant dragonfly is coming again!"
Xiangu, the leader of the second guard team, looked at the water of Feiyu River and felt very excited.
"Crash..."
In the Feiyu River, dark green giant water flies appeared one after another. This time, the number of water flies that were about to emerge into giant dragonflies was even greater than in previous years.
The number of giant dragonflies and the time of their transformation vary every year.
In some years, the number of giant dragonflies will be very small. For example, in the first year of the Vine Tribe, there was only one giant dragonfly.
That year, Shinto didn't even use a vine bridge to pick him up. The giant waterfly climbed to the shore and transformed into a giant dragonfly.
In the second year of the Vine Tribe and the third year of the Vine Tribe, the number of giant waterhoppers was about the same, with thirty or forty every year.
This year, there are obviously more giant dragonflies that have reached the metamorphosis stage than in the previous two years.
The entire Teng tribe, all the people in the tribe, are staring at the giant water flies in the Feiyu River, wondering how many of them can only climb up and transform into giant dragonflies.
Although giant dragonflies only have a lifespan of half a year, they are very powerful and have helped the Vine tribe win several wars.
The situation of the Vine Tribe this year is not optimistic. The emergence of giant dragonflies can alleviate the pressure faced by the Vine Tribe.
Jiang Xuan stood by the river and watched the giant water grasshopper climbing the vine bridge at close range with the soldiers of the fishing team.
"It's begun." Jiang Xuan whispered.
The first giant waterhopper swam around the vine bridge a few times and then climbed up first.
Then came the second one, then the third one...
Many giant water flies climbed up the vine bridge one after another with their powerful claws.
The giant water flies that have not reached the stage of transformation are also swimming around the vine bridge, and the water surface seems to be boiling.
"The tenth, the eleventh..."
"Twenty-two, twenty-three..."
Jiang Xuan counted them one by one. When all the giant water flies in the transformation stage climbed onto the vine bridge, he also ended counting.
"There are sixty-five in total!"
Jiang Xuan clenched his fists in excitement. The number of giant water flies this year far exceeded the previous two years, which also means that the Vine Tribe has a group of powerful helpers.
When there are no giant water flies climbing up anymore, the divine vines emit a soft green light, then begin to retract, and wrap around the stone mountain in circles.
Under the protection of green light, these giant water flies no longer move, but enter a state similar to hibernation.
After a few days, they will shed a layer of shell and emerge into real giant dragonflies.
After everything was over, the people of the Vine tribe withdrew their gaze and started working again.
But the more than 500 captives from the Jackal tribe were deeply shocked by the scene of Shen Teng performing miracles.
"The patron saint of the Vine tribe is so powerful."
"Yeah, so strong."
"What is that thing crawling up in the water?"
"I don't know."
These prisoners were talking in low voices, and there was something called "awe" in everyone's eyes.
"Stop standing and continue working. Don't you want to eat?"
The soldiers guarding the second team did not explain to them, but urged them to work.
The leader said that he should not treat these prisoners too well, nor should he treat them too badly. Only by giving them kindness and power can they return home faster.
In fact, there is no need to explain, because within a few days, these prisoners will see those giant dragonflies with their own eyes.
Time passed quickly, and in the early morning three days later, when the sun rose, the first giant dragonfly that had fledged began to struggle in its old shell.
The old shell has become translucent, and the giant dragonfly is struggling desperately inside.
Soon, a crack appeared on the head of the old shell, and the giant dragonfly's head came out first, then the legs, wings, and tail...
When it is completely out of the old shell, it first separates the six barbed legs and places them firmly on the old shell. Then it begins to straighten the curved tail bit by bit and straighten the wrinkled wings bit by bit.
Expand.
This process will last for several hours and is very painful.
At the same time, other giant dragonflies that had completed their emergence also began to break free from their old shells.
In the end, all sixty-five giant dragonflies completed their transformation and appeared on the stone mountain.
Their huge and transparent wings shine in the sun.
In the evening, the giant dragonflies that broke free from their old shells, rested for a long time, and regained their strength began to spread their wings and fly.
"Buzz buzz..."
Sixty-five giant dragonflies with a wingspan of six meters and a body length of nearly four meters were constantly flying over the Vine Tribe. The scene was extremely spectacular.
Across the Feiyu River, more than 500 prisoners who had just finished a day's work and were preparing to eat were so shocked that they could not close their mouths when they saw the giant dragonfly flying in the sky.
"What a big dragonfly..."
"Oh my God, is this a rat from the Fuji tribe?"
"It's terrible."
Those captives once again felt the power of the Vine Tribe, and the thoughts of revenge in their hearts faded further.
The biggest wish of most people is to have a strong tribe that can protect their safety and give them food to eat, clothes to wear, and a house to live in.
At present, it seems that the Vine tribe meets these conditions better than the Jackal tribe.
……
On April 20th, the migration wave of the Xihuang tribe finally spread to the Teng tribe.
The first one to arrive near the Vine Tribe was the Monitor Lizard Tribe.
The monitor lizard tribe is a small tribe with a population of more than 2,000. It uses a huge monitor lizard as its totem god. The tribal warriors use the monitor lizard as their mounts and have strong fighting power.
"Hiss..."
A giant lizard, dozens of meters long, looked up at the sky and let out a hoarse and unpleasant cry after seeing the divine vines on the rocky mountain from a distance.
Behind it, more than two thousand members of the monitor lizard tribe stopped one after another.
The leader rode a giant lizard and ran forward, and saw an unfamiliar totem pattern on a very conspicuous boulder.
Then, he ran back on the giant lizard and found the witch in the team.
"In front of you is a tribe from the Southern Wilderness. The totem pattern looks like a vine."
The shaman of the monitor lizard tribe looked up at the huge divine vine wrapping around the stone mountain in front of him, and said: "It should be that vine. Send some soldiers over to find out more about it and see if this tribe is strong."
"If you are stronger than us, then take a detour. If you are weaker than us..."
The monitor lizard tribe shaman's eyes flashed fiercely, and he said: "Then conquer this tribe, turn their food into our food, and turn their territory into our territory!"
"Okay, I'll do it right away."
The leader of the monitor lizard tribe was very excited and immediately arranged for soldiers to go to the front to inquire about the news.
The monitor lizard tribe is a very aggressive tribe. Those monitor lizards are very ferocious and have a very ferocious reputation in the Western Wilderness.
This time, it took them a long time to migrate to the Southern Wilderness. The food had been exhausted long ago, and now they urgently need to replenish it.
The Vine Tribe in front of us is a very good choice.
Soon, hundreds of warriors from the giant tribe were divided into five teams, riding giant lizards and running towards the Vine tribe from different directions.
Those monitor lizards have four legs and can run very fast in the forest even if they are carrying a person on their back.
As for the Vine Tribe, the secret sentry of the guard team had already discovered the Monitor Lizard Tribe and passed the news back to the tribe one by one.
When Jiang Xuan got the news, he immediately picked up the bone spear and hurried outside.
When he ran into the yard, a black rhinoceros ran over with a "dong dong dong" sound and grabbed his clothes in one bite.
This black rhinoceros is exactly the crescent moon with a tuft of white hair on its head.
Last winter, Jiang Xuan obtained thirty-six black wind rhinos with the help of the rattan god.
Thirty of these black wind rhinos were adults and were assigned by Jiang Xuan to two hunting teams.
The five cubs are raised by the breeding team.
One of the cubs became dependent on Jiang Xuan. Jiang Xuan could only build a bamboo shed for it next to the rice dumpling's bamboo shed and raise it in the yard.
Because it is a cub and has little fighting ability, Jiang Xuan did not take it with him when he went out in the past. Unexpectedly, today it took the initiative to follow him.
After half a year of breeding, Yueya is obviously much larger than before, and the rhino horns on his head have become thicker and longer, beginning to take on the power of a black wind rhinoceros.
Jiang Xuan pulled on his clothes and said, "Yueya, don't make trouble, I'll be back soon."
But Yueya still didn't let go, her eyes were very stubborn.
Jiang Xuan was in a hurry to go out and had no time to spend with it, so he said helplessly: "Okay, you come with me."
Yue Ya immediately smiled and let go of Jiang Xuan's clothes. She shook her head and motioned for Jiang Xuan to get on her back.
At this time, Crescent Moon has grown to half its full size, and it is no problem to carry two people on its back.
Jiang Xuan turned over and sat on Yue Ya's back.
"Dong dong dong..."
Yue Ya happily trotted along with Jiang Xuan, and under Jiang Xuan's guidance, ran outside the bamboo forest.
When Yueya ran to the center of the tribe's residence, a large number of Vine tribe warriors had gathered here, including the adult Black Wind Rhinoceros.
After Jiang Xuan arrived, everyone looked at him and waited for his orders.
Jiang Xuan rode on the crescent moon, holding a bone spear, and shouted loudly: "The first hunting team, the second hunting team, the planting team, the breeding team, the first guard team, all follow me, the second guard team stays, watch the tribe, watch those
Captive."
"If anyone dares to take the opportunity to cause trouble or escape, kill him!"
"Let's go!"
Jiang Xuan roared, Yue Ya roared, and then quickly ran to the west under Jiang Xuan's guidance.
"Dong dong dong..."
Thirty adult black rhinos also started running, the ground was shaking, and the momentum was very scary.
Behind the Black Wind Rhinoceros, large numbers of Vine Tribe warriors rode on blue sheep and elk deer, and the scene was exciting.
Only Xanthium gritted his teeth, crossed the river as ordered, returned to the second residence, and looked at the prisoners who had not yet fully returned home.
In fact, he really wanted to go to the battle with everyone, but there had to be someone who stayed behind to guard the tribe.
Jiang Xuan rode the crescent moon around the stone mountain and ran westward. At the same time, he took out a bone whistle and blew several times into the sky.
"Hey..."
Not long after, Tangyuan flew back from a distance, making a sharp chirping sound, and its purple feathers shone in the sun.
However, after Tang Yuan flew over, he soon saw Jiang Xuan riding the crescent moon, so he did not land on the ground, but followed him in the air.
In the Vine Tribe, the noise outside was so loud that the old witch who was studying herbal medicine in the bamboo house naturally heard it.
The old witch put down his animal brush, opened the door of the bamboo house, and walked to the eagle's nest next to the bamboo house.
In the huge eagle's nest, the giant eagle was lowering its head to eat a prey. When it saw the old witch coming, it raised its head.
The old witch said: "You must do what you promised, Xiao Hei, come with me to help the Teng tribe."
The giant eagle nodded, then spread its wings, walked out of the eagle's nest, jumped to the open space in front, and pressed one wing against the ground.
The old witch walked up along the wings calmly, sat on the back of the giant eagle and said calmly: "Let's go."
"唳!"
The giant eagle spread its huge wings, ran forward for a short distance, and then flew into the sky, letting out a cry that sounded like cracking gold and cracking rocks.