In the central part of the Southern Wilderness, Mangzhu Mountain, the Bamboo Rat Tribe.
This is a mountain ridge covered with arrow bamboo and miscanthus.
Arrow bamboo is a small type of bamboo, about two to five centimeters in diameter, but can reach four to five meters, or even six or seven meters in height. The places where arrow bamboo grows are often in continuous patches, and its well-developed root system can almost strangle all other plants. It is very
overbearing.
Miscanthus is a kind of grass with extremely strong adaptability. It can grow tenaciously regardless of fertile or barren soil. With its strong adaptability and terrible reproductive ability, it has occupied a place in the mountains.
Coincidentally, these two plants with extremely strong reproductive capacity are the bamboo rats' favorite food, and can even be said to be their staple food.
Bamboo rats are accustomed to digging holes in the soil under arrow bamboo and miscanthus to make their homes. While digging holes, they eat the main stems and rhizomes of arrow bamboo and miscanthus. They will even dig a special granary to store the temporarily uneaten arrow bamboo and miscanthus.
Due to this characteristic of the bamboo rat, the tribesmen of the bamboo rat tribe, who use the bamboo rat as their totem, will also choose places with lots of arrow bamboo and miscanthus when choosing a place to live, and dig a large number of caves that can accommodate them.
Of course, because the Southern Wilderness is humid and rainy, caves cannot be lived in for a long time. Therefore, the people of the Bamboo Rat Tribe will use bamboo and miscanthus to build some bamboo houses next to the caves. They usually live in the bamboo houses and hide in the caves when in danger.
of convenience.
When Feng Cao brought the Thorn Vine team to Mangzhu Mountain, what they saw were lush patches of arrow bamboo and miscanthus, as well as bamboo houses scattered throughout the mountain.
"Is this the Bamboo Rat Tribe?"
Feng Cao looked at the mountains curiously. Before coming to the central part, Jiang Xuan specifically told her to pay attention to two places, one was the red ant tribe and the other was the bamboo rat tribe.
Pay attention to the Red Ant Tribe because the Red Ant Tribe is too domineering and has an old enmity with the Mountain Turtle Tribe and may become its enemy in the future.
As for the Bamboo Rat Tribe, it was purely because there was one of the minerals Jiang Xuan valued most - iron ore.
Bronze ware brought huge changes to the lifestyle of the Teng tribe, and even promoted the prosperity of foreign trade, bringing countless benefits to the Teng tribe.
Iron is a material more suitable for making tools and weapons than bronze. Once large-scale smelting begins, it will bring greater changes and more benefits to the Vine tribe.
"Let's go, first observe the surrounding environment."
Feng Cao took more than a dozen members of the Thorn Vine team, disguised as ordinary tourists, and walked around Mangzhu Mountain in a large circle. Finally, they selected three main roads for the bamboo rat tribe to enter and exit. They chose a place with a good view.
Lu sent two people to keep a close eye on him.
Feng Cao said to the six people: "From today on, you will treat yourselves as tourists, live near the Bamboo Rat Tribe, and hunt and gather like tourists. If you have the chance, you'd better sneak into the Bamboo Rat Tribe, or follow the Bamboo Rat Tribe."
To maintain good relations with the people of the Rat Tribe, they must understand the situation of the Bamboo Rat Tribe as soon as possible."
"The intelligence collector comes once every three days. If you need any supplies, you can tell him directly and the tribe will try to satisfy you. If there is an emergency and you cannot wait three days, you can send two people to the nearby contact point to report.
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The six people nodded one after another. They were all old Thorn Vine members from the Vine Tribe. They had rich experience and were familiar with various processes. It was more than enough to keep an eye on a Bamboo Rat Tribe.
In fact, for a small tribe like the Bamboo Rat Tribe, if Jiang Xuan hadn't specifically asked to send two Thorn Vine members to take charge, where would six people be needed?
After arranging the personnel, under the leadership of Feng Cao, these thorn vine team members imitated the architectural structure of the Bamboo Rat tribe and built three bamboo houses for the six people responsible for tracking. They even planned to dig three more tunnels when they had time to provide for emergencies.
need.
After everything was arranged, Feng Cao looked at Mangzhu Mountain and said to himself: "It would be great if the Giant Claw Tribe came over. When it comes to digging tunnels, neither the Rat Tribe nor the Bamboo Rat Tribe can compare to those Giant Claw Beasts."
Unfortunately, the Giant Claw Tribe is only a small tribe with little ambition and courage. In order for them to migrate long distances from the north to the south, I am afraid that the Vine Tribe will need to establish a foothold here first, or use some coercive means.
Feng Cao pondered for a moment and said, "The Giant Claw Tribe can't come over and lend a few Giant Claw Beasts and a few warriors. They can't refuse, right?"
The more Feng Cao thought about it, the more feasible it became. After opening her mind, she believed that not only the giant claw tribe, but also war beasts from other tribes or warriors with special skills could be borrowed.
If these war beasts and warriors can be mobilized, they may play an unexpectedly important role at critical moments.
Feng Cao decided to tell Jiang Xuan his thoughts when he got back, and when the Vine Tribe fleet set out next time, he would try to bring a few war beasts and warriors from several affiliated tribes with him.
"Let's go to the next place."
After Feng Cao arranged for the six people to stay behind, he waved his hand and led the others to quickly leave the Bamboo Rat Tribe.
Bamboo rat tribe, inside a bamboo house.
"Crack, crackle, crackle..."
The shaman of the Bamboo Rat Tribe was sitting by the fire pit, burning dry arrow bamboo, always feeling a little uneasy.
He is about 50 or 60 years old, with gray hair, short stature, thin body, no flesh on his face, small eyes, but two very big front teeth. He is also wearing a black animal skin suit and has a bamboo rat totem on his face.
The pattern looks like a bamboo rat that has become a spirit.
"What went wrong?"
The Bamboo Rat Tribe Witch was wandering around the house, but he couldn't figure out what the problem might be.
The place where the Bamboo Rat tribe lives is relatively remote, not rich in various resources, and they are relatively timid. They do not have any enmity with other tribes, nor do they have any disputes of interest.
He couldn't figure out where the danger would come from.
"Let's divine it."
When unable to figure out a problem, seeking answers from the gods through divination is the most common method used by witches, and the shamans of the Bamboo Rat tribe are no exception.
The shaman of the Bamboo Rat Tribe walked to the side of the bamboo house and took out an old bamboo that was very smooth due to rubbing.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! This old bamboo is bright yellow, about a foot long, with a delicate straw rope tied to the top, and the surface is almost covered with patina.
The shaman of the Bamboo Rat Tribe walked to the fire pit, sat down cross-legged first, then calmed down, put the end of the old bamboo into the flame, and began to recite dry and difficult witchcraft spells.
As the sound of the witchcraft sounded, the flames in the fire pit seemed to suddenly have a spirit, beating in strange and twisted ways, burning the old bamboo.
"Crack, crackle, crackle..."
After the old bamboo was burned by the flames, the skin burst first, making a series of undulating sounds, and was burnt black.
The shamans of the Bamboo Rat tribe closed their eyes and listened carefully to these sounds, as if they were listening to the instructions of the gods.
After the witchcraft was recited, the flames in the fire pit returned to normal, the crackling of the bamboos also stopped, and the bamboo rat tribe shaman slowly opened his eyes.
He pulled the old bamboo back, carefully recalled the explosion he heard just now, and carefully observed the fire marks on the bamboo. By combining the two, he could get the result of divination.
This divination method is relatively rare and has some differences from common divination methods such as animal bone divination and tortoise shell divination, but the essence is similar.
After careful identification and comparison, the bamboo rat tribe shaman quickly got the divination result: "Danger comes from the north!"
At the same time, the shaman of the Bamboo Rat Tribe also saw a vine-like fire pattern on the bamboo, which seemed to indicate something.
However, because the activity range of the Bamboo Rat Tribe is too small, he does not know much about the tribes in the north. Even if something is divined, there is no way to avoid it in advance.
All the shamans of the Bamboo Rat Tribe can do is to make the warriors of the tribe more wary of threats from the north.
But when the threat will come, what it is, and how big it is, it is not something that a small tribe of witches like him can predict clearly.