When the moon had just risen, more than a dozen bonfires of different sizes were lit in the square, some were grilling whole prey, and some were lined up to make their own, leaving a circular open space in the middle.
, several teenagers took turns wrestling and competing.
Chen Zining stood by the campfire, holding a skewer of sliced meat in both hands, and was tumbling over the barbecue. His sister Chen Mushuang sat on a small stool next to her, and her hands were also full. She took the grilled meat skewers in one hand and the other.
A bright red mountain fruit, then one bite with the left hand and one with the right hand, looking at it with relish and eating it with relish.
At this time, Zhan Ping came over, holding two finger-sized, shiny spiritual cores and an iron beast's fang in her hand. She handed it to Chen Zining and said: "Tomorrow, give this fang to the second elder and ask him to help."
You make it into a pendant."
Chen Zining took it and smiled without saying anything. This is also an ancient custom. An adult man makes the tusks of wild beasts he hunted during the coming-of-age ceremony into a pendant to show his bravery and strength. When he encounters them in the future,
When you fall in love with a girl you like, give it to her as a token of love.
Chen Mushuang on the side saw the beautiful spirit core, jumped up in a hurry, stretched out her greasy hands, and shouted: "Give it to me! Give it to me! I want that shiny little stone."
Zhan Ping couldn't help but laugh and said: "This is not a small stone, it is a spiritual core that your brother hunted to improve his power."
Chen Zining smiled, handed one of the spiritual cores to his sister, and said: "Keep it here, you can use the first-level spiritual core. Remember to hold it in your hand when practicing to absorb the spiritual power inside.
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A first-level spiritual core can be sold for twenty gold coins, which is almost equivalent to an adult hunter's income for more than half a year. However, a first-level spiritual core can enhance the power of people with a warrior level or below, unless it is for oneself.
It's useless, otherwise no one would think of selling it for money.
When the girls in the village, dressed in neat and beautiful costumes, appeared in the square and danced, the atmosphere of the party reached its climax, with cheers, whistles and cheers, one after another, continuous.
That night, the bonfire in the square burned until the crescent moon set in the west and then gradually extinguished at dawn in the east.
Early the next morning, there were many people who went to bed late and got up late because of the carnival last night. Chen Zining got up early, sat cross-legged on the bed, and ran the "Yin and Yang Jue of Qian Kun" several times. He spent the whole day yesterday in the imperial palace.
When he returned to the village, his spiritual power was almost exhausted. After a night of practice, he had fully recovered, and he showed signs of improvement, and he could control his spiritual power more freely.
Chen Zining now spends most of his time practicing the "Qian Kun Yin and Yang Jue" when he is sitting quietly, because he found that as soon as the cultivation method progresses and the spiritual consciousness and body are tempered and forged, the Qi cultivation almost naturally follows.
Going up, there is no so-called bottleneck.
After finishing the exercise, Chen Zining boxed several times in the small courtyard. After completing the adult ceremony, he no longer had to go to the square for morning exercises, but he did not want to change his habit of many years.
After the coming-of-age ceremony, the real autumn hunting begins. The villagers have to carry out a large sweep of the fattened prey before winter. Once it snows, hunting activities will almost stop. It is necessary to
Start storing for winter in advance.
The corn and some crops planted outside the village have also matured, and the elderly and women in the village are busy harvesting. Of course, the children are laughing and playing. They are usually restrained within the walls of the village.
If you take a step outside, although Chenjia Village is not small, they have visited every corner. They even know where there is a mouse hole and where there is an ant nest.
Only during rare times such as spring sowing and autumn harvest, when adults are working around, are they allowed to follow them outside. This is like a bird out of a cage or a dragon entering the sea, playing freely and happily. For a while,
Bursts of laughter filled the vast fields.
Chen Zining would go hunting in the mountains with the village's hunting team every one or two days. Although he did not use obvious cultivation spells, with the assistance of spiritual knowledge and spiritual power, he still performed very well and won everyone's recognition.
After winter comes, autumn hunting activities gradually decrease. Even if they go hunting, they no longer travel far. The main reason is that the wild wolves in the mountains have begun to assemble and wander around. At this time, it is very easy for a beast tide to attack the village, and it is also the most fearful for the people in the mountains.
for a period of time, but Chenjiacun has not had any large-scale attacks since the completion of the 40-year-long peripheral stone wall a hundred years ago. Occasionally, some unsighted people were guarded from a distance.
The man on the fence was shot.
The villagers began to sort out the hunted animal skins and collected medicinal materials, and prepared to go to Taichang City at the foot of the mountain for trading. The clothing, food, salt, daily necessities, etc. needed for the whole winter must be rushed to the next day.
I bought it before it snowed. This trip involves more than 200 miles of mountain road back and forth. In addition, I have to carry cargo, so I need to stay in the city for two nights, which takes a total of three days and two nights.
Chen Zining also wanted to go there. Speaking of it, he only went there once with his parents and a few fellow villagers three years ago. He was very happy to be able to go with him this time. Even Chen Mushuang wanted to go when he found out about it, until Chen Zining agreed to give her a gift.
She didn't stop until she came back from buying delicious and fun things.
There were more than forty people going together this time, all of them young and middle-aged people. Chen Zining saw that everyone had a big backpack, and they had all kinds of spears, daggers, bows and arrows. He couldn't help but asked Chen Daohong, the leader of the trip, strangely: "
Fourth Elder, is it dangerous on the road? Why are you all armed?"
"Of course, bandits, beasts, robbers and bandits are not peaceful outside except in the city. What's more, we all carry goods. We can tell there is some oil and water at a glance. We must be careful along the way."
After a group of forty-seven people packed up, they set out before dawn the next day. Half of the teenagers who had completed the coming-of-age ceremony this year were on the list. They also brought two hounds with them. Every time they reached a dangerous place, they would stop to rest.
After a while, hounds were sent out to search, and then they passed quickly.
But there was no trouble along the way. Several teenagers were also carrying packages that were one size smaller and marching in the middle of the team. Chen Zikang said: "It would be great if our village could raise a few beasts of burden. In the future,
Getting in and out of the mountains is much easier.”
The mountain beasts mentioned by Chen Zikang are similar to the beasts of burden. They belong to the same species, but they are shorter, have short and thick limbs, and have five toes on their feet. They have excellent grip and can walk on mountain trails with a load of two to three hundred kilograms.
"Each beast of burden costs about twenty gold coins, which is too expensive! And it is only used three or four times a year, so it is not cost-effective." Chen Zitao replied.
Chen Zining also said: "Yes, Zikang, why are you complaining? The packages we carry are the same weight as yours."
Chen Zikang smiled and said: "You have the nerve to drag back a thousand-jin iron beast like us. You really should be allowed to carry two bags."
Another young man said from the side: "Zi Ning, do you really want to sell the skin of the iron-skinned beast? It would be nice to keep it for yourself to make a piece of leather armor."
"I want to go to the city to buy some books. The most valuable thing I have is this animal skin. Of course I have to sell it." Books are not cheap in Shenglan Continent. They cost at least dozens of copper coins.
"You kid, you don't want life-saving leather armor, but you want those useless books. I really don't know what's going on in your head?"