In just ten days, the entire Imara grassland turned into something completely different that Zhou Jiping could not recognize.
On the way to the east, the entire tribe marched in a loose column along the river, while four hunting teams protected the entire tribe from four directions. Zhou Jiping walked in the middle of the team. Looking around, all he could see was a desolate yellow landscape.
, the grassland has completely lost the vitality that Zhou Jiping saw when he first arrived. The entire grassland is surprisingly quiet. The tribe and the group walked along the river for several days, but they did not see many animals. Occasionally, they saw one or two animals.
The animals drinking water by the river are all skinny and ugly.
During the dry season, all the animals that can walk leave the Imara grassland and go to the far north to seek a living. The remaining animals, except for those that have no migration habits, are all very sick and unable to adapt to long-distance migration journeys.
The hunters at the front of the tribe had no intention of rushing out to capture these seemingly weak animals.
Yilin told Zhou Jiping that the river flowing beside them was called the Corinne River, which was the river that originally flowed through the tribal camp. If you follow it, you can reach the dry season camp. Don't look at the water now.
There are very few, and the water surface is not wide. During the rainy season, the raging Corinne River can wash down the entire big trees upstream.
Every morning at dawn, the tribes migrating eastward would start their journey until noon, when the weather is hottest. The tribes would stop and look for shady woods to avoid the sun during the dry season. Along the way, there were constant people among the marching tribes.
The tribesmen stopped to teach the children which plants they encountered were edible, which were not edible, and which ones should not be touched. This is common sense that must be mastered to survive on the grassland. From time to time, some people stopped and dug out various Zhou Jiping
Take a plant root that you have never seen before, take it with you, and then quickly follow the tribe.
Along the way, Yilin seemed very excited to accompany Zhou Jiping, teaching him various wild vegetables and fruits while walking. Although there were basically not many useful things in this season, she still enjoyed it. Although she could tell
Zhou Jiping was not serious, but this did not affect Yilin's good mood. She still followed Zhou Jiping like a happy bird. The thick leopard tail had been soaked by hot salt and filled with hay.
Wearing it on the top of her head at this moment makes her look particularly different.
At this moment, Zhou Jiping was not in such a good mood for leisurely travel. He was irritated
Today is the fourth day of the eastward migration. The tribe continues to walk southeast along the river. There are hilly slopes along the way. Just now, Zhou Jiping climbed a hillside with the group, looked up to the south, and couldn't help but feel cold.
Half way through - to the south, the slopes covered with withered grass are connected one after another, and the gray-yellow peaks have no end at a glance. In the farther distance as far as the eye can see, more dark blue mountains tower into the clouds.
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Zhou Jiping's heart suddenly sank. What was going on with Sevier's map? I remember seeing on the map that the south was full of green areas, which should be plains. Why do we see so many mountain peaks now? As the saying goes:
Can the escape route of Wangshan Runsi Ma go south in the future? Even if this is very close to Tanzania, or even here is Tanzania, once you enter the vast mountains, is it possible to come out again?
Take out the compass from your backpack, yes! The direction surrounded by mountains is south. It seems that this road will no longer work, will you turn back to the north? Not to mention, the AK47 of the indigenous police is more ferocious than any kind of wild beast.
He had already walked for more than ten days when he came here. How could he go back and start again? Even he felt a little unsure. For a while, Zhou Jiping was worried and felt extremely depressed and irritable.
In this way, the irritability has been shrouded in my heart, and it has not dissipated after a long time. Gradually, even Yi Lin, who had been chirping happily, fell silent and looked at Zhou Jiping's face worriedly.
Looking at Yi Lin, who was a little inexperienced in world affairs, Zhou Jiping sighed secretly: Although he had decided not to be trapped by worries some time ago, when he saw the scene in the south, he would inevitably be swayed by sadness again.
Should I just resign myself to fate? I feel a little unwilling to think about it, but can worrying solve the problem now?
In some places, I really should learn from these tribesmen. Even if they didn't have enough to eat every day, even if some people were bitten to death by poisonous snakes and their children were strangled to death in the first few days, it didn't take long before they returned to their happy nature and accepted the situation.
What a state of being a human being!
For me, since the current situation is already like this, I have to slowly think of countermeasures. What's the use of being upset? Having hope means opportunities. For me, living is the greatest hope! What's more?
, he still has things to be happy about
After several days of walking, Zhou Jiping didn't feel very tired, which even many tribal warriors couldn't do - because Zhou Jiping actually got through the Great Zhoutian in just five days!
Now, Zhou Jiping is almost practicing while walking with his tongue on the roof of his mouth, inhaling and exhaling through his nose, breathing long and long, sinking his body's center of gravity, paying attention to his Dantian, and relaxing his whole body... The arduous journey to the east has given Zhou Jiping a special
In the past few days, with the average traveling speed of fifty kilometers per day, many tribesmen and even some tribes warriors felt a little overwhelmed. But Zhou Jiping seemed to be fine, and he didn't even sweat much.
When the citizens looked at Zhou Jiping, there were some inexplicable things in their eyes.
After several days of arduous journey, Zhou Jiping could feel that during walking, the true energy would travel through the meridians in the body like an electric current, constantly repairing, replenishing the body, and restoring physical strength. His body functions were not only
There is no decline. On the contrary, muscle elasticity and body flexibility have been significantly improved. The whole person also seems energetic, especially the old injuries in the waist, as if they have never appeared at all. I can't feel any impact in the past, even if I stand still.
You will feel uncomfortable if you go for a long time, but now there is no problem walking for a whole day under the scorching sun during the dry season. This gives Zhou Jiping some comfort in his irritable mood: What is lost is what is gained.
It was okay after Zhou Jiping walked for a few days, but not necessarily for others. In four days, seven more people from the tribe died, all of them were old and weak. Even if someone died, it could not slow down the tribe's eastward migration. The entire tribe was like
Like the wildebeest herd migrating north, they walked non-stop toward the southeast. As for the dead people, the treatment they received was that the tribe would leave a few people behind and bury them on the spot. After the tribe people left, they
It is not known whether the corpses will be dug up and eaten by hyenas wandering on the grassland. Anyway, the dead bones seen on the road have given Zhou Jiping an accurate answer.
The tribe cannot stop, no matter how much damage it suffers. On the Imara grassland where there is not enough drinking water but is under the scorching sun, stopping means more death. Water is the most important thing.
The source of life is much more important than food. Only then does its importance become particularly prominent.
Now, the safety of the tribe is the most reassuring thing
During the day, the Damon tribe walked on the grassland. Whenever a hunter wearing a dark red robe appeared, the few animals on the grassland fled far away. This was also the reason why they rarely encountered animals along the way.
The main reason is that even those huge male lions wandering alone on the grassland, when they see the hunter with a spear, they run away in a hurry as if they are in big trouble.
Zhou Jiping thought, if someone could communicate with animals, ask them who is the scariest animal on the Imara Grassland? Maybe all the animals would answer in unison: It's a human!
Every night, the tribe would choose to camp in the woods near the water. The tribe warriors would place the deer rock "invented" by Zhou Jiping and surround it around the tribe's temporary camp. Together with the tribe warriors on duty all night, the tired people could take it with them.
With enough sense of security to rest assured for a night, someone will bring enough water for the tribe, and then boil it for people to drink or cook. The extra boiled water is poured into the long-mouthed gourd, which will be used by tribe members the next day.
We have clean drinking water on the road every day, which makes Zhou Jiping feel at ease.
There is also a bad possibility. There will be one or two weak people who can no longer get up the next morning. But after a simple farewell ceremony, the remaining tribe warriors will arrange their funeral affairs, and the entire tribe will still have to wait and see.
The unstoppable march towards the dry season campsite
On the morning of the fifth day, Zhou Jiping got up early as usual, but he had nothing to do. After these few days of familiarity, the tribal soldiers were already familiar with the disassembly and assembly procedures of Luyan, and they could do it without Zhou Jiping's guidance.
It's almost packed and we'll be on our way soon.
Seeing that he had nothing to do, Zhou Jiping took a leisurely walk for a while and walked to the area designated by the tribe for convenience (the tribe would designate convenient areas, otherwise it would be very dangerous to stay away from the crowd)
Looking back at the tribe members who were still packing their bags for the road, Zhou Jiping wanted to test on a whim. He wanted to know if he stayed away from the tribe for a while, would someone in the tribe soon find out? If not, then he could stay away from time to time in the future.
Look at people's sights, and wait until people have become accustomed to it, then you can take a look at the opportunity and escape. Even if the escape route is not yet certain, necessary testing is indispensable.
The tribe camped in a small forest last night. Although the forest was not as dense as the original camp, Zhou Jiping managed to escape the sight of the tribesmen and hid behind a forest not far away.