Chapter 595 - Movement from Every Direction (1/2)

Chapter 595

Movement from Every Direction

The group of people who stole the wooden sign sprinted rapidly in the woods, like wild monkeys moving swiftly in the forest. As they travelled, only the sounds of leaves rattling and branches swaying in the wind could be heard.

Thick vine ropes were attached to their feet, and their toes were exposed. Compared to the other tribes, these people had longer toes and bigger feet. Their toes were twice as long compared to those of the other tribes.

When they dashed rapidly in the forest, they were like animals who travelled on all fours. Their toes were strong and flexible, like another pair of hands. As they wrapped their hands on a branch above and swung forward, their feet had already caught on to the next branch and continued the next propulsion.

These people belonged to a tribe nearby, and this group was a.s.signed to hunt for food. They killed any beasts they saw and plucked all types of fruits that grew on trees. On the first day the Flaming Horn tribe started working on their trading point, these people had already sensed their presence, but they knew they were not strong enough to fight them. They were not even strong enough to fight the Pu and Drumming tribes. The only tribe they could manage to fight was the Luo tribe which was pretty much wiped out from the previous disaster.

Their chief had told them about Flaming Horn. Back in the days when the Flaming Horn tribe left on their boats, many warriors from this tribe had seen them.

The tribes recognised each other by their totem signs. Thus, when they saw stone plates with Flaming Horn totem signs erected in the area, they already knew who was there. They did not dare to get a closer look so they couldn’t figure out what the Flaming Horn tribe was trying to do there.

After two days of continuous observation, they still didn’t get any information about what the Flaming Horn tribe was doing, so when they went over to look today, they saw a Flaming Horn tribe member putting up a wooden sign. Out of curiosity, they went to take a look.

In this group, not many knew how to read. None of them could understand all the words of this language. Their daily routine did not require any understanding of their written language, so they didn’t care. The leader of this group knew the most words, so after he figured out the general meaning behind those words, he was shocked by the news.

They always thought that tribes were built around their fire seed, regardless of their size. Most tribes had the fire seed as their centre, and the only difference was the size of their territory. When they saw the Flaming Horn tribe marking this new territory as their own, they thought to themselves, ‘Is something big about to happen? What is this Flaming River Trading Point for?’

They couldn’t understand the Flaming Horn tribe’s intention, so they went to consult their chief and shaman.

But the thing was, they did not know how to write nor had excellent memories, so they removed the wooden sign from the ground and brought it back with them. They did not think about the consequence of their actions and whether it would infuriate the Flaming Horn tribe. After all, no one in their tribe had done this before.

With the wooden sign in hand, they travelled past mountains and reached what seemed like a small s.p.a.ce between two mountains. There was a narrow trail between the mountains that became visible as they came closer.

The path led them to a small s.p.a.ce made in the depression of the mountains. Mountains surrounded this territory and many trees grew in this land. Between these trees, houses made from vines and branches stood in rows, with huge branches or thick leaves as roofs. Some of these houses even had dried leaves and branches as their roofs.

Many things were laid on the ground outside the houses, but most were made from stone or wood. Pottery was rare in this area. Tools made from horns and bones of animals were their hunting equipment. The bones and horn tools were weirdly shaped, but most of the wooden tools looked sophisticated. These people mostly relied on wooden tools made from bamboo and vines.

Villagers who were busy with their work looked over curiously when they saw the hunting team rus.h.i.+ng back. Weren’t these people sent out to find food? Why did they bring back a wooden board? Was it firewood?

The people who carried the wooden board didn’t care about the others who were talking about them. Instead, they ran towards their chief’s house and set down the wooden board beside the chief who was busy weaving a rattan basket.

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