Chapter 1344 Tough (2/2)

The Nganasan did not blink. However, they were not staring at the daggers. They were staring at the sea.

They had hoped that seals would appear. They knew that if the seals appeared now, they would not be able to tell that there were daggers because of the cover from the waves. In addition, because the daggers had yet to be iced all over, they would easily bleed the seals.

Sadly, despite the hunters' best efforts, no seals came onshore.

Soutar Nasang and the rest shook their heads and looked demoralized.

”It is tough to live in extreme conditions. They often risk their lives to hunt but come away with nothing,” Big Ivan said.

Li Du thought of the time when he had met the nomads in the African wild. Their lives, too, were hard. It was very difficult to hunt out in the wild with primitive weapons, quite unlike the safaris where rich men drove out to have some fun with their guns.

They waited for four or five hours and still, nothing happened. Their hunting effort was a failure.

The Nganasan went out to the wind and waves again to retrieve their daggers. They had to continue their journey and keep hunting.

As there was no gain from land, they turned their attention to the waters. They threw a fishing net into the sea and tried to fish.

The waves brought some fish close to the shore. That was their goal. After casting their nets a few times, they managed to get some silvery-white fish.

Seeing that, the men shook their heads again. The amount of fish they got was insufficient. There were easily fifty or sixty people in their tribe. They would, therefore, need as many kilograms of food per meal.

The Nganasan went to retrieve their fish and cut off their heads before throwing them back into the sea.Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click for visiting.

Li Du said to Big Ivan, ”Is that too wasteful of them? Those fish heads could be used to bait their prey, like seals or wolves.”

Big Ivan went over to speak with Soutar Nasang. When he returned, he said, shaking his head, ”That's their belief, perhaps a part of shamanism. They believe in reincarnation. Therefore, by throwing the fish heads back into the sea, they believe that they give a new life to the fish.”

Li Du shrugged. There was no arguing with traditional beliefs.

Big Ivan told him that the Nganasan were very particular when it came to naming babies. Usually, the babies would be named after whoever had recently passed on. Otherwise, they would be named after the most important deceased members of their tribe. It would represent giving a new life to that person.

Hence, the Nganasan were unafraid of death. Following their religion, they believed that death was the start of a new life.

Big Quinn shook his head. ”That's the reason why there are fewer and fewer people in their tribe. If they were afraid of death and tried their best to stay alive, then perhaps they would have a longer life expectancy.”

After laboring outside for the entire day, the men started on their return journey, tired and disappointed. They only had twenty fish to show for all their efforts.

Ah Ow and the rest of the animals were running and sliding on the icy surface. They were well-fed and had a great time. As long as Li Du did not punish them, there would always be cheery. The young animals played happily.

When they passed by the sea, they bumped into a trapped seal.

Seeing that the seal was round, fat, and seemingly clumsy, Ah Ow ran over to tease it.

However, seals were not to be trifled with. This particular one weighed around one hundred kilograms. Ah Ow swiped at it and the seal actually turned around in Ah Ow's direction and opened its mouth, ready to attack!

Fortunately, seals were less agile on land and Ah Ow had a fast reaction. Hence, she was able to run off in time to avoid the attack.

However, the surface of the ice was too slippery and Ah Ow did not manage to stabilize herself while running. As a result, she slipped and fell on her head.