Chapter 659 Searching For The Eye Under The Full Moon (1/2)

Very soon it was full moon again, and there was barely any difference between day and night. Even during the nighttime, it would still be as bright as day due to the moonlight.

The switch between day and night, sun and moon, anything that was related to the sun and moon experienced a change on this day. Just like how the Drumming tribe would harvest their water moon stones on this day, the Jing people were also unusually busy today, because the ground eyes would be especially active today. Some might even float to the surface of the quagmires.

The Jing people were already waiting beside the quagmire with their tightly knitted nets. Some were holding water scoops made from beast horn or bones.

At first they just guarded beside the quagmire with their long stick tools. If they noticed any ground eyes appear, they would make a move. The people who were fast enough could instantly scoop up a ground eye that appeared on the surface. Today was the only day they could catch ground eyes so swiftly.

Shao Xuan saw a Jing warrior shout in excitement after scooping up a ground eye. He set the thing inside his scoop to a place farther away from the quagmire. A spindle-shaped object fell from his scoop along with the muddy water. The muddy water splashed all around as the object spun, revealing its true colour, a dark grey shell. It was a ground eye.

Seeing the creature trying to drill into the ground, the Jing warrior who scooped it up stabbed it with a bone knife and set it aside. Then he smashed it with a rock.

Their attacks were all on point. The rock hit the ground eye on its corner, not the middle. If they didn’t use the right amount of force, the ground eye might fly away under the impact, but if they used the right amount of force, then the spinning creature would be smashed to death immediately, and it would also stop spinning. Then only could they be sure that the ground eye had lost its ability to move, and only after could they set it aside first or open it up.

Shao Xuan observed the person as he opened up the ground eye that he hunted. Although its shell was grey and covered with mud on the outside, the meat inside was white.

Peeling away the meat, the round object in the middle of its body was revealed. The ground eye stone.

Shao Xuan couldn’t see the quality of the ground eye stone inside that ground eye the person just opened up because too many people were crowding there, but he could tell from hearing the crowd chatter that it was a ground eye stone of decent quality.

This kind of honour was what every Jing person desired. To the Jing people, this was a remarkable victory. Not only could their names be written in the historical records, their ranking in the tribe would also be promoted. No wonder the Jing people were so excited.

The others couldn’t wait to start hunting after they saw the person who first caught a ground eye. All around the external quagmire, many Jing people ran about. Children who didn’t yet have the ability to catch the ground eyes stood around to watch the excitement. They would run over to a place whenever they heard someone catch a ground eye, and discuss who was going to win first place this year.

Inside the Jing shaman’s house, the shaman was discussing capturing ground eyes on the night of the full moon with his son.

Miu could already walk under the assistance of another person, but he still couldn’t walk far or very long. An adequate amount of exercise could alleviate the pain he suffered as a consequence of his sickness the past year, but he couldn’t overdo it. If he rushed his recovery, he could easily cause damage to his body again. Then, not only would he recover slower, he might even increase the burden that his body had to take even before he recovered.

After the Jing shaman helped Miu walk around the house for a few rounds, they sat down to rest.

“If you didn’t get injured last year, you’ll probably get first place by now,” the Jing shaman remarked remorsefully.

Miu didn’t think it was anything worth regretting. “It doesn’t matter. I can get it next year. It’ll only be a year later.”

“That’s true. You being able to recover is already the luckiest thing that happened.”

“Right, dad, are you really planning to help the Flaming Horn person find the True Eye tonight?” Miu asked.

“Of course. It would be best if I can find it tonight. If not I reckon I have to wait another year. The chances are low if we search for it any other time of the year. Don’t worry, if we can’t find it this year, he won’t blame me,” the Jing shaman comforted him.

Miu’s eyebrows did not relax at all after hearing his dad’s words. “Dad, who was behind that person? Was it the Flaming Horn’s ancestor?”

“...... might be.”

“People who had the protection of their ancestors were always especially lucky. Who knows? We might actually find the True Eye this year. Speaking of which, when I saw that, I was so shocked that my eye almost opened.” Miu was still a little fearful recalling the incident. “My eye stung, it hadn’t recovered completely yet.”

Hearing this, the Jing shaman was suddenly anxious. “Your eye is hurt? Let me see!”

Totem marks appeared across Miu’s body. He had not fully recovered, so when he summoned his totemic energy, he was careful in controlling it so that it was only circulating through his body above his torso. Dark green veins surfaced on his skin, intertwined with his totemic marks, and it looked horrifying. At the same time, a slit appeared in between Miu’s eyebrows. It was just like when the Jing shaman opened his eye to help Shao Xuan search for the True Eye. The eye between Miu’s brows also opened.

Besides the Jing shaman, no one else in the Jing tribe knew that Miu had the third eye. His third eye only appeared the year when he awakened his totemic energy. Back then, the shaman was also shocked, but after investigating him, he analysed that Miu probably grew a third eye because he ate a ground eye without any ground eye stones in it before he awakened to his totemic power.

Miu caught the ground eye by himself with a net, although it was just a small one. It was also on the day of the full moon, and after Miu caught this ground eye, he also caught many people’s attention. Everyone assumed that a Universal Eye was inside that ground eye, but when they opened it up, there was nothing inside it at all, not even the most normal type of ground eye stone.