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Chapter 14 Beginning with Storytelling

Zhang Tian withdrew the arrow, and faced the bewildered clansmen, without explaining, he handed the bow to Xiao, and taught him how to shoot arrows meticulously from standing to holding.

Fear stems from the unknown.

In the eyes of the tribe, the fact that the branch killed the hare is against common sense. They don't know the reason, and it is easy to think of something strange and chaotic.

Demonstration is worse than explanation. When they see that Xiao Xiao can shoot accurate and powerful arrows through practice, people will naturally dispel their doubts.

Limited by materials and craftsmanship, the effective range of this bow is only about 30 meters, which is only [-] steps when converted into steps. Compared with long-range weapons, it is a proper artifact.

Zhang Tian erected a tree stump twenty steps away, and let Xiao aim at the stump to shoot, while he picked up some other branches, called Shang Caitou, Ye Zi and other older children, and taught them how to make feather arrows.

Hands-on ability should start from dolls.

The men stood by and watched Xiao Xiao shoot arrows, and found that the arrows he shot were as fast as the spears he threw, but the aim was not very good, and the arrows missed the shots, and all of them stuck into the ground to eat the soil.

Xiao practiced for a while, but the off-string arrow failed to hit the target. Instead, his cheeks and arms were flushed, and he was gnashing his teeth in pain.

The bow was very stiff, and he felt a little sore in his arm, and couldn't move it much.

"I come!"

Hutou was already ready to move. Seeing Xiao Xiao's fatigue, he stepped forward to take the bow and arrow, imitated Xiao Xiao's posture, opened the bow and set the arrow, aimed at the tree stump, and let go of his fingers.

"Whoosh!"

The arrow burst out, making a strong sound of breaking wind, and brushed against the edge of the tree stump.

"Interesting!" Hu Tou laughed loudly, "So that's what happened!"

If someone asked what was going on at this time, he would be speechless.

In short, pull the rope hard, and the branch will fly out, pointing to where to fly, he only knows so much, and only needs to know so much.

Leave the rest to your muscles and intuition.

Zhang Tian gave him the newly made feather arrows to correct his shooting posture.

Hutou opened his bow and arrow again, aiming at the tree stump.

Let go of your fingers, and there is only a crisp sound, and the bow and arrow plunge into the tree stump, and the entire arrow cluster is missing.

Everyone applauded loudly, Xiao also applauded, and he was a little sullen after he finished his cry. There is no harm if there is no comparison. The second arrow of the tiger's head hit the target. He shot more than a dozen arrows, and he didn't even touch the side of the stump.

Bow and arrow can be done again, but talent is not enviable.

Zhang Tian took out a fishhook from the folds and handed it to him.

Xiao Xiao froze for a moment.

Zhang Tian said, "I took this off the fishing rod of Hutou."

Xiao Xiao thought of the embarrassing appearance of the tiger head fishing during the day, and grinned, his mentality instantly balanced.

Tiger's head shot several arrows one after another, all of which hit.

The men on the sidelines were eager to try, the initial fear was gone, they all understood that bows and arrows are not exclusive to Zhang Tian, ​​if the owl makes it, and the tiger head makes it, they naturally make it too!

Everyone is scrambling to shoot with a bow and arrow.

Primitive people just had less knowledge, and their intelligence was no lower than that of modern people. They tried it out and immediately realized the superiority of bows and arrows over stone spears and axes.

In the future, when hunting with bows and arrows, hares and bamboo rats can be shot to death at a distance of tens of meters. Those birds that are difficult to hunt hidden in the treetops are now within range. As long as you shoot accurately, hunting will become easier. It's so easy!

Seeing that the time was right, Zhang Tian declared that he had heard the guidance from the sky, and wanted everyone to have a bow.

The crowd cheered, this is what they were eagerly looking forward to. Who wouldn't love a god who is considerate, kind and close to the people? They looked up at the sky and never felt that the sky was so close to them.

[Faith value: 30]

Successfully harvested 8 faith points, plus the 13 points consumed before, there are only 24 people in the tribe who still have doubts, and children account for a lot of them. It is true that children who are ignorant and unable to speak clearly believe in the sky It's a bit difficult, and I'm afraid they still can't understand what it means to believe, let alone believe.

Under Zhang Tian's guidance, the men quickly made their own bows and arrows. They were as excited as children who bought a new toy, and couldn't wait to erect a row of tree stumps outside the cave.

Arrows flew wildly, swishing, not to mention hitting the target, there were very few who could hit the target, after all, talented players like Hutou were a minority.

This did not affect their enthusiasm at all, as if they were in a primitive archery championship. Although they were better than each other, perhaps this group of rookies already represented the highest level of this era.

Grandma asked the children to fetch charcoal, and after the fishing rod and spinning wheel, drew a semicircle and a straight line through the semicircle.

She believes that this thing called a bow and arrow will bring great changes to the tribe.

It was late at night, and she beckoned the children back to the cave.

Everyone sat around the bonfire, and the men held their bows and arrows, reluctant to put them down.The champion of the first Primitive Archery Championship is undoubtedly Tiger Head. As for who will be the runner-up, everyone is at a loss as to who they are.

Zhang Tian said: "The best archer is called Houyi. You can't compare with him, even Tiger Head."

The men suddenly became unhappy, and the tiger head yelled: "Who is Houyi? Which tribe? Ask him to compare with me!"

"Hou Yi is dead, but his story has been passed down to this day."

"what story?"

"Have you heard of it?"

"Does Mom know?"

Everyone was chattering, no one had heard the story about Houyi.

Grandma said, "My God, it seems that you are the only one who knows this story. You will tell the story tonight."

In the middle of Zhang Tianxia's arms.

The people of the tribe live in this mountain all year round, and their information is blocked. Most of their understanding of the world comes from stories. If they want to change their thinking, storytelling may be a good starting point.

Grandma's story is too conservative. She always emphasizes how dangerous it is after dark and how scary the outside world is. Accepting such information every day makes people more and more daunting.

It's time to spread positivity.

Zhang Tianwei said: "A long time ago, ten suns rose in the sky at the same time. The heat scorched the forest, dried the earth, and dried the river."

The clansmen showed a terrified expression. Now there is only one sun, and the heat is already unbearable. They dare not imagine a world where ten suns exist at the same time, what kind of purgatory scene it would be.

Just listening to the description, Bai already felt that her back was sweating, she grabbed her mother's finger, and asked timidly, "Is that person so hot to death?"

"Many people died of heat and thirst. At this time, Hou Yi stood up. He climbed up the highest mountain, and on the top of the mountain, he stretched his bow and arrow, and shot at nine of the ten suns. ! The nine suns burst into huge fireballs, and fell down the mountain one after another, hitting Hou Yi."

Bai exclaimed "Ah" and hurriedly asked, "Is Houyi dead?"

"Hou Yi died, but he saved everyone. In the end, there was only one sun left in the sky, which is the one we see now. People hailed Hou Yi as a hero and told stories about his bravery and fearlessness."

long silence.

It was just a simple story, but it was like a stone falling into a calm lake, causing ripples in everyone's hearts.

The stories I heard from my grandmother before were either told by my grandparents from my grandparents, or from her own experience. They were all about people and things within a hundred miles.

This story is completely different. It is far away from the lives of the people of the tribe. No one has seen ten suns, but they have experienced extreme heat and drought, so they can imagine such scenes, the horrible scenes of barren grass, cracked land and dry rivers.

They have bows in their hands, and they think they are good at archery, but shooting the sun is something they dare not even think about, but that Houyi did it. The men just imagined the feat of climbing high and shooting the sun, and they felt that they were so powerful. There seems to be a ravine that is about to gush out!

Hutou said with emotion: "If it were me, I would do that too!"

Zhang Tian asked: "Even if you will die?"

Hutou grinned and said, "If you can shoot down nine suns, death is worth it!"

"well said!"

Zhang Tian applauded for it, and the clansmen were all shocked by Hutou's words.

Survival has always been regarded as the top priority by all people, and they never feel that there is anything in this world that is worth the price of their lives to accomplish.

Hutou didn't think about it, and blurted out with the pride in his chest. He didn't think about it, and maybe he won't think about it in the future. When he said these words, he had actually acquiesced in the value and significance of shooting down the nine suns. higher than his life.

The light of the bonfire danced in everyone's eyes. Zhang Tian looked at his people happily. He knew that he had planted seeds in their hearts. One day, they would overcome their fear of death and the unknown and leave this small cave. , to the wide world.

(End of this chapter)