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Chapter 160 Migration
The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and the small wildflowers that have painted and powdered the short spring have left the field one after another. The meadow grows almost waist high, and the warm sunshine coats this vast and boundless prairie with a faint golden layer.

A group of gigantic creatures strolled on the golden-green grassland. Their high and raised shoulders were extraordinarily broad, their slightly narrow waists and abdomen were covered with strong muscles, and their thick heads were crowned with long horns. They were grouped together , a dense mass of blackness.

Thousands of bison walked together, and where they passed, the rich meadow was eaten away, leaving a wide dirt path full of hoofprints.

Perhaps it was because they were too close to each other. The strong smell of sweat not only stimulated the sense of smell, but also affected the mood. They suddenly started to run wildly, and in an instant, dust was flying and the ground shook.

The tiger head squatting in the nearby grass raised its hands to its eyebrows to block the glare of the sun.

It was the first time in his life that he saw such an astonishing herd of cattle, and his intuition told him that it was best not to provoke this group of wild beasts that suddenly went berserk. He had no choice but to suppress his emotions and lead the hunters of the Great River Tribe to follow them quietly, waiting for the right time. Appears with suitable targets for hunting.

They are not the only ones ambushing nearby.

Hunters from six tribes surrounded it from all directions.

After running for a while, the buffalo herd that was next to each other dispersed, some of them were still strolling around, grazing with their heads bowed; some were staring at the distant mountains, dazed;

Hutou took aim at a small group of young bulls who had escaped from the big tribe. He led the hunters to sneak over, and when they got close enough, he immediately gave the signal to attack.

Everyone threw their spears vigorously, and the sharp spearheads easily pierced the dark skin of the buffalo and pierced into their sturdy bodies.

The powerful attack made the bison almost unable to stand, but the potential burst out at the moment of life and death allowed them to stabilize their bodies and instinctively turned their heads and ran away.

Next came the hunting part that hunters are most familiar with. As long as it is an injured prey, no two-legged beast can escape the claws of the two-legged beasts, not to mention that this group of two-legged beasts also carry strong bows.

The hunters chased and replenished their arrows, and the bison fell one by one.

The contented herd of cattle was startled by this sudden change, gathered together again, howled and ran wildly, water splashed in the stream, and dust was flying all over the sky.

The hunters immediately backed away to a safe distance, shot arrows at the frenzied fleeing cattle, and brought down several bison. After the cattle ran away, they stopped and began to count the trophies.

It has been half a month since they embarked on the southward migration journey, and they have penetrated deep into the hinterland of the grassland. Whether they look up at the front or look back at the way they came, they can only see a vast expanse of golden green.

If it wasn't from the mountains and forests, they would have suspected that this grassland was as endless as the sky.

The grassland in cold weather is a cold and chilling scene, while the grassland in warm weather is completely reversed. On this flat and rich land, there are thousands of herbs growing, many of which can be digested by humans.

Follow the creeping vines above the ground to find the starchy, slightly sweet milk vetch, whose bulging pods enclose rows of oval kernels.

Although the yellow flower has passed the blooming season, its rhizome is still very tender, and it is very delicious with beef.

The gooseberry plants crawling on the low ground have changed color and matured, bearing clusters of bright red, sweet and juicy fruits.

And plants such as amaranth, mustard, leek flowers, and nettles can be seen everywhere. They have already grown new green leaves, waiting to be picked.

It was the first time for the women to see many plants when they first arrived. They showed the plants they collected to the successors of Shennong to identify them and learn new knowledge.

Before that, their knowledge of this wizard was only about curing illnesses and healing injuries. After getting along day and night during the migration, they realized that Lin had so much knowledge, and they couldn't help admiring her, and her teaching was so patient. Meticulous, without the slightest condescending attitude, makes women feel close.

The women's digging sticks are almost never idle, and the men's bows and arrows are not worried about being useless.

Prairie pikas, ground squirrels, groundhogs, jerboa, hamsters and other rats are running around; all kinds of hares also come out of their burrows to enjoy the sunshine and food; there are countless migratory birds flying low. Skimming over the grassland, it finally fell into the pot of the two-legged beast and became a delicacy for the tooth-beating festival.

These are only small animals. In addition, there are reindeer, red deer, spotted deer, roe deer, badger, prairie horses that can sprint but not slow, funny-looking wild donkeys, and occasionally encounter groups of cattle and sheep. Newborn calves and lambs greedily suck the abundant snow-white milk of their mothers.

Of course, on this vast grassland, it is not every day that large herds of beasts are encountered.

Therefore, whenever they meet, the hunters will hunt as much as possible, have enough food, and can concentrate on their journey in the next few days, striving to reach the Taoyuan Township mentioned by the wizard as soon as possible.

Quadruped predators on the grassland are not uncommon, but there has never been a situation where they met on a narrow road. They always glanced at them from a distance, and then they fled away.

The intuition of wild beasts is quite keen. In terms of numbers, this group of two-legged beasts is naturally no match for a herd of tens of thousands of beasts. In terms of appearance, they are obviously not easy to mess with.

Fortunately, this grassland is big enough to accommodate multiple predators. Although the journey was not fast, it was very smooth.

The three lynxes grew up again.

When they first arrived on the grassland, the cubs were anxious about the unfamiliar environment around them, and they clinged to their human mothers all day long, seeking a sense of security.

Lynxes are predators in the forest. They are small in size. In the forest with complex terrain and staggered trees, with their extraordinary speed and agility, they have almost no opponents. Even wolves dare not easily provoke lynxes. , because big cats hold grudges the most. If you snatch my prey today, you will steal your home tomorrow and kill all your cubs.

However, on the grassland, lynx is the younger brother. Regardless of speed or size, ligers, tigers and leopards are far superior to this little brother, and in order to reduce competition, they are happy to send the younger brother on the road.

The fear of grasslands has probably been etched into the genes of the little lynx.

However, when they saw the lions running away and the tigers backed away, they immediately stood up, relying on the support of the two-legged beasts, ran wantonly on the grassland, digging up the nests of small animals.

At first, Lin Yu was worried that they would run away and never come back, but not only did they come back every time, but they also brought back more prey each time. It was obvious that their hunting skills were improving day by day.

Whenever the little lynx brings back its prey and puts it obediently in front of her, Lin Yu is always happy from ear to ear, just like an old mother who hopes her child will become a dragon and finally gets her wish.

The men cut up the buffalo on the spot, and the women set up camp on the spot, cleared open spaces, and lit fires here and there.

Although the six tribes have formed a covenant and merged into one clan, in daily life, they still do their own thing and do not interfere with each other. They only get together to discuss major problems or disagreements. Ask Zhang Tian Views.

Only the children can play, eat and sleep together, listen to the stories told by the priests of the sky together, and make the same exclamation and laughter... Maybe the real fusion will not be realized until the children grow up. .

Thinking to himself, Zhang Tian saw the wizard petting the cat again, so he walked over and sat down beside her, and asked, "Do you know where we are going now?"

"How would I know... go and play, don't run too far, I'll comb your hair later."

The little lynx had long since been bored by the pawing, barked twice, and ran off to have fun without looking back.

Lin Yu clapped his hands, turned his head, and recited in a very deep tone, shaking his head: "It's only in this mountain, and the clouds are deep."

"..."

Zhang Tian understood what she meant, and it was not easy to determine his position in this unchanging grassland scenery.

But he thinks Dr Lin should know something.

"To be honest, you know all the plants here, can't you get some clues from them?"

"The plants here are all common on grasslands, and, compared with 1 years later, although the plant types in this era are not much different, the vegetation types are quite different."

Seeing Zhang Tian's doubts, Lin Yu pointed to the endless mountains to the west: "Do you know what kind of mountains are those?"

On this flat and endless grassland, the mountains that lie in the distance are particularly eye-catching.

What's even more bizarre is that they walked on the grassland for more than half a month, and the mountains followed them all the way to this point, and continued to the south, seemingly endless like the grassland.

With such a majestic mountain range located in the northeast of Inner Mongolia, Zhang Tian could only think of one thing: "Great Khingan Mountains?"

Lin Yu nodded, and then asked: "There are several prairie in Inner Mongolia, guess where we are now?"

"Hulun Prairie?"

Zhang Tian only knows this place.

Lin Yu shook his head: "The Hulun Prairie is a typical plateau grassland, located on the west side of the Greater Khingan Mountains."

She paused, and went straight to reveal the answer: "We are now located in the plains on the east side of the Greater Khingan Mountains. After more than 1 years, the east of the Greater Khingan Mountains has either been developed into arable land, or has become sandy land due to overgrazing. Such a vast grassland, so for me, this grassland is also unfamiliar."

Immediately afterwards, she gave Zhang Tian a geography lesson.

The Greater Khingan Mountains is the dividing line between the second and third grades of terrain in my country. The grassland vegetation in Inner Mongolia stretches from the Northeast Plain through the southern mountains of the Greater Khingan Mountains and the Mongolian Plateau to the south of the Yinshan Mountains, forming a continuous whole. In Inner Mongolia, people first think of grasslands, but in fact, Inner Mongolia is not just grasslands.

At the end, Lin Yu said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "I can be sure of one thing, we haven't reached Chifeng yet."

A large number of prehistoric sites headed by Xinglongwa and Hongshan have been discovered in Chifeng. These sites play a pivotal role in the study of the origin of Chinese civilization. Although she did not participate in the excavation, she stayed at the site for a long time. I understand very well.

"Okay...Although I don't know how long we have to go, at least we know that we are heading in the right direction."

Hearing what he said reluctantly, Lin Yu couldn't help asking: "You seem a little anxious? Is it because you became the clan leader?"

"There must be a reason for this."

Zhang Tian does not deny that when he becomes a leader, he will naturally be responsible to every clansman. Everyone believes that he has been guided by the sky, and that the future must be bright. It is also based on their trust in him. on this long migration road.

But only he himself knows, he knows nothing about the road ahead, it is impossible to say that there is no pressure at all.

But there was another reason for his uneasiness.

"Don't you think it's a little strange that we haven't met a single person after walking for so many days?"

Like the four-legged predators, primitive people who lived by hunting and gathering followed the footsteps of their prey. Now is a great time to hunt and store food. However, they encountered several huge herds of tens of thousands along the way. and four-legged predators trailing behind, but not a single two-legged beast was seen.

Has no one discovered this breeding paradise for tens of thousands of years?
"Well……"

Hearing what he said, Lin Yu also felt strange, thought for a while and said: "Maybe I didn't come across it. After all, there are no caves on the grassland. If there are aborigines in this area, they should live in the opposite mountain, which is quite far away from us. Of course , there is another possibility..."

She suddenly stopped talking, she saw Zhang Tian's expression became serious, and knew that he was more inclined to the second possibility.

Zhang Tian spoke out for her: "They have plenty of food, and even a relatively stable source of food, so they are not in a hurry to hunt."

There are nearly 400 of them in a group, and they hold advanced weapons. There are at most a hundred or eighty people in an ordinary tribe, so they are not to be feared.

But if the aborigines living in this area have enough food, it is not impossible to multiply to hundreds or thousands of people, which is enough to pose a threat to them.

Thinking that there is a high probability that the local aborigines will not have goodwill towards outsiders like them, Zhang Tian feels uneasy.

Lin Yu also thought of this, and couldn't help frowning, but she was optimistic by nature, and soon showed her face, saying: "Let's prepare for the worst, let's take one step at a time!"

Zhang Tian had already prepared for the worst.

When Lin Yu led the women to collect plants and taught them to identify herbs, Zhang Tian selected ten young and strong men from each tribe, and taught them to form a formation. Every five people formed a team, including four melee fighters and one Archers, teach them how to fight together.

In the name of improving hunting efficiency, it is actually to defend against potential enemies.

At night, he asked the chiefs of the tribes to leave more vigils in case they were attacked.

Even so, he still couldn't feel completely at ease. Now that the meadow was waist-high, since they could hide in the grass and get close to their prey, the enemy could also hide in the grass and sneak up on them.

Once this kind of thought arises, looking around, it seems that there may be enemies hiding everywhere in the vast grassland.

This caused Zhang Tian's nerves to be tense, and he hasn't slept well in the past few days.

(End of this chapter)