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Chapter 179

Before departure, enjoy a hearty breakfast.

"My lord priest, your wisdom is incomparable! Even a shepherd's child has to study for a long time before he can milk milk proficiently. You can do it as soon as you get started, and the milk you express is better than what I have ever drank before. Delicious! I saw the ewe's expression of enjoyment, it made me want to become a sheep..."

A Niu drank fresh goat milk, and flattery words came out of his mouth, Zhang Tian's toes were scratching the ground, and his scalp was numb.

This guy is the most flattering primitive man Zhang Tian has seen so far. Look at his glib and playful smile, he is not as mighty and majestic as a prairie guy. No wonder his mother wants to beat him hard. up.

If it wasn't for the fact that Ah Niu's name was on the list of believers, and the dream had succeeded last night, it would be hard to believe his sincerity based on his performance.

The crow was ready to set off and stood behind Ah Niu with his hands folded without urging him.

Feeling the pressure, A Niu drank the goat milk in the bowl in one gulp, stood up, sat down again after a while, and couldn't help reminding: "My lord priest, the sheep should be let out to graze, otherwise they will be starved and they will become hungry." Dishonest."

Zhang Tian said "Yes", and handed him the used pottery bowl: "Take this, take it back and show it to your clansmen."

A Niu was overjoyed and hurriedly took it.

This is a bowl made of stone!
I heard that in the mountain tribe, only the high priest is qualified to use the bowl made of the holy stone, but here, even captives like him can use it!In the eyes of this group of savages, it seems that the stone bowl is nothing more than an ordinary thing.

A Niu couldn't figure it out, it should take a lot of skill and effort to polish the stone into such a thin and smooth bowl, how can I give it away without even raising my eyelids?

He suddenly had a thought.

"Master Priest," Ah Niu said with a smile all over his face, "Can you give me a few more stone bowls? My people will definitely like it!"

A Niu's abacus beads almost collapsed on Zhang Tian's face.

Want to be a middleman to earn the difference?no way!
Let him take the pottery bowl back, not as a meeting gift, but to give the other party a little pottery shock.Aren't the people on the mountain good at making stone tools?Seeing this pottery bowl, the masons probably lost sleep.

"Wait until you get back."

Having said that, in fact, the amount of pottery they brought on this trip was not much, basically bowls, spoons and other small utensils. Even if the other party wanted to exchange, he would not be able to produce enough goods.

"Master Priest, wait for my good news!"

Ah Niu, who talked a lot, finally left, and Zhang Tian's ears calmed down.

He watched the two of them leave, walking towards the darkness shrouded in dark clouds.

"It's going to rain soon." Lin Yu said.

The mountains in the distance were shrouded in dense dark clouds, but there was still a clear sky above their heads. The vast grassland seemed to be split in two by an invisible dividing line between morning and evening, half dark and half bright.

There is no reference object on the grassland, and it is so vast that it is difficult to judge the distance.Those seemingly small mountains will make people think that they are not far away, but Zhang Tian knows that those mountains are actually very majestic, but they look small because they are far away.

This will be a localized rainfall. A large amount of lakes in the mountains evaporate to form rain clouds, and finally fall back into the mountains. Zhang Tian and the others are located outside the rainfall area.

This is a good thing.

Rainfall near a volcano is anything but rain.

"It's likely to be an acid rain."

Lin Yu looked at the flock of birds struggling to escape from the darkness and flew towards the light, and made a judgment.

Active volcanoes release a steady stream of sulphur, which rises into the sky, combines with water to form acidic substances, and eventually falls with rain.No creature likes acid rain, but probably only birds are capable of escaping.

Acid rain is often seen as a sign of volcanic eruptions.

The clansmen also raised their eyes to look out, silently, and the large black clouds hung low over the top of the mountains, as if they were going to swallow them up. This scene made them instinctively feel fear and anxiety.

"It doesn't feel good... It seems that you are going to hit the mark."

"Of course, I don't draw conclusions easily, but as long as I draw conclusions, I can't be wrong."

"rigorous!"

Zhang Tian gave a thumbs up.

The volcano is about to usher in a large-scale eruption, this is Lin Yu's conclusion.

According to Ah Shui, whenever the volcano shows signs of eruption, the tribes on the mountain will hold sacrifices and offer sacrifices to calm the anger of the mountain.

Volcanoes obviously don't have such a strong sense of morality, and it's impossible to do things for human beings by taking some benefits. It should erupt as it should.

The two speculated that it was the high priest who really calmed Dashan's anger. Specifically, it was the high priest who used Chishi's ability to limit the activity of the volcano.

However, the high priests of the mountain tribe in the past must have never imagined that what they did was self-defeating.

The interior of the volcano is like a pressure cooker. When the pressure rises to a certain level, the lava will break through the rock formation deposited in the crater and spray out. The higher the accumulated pressure, the greater the intensity of the eruption.

In order to quell the anger of the mountain, the high priests of the past dynasties kept restricting its activities. In essence, they kept pressurizing the volcano.

However, manpower is limited after all, and as the pressure inside the volcano increases, it becomes more and more difficult to restrict its activities.

By the time of Ziyan's generation, she had already had more than she could do, and no one could tell how much pressure had accumulated inside the volcano.

If left unattended from the very beginning, the scale of eruption may not be reached at all, and the magma may flow out of the crater directly, with minimal harm.

"It's a pity that Chishi is also missing, otherwise you should be able to stop this eruption."

The same five-color stone, in the hands of different people, has different functions. Lin Yu is obviously stronger than Kui, much stronger. What Ziyan can't do, Zhang Tian believes that she can do it.

Lin Yu said: "Even if Chishi is still there, I will not do this. Even if I succeed in stopping it this time, it will only bring about greater disasters. What's the point? We should follow the laws of nature instead of trying to defeat them." it."

"makes sense."

"Don't worry, although I'm not a geologist, I also know that the volcano in Inner Mongolia is a monogenetic volcano. No matter how it erupts, it is impossible for it to reach the size of Changbai Mountain. We are safe here."

"Ha... What kind of hell joke is this."

Changbai Mountain ranks among the top volcanoes in the world. There was a rare eruption around the 7th century AD, and its power reached level [-], equivalent to tens of thousands of atomic bombs exploding at the same time. The virgin forest within a radius of [-] kilometers was destroyed. Razed to the ground, the volcanic ash thrown has been drifting into the Arctic Circle.

Given the structure of the volcano in Inner Mongolia, even if there is a high priest to help it, it is impossible to reach this scale. It is precisely because of knowing this that Zhang Tian dared to take the time to stay here.

Crow and A Niu drifted away, and finally disappeared in the waist-high sea of ​​grass.

Zhang Tian clapped his hands and called the frightened clansmen to move to camp.

"It's just a few dark clouds, are you afraid of it?"

"Don't be afraid! Even if the Thunder Beast comes, I will beat it to the ground!"

The tiger's head waved its horn bow, showing off its might to the dark clouds in the distance.

"That's good. Let's go, go to the water source you found yesterday."

Seeing people starting to move out of the camp, Leopard Gan and the others were puzzled, thinking that the crows had just left and moved to camp at this time, where would they find us when they came back?

What Zhang Tian wanted was that they couldn't find it.

Neither Crow nor Ah Niu could completely win Zhang Tian's trust. His heart was unpredictable, and if he spoke nicely, who knew what was going on in his heart?

What's more, the place where they are camping now has no cover and no geographical advantage, which is very unfavorable.

As early as the day before yesterday when he set up camp, he ordered the hunters to look for a place near the water source and on a higher ground. It would take at least two days for Crow and A Niu to go back and forth, enough for them to "move".

Leave tiger paws, pine needles, valleys, and leopard livers who know the grassland language waiting here.

Others set out on the road and herded sheep by the way. There were more than 70 people and more than [-] sheep. They were mighty and mighty, and they couldn't move fast. They didn't arrive at the new camp until evening.

There are many strange rocks here, with sparse trees growing among them. They are blown here and there by the year-round whistling wind on the grassland, and they are malnourished because of the lack of rainfall. A river meanders through the exposed rocks. The river is very shallow and the deepest. Its waist and abdomen are covered everywhere, and tough vines and weeds are climbing on the rocks.

Everyone set up a camp under the rock, and Hutou led a few men with good eyesight to climb up the rock to monitor the surrounding movement, and if there was any disturbance, they would be able to spot it immediately.

Lin Yu found Kui and made a request to her: "I need to borrow your bluestone."

Without saying a word or asking why, Kui simply handed the bluestone to Lin Yu, a young wizard she could trust.

……

"Bub, did you find anyone?"

Seeing that it was about to rain, the hunters who were searching outside all returned to the camp one after another.

"Found a sheep's egg! I searched the mountain several times, but I didn't even see a ghost!"

Babu patted the dirt off his body, picked up the water bag, raised his neck and took two sips of water.

Now it is clear that the clouds are covering the top, but there is no wind at all, and the mountain is so stuffy, he is barely naked, only covering his vitals with leaves, and smearing a layer of grass mud to prevent insect bites on his body, sweat is still pouring down like rain.

Physical exhaustion is fine, it has been like this every warm day in the past, and this warm day is not more difficult.

But in the past, it was pure hunting. This time, while hunting, he was also searching for three fugitives, and the people on the mountain offered them a high bounty.

Once people have extra expectations, if the expectations are not fulfilled, the mental frustration will be more frustrating than the physical exhaustion.

Babu was very depressed now, and he even began to wonder if the people on the mountain were deliberately teasing them. Given the viciousness of the people on the mountain, it is possible to do such a thing.

How else to explain it?
Three big living people, one of which was injured in the leg, the hunters couldn't find it in the mountains, and there was no news of the shepherd on the grassland, could it be that they disappeared out of thin air?
Thinking that the people on the mountain were also searching all over the mountains and plains, he felt that it should not be teasing.

At this time, the old hunter Ah Yong rushed back excitedly and said loudly: "Amazing! I heard about a big event!"

People from all tribes gathered around, and Babu was also attracted, cursing and saying: "I'm very annoyed now, you better have something real, if you deliberately pretend to attract attention like the previous few times, I will definitely beat you No!"

The Shanxia tribe is composed of six tribes. Although each tribe is like a family, there are still differences in the relationship between them.

For a relatively distant clansman like Ayong, Babu would not hold back when he beat him up.

Ah Yong laughed twice, patted his chest and said, "Don't worry! You all stand firm, don't be too shocked to stand still!"

"Goat's egg! What's the point of selling it, talk quickly!"

Everyone was itchy and urged repeatedly.

A Yong glanced at everyone present, and asked mysteriously: "You all know the high priests of the tribe on the mountain, right?"

"Who doesn't know this? I remember it was called... what is it called?"

"Zi Yan! I saw that woman once, she is really extraordinary, her skin is as white as snow, and her hair is as black as a holy stone!"

"I heard that the woman soaks in the hot spring every day, and the people on the mountain provide her with delicious food and drink. Even the bowls are made of holy stones!"

"What's up with her?"

"She's missing!" Ah Yong said loudly.

Everyone was stunned and couldn't believe their ears for a moment.

The High Priest is missing?The high priest who was worshiped like an ancestor by the people on the mountain disappeared?how can that be possible?
"Are you sure?" Bob asked quickly, "Where did you get the news?"

Ah Yong said firmly: "I have my contacts, they are absolutely reliable! Otherwise, what do you think the people on the mountain are looking for? Is a few savages worth mobilizing so many people?"

"You mean...they're looking for the High Priest?"

"It must be so!"

This is Ayong's speculation, but he has to admit that his speculation is reasonable.

Now it makes sense, no wonder the people on the mountain are so anxious, it's like burning their butts!

"It's so lively! What are you talking about? Say it and make me happy!"

You don't have to look up, just listen to the sound, and Bob knows that the madman is back.

Even in the mountain tribe, Borg is extraordinarily wild and maverick. Others still wear a bundle of leaves to hide their shame. He doesn't even bother to wear leaves, and his short tail is exposed, which is really eye-catching.

Ah Yong told the news he had heard again.

"is it?"

Borg's eyes lit up, he smacked his lips and said, "So I'm looking for the high priest, so I have to look for it more seriously, heh..."

Babu caught a glimpse of Borg's short tail about to move, frowned and said, "If you dare to take the idea of ​​the high priest, the people on the mountain will definitely fight us desperately."

"Did I say anything? I just said to look for it seriously."

Borg spread his hands, his tone was very innocent, and there was still an unexplained smile on his face.

Babu didn't bother to pay attention to him, and said to the clansmen: "In this case, the reward offered by the people on the mountain is too low. That is their high priest. Three bags of high-grade holy stones are far from enough!"

"That's right!"

"too low!"

"There is a price increase!"

Everyone responded one after another. Thinking of the hard work in recent days and the setbacks they suffered due to the disappointment of expectations, they felt that the people on the mountain should give them extra spiritual compensation.

(End of this chapter)