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Chapter 206 Miko and Tribal Conflict

The two people from the riverside tribe were dumbfounded.

Foreigners who master the forest language are not very rare. There are often guests in the tribe. Most of them understand the forest language, but no matter how fluent they are, they have more or less accents.

The short-haired man in front of him has no accent at all!An authentic forest accent combined with rich and advanced vocabulary makes the natives feel ashamed to hear it!
Even among the Riverside tribes, only a few people with outstanding language skills can achieve this level.

"You...you have been to our tribe before?"

If it weren't for this strange face, the two would have suspected that the other party had lived in the tribe for a long time, just like some guests who came and didn't want to leave.

However, the other party gave a negative answer.

"Then how do you speak our language?"

Not only can he speak, but he can even speak better than them, which is really annoying!
"This is the guidance of the sky."

Zhang Tian looked up at the sky skillfully.

Seeing this, the two couldn't help raising their heads.

None of the three saw the sky, only the dark clouds covering their heads.

This time of year is the season with the most rainfall in the local area. The cloudless and clear sky on the grassland is not easy to see in the forest during the rainy season.

But this does not prevent Zhang Tian from preaching the doctrine with a very solemn demeanor: "The sky is omniscient. He taught me language and knowledge. The purpose is to allow us to communicate and exchange, so as to avoid unnecessary disputes. I want to know how I found you Is it?"

The two nodded frequently like chickens pecking rice.

This is exactly what they couldn't figure out. They thought they were hiding well and were not exposed at all, so that they seemed a little caught off guard when they were outflanked.

"I didn't discover you," Zhang Tian said, "It was the sky that discovered you. I just got the guidance of the sky. The sky is everywhere, and everything on the earth is under the gaze of the sky, including you of course."

The two looked at each other, half-believing.

It was the first time they learned that "the sky will give guidance", and they subconsciously had doubts, but this set of rhetoric sounded quite reasonable and could perfectly answer their doubts, and they couldn't help but want to believe it.

What the other party said next shocked them even more: "There are three of you here, and one of you left last night. Did you report back?"

The two opened their mouths wide in shock, speechless in a daze.

It turns out that he already knew it!Perhaps the young man already knew the moment they decided to come to investigate the situation!Your every move is under the control of the other party!

The only thing that can do this is the ubiquitous and omniscient sky, it must be the sky that gave him guidance!
It's terrible!
Although the cloud blocked the line of sight, there was already a little awe in the eyes of the two looking up, and when they looked at the short-haired man, they couldn't help being awed.

Zhang Tian's intuition told him that the two had no hostility at all.

"Untie them from the ropes."

Without saying a word, Hutou untied the bundle.The two captives have been stripped down to their underpants. If they are smart enough, they will be honest. Otherwise, such flyweight opponents will punch each other in the head.

It was an act of kindness, and the two knew it well.

Under normal circumstances, captives will not be released, even if there is no threat.

The elders in the tribe often say that what a person does is more important than what he says.

Maybe they were really just passing by here, not here to grab the territory, and they didn't have any malicious intentions.

Thinking in their hearts, the two moved their sore elbows and wrists.

The groundwork was almost done, and the hostility had been eliminated, so Zhang Tian reported himself as a priest of the sky.

Language not only has the function of transmitting information, but also the carrier of culture and ideas. While mastering forest language, Zhang Tian also learned a lot from the local language system.

For example, there is no word "priest" in the forest language, only "witch". There are several types of witches. Witches who are good at healing diseases are called witch doctors, those who are in charge of fertility and daily affairs are called witches, and those who can rain are called witches. A wizard or a rain praying wizard...like Zhang Tian, ​​who is in charge of the specific rituals of the sacrifice, and those who play the role of master of ceremonies are called witches.

Witch... Apparently, in the Riverside tribe, this position is usually filled by young women.

In order to let the other party understand what he meant, Zhang Tian had no choice but to call himself a witch.

The two of them used all their strength to hold back and not laugh.

"My name is Raven," said the darker-skinned man.

"My name is Jay," said the lighter-skinned man.

How can a big man be a witch?
Raven and Jay couldn't figure it out, but they understood the status of this man who called himself "Sky Witch" in the tribe.

"Is that tall, thin woman your witch doctor?" Raven asked.

Zhang Tian gave an affirmative answer, and then got back to business: "As I said just now, we are just passing by here, and we have no intention of conflicting with you. If you are willing to treat us as guests, we will be very grateful , or, you can also ignore it and let us go through the forest by ourselves."

"In short, I don't think there is any need to fight between us, what do you think?"

Raven and Jay felt that what the Sky Witch said was very reasonable, but it didn't matter how they thought it, as long as the witches in the tribe felt the same way.

"Just now, the sky gave me guidance again. Your witches have sent more clansmen. They are holding weapons and are heading towards us."

As Zhang Tian said, he gave Hutou a wink.

Hutou immediately opened his bow and set his arrows, aiming at the big rhododendron on the branch in the distance, which was lowering its head to clean its feathers.

Watching this tall and burly man suddenly lift up a twisted branch in a serious manner, this scene is a bit funny, the raven and jay can't understand his operation, just want to laugh.

But the next moment, the strong man loosened his fingers, and slender branches flew out from the eyes of the two of them!

The smiles of the raven and the jay froze on their faces immediately, and they immediately turned their heads to chase after them, but the speed of their arrows was faster than their speed of turning their heads. When the sight of the two caught up, the big cuckoo had been shot through the belly and fell headfirst. !
This twisted branch is a weapon!Terrible weapon!

The two of them understood in an instant. Seeing that the arrow basket was filled with countless arrows, their eyes were full of fear.

Obviously, this kind of weapon can be fired continuously like a blow dart, but its power is much stronger than that of a blow dart, and its range is also longer. Let alone a bird, a shot in the belly of a person will cause serious injury even if not dead!
Zhang Tian saw the reactions of the two of them in his eyes, and this was exactly the effect he wanted.

"Bow and arrow, that's its name." He pointed to the horn bow and said, "We each have one of these weapons, which can accurately hit a target about the size of a bird from a hundred paces away."

This is of course an exaggeration, there are actually only a dozen people with horn bows, and not everyone's shooting skills are as superb as Tiger Head.

The raven and jay were taken aback. They had witnessed the miracle of the tiger's head piercing through a bird with their own eyes. They couldn't even think of doubts, and the horror on their faces became more and more intense.

Zhang Tian said in a very serious tone: "We don't want conflicts, it is not good for both sides, but if attacked, we can only use this terrible weapon to defend ourselves. Bows and arrows will only shoot at prey and enemies , we don't want to treat you as enemies, do you want to be like that big cuckoo?"

Ravens and jays shook their heads like rattles.

Zhang Tian saw that these two were just small characters, so he slowed down his tone a little, and said to the relatively clever Raven: "Now, I will let you go back, and you must truthfully convey my words and tell your witches that we are just passing by." , not here to grab territory, there is no need to fight, remember?"

He sensed that great malice and danger were slowly approaching, and the number of people would never be small, even if there were not a hundred, there would be seventy or eighty.

Zhang Tian is not afraid. With inspiration, he is equivalent to opening a map, and he can predict the enemy first, while Lin Yu holds three five-color stones, which can be used to attack and defend, plus a group of long-range output bows and arrows Hands, seventy or eighty people are not enough to see.

However, if the other party dared to send seventy or eighty people during the probing stage, there must be far more strong men in the tribe.

Once a fight broke out, casualties were inevitable. If it was for territorial disputes, then it was reasonable. Territory was the most important property no matter in which era. In fact, the vast majority of tribal conflicts originated from territorial disputes.

The local aborigines obviously misunderstood their purpose of coming, this matter is easy to handle, as long as they make it clear, he believes that the other party will make the right decision.

Zhang Tian told Raven tirelessly.

"I understand! I'll go back now! I'll tell Wu what you said!"

Raven solemnly promised.

He thinks that the sky maiden is right, there is no need for them to fight.After seeing the power of bows and arrows, and thinking that many clansmen would die in the hands of this terrible weapon, he became more determined to prevent this conflict no matter what.

Raven left with a passion for "saving the country and the people" and a lofty sense of mission.

Zhang Tian immediately mobilized his clansmen to get everyone ready to face the enemy.

Men who are good at archery climbed up the rocks one after another, occupying the commanding heights, and waited for the rabbit. Men who are good at close combat stayed on the ground to guard the camp and protect women and children. Some women, such as Qionghua, were also assigned to the fighting team.

The camp was quiet, and the tension spread among the crowd. Even the crying baby was infected by the chilling atmosphere, and kept his mouth shut.

Lin Yu was especially uneasy. Born in a peaceful age, she never thought that she would be involved in a war one day, let alone a war. She had never fought since she was a child.

"Is... going to war?"

Her voice was trembling.She knew that once a fight started, she would definitely be the main output, but...she wasn't ready to kill someone, not at all.

"It's not enough to fight..."

Dr. Lin took the matter too seriously. How could an unorganized and undisciplined fight be called a war?She thought it was a battle royale, but it was just a clash of clans.

Zhang Tian comforted her and said: "The other party only came with a few dozen people, and it was about the same scale as a village weapon fight. No, their weapons are not even comparable to the hoes and sickles of the peasants in the countryside. If you think about it this way, don't you think it's not that big?" Scary?"

Lin Yu has only seen the scenes of fighting in villages in TV dramas, and they usually end in farce. Not only are they not bloody and cruel, but they are also a little funny. Thinking of this, she relaxes a lot.

Turning to look at Zhang Tian, ​​seeing that his face remained unchanged, he asked in surprise, "Aren't you afraid?"

Zhang Tian smiled, but did not answer.

The answer is not important, he knows exactly what to do and how to do it at this moment, even if he is afraid, he will never show it.

……

"Someone!"

Hong Yuan, who has good eyesight, saw a figure running out from the camp of the uninvited guest from a distance, and galloped all the way at an extremely fast speed.

"I'll take care of him!" The strong jackal raised his spear.

"Wait!" Hong Yuan stopped, "It's a raven!"

He raised his voice and said, "Stop! Everyone stop!"

The "army" composed of nearly a hundred hunters delayed their march.

"what happened?"

"Why stop?"

Hong Yuan was appointed as the "Frontline Commander", not because of his strong commanding ability, but simply because he has good physical strength, good eyesight, and is an excellent hunter.

He doesn't know how to order and prohibit, and this group of mobs don't know what obedience is, so that every time he gives orders, he will always be questioned in one way or another.

Hong Yuan didn't think there was any problem, after all, many of these hunters didn't know him well enough, so it's normal for these people to be unconvinced.

He explained: "The Raven escaped. He must know how many people there are and what weapons they are using. He will bring us very useful information. We should wait for him to come back before considering the next move!"

Justified and convincing.

While he was speaking, everyone also saw the raven galloping towards him.

However, they never expected that Raven's first words were to dissuade him: "I can't beat you! You can't beat me!"

The crowd became agitated, and the morale of the army suddenly became unstable.

"What do you mean? Tell me clearly! Are there many of them? Are there more people than us here?"

Hongyuan was a little anxious.

In fact, he had seen the scene of the group of aliens crossing the river from afar. In fact, it was he who first discovered the invasion of the uninvited guest and notified the witch, who then sent someone to check the situation.

But he couldn't count, and neither could the people who came back to report.

After repeated discussions, they only came to a definite conclusion: the other party's people were not small, but far less than their own tribe's people.

This conclusion makes them very emboldened.

In the war of this era, more people are king, and victory with less and more does not exist.

So they selected a certain number of hunters to take the lead. Based on their "intuition" of logarithms, Hong Yuan and the messenger felt that it was almost enough. It's my own place.

Hearing the raven screaming at this time, Hong Yuan's first reaction was that she had fewer people.

Raven shook his head vigorously while gasping for breath, but couldn't utter a complete sentence for a long time, making Hong Yuan jump up and down in a hurry.

"You are talking!"

The jackal was even more impatient than the red kite, grabbing the raven by the shoulder and shaking it vigorously.

"Misunderstanding!" Raven panted heavily, "It's all a misunderstanding!"

(End of this chapter)