back to prehistoric savage

There were several roars in succession, like the angry roar of a thunder beast. Even if you covered your ears, you could still feel the huge power contained in it from the shaking of the earth and the flying stones.

Those who didn't have time to cover their ears only felt their ears buzzing and even their chests felt a little stuffy.

Thick smoke billowed, and the pungent smell of gunpowder smoke filled the air.

Everyone was shocked.The women immediately protected their children in their arms. Although the men were afraid, they advanced instead of retreating. They protected the women and children behind them and mustered up the courage to prepare for the attack.

Everyone looked at the Sky Priest furtively and felt a little relieved when they saw that he looked calm and composed, as if everything was under control.

After waiting for a while, they realized that they only heard roars but no lightning, and realized that the Thunder Beast had only lent its power to them, and that the true form was probably high in the clouds and had no end in sight.

It's terrible!
It's just a small clay pot, but there is such a powerful power sealed inside!
They don't know how the sky priest does it, but they believe that it must have something to do with the sky, and only the power of the sky can make the thunder beast surrender.

Zhang Tian does not intend to tell people the truth.

Some things can be made public and some should not be leaked, and Black Powder definitely falls into the latter category.

He intentionally made this technology the secret and privilege of the priests, so that no one would try to copy it, thus eliminating unrest from the source.

This test explosion caused a great shock to the tribe, especially the foreign students who had just arrived. At the same time, a sense of pride and identity arose spontaneously. As a fashionable saying goes: "My tribe is awesome!"

Jiang He was very happy, this trip was really worthwhile!Compared with the "Wrath of the Thunder Beast", the star core is simply weak!

He couldn't help but start to think about how high the price should be. Later, he was a little disappointed when he learned that Thunder Beast's Fury was not for sale.

After thinking about it, it was true that even the "low-end products" like Star Core were held tightly by the Star Tribe as if they were lifeblood. The power of the thunder beast's anger was so amazing that it naturally could not be leaked out.

Zhang Tian said: "Although the things are not for sale, the news can be released."

Jiang He grinned. As an experienced trader, he knew that sometimes news was more valuable than goods.

Zhang Tian planned to use the channel of Jianghe to spread the information about the Sky Clan to the Star Tribe, so as to deter them from making rash actions, thereby ensuring the personal safety of the Wolf Boy and his party.

Revere and awe, if you don’t know fear, how can you talk about respect?The Star Tribe was far away from the Emperor, so he could only attack in a roundabout way.

Another unexpected thing happened this winter: the faith value suddenly soared by more than 100 points again for no reason!From the original 2900, it skyrocketed to 3133.

The last surge was due to the remnants of the Rock Castle tribe. Whose generals are they this time?It can't be that the Star Tribe believed in Zi Yan's evil and turned to the embrace of the sky, right?

Speaking of the Yanbao tribe, Zhang Tian did not forget his promise to help the Yanbao people find their whereabouts.Jiang He helped inquire at the gathering in Hedong. In recent years, various tribes in Hedong have indeed captured many savages with language barriers, but they are not sure whether they are from Yanbao. Lei will have to wait for next year's gathering to confirm in person.

Zhang Tian checked the newly added believers and found several familiar and unfamiliar names: black bear, eagle eye, black bull, lynx, lion bone...

He always felt that he had heard these names before, but he was not sure. After all, the names of primitive people all looked the same, lacking personality and memorable points.

Lin Yu had a good memory and said in surprise: "Black Bear...is there a new priest from the Salt Tribe?"

Zhang Tian suddenly realized that this new group of believers were all members of the Salt Tribe, Cave Lion Tribe and Tiger Tribe who stayed in the north!
Five years have passed, and the new priest who was honest and naive at the time has probably grown into a seasoned and steady hustler, just like Black Bear's teacher Shan Xi.

Who would have thought that a former neighbor would suddenly commit suicide five years later?
Zhang Tian checked the content of the prayer and pieced together the whole story from everyone's words.

Before moving, Zhang Tian left a prophecy that was not a prophecy: the cold weather in the future will only get colder and longer.

Very few people believed at that time, but now, the prophecy has been fulfilled.

In the past five years, the impact of cold currents has become more and more obvious in high latitudes. Short-term climate fluctuations are not enough to change the entire ecological environment, but cooling that lasts for more than five years is enough to cause a fatal blow to many animals and plants. The result is: Exploitable resources are decreasing year by year.

Without Zhang Tian's prediction, they might still be lucky, thinking that the situation will get better next year.

Prophecy is equivalent to a kind of psychological suggestion. Human beings are the animals that are best at catching wind and shadows. As long as they catch some clues, they will think of many terrible results.

Now all signs point to the fulfillment of the sky priest's prophecy.They couldn't help but not panic.

This is the main reason that causes people to "change their homes".

Another reason is that the headstrong Yun Ying died young, and now Black Bear has the monopoly of power in the Salt Tribe, so he has the conditions to pursue "reform".

The black bear knew that he could not resolve the crisis on his own, so he united the three tribes and persuaded some of them to look up to the sky and pray to the sky for help.

Zhang Tian followed the old method and selected a few people to entrust their dreams to them, telling them that the Sky Clan had settled in the warm Taoyuan and lived a prosperous life.Then let them store enough food and supplies, get on the road as soon as possible, and migrate south through the grassland.If you meet indigenous people on the way, you can show your "pass" with a Tai Chi diagram on it and you will get help from the locals.

Although the routine is old, it has been tried and tested. The next day, the faith value once again increased by more than 100, reaching 3278, and more familiar names appeared in the list of believers.

Zhang Tian selected several important characters such as Lion Bone, Saber Tooth, and Red to entrust their dreams to strengthen their belief in migration.

Of course, even with ancestors' dreams and sky's guidance, this is still a difficult decision.

If it was just a short-distance migration, it might not be so difficult. In fact, the Sky Clan also embarked on the journey without knowing it. If they had known from the beginning that it would take half a year, I am afraid many people would be too scared to move forward. .

In the end, they decided to wait for another cold day to see the situation. If it was still so bad, they would come to Taoyuan to join their old friends.

After a semester of retakes, two people finally passed the final assessment of the advanced class and became proficient in addition and subtraction within a hundred.

At this level, they are already regarded as top talents, and they should be focused on cultivating them in the future.The current figures needed for warehouse management, population statistics, farmland allocation, etc. are all coordinated by Zhang Tian and Lin Yu. It is not difficult but very cumbersome. It is not worth spending a lot of energy on this kind of thing. Sooner or later, it will be handed over to the people below. Do it.

Before the ice melted and the snow melted, Zhang Tian made some earthen firecrackers using earthen salt, bamboo and match rope.

No matter how backward the material conditions are, the sense of ritual cannot be lost.

The year ends with the sound of firecrackers, and the new year arrives with the deafening crackling sound and the joy of everyone.

Of course, performances are indispensable during festivals. You can beat gongs and drums, sing songs and dance. It’s all about simplicity. At least everyone has true feelings, which is better than the Spring Festival Gala.

After the Spring Festival, it’s time to set off.

This year's "business trip" has a heavy task. He not only has to go to the territory of the Calabash Tribe to search for traces of copper mines, but also goes to Hedong to attend a rally to promote the teachings of the sky.

Zhang and Lin each selected a hunter from each tribe to accompany them. Lin Yu was an army of one man. They didn't need many guards, as long as they wanted to. Moreover, they were following the fleet of the Dachuan tribe, and the number of them was honestly small. Quite a few.

Because the summer semester was about to start, the international students all chose to stay and asked someone to send a message back telling them why.Setting off before spring plowing and returning after autumn harvest meant that Zhang Tian and Lin Yu would miss the entire busy farming season and summer semester.

It was also a test, testing whether the clan could operate normally without the supervision of two people.

The affairs of the school are entrusted to Xiao with full authority.

Before leaving, Lin Yu took the time to teach Xiao a set of "magic skills": the eighth set of radio gymnastics.He also asked him to teach every child to do aerobics during a break every day.

From dozens of meters away, Zhang Tian could smell the bad taste exuding from Dr. Lin.

set off!

Heading eastward without stopping, we arrived at the Dayan tribe about a week later.

Since the Niutou Tribe and the Dayu Tribe merged into the Sky Clan, the Dayan Tribe is the closest to Taoyuan.

Chief Yanyu warmly welcomed the priest and wizard.

Since forming an alliance with the Sky Clan, the Dayan Tribe has been changing almost day by day.

The first batch of international students, Yan Wei and Yan Ling, learned theoretical knowledge in the school, and applied what they learned after returning to the tribe. They opened up farmland and sown "imported" seeds. Of course, the scale was small and it was experimental.They also began to fire pottery, which was naturally far from the level of Long Kiln, using the most primitive pile firing.

When Zhang Tian arrived, he met a young man squatting on the ground, staggering forward in a snake shape, making quacking sounds, and looking back from time to time. Behind his butt were a bunch of tender yellow ducklings, hidden in the green grass. In the grass, it is vaguely visible.

Good guy, I even learned the skill of being a duck mother!

"Master Priest!"

Yanwei also saw the Sky Priest and immediately stood up to say hello.

The ducklings suddenly burst into shrill cries, and Yanwei quickly squatted down again and quacked to calm the babies.

Yanwei raised his head and said: "I am no longer a healer now, I am a full-time mother. These little ones can't live without me for a moment."

There is nothing that can be done about it. Ever since the overseas students brought the knowledge of herbal medicine back to the tribes, the healers in each tribe have been laid off one after another and have no choice but to find another job.

Zhang and Lin were very happy to see the changes that had taken place in the Dayan tribe and to feel that the culture and influence of the clan had taken root in the friendly country.

The boat of the Big Boat Tribe was stored at the Dayan Tribe. After a day's rest, everyone took the boat and continued eastward along the waterway.

They parted ways at the Giant Turtle Tribe. Jiang He led his tribe to continue eastward and return to their own tribe to wait. Zhang Tian and others went south and arrived at the Calabash Tribe three days later.

The eldest baby has been waiting for a long time.

At the autumn gathering, Zhang Tian had informed Da Wa in advance that they would go to the Gourd Tribe after the beginning of spring, and asked him to find the origin of malachite as soon as possible.

Da Wa didn’t know what the Sky Priest was looking for with that green stone, but he was keenly aware that this stone might be expected to replace the gourd and become a unique specialty of the tribe!
At present, the value of gourds is severely depreciated, and developing new products is beneficial to the tribe!

Therefore, as soon as Dawa returned to the tribe, he immediately led the malachite holder to the mountains and fields to find the origin.

When he saw the sky priest, Da Wa hurriedly claimed the credit: "Priest, we have accomplished what you asked us to do!"

Zhang Tian's eyes lit up. Did he find a copper mine?This is great news!
He ignored rest and said, "Take me there!"

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The spring cold is still severe, and the heavy rain that fell two days ago is still muddy, making the mountain road slippery and difficult to travel.

But thanks to the erosion of rain, some copper salt seeped out of the mountain, staining the rocks on the mountain with rust stains the size of snowflakes.

Mixed in the moist green moss and colorful lichens, it was not particularly conspicuous, but it still did not escape Zhang Tian's eagle eye.

After walking around in the mountains and looking at the mottled patina everywhere, Zhang Tian felt that there should be a lot of copper mines in this area.

Cane led everyone to the top of one of the hills. The top of the hill was full of rocks and there were no trees.A small pool of water is hidden among the rocks. The blue-green crystal is crystal clear. Holding a handful of it in your hand is like holding the blue sky.

"That's the kind of rock I picked up here."

Teng Tiao said, arching his body, a monkey fished for the moon and picked up a stone from the bottom of the pool.

Another piece of malachite.

When he saw the color of the water, Zhang Tian knew that there was a layer of ore underneath. No, it should be said that there was a treasure hidden in the belly of the mountain!

Zhang Tianming dug out all the ores from the bottom of the water, and then led others to rummage in the nearby piles of rocks for a long time. He used hard granite to smash the black stones a few times to see if they could see the oxides on the outer surface. The beautiful girl hiding in the golden house: the purple-red metal shines dazzlingly in the sun!

Everyone was stunned.

Zhang Tian grinned.

This was the first metal he saw after coming to this world.

Iron is easy to rust and oxidize under natural conditions. Only meteorite iron can be stored for a long time because it contains nickel and chromium, which has an antioxidant effect. Copper is relatively stable. Even if it rusts, it can play a protective role due to its dense patina. Copper can exist in elemental form in nature.

Elemental copper is also one of the earliest metals used by humans.

It's just that simple copper is too soft and can only be used as blunt weapons when used directly. Moreover, copper shrinks severely when cooled and is easy to break.

Therefore, as the technology of forging bronze alloys gradually matured, it soon replaced the status of simple copper.

Copper mines are usually associated with tin-lead ore or silver ore. The smelting temperature of tin is only three to four hundred degrees, so it is not difficult to smelt alloys.

Zhang Tian thought excitedly, then stopped thinking after a moment and retracted his thoughts.

It is too early to consider these now. Before that, the problem of mining must be solved first. (End of chapter)