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Chapter 69 Subversion
Zhang Tian had a panoramic view of the expressions of the clansmen, and he knew that if someone offered to ask him to be the priest of the sky at this time, just like Shan Xi, the priest of Xueling from the Yan tribe, the clansmen would not have any objections.

It's a pity that he forgot to collude with an "inner ghost". Dr. Lin and him obviously don't have a good understanding. Xiao Xiao is usually very clever, but he is not understanding enough tonight. Wait for next time.

The three bags of salty sand brought by the pine cones were purified until only one bamboo tube of refined salt was left.

According to the standard of daily salt intake of modern people, this bucket of salt is not enough for the tribe to consume for a day. Salt is indeed a luxury.

He asked the clansmen: "In the past, how much did we have to pay in exchange for such a bucket of salt?"

"We all exchange by bag." Lanhua said, "In tribal meetings in cold weather, the game is usually exchanged with prey. A whole big horned deer can be exchanged for three bags of salt, but our salt is better than theirs. If there are too many, you can definitely ask for more things!"

Zhang Tian laughed, and said that Aunt Lanhua was thinking far ahead, and now she was thinking about bartering with other tribes.

"How big is the bag?"

"It's the kind of pouch made from the stomach of a beast... I'll show you!"

Orchid brought the salt bag.

Zhang Tian made a little comparison. The amount of one bag is roughly equivalent to three to four bamboo tubes. He remembered that the prehistoric big-horned deer weighed half a ton. The extra-large antlers of Mi Duokuan, as well as various treasures such as deer bone, deer skin, deer fat, deer tendon and so on.

Thinking of the monsters covered in treasures, he couldn't help but be moved.

I hope Pinecone can bring more salt next time, um... not only salt, but also pottery. The cost of making pottery is much lower than making salt, and it is the most cost-effective to exchange pottery.

However, pottery is not a necessity after all, and it is hard to say how high the price can be exchanged.

With this in mind, Zhang Tian walked out of the cave, picked up a few pieces of solid wood in the forest, cut them into small boards of equal width with a knife, and connected them together through a mortise and tenon structure to make a square mold about five centimeters thick.

Apply plant ash to the inside of the brick mold to prevent sticking, then fill the mold with clay and compact it firmly.

Xiao Xiao found it interesting, ran out to help, and asked, "What are you doing?"

"Brickmaking."

Zhang Tian took out the compacted clay and it turned into square bricks.

After the bricks are dried, a stove-type rising flame kiln can be built for firing pottery.

The biggest disadvantage of campfire pottery and pit-fired pottery is that the temperature loss is serious, the air circulation is blocked, resulting in insufficient combustion, and the yield rate is low. If you are lucky enough to burn a few intact and impermeable pottery, it is difficult to have an aesthetic feeling.

Using a kiln to make pottery can ensure fire temperature and ventilation to a certain extent, making the fired pottery strong and beautiful.

While he was busy, the faith value in front of him suddenly rose from 37 to 52.

Zhang Tian was stunned for a moment, then grinned, thinking that Songcone's movements were quite fast.

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The stars in the night sky guide travelers on their way home, and a few strands of floating clouds quickly slip away from the moon. The bright moonlight illuminates this sparse woodland, and the ancient tall and straight red pine overlooks the earth in an eternal posture Watching the flickering firelight in the cave.

"Brother Song Guo is back!"

The sharp-eyed children recognized the snow-white figure returning by the moonlight, and the children ran out of the cave in a swarm to meet their hero.

Song Guo led his "mission mission" back to the familiar environment. They were full of energy and walked like flying. The fatigue and sleepiness that should have been after a day's trek were completely invisible on their faces.

What makes the children most excited is that the number of pikas, birds and animals carried by the men far exceeds that of the past.

On the way, I used a bow and arrow to hunt. Since I am a beginner in archery, I am not good at archery, otherwise the harvest will be more abundant.

Even so, the prey they brought back has greatly exceeded the expectations of the tribe.

"what is this?"

A child pointed to the bow and arrow slung on Pine Needle's shoulder and asked.

"This is called a bow and arrow, and it is a very powerful weapon."

"Worse than a sling?"

The child's problem is also a doubt of the clansmen. No matter how you look at it, this crooked piece of wood cannot be hooked with the word "powerful".

The pine needle smiled slightly, but did not answer, but took down the bow and arrow, opened the bow and set the arrow, aimed at the pine tree not far away, loosened the finger, and the arrow shot straight, and plunged into the trunk!
The children clapped their hands excitedly, they only thought it was fun, but the adults immediately realized the superiority of bows and arrows.

Accurate, fast, and concealed. Although the power is not as powerful as the sling, it can penetrate the bark of a tree, which is enough to penetrate the body of a small beast... Needless to say, the arrow of pine needles has already explained everything.

Song Guo took off the snow-white wolf fur coat, and Song Ye put it away properly. This is the clothing used by the tribe to support the facade, and it is usually reluctant to wear it.

"Is this something the Great River Tribe gave you?"

"Not even us, where did they get their bows and arrows?"

"Are they eating bark again?"

"Did they agree to the terms of the wicked tribe?"

"They must be very envious when they learned that we discovered the snow salt land?"

The clansmen chattered and asked about the results of the visit.

Everyone was shocked by the men's answers.

"The bows and arrows are made by themselves."

"There was a child named Tian who was guided by his ancestors. His ancestors taught him a lot of knowledge, such as rods that could catch fish continuously, stones that could spin twine quickly, and bows and arrows that were simple to make and could hit every shot... ..."

"Where are the ancestors, you ask? The ancestors are above our heads, see? Every clansman who left us has become a star in the sky, guarding us forever, as long as we pray to the sky, they can hear it. "

"What is prayer? Prayer is looking up at the sky and making a sincere wish."

"We prayed to the sky last night, hoping for a good harvest today, and lo and behold, we hunted more prey today!"

"There is also a little girl named Lin, she is the tallest child I have ever seen, almost as tall as a pine cone, incredible, right? When I saw this girl, I knew she was not simple! Facts have proved that I am very accurate at seeing people, This girl is a descendant of our great ancestor Shennong..."

"You don't even know about Shennong?"

"Come, come, sit down, I'll tell you the story of Shennong's taste of herbs..."

The men talked endlessly about what they had seen and heard yesterday.

When they heard that the food in the Dahe Tribe was abundant and extremely delicious, the tribesmen were stunned and articulate; when they heard that the pine needles had scored one against ten in the archery competition, they couldn't help but be amazed and proud; Infatuated, longing...

This night completely overturned their perception of the Great River Tribe. Is this still the down-and-out neighbor they remembered?

Song Guo sat down beside Song Needle, and whispered to him: "Tomorrow morning, you set off to the wicked... Yougu Tribe, and tell them that the Dahe Tribe has agreed to their conditions, and when the maple leaves fall, let their hunters go directly Go to the Great River Tribe."

Pine Needle nodded yes.

After dinner, Song Guo called the tribe to pray to the sky outside the cave.

It was the first time to do such a thing, and everyone felt very novel.They looked up at the bright starry sky and made their own wishes. Some of them just followed the rules, while others were devout.

(End of this chapter)