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Chapter 209 Prehistoric Courtesan

Zhang Tian carefully perceives everyone who appears in sight, and distinguishes their friendliness. The men are also very energetic, guarding against everything around them, and tightly guarding Lin Yu in the center. Now, even if she fights, she is not afraid, her strength can completely make up for or even reverse the disadvantage in numbers.

Most of the people who came out to watch the excitement were not hostile. The aborigines in the forest were curious about this group of foreign visitors. According to Raven, they called themselves the Sky Clan. They came from the far and cold north and traveled across the entire grassland!

grassland!

The riverside people have only looked at the grassland from the edge of the forest. In their impression, the grassland is extremely wide and vast, with no end in sight.

Just the experience of crossing the grassland has already cast a layer of mystery on these exotic visitors, making people want to find out.

The Riverside people were keenly aware that the arrival of the Sky Clan was an event that would be told for generations, just as the story of their ancestors' first contact with the Rockcastle people was told long, long ago, and that story continues to this day.

But now, they have witnessed this historic moment with their own eyes, but this is far from enough. Smart people know very well that at this time, they must find a way to get a little limelight in order to leave a name in the story.

A loud shout suddenly sounded on the river: "Hey! Sky Miko!"

A young fisherman paddled a canoe and quickly approached the shore. He jumped ashore, dragged the canoe to the shore, took out a bunch of dried fish from the boat, greeted Hong Yuan and others, and went straight to the short-haired man in the crowd. .

Hutou tried to stop him, but Zhang Tian stopped him with his eyes.The opponent is not hostile.

"welcome!"

The young fisherman showed a warm smile, offered the dried fish in his hand and said: "My mother always said that you should bring out the best things to entertain guests. This is the best dried fish in my family. It tastes very good. You must like it." !"

Zhang Tian was a little puzzled. His short hair was highly recognizable, so it was no surprise that he was recognized. What was surprising was that when everyone was watching from afar, this young man rushed forward to give gifts, looking extraordinarily bold.

Very decisive...

Zhang Tian looked him up and down, and asked, "Are you..."

"My name is Swamp Eel! I belong to the Mother River tribe. When you arrive at the camp, you can come to me! I know this area well! I'll go catch some fish first."

The eel did not pester the sky maiden, and stalking would not make people feel happy. His goal was very clear. He made a familiar face first, and then pushed his canoe away after giving the gift.

Zhang Tian handed the dried fish to Xiao, and sighed in a teasing tone: "It turns out that there are enthusiastic people among you!"

"cough!"

Hong Yuan is not stupid, she could hear the sky maiden mocking her for her poor hospitality, and said with a dry smile: "That kid is very warm to everyone, er, how should I put it, he seems to like dealing with people very much."

Dare to be a prehistoric courtesan.

"Then he must know the Rockcastle very well."

"The relationship is good. The rock castle people are not good at water, and the eels often teach them swimming, rowing, and fishing..."

It was just a small episode on the way, Hong Yuan didn't take it to heart, and led the crowd to continue marching towards the camp.

The closer they got, the stronger the hostility in Zhang Tian's perception. Obviously, not everyone welcomed their arrival like rice field eels.

This is also normal. After all, it is not my race, and it is such a large group of people. The two sides do not understand each other and have no basis for mutual trust. It is human nature to be alert and vigilant.

While the opponent was waiting in full force, Hutou and other hunters were doing the same thing.

After walking for another distance, the trees on the bank began to become sparse, and the tree stumps gradually increased, and there were figures of felled trees on both sides of the bank.

Trees are very important resources. For the riverside tribes, the word "most" can even be added before the word "important".

Hunters cut down large trees with a breast diameter of more than half a meter. The branches and leaves are removed and used as firewood. The slightly thicker branches and broad leaves are used as building materials. The hard parts can be made into darts or harpoons. It is an indispensable raw material for making rafts and canoes.

Riverside people depend on trees as prairie people depend on their flocks.

Soon, they arrived at the outskirts of the camp, and Lin Yu exclaimed excitedly from behind.

Zhang Tian knew what she was excited about.

Naturally, the riverside people do not live in caves, but their houses are not semi-crypt buildings like the prairie people, but are built on trees like bird's nests.

They lay branches and stems and leaves among the branches with wide branches to form the living surface, and then intersect the branches on it to form a rain shelter with a certain inclined angle.

The original nest houses are located on trees one or two meters above the ground, distributed on both sides of the river. They made simple ladders with wood and ropes for easy access.

Although the house looks precarious, it is actually very stable and practical. It can not only prevent the attack of snakes, insects and wild animals in the forest, but also prevent the intrusion of moisture from the ground.

Most of the men's residences are "single rooms", that is, nests are built on a single tree.

Women and children live in "suites", that is, nests are built on adjacent trees, and the housing area is larger and more luxurious.

The residents in the house looked down at the group of strange faces who broke into their camp, and the children also poked their heads out to look curiously, and then were pushed back by their respective mothers.

It was the first time for everyone in the Sky Clan to see a person living in a tree. There were whispered discussions among the crowd, and the children pointed at the houses on the tree unscrupulously, but were immediately stopped by their respective mothers.The hunters also felt the novelty, but they were still alert.

Zhang Tian's gaze swept over the direction where he felt the hostility. Wherever his gaze passed, the people he touched all averted their eyes with guilt.

They had heard that the sky was omnipresent and omniscient, and they were skeptical at first, but when they met the warning eyes of the sky maiden, it was obvious that the short-haired man had seen through them.

The sky really knows everything, even their thoughts cannot be hidden from the sky!
Thinking of this, the people at the riverside couldn't help being in awe.

Going to the center of the camp, the nest-style houses are quite dense, but this is only the periphery of the camp.

Not long after walking, the layers of trees suddenly became extremely sparse. Without the cover of the trees, the sight suddenly became clear, and what appeared in front of everyone were houses about one meter above the ground!

Lin Yu couldn't help but let out a groan.

"No way..."

At first glance, she thought that this group of primitive people used the method of planting piles and slabs to build stilt-style buildings above the ground.

The stilt building is an advanced version of the nest house. It needs to flexibly use wood components such as round piles, square piles, sheet piles, beams, columns, and planks. It cannot be built without a certain level of construction. The earliest and most The representative stilted building group site is located in Hemudu, about 7000 years ago from modern times.

The Riverside people greatly broke this record!

Lin Yu's eyes widened, and the flames of excitement almost burst out from his eyes. If he could dig it out, at least ten papers could be written!

But soon, she found that she was happy too early.

Taking a closer look, these buildings located in the center of the camp have indeed improved a lot compared to the original nests. Not only are they larger in scale and more luxuriously "decorated", but they also have strict walls and doors, so there is no air leakage when sleeping at night.

It is a pity that the buildings are still built on the trees, and the riverside people use the thick trunks as load-bearing piles and columns. These houses are obviously carefully designed and maintained. They cut down unnecessary trees and cleared most Ground plants make this area look clean and less primitive.

If the primitive nest populations on the outskirts of the camp were compared to the suburbs, this was undoubtedly the center of the city.

Needless to ask, only a few people of high status or high prestige can live here.

There are already signs of class differentiation in the riverside tribes. When the population grows to a certain level, this is an inevitable trend.

Like the prairie people's camp, the riverside people also set aside a large area near the river for large-scale activities such as sacrifices and coming-of-age ceremonies.

At this time, the "leader" of the riverside tribe and a group of strong hunters are waiting for the arrival of the guests in the "event square".

With a distance of tens of meters, the two sides in front of the battle stared at each other. The men held their heads high, tensed their muscles, and secretly competed with each other.

The rain kept falling, and the atmosphere wasn't harmonious, but it wasn't to the point of tension either.

"Witch Sumire, our witch doctor Lily of the Valley and witch doctor Songluo. The sky witch Tian and the sky clan's witch doctor Lin."

Red Kite introduced in the middle.

Zhang Tian looked at the three wizards. The only male wizard, Praying for the Rain, was not there for some reason. The three who came were all women, and they were all dressed up carefully. They looked grand and a manifestation of the "national strength" .

The witch lily of the valley is the youngest of the three. Her thick black hair is pulled back into a high bun. The bun is coiled with a string of white ivory beads, and each ivory bead is made by a tribe It was carved and perforated by the top bone craftsmen, which contrasted sharply with the jet-black hair color and was particularly eye-catching.

Another accessory that impressed Zhang Tian was the necklace she wore around her neck, which was mainly composed of small conical shells, interspersed with some pieces of amber and a dazzling pearl...

Well, Zhang Tian admitted that what he was looking at was actually this pearl. Even if he looked at it with the eyes of modern people, this pearl was quite beautiful, round and pure, without any impurities.

When Zhang Tian was looking at Ling Lan, Ling Lan was also looking at him.

When she first heard that the Sky Miko was a man, Suzuran thought it was ridiculous.

The witches in the riverside tribe have a clear division of labor. Wizards and witch doctors can be men, but witches and witches must be women, because the functions of witches and witches can only be performed by women, as can be seen from their names.

After seeing the real person, Lily Lan felt even more disappointed. It doesn't matter if she looks casual and has a casual hairstyle, even the clothes and accessories are so casual, how can she look like a witch?
I heard that he can hear the guidance from the sky, but I don't know if it is true or not...

Sky Miko's ordinary appearance made her more suspicious of these rumors.

On the side, the two witch doctors were also looking at each other.

Songluo couldn't help staring at Lin.

Compared with the mediocre Sky Witch, this witch doctor is a bit too strange.

Song Luo's first impression was that she was tall, even taller than many hunters.

It is strange for a woman to be so tall, but she is also very thin, with less than two taels of flesh on her chest, like a little girl who has not developed, her arms and legs are thin, as if the flesh that should have grown horizontally has grown vertically.

However, this woman is very fair, and she stands out among a group of dark-skinned people, which makes Songluo envious.

She likes to be different, so she always dresses up as gorgeously as possible to show her difference, but compared to this disheveled but unusually eye-catching woman in front of her, she feels completely inferior, she even said I can't tell what kind of clothes the other party is wearing!
In the first contact, people on both sides were very nervous, except Abba.

He was delighted when he learned that giants had haunted the forest, and he still is.He is already old, so old that he is no longer afraid of any danger, he has nothing to ask but to make up for the regrets of his youth.He felt that day was coming.

Zhang Tian, ​​who had seen a lot of big scenes, naturally had a calm expression on his face. He greeted the three witches on behalf of the whole clan, and presented several pottery bowls to express his heart.

Fortunately, I brought a lot of pottery bowls before I set off, otherwise I really didn't have anything to sell.

Witch Sumire didn't pay attention to the gifts of these unexpected guests at first, and the broken bowls looked shabby, but they fit their attire very well.

After receiving it, a little surprise flashed across his face.

The hard touch told her that the bowl should be made of stone.The red stone is uniform and bright in color, and its quality is obviously extraordinary. The polishing technique is even more unimaginable. She can't imagine how much effort the other party spent to polish the bowl so thin and smooth!

Quite an expensive gift!
She immediately put away her contempt.

At this time, Hong Yuan had already told Wu the result of his conversation with the sky maiden.

Jin said: "The Riverside Tribe is not afraid of any enemies, but they will never neglect their guests. Every Rock Fortress here can testify!"

There was a murmur of agreement from the crowd.

Zhang Tian's eyes followed the sound, and those people should be the rock castle people who lived in the riverside tribe. He remembered the faces of these people and planned to find a chance to visit them in the future.

His gaze swept away, then quickly retracted, and looked at the witch again.

He knew that the other party did not fully believe in him, so there was a hint of warning in his words, just like the modern saying that when guests come, they have good wine, and when jackals come, they have shotguns.

Zhang Tian didn't take it seriously. Although the witch was very tough verbally, inspiration told him that the old lady's hostility was minimal, not even as strong as that of the witch doctor Songluo.

He reiterated his position: "We will rest for a few days, replenish supplies, and then we will set off. During this period, we will inevitably need your help. I thank you here in advance. I hope we can get along with each other in a friendly way."

The sky maiden doesn't look very outstanding, but she is meticulous and thoughtful in her words and actions...

Sumire raised her opinion of this unremarkable young man, and said with a smile: "You have come from the far north. The journey has been hard. The forest is full of dangers. It is right to recharge your energy before setting off. We are happy to help travelers. "

(End of this chapter)