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Chapter 176 Coming of Age Ceremony
The coming-of-age ceremony of the Beixue tribe determines the direction of each person's remaining life. Young men who have received sufficient training will join hunting teams or serve in patrol teams within the tribe.

They will once again undergo a test similar to the blood test during the coming-of-age ceremony, but this test will not focus on talent but personal ability.

For the young men, they will compete in some events under the witness of the old witch. The outstanding ones will join the hunting team, and those who are not suitable for hunting will stay in the tribe, do other types of work, and learn some skills that are beneficial to the development of the tribe.

There is a similar comparison for young girls. They will dress themselves up as beautifully as possible and marry young men from other tribes under the blessing of the old witch.

On the day when the tribe holds its coming-of-age ceremony, not only members of the Beixue tribe will come, but other tribes will also send envoys to choose a spouse.

In the Northern Territory, population is an important resource, so once every girl reaches the age of sixteen and reaches the adult line in this world, she must take on the responsibility of continuing the tribe.

However, members of a tribe are often related by blood, and during the coming-of-age ceremony, envoys from other tribes are selected to select girls from their own tribe.

When other tribes that have good relations with the Beixue tribe hold coming-of-age ceremonies, the Beixue tribe will naturally send envoys to choose relatives, which is equivalent to exchanging populations.
This year, [Hua] has turned sixteen, and it is time for her to take part in the coming-of-age ceremony. Every time Jiang Qiu came back from hunting this month, he only saw the tightly closed gate of the courtyard next door, but no familiar figures. This is because the girl has to avoid relatives one month before the coming-of-age ceremony.

"Time flies by so fast, even [Hua] is already sixteen years old."

Jiang Qiu whispered in his heart, a trace of mixed thoughts slipped through the corner of his eyes.

I have already spent thirteen years in the Northern Realm. In another seven years, the battle for the Chosen One will begin, but now I am only approaching the Bronze Skin Realm.

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This speed is naturally much faster than that of people of the same age, but the real opponent is the Chosen One, not a native of the Northern Territory.

Including myself, there are currently nine known chosen ones, most of whom are from the demon race, and there are only four human tribes. Except for Xibing and Beixue, the other two are relatively small.

The most powerful tribe among the human race is [Jin] of the Xibing tribe. After years of accumulation, Xibing has clearly surpassed Beixue. Many tribes are flocking to it, and one of them is a tribe that has the Chosen One, and has contributed a lot of resources to it.

[Jin] is very powerful, and it is said that he has awakened a talent similar to a blizzard, which can make the snow several meters around gather and rotate, blocking his vision!
Relying on this talent, he once had a record of hunting an entire herd of snow-patterned deer alone. The leader of the tribe publicized this widely, fearing that the tribes in the northern border would not know that they, Xibing, had produced an extraordinary chosen one.

"Only if I participate in the coming-of-age ceremony earlier and obtain the qualification to enter the ice cap hot springs, can I grow faster," Jiang Qiu's eyes were bright, holding a stream of hot air in his hands. "My realm is almost reaching bronze skin, and it's time to try the hot spring body tempering."

The ice-capped hot springs controlled by the tribe have the ability to temper the body, and have cultivated countless powerful warriors for the tribe over the past thousand years.

That was the territory seized by the Chosen One of the previous generation of the Northern Snow Tribe. It was the only ice-covered hot spring complex in the entire Northern Wasteland and one of the core areas of the Northern Snow Tribe.

As the hot spring water is too hot, only those with thick skin and flesh are allowed to enter, but the best adult men can adapt to such high temperatures, so the coming-of-age ceremony includes the reward of distributing hot springs.

However, there are actually not many places available. After all, the hot springs are used to train those outstanding warriors who have already reached the Bronze Skin Realm, and only one spot can be allocated at most.

Only those who surpass all those who participated in the coming-of-age ceremony can be qualified to soak in the hot springs. This has been the unchanging rule of the Beixue tribe.

I chatted with Uncle Xiong for a while about the coming-of-age ceremony. After dinner, the sky quickly darkened. I turned my head and looked at the house next to the courtyard wall. The lights were still on and the windows were still shining. In three days, Hua will also choose her husband's family. I am really quite emotional.

Although it is just a secret world, we have lived together for thirteen years after all, which always breeds some melancholy, even a bit like the dozen years since I was born in the Northwest.

I didn't have many concerns at that time, and they were all over before I entered high school.

I don't have many concerns now, but in three days there will be one less.

"I hope she can find a husband's family that she is satisfied with."

With a murmur, Jiang Qiu dispelled the girl's smile that was gradually gathering in his mind, pulled back the door and extinguished the candle.

Three days passed in a flash. The gate of the neighboring courtyard was rarely opened, so her father's figure could be seen sooner or later.

But today, it's time to see [flowers] again. The altar is surrounded by tribesmen from the tribe, and people are surging in the streets and alleys. The white breath they exhale melts the snow on the houses.

Amidst the laughter, they talked about the handsome young men and beautiful young women in the tribe.

The envoys from other tribes who came here under the leadership of the warriors also listened to the excitement.

"I heard that the Chosen One of your tribe will also participate in the coming-of-age ceremony?"

A middle-aged envoy in a cotton robe asked, and the Northern Snow Tribe warrior who was in charge of guiding him laughed and said, "Yes, the Chosen One of our tribe is very talented. He was able to kill an adult male snow deer at the age of thirteen, which is worthy of the standard of an adult."

"The adult male snow deer that was killed alone was the one that was kidnapped by the Xibing tribe a month ago?"

A harsh voice came from the envoy team. The leading soldier frowned and turned around, just in time to see the young man next to the middle-aged man in the cotton robe, who also had a cotton robe on his shoulders and a raised brow.

"Haha, sorry, sorry. Our young master from Nanshan rarely visits other tribes and speaks more directly."

The middle-aged man just smiled and waved his hand. The corner of the soldier's mouth twitched, and he secretly clenched his fists without arguing.

Although the Nanshan tribe is not as powerful as it was ten thousand years ago and its population is far less than that of the Beixue, it has still stood to this day. Now that this generation has produced the Chosen One, it is not convenient to offend them again.

The East Coast Tribe, which also has the Chosen One, has already sided with the West Ice Tribe and is trying to encircle the North Snow Tribe. If they do not make peace with the South Mountain Tribe, the situation will be even more grim!
However, the son of the leader of the Nanshan tribe, Bing, was extremely arrogant. He was also of excellent blood, so he was even more arrogant. Only the chosen one of their tribe could suppress him.
"Young Master, although the Beixue tribe is not as strong as it used to be, it is still much stronger than us. Now we are in their territory, so be careful what you say and do."

Seeing the guiding soldier go away, the middle-aged man sighed and gave serious instructions.

[Ice] raised his chin and smiled: "The West Ice Tribe has coveted them for a long time, and the East Coast Tribe is eyeing them covetously. Do they dare to offend us in Nanshan?
But just tell them the truth, so what if they don't like it?

Didn't Nanshan once have a lot of money? How come our generation has lost its confidence? "

(End of this chapter)