We made you the chief, and now you've become the world's chief?

Chapter 94 The Strangeness of the River's Source

The next morning, just as dawn was breaking, Xia Minghao led Li Ba and the other seven, along with Ye Zi, onto the wooden boat.

The sails made of bark from the sail tree had been taken down and are now being hung up again.

Ye Zi's blurry eyes only opened after she boarded the boat. She puffed out her cheeks and focused her attention on the sail as a gentle breeze began to blow.

Because the area of ​​airflow that can be generated is not large, the people sitting with Ye Zi naturally did not notice it.

All I could feel was the scenery on the shore starting to rush past.

Driven by the wind, the boat sped up, but since he had prior experience and knew that the waterway was clear enough, Xia Minghao did not control the speed.

The boat's speed will stop increasing only when the wind force provided by the leaves just offsets the resistance experienced by the boat.

Now, Liba and the others could feel the wind blowing.

That's because the boat was moving, and the refreshing current rushed towards us, and the water vapor mixed on the water's surface brought a refreshing coolness to the sweltering weather.

Xia Minghao looked at Ye Zi and felt a pang of regret once again.

It would be great if there were more people like Ye Zi from the Wind Tribe.

But where can we find this?
Ye Zi escaped here and had no idea where the others were...

Given the current conditions, going to search for them would be counterproductive; we should focus on improving the tribe's productivity first.

At the same time, Xia Minghao became curious about what exactly the totem stone that the leaf mentioned was and what its function was.

Ye Zi said that their Wind Tribe prayed to the totem stone, which is why they possessed the power of the totem.

He also said that he could sense airflow and even create airflow when he was a child.

So, can one obtain this magical power simply by hoping to see the totem stone?
Or is it actually a "racial skill" inherent to the Wind Tribe, and has nothing to do with totem stones...?

These mysteries may only be solved when they reach the floodplains and encounter other totem tribes.

As for Ye Zi's Wind Tribe, Xia Minghao estimated that it had probably gone extinct long ago, leaving only Ye Zi as its sole survivor.

Oh no...

Looking at Ye Zi, who was trying to create airflow, with pity, Xia Minghao suddenly had some questions.

I wonder if Yezi's child will also possess this magical ability...

By the time the sun had fully risen, they had arrived at the riverbank that Xia Minghao was once familiar with, which was the "Former Site of the Xi Tribe".

This was the first time I had ever gone upstream along the river, looking at the riverbanks beyond the Xi tribe.

It's a familiar feeling.

I remember walking along this path, hoping to find a place with a signal to make an emergency call.

Looking back now, it was really dangerous. If we had gone any further, we would most likely have encountered a saber-toothed tiger.

Fortunately, I had probably fainted from heatstroke, but was found by the Xi tribe and survived.

Meanwhile, Xia Minghao also discovered something along the way.

I had previously considered using a boat to discover other tribes.

Theoretically, everyone has to fetch water from the stream, so there's bound to be a possibility of encountering something.

However, they overlooked one crucial point: the probability of encountering such an event is extremely low.

I've been walking for so long now, and I haven't met a single one.

Even the Wu tribe of the past did not encounter it.

We still have to climb up Salt Spring Mountain and use a telescope to map it out...

When the time comes, we can directly locate the fire and smoke by looking at where it is, which will greatly improve efficiency.

Drawing a map will also facilitate future development of the area around Yanquan Mountain.

Who knows, we might even find some resources...

As the boat continued upstream, the scenery became increasingly novel.

The terrain on both sides of the river becomes noticeably higher, and the river becomes steeper, causing the boat speed to gradually decrease.

As they continued forward, Xia Minghao noticed that the trees on both sides of the river were gradually becoming thinner.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, around noon, the trees on both banks suddenly disappeared.

Instead, the ground is covered with low shrubs and brambles, quite densely, far surpassing the conditions around Yanquan Mountain.

"This must be the insurmountable end that Aisha was talking about."

After carefully examining both sides of the riverbank, he realized that if he were to leave, he indeed wouldn't be able to move an inch; even with a survival knife, he would be unable to take a single step.

Fortunately, we have a boat and leaves now.

"Chief! Look!"

Just as they were observing the situation on the riverbank, they suddenly heard Liba shout.

Xia Minghao quickly looked ahead and was also startled.

Ahead was a vast expanse of white mist, resembling a magnificent, towering wall!
Where did this huge white fog come from?
"Chief, could there be something terrifying in this white fog?" "Terrifying?"

At this moment, another man from the Li clan also spoke up.

Xia Minghao frowned upon hearing this.

This world is full of strange things, and it's really hard to say whether there might be any weird things in it.

Moreover, such a large amount of white fog is already quite unusual...

"Chief, I, I can blow it open."

"That's great that you can blow the leaves open."

Just as Xia Minghao was beginning to hesitate about what to do, he suddenly heard Ye Zi's sweet voice.

Oh right, I almost forgot, the leaves have many uses.

The boat maintained its speed and continued upstream.

After walking upstream for a while, the rapids disappeared instantly, and it seemed that we had entered a new plateau area.

"Ye Zi, don't let the boat keep going, let it drift slowly past."

Worried that if the boat continued to accelerate, it might plunge directly into the white fog and cause danger, Xia Minghao gave Ye Zi a heads-up.

Ye Zi nodded and began to prepare. Once she got close enough to reach the white mist, she started to create airflow to disperse it.

The members of the Li clan picked up their oars, as Ye Zi would focus on dispelling the white mist, and they would provide the power for the boat to move.

Xia Minghao, on the other hand, was observing the surroundings.

Because of the white fog ahead, we can only see things around us with binoculars right now.

Once inside the white fog, the telescope becomes completely useless.

There was nothing to observe on either side of the riverbank.

It was just a large open space, with undulating terrain, and I still couldn't see a single tree.

Just as Ye Zi was about to enter the white mist and was about to use the airflow to disperse it, the water surface suddenly sputtered.

Immediately afterwards, a loud thud was heard from the ship.

This sudden change startled everyone on the ship, and even Ye Zi forgot to use the power of the totem.

Xia Minghao remained vigilant, and at this moment, he had already drawn his survival knife and was holding it in his hand.

After seeing clearly what had happened, Xia Minghao relaxed his guard slightly.

It turned out that a strange thing had jumped onto the ship.

What surprised Xia Minghao the most before was the blackfish and the large scaled fish; the other small fish he found were quite normal.

And today, I actually discovered something strange again.

The fish that jumped onto the boat was strangely shaped, with a very long mouth that looked like a large straw.

The tip of this large straw is like the fleshy lips of an abalone.

Thinking back to the situation the boat encountered earlier, including the rapids, Xia Minghao guessed that the fish's strange appearance was probably related to that, perhaps an attempt to attach itself to the rapids...

I wonder what this fish tastes like...

After a moment's thought, Xia Minghao kicked the fish into the water.

The members of the Li clan began rowing vigorously, while Ye Zi started creating billowing air currents around the boat.

The white mist ahead was slowly blown away by the wind, and the same river appeared before us.

"Leaf, could you make the wind blow over a wider area? We don't need a concentrated wind right now."

Xia Minghao reminded her, and Ye Zi nodded, her cheeks puffing out as if she were straining her whole body.

This time the area was significantly larger, with large swaths of white fog being blown away, and the previously dispersed fog not quickly regrouping.

Looking at the clear path behind him, Xia Minghao felt somewhat at ease.

Slowly navigating the river shrouded in white mist, Xia Minghao held his breath.

Until they faintly heard a low-frequency rumbling sound, like distant thunder, which continued unabated.

It shouldn't be the sound of any animal, and it sounds somewhat familiar.

it seems that……

Xia Minghao's eyes lit up instantly. Could it be a waterfall?

"Ye Zi, you..."

Just as I was about to tell Yezi to concentrate the wind at the bow of the boat and move forward as quickly as possible.

But then they saw that Ye Zi's eyes, as big as leaves, were filled with terror as she looked up at the white mist high in the sky.

Xia Minghao's heart tightened, and he immediately raised his head as well!
But there's nothing there.
(End of this chapter)