The road to science is long and arduous

It was snowing outside and the cold wind blew into the cave, making a whistling sound.

Niu Si asked with difficulty: "Priest, what do you mean?"

He frowned, grabbed the boy's thin arm, and whispered, "There is only one priest in a tribe."

"Niu Si, the Water Tribe hasn't had an orc awaken for three years. In the past three years, we didn't dare to go hunting in the Beast Tide, and we were even driven to such a remote place by the Ze Tribe.

The young man looked at Niu Si and felt extremely sad.

But the more he thought about it, the more feasible it seemed.

His eyes were firm, "The Water Tribe needs a new priest."

"Priest, you want our tribe to belong to the Wood Tribe, and there will no longer be a Water Tribe, right?"

The young man asked back: "Instead of waiting to die together, what's wrong with this?"

Niu Si remained silent, he knew that what the priest said was right.

Over the past three years, the tribe has tried every possible method, but they have not been able to awaken orcs again.

"Besides, the Mu tribe may not agree." The young man said worriedly, "We are not sure how much salt stone they have. If they refuse, we may have to ask the Salt Tribe for help."

Upon hearing this, Niu Si immediately refused and said, "You must not go to the Salt Department."

"There was a bird tribe before. After they joined the Salt Tribe, except for the young male and female orcs, the rest of the tribe was sent to the cannibal tribe to be traded as meat."

Niu Si thought of the people of the Water Tribe, "If our tribe goes, our fate will not be much better than that of the Bird Tribe."

"This place, except for the Wood Tribe and us, who have never sent meat people to the cannibals, all other tribes have done so. No tribe is safe."

The young man made up his mind, "Niu Si, come with me to the Mu tribe."

He couldn't possibly migrate with his tribe to a faraway place, as that would kill him faster.

After all the calculations, it turned out that only the Mu tribe could save them.

..

After the Wood Tribe's hunting team finished their training, they all gathered in the large mud house in the square.

There was no kang for sleeping in the earthen house, but there was a ground heating system.

The fire in the fire pit gradually became hotter, and the clay pot above was burning hot water.

The ground began to warm up, and several people took off their hats and gloves and listened carefully to Shen Nong's lecture on ancient military strategies.

"Besiege Wei to Save Zhao" means that the Zhao tribe was attacked by the Wei tribe, and the Zhao tribe's good brother Qi tribe took advantage of the fact that no one from the Wei tribe was around and surrounded the Wei tribe, pretending to attack them."

"The Wei tribe quickly withdrew the orcs that were attacking the Zhao tribe and returned to the tribe to defend it. In this way, the Zhao tribe was saved..."

Shen Nong looked around at everyone, seeing their confused expressions, and said with a smile: "Do you understand?"

Hu Xiao waved his hand and said, "I understand!"

"real?"

Shen Nong obviously didn't believe it, and Hu Xiao was the most confused among them.

"of course it's true."

Hu Xiao glanced at Ze, then said to Shen Nong: "Priest, when Ze fights me tomorrow, you help me surround Ze from behind, so that I can be saved."

"But after I'm rescued, priest, don't let go. I have to beat him before I can have the candy."

Shen Nong was amused by the tiger roar metaphor, "Why am I the one who surrounds Ze?"

Hu Xiao said without thinking: "Except for you, the priest, no one in the entire tribe can approach him from behind."

"That's because you are too weak." Shen Nong asked with a smile: "You have already told him the plan, and Ze has heard it. Do you think he will be fooled again tomorrow?"

Without waiting for Hu Xiao to answer, Ze, who had been silent the whole time, said, "I will."

"The priest said he can!" Hu Xiao was overjoyed when he heard that, and shouted, "Then can I eat candy tomorrow? I'm so greedy! These past few days, it's always been one person who wins."

Shen Nong's heart skipped a beat for no reason. He ignored the strange emotion and didn't even reject Hu Xiao's proposal. He just wanted to change the subject.

"After orcs awaken and transform, they all take on the same beast form as their mother, and their surnames are also based on the beast form. Ze, your current beast form does look a bit like a black panther, so your surname is Leopard?"

Ze shook his head and said, "A leopard without golden stripes cannot fly."

Shen Nong pondered and said, "That's true, but you don't have a last name..."

"Priest, what's your last name?"

Shen Nong: ? ?

Shen Nong, who originally wanted to say that it was okay not to have a surname, became interested when he heard Ze's question, "Why, do you want to share my surname?"

Ze lowered his head, his hands unconsciously clenched, revealing his full expectation at this moment, "Yeah."

Shen Nong supported his chin and thought about the meaning of choosing a name.

Choose, select.

Shen Ze.

Bearing my last name, my..choice?

Shen Nong's face turned red from his own wild thoughts. He picked up the ceramic cup beside him, sat up straight, and said stiffly, "You wish."

Although Hu Xiao didn't understand why, he had been choosing for a long time, so he followed suit and said, "That's right, it's a nice thought."

Tufeng thought about how he had never tasted any candy, and he also said, "Well, that's a nice thought."

Ze didn't listen to what the two said at all. He just stared at Shen Nong and said, "Priest, the water in the cup was finished when you came in. The hot water is still boiling and no water has been added."

Shen Nong glanced at the cup and found that there was indeed no water in it. He put down the cup and said calmly, "Oh."

Ze stood up and wanted to add water to Shen Nong, and Yang Lei came in from outside in the wind and snow.

"Priest, the people from the Water Tribe are here."

Shen Nong raised his eyebrows slightly, Water Tribe?

The water tribe that I met once in the Salt Tribe?

If I remember correctly, Tufeng told him that the tribe had not participated in the beast tide for three consecutive years.

When we were exchanging salt stones, we were troubled by the Salt Department and were unable to exchange much salt stones.

It's icy and snowy outside, and the Mu tribe has fish skin clothes and animal skins, so they have to wear hats and gloves to keep warm.

Shen Nong thought about it and the only thing he could think of was salt stone, which could make the Water Tribe risk freezing to death to come all the way here.

The amount of salt rock they replaced was so small that it was not enough for a winter.

"Bring the person here."

When the young priest of the Water Tribe and Niu Si saw the tall city walls in the vast white sky and earth, they were so shocked that they were speechless.

After being led into the Mu tribe, the shock never stopped.

The aroma of food wafted from the neatly-knit mud houses of the Mu tribe.

That was the smell of meat. I wonder what method the people of the Mu tribe used to make the meat so fragrant.

This caused the two of them to have their stomachs growling.

There was still smoke coming out of the houses of the Mu tribe, and laughter could be heard from time to time.

Niu Si saw many young men about the same age as the priests, lying in the small frame of the earthen house, looking at them with puzzled eyes.

It was as if they were wondering why an unfamiliar tribesman would appear in the tribe in such a cold winter.

Through the small frame, Niu Si saw that the young men had ruddy faces and chubby cheeks.

It's obvious that they have enough food and are not cold.

The man leading them was wrapped in animal skins all over his body, even on his hands.

The fur on the skin looked like it was still growing on the animal, so fluffy that he felt warm just looking at it.

The hides on him and the priest were already dry and hard, with many holes eaten by insects.

There is no difference between wearing it and not wearing it.

The animal skins worn by the people of the Mu tribe have no smell at all.

There's even a hint of fragrance.

It tastes very similar to the giant tree of the Wood Tribe.

The animal skins they wore smelled unpleasant even in winter.

Yang Lei stopped in front of the big mud house and pushed the door open for the two of them. "We're here."

To block the wind, a door curtain made of fish skin and stuffed with hay was hung at the door.

Yang Lei lifted the door curtain and urged the two to go in quickly, "The cold wind is going to blow in, go in quickly, the priest is waiting for you inside."

Everything outside was enough to surprise the two of them, but when they entered the earthen house, they realized that what they saw outside was nothing compared to this.

Warmth spreads throughout the body.

The body, which had been frozen stiff, slowly warmed up, the blood circulated rapidly, and a slight itchiness began to appear on the body.

Sitting in the room are the strongest fighters of the Mu tribe. They are all tall and strong, and because of the training they have received, they have a strong aura around them.

The two men from the Water Tribe were thin, ragged, and unkempt.

It doesn't fit in with the people in the room.

Shen Nong looked at the two people from the Water Tribe, which reminded him of the scene he saw when he had just traveled through time and landed on the altar of the Wood Tribe.

The members of the Mu tribe at that time were no different from the two people before him.

He was so thin that his ribs were visible. Now he is muscular, with his hair tied behind his head, revealing a strong face.

The animal skin coat on his body was clean and tidy, he had a sturdy figure, and sat there upright, without any trace of his former self.

Shen Nong sighed softly and said, "Hu Xiao, go get two chairs. Tu Feng, pour them two cups of hot water."

Hu Xiao and the other man stood up and did as they were told.

The people of the Water Tribe had never seen chairs before, so they carefully sat down, imitating the people of the Wood Tribe.

I didn't even dare to sit in the full seat, I only dared to sit a little bit in the front.

Tufeng poured two cups of hot water into ceramic cups and handed them to the two of them, "Drink some water."

The two men reached out and took the ceramic cup.

Before they had time to be surprised that the people of the Wood Tribe could grind the stone bowls so thinly, the temperature of the hot water penetrated through the ceramic cups and warmed their already frozen hands.

The two men held the ceramic cups in their hands, not moving for a long time.

Longing for this warmth.

"Drink it quickly. It's cold, and the water gets cold quickly."

Shen Nong picked up the ceramic cup filled with water, blew gently to lower the temperature, and took a sip.

"Drink it while it's hot and your body will be warmer."

The two of them then stopped talking and held up the ceramic cups, drinking slowly.

After taking a sip of hot water, all my internal organs felt warmed up.

I feel relaxed all over.

They had never drunk hot water before, and it turned out that hot water tasted so good.

Seeing that the two had almost finished drinking the water, Shen Nong asked, "What's the matter with you coming to the Mu tribe?"

The young priest of the Water Tribe tightly grasped the pottery cup in his hand, gritted his teeth, and said, "I am Lu Shuang, the priest of the Water Tribe. I came here to ask the priest of the Wood Tribe to allow the Water Tribe to join the Wood Tribe."

Shen Nong was a little surprised. He looked up at the boy and confirmed, "You mean, let the Water Tribe join the Wood Tribe?"

Isn't it borrowing salt stone?

Lu Shuang stood up, put the ceramic cup on the chair, crossed her hands on her chest, and knelt on one knee.

This is the orc's posture of submission.

"Priest of the Wood Tribe, please accept the Water Tribe and let them become members of the Wood Tribe."

Shen Nong did not answer. He thought that the system's task required building a small city, and of course the more people in the tribe, the better.

But the current situation is special. It is obviously unrealistic to incorporate an entire tribe in the winter when supplies are extremely scarce.

What's more, he knew very little about the Water Tribe..

Shen Nong declined. He also wanted to see how the priest of the Water Tribe would react. "The Wood Tribe may not be able to allow a tribe to join in the winter."

After hearing this, Lu Shuang lowered her head even more and pleaded, "Priest of the Wood Tribe, as long as you allow the children of our tribe to join us, it will be fine. They eat very little, so just give them a little hot water to drink every day."

The adult orcs in their tribe could still survive the cold winter, but the children could not.

Shen Nong asked: "Only children?"

Lu Shuang hesitated for a moment, he still wanted to talk about the old man.

Those old people watched him grow up, and he couldn't bear to see them freeze to death.

But Lu Shuang knew that no tribe would want an old man...

"Yes, only children. Fifteen, not many."

Niu Si also made a gesture of submission, "Wood Tribe Priest, please let the children become members of the Wood Tribe. The Beast God will bless you."

Shen Nong almost choked on water because of the other party's last sentence. This opening showed that he was an old feudal man.

"You send the children here by yourselves. After they come to the Wood Tribe, they will become members of my Wood Tribe and will no longer have any relationship with the Water Tribe."

Lu Shuang and Niu Si did not expect that the priest of the Wood Tribe would agree, and said excitedly: "Thank you, priest of the Wood Tribe, the Beast God will bless you!"

Shen Nong: ..

Alas, the people of the Wood Tribe have finally stopped being superstitious, and now a superstitious Water Tribe is coming.

The road to science is long and arduous.

Lu Shuang and the other two stood up to leave. Shen Nong looked at their thin backs and couldn't help but call them, "Wait a moment."

Then he said to Maoyun, "Go find Tudong and get two sets of winter clothes for them from the warehouse."

Mao Yun stood up and accepted the order, "Yes."