Chapter 224 Bow and Arrow
In the early morning, the first ray of sunlight passed through the layers of dense forest and reflected on the sacrificial platform in the center of the tribe. Although they had experienced a night of carnival, the sacrificial platform and its surroundings were still very neat. Because the sacrifice last night was in addition to
The tribe celebrates returning from hunting
In addition to other factors, the most important thing is to pray to the gods for blessings, to bless you to hunt more prey in the future, to bless the tribe to prosper, and there are all kinds of thoughts in it.
It contains the ardent expectations of everyone in the tribe.
And this expectation does not depend on whether the gods can really appear, but on the degree of development of tribal civilization. Most of the time, once people encounter problems that they cannot understand and solve, they will fantasize.
There is an omnipotent thing that can easily help them solve this problem. This omnipotent thing has magical means and unparalleled power. Not only can it easily solve their problems, it can even bring them more benefits.
What unexpected benefits.
Of course, such sacrifices are not only done when people encounter difficulties, people will try to pray for blessings. In ordinary times, people will also pray to gods to let the existing good luck continue and prevent future bad luck from coming.
Most of the time, people will use themselves as prototypes to create something. Of course, if there are some magical phenomena where people live, then these magical phenomena will naturally be treated as gods.
, for example, the god worshiped by the tribe where Zhou Yutian is now is the mountain god of Fangshan.
People in the tribe worship the mountain gods in the hope of getting rid of bad luck, hoping to be protected by the mountain gods, hoping that the tribe will be prosperous, and hoping to catch more prey in the future. All of this is related to the problems people are encountering now and their expectations for the future.
closely related.
Tribal sacrifice is a very important matter. Every time the tribe leader makes sacrifices, he will devoutly pray for the blessings of the gods. Compared with other tribesmen, the burden on the tribal leader is heavier, so the blessings he prays for
There are also more numerous and earnest wishes. In particular, I hope that the gods can bless the wounds of the hunting warriors in the tribe to heal, even if they cannot.
Together, at least it won't be as painful as it is now. This is what the tribal leader prays for the most during every sacrifice, because he has tried various methods, but to no avail, so he can only hand over this problem.
It’s for the more complicated and confusing gods. Sacrifice to gods is sometimes done out of expectations for the future, and sometimes it’s also done out of frustration with the current situation.
Although the tribal leaders would pray devoutly during every sacrifice, they did not participate in this prayer this time because so many prayers did not bring any effect. Before that, there were many
When there is no prayer, neither disaster will happen nor luck will come. Sacrifice
It doesn't seem to matter whether the gods do this thing more or less, but Zhou Wutian's arrival is probably the only chance, and the tribal leader hopes to seize this opportunity firmly, because such an opportunity is more valuable than praying.
God's blessing is more real and within reach.
Facts have proved that the tribal leader's choice was correct, because just when the sunlight was shining on the house where they were, Hu Yu stood up and patted his shoulder, shaking him awake from his sleep.
"Deputy, deputy leader." The tribe saw Hu Yu and asked anxiously, "How is your injury? You can't get up casually!"
"Don't worry, my injury is almost healed." Hu Yu said, "This time, the tribe has met a noble person. Go and take good care of it."
The tribal leader looked at the energetic deputy leader, and naturally understood a lot of things, so he quickly woke up a few sleeping people around him and ran outside the house, looking around for Zhou Yutian's figure.
"Brother, it seems that I haven't lost this game of chess yet." Hu Yu looked at the tribal leaders and others who were running out in a hurry, twirling his beard and saying with a smile.
"This is amazing." A young man said excitedly, holding the finished pottery in his hand.
"Show me quickly." Another young man also gathered around the young man excitedly.
Yesterday, where Professor Zhou Kutian and several people were making pottery, several fires had been set up.
Come out and bake the pottery made yesterday. Some of the pottery, bowls and chopsticks have been fired. Two middle-aged men are standing by the fire, carefully and evenly baking the pottery according to Zhou Wutian's instructions.
A clay pot that can accommodate one person. Although the two of them were quite excited to see the pottery, bowls and chopsticks coming out of the oven, they still had the poise of adults and carefully guarded the more important large clay pot at critical moments.
Firing work.
Zhou Wutian is generally quite satisfied with the pottery bowls and chopsticks that have just been fired, because under such conditions, there are neither professional personnel nor professional production tools, nor a complete firing kiln.
It is very difficult for a few people to achieve this effect with simple production tools and a simple kiln. In fact, because the firepower and uniformity of the kiln here are relatively poor, it is difficult to achieve this effect.
Therefore, before Zhou Yutian fired the pottery, he evenly applied a herbal medicine on the pottery, which reduced the difficulty of firing. However, although the difficulty of firing was reduced, the performance of the pottery did not change much.
The appearance is a bit worse, or rather uglier, but for tribes under current conditions, they don't care about appearance. Under current conditions, performance is the most important factor.
"Hey, I found you." Several people from the tribe leader came to Zhou Wutian at this time, and the tribe leader said breathlessly.
"When I woke up this morning, I saw that you were sleeping soundly, so I didn't disturb your rest," Zhou Yutian said.
"It's embarrassing to say that you came to help our tribe, but we actually fell asleep. It's really embarrassing," the leader said.
"It's not your fault." Zhou Yutian said, "You spent too much energy last night, and the drugs I took have some sleep-aiding effects. Your situation is normal." Zhou Yutian knew that although yesterday's
During the treatment, Zhou Yutian used medicine needles to
Duan blocked the movement of Hu Yu's meridians, making it impossible for him to move his vitality. However, even if his vitality was blocked, he still could not treat Hu Yu like ordinary people. After all, in addition to the cultivation of vitality, practitioners also have
There are going to be some influences along the way of body refining.
Therefore, even if Hu Yu's vitality is sealed, it is not an easy task for the leaders and others to hold Hu Yu down. The physical strength and energy they consumed last night may be comparable to the physical strength and energy they spent on a hunting trip.
energy, and some of the sleep-aid drugs used by Zhou Wutian came out and affected them. It is understandable that they slept deeply.
"If you need anything, just ask." Ling said this. After experiencing the treatment process of deputy leader Hu Yu, Ling naturally realized the huge value Zhou Wutian would bring to the tribe.
Compared with illusory things like praying and offering sacrifices to gods, people are more willing to believe in the value of it.
"There is nothing else to do. After the firing of these pots is completed, we can start to heal the injured tribe members." Zhou Yutian said, "But this still takes some time. During this period of time,
, if you are interested, I can help you improve your hunting tools, so that you don't have to send so many people to hunt every time, and the hunting efficiency is relatively low."
"This, of course, this is what they want." Hearing that Zhou Yutian offered to help them modify their tools, the leader was a little surprised, but he had no doubts, because the fact that he cured the deputy leader was enough.
Let the tribe trust him, not to mention that he has been certified by the mountain god and has the qualifications to become the leader of the tribe.
Because he needed to watch the firing process of the pots to avoid problems, Zhou Yutian couldn't leave here, so he asked people to bring all the tools and weapons already in the tribe, as well as the members of the hunting team who were still able to go out hunting.
Called over.
There are still more than ten people in the hunting team, all of whom are strong young and middle-aged people. However, although the number is large, Zhou Yutian can see that some of them are also affected by the cobalt ashlar. Although their bodies are strong, their pace is slow.
On the other hand, he is weak and has no confidence.
Although the number of people in the hunting team is small and only accounts for a small part of the total number of people in the tribe, due to their importance in the tribe, their status in the tribe is very high.
In fact, the hunting team is also equivalent to the decision-making level in the tribe. Many times, important decisions in the tribe are decided by the hunting team, the leader and the deputy leader. To a certain extent, the hunting team can even decide the leader of the tribe.
Candidate.
The members of the hunting team who arrived had already heard from the tribal leader that Hu Yu's injuries had been cured when they were summoned. Because Hu Yu did not tell them that he was poisoned, they always thought that Hu Yu was poisoned.
It was an injury. After learning about this incident, the members of the hunting team were naturally full of respect for Zhou Kutian.
The tribe is a martial tribe, because force can help them obtain more food and gain advantages in confrontations with outsiders and people from other tribes. However, after conducting transactions with the outside world, they also slowly discovered that many
At this time, force cannot represent everything, and there are very few problems that can be solved by brute force alone. And this point is different between them and foreign countries.
During the period of contact with the world, it became even more intense, especially since they were now suffering from cobalt ashlar, and the only force they were proud of was gradually being deprived of them. Therefore, at this time, they were not interested in anything other than brute force.
"Power" is desired more than ever. And Zhou Wutian came to their tribe at the right time, which was like a gift from the gods.
"Little friend Wutian is really knowledgeable and talented. Not only does he know how to remove the poison from my body, but he can also help the tribe develop. He is really a noble person of the tribe." After the members of the hunting team were summoned, Hu Yu also walked.
When he came, Hu Yu's face was glowing red and he was walking well and vigorously. He was completely unlike a person who was still tortured by poison last night and couldn't move.
"You're welcome, Vice-Commander." Zhou Yutian smiled, but he was secretly surprised in his heart. Although Hu Yu was not poisoned by a powerful poison, the poison was to this extent, but after simple treatment, he was able to recover like this.
This was really the first time Zhou Yuzhen saw it. He vaguely felt that there was a force working secretly, helping the people here to recover faster and better.
After briefly getting to know the members of the hunting team, Zhou Kutian began to study the weapons currently used by the hunting team. There were not many weapons used in the tribe, only two long swords, one short axe, and two short blades.
, these were obtained when they had friction or trade with outside towns. Because the tribe mastered some grinding techniques, these weapons were very sharp, but because the tribe
Luo has not traded with outside towns for a long time, so these weapons have not been replaced for a long time. Although they are carefully preserved, because each polishing will gradually wear out the weapons themselves, these weapons appear to be very fragile.
They are short and blunt, so in many cases hunting teams do not give priority to using these weapons, but instead use another weapon that the tribe can produce on its own - bows and arrows.
Because the tribe has very good skills in wood processing, they are quite fond of these wooden bows and arrows, and they also understand the bow and arrow preparation process in the town very quickly, as if they are born with woodworking materials.
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Because the materials were easily available, almost everyone in the tribe had a bow and arrow, and children were taught how to use bows and arrows when they learned to walk.
Long before the trade with the towns, there were already some bows and arrows in the tribe, but bows and arrows were not yet mature at that time, and neither the shooting distance nor the attack power were far enough, because most hunting at that time used throwing wooden spears.
method, and then through the learning of bows and arrows in towns
Practice has made bows and arrows the main weapons among the tribes. At the same time, the tribes also learned how to make large bows and arrows in the towns, and developed bows and arrows that require the cooperation of several people. One of the bows and arrows requires the cooperation of ten people.
It can even be compared to the power of ordinary siege crossbows.
These studies on bows and arrows also helped the tribe play a key role in resisting the attacks of the town forces. After all, the forces in the town organized people to come to the deep mountains and dense forests filled with cobalt powder to reach the tribe alive.
It is already very difficult to reach the position. It is too difficult to bring those large siege weapons, so most of them are melee personnel. And these melee personnel can use bows and arrows when facing almost everyone.
When a tribe breaks out, its fate can be imagined.
As for the bow among these forces,
Archers, when the attack started, there were still some involved, but they only existed in the first attack, and there were no traces of archers after that, because the tribe members were very powerful and used
The bows are also very large, and their shooting range is much further than the bows and arrows held by the archers in the town forces. Therefore, the archers in the town forces regretfully found that their bows and arrows could not reach the people on the opposite side at all, so during subsequent attacks
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