I'm bad and I'm hitting a wall, primitive life requires hard work

The sudden visit from the Shanyan tribe sounded a wake-up call for Xi Yiqi.

In this forest, there is not only peaceful coexistence, but also naturally there are wars for territory plunder between small tribes.

The Mountain Rock Tribe will not pay any attention to these, after all, the forest is so vast.

What if the real enemy attacks the next time the hunting team goes out?

How should the old, weak, sick, disabled and young in the tribe protect themselves?

So, that night, Nishi Ichiki took the opportunity to propose that defensive measures should be put on the agenda first within the limited time.

Even if you have food and a home, if you can't protect it, all your efforts will be in vain!

Taking advantage of the free time from firing pottery, he followed Chief Chen Qi to conduct a detailed inspection along the periphery of the Yanyuan tribe.

The Yanyuan tribe is located on the edge of the mountains and by the water. Except for a small stream on the west side, there are dense forests on the other two sides. If invaders break in from here, it will be difficult to be discovered.

Therefore, this wall needs to be not only tall enough, but also long enough!

Finally, after some thought, the two decided to first demarcate a small area within the tribe.

First, build a low inner wall that can play a certain defensive role. After the pottery is almost fired, you can fire a batch of bricks and build a higher and stronger outer wall, which will provide a more thorough defensive effect.

There are also advantages to having a small range.

Just arrange one person to guard the gate of the inner wall and send another person to patrol.

In this way, we can make the best use of limited human resources and maximize their efficiency!

A lookout tower could also be considered in the future.

However, this matter cannot be rushed, after all, there are too few available labor forces in the tribe.

We can use some existing resources to gradually start building some defensive measures.

Nishi Ichisu walked briskly towards the warriors who were building the fence, carrying the broken pottery pieces. He also glanced at the fragments in the basket and a meaningful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Look, the ready-made resources are here!

In the following days, the tribe needed to produce a large amount of earthenware because in addition to using it for dozens of people in their own tribe, they also had to exchange linen with the Wasa tribe and participate in trade fairs.

During the firing process, there are successes as well as failures.

In this way, the broken pottery fragments accumulated more and more.

After all, it was made with great effort and should not be wasted.

"Chief Chen Qi!" He walked behind the chief and called out first.

When Shen Qi heard the voice, he placed the stone hammer in his hand on the wood, turned his head and asked, "Xiqi, is there something you want to talk to me about?"

Nishi Ichisu smiled and raised the basket in his hand, saying, "These are the broken pieces of earthenware that were fired. We can insert them upside down on the outside of the inner wall, like this..."

As she spoke, she took a piece of the fragment from the basket and stuck it into the soil, leaving the sharp point protruding from the ground.

Chen Qi watched her movements with great interest and asked curiously, "What's the point of doing this?"

"Most foreigners don't like to wear shoes. They are used to walking barefoot in the forest. If you are not careful and step on these sharp fragments, you will definitely get hurt."

Chen Qi squatted down naturally and listened attentively.

"These fragments are similar in color to the soil and are not easy to be found. Now the tribal wall has not been built yet. Doing this will not only drive away some wild beasts, but also play a certain defensive role!" he explained briefly.

After hearing this, Chen Qi suddenly burst into laughter: "Great! That's a really good idea."

Then he patted Nishi Ichisu's shoulder hard.

hiss--

Nishi Ichisu took a deep breath inwardly.

This force almost sent me flying!

"Chief, we still have to dig the foundation trench for the inner wall first."

"Foundation trench? What is that?"

"It means digging a ditch as a base where you plan to build the inner wall. With such a foundation, the wall will not collapse so easily."

This name was actually randomly chosen by Nishi Ichiki. After all, he didn't study architecture, and primitive people didn't understand these things. It was enough for them to know that this was its use.

After hearing this, Shen Qi lowered his head and thought for a while.

"Tomorrow I will ask the hunting team to return to the tribe early and start digging before it gets dark. I think it will be finished in a few days."

"Thank you for your hard work, warriors." Before the words were finished, Nishi Ichiki continued:

"Now that we have traps, our food has become much more abundant. It's still a long way from winter, so there's no need to rush to smoke all the food into jerky for storage. We can let the tribesmen eat their fill first."

It’s just right for the other children to eat more. After all, they still have to train, which is very hard!

I felt a little uncomfortable when I thought about seeing the children’s lean bodies when they were practicing Changquan in the morning.

Chen Qi nodded slightly and said "hmm".

Nishi Ichiki was about to leave when his eyes fell on the unfinished fence beside him. He asked casually, "By the way, Chief, did you get anything from those little traps?"

Nia stopped what she was doing, leaned forward and complained, "Oh, don't even mention it, those flying beasts are just too hard to catch!"

"Yes, they are very cunning." Yan Luo, standing aside, echoed.

Xi Yiqi frowned slightly.

When making earthenware, he also drew some small traps and taught them to his tribesmen. Most of them were lasso traps of various styles, which would not directly kill the prey.

This is done to catch some small animals alive.

A few days ago, I asked Yan Luo in detail about some common animals here, trying to find animals like pheasants.

I really found it!

It's this kind of flying beast.

Seeing Xi Yiqi's curiosity, Arthur took great pains the next day and captured one with a stone arrow.

Of course, dead.

This flying beast was very similar to modern chickens, except that it was smaller in size, had particularly large feet, had a hooked beak with bony spikes, and had much longer, dark green feathers.

Not only can they run fast, they can also fly to a height of about half a meter. The feathers on their bodies allow them to hide perfectly in the forest, making them difficult to be discovered.

Therefore, hunting teams have been reluctant to take the effort to catch them in the past.

If the trap doesn't work, you'll have to find another way.

Seeing Xi Yiqi frowning and not saying anything, Yan Luo thought for a moment and said, "Tomorrow I will take Heishi, Xiyi and Lanxi to a place farther away where there are many flying beasts and set up some traps to see if we can catch a few alive."

Nishi Ichisu nodded in agreement.

Suddenly, Lan Xi's voice came from behind: "Why do you want to capture the flying beast alive?"

She put the wood in her hand on the ground and walked over.

Nishi Ichisu explained: "This is for domestication."

Lan Xi then asked another question: "What is domestication?"

"Domestication means selecting animals that are relatively docile and pose little threat to humans, capturing them and placing them in pens to tame them slowly."

After listening to this, Lan Xi nodded thoughtfully, but still asked with some doubt: "Then how do we know which animals are suitable for domestication?"

Nishi Ichiki answered patiently: "Generally speaking, we can judge and analyze whether animals are aggressive and destructive by observing their behavioral habits. Of course, not all animals are suitable for domestication, and we need to decide based on the actual situation."

Hearing this, Nia interrupted: "But what's the point of doing this?"

"Since we have traps, we have more prey. Food is not easy to preserve in summer, and it would be a waste to eat it all, right?"

Everyone nodded after hearing this.

In summer, not to mention meat, even fruits cannot be preserved for too long!