Orcs through the age

In the past few days, I have also discovered that although a day is divided into morning, afternoon and evening, a year is roughly divided into twelve months, and each month has about 30 days.But obviously the day here is longer than our original day. I made a simple water leak and measured it a few days ago. It is estimated that one day and night here is equivalent to the original forty hours. Of course, this number is not accurate. , but this discovery makes me very happy. After all, the progress of human society lacks time.

I like the simple interpersonal relationship and relatively simple competition here. To live a good life here requires more time and strength.My body is destined not to have the strength to rival those males, but I have more knowledge than them, and with time, I may not necessarily live better than others, but there is always a chance to live a simpler life, From the tribe to the salt cave where rock salt can be obtained is basically from the foot of this mountain to the mountainside of the next mountain next door. It looks very close, but it takes some time to walk.

As I walked and looked, I also found a lot of things, among which was a large leaf-like potato plant found at the foot of the mountain not far behind the tribe, and the rhizome underneath also looked like a potato, but it was bigger , if it is wild, it should not be so big, even bigger than our hybrid potatoes, one probably weighs more than half a catty.

However, people in this world are also relatively big. Males are generally more than 1.9 meters tall. For example, the patriarch and Luo Lei and his son should be two meters tall.Even a thin female like me is estimated to be between 1.7m and 1.7m[-].So size shouldn't be an issue.Cut it and smell it, it tastes like potatoes, I don’t know how it tastes, and this plant actually grows roots on every branch like our pothos and then gradually extends. I guess this large area is actually not A few original plants are just one or two spreading.Because I was not sure, I just dug a few and threw them in the animal skin bag, planning to take them home and cook them to eat.After all, it is a bit strange that there is no one digging such a large piece of grain here.Moreover, there are actually a lot of wild boars in these primitive mountains. This piece of potatoes, I call them potatoes for the time being, can grow so well, and it is probably thanks to the hunters in the tribe to clean them up.

There is also a plant on the sandy soil beside a protruding rock on the side of the second mountain, a little far away from the road. I can bet that this is a sweet potato or a sweet potato in our sense, because I I have already dug it out and eaten it, and there is no adverse reaction after eating it, because it is a sweet potato grown on the sand, it tastes good, and it is quite big, one is estimated to be about a catty, I plan to come back later. Dig some back.

If I had to eat wild fruits or eat salt roasts all the time, I'd rather have sweet potatoes, and I don't like fruit either.And sweet potato is also a good thing, it is good for digestion, and it is very full.This surprised me a little. Wild sweet potatoes and potatoes did not come from the same continent in my memory, but now I saw these two things on two hills not far apart. I had to marvel at the beauty of this world. It's amazing, and it also made me realize more deeply that I really shouldn't be on the earth anymore.

According to the impression, generally speaking, most of the animals and plants in this world are still similar to the earth, although there are differences in size.Except for those creatures that can only be seen in biology books or the magical creatures that appear in the form of hybrids of several creatures, basically they are not too beyond the imagination, so it does not cause me too much shock and anxiety.However, there are also those strange beasts that have never been seen before, but here are the great dangers that human beings face.

However, this also made me understand why the males here have the ability to transform. After all, humans are too powerless to deal with strange beasts such as sharp-toothed mammoths and tooth-eating rhinos. , it is almost impossible for a male to deal with a mammoth or rhinoceros.

Just like Anuo's Abba, as the number one hunter in the clan other than the patriarch at that time, he was so injured that he couldn't even maintain the half-beast shape, which delayed time.Even against a wild boar here, the transformed male would not dare to fight alone, not to mention the non-transformed one, it would be almost as easy to die as an ant.

The tribe moved here from the other side of the mountain range more than ten years ago. Earlier, it is said that they crossed the mountain from the other side of the mountain range.When the prey on the other side of the mountain was getting less and less, the whole tribe began to move. When they came to this place with hills and a vast plain, they found a big salt cave nearby, and chose the place at the foot of the mountain. The house was settled on a high platform.

The tribe is located on the west side of a large valley and plain surrounded by a large area of ​​hills. Behind it is a gentle slope upwards and gradually deepens into the vast hills. There is a gentle downward slope, and on the right side of the tribe is an endless plain extending from the hills. There are also small clumps of trees and many plants on the slope and plain.Looking down from the mountainside, beside the tribe, there is a small stream flowing down from the mountain behind it and slowly merges into a small river Changhe flowing through the plain in front of the tribe beside a certain mountain on the left side of the tribe.Although the long river is called a small river, it is about 30 meters wide by visual inspection. Including the river beach next to it, the wider part is estimated to be about 50 meters. It is estimated that a female without wings, boats and bridges is very difficult to rely on herself. Difficult to reach the other side.

Not to mention the plain on the other side of the river that can't be seen at a glance, even the slope and plain on the right side of the tribe are very vast. If it were on the earth, it is estimated that a medium-sized town could be built.To the northeast of the tribe is a large lake. The lake extends to the foot of the mountains. There is also a small river in the mountains to the east. It flows into the lake, but I heard that the short river is much narrower, about five or six meters wide. , from this side, the short river is of course very thin.

After the two rivers meet at the lake, they gradually go away through the river flowing from the lake to the northeast.The people living in the delta between the short river and that river are said to be aquariums that can develop fins from beasts and eat fish in the water as their main food.It is said that the upper reaches of the short river are inhabited by a group of people who cannot fly but are very skilled.However, like the aquarium, they generally do not cross short rivers.

Surrounded by mountains, this large slope is separated from the vast plain by long rivers, lakes and short rivers. to square kilometers, but even so, the range of activities of the females of our tribe is still pitifully small.

I also wondered why the people here don’t go fishing, but by visual inspection, it is estimated that it will take more than [-] kilometers to walk downhill from the tribe to the lake, and it will take about seven or eight kilometers to reach the river in a straight line. , and there are many bison herds on this slope and plain. I heard that the aurochs are as big as elephants, and the big wild sheep are basically as big as domestic calves. Look at the size of the people here and speculate about the size of the people here. Aurochs and wild sheep, you can imagine how dangerous it is for a single person to walk on this land without a gun or something like that.Over the years, the hunters in the tribe have hunted them, making it easy for them to be wary of humans. Although they will not take the initiative to attack the tribe, if a person accidentally bumps into them, it is too late to run.

Although these are prey for males, they have wings and can fly, but for females who cannot change shape and have no weapons, they are definitely a deadly threat, so few females will cross slopes and plains to rivers or lakes go.But if males don’t hunt deer and wild boars in the mountains or catch bison and wild sheep on the plains, and go to the river to catch fish, they don’t know what kind of males they can fly in the sky but swim in the water. That said, it seems like hunting is much better.Besides, most of the beasts of the Yi tribe are like tigers, lions, wolves, leopards, etc. If tigers, lions, wolves, leopards, etc. were asked to choose between eating fish or eating red meat, I guess they would also choose to hunt of.

When I stood on the mountainside and looked into the distance, I felt a sense of pride—this may be the starting point of my empire and that of my descendants. Of course, the premise is that I can survive and have descendants, and my descendants must It is not easy to be talented and have an opportunity, so it is just a momentary passion.

It took me two or three hours to walk up the slope all the way up the mountain before I realized that I had gradually deviated from the planned route. I promised the patriarch to go back as soon as possible. To give people a bad impression, it is better to go back to the road of salt mining.

On the way, I found a small clump that was supposed to be ginger, at least that's what the leaves and stems and the smell told me, although such a large piece of ginger is rare.I didn't care if it was true or not, I pulled out a few of them and wrapped them in a few leaves and threw them in the animal skin bag.

I also picked some leaves that look like poison ivy. Of course, this is not for eating. Although the mosquitoes here have not evolved to be poisonous, they are quite annoying.There are other bugs that I plan to deworm at home.In fact, it would be even better if we could find pyrethrum, but now it is probably the end of August, and the pyrethrum is probably not in bloom, so it is more difficult to find.

When passing through a small forest, I saw a small group of pheasants. Probably the threats they have always faced are those creatures that can fly or climb trees. They don’t even respond to walking like me. Seven arrows were used successively, and three were shot down, each weighing about four or five catties.The results are already gratifying. In my impression, this is probably the biggest gain among the females in the tribe. In just a few days, I have already adapted to my female status. It can be seen that too strong adaptability is also very scary of.

However, the stamina of this body is not very good. It is probably only a little bit better than my long-term sub-healthy body in the past. Therefore, I calculated that in order to dig sweet potatoes when I came back, I did not carry a lot of salt. .Three or four catties of salt is enough for me to eat for a few months. Even if I want to start making bacon during this period, a few catties of salt are enough for emergencies.What's more, I plan to come out every few days in the next few days.I put the shoveled salt into a separate animal skin bag, and ate a few pieces of jerky to replenish my strength, and then I set foot on the return journey.

There is not much salt on the back, so it is easier to walk.When I arrived at the sweet potato field, I found several wild rabbits, and these rabbits were all quite big, the big ones weighed about ten catties.Four arrows were used this time, but only one rabbit was caught, which probably weighed eight or nine catties.Rabbit meat tastes good, and the skin can also be used.

I plan to set traps here next time. When I thought so, I dug a few small traps by digging sweet potato holes. Because it is sandy soil, it is easier to dig. I dug three or four traps in a short time. I picked up a few small wooden sticks in the nearby woods and placed them on a trap fifty centimeters high, and spread the leaves from the dug up sweet potatoes on the sticks, and I walked back with today's harvest on my back.

These things, together with the food distributed by the clan, are basically enough for me to eat for two or three days, so if Luo Lei sends meat today, please ask him to bring it back. I can’t always let others save it for me. Neither is easy.If he is willing, I can also treat him to eat some sweet potatoes, which can be considered as a thank you to him.

When I got to the foot of the mountain that was about to approach the tribe, I suddenly heard something in the grass beside the road. I quietly untied the bag containing a dozen catties of sweet potatoes, a few catties of potatoes, three pheasants and a hare hanging on the ground. On the one hand, he planned to run away if the situation was not good, and calmed down again. He grabbed the crossbow tied around his waist with animal skin in one hand, and grabbed the long branch broken off from the nearby tree with the other. The two little wild boars are said to be small wild boars, but they are not really small. They are bigger than the domestic pigs I imagined for about half a year, but judging from their fur, they should look like they haven't been weaned yet.

They were arching around in the grass before, and when they found the grass was pushed away, they bared their teeth and let out a threatening roar at me.It's a pity, it's a pity, if it's a big wild boar or other big beasts, maybe I will run away, but for the two young wild boars that haven't been weaned, I'm thinking of catching them.

When two little wild boars ran towards me one after the other, I quickly took the animal skin bag containing salt into my hand, and when one of them rushed over, I pointed the salt bag in my hand fiercely. Its head smashed over. Although the salt in it was not heavy, the speed at which it rushed forward, coupled with the force with which I threw the salt bag, still made the little wild boar faint.Another little wild boar, which I dodged, ran for a while before stopping, panting and screaming at me. It wanted to scare me away. Because of this time interval, I have stabilized my mind , just wait for it to rush over again.

This time, only the little wild boar was left fighting alone, as if he had made up his mind, and finally pounced after I confronted it for a while.It's a pity that it is still too small now. When I smashed the salt bag that was not damaged by its brother (or sister) against its head with some force, it hit the bag without disappointing me. Naturally It also fell down, and it took a while to slow down.

I cut a section from the animal skin rope wrapped around my hands and tied up the front feet of the two little wild boars, leaving only the hind legs to walk. Dragging the half-carrying little wild boar back to the tribe...

It was already afternoon when I returned to the tribe, and all the hunters who went out to hunt in the tribe had returned, and almost all the tribe gathered in the square in the center of the tribe to distribute today’s prey.When they found me, the people talking and laughing loudly lowered their voices and looked at me in a state of bewilderment. Some even quietly pointed to Luo Lei and Luo Lie who were standing beside the patriarch, and Luo Lie who was standing beside Luo Lie. Ah Xing next to him.

The patriarch was dividing today's prey. He was a little surprised when he saw me, but also a little angry. He stopped his movements, "Why did you come back? Are you okay?"

I heard that the patriarch had a very good relationship with Anuo's father in the past, and he loved his brother, and because Anuo's father was injured and died because of saving Luo Lie, so he has been very guilty of Anuo and his father since then, For so many years, I have really taken care of A Nuo as my own child, and I often save my own food and send it to A Nuo and him.

So I smiled, took off the salt bag on my back and took out half of it: "It's okay, patriarch, this is salt for the clan." According to the rules, anyone who carries salt by himself must give half of the salt to the clan. Well, I have no problem with that either.Seeing that there was a big wild boar among the prey distributed by the clan, I suddenly thought that this might be the mother of the two little wild boars, and maybe that was how the two little wild boars followed.

My prey did not participate in the distribution, but I still held the two squeaking little wild boars that had been trampled by me in disgrace, and the pheasant and hare hanging on the shoulders, and put them in front of the patriarch: " I caught two young wild boars on the road, and also killed three pheasants and a rabbit, the patriarch, you see how to deal with it."

When they saw the little wild boar, pheasant and rabbit, everyone in the clan was a little surprised, and some even showed a little envy.After all, no female has ever confronted a wild boar, even a small one.They run very fast, it is not easy to catch them, and it is quite scary to be hit by them accidentally.As for the pheasants, they can fly, and the females that can only run on the ground are naturally difficult to catch.

Of course, I won’t say that it’s because these males are too protective of females that they can’t even do this. After all, not everyone is a time-traveler, and because there are fewer females than males here, The birth rate of females is lower than that of males, but the premature death rate is higher, and they shoulder the task of multiplying and growing the group, so it is natural that they are more valuable.So, I just lowered my head, the clan will distribute meat to me, and I still have more than ten catties of sweet potatoes and quasi-potatoes on my back. These are good for the clan and to improve everyone's impression. In this tribe, rely on this tribe to survive.

The patriarch was also surprised, and asked, "You caught this yourself?"

I nodded: "Well. Good luck today."

Maybe it was because I saw that I didn't want to say more, and the patriarch didn't ask any more questions. All my prey belonged to me. Now that I was willing to take it out, he naturally expressed his happiness, and then said to me: "This wild boar is still a small animal." Pigs, you don’t have much meat. You killed the pheasants and hares. We have never divided the harvest of females in our clan. It stands to reason that all your prey should belong to you, so I will continue to distribute them to you. , but because you have your own prey today, and you only have one person, in order to take care of other people, the prey given to you today will be reduced by half, are you willing?"

Half of the prey was given to me, and all my own prey was mine, so I could still eat enough, so I nodded my head in agreement, and seeing that I agreed, the patriarch asked the other clansmen: "Do you all agree? "

Some people in the clan were a little surprised, and some whispered how to let the females hunt by themselves and reduce the food for others (most of them are males). Most of these are females), but in terms of the total amount, I have no less points. Of course, as a female, I have not taken advantage of other people in the clan, and I have even transferred the part I deserve to everyone.So basically they all nodded.

The patriarch cut a small piece of wild boar meat and another small piece of wild meat, weighed it on the big balance in the middle, and handed it to me.I also once wondered what method the patriarch here used to distinguish these things, although I also know that there is also its own measurement standard here.After actually seeing it, I realized that the wisdom of the primitive people here should not be underestimated. They made a pair of balances out of stones and animal skins. On one side of the balance were things to be weighed, and on the other side were several cut pieces of similar size. There are some stones with standard sizes beside them.

I observed it later, and the weight of the big one was exactly the weight of ten small stones, and the weight of one small stone was about the same as the one catty we usually use, probably a little heavier, more than 500 grams, probably because they did not measure it The method is very standard.But such a coincidence still makes me very happy. After all, it is better for me to use other units of measurement than the one I am used to.But here it is called Yiji. It is said that they measured this standard by filling water with a stone dustpan. However, because the sound of Ji and Jin is similar, everyone later called it Jin with me.

These two pieces of meat weighed more than three catties together, which was the food I got today. I took it with both hands, nodded to the whispering clansmen around me, and planned to take my harvest back first.