Shicun is located in the vast mountains, surrounded by high peaks and ravines, and the vast mountains are towering.
In the early morning, the morning glow is bright, like broken gold, bathing people warmly.
A group of children, ranging from four to five years old to their teens, there can be dozens of them, facing the sunrise in the open space in front of the village, humming and exercising their bodies. The young and tender faces are full of seriousness, the older children are aggressive, and the younger ones are also well-mannered.
A middle-aged man with a strong body like a tiger and a leopard, wearing an animal skin coat, with bronzed skin and loose black hair, his piercing eyes swept over every child, and was earnestly pointing them out.
“When the sun rises, all things begin, and the energy of life is the most abundant. Although it is not possible to eat the air as in the legend, it is also very beneficial to forge the body in this way, and it can fill the vitality of the human body. The plan of the day is in the morning, Get up early every day and work hard, strengthen your muscles and bones, activate blood and refine your muscles, so that you will have the means to survive in this vast mountain range in the future.” The middle-aged man standing in front of a group of children gave a serious warning, and then shouted: “Do you understand?”
“Understood!” A group of children responded loudly with anger.
There are many prehistoric creatures in the mountains, sometimes there are giant wings that cover the sky, casting large shadows on the ground, there are also wild beasts standing on the peaks, swallowing the moon and screaming, not to mention all kinds of poisonous insects prowling. terror.
“Understood.” A little guy who was obviously distracted and half a beat slowed down, exclaimed in a milky voice.
This is a very small child, only one or two years old. He has just learned to walk for a few months, and is also exercising his body. Obviously, he came over by himself, mixed in with the older children, and clearly should not have appeared in this team.
“Hey hey!” The little guy said in his mouth, his tender little arms were vigorously waving, imitating the movements of older children, but he was too young, his movements were crooked, and his steps were staggering, swaying, and more The white milk stains left on the corners of the mouth make people laugh.
A group of older children looked at him and winked, which softened the atmosphere of the serious morning exercise.
The little one is very white, tender and beautiful. His big eyes are rolling, and his whole figure is like a white porcelain doll. He is very cute, with childish movements, babbling in his mouth, and naive. This made some old people who were sitting cross-legged on boulders in the other venue and were swallowing the spirits also smiled.
Even the tall and burly grown men with naked upper body and shiny and bulging tendons all looked over and smiled. They are the strongest people in the village, the most important force for hunting and guarding the village, and they are also forging their bodies. Some people are holding big white bone sticks polished from the bones of unknown giant beasts, and some people are holding black metal casts. The formed broad sword danced vigorously, and the wind was thundering.
The living environment is extremely harsh, with many wild beasts and poisonous insects. For food and for survival, many men died prematurely in the wilderness before they were young. If they want to survive, they can only strengthen themselves. Working hard in the morning, whether it is an adult, or the elderly and children, this is a habit that everyone has developed since childhood.
“Take your heart!” the middle-aged man in charge of supervising and guiding the children to practice the exercises shouted loudly. A group of children quickly got serious and continued to exercise in the soft and splendid morning glow.
“Huh… ah, I’m tired.” The little boy let out a long sigh of relief and sat on the ground, watching the older children exercise. But after a while, he was distracted, stood up, swayed, and rushed towards a five-colored sparrow that was bouncing not far away. Crying, fuming, humming, getting up and chasing.
“Okay, get your work done!”
With a loud shout, all the children cheered for a while, rubbed their sore hands and feet, and then dispersed, rushing to their respective homes to prepare for breakfast.
The old people laughed and got up from the boulder. And those adults who were as strong as tigers laughed and cursed for a while, scolded their children, and walked quickly to their homes with bone sticks and broad swords in hand.
The stone village is not very big. There can be more than 300 people, men, women and children. The houses are all made of boulders, simple and natural.
At the head of the village, there is a huge lightning strike tree, with a diameter of more than ten meters. At this time, the only wicker on the trunk has been covered by the glow of the morning glow, and it has become ordinary.
“Oh, there is actually a dragon meat, give me a piece!”
These children are very lively and active. Even when they eat, they are not very honest. Many people came out of their homes with pottery bowls and gathered together.
The surrounding Shi Village is lush and lush, and there are many beasts, but they can guard the mountains. The food of the villagers is relatively poor, only some couscous, wild fruits, and a small amount of meat in the children’s bowls.
In fact, lack of food has always been a serious problem for Shicun. The mountains are very dangerous. Those alien beasts and ferocious birds are too powerful and terrifying. Every time they go hunting, someone may lose their lives.
If there is a choice, the villagers are reluctant to enter the mountain. Because going into the mountains means bloodshed and sacrifice.
Food is very precious to them and cannot tolerate waste. Every child understands this from an early age. Hunger, food, hunting, life, and blood are all connected.
At the head of the village is the courtyard of the old patriarch Shi Yunfeng. In front of the stove in the courtyard, the white juice in the clay pot is boiling, and the milk is fragrant. He is boiling animal milk. In addition, he puts some herbs into it from time to time, and slowly stirs it with a wooden spoon.
After a while, the old man shouted: “Little one, come and eat.”
Xiaobudian lost his parents when he was half a year old. He grew up on the milk of animals, and now he is one year and a few months old. If an ordinary child should have been weaned, he still eats delicious food. Unwilling to break, often made fun of by older children.
“Hey, huh… I can’t run anymore.” He had been chasing the five-colored sparrow persistently, and he was already out of breath, and at this moment he sat on the ground.
“The little one is breastfeeding!” a group of older children shouted.
“You little skin monkeys are not all from his age.” The old patriarch laughed and scolded.
“We weren’t breastfeeding when we were one and a half years old, hehe.”
In the face of the elder child’s teasing, Xiao Budian smiled naively, his **** eyes narrowed into crescents, and he didn’t care. He sat in front of the clay pot and scooped milk with a wooden spoon, and it was very sweet.
After breakfast, several elderly people in the village came to the courtyard of the patriarch Shi Yunfeng together. Although their hair and beard were already white, they were still full of energy.
“It’s not quite right recently. There are always big guys passing by in the middle of the night. The movement is too loud. Something must have happened in the depths of this mountain range.”
“Well, I was woken up several times last night with chills on my skin and bones. There must be some wild beasts and big insects passing by here.”
Several elderly people spoke one after another. They frowned or thought deeply, discussing some recent dangerous signs, and felt that something unusual had happened.
“I think something extraordinary may have happened in the depths of this great wilderness, which attracted the attention of some ancient relics in the surrounding area, and they rushed over.” The old patriarch Shi Yunfeng said after thinking.
“Could it be out of the mountain treasure?” An old man suddenly widened his eyes ~IndoMTL.com~ with his hair and beard open, showing a startled expression.
The others also showed strange expressions and their eyes were fiery, but they soon extinguished the flames in their eyes. That kind of thing was not something they could get. It was far away in the deepest part of the mountain, and no one could enter.
For so many years, no one has been able to come in and out alive. All kinds of tyrannical species appear in the mountains. Even if everyone in Shicun rushes in, not even a single wave will appear.
“Patriarch, we haven’t been in the mountains for some days.” At this moment, a majestic adult man walked into the courtyard. He was the leader of the hunting team and would be the next patriarch of Shicun.
“It’s been a little rough recently.” The old patriarch Shi Yunfeng frowned.
“But there’s really not much food.” Shi Linhu said, he was extremely tall, more than two meters tall, carrying a broad sword of more than 300 catties on his back. He was as strong as a human bear, with bronze muscles all over his body. Piece by piece, like snakes and pythons swimming.
“The children need to grow up, they can’t be hungry, they have to find some way.” An old man said.
“Although it is not calm at night, there is nothing unusual during the day. I will take some people out. It should be fine to be careful.” Shi Linhu said.
In the end, dozens of young and middle-aged men gathered at the head of the village, led by the patriarch Shi Yunfeng to the nearby Thunder Strike Wood, and prayed earnestly to the old willow tree.
“Sacrificing spirits, please bless the clan, let the children hit fat prey and return safely. We will sacrifice and support you from generation to generation with a sincere heart.”