Section 12 Cartilage
Tianhao took out an object from his pocket and placed it gently on the floor: "I'm using this."
The hunting captain Yonggang was closest to him, so he reached out and looked in front of him carefully. The experienced one recognized the object in his hand: "This is the attached rib of the giant horned deer."
Summer and autumn are the seasons for hunting giant-horned deer. Plant-eating animals have much less threat to hunting than carnivorous animals. Although giant-horned deer is good at running and is extremely fast, some will always fall into traps set by hunters. This animal with huge antlers is very different from its ancestors, with two layers of ribs growing. The outer layer is a hard calcium aggregate, and the inner layer is softer and has strong toughness.
Tianhao took the giant-horned deer from Yonggang's hand. Under normal circumstances, this attachment rib is in the shape of a shallow crescent moon and is slightly curved. Tianhao raised the attachment ribs and turned the sharpened ends to the leader Fusong and the old priest Wuxing, so that they could see more clearly.
"It has extremely strong toughness and will not break even if it is folded in half." Tianhao explained: "I sharpened both ends, poured them on water, pressed them hard and bent them back and forth a few times to control their length. Wrap the giant horned deer with chopped meat inside. Now in this weather, it will soon freeze. The violent bristle bears are not picky about food, and they never miss anything that can be eaten. The frozen meatballs are very hard and cold, and they will not chew in their mouths, so they swallow them directly. The heat in their bodies melts ice, and the giant horned deer's ribs will tighten again, return to their original state, and pierce the violent bristle bear's stomach. As long as they wait patiently for a while, they will always die."
In the civilized age, this was the Inuits' way against large predators.
(If you check the Party, don’t go into it in depth, especially lethality and the time of animal death.)
The hunting captain Yonggang was completely stunned.
I have been a hunter for so many years and have a high prestige in the village, but I never thought that there would be such a simple and convenient hunting method.
The leader Fusong's eyes were filled with bitterness and shame. He was shrouded in his deep sense of loss: Why did such a smart and insightful young man never discover or see the advantages of Tianhao?
The old priest noticed the dull atmosphere in the room. He looked at Tianhao deeply and smiled comfortably, "Ahao, you go out first! Then according to yesterday's rules, you divide the two bears."
Tianhao did not agree directly. He saw a positive look in the eyes of leader Fusong, and the hunting captain Yonggang had no intention of objection. Then he stood up, saluted each other to the three leaders of the village, and walked out.
Yonggang kept pinching the attached ribs of the giant horned deer and kept watching. The thick black fingers formed a sharp contrast with the translucent cartilage, and his mouth kept making "tsk tsk" sighs: "Why didn't I think of this before? It's too simple, this thing is really too simple."
Fusong sighed with emotion: "If Tianhao had to go out with the hunting team earlier, so many people would not have to die in the village. But he used to refuse and never participated in these activities in the village."
The old priest showed a thoughtful look between his old and soft skin, and said uncertainly: "Ahao should have been doing research at that time, and he probably didn't think of how to use it."
Yonggang nodded and agreed: "It was fair to him to share his flesh yesterday, and when he and Akuang went out to hunt bears, he said, "Let's not sell the women in the village."
Fusong's tone was not very certain, with obvious negotiation elements: "Xu Ping is dead. A "ten-headed person" position was empty in the village and let Tianhao make up for it. What do you think?"
Yonggang answered quickly: "I have no objection."
The old priest pondered for a moment: "Let me talk to him, I want to hear Ah Hao's thoughts."
...
When walking into the old priest's wooden house, several black stone tablets piled up in the corner of the house attracted Tianhao's attention.
The most direct way to know this world is the eyes. The memory fragments of the host are a rich property for Tianhao, and he used this to understand those unknown and never-hit parts. After all, he is very unfamiliar with this place. Even Tianhao himself is not very clear about how long he has been sleeping in the training cabin.
He walked over, looked at the words engraved on the stone tablet, gently stroked it with his fingers, deliberately making a curious expression: "What is this?"
The old priest didn't care about Tianhao's misconduct. Without permission, no one could enter this room. Since he came, it meant acquiescence: "That is the name of the ancient god."
This explanation was beyond Tianhao's surprise. He knew that the stone tablets were engraved with names, one after another, neatly arranged in a row. The difference is that even the host of this body had never seen these stone tablets before, and had never heard of any of the names on the monument.
The old priest sat down slowly next to Tianhao, and a shrewd light shone in his turbid eyes: "They have surnames, they are all gods. They have left us with words and methods to record everything. Our names all come from them, but only surnames... must be obtained through your own efforts, and we must not be self-proclaimed."
These words opened the long-closed window of thinking in Tianhao's mind. He finally understood: Why are the names of the people in the village so special? The source should be these ancient black stone tablets.
"The stone will rot and the metal will become rotten. The content on it will be carved from generation to generation, and will be carved like this forever." The old priest smiled and patted Tianhao's back of his hand: "Fusong suggested that you replace Xuping as the new "ten-man leader" in the village. Yonggang and I have no objection. I am very curious. In addition to the new hunting method of giant horned deer attached to the ribs, what kind of surprises will you bring to me?"
Tianhao thought for a few seconds, which was an etiquette that was essential to show respect for the witch: "I will let everyone in the village eat enough and spend this winter peacefully."
...
There are three families under the name of the dead Xuping. Because of the insufficient population, Fusong asked Pingjun to divide the villagers currently in charge into one household to supplement Tianhao, the young "ten-man leader".
Pingjun was very angry about this, but facing the highest power trio formed by the village leader, hunting captain, and high priest, the full and angry protest had no effect. He was extremely reluctant and used a trick to give up the one with the smallest population and the weakest strength under the control of the family.
In his own wooden house, Tianhao used the power of "ten-person heads" for the first time to convene all young and strong gatherings under his control.
Xu Ping's younger brother is Xu Kun. Perhaps because of the funeral at home, the 19-year-old young man had a sad face that could not be dissolved. After coming in, he saluted Tianhao and sat silently in the corner without saying a word.
Changlin and Changfeng are two brothers. They are in their twenties, and they are not very old. They are very honest in their faces, but because they have not eaten enough for a long time, they look a little tired and numb.
Tian Kuang was incorporated into the "Ten-man Group" of Tian Hao. He had no objection to this, and even a hint of excitement appeared in his eyes.
When Ayi walked into the wooden house, everyone was surprised.
She is twelve years old this year, and according to the standards of the civilized era, she can only be regarded as a little girl.
The reborn Tianhao couldn't know what happened in the past years. The host's memory told him that there were many things in this world that were different from the past. Taking the northern barbarian woman as an example, she could be regarded as an adult at the age of ten and should get married. While doing housework for her husband, what was more important was pregnancy and childbirth.
Ayi has not been married yet. She is a special woman in Panshi Village. She usually works with other adult women without any complaints.
The "human household" that Ping Jun gave up was Ayi's family of three. Her father and two brothers both died of hunting. Although A-niang, who was in her forties, was in her prime, she was blinded in one eye during the battles of foreign tribes a few years ago. Disabled people like her had a low status in the village, and whenever there was insufficient food, the slaughter was ranked behind the old man.
There is also a seven-year-old younger brother below Ayi.
According to the aesthetic standards of the civilized era, Ayi is a beautiful woman with a comprehensive score of about 80. She has wheat-colored skin that represents health, and her long black hair is tied tightly with a rattan rope and coiled around the back of her head. The black animal skin robe is too wide for her and should have been inherited from a dead elder in the family. Standing in Tianhao's position, it is easy to see almost the entire breast through the overly large neckline. Her clavicle has a clear outline, which is an important symbol of a good figure in the civilized era. However, according to the current aesthetic view of the northern barbarians, Ayi is too thin, has little flesh, and except for her skin, all of them are bones... To some extent, the special environment where women are regarded as "canned", and the men who like Ayi have almost zero.
Tianhao is the kind of person who uses his tough power to show facts and reason. He winked at his second brother Tiankuang who was standing next to him. The latter turned around and left knowingly. When he came back a few minutes later, most of the bear legs on Tiankuang's shoulders that were hard-frozen.
"The leader and the priest have admitted that I will succeed Xuping as the new "head of ten". Here you must obey my orders."
Tianhao's young face was filled with a smile: "Spread this bear leg. You have a good meal tonight."
Xu Kun showed a hint of surprise on his face.
The two brothers Changlin and Changfeng looked at each other and saw an accident in each other's eyes.
Ai's long eyelashes shaking, she raised her head and asked in confusion: "Is this your share of food?"
"This is my prey." Tianhao released the majesty that belongs to the superiors: "According to the rules of the tribe, those who hit the prey can get the most share. I am your "ten heads" and you must be responsible for your food."
Changfeng swallowed hard and his attention was completely attracted by the thick bear legs. The bear skin had been peeled off, and the white meridians on the surface of the bright red frozen meat showed that the meat was extremely tight and it was a real "high-quality food".
"We have already divided the meat once." Changlin said with thanks.
Chapter completed!