"Master Li is really good at joking, but this matter still needs your help, so I can only force you once. I must tell you this matter, and it is all, tell you everything." The old patriarch said.
"I just know this is the case. OK, you say it, I just say it. If you want to be so proud of yourself, you can say less. Although I don't know anything, it must be a very urgent matter. Tell me quickly." Li Yi put away his naughtyness.
"Haha, then, let me tell you a story first. Ruobing and Ziming have never heard of this story. Let's listen to it together..." the old patriarch said slowly.
"We Forgotten Tribe was also one of the big tribes at the time. Although we survived in this poor mountain and water, we shouldn't have been like this in theory. Therefore, the reason why the Forgotten Tribe declined to this point is that the magic stone weapons are only one reason, and on the other hand, the impact of the strange beast, three times of the strange beast, each impact of the strange beast will bring us unimaginable damage. Such damage will increase exponentially with the increase of the number of times."
The old patriarch seemed to be unable to bear to recall the memories, and his face showed a painful look, but he was very helpless and he had to continue talking.
"The first attack of the strange beast was probably about a hundred years after it entered the primeval forest. At that time, the Forgotten Tribe had many people and many weapons. Therefore, although the strange beasts came fiercely, with the spirit of not fearing death, they resisted this impact. However, the most direct result was not only the casualties of personnel, but also the huge losses of the magic stone weapons. In this battle, the only victory of the Forgotten Tribe, the price was also quite huge."
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If the old patriarch did not talk about these things, Li Yi really didn't know. He always thought that the one who could really restrict the Forgotten Tribe was the magic stone weapon, which was not like a strange beast. Thinking about it not long ago, Ruobing fought alone in the strange beast Gu eagle alone. Although it was not completely suppressed, he won without any suspense in the end.
But after hearing the old patriarch say this, he realized that things were not as simple as he thought. When he thought about the notes of that senior, he seemed to have some clues. At this time, he was even more focused and listened carefully to the old patriarch telling this history.
The old patriarch's voice continued. Although he couldn't bear to recall and tell, he still had to continue talking.
History is always real and will not change because of your inability to bear or dare not touch it.
"The second attack of the strange beast was about three hundred years before the first attack of the strange beast. This time the Forgotten Tribe was not as powerful as the beginning. Because of the insufficient magic stone weapons and insufficient preparation, the territory at that time was directly razed to the ground by the strange beasts. The number of casualties in the Forgotten Tribe was difficult to calculate. Our clan also began the second migration in the clan history. It took five years to settle down in a new place. The Forgotten Tribe's losses this time were far greater than the first time. This failure directly caused the clan leader and eight elders to die in the migration. The strength of the Forgotten Tribe was once again irreversible."
"The third impact was three hundred years ago. Because of the experience of the first two times, we started preparing very early. However, no matter how we prepare, it is difficult to escape the fact that we cannot avoid, that is, there are too few magic stone weapons, so we cannot compete with the alien beasts. Therefore, we can only choose to migrate again. However, the decision of such migration is also decided after the alien beasts confrontation. Just that confrontation left us with only a few magic stone weapons that were fatal to be destroyed again.
This directly led to the current situation, that is, at that time, there was a toolmaker in our tribe, but he could not find the final solution. Moreover, the tide of strange beasts came rapidly, and the tribesmen were busy retreating according to the established plan. For a moment, they forgot about this toolmaker. When they sent people to find him, he had already died tragically under the strange beasts. The only thing they left was the notes. This migration brought us to our current place. We walked for ten years, and walked around in a circle for ten years, looking for a new place to settle down."
"After three such shocks, our Forgotten Tribe is like this. Thinking about the migration three hundred years ago, we almost couldn't even find a place to stand. Now, it makes people feel heartbroken." The old patriarch's tone was very sad, as if he had seen his own people fall down in such shocks.
"Oh..." After hearing what the patriarch said, Li Yi sighed heavily. This tribe is really full of disasters, but who can I blame this? If I could give the weapon maker more time and support, or such a tragedy could have been avoided.
"Have you ever regretted the patriarch of yours?" Li Yi suddenly said this, but he believed that the old patriarch could understand the meaning of this sentence, and he also believed that the patriarch of the patriarch at that time must have read the notes left by the predecessor of the instrument-making master.
"Repent..." The old patriarch seemed to be muttering to himself. After a short while of silence, he continued: "Is regret useful? If it works, or we would have regretted it long ago."
After hearing this, Li Yi began to feel a little silent. Yes, is it useful to regret? So what can you do if you regret it? Things are like this, things have developed to this point. What can be done later is not regret, but to take on what you are doing now and then continue to work hard.
"How did you persevere?" Li Yi was still a little unimaginable. A tribe that had endured such repeated hardships was still struggling with hope. If it were another tribe, he might have given up long ago.
"Persevere? I know this. Look at this sentence. This is a sentence in our ethnography." While the old patriarch spoke, he handed the ethnography in his hand to Li Yi.
Li Yi took it and opened it to the first page. There were some outdated fonts on it with a few words clearly written: Finding hope in despair, the future... will eventually be brilliant!
"Looking for hope in despair, the future will eventually be brilliant!" Li Yi repeated silently in his heart, and he couldn't help but sigh. It's a very simple truth, but how many people can do it? At least the people from the Forgotten Tribe did it, so what about themselves? Can they do it?
"How much time is left?" Li Yi's tone became very serious. Although the question was abrupt, he understood that the old patriarch would definitely be able to understand. In fact, at the beginning, Li Yi was a little unwilling to interfere more in the forgetting tribe. However, after listening to what the old patriarch said, Li Yi also understood that he could not escape even if he could escape. If he said pessimistically, whether he could survive was probably a question, so Li Yi's tone was very serious.
The old patriarch was not surprised at all after hearing Li Yi's question. He pondered for a moment, as if he was calculating something, and then said with a bit of gritting his teeth: "It's fast for one month, and it's slow for three months!"
Li Yi heard the old patriarch's answer and took a deep breath. His right hand habitually touched his nose. Before he knew it, this seemed to be a habitual action whenever Li Yi encountered a new thing to scratch his head.
One month or three months, this time is really too little. Even if you don’t know the extent of the impact of this strange beast, you can understand it from others’ descriptions, which must be extremely difficult.
"Are you sure of winning?" Although I felt that this question was a bit idiotic, Li Yi still tried it with a little hope, and maybe he could get an unexpected answer.
"This...at the moment...basically...is not at all." The old patriarch said hesitantly. These words came from his mouth, which made him feel very uncomfortable. The once prominent Forgotten Tribe could have a destiny in his hands. This fact made him a little unacceptable.
"Oh, I thought you could give me some surprise answers, but the result..., let's continue, is there any way, even if it can increase the possibility of our victory?" Li Yi said with regret after hearing the old patriarch's answer.
"There are methods, but they may not be effective. In fact, they are not a solution. At best, they can only be said to be fighting to the death. We need phantom stone weapons. It can be said that the more phantom stone weapons, the greater the possibility of us winning the final victory." When the old patriarch said this, he looked at Li Yi very uneasy, because he himself understood that this was a bit difficult. In just three months, he wanted to make so many phantom stone weapons. Even if he was a person who did not know how to make tools, he understood that this was almost impossible. At this time, just like Li Yi, he was looking forward to Li Yi's mentality of giving a miracle answer.
"Hahaha, so simple, so easy. I said to the leader of the clan. If I had known this was the only way you said, I wouldn't talk nonsense to you. Do you think I am a god? It seems that we don't have to use our brains anymore. Just wait for death!" Li Yi did not leave any affection in his words.
"Master Li, why do you say that? I know you are not a person who gives up easily, so this time I just want to say the best way to do this. The current situation is that every time you make an extra phantom stone weapon, we will have a little more chance."
"But I still can't make much. Even if I don't eat, drink, sleep, or slap or scatter, I only have two magic stone weapons a day at most. Even if it is calculated based on the maximum time of three months, it is only 180. Master, do you think this is possible?" Li Yi put away the joke before and said to the clan leader solemnly.
"Then are you working with Zhang Moshui? Can you give him what you found?" the old patriarch suggested, but his voice was very light. He probably understood that such a request was simply unreasonable.
When Li Yi heard this, he was naturally unhappy and looked at the old patriarch with dissatisfaction. The old patriarch's request was not just as simple as whether it was reasonable or not, but could make Li Yi angry. His relationship with Zhang Moshui was already like a fire, and he even asked him to hand over his abilities to him.
This was simply a big joke, and Li Yi directly concluded this in his heart.
The old patriarch did not dare to look at Li Yi's gaze. When Li Yi looked at him, he looked at Ruobing and Han Ziming. Ruobing and Han Ziming kept listening to the conversation between the old patriarch and Li Yi quietly. Except for the time being, the two of them probably knew everything else.
"Okay, I agree. Anyway, everyone is a grasshopper on the same line. You may have a life or death if you struggle. If you don't struggle, you will definitely die." Li Yi said such words in a very calm tone.
The old patriarch really didn't expect Li Yi to see the pros and cons so quickly. He originally thought that he would have to slander, but his evaluation of Li Yi in his heart increased a little, and he praised him from the bottom of his heart.
"But, I don't think there will be any essential changes. To be honest, I still really don't understand why I didn't start choosing to migrate now?" Li Yi calmed down and began to analyze the problem with his own thinking.
"There are two reasons. First, we have been targeted. According to the analysis of our predecessors, the impact of the side beasts every three hundred years is completely traceable. Each sign is targeted by the group of beasts. I don't know if it is a coincidence. Second, because the strength of our tribe is no longer suitable for large-scale migration. We have nothing to do. We can still rely on the structural support of the buildings here, but once we go out, it may be difficult to say." The old patriarch explained in detail, because he seemed to feel that Li Yi was beginning to become serious. I don't know when it started. In his heart, he felt that Li Yi was a very capable person.
"What do you mean is that the strange beast is not completely targeting the Forgotten Tribe?" Li Yi was very confused.
"It shouldn't be. The strange beasts that come to attack each time are not the same, and it seems that it does not only happen in our place."
"Why can't you go outside and seek greater support?" Li Yi continued to ask.
"The mission of the Forgotten Tribe is to establish a barrier, so as long as there is one person in the clan, such a mission will surely continue."
Li Yi rubbed his face with both hands, and then said, "I want the specific situation of the impact of the strange beast. Perhaps, we can find other ways!" Li Yi said such words lightly, and his eyes exuded a firm and fighting spirit.
"A tribe like this is worth my crazy life!" Li Yi said to himself in his heart.
The change in Li Yi's temperament made everyone in the room feel something. If it doesn't matter if he was just a bystander at the beginning, but then he had to take action, but now he is determined as if he is willing to ask for a fight.
"Master Li, do you have a better way to resist the impact of strange beasts?" The old patriarch revealed surprise in his tone and asked Li Yi very much expectantly.
Chapter completed!