Shao Xuan stayed in the stone chamber every day, learned all the patterns on the right stone wall, and studied the paintings on the stone wall, thinking that it would be helpful in the future, but he was idle anyway.

The winter passed day by day, and compared to what I imagined, it was much calmer. In the winter of this year, all the children in the cave stored fish, plus the food and firewood sent by the tribe, as well as some common winter herbs prepared for Shao Xuan, and no unexpected happens.

A young child caught a cold and had a fever two days ago. Shao Xuan cooked the herbs given by Ge and poured them into him, and stabilized them within two days. As long as you lasted for this period, it would be useless if your physical condition was too poor, and it would be useless if you could not find someone to come over. You would be as in the world as Shao Xuan's body. Fortunately, during the period before winter, the children in the cave often went out to exercise and ate well, and their physical fitness was a little stronger, not as high as in previous winters.

In the stone room, Shao Xuan put a hair pad on the ground. Sometimes he studied murals too late and went to sleep here. His fingers were drawing patterns on the ground. After drawing one, Shao Xuan sighed. Two-thirds of the time had passed in winter, and about twenty or thirty days left. If he could just hold on, his life would be much better. He felt that he was going to get moldy, rusty, and was so wilted that he was not energetic.

Just as he was thinking, Caesar, who was lying beside him, moved his ears and looked outside the stone room.

Then Shao Xuan heard Ge's shout.

Today shouldn’t be the day I made an appointment with Ge to deliver food. Did you think too much and remember it wrong when you stay in the stone chamber?

With doubts, Shao Xuan walked out of the stone chamber and went there to take a look.

"Uncle Ge, what are you doing?" Shao Xuan looked at the triangles he specially used to draw on the stone wall. Because the grid was once every three days, Shao Xuan did not use the word "zheng" to record the triangle, but instead drew the triangle. But the triangle at the end was still a stroke but was not drawn, which means that the grid should come tomorrow.

Ge shook the snow on his clothes beside the fire, took out a roll of animal skins, and said, "I'm here to find someone. Those who are over eleven years old are called here."

Shao Xuan took the beast skin scroll and looked at it. There were seven names written on it, including Samba and Tu. The two of them seemed to think of something, their eyes lit up, and they looked here expectantly.

The name written on the animal skin roll was the same as Shao Xuan knew. He called the man over, and two people who were still sleeping also pulled up. When the man who was forced to wake up from sleep and was still confused, he saw the children who were already standing next to the grid, rubbed his eyes and his hands, suddenly packed up quickly, and ran to the grid with his mouth and jumped and jumped.

Ge's eyes paused on the fish-tooth necklaces hanging around the neck of the seven children, and then swept the signs they were wearing with their names and checked them one by one. He was usually responsible for transporting food and had an impression of the children in the hole, but this time the matter should not be careless, and he had to be determined repeatedly.

"Yes, these seven."

Put the animal skin roll away, throw it to each of the seven children a leather cloak, and say, "Put it out, follow me later...More, you will be with me."

Moore was only eleven years old after winter, and now he is only ten years old.

When he heard Ge's words, Moore was wearing clothes and carrying the knife. Unlike other children who were excited or envious, he walked over calmly, as if he had expected such a thing to happen.

"Okay, A Xuan, please continue to sleep. I will take people away first. I will send food on time tomorrow." Ge lifted the straw curtain and left with a few children.

Shao Xuan opened the thick straw curtain outside the outside. The cold wind blew into his eyes and his vision was a little blurred. However, he could still see the thick snow outside the cave and the path opened by the grid. The snow layers on both sides of the road were taller than the children walking on the road. The small figures were trembling with coldness, but they still followed the grid tightly, and their steps did not mean to retreat at all, but were eager.

Putting down the straw curtain, Shao Xuan returned to the cave. The remaining children in the cave were no longer sleepy and stared at the fire in a daze.

Shao Xuan knew why.

After winter, there will be Snow Festival and Sacrifice activities. The top priority of Sacrifice activities is the annual totem awakening, which can awaken the power of the totem. Since then, it has been totem warriors, and those who have not awakened can only wait for another year.

In the tribe, children around ten years old will be sent to the mountain for pre-select before the winter is over. The witch will leave the children with a high chance of awakening and send other children back. However, compared with other children in the tribe, the children in the cave are generally in poor health, so they will be postponed by one year. In other places, they will be sent to the mountain for pre-select at the age of ten, while in the cave is eleven. Moore is an exception. After all, Moore is not a pure person in the cave. Because he is often trained, his physique is much better than other children.

The children who followed the ge must be uneasy now, and they all hope to be left by the witch this time, because as long as the witch is left behind, ninety percent will awaken the power of the totem this time, and even if the remaining 10% cannot awaken this time, they will definitely succeed next year.

Shao Xuan is only nine years old now, and after winter, he is only ten years old. It's still early, and he has nothing to do now. After leaving, he reminded the children in the cave to come to him if they have anything to do, and then returned to the stone chamber again to continue studying the murals.

Four days later, when Ge came to deliver the food, he brought back four children who were quite depressed, including Tu and Sambha. The oldest two thirteen-year-old children were not there, too. After winter, the two were fourteen years old, and it would be a little abnormal if they didn't wake up again.

The former "cave master" Ku was also thirteen years old. He knew people who lived on the mountainside and was probably training and preparing for this winter. Many soldiers believed that the stronger the body before the power of totem awakens, the stronger the ability after the awakening. Please ask someone to keep it in the mountainside for a winter. Ku can eat better and can be taught some experience by the totem warriors, which is much better than staying in the cave. This is also why Ku did not stay in the cave for winter and went up the mountain early this year.

"Don't be discouraged. Sooner or later, maybe you will become a totem warrior next year." Ge comforted the four children who were depressed, put down their food and left.

"I really envy them for being left behind by the witch and being able to accept the witch's teachings." said a child brought back by the ge.

"Hey, what did the witch tell you?" the other children also surrounded him and asked.

"Witch..."

The four children who had originally lowered their heads suddenly looked up forty-five degrees, with admiration and awe.

Shao Xuan curled his lips next to him.

Also teach? Is it brainwashing?

That old charlatan.

Shao Xuan only cursed a few words in his heart and couldn't speak out. Looking at the four children, they were brainwashed by the old charlatan in just a few days.

After this little episode, the cave returned to peace. Although Tu and Zaba were still very depressed, life still had to be the same.

One night, Shao Xuan was sleeping in a daze. He dreamed of two crescent moons, the melting of ice and snow, and the fire... Until he heard some shouts, and the shouts became louder and louder, waking him out of his dream.

The sound was not made by the person in the cave, but from other places outside.

After the older child woke up, he listened carefully to the sound and immediately showed joy, "It must be winter!"

Shao Xuan yawned and wrapped his fur blanket. It was still dark, and the fire in the cave had already been extinguished and nothing could be seen. Only the children's discussion came from everywhere.

Shao Xuan asked Caesar to take him and touched the hole.

When you lift the thick layers of straw curtains, the shouts outside can be heard more clearly, and you can hear the excitement and joy in those sounds.

Fighting against the cold wind, Shao Xuan looked into the night sky.

The snow stopped, and the two moons that had disappeared for a long time appeared again. Although they were just fine and vague shadows, they made the dark night sky more angry.

As winter comes to an end, the sacrificial activities of the Snow Festival are also on the agenda.

I wonder how many people will become totem warriors this year? This is what many people in the tribe think when they are excited and shouting.

There are people standing outside the house looking at the night sky with the cold wind everywhere in the tribe. Just as these people stopped shouting excitedly and discussing the upcoming Snow Festival, they suddenly heard a roar from the other side of the cave.
Chapter completed!