Chapter Nineteen, New Camp
After selecting several warriors with excellent agility and endurance to explore the way, Ning Yuan and Bai Ze took the large army to set off.
Since the migration happened suddenly, there was no clear destination, but Ning Yuan had already planned it, that is, to be near Lake Victoria, and try to stay away from those large tribes as much as possible.
Just give them some time to recuperate, and then find a few small tribes to annex, and then you can come back to avenge the previous shame.
Originally, Ning Yuan should have set out in advance to find a new camp, but he was worried about the newly descended people like Bai Ze, so in the end he decided to take the Thirteen Eagles to follow the large army. Anyway, there are only more than 100 people in the tribe, and there are countless places suitable for camping.
The team set off in the morning and walked until four or five o'clock in the afternoon. It was about thirty kilometers away. It was dark in another two hours, so Ningyuan asked the troops to rest on the spot. Then he led the Thirteen Eagles toward Lake Victoria.
Five hundred meters away from the lake, Ningyuan found a clearing area suitable for camping. It was a piece of mud land with grass on the ground and a small forest not far away. If you hurry up, there would be no shortage of firewood for winter.
After choosing the place, Ning Yuan asked the main force to come here, and he and the rest began to clean up the weeds.
After a while, the large army rushed over. After Ning Yuan left some people to be responsible for camping, he brought Bai Ze, Thirteen Eagles and twenty soldiers to the lake.
After finding a shallow area, there was no nonsense. Ning Yuan and Thirteen Eagle took off their animal leather jacket and went straight into the water. Bai Ze and others watched their movements carefully on the shore.
After a while, Ning Yuan and others touched several large crucian carp. Looking at the large crucian carp that was thrown ashore, Bai Ze and others finally believed Ning Yuan’s previous guarantee of new food.
Seeing that the new food of fish was thrown ashore continuously, Bai Ze and others couldn't stand it anymore. They took off their animal leather jackets, jumped into the water naked, and participated in the sacred cause of fishing.
Not to mention cloth at this time, even hemp has not been discovered yet, so both men and women, their clothes are all animal leather jackets.
In order not to affect the weathering of the game, women's leather jackets are relatively strict, but men don't pay so much attention to it. Except for a simple leather skirt that covers the vital parts, most of them are naked. Only in winter do men wear animal leather tops.
At this time, the animal skin skirt was simply treated. After being soaked in water, it had to be hung on for a long time before it could be dried. So in order not to wet the animal skin skirt, Ning Yuan and the others took off their skin skirt before they went into the water.
Looking at a group of big men sucking fishing in the water with their bare butts, Ning Yuan couldn't help but think of a lyrics: Primitive society is good, primitive society is good, men and women run naked in primitive society...
Bai Ze and others got started very quickly and became proficient soon. As the fish were thrown ashore, the enthusiasm of the soldiers became higher and higher.
In the past, they were running around for food every day, and they might encounter dangers every moment. They never thought that food could be obtained so easily. When they finally discovered the "inexhaustible" food of fish, everyone was happy.
Thirty-four people soaked in the water for more than two hours before they came out reluctantly. If it weren't for the darkening of the sky, these guys who had tasted the sweetness for the first time might have been able to soak in the water for a day.
At this time, the lake shore was densely packed with strangled fish. In order to improve efficiency, Ning Yuan directly asked someone to go back to the camp to ask someone to help. The fish of nearly a thousand kilograms were transported back and forth several times before they were completely transported.
More than thirty people touched nearly a thousand kilograms of fish in more than two hours, which shows how rich the fish resources in Lake Victoria are.
In the evening, the tribes of the Condor Tribe gathered around the bonfire and ate grilled fish and drank fish soup. For the first time, they tasted the feeling of being overwhelmed.
In fact, Ning Yuan didn't want them to eat so much. After all, eating too much is not good for their health, but these people are used to suffering and are not short of food now, so he tacitly allowed them to indulge this time.
Of course, the most important thing is that the fish caught a little too much. Before salt was found, so many fish could not be preserved for a long time. Instead of letting them rot and smell, it is better to take the opportunity to win over a wave of people's hearts.
Everyone else was eating fresh fish with a gaze, but Ning Yuan was a little frowning at this time because he found that this virtuality was not necessarily a good thing.
Although he has temporarily solved the tribe's food problem, a new problem has emerged, which is how to store these caught fish for winter.
Since there is no salt, as soon as these freshwater fish die, the fish will soon start to smell and spoil. Eating spoiled fish will easily cause various diseases. There is no difference between getting sick and being sentenced to death in this era. Therefore, Ningyuan will never let the tribesmen eat spoiled fish.
If it is in modern times, there are many ways to solve this problem, but in ancient times, if salt cannot be found, it would be an unsolvable problem. If the problem of fish storage cannot be solved as soon as possible, then Ningyuan must look for new winter food.
Ning Yuan also considered the issue of fishing in winter, but if the temperature in winter is too low and the ice layer is too thick, they can't chisel the thick ice layer by relying solely on the stone axe in their hands. Even if they barely chisel the ice layer, who can go into the water to fish in the cold?
You should know that if you go into the water at a temperature of minus ten or twenty degrees Celsius, no one can hold on for a few minutes. It is very likely that you will be frozen as soon as you fall into the water.
After thinking hard for a long time but not thinking about a solution, Ning Yuan was a little overwhelmed. He now missed the construction games before.
In the past, the game only required finding the resource points and then spending money to build supporting facilities to operate normally. It was not like now. It was so difficult to maintain such a natural wonder of rich food, but faced the crisis of starving to death in winter.
That night, Ning Yuan finally fell asleep in a daze while thinking about it. After breakfast the next day, he began to assign tasks to his subordinates.
After all the random thoughts, Ning Yuan also became enlightened. Instead of worrying about the uncertain future, it is better to take good care of the present. The future is still a bit far away for their new small tribe. Working hard to survive and constantly strengthening themselves is what they should do most now.
Ning Yuan selected ten warriors with excellent agility and endurance from the forty soldiers, and asked them to be in a group with two people, and were responsible for exploring outside. He was preparing to train these ten people in the direction of scouts. After all, no matter what era, first-hand information is the most important. Only by knowing oneself and knowing one's enemy can you defeat the enemy.
Ning Yuan distributed the remaining thirty people to Bai Ze and asked him to take these people out to hunt. Although the fish resources here are extremely rich, they can't eat fish every day.
Moreover, compared with these freshwater fish, the animal meat is easier to store. Although there is no salt, it can still be stored for a long time after the air-dried water in the meat and smoked it.
After fighting, Ning Yuan took the Black Hawk and the remaining soldiers to clean up the woods, while others from the tribe followed them to collect some wild vegetables, wild fruits and vines.
Although the forest was not large in size, Ning Yuan was really shocked after cleaning it.
As the saying goes, although the sparrow is small, all the organs are all in it. Ning Yuan originally thought that there were no large wild beasts here, so he brought people to clean it up just to be safer. Unexpectedly, as soon as they entered the woods, they encountered a group of wild boars.
This group of wild boars consisted of a boar, a sow and ten piglets. It was a small wild boar family. After discovering Ning Yuan broke into their territory, the boar rushed towards them directly, and the sows guarded the piglets and kept roaring.
"Leave the boar to me to deal with it. Black Hawk and Red Hawk are responsible for dealing with the sows. Others catch the piglets for me. Remember, I want to live with the piglets."
After seeing this wild boar family, Ning Yuan's eyes suddenly lit up. Looking at the group of pigs, he seemed to see a steady stream of pork waving to him.
In order to protect his wife and children, this male wild boar is very brave. Unfortunately, he chose the wrong opponent today. Now Ning Yuan is like playing with this "little" wild boar of three or four hundred pounds. With only three axes, the brave wild boar's father fell into a pool of blood.
After Ning Yuan got rid of the boar, he walked towards the sow. Although the sow was covered in blood, he still insisted desperately, trying to get some time for his children to escape.
In nature, female animals with cubs are the most ferocious beings. In order to protect cubs, they can become fearless. Even the best hunters may accidentally fall into their hands. Therefore, although the Black Hawk and Red Hawk have achieved absolute advantages, they have never been able to give it a fatal blow.
Ning Yuan did not interfere in the battle between Black Hawk and Red Hawk. He bypassed the sow and joined the team that captured the piglets.
At this time, the sow was not dead yet, so the piglets did not escape. They just ran around in the woods and were never too far from the sow.
Although the piglets were not far away, it was not easy to catch them. They ran around the woods, and eight soldiers could only follow them and eat dust everywhere.
Although these soldiers are excellent hunters, their hunting methods are head-on and head-on, killing their prey directly. Now Ning Yuan suddenly ordered them to catch them alive, and these old hunters were all numb and were frustrated by these little piglets who were more than half a meter long.
Ning Yuan saw these "experienced" hunters being made around by the pigs, so he could only pat his forehead helplessly.
"Don't chase one person, two or three people chasing each other, so they can't run away."
"You are holding its hind legs, what are you afraid of? Can you still grab it to death at once?"
"On the right, on the right, pounce, pounce, pounce, what are you afraid of? These little piglets are more resistant than you, and they will never die if they pounce."
Ning Yuan was commanding everyone and joined the pig-catching action. He could see that these savages were worried about accidentally killing these little piglets, so he was afraid every time he did the movement. After all, he had clearly stated before that he would catch the live ones.
After his reminder, the soldiers finally recovered. After making decisive moves, all the ten piglets were quickly caught.
After ordering people to send the piglet trapped with vines back to the tribe, Ning Yuan took his men to continue cleaning the woods. After hunting a leopard and a roe deer, the woods were finally cleared out.
After cleaning the woods, Ning Yuan asked the Black Hawk to patrol nearby with a few people in order to protect the ordinary tribesmen working in the woods. He himself took the Red Hawk and several soldiers to return to the camp with a few bundles of thick branches.
After returning to the camp, Ning Yuan led his men to dig a rectangular ditch, then inserted branches as thick as arms into it, and finally filled them with soil.
In order to prevent these little pigs from breaking the fence, he also specially found some big stones and put them on the bottom of the fence. After doing all this, a simple pigpen was built.
After getting the pigpen, Ning Yuan personally took someone to put the piglets in and sent someone to watch them.
Chapter completed!