Primitive Survival of Mercenaries

"Well, let's make a deal."

"What... conditions?" Ke Tu didn't quite understand.

"I'll make a few crossbows for Ah Qing and the others, and you can change some cloth for me," Xie Yi thought for a while, "I don't need cloth either, I just need to make cloth thread, and I'll hunt the prey that changes thread."

"What's a thread?"

Xie Yi took out an animal skin bag, rummaged in it for a long time, and found the thread that was drawn out from the last time to make noodles, "This is it, I want to make a bow, but this thread is too short, so I don't need it."

Ke Tu shook his head, "No, it's too cold now, so we can't go too far."

"This problem can be solved. It is winter, and food can be exchanged for more things than usual."

Ketu still shook his head, "It's dangerous to go out to change things when it's cold. It's hard to find a place to rest at night on the road, and people who can hunt go out to change things. If there are hungry beasts or people from other tribes attacking, the remaining The clansmen below will also be very dangerous."

This is indeed a problem, Xie Yi thought for a while, "Why don't you tell me where I can change it, and I'll go there myself."

Xie Yi felt that bows were more convenient to use than crossbows when hunting, and he couldn't wait to DIY the bow, which was a completely different feeling from buying materials and assembling it himself.In fact, to put it bluntly, he just couldn't stand the itch, and it was really boring to stay in the cave every day.

"No," Ketu's tone became unusually tough, "I don't agree, it's too dangerous."

"I have enough ability to protect myself," Xie Yi's tone did not change, but his face became serious, "And I made a bow, which will also be of great help to you hunting."

"You can't protect yourself by hunting a few rabbits," Ketu didn't know how to persuade him to give up this idea. "I'm the patriarch, and I won't allow you to go."

"Patriarch?" Xie Yi snorted coldly, "It's not like a leopard can protect the clan with a little injury."

Xie Yi's words touched the uneasy thing in Ke Tu's heart.It was the first time he had experienced the leaves turning yellow and the weather getting colder since his father's death. He wanted to protect the clansmen and let them see the grass turn green safely, but he was always apprehensive. I don't know how to do it, whether it can be done.

Therefore, when this man whom Wu Si called the messenger of God pursued, he agreed to form a partner. When this man said it was a misunderstanding, he only asked that his clansmen not know.

But now, this person actually looks down on him...

"Patriarch." Ah Qing didn't know that the atmosphere in the tent was on the verge of breaking out, so she opened the curtain and walked in.

Seeing Ah Qing's nervous look, Ke Tu suppressed the anger in his heart, "What's wrong?"

"When we went hunting today, we saw other people's tracks."

"What, where is it?" Ketu also became nervous. If there are foreigners nearby, they may be attacked at any time.

"There was no prey in the past two days, so we went a little farther along the east side of the cave. When hunting in the woods, Baiyan saw a pile of stones piled up with burnt firewood inside. However, we searched around, but did not see anyone."

"Well, let's add two more people to watch around the entrance of the cave tonight," Ketu thought for a moment, and then made a decision, "Gather the clansmen, tell them the situation, and ask everyone to be more vigilant. Then I will go with you to take a look again tomorrow. "

Ke Tu and Ah Qing walked to the door, hesitated for a moment, turned back and took the crossbow out.

Xie Yi also calmed down at this moment, he heard voices fading away from outside, "This one is for those who stay at the entrance of the cave, Kemu and Duolu also have two, let them take it out later."

He rubbed his forehead somewhat annoyed.I don't know what's going on, but my temper seems to be a little irritable recently. It's obviously a trivial matter, but it can also make me angry.

He didn't go out, and punched a few sets in the tent, then wrapped himself in animal skins, and fell asleep.

When he woke up the next day, Xie Yi knew that Ke Tu hadn't come back all night, because he was a light sleeper and would wake up if someone moved.

He got out of the tent and saw Ketu beside the fire in the open space in the middle of the cave.He was chopping wood with a stone knife, and it could be seen from the messy but modeled things thrown on the ground that he was making a crossbow.

No way, why is this guy so angry.Xie Yi adjusted his emotions, and felt that he was really childish and ridiculous last night, but after seeing the picture of the guest at this time, he felt that this guy was quite cute when he was childish—could primitive people be so funny.

"Hey, your cut is too thin, and the path of the arrow must be smooth, otherwise the strength of the arrow will be weakened." Xie Yi looked at the side for a while, and gave instructions.

Ketu looked up, his eyes were bloodshot.He glanced at Xie Yi and didn't speak, but he started to change what Xie Yi said.

Ke Tu assembled it according to the appearance of Xie Yi's crossbow, put the arrow in and pulled the trigger, but there was no reaction at all.He frowned and began to search.

Xie Yi snickered at the side, "Forget it, I'll help you do it, but the animal tendons are running out, so I can only make two more crossbows."

Ke Tu ignored him, disassembled the crossbow and looked at it component by component.But he just imitated the shape of Xie Yi's crossbow, so he definitely couldn't see where the problem was.

While checking, Ah Qing hurried over, "Patriarch," he looked tired, and he must have stayed up all night, "Leave a few people to guard the cave, and the others are waiting at the entrance of the cave, so they can go hunting."

"Yeah." Ketu dropped his things and came out with his own stone spear, "Let's go."

Xie put away the things that could be used on the ground, and followed them. When Ketu looked back at him, he said, "I'll go with you."

Ketu was noncommittal.

At the entrance of the cave, Xie Yi was stopped by Guo Li, "Come here and see if these boards can be laid. The patriarch said that they can't be dried outside recently."

Xie Yi checked, "It can be paved. Don't overfill the cellar with sweet potatoes, and cover the cellar with wooden planks after finishing. If there are many sweet potatoes, cut them into slices and put them by the fire to dry."

"Well, I see." Guoli couldn't stay idle, and immediately called for someone to carry the wooden plank.

"Guoli," Ketu remembered to tell her that she had already walked a distance, and could only shout loudly, "tell Dolu to take good care of Kemu, and don't let him run around."

"Well, I'll keep an eye on him." Guoli responded from a distance.

No wonder Ketu didn't come back last night, and even Kemu disappeared. Presumably Ketu found out that he and Dolu ran out alone.However, let Doru look at Kemu...

Forget it, don't remind me anymore, Ketu has enough troubles already.