This Is My Primitive Tribe-Chapter 67 - 62: Hope to Survive

The cold wind howled as the snow fluttered down.

A dozen wanderers were gathered around the fire pit, shivering and worrying about the hunger they might face in the future.

Although they had followed Jiang Xuan’s advice to block the wall cracks with ice by pouring water to freeze them after the snow started, the cold still permeated everywhere.

"Open the door, I’m back!"

A rough voice suddenly came from outside.

A wanderer near the door reluctantly left the fire pit, walked over to the door, moved the wooden support, and opened the heavy door.

"Whoosh..."

Once the door was opened, a gust of cold wind rushed into the room, blowing away the little warmth they managed to gather.

The wanderers shivered in discontent, but because the person was the leader, no one dared to say anything.

However, when they saw Jing Jie holding a heavy Unihorn Bird, their eyes lit up instantly.

"Come and see what’s this?"

Jing Jie deliberately raised the Unihorn Bird in both hands, so everyone could see it more clearly.

"Unihorn Bird!"

"Food!"

"Meat!"

The wanderers, already hungry, looked at the fat Unihorn Bird like ravenous wolves, their eyes gleaming green, mouths watering madly, eager to pounce and take a bite.

Eating meat was the tribespeople’s greatest desire because they usually ate mostly wild vegetables, fruits, and insects.

Moreover, due to food scarcity, they hadn’t felt full for some time, and the sight of the Unihorn Bird made their mouths water.

"This Unihorn Bird was just hunted by the Vine Tribe leader who took me with him, he didn’t lie to us, we can really get food in winter!"

Jing Jie looked around and said, "Do you know what this means?"

Before the wanderers could respond, Jing Jie excitedly said, "This means that none of us have to worry about starving to death!"

After hearing Jing Jie’s words, the wanderers stared at the Unihorn Bird in silence for a moment before suddenly erupting in cheers.

"Great!"

"Wonderful!"

"We have food now!"

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For these wanderers, their biggest fear was starving to death this winter due to food shortages, which was the most excruciating way to die.

However, just as they were on the brink of despair, Jing Jie’s words gave them hope.

At that moment, the Unihorn Bird in Jing Jie’s arms was no longer just prey, but a hope for their survival!

This kind of excitement is hard to understand for those who haven’t been through despair.

After Jing Jie finished, he continued, "I’ll go spread this good news to the others."

Jing Jie turned and left the room, and the door was shut again.

But the wanderers were no longer anxious, no longer despondent, their mental state greatly improved.

They gathered around the fire pit, watching the dancing flames, their eyes filled with hope and even dreaming of the future!

This was a good sign.

Then, Jing Jie went from room to room, first showing the Unihorn Bird, then delivering similar words.

Every room he entered burst into cheers, drowning out the sound of the wind and snow outside.

Jiang Xuan stood under a nearby tree and, with his excellent hearing, naturally heard the conversation between Jing Jie and the wanderers clearly.

Jiang Xuan chuckled and said, "I didn’t expect this guy to be so talented."

With just one prey and some motivational words, he got over a hundred wanderers cheering, something not everyone can achieve; it requires a certain talent.

After making his rounds, a layer of snow had even frozen on the Unihorn Bird’s feathers, its head drooping despondently.

Jing Jie came to the base of the big tree, stood before Jiang Xuan, hesitating to speak.

"Leader, this Unihorn Bird..."

Jiang Xuan smiled and said, "Cook it in the pottery cauldron, and give everyone a bowl of meat soup."

Words, while inspiring, are fleeting; only tangible benefits can truly motivate the wanderers.

"Thank you, Leader," Jing Jie gratefully thanked Jiang Xuan. freewёbnoνel.com

"However..." Jing Jie hesitated for a moment and said, "Relying solely on hunting birds might not get us through the winter. The snow is so big, we can’t go far, and the nearby birds and beasts will eventually be hunted to extinction."

"Don’t worry, I’ve already thought about this problem, and I have other ways to get you more food."

"Enough food for everyone to last through the winter." Jiang Xuan was full of confidence.

"Really? That’s great."

Jing Jie let out a sigh of relief; the leader of the Vine Tribe looked young, but he was quite reliable in doing things.

Jiang Xuan pondered for a while and said, "Tomorrow, bring the ten strongest Wanderers to me, and I’ll take you to find food."

"Alright."

"I’ll head back first; you should stew this Unihorn Bird and let everyone have a bowl of hot meat soup."

Jiang Xuan turned and left; Jing Jie stood still, looking at Jiang Xuan’s back, and began to have a good impression of Jiang Xuan and the Vine Tribe.

That night, the Unihorn Bird and other food were stewed into meat soup using several Pottery Cauldrons, and each Wanderer received a bowl.

Many people were moved to tears when they drank the steaming meat soup, not because it tasted particularly good, but because they hadn’t starved and were actually eating meat.

That night, many dreamt beautiful dreams, instead of nightmares like before.

Early the next morning, Jing Jie selected ten of the strongest Wanderers and, carrying simple hunting tools, found Jiang Xuan.

Jiang Xuan had gotten up early, and not only that, all the tribesmen of the Vine Tribe were already prepared.

According to Jiang Xuan’s requirements, each person brought a bundle of firewood, a vine basket, rope, their weapon, and a piece of dry hoof-shaped Wood Ganoderma as tinder.

This kind of Wood Ganoderma, once ignited, can smolder for a long time and is perfect as a tinder.

"We’re going to be outside for a longer time today, so put on these Beast Hide Clothing and Beast Hide Boots first, and return them to me later."

Jiang Xuan tossed eleven sets of old Beast Hide Clothing and Beast Hide Boots to Jing Jie and the others.

The Vine Tribe actually had accumulated quite a lot of Beast Hide, and since there were not many true tribe members, they didn’t need that much.

However, Jiang Xuan could not directly give these hides to the Wanderers because they hadn’t joined the Vine Tribe and hadn’t yet created any value for the tribe; instead, they were consuming food.

Therefore, only when these Wanderers truly joined the Vine Tribe or created equivalent value would Jiang Xuan consider gifting them Beast Hide Clothing directly.

Jing Jie and the ten Wanderers looked at Jiang Xuan with gratitude and then hurriedly put on the Beast Hide Clothing and Beast Hide Boots.

"Is everyone ready? Let’s go to the riverbank."

Jiang Xuan gripped the Bone Spear, carried the tinder, and took the lead toward the riverbank along the path previously carved out, followed closely by the Vine Tribe tribesmen and the Wanderers.

The snow on the ground was deep, making walking difficult, but everyone was excited because they had no experience hunting in the winter, and the unknown was stimulating.

Beside the Old Witch’s house, a giant eagle squatted in a huge nest, shook the snow off its body, and then tilted its head to look at Jiang Xuan and the others, apparently puzzled why these people would head out in such heavy snow.

The Old Witch, who was warming himself by the fireplace, was also curious but didn’t go outside because it was too cold, and at his age, he couldn’t bear it.

Soon, Jiang Xuan and the others braved the heavy snow and arrived at the riverbank.

The severe cold and heavy snow had already frozen the river surface, over twenty meters wide, very solidly; at first glance, it looked like flat ground, with no sign of the river.

Jiang Xuan chose a more sheltered spot and said to the others, "Clear the snow here, then light a bonfire, the more fierce, the better."

"Okay."

Although they didn’t understand why they were lighting a fire, they were already accustomed to following Jiang Xuan’s orders.

Soon, the snow on the ground was cleared away, and the dry wood was collected together, then the tinder brought by the hoof-shaped Wood Ganoderma was used to ignite the bonfire.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."

With the aid of the wind, the bonfire burned more and more fiercely, even melting the nearby snow, and drying the ground.

Then, Jiang Xuan had them dig out a lot of stones from the snow and throw them into the bonfire to be heated until they were red-hot.

After all this was done, Jiang Xuan used the Bone Spear to poke around in the river bay until he found a good spot, removed the surface snow, revealing the hard ice below.

"This is it."

"Dig out the red-hot stones and carry them over here."

Jiang Xuan called out, and Chi Shao and the others immediately started working, first using sticks to pick out the red-hot stones, then placing them into vine baskets, which soon became scorched black from contact with the scorching stones.

Afraid that the vine baskets would burn through, they moved more quickly, and when they reached the designated spot by Jiang Xuan, they poured all the stones onto the ice surface.

"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle..."

The scorching stones continued to emit heat, quickly melting and sinking the hard ice.

At that moment, everyone finally understood why Jiang Xuan wanted them to light a bonfire and heat the stones.

Without relying on these red-hot stones, breaking the hard and thick ice layer would be too difficult, and it was unknown how much effort it would take.

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