I am a Primitive Man
Chapter 199 – Visit from the Bone Tribe
The wind blew, and some leftover leaves rose from the ground, making a rustling sound.
The bare tree branches shivered in the wind, whimpering as if crying in the cold autumn wind.
Han Cheng tightly wrapped his fur around him, glanced at the setting sun in the west, its weak yellow light lacking warmth, surveyed the desolate surroundings, and finally started walking back.
May the vibrant yet perilous nature be kind to this inexperienced, lost “white-eyed wolf” in the wilderness.
May this lost child find the way home to the doghouse by the hearth, where he will always be waiting.
Han Cheng poured out his heart to the howling wind, hoping that the omnipresent wind would carry his hopes to the dog, wherever it may be.
The wind whistled away, paying no heed to the disheveled bipedal creature below.
Wrapped in fur against the autumn wind, people returned from afar, joy evident in their hearts as they saw the towering walls in the distance.
But their joy was short-lived, replaced by suspicion.
Because outside the tribal gate stood many people!
Seeing this scene from afar, Han Cheng and the others quickened their pace towards the tribe, weapons ready in hand.
Due to the search for Fu Jiang, apart from Tie Tou and the other four who stayed behind, only the elderly, children, and women who were either heavily pregnant or had just given birth remained in the tribe.
The tribe’s defense was severely lacking!
If these people hadn’t been stationed outside as agreed but instead chose to attack the tribe now…
Thinking of this, Han Cheng’s heart sank, but he also felt a sense of relief.
It seemed that they couldn’t afford to be careless in the future. The tribe must always maintain a certain level of combat readiness, at least leaving behind enough people who could rely on the walls to defend the tribe from being taken.
If the tribe were to be plundered like the Pig Tribe after a trip outside, Han Cheng felt he would go mad!
Most of the others didn’t have such profound thoughts as he did, just feeling that there shouldn’t be so many outsiders near the tribe.
The chief of the former Pig Tribe, Shang, with slightly reddened eyes, reacted more intensely than the others, anger mixed with deep fear.
This scene reminded him of his own tribe’s plight. He had already wholeheartedly integrated into the Sparrow Tribe.
He loved everything about the Sparrow Tribe, from the houses, walls, and various foods to the snowmen piled up by the children and the polished tiles…
If this tribe were to suffer a similar catastrophe…
He didn’t dare to think further.
“Divine Child!”
“Chief!”
Lame, holding a spear, his palms slightly sweaty, though so, he stood tall without the slightest retreat.
Behind him were everything they had created with their hands, mixed with sweat and hard work. To protect these, he had to summon courage!
He glanced sideways at the primitive men and women with weapons in their hands and the children standing on the low wall, just high enough to see outside by tiptoeing. The conviction in his heart grew stronger.
What they needed to protect wasn’t just the things they had created and the people who had been with them day and night in the tribe!
Fortunately, they could rely on the walls proposed by the Divine Child, and the people who came didn’t attack but only stopped outside the gate. Although they seemed eager to try when they saw fewer people, they didn’t launch an attack.
Hearing the shouts coming from the west, Lame quickly turned his head along with the others to see that the Divine Child and the chief, who had gone to search for blessings, were returning, heading towards the tribe.
Seeing the returning crowd, Lame breathed a sigh of relief, feeling a sense of reliance washing over him.
The tension that had gripped the people standing on the wall, and their faces relaxed instantly, with smiles appearing on the faces of the children.
“Divine Child!”
“Chief!”
They joyfully shouted out to their supporters, their reliance…
The people standing in front of the gate also looked to the west, seeing a group of people approaching with spears and clubs, many of them gripping weapons.
Their weapons were mostly made of bone, and they wore many ornaments made of bone as well.
There were quite a few of them, a total of twenty-two!
These were the people from the Bone Tribe who had attended the Joyous Gathering before.
The leaders of the two tribes met, communicating with each other through gestures and language.
It was learned that the people from the Bone Tribe had come to trade for the large pottery vessels used for cooking food.
After the Joyous Gathering, the Bone Tribe exchanged a pottery vessel with the Green Sparrow Tribe because they had brought more food.
After returning, they learned from the Green Sparrow Tribe and began to try cooking food. Although it was far from the delicious food they had tasted in the Sparrow Tribe, this new way of eating was still loved by many, especially those with poor teeth.
Having tasted the benefits, they wanted to return to exchange for a larger pottery vessel to cook food.
They also needed to exchange some jars for water and small pottery vessels for food storage, as eating cooked food without them was inconvenient.
Seeing the food they had brought and that the people from the Bone Tribe hadn’t attacked the courtyard, Han Cheng and the others finally felt relieved.
They informed the people from the Bone Tribe that they could bring the food and enter the courtyard to trade once they put down their weapons.
A few people from the Bone Tribe were reluctant, but the big brother was firm, so they had no choice but to leave their weapons outside and then bring the food to the tribe through the gate that had already been opened under the command of the big brother.
Although it was already getting dark, the people from the Bone Tribe were still shocked to see everything in the courtyard.
This tribe always surprised people!
Initially, when they saw such a large group of people going out and returning at this time, only bringing back such a small wild boar and some food presumably snatched from some animal, many people in the Bone Tribe held a sense of disdain. However, after seeing everything in the tribe, that disdain was completely shattered, leaving only thick shock and disbelief.
Primitive people were still people and had a sense of comparison, especially regarding food. When different tribes met, they would consciously or unconsciously compare.
After shouting a few times, the leader of the Bone Tribe finally regained his senses and began to lay out the food they had brought, ready to trade with the big brother.
However, he seemed absent-minded, obviously not completely recovered from the shock.