Author: flying de lazy cat

"Butterfly, you can stop weaving this basket now and deal with the insects that Dashan and the others brought back. I will come back later and teach you how to weave other things."

Butterfly and the others were much slower at weaving baskets than he was, but by now, each of them had finished weaving one basket, adding up to five more baskets.

Counting the eight baskets already in use, thirteen baskets are currently enough.

Because this trap requires more manpower, there must be someone watching each basket.

Counting Zhou Xu himself, their tribe has a total of thirty-two people.

If nearly half of the people are holding a trap to catch prey, there will not be enough manpower for other things.

For this reason, there is naturally a trade-off to be made here.

Judging from the position of the sun above our heads, it should be around one or two o'clock in the afternoon. It is obvious that Dashan's day's work cannot end here.

After putting down the materials collected in the morning and letting the members of the collection team drink water, Zhou Xu took them to the black forest again.

On the way there, Zhou Xu, who seemed to have thought of something, asked Dashan.

"By the way Dashan, where did the head you handed me on the altar come from?"

Faced with this question, Dashan was silent for two seconds.

"That's the head of the former leader. He died in the previous attack. I tried my best to bring out his head."

【What the fuck?!】

After hearing what Dashan said, Zhou Xu almost split open on the spot.

"Your former leader wasn't summoned too, was he?"

Dashan was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then quickly shook his head.

"No, no, this is the first time for our tribe to hold a sacrifice. The sacrifice cannot be held casually. We must find the altar left by the old god."

Dashan was still somewhat sad about the death of the former leader, and his voice became deeper as he spoke.

After getting this answer, Zhou Xu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

If his predecessor was also a time traveler, then he might end up accidentally pointing to that head.

Of course, there is no guarantee that after your death, your head will not be cut off and given to the next person.

"You fought so hard to bring your head out because of the power inside?"

Judging from the situation at that time, Zhou Xu did not believe that Dashan did not know the existence of the Eye of Insight.

Dashan did not hide this and nodded directly.

"That's the mantra passed down from generation to generation in our tribe."

To be honest, Zhou Xu did not expect to hear the word "mantra" from Dashankou.

The moment he heard this word, he didn't even have time to think about it before he asked the question that had been lingering in his mind.

“What exactly is a mantra?”

"In the legends passed down by our tribe, the mantra is the language of the gods and contains powerful power."

"Then why didn't you choose to keep this mantra to yourself?"

Dashan did not shy away from this at all.

"The mantra will choose its own master, it did not choose me."

"What is the old god you are talking about? And the altar left by the old god?"

"The old gods are the original gods of this world. It is said that they are dead, so we generally call them the old gods. After the death of the old gods, their power is scattered throughout the world, which is the mantra."

Having said this, Dashan, who was answering Zhou Xu's questions while walking, took a breath.

"It is said that the altar was built by the old gods. As long as you find the altar and perform rituals, it is possible to summon the 'Chosen One' to come."

If 'Chosen Son' is Zhou Xu's own understanding, then 'Chosen One' is undoubtedly a more orthodox term on their side.

[It seems that my time travel has something to do with the so-called ‘Old Gods’...]

"Have you met the other Chosen Ones?"

Dashan shook his head.

"Then how much do you know about the power of this mantra?"

"The previous leader said that the power of this mantra can allow him to gain powerful insights..."

Having said this, Dashan fell into silence again, and when he spoke again, there was an unconcealable sadness and indignation in his voice.

"Although the mantra chose him, it did not favor him. Even its simple use would bring a huge burden to the previous leader. When we were attacked, he used the power of the mantra to point out the way for us to survive, but he himself

But he was also dragged down by the power of the mantra and could not escape alive."

It was difficult for Zhou Xu to empathize with Dashan's grief and anger, but he learned a lot of useful information from the other party's words.

[Judging from what Dashan said, there should be a degree of compatibility between this mantra and people. Only those who achieve a sufficient degree of compatibility can gain the power of the mantra.]

[The consumption of using the mantra is affected by other factors. At least I used this power yesterday. Although I felt the consumption, it was not dragged down. 】

The continuous improvement of intelligence information continuously consolidated Zhou Xu's confidence.

[There is also the altar. If that altar is the key factor for me to travel through time, I will have to take some time to go there and study it later. But the most important thing at the moment is to solve the food problem first and fill my stomach. 】

Just as Zhou Xu and Dashan were asking and answering questions, the two of them soon arrived at the outskirts of the black forest.

"Take a gentle step and don't affect Fei Que and the others."

Just a little extra movement here may scare away the prey that is about to slip into the trap. This is the main reason why Zhou Xu previously asked the collection team to collect resources in other areas.

Just when Zhou Xu said this, the flying bird in the distance suddenly pulled the string in his hand, then rushed forward with excitement, grabbed the mouse from the basket, and broke its neck.

There was no sloppiness in his movements, and he was much more proficient than Zhou Xu before.

It wasn't until after doing this that I noticed the existence of Zhou Xu and others.

Fei Que knew at a glance that he must be looking for something, so he hurried up.

"leader."

"How's it going? How many did you catch?"

As soon as this matter was mentioned, Fei Que became obviously excited, and at the same time, he showed off his trophies with quick movements.

Counting the one Zhou Xu caught at the beginning, Fei Que had a total of three mice in his hands at this moment. After that, he had already crouched down to two.

When it comes to setting traps and waiting for rabbits, it is difficult to worry about efficiency issues, because this matter itself is also affected by luck to a large extent.

"The first time, one accidentally ran away, otherwise there would have been another one now."

Although the use of this trap is simple, it does not mean that there is no possibility of failure.

To be honest, Zhou Xu was mentally prepared from the beginning.

At present, Fei Que can achieve this result, and he is quite satisfied.
Chapter completed!