Chapter Fifty: Journey and Arrangement

  On the second day, at dawn, when the sky was still dimly lit, a group of apemen had already gathered in front of the Fire God tribe. These apemen were exceptionally lean and muscular, holding bamboo spears and stone tools, with some dried meat strips on their backs, their eyes gleaming brightly as they stared intently at a large boulder in front of them.

  On the big stone, there is a standing ape-man that is somewhat different from other ape-men. Although this ape-man also has an ape-like appearance, its behavior and demeanor always have a kind of elegance that ordinary apes do not possess, as if it were one of those legendary blood-drinking clans, giving people a warm and gentle feeling.

  This is the leader of the Fire God tribe, Chen Xu, the Fire God.

  Under him were a hundred tribal hunting teams of elites, each skilled in long-distance raids, able to easily identify the breath of beasts in the jungle, knowing which roads to take and which not to take, almost never getting lost, and even able to survive alone in the jungle for several days without starving.

  This time, Chen Xu was going to lead them to the distant Black Rock Tribe and explore the route along the way, adding a thick stroke to his map.

  By Chen Xu's side stood the majestic Super Ape and the Ape General, the two of them being the second most powerful beings in the tribe after Chen Xu. They naturally followed him on this important long-distance trade mission.

  As for the Ape No. 1 and the Ape Captain, they were left in the tribe, at this time the whole tribe had a total of two hundred apes, Chen Xu took away one hundred elite warriors on this trip, leaving behind one hundred apes, although also quite agile, but in this jungle, it's still not very safe.

  Thus, the two apemen who had followed him for a long time became the best candidates to handle tribal affairs after he left. With the addition of the cunning old ape man, Chen Xiang was still very reassured about the entire tribe's matters.

  Among the apes, there were a few carrying animal skin packages, and inside these packages was the key to this long journey - pottery.

  These few apes, each and every one of them are the kind of people who think on their feet, were arranged among the many warriors, not needing to fight, only needing to ensure the safety of the pottery was enough, if necessary, they would even sacrifice their own lives to protect the safety of the pottery, there could be no carelessness.

  It wasn't until they were certain of this point that Chen Xu handed over the matter of protecting the ceramics to them.

  At this time, everything is ready. The black rock ape man also looked at the tribe with a reluctant and nostalgic look, wondering whether he was thinking of the delicious meat soup or thinking of more and better utensils in the tribe.

  The sun gradually rose, slowly spreading over the treetops, casting a pale golden glow down, evenly covering the apes' bodies, causing their thick fur to radiate a vibrant pale gold color, each one seemingly like a resplendent golden monkey, shedding the apes' ignorance and filled with an air of mystery.

  Looking at this elite troop, Chen Xu's eyes narrowed slightly and he shouted "Depart!"

  In an instant, as the guide, Hei Yan led the way, Chen Xu led the Super Ape men closely behind, and behind them was a large troop of one hundred people. At the very back of the troops was the Ape General who had been left to guard the rear.

  Soon, in the stillness of the night, this massive group walked out of their familiar territory and entered the dense forest, turning northward, avoiding the territories of several forest overlords, and entering the world of wild beasts.

  "Hurray!"

  Letting out two loud roars, after the entire troop disappeared from view, the old gibbon suddenly swung his arm, and the gibbon No. 1 and the gibbon captain on the side let out a howl.

  A moment later, the remaining hundred apes in the tribe all threw away their affairs and gathered together. Following the command of the old ape, they went to the side of a small hill and started picking tree vines.

  Not long after, a large number of rattans were harvested and the old gibbon put them on the rocks to dry slightly before ordering the gibbons to start weaving the rattan nets.

  That's right, it's weaving a rattan net. This is the main reason why Chen Xu decided to set out for the Black Rock tribe yesterday, but only took action today.

  That day and night, he didn't idle around, but instead taught the old ape man, Ape Man No. 1, and Captain Ape how to weave vines and fishing nets, instructing them that during his absence, they should make a large number of sturdy tree nets, as big and solid as possible, waiting for his orders.

  Chen Xu left, and the old ape man immediately mobilized the entire tribe according to his orders, starting to weave a legendary weapon, rattan nets!

  At this time, Chen Xu was standing on the top of a large tree, with his hands shading his eyes, looking around. On his knees was spread out the deerskin map, and in his hand he held a half-dry charcoal pen.

  After a while, he finally found the direction of Xiaoshan in the jungle, and then took out the charcoal pen and carefully drew it on the map on his knee.

  Under the trees he had planted, a hundred apes gathered cautiously, carefully observing their surroundings, but they didn't find it strange for their own fire god to move, they were already used to it.

  It was the black rock ape man, this outsider, who showed enough interest in it. However, this guy's behavior in the Fire God tribe seemed to have offended almost all the apes, so he couldn't find any communication object and could only anxiously scratch his ears and look up at the trees.

  He was probably too intimidated by the leader to climb up and take a look himself, but even so, this fire god became increasingly mysterious in his mind.

  Although he hadn't realized it yet, Kuroiwa couldn't help but think about how to persuade the leader to complete this transaction peacefully. This group of people wasn't easy to deal with!

  "He's indeed a clever guy, unfortunately, clever people never live long!"

  The situation in this area was marked on the map, and Chen Xu's eyes glanced over, and through the mottled leaves, he saw the black rock apes circling below, and couldn't help but raise a faint smile.

  Then he rolled up the deerskin map, tied it with animal tendon, and slanted it on his back. He took out the golden dagger from his waist and carved a very obvious cross mark on this big tree.

  "This is the area, both sides are the territory of ferocious lions and tigers. Further east is the small river region, which is even more dangerous and cannot be passed through at all. Further west is a mountain forest with ups and downs, although I don't know what dangers there are, but from the fact that lions and tigers dare not occupy it much, it can be seen that it is not a good place either."

  "The Blackrock Clan will have to pass through here if they want to reach my Fire God Clan, and this place is open and unobstructed, making it the path they will definitely choose."

  Chen Xu's arm moved involuntarily, and the scar grew even deeper.

  This land has already exceeded the hunting range of the Fire God tribe. He knew so clearly, still from the news from the old gibbon.

  It must be said that the mountain valley tribe is indeed a local aboriginal, with rich experience here, and familiarity with the surrounding danger zones, especially the old gibbon.

  After completing the basic construction of the tribe, Chen Xu once led the old apes to wander in the surrounding jungle, adding information to the map. This place is where they set out from Xiaoshan and walked north, their final resting place.

  In the description of the old ape, in the two forests surrounding this forest path, there lived a terrible monster. The strength of this jungle overlord was extremely powerful, and even King Kong did not dare to provoke it.

  After Chen Xu's own investigation, he also discovered the true face of this lion-tiger, which is like a small mountain. This jungle overlord is not much larger than King Kong in terms of body shape, but in terms of combat nature, it is far beyond what King Kong can match.

  Their sharp claws, their almost horn-like forehead corners, their terrifying fangs, and the row of thorns on their tail that grew in reverse, compared to King Kong who could only rely on his massive meaty palms to slap around, but had no idea how many times more advanced they were.

  In Chen Xu's view, this adult body almost reached three meters in length was the most ferocious jungle overlord he had seen in this Stone Age except for the saber-toothed tiger.

  These creatures seem to be born for hunting, with almost every inch of their body being a weapon, capable of attacking prey from any angle. If they weren't solitary animals but instead lived in groups, Chen Xuan would even believe that they might be able to counter the Tyrannosaurus Rex.

  "Heh heh, I hope the Blackrock clan can be a bit smarter, otherwise it's going to be a big hassle!"

  A glint of light flashed in Chen Xu's eyes, and he carved another deep mark before jumping down from the tree, shouting to the crowd to continue moving forward.

  When no one was paying attention, one of the hundred elite warriors at the back suddenly disappeared. A moment later, the crowd walked out of the thicket and entered an unfamiliar domain.

  After a few hours, they arrived at a safe place. Chen Xu stopped the team and climbed up a tree to continue drawing the map. This time, his gaze was directed towards their route, thinking "I suppose, by now, Ape 2 should have returned to the tribe."

  He shook his head, threw the distracting thoughts to the back of his mind and began to focus on drawing the map. This time, apart from trading with the Blackrock Clan, his main purpose was to draw a safe route for travel, while also trying to explore the territory of the overlords in the surrounding forests, as well as their types, laying the foundation for future development.

  Of course, this exploration was extremely time-consuming, but at this moment, Chen Xu was least lacking in time. On the contrary, the longer the time, the more beneficial it was to his arrangement.

  The team was missing an ape man, except for a few familiar ones, but no one noticed. However, when they recalled Chen Xuan's profound words at the time of departure, several ape men who had been counting in their hearts pretended to be stupid and ignored it as if nothing had happened.