Chapter 10: The Hunting Party Sets Out!

  Call out No. 1, Chen Xu manipulated a gradually fluent ape language, and let him point out the specific path from this small mountain to the river bay.

  After some deliberation, Chen Xuan chose to hunt a school of fish that had never been hunted on a large scale in this world for his first hunt as the leader today.

  From where he stood on the mountain, he could clearly see a strip of water winding its way through the dense primeval forest not far from the small hill. The jade-colored water belt meandered like a spirit snake, and it was the mother river that supported the survival of all the wild beasts in this area.

  As for whether this river is the future Yellow River, Chen Xu had no specific concept, but this small river was not very large, so the possibility of it being the Yellow River was relatively small.

  Although the distance from the cliff to the small river seems not far away, Chen Xu understands the truth of "looking at the mountain and running dead horses". Moreover, there are many crises in the original jungle, and some areas cannot be crossed at all, so it is necessary to detour a considerable distance.

  So, in fact, if you want to reach this small river, it's impossible to get there in less than three or four hours!

  It turns out that this group of apemen was quite lucky, the cave they found was not only very safe, but also had some mountain springs seeping water inside the cave, although it was not wide, it was enough to solve their drinking water problem, which was also the fundamental reason why they could leave the small river and survive here.

  Having received Chen Xu's indication, Number One, although not understanding why his new leader wanted to go to that crisis-ridden and beast-infested riverbank, did not dare express a different opinion.

  Through this series of mysterious actions, and Chen Xu's ability to control flames, he has gradually led the group of apemen to associate him with all sorts of mysterious phenomena in nature.

  In other words, Chen Xu is now being gradually deified in their hearts! Chen Xu's title is now linked to a mysterious thing just like those famous ancestors of ancient China.

  If Chen Xu were to ask carefully now, he would find that he has been revered as the Fire God in the hearts of these apes. He has transcended the category of a simple hunting team leader and become an object of faith in their hearts.

  Thus, a sense of awe gradually spread throughout this team of apes.

  Chen Xu introduced the concept of class into these apes for the first time in this primitive society, they understood that the fire god in front of them was essentially different from them, and that was what they needed to look up to.

  Number one, using a crude ape language, explained to Chen Xu for half a day with gestures and then grasped several rough stone tools to lead the way.

  Compared to the intimidating bamboo spears on their backs, Number One still preferred his old weapons at heart. After all, those were things passed down from their ancestors and had already seeped into their bones.

  If it weren't for Chen Xu's prestige as the Fire God being too high, these apes might not have gone to use more convenient bamboo spears at all. This is a kind of ancient and conservative mentality.

  However, now, under the intervention of Chen Xu, this ancient concept is being changed bit by bit. I believe that as the power of bamboo spears gradually reveals itself, these people will gradually accept this new thing.

  Following No. 1 down the small hill cautiously, Chen Xu took this small hill as a direction, continuously identifying the surrounding environment and his distance from the small hill, and marking the surrounding danger zones in his mind at the same time.

  In this vast forest, Chen Xu was already planning to build a map. With the topographic map in hand, everything would become simpler and the dangerous hunting action would be much safer.

  So, every time Number One's face turned serious and carefully avoided an area, Chen Xu would ignore Number One's anxious expression and carefully ask what was there, whose territory it was.

  Moreover, every time he left the hunting ground of one fierce beast and entered another's territory, Chen Xu would always circulate his internal energy, tread on several thick and towering ancient trees that pierced the clouds, and swiftly climb to the top of the giant tree, standing at the treetop.

  There, with the small hill where everyone set off as the center, Chen Xu observed and continuously adjusted the shape of the map in his mind, drawing out piece by piece of land and adding annotations to explain what was lurking on top.

  Under the terrified gaze of the No. 1 Ape, they slowly made their way around several restricted areas where fierce beasts roamed, and after four or five hours, they finally heard the sound of rushing water.

  At this moment, Chen Xu suddenly raised his head with great effort to recall the map, looking towards the dense forest in front of him. In his senses, a burst of water vapor came rushing over, and he knew that the river had arrived.

  He waved his hand to signal the crowd of apemen to stop in their tracks, and Chen Xu took out the bird eggs he had dug up from the trees along the way from the deerskin package by his side and handed them over to the crowd of apemen, telling them to hold on tight.

  These bird eggs were all the size of a fist, covered with colorful patterns. In his previous life, Chen Xuan, a science student, couldn't identify what kind of bird these eggs belonged to, but in his general impression, these eggs were definitely non-toxic.

  All the way, Chen Xu, because of his possession of light work, as long as he urged the Eagle Soaring Technique, even if it was a tall and steep old tree, he could climb up, so after many times of stealing, the large deer skin package made from the dead deer taken from the cave next to Chen Xu was thoroughly filled.

  After counting the number of bird eggs, Chen Xu's mouth involuntarily curled up into a smile. There were ninety-eight eggs in total, each one roughly the size of two chicken eggs, making for an extremely rich food source.

  Thinking of the fried eggs in his previous life, Chen Xu couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva and lick his tongue, feeling extremely nostalgic!

  So, Chen Xu carefully instructed the ten assistant apes to take good care of these eggs, and then led the four apes from the hunting team into the thicket by the river.

  Having arrived here, Chen Xue did not slack off at all. In fact, a small river is the lifeline of an ecosystem, and countless wild animals exist around this small river.

  Especially in this primitive Stone Age, it is even more so. I am afraid that at every moment, there will be many wild beasts wandering around the riverbank, either drinking water, resting or looking for hunting opportunities. In short, throughout the jungle, this small river is the most dangerous area.

  Carefully parting the grass, they came to the riverbank, with Chen Xu as the first, five apes quietly poked their heads out and looked around cautiously.

  Number One and the four apemen did not know what Huo Shen Chen Xu was doing, but this did not prevent them from faithfully executing Chen Xu's orders, carefully looking around and being vigilant against imagined dangers.