Chapter 405 - The Secret of the Cloud Patterns
Shao Xuan took more than twenty days to walk from the small river at the hunting area, to the wider river, to the main river on the map. Plus, he was travelling quickly and did not stop to rest. He never expected this to take so long.
That was why the Taihe ancestors took one year just to head out to look for their herbs. If the plant only bloomed and bore fruit during certain seasons, it would take longer because missing the season would mean waiting for one more year.
Shao Xuan did not have to wait, he only had to look for a place.
Making a flip up a tree, Shao Xuan took out the map he drew while standing on a branch, estimating his current location. There was no GPS here, all he could do was match the map to his surroundings.
The trees around him were not tall, the ground was moist, there were many swamps and holes in the ground and vegetation was dense.
This was considered a swamp area. Just to find the river quicker, Shao Xuan had passed through this dangerous swamp instead of taking the safer hills. Although the forests were also dangerous, it was still safer than the swamp.
Right now, the trees around him were not dense and the water beneath him glimmered under the sunlight. Shao Xuan still had to be alert despite reading the map.
Theoretically, the places further from the great six should have lesser metalwares. He also met other tribes on the way here but they were using bone weapons and rarely used metal.
He was shocked to see such a large metal cage.
He wondered if he was close to Gongjia Mountain. Other people rarely used metal but the Xia people were different. Plus, the ones who could make a trap for a crocodile would be no ordinary tribesmen.
Shao Xuan was in no hurry to leave now. He found a suitable tree to hide in and waited. Now that there was prey, the person who set the trap would be there soon. If they let the animal struggle more, the trap would be damaged.
Just as he expected, soon, he heard people approaching quickly. While they were not loud, that person sounded like he was experienced and confident for he did not hesitate.
The sound approached quickly. Shao Xuan looked over to the river bank and was stunned for a moment.
While he could not see much, a person’s hand appeared. He’d thought it was a small crocodile but it was not.
Even the people of the Drumming Tribe did not look as similar to a crocodile as this person when they activated totemic evolution.
After activating their totemic evolution through their totemic powers, the people of the Drumming tribe would evolve in terms of their facial features and bone structure. This person was just clad in crocodile skin though. Now that Shao Xuan could see him, this person resembled a regular human.