Chapter 149
Chapter 149 – Obsession
Translated by Idontreallycare
Being stared at by both Xing and the Shaman, Shao Xuan scratched his head, “Actually, I have been observing the river since long ago.”
“You want to let Chacha fly across?” The Shaman shook his head, “With the river being extremely wide, Chacha won’t have any place to rest. There’s also the threat of the river beasts. Even if Chacha experiences two more growth phases, he still might be unable to fly across.”
Flying without eating, drinking, or resting, the success rate naturally is slim to none.
Xing too gave Shao Xuan a look of, “Sure enough, younger people have simple thoughts.”
“No, not just Chacha flying, I’m thinking of making a boat, a simple canoe like thing. Since the giant trees in the forest are so abundant, this won’t prove to be difficult.” Shao Xuan explained.
“‘Boat’? I read about boats and rafts in the animal hides the ancestors left behind. But Shao Xuan, the river has beasts that feast upon wood so it will get torn apart.” the Shaman responded. Although he hadn’t been to the river bank that often, he had heard a lot about it. Even if they built a ship, it would disappear not long after entering the river.
But, if he got eaten by a ferocious beast before this happened…..
Oh, how worrisome!
This was the first time Xing had experienced such a dilemma. He had no way out.
Lei watched his grandpa depressedly stroke his beard, almost pulling a few strands of hair out.
Curious once more, Lei probed out, “Then why did the Shaman bring Ah Xuan?”
Xing had already recovered from his stupor, and hearing Lei’s words, didn’t bother to explain. He simply repeated what his father had once told him, “Look to the distant, and don’t just focus on your surroundings.”
Lei closed his eyes in silent disapproval. Every time you “look to the distant”, what you look at changes!
At the end, Lei couldn’t managed to squeeze an answer out, and instead, got chased out of the house.
During nighttime, night swallows could be seen flying in the air. Approaching the late hours, when everything turned calm, the temperature plummeted, and the fierce gales would meet with ice and snow, and travel across the mountain.
This was not an ordinary winter.
During this winter, the Shaman did not manage anything else and delegated the job to his assistants, even letting Gui Ze start taking on more Shaman tasks.
Everytime Shao Xuan would ascend the mountain; Xing would face the wind and snow to meet them, wanting to hear of any progress made.
At the start, there was only Xing and the Shaman, but then they included Head Chief Ao. Being the head chief, Ao, had the right to be informed of this project.
After that, the elders with a say in the tribe were informed.
And so, when Shao Xuan ascended the mountain, a few elders, along with the head chief, rushed to the Shaman’s place.
However, they weren’t willing to tell the two team leaders, because they were responsible for opening the new route. It would not be good if they became distracted, as a result, the two leaders were extremely depressed.
Regardless of previous disputes, or whether or not they had an issue with Shao Xuan, upon knowing of the plan, everyone decided to put these things aside.
For Shao Xuan and the Shaman’s plan, they would exhaust their all to help.
Not! Withholding! Anything!
Their time on earth was running out, and compared to those still at the prime of their lives, the hope that this plan could succeed before their end was quite farfetched. People couldn’t get too greedy. And like the ferocious beasts, there were some times that this turned victory into defeat.
However, there were some people who held onto these hopes, thinking that perhaps there would be a day where they could see the places that the ancestors had told stories about, and even see other humans!
When winter ended and the earth warmed again, the tribe resumed their active lives. Preparing for the upcoming ceremony, Shao Xuan had once again been selected to dance.
This had made many people feel dissatisfied, especially the younger warriors. Last time, when Shao Xuan had found the fire crystals and was chosen to enter, they had no complaints. But this time, while he had been missing for a year, what kind of service did he do for the tribe?
However, everyone discovered that no matter how dissatisfied they were, no matter who they complained to, the elder’s response was always, “He deserves it.”
This caused the two team leaders endless headaches. Recently, there would be many people asking them about the matter with Shao Xuan, but they weren’t clear either. When going to the Shaman or the others to ask, all they were met with was, “Don’t think about anything else, continue with the exploration.”