Chapter 77
Chapter 77 – Pictures at the end of the scroll
Translated by Sunyancai
Shao Xuan had a sound sleep after midnight. It had been a while since he had last dreamt about something. However, tonight he had a dream.
As a matter of fact, Shao Xuan himself also had no idea what was exactly in the dream. He dreamt of something green, which gradually covered his whole view. It was a flowing green, and he was drifting in the sea of green. The green entered his chest every time he breathed, which made him feel cozy all over the body. It felt like every part of his body had been cleansed. Let’s say that his body was the ground covered in dirt and dust, but then got all washed clean by the cool water. He felt purified all over.
Unlike the tense and depressing feeling in the past, Shao Xuan only felt totally free from inhibitions this time. It was a kind of comfort which Shao Xuan had never experienced before. All the fatigue and bad mood in this hunting mission had been washed away, and Shao Xuan wanted to howl to the heaven.
All changes happened in silence, but they were breathtaking!
Early in the morning, when the sun came out, the warriors slumber was disturbed by various kinds of sounds in this green land. However, it was the rushed voice of a warrior that woke up everyone.
“Boss! Boss, come here! Check this out!” That warrior had climbed down the tree a minute ago, and he was shouting at Ta from the entrance of the tree hole. Ta was reading a roll of animal skin before he looked at the warrior.
“When I first joined the advance group, the Shaman and the former Chief had told me something.” Ta pointed at the tied green skeleton and said, “It looks like the plant that the Shaman had talked about. The Green Thief.”
“Green Thief?”
“What is that?”
“Is it useful? The Shaman did not add it on the animal skin roll.”
There were a lot of clamors of comments.
Ta was smiling in a weird way.
“Is it useful? Damn right it is! It can’t be any more useful! If it is indeed the Green Thief, we would be received as heroes of the tribe when we return! It’s said that the herbs made from the Green Thief would allow people to see in the darkness!”
All warriors took a deep breath, and then, their breaths became more and more rapid.
Night vision. It was something that all of them had been craving for.
Why was everyone so afraid of the night? Because at night, they would lose their vision. Even intermediate totem warriors, or even senior totem warriors would freak out when faced with darkness. Hence, instead of hunting at night, warriors in the hunting team would hide in a tree hole or mountain cave.
Warriors in the tribe had hunted down various kinds of animals and ferocious beasts, among which many of them were nocturnal ones. People said that you could have a clearer vision in the dark if you ate the eyes of those nocturnal animals. However, it was not true. At least, those who had eaten the eyes did not feel much progress in their night vision. Or perhaps it worked, just produced minor effect.
If, if this was the Green Thief…