Chapter 5: Misunderstood

November 24, 2021 by danmeiheaven

In the end, Zhuang Yu did not reach out to pick up the berries.

A millionaire giving you 100 yuan alms has a completely different meaning from a person who’s so poor that only 100 yuan is left yet still willing to divide you 50.

He can clearly see what the life of the Golden Centipede Tribe is, not to mention that the relationship between him and the tribe is almost that of strangers.

The child watched Zhuang Yu leave, scratching his messy hair, and his face full of doubts. What’s the matter? Yu of the Water Lake Tribe used to grab food from them, children. Now he takes the initiative to give it to him, but he doesn’t want it.

Zhuang Yu walked into the mountains under the child’s puzzled eyes.

It’s not so easy to pick mushrooms, because there’s no road in the mountains. Moreover, although there’s the deterrent of the ancestral beast, who can guarantee that there are no special beasts lurking? The little mushroom looks like one, but it doesn’t seem dangerous.

As soon as he entered the mountain range, Zhuang Yu was still thinking. But then, a small mushroom rushed in front of Zhuang Yu and waved to him aggressively. Go, go, go, I’ll take you to raid my brother’s house.

Zhuang Yu followed him suspiciously, and then the little mushroom ran under a big dead tree, jumping and screaming.

He walked over and took a look at the bushes. Hey, it turned out to be a nest of mushrooms. And there were a dozen plants.

This little guy was actually taking him to pick mushrooms. But now is not the time to wonder how he can find mushrooms so accurately.

Zhuang Yu quickly picked up the animal skins around his waist and carefully harvested the mushrooms.

Then followed the brave little guy and ran to the next place.

Before long, Zhuang Yu was sweating profusely, but it was worth it. The animal skins he carried were piled up with mushrooms and some peppers.

The chili peppers aren’t in a fixed place, but are scattered all over the place, which makes it very difficult to find.

Zhuang Yu wiped the sweat from his forehead. Do you know why it’s so hot? Zhuang Yu looked up, and there were ten hot suns in the sky glowing with scorching heat.

He once again confirmed that this is definitely not the earth, or even any galaxies he knows.

Originally wanting to pick a little more, anyway, in such hot weather, the mushrooms would be killed if he didn’t pick them, but he couldn’t fit any more mushrooms in his pocket.

It’s a pity. But he smiled and looked at the mushrooms in his pocket. If he saved some, then tomorrow’s food is available. His body has a lot of appetite. As for the small mushroom, his little belly can’t eat much. Compared with his contribution, Zhuang Yu can still afford his little amount of food.

Zhuang Yu looked at the triumphant little funny guy, just like looking at a treasure. Isn’t he a treasure? Even if there are no mushrooms, he can still take him to find berries. Last time he hit him with berries, which means Little Fool can find berries in addition to mushrooms and peppers.

Zhuang Yu happily returned to the cave with mushrooms in his pocket. In order to save food, he didn’t roast these mushrooms immediately. He had to wait for the evening to eat them, so that they could last longer.

Now he has nothing to do, so he separates the seeds of the new chili peppers. Now he not only gets a shell of chili peppers, but also a lot of chili seeds.

The seeds had to be sown into the ground, and this shell of pepper crushed. Zhuang Yu thought for a while. In order to keep it longer, he had to mix it with salt.

He walked out of the cave holding two shells. Because of the ten suns, the temperature is generally high. The salt water he let to dry was almost dried up, revealing yellow-white particles. In fact, he had to continue to separate the impurities and add water to dry, but now he’ll make do with it.

Pickle the peppers with salt. Looking at the crushed peppers marinated in the shell, this thing is the best seasoning, just add a little to the food and it will become very delicious.

Then he took the chili seeds and went to reclaim a new piece of land. What made Zhuang Yu puzzled was that the chili seeds he sowed the second time, that is, the chili seeds separated from the string of peppers dragged back by the little mushroom, did not take root and sprout as quickly as those planted the first time.

“It’s strange, it’s obviously the same seeds from the same land, but the growth cycle is different.” Zhuang Yu muttered to himself, looking at the only 20 or so pepper seedlings.

Unable to understand it, Zhuang Yu put the problem in his heart, and then began to cultivate the land.

Because of the crude tools, he used a wooden stick to constantly turn the ground. The speed is really unsatisfactory, but it’s still very fulfilling to reclaim your own land bit by bit.

Zhuang Yu looked at the small piece of land in front of him. It’s almost five square meters. It was small, but it had a different meaning. This meant that he had made a new start in the new world.

Sprinkle the chili seeds, cover them with thin soil, and then pour water.

Although life is hard, it can be considered a good start.

Next to him, Little Mushroom tilted his neck, and curiously watched Zhuang Yu work.

No one knows if it was because Zhuang Yu shared some food with him, but the little mushroom isn’t afraid of him anymore. He already had the courage to rush to Zhuang Yu and curiously dug the soil aside to see what was thrown into it just now.

Zhuang Yu also looked at the little mushroom with great interest. This strange creature does have some magical places. It’s smart enough to find mushrooms, peppers, berries and so on.

After watching for a while, Zhuang Yu went to wash his hands. It’s almost impossible to do farm work cleanly.

Little Mushroom looked at him again. He too loves to be clean, so he ran over not to be outdone. Scooped water with the shell next to him, jumped in and washed up, and looked up provocatively. I’m the most beautiful boy on the mountains.

Zhuang Yu was already accustomed to his amusing expression. The water for washing his hands couldn’t be wasted, so he used it to irrigate the ground.

The little mushroom learned everything he did. Holding his bath water, he dumped it into the ground.

It’s getting late now, and the afterglow of the setting suns makes the sky colorful.

It’s rare for Zhuang Yu to leisurely admire the sunset glow of this world. The little mushroom had already held his brother, indicating that Zhuang Yu could bake it, and torture it with more devil fruit. It would taste great.

But Little Mushroom’s wish fell through, because Zhuang Yu’s sight was attracted by other things.

At sunset, the ground began to vibrate. In the distance, a group of giant beasts were running in their direction.

On every giant beast stood sweaty men holding a stone spear.

The scene was as grand as a mythical scene. It’s wild, spectacular, and shocking beyond description.

“The hunting team is back!” Someone shouted, his voice spreading far and wide.

In fact, he doesn’t have to shout. It feels like there’s an earthquake, no one won’t be able to feel it.

The entire Golden Centipede Tribe, the people in the caves and the people on the back of the golden centipede, all ran out. Both the old and the children ran toward the pass with excitement.

The same is true for Zhuang Yu. In such a magnificent scene, he couldn’t help his excitement. Even if he just watched such a scene, his heart seemed to have a sense of heroism, giving birth to the thought of a man who would like to step on a giant beast to hunt the earth.

The ancestral land of the tribe is in a mountain col, surrounded by mountains on three sides, and only one side is the road to the outside world. The huge centipede is entrenched between the peaks, guarding the tribe.

When Zhuang Yu ran to the entrance, the giant beasts had already approached.

These returning people are fierce warriors stepping on giant beasts. Just by approaching, you can feel the strong blood and oppression in them.

Especially the one in the front, the one standing on the head of the ferocious giant bear. The man must be two meters tall. His burly figure and the three-meter stone lance in his hand made him look like a legend came to life.

However, Zhuang Yu was really taken aback, looking at the giant bear with antlers without blinking. If he remembers well, there’s a record of this giant beast in his “Taoist Sutra”.

The antlered bear is voracious and good at fighting. Its name is Hou, also known as eating dragons. As its name implies, it has the reputation of roaring and fighting three dragons.1

Not all giant beasts are recorded in the “Taoist Sutra”. This is also the first giant beast written in it that Zhuang Yu saw besides the fossil.

Zhuang Yu was also a little unsure. He simply opened the animal skin around his waist and went to find the picture. He remembered that the roaring painting was in his abdomen.

But as soon as he pulled the animal skin aside, there’s a scream, “Ah, what are you doing!”

Zhuang Yu reacted, it seems that it isn’t appropriate to look for it now. He thought it’s inappropriate behavior to remove the animal skin away, but he also had some doubts. Because he has seen the other people in the Golden Centipede Tribe and they don’t pay much attention to wearing animal skins. They’re even more exposed than him. And because they’re not wearing anything underneath, the picture shouldn’t be too beautiful.

This is also one of the reasons why Zhuang Yu determined that the life of this tribe is still very primitive.

Others screamed at him. In his mind, he’s surprised how the people of the tribe suddenly became more particular, but…

That person continued to scream, “You saw our young patriarch and actually started taking off your clothes. It turns out that you’ve been so quiet these two days just for this moment, you are…shameless.”

“I just saw him staring at our young patriarch without blinking. Really brash.”

“Last time, this little rascal secretly seduced our young patriarch. In order to avoid his entanglement, the young patriarch led the tribesmen out to hunt.”

Zhuang Yu’s mouth turned into an O-shape. Damn, what did the former owner of this body do? The more he knew, the more frightened he became.

Shameless, indecent, and seducing… a man? Or use the most direct way of taking off clothes directly in front of others? And let everyone in the whole Golden Centipede Tribe know.

Zhuang Yu couldn’t wait to slap himself. It’s really embarrassing. But he’s an adult anyway, his expression must be managed so that no one can see the joke.

In other words, the man standing on this roaring bear is the young patriarch of the Golden Centipede Tribe? The person who everyone in the tribe had praised to the sky because there are nine scars, a handsome man?

He reflexively raised his head and looked up. He wanted to see how far the Golden Centipede Tribe’s aesthetics went.

Zhuang Yu directly met a pair of big eyes with thick eyebrows. Perhaps because he caused a commotion, so that person just looked at him.

Their sights met in the air.

This man has a little rough, hard face, which is a completely different type from his little milk dog face.

As for whether he’s handsome or not, Zhuang Yu hasn’t seen it for the time being, because the golden stripes on this man’s face are too eye-catching and cover his face. But why didn’t he see the nine scars mentioned by the Golden Centipede Tribe?

Zhuang Yu was still looking at him, and the person next to him said loudly, “Really shameless. You’re still staring, your eyes have already fallen off.”

“Aren’t you from the Water Lake Tribe? How come you have the same custom as those men riding on foxes in the Sky Fox Tribe?”

Zhuang Yu: “…”

There’s another tribe who has the practice of liking men? It seems… pretty cool.

Zhuang Yu was actually a little embarrassed in his heart, especially when the person concerned was still looking at him. Wouldn’t he also think he just wanted to seduce him?

With his previous deeds, it’s really possible for the other party to think so.

It’s a little awkward, but he has to show composure. This is the quality that an adult should have, otherwise, how could he survive in this strange world.

The man standing on the bear looked at the surrounded Zhuang Yu, frowned, and then shouted, “Notify everyone to come and divide the meat.” 

The return of the hunting team is the happiest time for the tribe because everyone can get meat.

Someone cheered, “Is that a green-skinned raptor? That meat is the most tender.”

Zhuang Yu also breathed a sigh of relief. The people surrounding him were finally attracted by the prey brought back by the hunting team. Although he seemed calm just now, he’s still very embarrassed inside. He felt like an ancient woman being paraded in a cage.

The sound of a crusade.

At this time, the man carried a three-meter stone spear and walked in front of him. Using a low baritone voice that could only be heard by the two of them, he said, “We… are not suited to each other. Don’t do this in the future.”

Zhuang Yu was stunned. He really misunderstood.

He thinks they’re incompatible with each other. Look at the two-meter-tall sturdy man and then look at his “thin” body. Is this suitable?

Zhuang Yu couldn’t help laughing, “Don’t be funny, you…misunderstood.”

Then he turned around and walked away casually.

The man was surprised, almost blinded by his smile just now. He frowned. He only went out for a few days, where does he seem to be different?

After thinking for a while, he put this strange feeling aside. He had more important things to be worried about. Because the White Pupil Tribe drove their ancestral beast to harass over their hunting range, the prey ran away. The food they hunted this time is severely insufficient.

The Golden Centipede Tribe may usher in a period of serious food shortage.

As for going to war with the White Pupil Tribe? The people in the White Pupil Tribe are now going to perish because of their ancestral beast’s imminent death, and the newly acquired ancestral beast egg is lost. And there’s still a group of madmen trying to prevent them from looking for the ancestral beast egg. Maybe they will have some idea of ​​burning jade and stone1.

Besides, they’re fairly restrained, and did not land in their hunting range, nor did they hunt in them.

Just thinking about it, a group of children with sweet mouths gathered around him, “Brother Shaohao, Brother Shaohao.”

Brother Shaohao? It seems that this man, or young man, shouldn’t be old, but the nine golden stripes on his face make him look mature.

The young man named Shaohao hummed, then gave them his share of the dinosaur meat, liver, and so on to the children. 

These children are so happy. Brother Shaohao will give them bits and pieces every time.

After the distribution, Shaohao walked towards the head of the huge golden centipede. Someone on it was waiting for him.

“Shaohao, you are back.”

Everyone shouted enthusiastically, especially the first two, because they should be the patriarch and the witch of the Golden Centipede Tribe.

The patriarch is a powerful person, and the witch… is someone who can communicate with the ancestral beast. So their status is even loftier. After all, there is more than one powerful person in a tribe, but few can communicate with the ancestral beast.

Strangely, even if this young man named Shaohao is the young patriarch of the Golden Centipede Tribe, everyone doesn’t have to be so fanatical about him as the patriarch and the witch of the tribe.

But others seem to be used to it or think it’s right.

 

 

Translator’s Notes:

熊身鹿角，凶殘擅鬥，其名為犼，又稱食龍，如其名，有一吼鬥三龍的威名。- Might need to come back to edit this one later. 玉石俱焚 [yù shí jù fén] – jade and stone burned together; A fire knows no moral; destruction of good and bad alike. Maybe it means that since the White Pupil Tribe thinks they’re going to die anyway, then let others die as well as them?