Free Web NovelChapter 1421: Chapter 1260: Ancient Beast World 26
Shuangshuang had no particular feelings about Yan Ming staying in the Silver Tiger Tribe. Having an additional Great Witch in the tribe brought only benefits, not harm, so she naturally did not oppose it.
Perhaps Yan Ming was destined to be entangled with Su Jinghao, the chosen girl of destiny, which is why he stayed in the Silver Tiger Tribe despite knowing there was a Great Witch.
At this moment, Shuangshuang was excitedly grasping the foreleg of a herbivorous prey, carefully scraping off some white granules stuck on its hoof.
Then, she cleaned these small granules with clear water, leaving sand-like particles. Shuangshuang pinched a small particle into her mouth, and a salty, astringent taste instantly filled her mouth.
The taste was extremely unpleasant, but upon tasting it, Shuangshuang’s face revealed an ecstatic expression. After so many years of searching for salt, she finally found a clue!
The substance stuck on the prey’s hoof was unboiled raw salt. Shuangshuang felt very fortunate for her spur-of-the-moment decision to check if the prey brought back by the Hunting Team had any tasty meat.
Otherwise, she would have missed this crucial salt clue. Shuangshuang asked the Hunting Team members, "Do you remember where this prey was caught? Was there a place with these white crystals around the prey?"
The Hunting Team members thought for a moment and then shook their heads. "We don’t know. The hunting spot where this prey was caught is a place we frequent, and there’s never been any salt-producing area around. If there were, we would have brought it back long ago."
Shuangshuang frowned. It was true; the Beastmen knew the value of salt and how it was produced. They certainly wouldn’t fail to recognize a salt-producing place if they encountered one.
It was wishful thinking on her part. The prey might have wandered from somewhere else. If salt was so easily found around the tribe, they wouldn’t have to go to the market to trade for it.
However, given that the prey’s hoof still had salt residue, it indicated that the place where it found the salt wasn’t far from where it was caught. Otherwise, the salt would have worn off long ago.
But such a place must be quite hidden; otherwise, the Beastmen who went out hunting wouldn’t have failed to notice it.
While Shuangshuang was contemplating how to find where the prey trod on the salt, she came across Yan Ming, who was out for a casual stroll.
Due to the cleanliness of the tribe, Yan Ming’s homebody tendencies had diminished in this life, and he enjoyed going out for walks.
As he strolled, he happened to see Shuangshuang with her furrowed brow and troubled expression. Yan Ming couldn’t help but approach curiously and ask, "Shuangshuang, you seem worried. Is something troubling you?"
Shuangshuang glanced at Yan Ming. It wasn’t something she couldn’t talk about, so she straightforwardly said, "Today, I found traces of salt on this prey’s hoof.
But around where this prey was discovered are familiar places, and no area with salt has been found, so I’m troubled about how to locate where the prey stepped on the salt."
Yan Ming raised his eyebrows. This was indeed an important matter. If they could find salt, not only would they not have to struggle to obtain it themselves, but it could also be taken to the market to exchange for a large amount of food.
As the Great Witch of the Silver Tiger Tribe, Yan Ming naturally hoped for the tribe to prosper more and more.
Seeing Shuangshuang’s tightly furrowed brows, he smiled and said, "Why is this difficult? Let me perform a divination, and we should be able to find where the prey encountered the salt."
When Yan Ming mentioned it, Shuangshuang suddenly remembered that this was a world that defied science, and it had the cheat-like skill of divination.
She had thought it would take great effort to find the salt’s location, but with Yan Ming available, it was different. She remembered how incredibly skilled Yan Ming was at divination. With his divination, they should easily find the exact location of the salt mine.
Though Yan Ming spoke casually, when it came to performing the divination, he had to prepare first, and the preparation work was quite meticulous.
Firstly, he had to bathe, then prepare various offerings because divination borrowed Divine Power, so it required presenting offerings to God first.
Yan Ming chose to perform the divination in a small open space. He wore a white beast skin skirt and a beautiful stone-made headpiece, giving him an ethereal appearance.
His hands clasped together, Yan Ming closed his eyes to begin communicating with heaven and earth. Slowly, a layer of pale purple light emanated from Yan Ming’s body, yet he remained motionless with his eyes closed.
Gradually, the purple aura from Yan Ming started to gather, finally concentrating at the center of his forehead. Then, a purple beam of light descended from the heavens, connecting with the center of Yan Ming’s forehead.
Yan Ming suddenly moved, still with eyes closed, but his body began to walk in circles on the ground. Each step he took left a trail of purple light beneath his feet.
When Yan Ming came to a halt, the purple beam connecting his forehead with the heavens, along with the purple glow on his body, vanished, revealing a detailed map at his feet.
This map had been sketched by the purple gleam that flashed beneath Yan Ming’s footsteps as he walked with his eyes closed.
The map appeared extremely clear and understandable, depicting mountains and rivers. Yet it was somewhat different from a regular map, with many strange symbols that made Shuangshuang, who had not extensively studied the inherited Divination Skill, feel dizzy and unable to understand them.
Yan Ming, however, examined it for quite a while, then said to Shuangshuang, "Found it. The salt-producing place is in a hidden valley.
The valley is among the mountains, quite remote. I will lead you there. According to my divination, the valley’s hidden location is quite safe and ideal for habitation."
Shuangshuang understood what Yan Ming meant. He wanted to see if this valley could become a new residence for the Silver Tiger Tribe.
The current dwelling place of the Silver Tiger Tribe was fine, but as the tribe’s population grew, it became somewhat small. freёwebnoѵel.com
For instance, the herb gardens and livestock farms were limited by space, leaving many herbs without a place to grow, and many prey could not be accommodated, leading to their inevitable slaughter.
There’s also the matter of wild vegetables. People in the tribe have tasted the benefits of cultivating their wild vegetables and want to grow more. Unfortunately, space is limited, preventing ample cultivation.
The most important concern is safety. As the tribe grows more, the human presence intensifies, attracting predators. If it’s an ordinary beast, it’s manageable, but if a Horror Beast comes, the consequences would be dire.
The valley is indeed very hidden. Under Yan Ming’s guidance, everyone zigzagged through until they eventually reached a narrow passage squeezed between towering cliffs.
This passage was very elongated, with high cliffs on either side, giving people walking through it a constant illusion that the cliffs were closing in, making it feel very oppressive.
This was the natural power at work. Such pressure came from Da Shan itself. Although this place was a narrow passage, it wasn’t entirely cramped. The sides were just a bit slippery, covered with moss.
