Perfect World

Stone Village is located in the vast mountains, surrounded by peaks and ravines, and the vast mountains are majestic.

In the early morning, the morning glow is brilliant, falling like broken gold, bathing people in warmth.

A group of children, ranging in age from four or five to teenagers, numbering dozens, were humming and exercising in the open space in front of the village facing the morning glow. The young and tender faces are full of seriousness. The older children are very lively, and the younger ones are also making graceful gestures.

A middle-aged man with a body as strong as a tiger and leopard, wearing animal skin clothing, with bronze skin and loose black hair, glanced at each child with piercing eyes and was giving them serious instructions.

"The sun rises, all things begin, and the energy of life is at its strongest. Although we cannot eat the rosy clouds to eat qi as in the legend, exercising in this way has great benefits and can replenish the human body's vitality. The plan for the day is in the morning, and get up early every day Work harder, strengthen your muscles and bones, activate your blood and refine your muscles, and you will be able to survive in this vast mountain range in the future." The middle-aged man standing in front, instructing a group of children, had a serious look on his face and warned him seriously, and then shouted: "You understand ?"

"Understood!" A group of children responded loudly, full of anger.

There are many prehistoric creatures in the mountains. From time to time, giant wings that cover the sky cross over and cast large shadows on the ground. There are also wild beasts standing on the peaks, swallowing the moon and roaring, and not to mention all kinds of poisonous insects, which is extremely terrifying.

"I understand." A little guy who was obviously distracted and half a beat too late shouted in a sweet voice.

This is a very young child, only one or two years old. He has just learned to walk for a few months and is also exercising along with him. Obviously, he got here on his own and mixed in with the older kids. He clearly shouldn't be in this team yet.

"Hmm, haha!" the little guy said, waving his tender little arms vigorously, imitating the movements of the older children, but he was too young, his movements were crooked, his steps were swaying, and his mouth was swaying. The remaining white milk stains make people laugh.

A group of older children looked at him and winked, which made the originally serious atmosphere of the morning exercise more relaxed.

The little one is very white, tender and pretty, with big black eyes that move around. She looks like a white porcelain doll, very cute, with childish movements, babbling in her mouth, and a cute and naive look. This made some old people in another field sit cross-legged on boulders and gulp down the essence of heaven to smile.

Even the tall and burly grown men, with naked upper bodies and shiny and bulging tendons, all looked over with smiles. They are the strongest people in the village and the most important force for hunting and protecting the village. They are also exercising. Some are holding white bone sticks polished from the bones of unknown giant beasts, while others are holding black metal sticks. The completed broad sword danced vigorously, and the sound of the wind was like thunder.

The living environment was extremely harsh, with many ferocious beasts and poisonous insects. For food and survival, many men died prematurely in the wilderness before they were minors. The only way to survive was to strengthen their bodies. Studying early in the morning is a habit that everyone has developed since childhood, whether they are adults, the elderly or children.

"Relax!" The middle-aged man responsible for supervising and guiding the children to practice Qigong shouted loudly. A group of children quickly became serious and continued to exercise in the soft and brilliant morning glow.

"Huh... ah, I'm tired." The little one let out a deep breath, sat down on the ground, and watched the older children exercise. But after only a moment, he was distracted. He stood up, staggered, and rushed towards a colorful sparrow that was jumping not far away. As a result, he stumbled and even fell a few butts, but he didn't care. Crying, huffing, and groaning, he got up and chased again.

"Okay, let's call it a day!"

With a loud shout, all the children cheered, rubbed their sore hands and feet, and then dispersed in a rush, rushing to their homes to prepare for breakfast.

The old people all laughed and stood up from the boulder. The adults who were as strong as tigers laughed and cursed, scolded their children, and walked quickly to their homes carrying bone clubs and broad swords.

Stone Village is not very big. There are more than 300 men, women, old and young. The houses are all made of huge stones, simple and natural.

There is a huge lightning-strike log at the head of the village, more than ten meters in diameter. At this time, the only wicker on the main trunk has lost its glow in the morning glow, and has become ordinary.

"Oh, there is actually dragon meat, give me a piece!"

These children are very lively and active, and they are not very honest even when eating. Many of them came out of their homes holding pottery bowls and gathered together.

The surrounding area of ​​Stone Village is lush with lush vegetation and many ferocious beasts, but guarding the mountains, the food for the villagers is relatively not abundant, just some semolina cakes, wild fruits, and a small amount of meat in the children's bowls.

In fact, insufficient food has always been a serious problem for Shicun. The mountains are very dangerous. Those strange beasts and birds are too powerful and terrifying. Someone may lose their life every time they go hunting.

If given a choice, villagers would not want to go into the mountains. Because entering the mountains means there may be bloodshed and sacrifice.

Food is very precious to them and cannot be wasted. Every child understands this from an early age. Hunger, food, hunting, life, and blood are all connected.

At the head of the village is the courtyard of the old patriarch Shi Yunfeng, which is made of huge rocks and is next to a huge charred willow tree. In front of the stove in the courtyard, white juice is boiling in a clay pot, and the aroma of milk is fragrant. He is boiling animal milk. In addition, he puts some herbs and other things into it from time to time and stirs it slowly with a wooden spoon.

After a while, the old man shouted: "Little one, come here and eat."

The little one lost his parents when he was half a year old and grew up eating the milk of all kinds of animals. Now he is one year and a few months old. If he were an ordinary child, he should have been weaned long ago, but he still eats very sweet food and refuses to wean. It falls off and is often teased by older children.

"Hey, hoo... I can't run anymore." He had been chasing the five-colored bird perseveringly, and he was already out of breath, and now he sat down on the ground.

"The little one is eating milk!" a group of older children cheered.

"You little monkeys are not all from his age." The old patriarch laughed and cursed.

"We are not still breastfeeding when we are one and a half years old, hehe."

Facing the older children's teasing, the little one smiled naively, her big black eyes narrowed into a crescent shape, and she didn't care. She sat in front of the clay pot and scooped out the milk with a wooden spoon. The food was delicious.

After breakfast, several elderly people in the village came to the courtyard of the patriarch Shi Yunfeng. Although their beard and hair had turned white, they were still very energetic.

"Something hasn't been right recently. There are always big guys passing by late at night. There is too much movement. Something must be happening deep in the mountains."

"Well, I was woken up several times last night, and my skin and bones were chilled. There must be some wild beast or big insect passing by here."

Several old people spoke one after another. They either frowned or thought deeply, discussing some recent danger signs and feeling that something unusual had happened.

"I think something extraordinary may have happened in the depths of the wilderness, which attracted the attention of some ancient relics in the surrounding areas, and they rushed over." The old patriarch Shi Yunfeng said after thinking.

"Could there be a mountain treasure?" An old man's eyes suddenly widened, and his hair and beard were spread out, showing a shocked look.

The others also showed strange expressions, their eyes were fiery, but they quickly extinguished the flames in their eyes. That kind of thing was not something they could get. It was far away in the deepest part of the mountain range, and no one could get in.

In so many years, no one has been able to make it in and out alive. Various tyrannical species are infested in the mountains. Even if everyone in Stone Village rushes in, not even a wave will rise.

"Chief, we haven't been in the mountains for some days." At this moment, a majestic adult man walked into the courtyard. He was the leader of the hunting team and would be the next leader of Shicun.

"It's been a little rough lately." The old patriarch Shi Yunfeng frowned.

"But there is really not much food." Shi Linhu said. He was extremely tall, more than two meters tall, and carried a broad sword weighing more than three hundred kilograms on his back. He was as strong as a human bear, with bronze muscles all over his body. Like snakes and pythons swimming.

"The kids need to grow up. They can't go hungry. We have to think of some ways." An old man said.

"Although it's not peaceful at night, there's nothing unusual during the day. I'll take some people out, so be careful and it should be fine," Shi Linhu said.

Finally, dozens of young and middle-aged men gathered at the head of the village, and were led by the patriarch Shi Yunfeng to the nearby lightning strike tree and prayed seriously to the old willow tree.

"Sacrifice spirit, please bless the tribe and let the children catch plump prey and return safely. We will worship and provide for you from generation to generation with a pious heart."