Chapter 529: The Great Leader - 47, 4000-Word Grand Chapter_2
Yan Shuangshuang felt this made sense. She didn't quite grasp the profound significance of god-worshipping rituals beyond uniting faith. Yan Shuangshuang always thought these god-worshipping rituals were just like festivals in modern society, a time for rest, celebration, and fun.
But being able to have fun was originally a testament to strength. Only when you have enough to eat will people begin to pursue comfort and a colorful life, just like how the Power Tribe, after eating their fill, started to hope for better tasting food, then better living conditions, and warmer clothing.
Now that they have enough to eat, eat well, wear warm clothes, and have good living conditions, people have started hoping for a more colorful life. This is a good thing for Yan Shuangshuang. What she hopes for is that those who have always trusted and been good to her can live a good life.
To ensure the grandeur of the god-worshipping ritual, the Hunting Team decided to carry out several large hunting activities before the ritual began. They didn't aim to gather a lot of resources, since food was abundant, but rather to catch a wide variety of prey.
To find more prey, Yan Shuangshuang decided to hunt separately from the Hunting Team, wandering further by herself, with the premise of taking the Earth King Beast along, of course.
Nowadays, the understanding between Yan Shuangshuang and the Earth King Beast was very strong. Whatever Yan Shuangshuang meant, the Earth King Beast could understand nine times out of ten. Coupled with Yan Shuangshuang's powerful High-level Warrior combat prowess, everyone was not worried about Yan Shuangshuang's safety.
Since Yan Shuangshuang wanted to take the Earth King Beast away, the Hunting Team, for the safety of the tribe, left half of the members to guard. Anyway, the team was vast; it should have been divided into two teams. It was just that they hadn't officially resumed hunting yet, so they had been acting together temporarily.
By nature, the Earth King Beast was quite homebound and didn't want to move, but it couldn't resist Yan Shuangshuang's persistence. Eventually, it resignedly let out a yawn, with Yan Shuangshuang perched atop its head, and slowly left the tribe, heading in the direction opposite to the forest as per Yan Shuangshuang's instructions.
Yan Shuangshuang kept thinking about the bountiful prey she saw on the grasslands the last time she went to fetch Bright Light Seeds. This time, relying on her skills and with the Earth King Beast beside her, Yan Shuangshuang boldly headed straight for the grasslands.
Though the Earth King Beast walked slowly with its long legs and leisurely pace, its stride was so vast that when it actually started moving without stopping, it was faster than a car in modern society. It wasn't long before Yan Shuangshuang was brought to a seemingly endless snow-covered grassland.
Sitting atop the Earth King Beast's head throughout the journey, Yan Shuangshuang was filled with excitement about opening a new hunting ground. Who would have thought that upon reaching the grassland, before they could take a few steps, the Earth King Beast discovered that short new grass was sprouting and growing beneath the thick layer of snow!
Seeing this grass excited the Earth King Beast, and it lay down to shove the snow aside and began devouring the greenery. Yan Shuangshuang was also incredibly amazed—such strong Life Force these wild grasses possessed!
The climate was still mid-winter by modern standards, yet these wild grasses had sprouted and hadn't frozen to death! Amazing!
The Earth King Beast was attracted to the grass, so no other prey dared to approach it. After repeatedly reminding the Earth King Beast not to stray too far, Yan Shuangshuang went off alone, carrying a Scale Armor Knife and a long spear made from the Earth King Beast's Back Stab, to hunt.
Of course, Yan Shuangshuang also didn't dare wander too far. She had to ensure that if she encountered something she couldn't handle, like a giant Fierce Beast or such, she could run back to the Earth King Beast to seek protection at the fastest speed possible.
The grassland was now a vast white expanse; the original hills had transformed into snowy mounds. The scene was beautiful at first glance, but after a while, it remained the same, and prolonged viewing raised concerns about getting snow blindness.
Yan Shuangshuang walked over the snow-covered ground, her mind pondering where she might find a large prey to fight, so she could let loose, identify where she might lack, and validate her previous doubts about the use of strength and her path forward.
Yan Shuangshuang's luck was questionable; just as she thought about encountering a large prey to practice with, she stumbled upon a Grassland Giant Horned Beast after rounding a slightly higher snow mound.