Soon, Big Mouse returned with the Hunting Team, carrying a large string of things as he entered the tent.
"Shaman, look. What the Han Tribe said was all true."
Big Mouse frowned and placed a long string of necklaces in front of Rat Shaman with an ugly expression. Rat Shaman picked them up and examined them carefully for a while before saying with an equally grim look, "These are necklaces made from human bones. Where did you find them?"
"In the Dark Forest to the north of our tribe. First, we found the Tree Tribe's settlement, but it had already been burned down. Then we searched eastward for a while and discovered many frozen corpses in the forest. They had terrifying patterns painted on their faces, and they were all adult men. These human-bone necklaces were found on those corpses."
Hearing Rat Shaman's question, Big Mouse hurriedly recounted everything that had happened during their expedition.
Rat Shaman nodded repeatedly as he listened. "It all matches. It all matches. Looks like what they said was true. We really are in danger."
For a while, Rat Shaman and Big Mouse fell silent, not knowing what to do.
After a long pause, Rat Shaman asked Big Mouse, "If those Cannibal Tribes really attack us, do you think we can hold them off? I've also had the tribespeople building walls these past two days."
Big Mouse glanced at the fence wall outside the tent. He clearly had no confidence in it. Forget the Cannibal Tribes' army—even a child could probably climb over that wall with ease.
Rat Shaman saw Big Mouse's expression and pressed on unwillingly. "What if we replace all the walls with those chevaux de frise?"
"They could still climb over."
"Then we can build that kind of brick wall, right? We