The Young Heritage Vanguard Team's plane landed in a small town on the edge of Africa's Congo Basin-the elder of a local Pygmy tribe had sent a request for help through the Global Heritage Network, hoping they could bring the tribe's "rainforest weaving patterns" to life. Woven from vines and bark, these patterns held the survival wisdom the Pygmy people had accumulated over generations: the "Vine Spiral Pattern" recorded safe routes to water in the rainforest, the "Interwoven Leaf Pattern" indicated where edible plants grew, and the "Beast Hoofprint Pattern" provided warnings of danger during hunts. But as modern lifestyles made inroads, the younger generation increasingly preferred manufactured goods, and weaving skills and knowledge of the patterns were gradually being lost. Muhammad led Soka, Karen, Marco, Lucio, and the other youngsters along a muddy rainforest trail toward the tribe. As soon as they entered the settlement, Elder Moka came forward carrying a worn woven tapestry. "This is the 'Rainforest Survival Blanket' my mother wove when she was young. Every pattern on it is a code for staying alive. But children these days don't even know what the 'Vine Spiral Pattern' means anymore." Lucio rubbed the bronze medal he carried with him, recalling his experience bringing stonework patterns to life in Rome with the "Arched Vault Defensive Fist." "Maybe we could turn the weaving patterns into 'survival lessons'? Just as we turned the Victory Pattern into a fist technique, we could let everyone learn to use this wisdom through practice." Moka's eyes lit up at the suggestion, and the "Congo Rainforest Pattern Revival Plan" swiftly took shape as experiences from different civilizations came together: I. Combining martial arts with survival wisdom: letting patterns "protect lives." Lin Xiaowu carefully studied the "Vine Spiral Pattern"-its upward-spiraling path closely matched the way rainforest vines wound around trees, making it just right for combining with the "Treading Snow Without a Trace" lightness skill from "A Deadly Secret" to devise the "Rainforest Traversal Steps." He had the youngsters walk along the spiral pattern's path, their steps twisting as nimbly as vines to avoid thorns and puddles on the ground; when they encountered low branches, they turned sideways to dodge them, imitating the angles of the "Interwoven Leaf Pattern." Moka added an explanation from beside them: "Our ancestors wove the spiral pattern to tell us, 'Follow the vines, and you'll find water.' Every step of this footwork follows our ancestors' guidance." Karen combined Great Zimbabwe's "Rock-Firm Fist" with the "Beast Hoofprint Pattern" to devise the "Danger Warning Fist." He drew different hoofprint patterns on the ground with charcoal: when they saw the "Elephant Hoof Pattern," they had to punch steadily and keep their distance; when they saw the "Leopard Hoof Pattern," they had to punch swiftly and prepare to defend. Kam, a thirteen-year-old Pygmy boy, had originally had no interest in weaving patterns, but after learning the "Rainforest Traversal Steps," he successfully followed the vine pattern to a hidden water source and shouted excitedly, "These patterns really can save lives! They're much more useful than the games on my phone!" II. Weaving craftsmanship and modern expression: making patterns "tangible and capable of being passed down." Soka and Marco brought innovations in craftsmanship drawn from different civilizations: using natural rainforest dyes-red fruit juice and green leaf juice-they adapted Rome's "Pattern Seal" technique to create "weaving pattern templates." They carved the "Vine Spiral Pattern" and "Interwoven Leaf Pattern" into wooden boards, so the youngsters only needed to lay a template over a vine-woven piece, transfer the pattern with dye, and do some simple weaving around the edges to quickly complete a "survival tapestry." While transferring his pattern, Kam made a point of weaving Rome's "Victory Pattern" into the tapestry's border:
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