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After spending so much time with the little wolf cub, Ajing had long grown familiar with its scent. Having searched all around Qi Ze City without spotting the cub\u2019s figure, he couldn\u2019t help but grow anxious. A sense of unease gradually spread in his heart, and for a moment, a terrifying thought surfaced in his mind\u2014what if the little wolf cub was gone forever? But of course, the moment such a thought appeared, he immediately crushed it.<\/span><\/p>

The first time the sound of the horn echoed, Ajing had been near the newly constructed dormitories. He saw Aze and the other beastmen drop their work and rush toward the direction of the sound, but he didn\u2019t think much of it at the time\u2014there were plenty of capable people around, surely they could handle whatever it was. Right now, however, Little Wolf being missing was a big deal.<\/span><\/p>

By the time the horn sounded for the second time, Ajing had already reached the vicinity of the city gate. On both sides of the road, the newly planted red-fruit trees had grown to about the height of a palm after about a month. When the wind blew, the tender green leaves swayed gently. Ajing was worried that the little wolf cub might have crawled into the wooden fences surrounding the red-fruit saplings and gotten stuck, so he searched each one carefully and meticulously. However, the second horn blast lasted too long. Even though he knew that with Aze around, nothing could possibly happen to Chen Qi, he couldn’t help but feel a little uneasy and hesitated, torn over whether he should head back to check on things.<\/span><\/p>

\u201c<\/span>Awoo<\/span><\/i>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

The familiar call made Ajing pause for a moment. When he turned around, he saw a white fluff ball leaping toward him out of the darkness. The little wolf cub had already grown to half of Ajing’s height, and the force of it throwing itself into his arms was still a bit much for a nearly eight-year-old child to handle. The boy and the beast tumbled together and fell right onto the road.<\/span><\/p>

“Where did you run off to?” Ajing didn\u2019t even care about the pain in his back from hitting the ground. He grabbed the little wolf cub\u2019s two pointed ears and pulled its big head up.<\/span><\/p>

The little wolf cub quietly looked at him, then suddenly stuck out its tongue and licked Ajing\u2019s soft, rosy cheek \u2014 a face still round with baby fat, looking much better than the skinny, malnourished appearance he\u2019d had last year.<\/span><\/p>

Ajing didn\u2019t mind the slobber now smeared all over his face. He just kept tugging at the cub\u2019s ears and scolded the little wolf, who still looked blank and clueless, \u201cFrom now on, you\u2019re not allowed to run off without saying anything.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

“<\/span>Awoo<\/span><\/i>.” The little wolf cub stuck out its tongue in a placating gesture and gave Ajing\u2019s other cheek a lick as well. Then it nudged Ajing\u2019s chin with its big head, hoping to smooth things over so Ajing wouldn\u2019t stay mad about it running off without warning.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The soft fur brushing against his skin tickled a little. Ajing gave the wolf cub\u2019s head a firm rub, and seeing how obedient it looked, he couldn\u2019t bring himself to scold it any further. Sitting up, he said, \u201cDid you hear those strange sounds just now? Let\u2019s hurry back and see what happened.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

The little wolf cub nodded, and together the boy and the beast quickly headed home.<\/span><\/p>

Except for the few females still standing guard at the city gate, all the beastmen in Qi Ze City had been drawn over by the sound of the horn. Now the crowd was packed tightly, layers deep both inside and outside. Fortunately, because both Ajing and the little wolf cub were relatively small, they managed to squeeze in through a narrow gap.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cUsing this method to attract the attention of the males?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

“<\/span>En<\/span><\/i>.” Chen Qi nodded. The beastmen originally had their own unique kind of warning signal. Chen Qi hadn\u2019t made the horn to serve as an alarm, but rather intended to create a usable musical instrument. The horn was the simplest among them; as long as both ends of the beast horn were cut open, it could produce sound.<\/span><\/p>

Of course, the horn alone couldn\u2019t make the males pay attention to the females. Although the horn\u2019s sound could carry far, it was a bit too monotonous. To really catch people\u2019s attention, something had to draw their eyes as well. After much thought, Chen Qi finally decided on dance as the way to achieve this.<\/span><\/p>

In such a primitive world with absolutely no forms of entertainment, the beastmen naturally couldn\u2019t appreciate overly flashy dances. Chen Qi didn\u2019t have much dance experience either, but even with something thrown together casually, he was confident he could make the beastmen take a second look. After all, new and novel things always easily caught people\u2019s attention.<\/span><\/p>

Chen Qi shared his initial idea with the few people in the room. Although they didn\u2019t fully understand it, they were clearly very interested. Just the fact that the horn could produce such a strange sound amazed them greatly.<\/span><\/p>

“I still need to make a few more drums. The horn alone is a bit weak in effect.”<\/span><\/p>

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Chen Qi stood up and went to the side to take out two pieces of cowhide that had been prepared in advance. These were from the leather clothes that Aze used to wear. Since switching to cloth clothes, they had been put aside, and there was no intact unused cowhide stored anywhere. With no other options, Chen Qi could only take out these two pieces of leather clothes to make do.<\/span><\/p>

Taking advantage of everyone being present, Chen Qi decided to demonstrate how to make a drum. He found a wooden barrel filled with water and soaked the cowhide in it. Then, he led the people inside the house outside to the courtyard. The onlookers willingly cleared a path for them.<\/span><\/p>

In the courtyard, there was a piece of wood that Chen Qi had prepared long ago. The wood was about half a meter wide and had been cut by Aze in the forest to be used as firewood, but it hadn\u2019t been split yet.<\/span><\/p>

The piece of wood was somewhat like poplar; its bark peeled off easily. Chen Qi had already prepared it beforehand. Now, he took out a small piece of charcoal and drew a circle along the inside of the wood. Then he beckoned to Aze, signaling him to carefully hollow out the wood along the line.<\/span><\/p>

It was a meticulous and time-consuming task. The others were already busy building the dormitories, so they naturally couldn\u2019t stand around watching all the time. Seeing that nothing urgent was happening, Azhang told Axu to lead the others back to work first, while he and Aze stayed behind.<\/span><\/p>

The drum body, of course, couldn\u2019t be made as a simple straight cylinder; it had a curved shape, almost like a half-circle. Even though the females had no trouble splitting the wooden board, the entire process\u2014including shaping it and roughly sanding the inside and outside smooth\u2014still took nearly the whole night to complete.<\/span><\/p>

Ajing and the little wolf cub had watched until late into the night and were utterly exhausted, so Chen Qi sent them back to wash up and get some sleep.<\/span><\/p>

Once the drum body was nearly finished, Chen Qi applied a simple layer of glue made from fruit resin. After it dried, he took the softened cowhide and stretched it tightly over the two drum openings, asking Aze and Azhang to help tighten it.<\/span><\/p>

Chen Qi had already punched holes in the cowhide earlier. Now, he used a sturdy rope to tightly tie the two pieces of cowhide together, then secured the rope firmly around the drum openings. Since there were no suitable nails available, this was the best temporary solution. After finishing this, he placed the drum on a wooden frame that had been prepared in advance to let it dry.<\/span><\/p>

Azhang knew there was no rush, so after helping with the drum, he went back to rest.<\/span><\/p>

The next day was a hunting day. Thanks to the fishing nets, having just five or six people was enough to hunt enough food to feed the entire tribe for two days. Usually, there would even be some leftovers that they would cure and dry into salted fish. Although the smell wasn\u2019t very pleasant, the advantage was that these could be stored all the way through winter. Because of this, the hunters always made sure to catch a little extra each time.<\/span><\/p>

The cowhide had dried almost completely after being left out for a day. While having dinner, Chen Qi took the opportunity to move it directly to the school playground. As the sun was about to set, the temperature began to drop. Even though the roof was covered with wild grass and sprinkled with water to cool it down, the heat inside the building remained oppressive. Therefore, dinner was usually eaten outdoors.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Chen Qi told everyone to sit down where they were. He took out two sticks to use as drumsticks and tapped them together in a cross pattern; the sound of the wood striking was not very loud. He first tried tapping the edge of the cowhide drum, producing a somewhat muffled sound. Recalling the drumming he had seen before, he then began to strike the drum surface rhythmically with the sticks.<\/span><\/p>

The sound of “drumming” began to ring. At first, there was no clear rhythm, but gradually it seemed to find a groove. The “<\/span>dong dong dong<\/span><\/i>” beats carried a bit of rhythm as they echoed across the playground. Although the sound wasn\u2019t very loud, it was enough to surprise the beastmen. Even Azhang, who had helped make the drum from start to finish, looked completely astonished.<\/span><\/p>

Everyone\u2019s eyes were fixed on Chen Qi, and on the hands holding the sticks as they struck the drumhead one beat at a time. With each drumbeat, everyone felt a tremor stir deep within their hearts.<\/span><\/p>

When Chen Qi finally stopped, he looked up to see dozens of pairs of eyes all staring at him in unison. Feeling a bit embarrassed, he asked Azhang, who was closest to him, \u201cHow is it? Is this enough to catch the attention of the males?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Azhang hadn\u2019t replied yet when Ka Luo, standing next to him, spoke up: \u201cIf a female were banging on that thing like this right in front of me, I\u2019d definitely be drawn to him.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Ake, sitting beside him and holding Ayao, gave a sharp look in Ka Luo\u2019s direction. Feeling a chill from behind, Ka Luo quickly shrank his neck, dared not look toward Ake, and didn\u2019t say another word.<\/span><\/p>

Ale\u2019s eyes lit up. \u201cChen Qi, are you going to teach us how to bang this thing?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Chen Qi nodded.<\/span><\/p>

The other females\u2019 hearts lifted with joy. They all knew that this gathering would attract many males, and if they could catch the attention of the males, maybe this year they\u2019d finally find a mate. Even Ahxu, who hadn\u2019t had much hope for this gathering, couldn\u2019t help but feel a little tempted.<\/span><\/p>

Ashu looked at the excited females in Qi Ze City, then glanced at the females in his own tribe who were full of envy, and couldn\u2019t help but ask, \u201cCan we learn too?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Chen Qi turned his gaze to Azhang, silently asking for his opinion. Azhang smiled and nodded, \u201cOf course, all the females here in Qi Ze City can learn now.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Ashu bowed gratefully to him. Although most of the males this time came from their Salt-Water Tribe, wasn\u2019t there also the Flame-Hill Tribe? Maybe this year they too could finally get rid of their status of being without partners.<\/span><\/p>

Although the drums were settled, the dance was still undecided. Amid the intense construction of the dormitories, Chen Qi finally decided on a dance with simple movements, a primitive flavor, and shouts to boost its momentum\u2014somewhat like a war dance. It was the best fit he could think of for these beastmen, the easiest way to showcase their wildness, bravery, and strength. Naturally, it was also the most effective at capturing attention.<\/span><\/p>

The beastmen did not admire delicate or fragile mates. Here, the females were responsible for hunting and providing for the family. The stronger the female, the better he could protect his mate after pairing up, ensuring that his partner would not go hungry or suffer from the cold.<\/span><\/p>

Strength was the most valued trait among the beastmen, and it was exactly what Chen Qi hoped to showcase this time to help the females attract their mates. After all, the males never had the chance to see the females\u2019 heroic presence while hunting.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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