The most urgent matter for the Round Stone Tribe is to quickly obtain bows and arrows, as having them would provide a certain level of combat capability and make hunting easier.
Ma Lin showed them a branch of elm with leaves and asked, "Do you have this kind of tree here?"
"Yes, head southwest, and you'll see it shortly."
Ma Lin gestured and said, "Cut back an elm branch as thick as a calf, and it can be processed into a longbow."
Then he showed his bow to 'Hu Bian'.
'Hu Bian' said, "So that's how it is."
Immediately, he ordered someone to cut down the elm branches.
The discussion regarding the southern village went back and forth.
'Hu Bian' said, "I must rescue my daughter and niece today."
Only then did Ma Lin realize the urgency of this matter.
It took him a day to return from the southern village to Orchard Village, then he delayed for another day and a half before departing for the Round Stone Tribe, taking another two and a half days on the road.
