Discussion

East, west, north, south, east-south, east-north, west-south, and west-north, eight groups of eight directions plus one group in the middle. The nine groups each had selected two people to represent the group. The eighteen were all solemn and serious, moving toward the big camp in the center.

The camp was more like a huge palace, supported by the huge trees around, with the top of the camp high in the air among the trees. The camp was hundreds of meters wide!

The seats inside the camp were the tree trunks of the thousand-year-old big trees. The tree trunks were well cut and polished, lined orderly on the floor.