Mecha Era, Punch the Stars

After the death of the first high priest, Jiang not only spread the saying "God loves all living beings, but loves wisdom even more" throughout the tribe, but also took many other different actions.

The first step is to promote rice cultivation techniques in mountainous areas.

The Donghu area is covered with mudflats, making it easier for rice to survive. However, on the Dashan side, due to the expansion of the tribal population and the felling of trees to build roads, there is also a lot of wasteland where rice can be planted.

Originally, the planting was done by 300 people, but now there are 700 more people planting in their spare time from hunting and gathering. Naturally, they have a lot more food, which can support the birth of more people.

In addition, there is another crucial factor limiting their current population growth.

That's the weapon.

They lack sufficient weapons to expand outwards.

Because of their large population and early arrival, coupled with the lush forests that make it difficult for large animals to roam, this area of ​​the mountains is their own paradise.

The mudflats, though unable to support large creatures, are rich in resources and represent a suitable home for them.

But this was already the limit for carrying over a thousand people.

After long-term observation, Cang put forward a view that, according to the current breeding trend, more trees in the mountains will inevitably be cut down. Then, after the cover is gradually removed, the tribe's natural enemies, those large carnivorous creatures, will attack.

They are not afraid of carnivorous creatures of average size.

But they get uncomfortable when it comes to the kind of big guys that are over ten meters tall.

With their current bone and stone tools, they probably couldn't even break through their skin.

"Moreover, according to the young men I sent to explore, some large creatures also possess the ability to breathe fire and lightning."

In front of the temple, Cang solemnly recounted his discovery to his brothers.

Chai asked, "Second brother, is this ability to spew flames the kind of flames that can ignite forest fires?"

Cang said:

"That's alright. I named that creature that can breathe fire the Fire-Eating Stork. It has an eighteen-meter wingspan, stands eight meters tall, has red wings, and long, stiff feathers. With a single flap, it can create a whirlwind that can topple large trees."

"It can devour the embers from burning coals, accumulating them up. When it encounters a powerful enemy, it will unleash a fierce burst of flames that can scorch the fur of the enemy. Even smaller creatures cannot withstand its flames and will be burned to death instantly, just like our roasted meat."

"It lives alone in Nanjuqiu, a dozen miles south of our mountains, where oranges grow all over the mountains. Besides meat, the fire-eating stork mainly eats oranges."

They have a long history and experience in harvesting, so they naturally know what kind of fruit oranges are.

This fruit is extremely sweet, the sweetest food they have ever seen. Cang's eldest son, Ju, is the promoter of orange tree cultivation techniques. Ju also seems to be exceptionally strong, standing at 1.2 meters tall, which is more than half a head taller than the other dog-men, because he often eats oranges.

The tribe said that people who regularly eat oranges can become stronger and braver.

Not only canines, but other large creatures also frequently eat them, love to eat them, and there are even many cases of fighting over them.

The fact that a single fire-eating stork can occupy such a large mountain shows how formidable it is.

Jiang and Chai both looked more serious.

"There is another kind, a mink-like creature, six or seven meters tall. It doesn't look very big, but its fur is like needles. I don't know how it's made. Once it detects a creature approaching, it will emit a terrifying crackling sound and flashes of electricity, stunning the creature that gets close." "I call this creature the Electric Mink. It lives in the Moon Arc Hill in the northern part of the mountains. There are quite a few of them. They are social creatures like us."

"Their staple food is a type of fungus that grows taller than trees, and many of them have naturally grown on the crescent hill."

Cang said:

"Based on my son Ju's experience, I think we can try eating more of the food that these large creatures with special abilities often eat. Maybe over time, we will become stronger, or we may also master some special abilities."

“Father said that our supreme divine arts are the wisdom bestowed upon us by the Nest God. These are things that other creatures do not possess, so we can learn from other creatures. What do you think?”

This view was shared by Jiang and Chai.

Since they couldn't expand their weapons, they decided to continue focusing on food, prioritizing making the next generation of the tribe stronger and smarter.

Their possession of written language, which allows them to pass on experience and techniques, signifies that time is on their side.

Given the problem that the mountain's protective effect was weakened due to the increased population, they discussed it and decided to develop some more areas near East Lake to temporarily accommodate a new generation of dog people.

East Lake is vast, and although large creatures inhabit the lake, they are difficult to reach the shore due to the shallow water near the lake.

Therefore, expanding around East Lake, although risky, is better than losing the area where one made their fortune.

Thus, the entire tribe began to undergo new changes under the combined efforts of this new generation of leaders.

Time flies, and ten years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Of course, their ten years may be a long time, but for Li Yi, it's just the time it takes to take a nap.

Li Yi wasn't observing the evolution of these intelligent beings the whole time; he was also cultivating himself.

For example, absorbing more memory fragments, studying previously collected genetic data, and creating a more complete body-strengthening method.

With his powerful soul, performing this multitasking operation was incredibly easy for him.

These ten years were a period of accumulating strength and promoting wisdom for the Youchao clan.

The second-generation leaders repeatedly mentioned the word "wisdom" and, during the annual Nest God Festival, emphasized the essence of wisdom summarized by the first high priest, encouraging everyone in the tribe to delve into their personal skills and engage in more reflection after completing their daily production and human-making activities.

Meanwhile, during these ten years, the expansion of the East Lake area, although it encountered many problems and even suffered from floods, continued to expand through various intelligent means, hunting down all the large creatures in the near lake area and completing the expansion of its species territory.

The population has also grown to 1,400.

If it weren't for the massive flood six years ago, their population would have doubled long ago.

The most crucial reason for this growth is the improvement in cultivation techniques for mushrooms and citrus fruits from Moon Hill and Southern Orange Hill.

By consuming citrus fruits and mushrooms, supplemented by rice and other grains such as aquatic products and hunted animals, their new generation generally grows to be over one meter tall.

Among them, the most outstanding, such as Tachibana's son Teng, is 1.4 meters tall and is known as the tribe's number one strongman.

Then there's Liang, Dao's son, who was the first in the tribe to swallow burning charcoal and breathe out intense flames. (End of Chapter)