We made you the chief, and now you've become the world's chief?

Chapter 112 Wartime Policy
"Yes, it was the wolf tribe that killed them."

Hearing Ye Zi's voice, which seemed to have taken a great deal of courage to utter, Xia Minghao looked over.

"Wolf tribe?"

The name caught Xia Minghao off guard for a moment.

Wolf tribe...

That cannibal tribe?
He immediately recalled the few words he had heard from Ye Zi before.

Didn't the leaves come from a very far place?
Those cannibals actually came too?

how come?

Xia Minghao looked at Ye Zi with a puzzled expression.

Why a wolf tribe?

“What Babo said, I’ve seen it, I’ve seen it! My sister, my brother, they were all treated like that!”

These words seemed to touch the nerve that Ye Zi was holding most tightly, and she was on the verge of collapse.

Seeing this, Xia Minghao quickly hugged Ye Zi's small body.

Dali, who was watching from the side, felt a pang of sadness, but did not stop it.

It was clearly not the right time to get more information from Ye Zi, so after comforting her, he put her aside.

Let's see if we can get any information out of them once things have stabilized.

“Chief, there is a member of the Ba tribe who is still alive, but he is exhausted from chasing our ship.”

"Are you going to the cave?"

Xia Minghao looked at Daka and saw Daka nod.

Given this, it's unlikely that we'll get any useful information for the time being.

But now we must prepare for the worst.

That is to assume that this cannibal tribe did indeed arrive, and that it was a totem tribe.

Because they came from so far away and slaughtered the entire Ba tribe in a single day, it seems unusual that they were just ordinary primitive cannibals.

If it truly is a totem tribe, then who knows what this totem power is, that it is so incredibly powerful...

"Lipa! Shifa!"

Xia Minghao called over Lipa and Xifa.

In order to deal with a potentially powerful enemy, adaptive changes must be made, which is the wartime emergency policy.

"All work unrelated to food was stopped, and everyone was assigned to smelting bronze."

Upon hearing Xia Minghao's words, Lipa and Xifa exchanged glances, but immediately listened quietly before accepting the order to arrange the specific matters.

It just so happens that it's raining heavily now. Although the taro from the Da tribe can't be collected anymore, and the shipping trade with the swamp area can't continue, there are more fish in the river.

Logically speaking, food shouldn't be a big problem.

Xia Minghao's biggest worry was the powerful fighting force that the other party might possess, given that it was a totem tribe.

Now that bronze is plentiful, we must quickly produce large quantities of bronze to make weapons, thereby expanding the strength of the Xia tribe.

At the same time, Xia Minghao also arranged for people to put torches all over the Linshan Cave.

Analyzing the terrain, Xia Minghao felt that if the other side were to launch an attack on the Xia tribe, the only possible way would be to pour in from the nearby mountain cave.

One side of the cave near the river is blocked by a huge rock connected to the mountain range. The only possibility is that the enemy went down into the river and then swam up.

This will inevitably cause quite a stir, but we can provide early warning by simply adding more personnel to the guard post.

When the wartime policy was communicated, the Xia tribe members were somewhat surprised, but they did not object.

Torches wrapped in burlap and coated with animal fat were quickly placed at the entrance of the cave, to be lit once it was completely dark.

Just as all the division of labor and arrangements were underway, Daka came over again.

"Chief! Babo is awake!"

Upon hearing the news, Xia Minghao immediately went to the unassigned mud house, where Babo was temporarily placed.

As soon as I entered, I lit some calamus, and the faint light illuminated Babo's empty eyes.

"Babo, what did you see?"

Babo, who was like a living dead, immediately shuddered when he heard Xia Minghao's question.

"The Ba tribe, they're all dead... the Ba tribe..."

Seeing this, Xia Minghao couldn't help but sigh.

This burly man must have suffered a terrible blow; he's probably crippled. "Chief, Babo mentioned something on the ship earlier."

"The children of the Shuoba tribe had all their internal organs removed, and the adults all had their necks bitten off. And..."

At this point, Daka felt a little scared, but he still continued.

"Some people were even torn in half..."

Torn in two...?

No normal person could possess such power!
So bloody and brutal, and so powerful, I'm sure I guessed right, this wolf tribe is undoubtedly a cannibalistic tribe with totem power.

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Following the scent, a huge figure lay down on the ground, sniffed, and then looked up at the empty cave.

All the hairless, two-legged sheep have disappeared, but where did they go?

The rain diluted the scent, but he could still detect a trace, so he quickly started running downstream.

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It was arguably the most peaceful dinner ever; there wasn't even any idle chatter.

Upon hearing the news of the wartime policy, everyone became curious about why it was being implemented.

Until they heard the chief say that a group of cannibals had arrived...

Hearing Xia Minghao's embellished description, everyone was filled with fear.

In fact, what Xia Minghao told the Xia tribe members was exaggerated to a great extent.

This was done not only to ensure the better implementation of his wartime policies, but also to draw the attention of this group of people.

It was also to instill in this group of people the idea that not resisting meant certain death, and a very terrible one at that.

This will not only stabilize the wartime situation, but also inspire everyone's fighting spirit and eliminate any wishful thinking.

They integrated the strength of everyone in the Xia tribe, turning them into a single force.

After dinner, most people either returned to their dormitories or to their own mud houses.

However, about twenty people were still responsible for guarding the area around the Xia tribe.

A shed was also urgently built at the entrance of the cave thanks to the efforts of Liba's construction team.

Inside the shed were three giant bows that had been made.

The giant bow lay at an angle, its bowstring made of multiple strands of fishing line, which was quite conspicuous when illuminated by the firelight inside the cave.

"Nock the arrow, draw the bow, and shoot!"

Under Xia Minghao's orders, the guards attempted to launch the giant bow once.

Of course, this was just a drill, and the arrows used were defective ones without arrowheads.

With a whoosh, the arrow flew out and disappeared without a trace outside the cave in the blink of an eye.

Seeing everyone's skillful operation, Xia Minghao nodded, feeling much more at ease.

This is an attack power that can be seen with the naked eye. When it is replaced with a proper giant bow and specially made bow and arrow, its power will be absolutely amazing!

He counted the 27 specially made bows and arrows around him and made a mental estimate.

The giant bow's arrows were far longer than ordinary bows and arrows, almost as long as half a spear.

However, the thickness is much smaller. This is a bronze arrow that Xia Minghao developed after several calculations and experiments to make suitable for the giant bow.

The center of gravity is roughly at the geometric center of the arrow, a design that allows it to fly far enough and be powerful enough.

At the same time, Xia Minghao also turned Wangcai from a "nanny" back into a "sentinel" of the Xia tribe. At this moment, Wangcai was next to the giant bow, wagging its tail at Xia Minghao.

Behind Wangcai were most of the bronze weapons of the Xia tribe, which were extremely sharp after being polished and gleamed in the firelight.

After inspecting the defense zone near the river cave again, Xia Minghao felt that the first line of defense was already foolproof, and he was about to go back to his room to rest.

Suddenly, Wangcai's bark rang out.

Xia Minghao, who was walking towards the earthen house, hurriedly looked towards the cave entrance.

Figures could be seen appearing and disappearing in the dim light outside the cave!

Could it be the wolf tribe?
(End of this chapter)