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

Chapter 124 The Real Ones of Our Own (5k)
"That's strange, why do I feel more tired the more I sleep in the Da clan?"

Xia Minghao got up and rubbed his lower back, feeling as if his body had been completely drained.

They still got up very late. Perhaps it was because the others hadn't put in much effort yesterday. Liba and the others had finished the new traps early and even came looking for them. Otherwise, they probably would have gotten up even later.

Upon seeing the new traps made by Liba and the others, Xia Minghao first checked their quality and nodded in satisfaction.

He then immediately ordered more preparations to be made in order to train the Da clan members to use crocodile traps.

After Xia Minghao left, E, who had been pretending to be asleep, finally opened her eyes.

Just as I was about to drift off to sleep, a voice that had become unfamiliar to me suddenly rang out from behind me.

"Sister."

His eyes, which were already barely open, suddenly widened!
E hurriedly got up and saw that her younger brother had already opened his eyes.

"Chi, you're alive!"

Chi seemed to still be pondering what had happened.

But when she saw her older sister, with whom she depended on each other for survival, she immediately said with concern.

"Sister, your forehead is so wet."

Hearing her brother say that, a feeling of shame instantly welled up in E's heart.

At the same time, I thought of Xia Minghao...

Looking at his younger brother, who was able to wake up, he knew it was all thanks to the meat the chief had brought!

"Chi is the meat the chief brought to keep you alive."

"Chief?"

Chi heard E's words, and a hint of confusion appeared in his eyes.

"It is the chief of the Xia tribe."

After hearing E's explanation, Chi finally understood.

“It is the chief of the Xia tribe. I want to thank him.”

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They also had some bark removed from the trees, intending for the members of the Da clan who didn't have raincoats to wear as a makeshift shelter from the rain.

After all, it will take a long time for the crocodiles to get caught, and being left in the rain for so long will definitely cause problems.

Having learned from the first experience, the new traps have been significantly improved.

He didn't mean they wouldn't break; Xia Minghao wanted them to break, so that his monopoly on bronze tools would have meaning.

However, it can't break after just one use, otherwise it's just causing you trouble.

Therefore, Xia Minghao designed it to be usable for ten uses, or at the very least five.

The wooden strips at the trap opening have increased in area, and the movable strips are shorter and thicker, which can better trap the crocodile and are less likely to break.

The wild ducks resumed acting as bait, happily quacking as they searched for food.

All the original hunting team members, along with a few former salt-harvesting team members and those without strong physiques, huddled together in groups of three or five, draped in tree bark.

Although it rains heavily outside the tree bark and lightly inside, it's better to have some than nothing.

The waiting time this time was much longer than expected. Xia Minghao guessed that it might be because crocodiles also have a sense of territory, so other crocodiles did not know that this hunting area had become a no-man's land and dared not come.

Poorness leads to change, and change leads to continuity.

After thinking for a moment, Xia Minghao decided to change locations.

Suddenly, I thought I heard someone calling me from behind?
I quickly turned around and saw a figure walking out of the rain.

He looks familiar...

Upon seeing this face, Xia Minghao felt as if he had seen it somewhere before, but the impression was not deep.

My mind raced through memories, and suddenly I remembered the figure who had been unconscious in the wooden barrel house where I was staying with E.

E's younger brother, I think his name is something like "eat" or something like that.

Before he could even ask a question, Chi suddenly slid up in front of him and began kowtowing.

He kept muttering something, but Xia Minghao couldn't hear him clearly, not only because the rain was too loud, but also because Chi had just woken up and spoke weakly.

I can't hear clearly, but I can see clearly.

Xia Minghao raised an eyebrow.

He thought to himself, "This young man might be able to improve my management of the Da clan."

Firstly, Xia Minghao valued Chi's sense of gratitude and revenge.

This concept was not commonly seen among the primitive people I encountered in primitive times, and it was even rarer to find someone like Chi.

Because of the harsh environment in primitive times, cooperation among people became an essential element.

Therefore, there is no consequence to helping others even if they do not express their gratitude. You should still help them next time. Otherwise, if you do not help others in trouble, you are weakening the collective strength.

Similarly, if you are bullied, you can't just take revenge, as that would also affect your survival.

The idea that one must avenge wrongs and repay kindness is a concept that only gradually emerges when productivity develops to a certain level, or even surpasses the current level of the Xia tribe, requiring individuals to gradually become independent from the group.

It is unknown why Chi has made this situation possible.

Xia Minghao was somewhat surprised when he heard that he had single-handedly avenged his sister.

Seeing that he had just woken up, perhaps having heard from E that he had given the siblings meat to eat, and that he had immediately come to thank him in the pouring rain, I was somewhat surprised.

Perhaps it was because of their sibling relationship that they found it difficult to integrate into the Da tribe, leading to their passive isolation.

This unexpected turn of events led to a situation where "the individual is independent of the collective," which allowed Chi to understand the so-called "gratitude and vengeance."

This not only means that Chi can be trained and become a useful person, but also because of his identity.

He was in the Da clan, but relatively independent of them, without any complicated or real ties.

This kind of person is best suited to be his "eyes" in the Da clan, and Xia Minghao needs such eyes.

After all, the Xia tribe is located on opposite banks of the river, making it impossible to keep an eye on them all the time, and they wouldn't know if something happened.

With thoughts already forming in his mind, Xia Minghao came to his senses and saw that Chi was still kowtowing, so he quickly helped him up.

"You go back first."

The rain was too loud, and Chi had just woken up and was still weak. What if he fainted again? Where would I find the eyes responsible for monitoring the Da clan?

He took the gift from Chi, seemingly still unable to express his gratitude, and began to kowtow again.

Xia Minghao hurriedly tried to persuade him, but secretly he was also delighted.

Good lad, with proper training, he will surely become a trustworthy talent.

Her sister E only ate a little bit of her own flesh, nothing else, yet Chi still acted like this.

This truly embodies the idea of ​​"returning a favor many times over."

Chi finally listened to advice, left Xia Minghao, and returned to his wooden barrel house.

Xia Minghao watched Chi's figure disappear into the rain, then turned back to look at the trap where the giant crocodile had not yet taken the bait.

He then led his men to another hunting spot.

Sure enough, after changing locations, the crocodiles arrived shortly afterward!
When the others saw the crocodile approaching, their first instinct was to retreat, but when they felt the heavy stone in their hands and remembered the chief's words, they suppressed their fear and stayed.

As before, Xia Minghao leaped into the trap towards the wild duck, shouting loudly.

First, Liba and the others carried the stones forward, and only after seeing this did the others dare to step forward.

There were many people and many stones.

With so many stones, they kept smashing them with all their might, one person after another, and the giant crocodile was completely bewildered.

One stone after another rained down, all from strong primitive men who had just eaten meat the day before and were once part of the hunting party. How could they possibly withstand it?

Soon the crocodile's limbs naturally stretched out, its tail drooped, and it stopped twitching.

Pushing through the crowd, Xia Minghao looked closely and saw that the crocodile's eyes were bulging out.

It was nothing like the crocodile from yesterday, but it had none of these characteristics.

This one is probably really dead; the giant crocodile from yesterday was just stunned.

Fortunately, they finished the job at the time. Otherwise, if the crocodile had awakened when it was transported into the Da clan and bit someone with a "death roll," the fear of crocodiles would have greatly reduced the number of people in the Da clan willing to hunt them.

"This really works to kill a giant crocodile!" "I didn't die! I killed the giant crocodile! I didn't die!"

"If we listen to the chief, we can eat crocodile meat!"

Whether they were cheering or celebrating, some members of the Da clan stopped caring about the tree bark and shouted happily.

Liba deliberately delivered the final blow to the crocodile, which was completely unnecessary, but Xia Minghao did not stop him.

Then everyone worked together to pull the crocodile toward the gathering place.

The rest was the task for Liba and the others, which was to slaughter the giant crocodile.

Watching the Da clan members still loudly discussing the crocodile-catching scene, Xia Minghao stroked his chin and began to sort through his thoughts, checking if there were any questions he had overlooked.

After thinking it over, Xia Minghao felt there were no flaws. All he needed to do was maintain the giant crocodile transport chain in the rain, and there wouldn't be any problems.

The Da clan will provide giant crocodiles, send them to Salt Spring Mountain, and then slaughter and roast them on their side before sending them back, thus maintaining a sufficient food supply.

Now that we have achieved our goal, it is better to return to Yanquan Mountain sooner rather than later.

Based on previous estimates of the tribe's food reserves, it is anticipated that by tomorrow, food will be completely scarce.

Now, by taking the crocodile meat he has, he can not only alleviate the food shortage problem, but also completely solve the problem of food scarcity.

Watching their own people finish slaughtering the crocodile's most easily butchered limbs, the Da clan could easily feed themselves for two days if they were frugal.

Their own boats could come every day to deliver barbecue and retrieve crocodile carcasses without any worries.

"Liba, put this legless crocodile and the half with its entrails removed onto the boat. We're going back."

"It's the chief!"

"Finally, we're back!"

Those who were still busy heard this and even jumped up with joy.

Compared to Yanquan Mountain, life was truly difficult for the Da clan; it was a difficult transition from luxury to frugality.

Xia Minghao headed towards the Da clan's settlement, not to say goodbye to the wise man and Damon, but to take away E, who had taken him in for the past few days.

At this point, Xia Minghao's purpose was no longer simply to bring E back and train her to become a textile talent, but also because of his younger brother Chi.

Through the turmoil caused by the Wolfskin Clan, Xia Minghao has realized that as society becomes more complex, people also become more complex.

It's certainly good to know how to trust others, but you should never trust them completely.

The two siblings, E and Chi, depend on each other for survival and are very close by blood. Only by controlling E can Xia Minghao truly put his mind at ease with Chi.

Walking back to E's wooden barrel house, Xia Minghao found that the door had been placed to the side, and E was standing at the door looking like she was watching over something.

The moment E saw her, E immediately looked at herself.

Their eyes met, and Xia Minghao noticed a hint of joy in E's eyes, and even saw her lick her lips.

"Is she waiting for me to come back so she can have meat?"

Thinking he had guessed E's thoughts, Xia Minghao pondered that if he just told E that the Xia tribe had meat to eat, he could probably easily persuade her.

"Chief, you're back early today."

"Yes, because I'm leaving tomorrow."

As Xia Minghao responded, he also noticed that E's shifty gaze was sweeping over his lower body, definitely looking to see if he had brought back any meat.

Then he simply shrugged and said to E.

"There's no meat today, I'm going back to the other side of the river."

Upon hearing the last sentence, E's joyful expression instantly froze.

Xia Minghao, who had been observing E, also noticed the change in her expression.

Did you get upset when you heard you didn't bring back any meat?

With a faint smile, Xia Minghao changed the subject.

"But there's meat and salt at Salt Spring Mountain. Would you like to come with me to the other side of the river?"

Go with the chief to the other side of the river...

E's face, which had been filled with sadness, instantly turned into one of surprise and delight, and she immediately nodded happily at Xia Minghao.

But perhaps because the nodding motion was so similar, it reminded E of last night...

His gaze suddenly became unfocused, and the feelings from his memories flooded back.

Seeing E's expression, Xia Minghao knew that taking E back to Yanquan Mountain was a done deal.

Meat is indeed very appealing!

"Chief, I also want to go to Salt Spring Mountain!"

At this moment, Chi also walked over and said excitedly to Xia Minghao.

"You can't go to Salt Spring Mountain. I need you to do something for me."

Xia Minghao looked at Chi and began to explain the specific tasks that needed to be done.

It's actually not complicated. I just kept emphasizing two points because I was worried that Chi wouldn't understand or remember them.

If the Wolfskin Clan discovers anything unusual about what they are doing, they can either have the meat-delivering ship that comes every day relay the information to them, or they can tell the wise man directly.

Although Chi was somewhat disappointed, he still obediently accepted Xia Minghao's instructions.

With E joining them, Xia Minghao returned to the wooden boat.

Upon seeing the draft of the wooden boat in the swamp, I was immediately alarmed.

I took a closer look at the safety waterline I had engraved earlier; it almost got stuck.

Waiting for those still on shore to go up, they'll probably just be stuck on the line.

I never expected that even after hollowing out the crocodile's internal organs, it would still be so heavy, almost equivalent to the weight of a dozen or so adults.

If there were a few more people from the Da clan this time, they would probably have to throw away a portion of the meat from this giant crocodile.

"Chief, the inventory is complete."

Liba shouted loudly to Xia Minghao from the bow of the boat.

Xia Minghao checked again to make sure nothing was missed, including the broken bronze artifacts, before ordering the ship to set sail.

The wooden boat glided towards the opposite bank of the river.

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Several people were crammed into the small wooden barrel house, filling the narrow space to the brim.

They had originally intended to discuss how to regain their power within the Da clan, but now they remained silent.

Because they couldn't think of any solutions.

"Let us return to Chief Xia's tribe."

At this moment, a middle-aged man who was about the same age as Damon suddenly spoke up.

Although no one spoke at this moment, most of them were already convinced and even fearful of the wisdom of the Xia tribe chief.

They didn't know what a calculated strategy was; they only felt a profound sense of powerlessness.

The wise could only acquiesce to their continued development, but the Xia tribe's chief left them helpless to watch their wolf-skin clan's power within the Da tribe decline.

After a brief moment of contemplation, everyone reluctantly nodded, acknowledging the true mastermind behind the Wolfskin Clan and declaring their "surrender."

But the wolf skin remained unresponsive, its eyes filled with a chilling coldness.

Dali should be my woman, and the hunting party should be mine too. The Xia tribe chief stole me away!

Wolfskin had grown up for the first time, but he didn't say it aloud; instead, he silently shouted it in his heart.

Thinking about what had happened in just a few days, his almost wrinkle-free brain seemed to give him an answer in an instant.

If I can catch crocodiles myself, I can regain what I've lost!

The Xia tribe chief made sure others could catch crocodiles, which is why everyone listened to him.

Without saying a word, Wolfskin followed the others out of the wooden barrel house, but instead of returning to his own house, he walked towards the edge of the swamp.

(End of this chapter)