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

Chapter 140 The Daughter of the Fire Tribe
After a moment of surprise, the woman immediately got up and ran out of the cave.

Xia Minghao simply grabbed the woman.

The woman immediately realized that there was no way she could escape, and her eyes sparkled again.

The flames from the bonfire immediately rushed towards Xia Minghao.

"hiss!"

It's so damn hot!
Just as the pain was about to make Xia Minghao let go, it suddenly stopped.

The cave went from bright to dark in an instant, with only the embers of the fire emitting a faint red glow that was insufficient to illuminate the surroundings.

Having been roasted like a suckling pig by flames, and further aggravated by the use of totem power, Xia Minghao, already in a bad mood, threw the woman back into the cave with a thud.

"what!"

A scream rang out as the woman slammed solidly against the wall.

Transformed into a werewolf, Xia Minghao could see much more clearly at night, and at this moment he saw the woman raise her head, her eyes revealing a hint of arrogance.

Xia Minghao thought to himself, "This woman is probably impossible to subdue with beatings. She just revealed the 'Grasp the Root Treasure' that I most want to know."

I'm afraid that if we force them to be interrogated again, they'll just stay silent like that Gandan guy, which would be a real problem.

Since you can't win by beating, there's a better way to deal with women.

That is... to persuade...

The totem power brought by the wolf totem is inherently bestial, and it was at this moment that such a thought process came about.

She saw everything in a daze, her eyes filled with fear. Her father was murdered on her wedding night, and she had escaped. She had never experienced anything like this before.

But now it's about to...

Just as he was bracing himself for the terrifying impact, the man unexpectedly put him down.

“I’ll revert to human form, but if you dare to do anything, I can still kill you.”

"I've seized control of a woman's fate by the throat," Xia Minghao said.

"it is good."

The woman managed to utter a single word, her hoarse voice trembling noticeably.

Xia Minghao didn't ask Zhua Genbao directly; he had too many questions to ask.

This woman is actually from the Fire Tribe. Why is she here?
And why would she want me to obey her?

"what's your name?"

"Fire, Fire Beauty."

Although Xia Minghao had returned to normal, his grip on Huo Li's neck remained tight.

Even though Huo Li was indeed voluptuous and had a voluptuous figure, giving off an impression that she was unapproachable and could only be admired from afar, thus tempting people to commit crimes, Xia Minghao showed no mercy.

If she makes any unusual movement, I will immediately snap her neck.

Upon hearing Huo Li mention her name, Xia Minghao continued to probe deeper into his mind.

"Why did you come here? Did you come alone? Why aren't you in the Fire Tribe?"

After asking the question, Xia Minghao saw that Huo Li remained silent and assumed that she was not going to cooperate with him.

He was immediately enraged and tightened his grip.

Suddenly, they saw something shiny on Huo Li's face, which shimmered in the moonlight.

Thinking that Huo Li was up to some trick, Xia Minghao immediately leaned closer to take a closer look.

Only then did I realize that they were actually two glistening tear streaks, and the teardrops were still flowing out.

Xia Minghao then loosened his grip slightly, but remained vigilant.

After a moment's wait, Huo Li finally spoke, her voice clearly choked with emotion.

“My father was killed by my uncle, so I escaped and came here.”

Is a power struggle taking place within the Fire Tribe?

Xia Minghao immediately understood what had happened.

Suddenly, Xia Minghao realized that if he could keep Huo Li around for his own use, he could truly achieve the so-called "know yourself and know your enemy"!

Xia Minghao was actually quite nervous about going to the plains, because the Fire Tribe that Xima had described was too terrifying and completely unknown to him.

This problem would be easily solved if Huo Li were present.

Hearing Huo Li say this again, it becomes clear that those who have won the power struggle in the Huo tribe are Huo Li's enemies, and in fact, also her own enemies.

The enemy of my enemy can be my friend, which obviously creates the objective conditions for obtaining information from her.

In other words, if they could conquer Huoli, they might even be able to conquer the entire Huo tribe!
"You, you are Dragonborn, I submit to you, please let me go to the Fire Tribe and help me get revenge, okay?"

Just as I was thinking, I suddenly heard Huo Li's voice.

That's great, I never expected someone to bring me a pillow when I was sleepy.

But it's probably not because he subdued her that he said that, but because of the Dragon Roots mentioned at the beginning.

What exactly is Zhua Gen Bao?
"What is Zhua Gen Bao?"

Xia Minghao did not give Huo Li any affirmative or negative answer, but instead asked the question that had been troubling him.

"Zhuagenbao is a descendant of Zhuagen, a person who, according to legend, experienced the Great Flood."

"They have one child, while those people only have one child who will appear at any time. That child is Zhuagenbao."

People who have experienced the great flood?

Good heavens, it turns out that my arrival in this other world was a setup a long time ago.

As for the great flood...

What is the Great Flood?

Xia Minghao immediately pressed for an answer, but this time Huo Li did not respond.

After using a bit more force, Huo Li hurriedly said something.

“I don’t know, my father was killed without telling me. I don’t know about the Great Flood.”

Xia Minghao had heard of the Great Flood before; it even appeared in the myths and legends of most civilizations.

Like Noah's Ark, which was built because of the great flood, people chose to use boats to escape.

In ancient China, there was also a legend of a great flood, which was quelled by Yu the Great.

Xia Minghao had previously heard that the reason why some civilizations had such a magical "tacit understanding" and all created legends of great floods was because they were all located on floodplains and were always being tormented by the "mother rivers" on which each civilization relied.

The exact reason remains unknown; perhaps there are even more unimaginable causes.

I wonder what the truth behind the so-called Great Flood in this other world is.

This was naturally an unanswerable question and not very meaningful, so Xia Minghao chose to skip it and continued to ask, "What exactly is the Zhuagenbao? Tell me everything you know."

“The treasure of the Root is mentioned in the prophetic poem.”

"He will bring many things, things that are more dazzling than fire and will destroy the Fire Tribe."

What is more dazzling than flames?

Upon hearing the so-called prophecy, Xia Minghao immediately began to think, but he couldn't come up with any answers at all.

I don't know the principle behind this prophecy, or whether it's true or not; listening to it is the same as not listening to it at all.

Unexpectedly, Huo Li took the initiative to speak this time.

"I obey you. You killed my uncle, so the Fire Tribe is yours. Can you please not destroy the Fire Tribe?"

"Just now, I also wanted you to obey me because you are smart. I wanted to lock you up and then use your wisdom to find a way to help me take revenge."

Huo Li spoke up again to explain.

"If you obey me, I'll kill your uncle. Fine, but I won't trust you."

Hearing Huo Li bring it up again, Xia Minghao pondered for a while, but was still not entirely at ease.

Who knows if it's a lie? If they suddenly start burning themselves with flames, they're doomed.

"You, you believe me, I will obey you, I am your woman, I can be like those fire tribes' tools."

Humans, tools.

When these two words were put together, Xia Minghao was a little confused.

But she quickly realized what was happening.

Were they slaves?
Has the Fire Tribe progressed to the point of slavery?
This was the question Xia Minghao was truly concerned about, and he quickly asked it.

Hearing Huo Li's answer, Xia Minghao's tightly furrowed brows finally relaxed.

It turns out that they did not develop slavery, but simply treated people as tools.

They sit on someone's back, ride on someone's back for transportation, and even need someone to relieve themselves, usually a woman from a nearby tribe...

In addition, they would also force people from other tribes to give them things, unlike the sacrifices and killings that Hima described.

It's estimated that they realized there was nothing left to plunder after so many people fled, so they gave other tribes a way to survive.

They did all of these things, but there was one thing they didn't do: treat people as tools of production.

Why? Is it because the Fire Tribe is benevolent?

That's not the case. It's because they simply don't possess that kind of productivity. Their current status and high productivity are entirely due to the blessing of totem power.

Even though so many people have traveled over the years, according to Huo Li, there seem to be quite a few tribes nearby, and even three or four tribal alliances have been formed, with elders from the Huo tribe overseeing them.

If population loss is discovered, kill one or two to ensure that plundering of these tribes can be carried out.

Then I thought of the scene when Huo Li used the totem ability earlier.

The totem abilities of this Fire Tribe are not as terrifying as one might imagine.

It's more like being born with a flamethrower.

It cannot simply spew fire at will; it also requires fuel.

It seems that this totem power is more like a catalyst for combustion, causing it to explode in a short period of time.

For a primitive tribe, carrying a flamethrower would be quite powerful, but it wasn't the case for Xia Minghao, especially considering the fuel limitations.

For the time being, it is certainly not as good as it, but as long as we develop slightly more powerful weapons, such as bows and arrows that can shoot farther, crossbows, or... catapults.

This would allow them to exert pressure on the Fire Tribe, since no matter how far you shoot fire, it can't possibly travel farther than the range of a powerful bow.

Having learned about the general situation of the Fire Tribe, Xia Minghao finally felt at ease, as if a stabilizing force had been placed in his heart.

The immediate priority is to resolve Huo Li's issue. She was just about to kill me, and now that she's saying this, it's impossible for me to be completely at ease.

In fact, such suspicions could not be easily dispelled unless one possessed power completely beyond hers.

That is the Xia tribe, which he built himself.

It's time to reunite with the Xia tribe.

“I come from a powerful tribe, the Xia tribe, and I am the chief of the Xia tribe, you can think of me as the leader.”

“You will now bring my tribe here. If you really want me to avenge you, then don’t leave.”

“But if you dare to do anything, like setting fire to the valley entrance, my powerful tribe will kill you.”

Upon hearing the threat, Huo Li was not afraid; instead, she nodded with some delight.

Xia Minghao saw that there were no other sources of fire nearby, unless fireflies could be considered fire.

He then threw Huo Li to the ground and turned to leave, but then remembered that he had given Huo Li a totem stone.

I wasn't planning on taking it back, but it would be great to have the chance to get it back now.

"Where's the glowing stone I gave you?"

Xia Minghao asked in a cold voice, and Huo Li immediately began searching through the pile of dead leaves. In the darkness of the night, the green light was very conspicuous.

Seeing Huo Li's obedient appearance, Xia Minghao felt much relieved and then took out the wooden box.

"Put it in, give it to me."

Huo Li seemed to have thought of something and cautiously asked.

"If you touch it, it will become like that, right?"

Xia Minghao did not answer, but waited in the dark for Huo Li to put the totem stone in.

At this moment, Huo Li thought of something: her father's original purpose, the purpose of marriage, and her father's words.

Recalling the feeling of standing there after Xia Minghao turned into a werewolf, I felt a little scared.

But the relationship that comes with marriage gives Huo Li a glimmer of longing.

He needs this man to help him.

Just as the hand reached for the box and was about to place the totem stone into the wooden box, it suddenly changed direction and placed it on Xia Minghao.

In an instant, the power of the totem was absorbed into his body once again.

The realization of darkness becomes incredibly clear because of the werewolf's form.

You spendthrift woman, are you just going to waste my totem stone like this?

Xia Minghao was immediately enraged and raised his hand, ready to slap Huo Li's bouncy, round, snow-white buttocks.

But then Huo Li opened her eyes as if resigned to her fate...

(End of this chapter)