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

Chapter 141 Subduing the Wa Tribe

“You are from the Fire Tribe, yet you stand with the Water Tribe.”

"Even if I kill you, I will still be a member of the Fire Tribe!"

"Huoli, run!"

Huo Li suddenly opened her eyes, only to see bees wandering outside the cave, while she was all alone inside.

What happened last night felt like a dream.

She used to have such dreams, but she never did again after her father died.

Huo Li used her hands to support herself on the ground and stood up.

Just as I was about to stand up, I suddenly felt a severe pain in my lower abdomen.

This isn't a dream, it's real...

Huo Li had an indescribable feeling in her heart. When she couldn't see the man, she felt empty inside.

He will come back...

Thinking back on the details of yesterday, Huo Li felt a glimmer of hope, not entirely because of his dragon lineage, but also because of many inexplicable emotions.

Huo Li tried to stand up again, but the tearing pain was unbearable.

She finally decided to take a break, but quickly, because she was afraid that her children from the Wa tribe hadn't performed well enough, which might lead him to leave her completely.

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"We've finally made it."

Xia Minghao walked out of the dense forest and came to the riverbank. He took a deep breath and looked up to see that his large ship was already moored there, seemingly waiting for a long time.

That arrives so fast?

Based on previous estimates, the fact that the large ship has arrived here ahead of schedule means it's already considered an early arrival.

Only when he saw the figure on the ship did Xia Minghao realize what was going on.

Logically, there shouldn't be any women on the ship, except for someone like Ye Zi, but now there are four or five women present.

Clearly, these are all women from the Wind Tribe.

Finally, the women of the Wind Tribe returned to normal and were able to return to their work of driving boats.

No wonder they arrived so quickly; these women each control a sail, they're far more capable than me.

Xia Minghao quickened his pace, and when he got close enough, the people on the large ship finally saw their chief.

"Chief? What's wrong with you?!"

Lipa was one of the first batch of people selected by Xia Minghao, along with others such as Liba, each with their own role.

Lipa was his absolute deputy, responsible for handling all the trivial matters.

Seeing that his chieftain's animal hides were torn and he was dressed in rags, he recognized him only because he had a sharp eye.

If someone else saw this, they would most likely be on alert immediately and point the arrow at them.

"It's okay, where are my clothes?"

Xia Minghao didn't explain in detail, but instead urged him directly.

Soon someone brought him his clothes, and after thinking about it, Xia Minghao put them on.

Our group consisted entirely of armed personnel and craftsmen, each carrying bronze axes and the like.

Furthermore, the entire archery team, based on their understanding of the Wa tribe, even if Huo Li's claims were false, could definitely wipe out the Wa tribe without Huo Li having to lift a finger.

And naturally, there's no need to worry about suddenly turning into a werewolf and ruining your divine gear.

"Give me water and soap first."

But instead of putting on clothes first, she decided to wash herself first.

Soaking in a water tank is not as comfortable as in a hot spring, but it is still incredibly refreshing.

After washing off the grime and putting on a new outfit, Xia Minghao felt he finally looked somewhat civilized, even without a mirror.

The complete subjugation of the Wa tribe in this way was indeed highly efficient. If they had tried to gradually assimilate them, it would have taken an unknown amount of time, and they might not even have known of Huo Li's existence, thus failing to address the problem at its root.

Even so, Xia Minghao is no longer planning to do that.

It's not just because it's too tiring, but also because now that the Wa tribe exists, we no longer need manpower for the time being.

The Wa tribe has over a hundred male laborers, enough for them to clear land when they first went to the flood plains.

"Liba, you take the men and come with me. Lipa, you stay here on this side of the boat."

"Yes, Chief!"

Lipa answered without hesitation, while Liba scratched his head and asked Xia Minghao.

"Chief, where are we going?"

"Where to? To the Wa tribe. They have already submitted to me and are now considered part of the Xia tribe."

"Wa tribe?"

Everyone's face showed surprise.

After not seeing the chief for a few days, I never expected that he would actually subdue an entire tribe.

"Archers, all of you come with me. Armed troops, Babo, you take ten men, the rest of you stay here. Craftsmen, all of you come with me too. The rest of you, use fishing nets to fish!"

Xia Minghao then made arrangements for everyone.

Upon hearing the chief say that he was going to take so many people away, the crowd exchanged glances, their expressions becoming even more serious.

With so many people, just how large a tribe has the chief subdued?
Xia Minghao led his men off the boat, first digging out his own totem stone wooden box string, which he then wore around his neck. He then looked at Li Ba, who was looking rather simple-minded.

We don't know what will happen then, so we must take the initiative in terms of momentum.

I was originally planning to have Liba lead the charge, but that won't do. We have to act more fiercely.

"Liba, how's your spiked club coming along?"

"Nothing's wrong at Salt Spring Mountain, Chief. I haven't used it in a long time."

Liba was confused, and then swung the spiked club in his hand.

Seeing the speed of the swing, Xia Minghao thought to himself that it had indeed regressed. It used to be six strikes per second, but now it had been halved, with the speed dropping to three strikes per second.

It seems that all the people of his Xia tribe are living in peace and contentment, and with the Twelve Stone Slabs Method, Liba has no opportunity to use his skills for the time being.

However, Liba has come to the right place. The Wa tribe is just the first stop after the migration. When they get to the plains, not to mention that the three tribal alliances that Huo Li mentioned have a large population, there may be some undiscovered tribes on the other side of the river where his Huo tribe is located.

These are all laborers, and they will definitely be gradually absorbed. At that time, the laborers will be needed to solve the problem.

“Liba, we’re not going to meet the Xia tribe people, but rather outsiders like those. So you have to be like a wolf, no, you have to be like that saber-toothed tiger, understand?”

Thinking of Wangcai's fawning manner, which was even more obsequious than a dog's and had no dignity whatsoever as a wolf, Xia Minghao simply used the orange cat, which "breathes at everyone it meets," as an example.

Upon hearing Xia Minghao's words, not only did Liba regain the imposing aura he once had as the leader of the Li tribe, but the others also became fully prepared, as if they were about to encounter not the Wa tribe, but the Wolf tribe.

"Good! Very energetic!"

Seeing that everyone was fully engaged, Xia Minghao finally felt relieved.

The threat from the wolf tribe is temporarily gone, and the rainy season has ended, but the weather is gradually getting colder.

The people of the Xia tribe gradually became somewhat complacent, enjoying a life that, for the time being, could not yet be considered a "life".

Now everything is about to change; we must summon enough courage and determination to open up the plains.

Since that's the case, let's start with the Wa tribe and let everyone truly enter the state of conquering the plains.

Everyone was ready to go and followed Xia Minghao toward the Wa tribe.

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Have you seen Ah Hao?

Today, Arnold's job is no longer to find things, but to find wood.

There is a lot of wood, right on the slope of the valley.

However, it is very difficult because the slope is quite steep and climbing it is very difficult.

And if you can't find branches at the bottom of the slope, you have to go up the slope.

But at slightly higher places, there are flying insects, which are even more terrifying than the ones crawling on the ground. If you accidentally provoke them, you'll get a big bump on your body.

However, Arnold and the others were still very fortunate, as this was not the worst of it.

Even worse, if we can't find anything to feed the water before each full moon, we have to go and take the insects' homes and offer them to our mother.

Even if there are delicious things left on my hands after each snatching, which taste wonderful when licked, it can't make up for the pain caused by the large welts all over my body.

"What are you doing? Hurry up and find some branches."

Just then, a shout came from behind. Arno turned around and recognized the woman.

Her name is Xue.

Hearing the reprimand, Arno did not immediately go up, but instead asked the acupoint.

"Sister, have you seen Ah Hao?"

Upon hearing the question, Xue frowned. She couldn't even recognize all of these people, so how could she know anything about Ahao?
At this moment, another woman spoke, but not to explain; instead, she spoke in a more stern tone.

"Shut up and go find some branches, or I'll tell Mom."

Arno also knew this woman; her name was Tiffany.

Upon hearing Tiffany mention his mother, Arno dared not say anything more, turned around, and immediately climbed up to search for branches.

After searching for a while, I felt a slight pain in my lower back, so I straightened up.

He glanced at the acupoint and clitoris first, and only dared to continue resting when he saw that they were not looking at him.

It was during this moment of utter boredom that Arno, standing on the hillside, saw a large group of people appear at the mouth of the valley in the distance.

And the person in the lead seems to be Ah Hao!

Because he was standing on high, he was the first to spot it.

Soon, several exclamations echoed through the valley.

"who are you?"

"You are Ahao!"

Xia Minghao didn't say much when he saw these people.

Through this period of time, I found that the Wa tribe people are a bit stupid, partly because they are primitive and partly because they have been brainwashed by the Huoli faith.

But they are still rare talents. They are not only willing to put in the effort, but also to strive for a better life. They even dug so many wells that there were five people working together to make one.

He still hopes to successfully accept all the Wa tribes without any "waste of talent".

At this moment, Xia Minghao saw a figure standing up in the distance; it was Huo Li.

Huo Li endured the tearing pain in her lower body and walked to the stinky pool. She endured the stench all morning, just to wait for Xia Minghao.

She not only placed her hopes for revenge against her uncle on Xia Minghao, but also entrusted him with something else entirely.

Now that he has seen Xia Minghao, how could he not be excited?

But at the same time, Huo Li thought of something else and immediately ordered the women to put out all the fires.

Seeing this, Xia Minghao immediately understood what was going on. Huo Li was acknowledging his promise from last night, much like a Frenchman raising his hands in a French military salute.

However, Xia Minghao still observed the surroundings to see if there were any hidden sources of fire.

After the inspection was completed, I looked at Huo Li again and saw her slowly walking towards me.

Upon seeing this unexpected situation, everyone stopped what they were doing and gathered around.

As their mothers walked towards Xia Minghao, their faces showed surprise and confusion, wondering what was going to happen.

Xia Minghao was about to speak when he saw Huo Li walk up to him, but Huo Li suddenly squatted down.

Then he started licking Xia Minghao's high-top heavy-duty hiking boots.

This……

Before Xia Minghao could react, a chorus of exclamations erupted from the Wa tribe crowd.

The exclamation even echoed through the valley!

The people who were already on guard behind them were startled by the sudden change in the situation and quickly formed a close formation.

The entire Wa tribe was stunned, something they would normally do to their mothers as a symbol of obedience.

But now, Mom is doing this to Ah Hao, who is wearing a strange animal skin!
Sensing the commotion behind her, Huo Li stood up again.

She, who was once high and mighty, never imagined that she would do this one day, but when she knelt down, Huo Li not only did not feel any disgust, but also did not only do so willingly, but even felt a kind of enjoyment.

Just like last night, it was a feeling of being conquered, a novel sensation I had never experienced before.

If Xia Minghao knew what Huo Li was thinking, he would definitely be able to guess that it was most likely a kind of abnormal sense of security formed through the feeling of conquest, a psychological phenomenon similar to "Stockholm syndrome".

"Now, I submit to the chief of the Xia tribe, and the Wa tribe will become the Wa clan, becoming part of the Xia tribe!"

After he said that, no one made a sound.

It wasn't that I was no longer surprised, but rather that I was so surprised that I couldn't even make a sound.

When they understood what Huo Li had said, the people of the Wa tribe showed expressions of disbelief on their faces.

Seeing everyone's reaction, Huo Li frowned. Just as she was about to say something, she suddenly heard a voice from the crowd.

“We only listen to our mothers, not men.”

"Correct!"

Xia Minghao looked over and was surprised that someone would actually disobey Huo Li's beliefs.

Perhaps it was Huo Li's words that changed the underlying logic of their faith, causing the edifice of "Push faith" they had built to collapse, and a transition from complete belief to complete denial was taking place.

Perhaps these two women were among the few intelligent people in this primitive era who believed in and defended the god Pushi, ultimately only for their own benefit.

Of course, it's more likely that it has both.

The two people speaking were Xue and Di from the Wa tribe.

They all came from the patriarchal era. Of course, the Wa tribe in the past only had the rudiments of the patriarchal era and did not form any oppression of women.

But they still don't want to go back to the past, not for the sake of so-called equality, but simply because they now have privileges.

If Huo Li were to submit to a man, that privilege would inevitably crumble.

“You are not our mother. We have a new mother who will ensure the existence of the God of Pushi and the continuation of the Wa tribe.”

These words, upon hearing them, immediately felt like a lifeline to the fools who had been woven by Huo Li into the fabricated image of the "God of Pushi," offering a lifeline to those whose faith had collapsed.

At that moment, Xia Minghao gave an order.

"Liba, it's your turn. Don't use the spiked club."

I've already seen other people's reactions. As the saying goes, ignorance is hard to cure. There's no use saying more now. Acceptance of oneself needs to be done step by step.

With Huo Li in his hands, completely obedient to him, and with sufficient force to intimidate them, they will naturally and gradually adapt.

This has happened countless times in China's five-thousand-year history. When dynasties changed, they would often first fabricate some lies to establish their status as the "Son of Heaven" and thus gain legitimacy in terms of power.

Then, through force, people are suppressed, eventually becoming completely obedient, thus establishing the inertia of dominance.

Xia Minghao didn't know much about it. In his impression, all dynasties seemed to be like this. In fact, in the past five thousand years, there has only been one such change of dynasty that did not fall into this category.

Liba quickly ran over, and before the woman could even react, the thick stick was swung directly at her body.

The Wa tribesmen, who hadn't experienced battle in a long time, were stunned and none of them dared to step forward.

Xia Minghao observed Huo Li's profile and saw no pity on her delicate face, but rather a hidden anger towards the hole and clitoris.

Only then did he feel completely relieved. At the same time, he guessed that perhaps Huo Li, as the leader of the Huo tribe, was used to using "human tools" so much that even though she had been with these women for a long time, she did not have any real feelings for them.

It's not that they lack empathy, but rather that they genuinely treat people like objects.

Now they probably just feel that these two items are no longer working properly and have caused them trouble.

When Liba returned and saw the two women groaning on the ground, Xia Minghao knew that the Wa tribe had been stabilized.

As long as Huoli helps him manage the tribe and constantly reinforces his obedience to them, the legitimacy of his rule will gradually be strengthened until all the people of the Wa tribe develop a habit of obedience to him.

The situation with the hole and the bud made it impossible for them to think about any concept of the "God of Pushi". They thought of the way Huo Li knelt down and licked the feet of the Xia tribe chief. This inertia of obedience to Huo Li naturally transferred to Xia Minghao.

They turned around and saw Ah Hao standing next to their former "mother," but that name was no longer in use. They thought of the word they had spoken a long time ago.

Then they all came over, bent down, as if to lick Xia Minghao's feet.

"Everyone stand up!"

Xia Minghao didn't have such a strange hobby, he said to everyone.

Upon hearing the order, everyone was momentarily confused.

“You don’t need to do that. Just know to listen to me and obey me.”

"Yes, Father."

Scattered sounds rang out, clearly indicating that some people hadn't yet understood.

父？
"Don't call me father, from now on call me chief!"

The Wa clan members immediately changed their address, but they felt a little uncomfortable with the way it was addressed.

They were indeed not used to it, but to Xia Minghao, it sounded much better.

Without dwelling on it any longer, Xia Minghao immediately prepared to start arranging jobs for the Wa clan members, while also taking another look around the place where he had lived for a period of time.

This is a great place; it serves not only as a springboard and transit point to the plains, but it also has plenty of good stuff.

Now that we've subdued the Wa clan, it's time to renovate this place.

(End of this chapter)