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

Chapter 144 Injecting the Blood of the Xia Tribe!
This ship carried quite a lot of things that Ralpa brought from Salt Spring Mountain.

There are bricks, pheasants, and all sorts of things used to build the Insect Valley.

But most importantly, they were the "shrews" with a bad reputation within the Xia tribe.

This large group of people had hardly married off any of them, so they migrated here, allowing the pure blood of the Xia tribe to be integrated into the Wa clan, which had not yet been completely assimilated by the Xia tribe.

Moreover, the men of the Wa clan had been tamed by Huo Li's theocratic worship, which made them a perfect complement to the shrewish women of the Li clan.

The men and women walked for a long time, carrying many things, especially eight stone slabs carried by two people each. In addition to the basic law remaining unchanged, some special laws were also amended.

At that time, the women of the Li clan will teach the men of the Wa clan to read.

"Chief, everything has been brought."

Lipa said happily to Xia Minghao.

"Okay, go and let the chickens roam freely in the valley, find a place with lots of insects, and let them eat their fill."

Xia Minghao first made arrangements for Lipa, and then all the women went to lay bricks on the pit houses.

With the brick-built pit house, it finally looked like a proper house.

The other Wa clan men who were working were all dumbfounded; they hadn't seen so many women in ages.

Especially those men who only became sensible after arriving in the Insect Valley, they had never seen so many women before.

After roughly calculating the current population of the Wa clan, I was surprised to find that the male-to-female ratio in this area has now become the most normal.

The women of the Li clan were also watching the men of the Wa clan. In the Xia tribe, they became the women who were disliked. Seeing others get married and hear happy sounds coming from their houses every night, they felt more than just envious.

The pit was paved with bricks and divided by wooden planks, forming a series of small compartments.

This was naturally not enough for each new member to have their own room, but Xia Minghao hadn't originally planned for each person to have their own room.

"There isn't enough room, so you'll have to choose to live with other people."

Xia Minghao left only one sentence and didn't say anything more. He just needed to wait and see the results that night.

According to Xia Minghao's estimate, this move is absolutely a win-win situation. It can solve the problem of single women caused by the excessive number of women in the Li clan, and at the same time, it can accelerate the assimilation of the Wa clan.

Have you found the bees?

Seeing the group of people walking back, Xia Minghao asked.

"Found it, Chief!"

"Okay, let's take the beehives!"

At Xia Minghao's command, everyone picked up a beehive and headed up the mountain.

The slope wasn't too steep, so it was easy for Xia Minghao.

Suddenly, Xia Minghao noticed that the people who were leading the way had stopped.

Listen carefully, and you can indeed hear a buzzing sound.

As Xia Minghao walked up to the group, he looked at the hillside covered in wildflowers, where a large number of bees were flying around.

That's quite a lot!
Not only is there one beehive visible to the naked eye, but two or three beehives can also be seen in other places.

The number of bees was far greater than Xia Minghao had imagined.

However, in the area behind the fishpond where flowers were abundant, there weren't as many.

In fact, there should be some, but it's probably because Huo Li often eats honey, and as a result, she removed all the easily accessible honeycomb.

These bees aren't stupid, so they migrated higher and higher, bringing pollen and other pollen with them to the upper slopes, resulting in an astonishing number of flowers there.

Given this number, seven or eight beehives won't be enough.

You need seventeen or eighteen.

Furthermore, some of the beehives will be left on the mountain, while the rest will be manually moved to the flower bushes behind the fishpond for breeding.

Once these are all successfully grown, the amount of honey obtained will be quite considerable.

It's not difficult to build a sufficient number of beehives, but there aren't enough people.

Although Xia Minghao brought all the women of the Li clan over, he didn't originally intend for them to raise bees, but rather to raise silkworms, reel silk, and weave it into silk fabrics.

This kind of thing should be done by women.

"Forget it, let's get these beehives over first. We'll figure out how to get enough manpower to come and keep bees when we have dinner tonight."

“Come with me and break off a branch.”

Xia Minghao ordered the men to break off the tree branches, but they all looked shaky.

It's not surprising that Xia Minghao was so confident; they were genuinely terrified.

Besides not having been stung before, and having heard explanations from professional beekeepers, the main reason was that my entire body, except for my head, was completely covered up.

The Wa clan had no experience in beekeeping, and they were shirtless, having learned painful lessons from the past.

Xia Minghao led his men over, getting closer and closer.

Several "guards" in the swarm noticed the uninvited guests and immediately rushed over, circling around them.

Seeing someone behind him trying to hit the bee with their hand, Xia Minghao quickly shouted angrily.

"Didn't I tell you not to hit me with your hands? If I don't hit you, you won't get stung, but if I do, you'll definitely get stung."

"Yes, Chief."

Hearing Xia Minghao say this, the man finally stopped, suppressing his fear.

As they continued walking, more and more bees surrounded them, but surprisingly, none of them stung them. Only then did the group gradually feel truly relieved.

Xia Minghao thought to himself, "If I sting you, you'll die. Why would I sting you if it doesn't threaten their survival?"
After all, that's how their underlying code is written. Understanding the pattern can help you avoid many problems.

Even after reaching the hive, everything was still intact. Xia Minghao began searching and soon found his true target.

The queen bee is wandering around, preparing to lay her eggs!

I want you!
"Look carefully and remember what it looks like!"

Before Xia Minghao picked up the branch and prepared to make his move, he reminded everyone first.

"Remember?"

After waiting a moment and confirming that everyone had remembered, Xia Minghao swiftly swept the queen bee's body with a branch covered in leaves, and she fell right into the open beehive.

Without hesitation, Xia Minghao put down the beehive and ran away immediately.

"Let's go! What are you standing there for!"

Xia Minghao addressed the group.

These idiots, how come they can't remember what they're saying?
Xia Minghao was getting anxious.

Fortunately, their Xia tribe has already launched a large-scale literacy campaign centered on education.

As for recognizing numbers and characters, I estimate that they'll be able to learn those after winter.

Such mental training will inevitably reduce the number of fools and increase the number of intelligent people.

Only after Xia Minghao reminded them did everyone realize what was happening and they quickly turned and ran away.

Of course, this was just Xia Minghao being cautious.

In theory, sweeping the queen bee in wouldn't be a big problem, but there's a very small chance it would attract the "guards" who protect the "queen."

"Alright, now go find over there, over there, and over there, in pairs. Remember, when you find those big bugs, one person carries the beehive and the other sweeps them."

"Wait, don't go yet, all of you demonstrate it once."

Worried that they might still not understand, Xia Minghao specially asked everyone to make some preparations.

Seeing that their actions were correct, and that they had indeed remembered this time, he then allowed the group to get to work.

Xia Minghao didn't participate this time; he just watched from afar.

Including the first one, the other four beehives also fell into the hands of the queen bee.

No one was foolish enough to bring the beehives back; they all placed them under the hives, just like Xia Minghao did.

When the group returned, they all wore smiles, as if they had resolved some unresolved issue, their smiles filled with a sense of relief.

Xia Minghao even noticed that they had straightened their backs a bit more.

Once they were back beside Xia Minghao, they all started chatting happily about their experiences in scavenging queen bees.

Suddenly, someone seemed to remember something and asked a question.

"Chief, we only managed to get the biggest one in. What about all the other smaller ones?" "What about them? Look, they've all gone in obediently, haven't they?"

"Go in?"

Following the direction Xia Minghao pointed, they actually saw swarms of bees flying into the beehive in a chaotic manner!

His smile froze instantly, and everyone stared in disbelief.

It actually flew in!
Little did they know that this was the effect of the queen bee's pheromones, they began to ponder this and try to come up with a suitable answer.

"After you see all the bees fly in, take it down when the sun is about to set, and don't forget to take the hive with you."

When the sun sets, the weather gets cooler. When it gets cool, the bees don't want to leave the hive and will stay obediently in their new home. It will be much easier to bring them back then, and you won't have to worry about them being accidentally injured by those silly worker bees like them.

After giving these instructions, Xia Minghao went down the mountain and had someone bring out enough beehives.

Watching Xia Minghao's departing figure, someone suddenly slapped their forehead, as if they had figured out the reason.

"It must have been the chief who made them obey!"

This explanation sounded perfectly reasonable to the Wa clan members who had been brainwashed by theocracy.

It must be like this.

No wonder all the bees went into the hive and didn't sting them.

But what kind of person can make bees obey?

Then there's only one. Could it be that the chief, like the mother, is someone who can communicate with God?

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As dusk fell, Xia Minghao had arranged more than twenty beehives and sat down beside them.

There are so many shills now that it's hard to tell which one is the real shill.

Xia Minghao watched the pheasant eat the insects, which was quite diligent, and every now and then it would put on a show of "the pheasant fighting the centipede".

In this primitive era, to be honest, this thing is more interesting than a movie. In fact, just watching ants move house is a kind of enjoyment for Xia Minghao.

You could say it's a kind of leisure, but it's also a kind of boredom.

Xia Minghao often had higher demands for quality of life than other primitive people. Therefore, when he was bored, Xia Minghao began to consider whether to develop an entertainment industry.

But on second thought, it was still too early. At least after establishing cities on the plains, settling down, and gaining strength equal to the Fire Tribe, we could consider this matter and further improve the spiritual needs of the primitive era.

As for now, we can only use sex in bed as entertainment.

"Chief, the meal is ready."

Xia Minghao heard Huo Li's words and glanced at the cooked "fish".

The fish got its name from the fish maw that can be made from. Although it doesn't taste as good as blackfish, it has fewer bones, so you can enjoy it to your heart's content.

With Huoli, this "natural gas stove," cooking is much faster than with other stoves.

Xia Minghao came to the table, but did not eat immediately; instead, he waited.

Finally, the first group of beekeepers returned with their beehives.

The hives were now empty; there were seven in total, the result of the efforts of the people who had gained the "courage to catch bees."

The honey was poured into the earthenware jars, filling about three jars.

Seeing the golden honey flowing into the earthenware jar, the Xia tribe members, who had never tasted it before, were filled with longing.

Moreover, Huo Li and several other members of the Wa clan who knew a little about the flavors were all drooling.

“This was divided among the Wa clan, one for each person. This was given to the women of the Li clan.”

Xia Minghao gave the honey to Lipa and asked him to distribute it. He also asked Lipa to explain the benefits of being a beekeeper, namely that you can have honey to eat.

The remaining, fullest earthenware jar of honey was naturally meant for Xia Minghao to taste first.

I used chopsticks to scoop up a large spoonful and gently put it into my mouth.

The honey on the tip of my tongue began to melt and flow, the bitterness quickly faded, and the sweetness went straight to the back of my tongue.

It was truly a pleasure...

But to be honest, even though he enjoyed it, Xia Minghao got tired of it after eating three or four spoonfuls, and then gave it to Huo Li.

At first, Huo Li was incredibly excited about it, but after eating her fill, she no longer felt the same way.

That's true of everything; if you eat too much of anything, it's not so good.

After everyone had eaten their fill, there was still a thick layer of honey left at the bottom of the earthenware jar.

After all, Xia Minghao's group was small to begin with, so it was normal that they couldn't finish the food.

But this shouldn't be wasted, so Xia Minghao had a sudden inspiration and decided to kill a chicken to add to the fun, and use the thick bottom of the jar to make the first "honey-glazed chicken" in the other world!
The processing of the pheasants was naturally left to someone else, while Xia Minghao took care of the beehive.

Actually, this stuff is more valuable than honey.

Because the skeleton of a honeycomb is made of beeswax.

Beeswax is a much more precious and valuable substance than honey.

First of all, producing beeswax is much more difficult than producing honey; bees need to consume 8 kilograms of honey to produce 1 kilogram of beeswax!

Moreover, it has many uses, such as Xia Minghao's most practical need right now – bronze craftsmanship.

The clay molds used today for casting bronze artifacts are quite crude.

If you have wax, then you can unlock the famous bronze-making technique, the lost-wax method!
The lost-wax casting process is a high-end technique for producing high-precision and complex bronze artifacts. It only matured during the Warring States period and propelled bronze casting from a practical orientation to the pinnacle of art.

What's the use of art?

It was indeed useless at first, and Xia Minghao had always been a pragmatist.

However, after hearing Huo Li's introduction of the Huo tribe, who regarded bronze artifacts as divine objects, they realized how incredibly useful they were.

You can only make a knife or something at most. Fine, I'll make a bronze sword with a complex shape and intricate patterns, or even a bronze sacred tree. How will you deal with that?

This is a direct and devastating blow to the spirit of the Fire Tribe people!
Xia Minghao did not intend to fight the Fire Tribe in the real battle. If they fought first, people would die, and regardless of victory or defeat, the one that would ultimately suffer losses would be the one that fought first.

Secondly, war is too draining on a nation's resources. For example, during the previous war with the Wolf Tribe, all economic development came to a standstill as the country entered a state of war preparedness. Xia Minghao did not want to experience that again.

Then let's wage a war without gunpowder against the Fire Tribe. In this regard, Xia Minghao, as a modern person, also has an absolute advantage.

However, for the time being, Xia Minghao did not covet the beeswax and returned it all to the bees.

Reduce the bees' adaptation time and encourage them to build nests as soon as possible.

It's not time to harvest yet. We'll wait until this batch of bees has stabilized before dividing the queen cells.

What is a queen cell? It can be understood as a place where a queen bee can grow.

Bees are not born to be kings; as the saying goes, "Are kings and generals born with a special destiny?"
In fact, the fate of bees is determined by their "small family".

The worker bees responsible for feeding the bees choose the feeding method based on the size of their "family". The bees that eat royal jelly become queen bees, while the bees that mainly eat pollen become worker bees.

If the queen cell is divided, there will be two queen bees. However, a hive cannot accommodate two queen bees. Therefore, one of the two queen bees will lead a group of bees to go out and establish its own hive.

It is this division that can greatly increase the reproduction rate of bee colonies.

But this is not something Xia Minghao is considering now, nor does he dare to teach it to the Wa clan, fearing that their intelligence is insufficient and they might ruin his beekeeping business. He can only wait until next spring.

We'll wait until the bees multiply rapidly. The more bees there are, the more honey there will be, and therefore the more beeswax there will be.

Then it can be used to cast bronze ware using the lost-wax method.

The chicken has been processed and coated with honey.

As for the little bit left, it naturally has other sweet uses.

It has salt and honey, and the chicken fat even came out during roasting.

This was arguably the most delicious chicken Xia Minghao had ever eaten, and everyone else looked completely satisfied.

Unlike Xia Minghao, they had never tasted delicacies that were considered rare in primitive times. This was, for the time being, the most delicious thing they had ever eaten in their entire lives.

Huo Li, in particular, kept sucking her fingers with her cherry-like lips after finishing her meal.

Xia Minghao briefly explained the preparations for tonight, then went to the cave with Huo Li, bringing along the earthenware jar containing a very small amount of honey.

But even this little bit is enough to finish tonight's "game"...

(End of this chapter)