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

Chapter 152 The taste of stealing food is really good.
The ship was quite heavy this time, and inside were the things Xia Minghao needed most.

A large amount of crocodile meat was unloaded, loaded onto a truck, and pulled by a stag to a specially converted room.

This kitchen was specially set up to store and prepare food.

"Chief, what should we do with those stones?"

"Put it here."

Xia Minghao pointed to the largest shed.

It was less of a shed and more of a warehouse that was still under construction, used to store the large amount of limestone that had been brought in.

All of it was mined from that waterfall cave. Unlike malachite and tin, which were scarce, this limestone in that cave was virtually inexhaustible.

The purpose of acquiring so much limestone was to prepare for the construction of the Xia tribe's first "city," or perhaps the first city in the primitive era.

However, Xia Minghao is now more concerned about the crocodile meat that has been delivered this time.

These past few days, not only have people from the pastoral tribe come every day, but there have also been many of them.

At the same time, I was stimulated by the aroma of meat quite often.

When he saw some girls who looked like Mu Ling's age, he couldn't help but drool, and he kept drooling.

Xia Minghao knew then that the time was ripe.

But you can't be too direct, or you'll end up making things worse.

They needed to find a "guide" to teach them to go astray, and that person was none other than the cunning Shepherd.

After packing the meat, Xia Minghao took out a ceramic jar containing some lively river fish.

Firewood and other supplies were prepared, and tinder was also brought along.

Pushing a cart full of random things, Xia Minghao first found a remote and secluded place.

This is where we'll be doing "bad things" later.

Xia Minghao strode back to the Xia tribe and came to Mu Ling's side.

"Mu Ling, come with me."

"Chief, what's wrong?"

At this moment, Mu Ling was watching his great stag pull the cart.

Xia Minghao did not answer, but simply gestured for Mu Ling to follow him.

This is definitely not a place to talk about. If we do, everyone will know, and then how can we continue to do our "good deeds"?
Watching Xia Minghao's retreating figure, Mu Ling finally followed him, but felt inexplicably uneasy.

After walking for a long time, we finally arrived at the place where Xia Minghao had parked his car.

Mu Ling spotted the car immediately and suddenly recalled a scene she had witnessed before.

Huo Li and Xia Minghao are in the car...

Suddenly, Huo Li's loud "screams" began to echo endlessly in my mind.

"Chief...I...I'm scared..."

Mu Ling was filled with panic. She didn't know what she was about to go through, she just thought it would be very painful...

"What are you afraid of?"

She was still thinking about how to tell Mu Ling when she suddenly heard this out of the blue, leaving her completely bewildered.

"I...I'm afraid of this..."

Hearing Xia Minghao ask this question, Mu Ling didn't know how to explain, so she pointed to the car.

"car?"

What's so scary about a car? Are you afraid of the food on board?

Thinking he had figured it out, Xia Minghao looked at Mu Ling, who had her head down, and smiled faintly.

"What's there to be afraid of? You've eaten delicious meat before, haven't you?"

"Eat meat? I'm not afraid of that."

Not only was she not afraid, but upon hearing the word "meat," Mu Ling's mouth immediately watered.

"There's a lot of meat here. But it's not just for you. You can eat it, but you also need to share it with others."

"Do other people eat it too?"

"Correct."

"Others don't eat meat, but I... I eat it secretly."

Mu Ling looked at Xia Minghao with a puzzled expression and spoke up.

"No, others will eat it too. You just need to do this..."

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"Do you want to eat something delicious?"

"delicious?"

"Shh, keep it down."

Having been hungry all day, the first "chieftain's chosen candidate" found by Muling was already starving.

Hearing about delicious food, how could a girl who already has a sweet tooth resist the temptation?

The sound of surprise was mixed with delight, and the image of delicious berries immediately came to mind.

These were the only two delicious foods she could think of.

The first prize was the milk of the great antler deer, which could only remain in memories, but when he grew up, his father wouldn't let him drink it anymore.

"What's delicious?"

The girl immediately asked.

Mu Ling, meanwhile, was observing the people around her. Only when she saw that she hadn't been noticed did she feel relieved.

"Besides feeling guilty," it was also because the chief had said that only one person could be brought at a time, and that bringing too many people might create "mutual restraint."

Although she didn't understand, Mu Ling still obediently prepared to do as instructed.

He led the girl to an open space where a fire had been lit, and a fish and a piece of crocodile meat were placed on it.

The car was left in its original spot, unnoticed by anyone.

"This is what the Xia tribe people ate!"

Upon seeing this, the girl covered her mouth and let out a gasp.

But now, Mu Ling is no longer afraid, because there is no one around.

“This is delicious.”

"You can't eat this. If you kill them and eat them, they will die, and death will be very painful."

The same old clichés were immediately uttered.

The words are cruel, but the meat in front of me is tempting, especially the thought of the meaty aroma that inexplicably wafts into my nose every mealtime.

"will not."

"Won't?"

The bewildered girl hadn't expected to hear such an answer, and her eyes were filled with confusion as she looked at Mu Ling.

Mu Ling then took the fish and handed it to the girl.

"Feel it, there's nothing there."

Indeed, Mu Ling had experienced it in front of Xia Minghao and had not sensed any emotion from the river fish at all.

It's like a plant, lifeless, but the fish can clearly move!
Besides, how would the chief know?
The girl picked up the fish, placed it on her forehead, and began to use the power of the totem.

The disbelief on their faces gradually turned into disbelief.

Is it true?
But why!
"It's okay, you can eat it."

He sat the girl down and put her in the pot to cook.

Not forgetting Xia Minghao's instructions, she added red salt.

The aroma quickly seeped out of the earthenware pot and wafted into the girl's nose.

The fish was scooped out of a bowl, and soon the fish meat entered the girl's mouth.

This "forbidden fruit" of the nomadic tribe, once tasted, means it can be tasted countless times. Because it's meat!
It's meat that humans need to survive!
She ate faster and faster, one bite after another. Mu Ling watched from the side and, for some reason, suddenly felt a sense of peace.

It's like how prostitutes like to drag others down with them; when they see more "like-minded" people, they feel a sense of belonging.

As social animals, group identity is undoubtedly crucial.

"You, you're eating this again."

"This one……"

After finishing a small river fish, the girl hesitated upon hearing Mu Ling's words.

Not only because she tasted the meat and felt a little full, but also because she knew something in her heart.

This meat is not like fish; it is the meat of a creature whose emotions can be perceived by the power of its totem.

"This, this..."

But now, the girl couldn't say what she originally wanted to say. Looking at the piece of meat, she began to waver in her adherence to the rules of the herdsman tribe!

At this moment, Mu Ling remembered what Xia Minghao had taught her and quickly spoke it aloud.

"You can't feel this either."

Of course it can't feel that. Mu Ling knows that it's already dead, so how could it still feel any emotions?
She felt a little guilty saying those words.

Why did the chief make her say that?
To Mu Ling's surprise, the girl actually picked up the meat, placed it on her forehead, and began to feel it.

"If you can't feel the horror of death, then let's eat it, put it in the pot."

"eat?"

Originally worried about the reaction of her tribesmen, Mu Ling never expected that they would actually eat it!

The girl knew, of course, that there was no way she could have any emotions involved; she simply chose to believe it. No matter how outrageous the reason, it could persuade her, as long as she could eat meat.

The fish soup instantly turned into a meat broth, the umami flavor surged forth again, and a layer of oil floated on the surface of the soup...

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Seeing the seventeenth person emerge from the bushes, his ears bright red, Xia Minghao thought to himself that this round was in the bag.

Having already tasted the flavor of meat, how could they possibly tolerate eating vegetarian food all the time?

Now we just need to wait patiently, and gradually people will move from the vegetarian pastoral tribe to the meat-eating summer tribe.

And this situation will only become more and more common.

The pastoral tribes were originally united by the same totem abilities and the same beliefs, and were composed of small families without a leader.

This move is tantamount to directly undermining the tribe's most important cohesion, breaking it down into smaller, fragmented units.

And these zeros will naturally come to the Xia tribe.

At this moment, Xia Minghao saw Mu Ling come out, pushing a small cart, which was the same one he had pushed over.

The cart was now empty, with only a clay pot remaining.

"Mu Ling, come here."

She invited so many people to dinner, and she herself kept talking non-stop.

Mu Ling ate the most, and her lower abdomen was slightly protruding, making it a little difficult for her to walk.

"Chief, they all."

"I know."

The reason for calling Mu Ling over was not to hear her report, but to tell her what to do next.

After explaining everything, Xia Minghao asked Mu Ling to bring over the seventeen girls' giant deer.

Having eaten so much, we should do something more.

That is, to test the saddles and begin the training program for the deer riders.

The specially made weapons will not be delivered from Salt Spring Mountain until the next shipment.

For this recruitment, Xia Minghao was looking for someone with guts.

After all, the first enemy they'll face then will be that group of terrifying gorillas.

Afterwards, the Deer Cavalry might encounter the Fire Tribe and clash with them.

First and foremost, these people must possess courage.

Therefore, the majority of these people were from Yanquan Mountain and had seen the world.

But they couldn't be the craftsmen they brought with them; they had production and construction work to do.

Therefore, Xia Minghao had made preparations in advance and specially arranged for the ship to transport twenty men from various clans.

Most of the able-bodied men were from the Da clan, while the Li clan had a smaller number of men to begin with.

But the real majority are those children who have just come of age, including Hishiya and Chi.

In primitive times, adults did not consider age, and most of them did not even know their own age.

It's all about physical strength; if you can meet the standard, you're considered an adult.

This is not only because the earlier these children are trained, the better, but also because there is a shortage of male labor in Yanquanshan.

The Wa clan members they finally found were all useless; they had been humiliated by Huo Li and had lost all their spirit. Even the women from the Li clan were better than them.

“You sit down, just like me.”

The newcomers couldn't resist touching the exotic giant deer, deer saddles, and stirrups.

Hearing Xia Minghao's words, he suppressed his curiosity and climbed up.

"In this way, let your body sway with the stag."

"Uh-huh!"

Suddenly, without me noticing, a scream came from behind me.

Xia Minghao turned around and saw that someone had actually fallen off the deer.

The others were also swaying back and forth, some even more absurdly. The deer remained motionless, while the people panicked, like trees being blown about by a strong wind.

Is it really that bad?

The performance of his own deer cavalry reserve was absolutely terrible.

This was in stark contrast to the impression he had of the herding tribe riding deer that he had seen before.

The people of the pastoral tribe, especially the spirits, ride deer without saddles, their little bottoms swaying back and forth with the body of the big antlered deer.

However, upon further reflection, Xia Minghao realized that he had misjudged the situation.

It was because they had seen the people of the pastoral tribe riding deer that they assumed the people of their Xia tribe could do the same.

But after all, this was the first time their own people had ridden on a deer, and they might not have ridden anything other than a woman before.

Of course, speaking of this, the men of the Wa clan had it even worse; not only had they never ridden a woman, they were also ridden by women of the Li clan.

Therefore, it is natural that they would not be as familiar with the "riding position" as Mu Ling.

The skilled herders were so easily defeated that they could not be directly trained into deer riders to fight the gorillas.

Sigh, it seems that teaching this group of people to ride deer is already incredibly difficult, and it will probably take even more time than budgeted to train them.

Moreover, the real challenge lies in learning how to use weapons while on a deer's back.

But with so many problems to overcome, how long will it take to get to that great lake?

Xia Minghao looked towards the direction of the herdsmen's tribe, but in reality, he was looking towards the direction of the great lake.

The most agonizing thing is waiting with no end in sight...

Especially since what they're waiting for is the crucial palm oil!

His brow furrowed even more, until the cries of people falling beside him continued.

Suddenly, Xia Minghao's brows relaxed.

An idea began to form in my mind...

He immediately looked at Mu Ling and asked.

"Muling, do you think those people from the lakeside tribe you mentioned ride giant deer?"

(End of this chapter)