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

Chapter 95 A different world
The bloodthirsty gaze shifted from the white mist below the cliff to Gadan, the leader behind him, who was leading the "sheep".

There is no road ahead.

"The wolf king once said, 'Where there is a road, the sheep will run in that direction.'"

Gadan's blood-red eyes looked at this fellow human who seemed to want to retreat.

Upon hearing the words "Wolf King," he dared not say anything more on the matter.

Instead, he looked at the sheep that Gadan was leading.

"Eat a sheep, and you'll have the strength to find your way."

This statement clearly piqued the interest of others, who all came over to await Gadan's reply.

Gadan's bloodshot eyes swept over everyone, and he spoke again in a chilling voice.

"The wolf king wanted these sheep to be kept for breeding."

"The sheep that mates are beside the wolf king, and the wolf king is on the grassland."

Some people have clearly been intrigued by the idea of ​​eating "sheep" and have directly voiced their objections.

"Gadan, this sheep originally belonged to everyone. The wolf king said to eat it on the road, but you wanted to keep it so you could enjoy it all by yourself."

Another man, as tall as Gadan and with bloodshot eyes, directly revealed his true intentions.

Gadan's gaze swept over all the members of the wolf tribe's vanguard once again.

He thought to himself that as long as he could find the way quickly and find the "ram" quickly, he could go back quickly.

They were able to keep more sheep in their hands.

Then, Gadan silently dropped a straw rope and led the other "sheep" away into the distance.

The dozens of wolf tribe members were overjoyed at the sight and approached step by step.

When she felt the restraints around her neck loosen, she immediately realized what was happening.

His face remained numb, but his hands began digging in the ground.

Regardless of whether there were pebbles or not, they stuffed them into their mouths until they were inside, and only then did they feel a slight sense of fullness...

This was a feeling she hadn't experienced since she was captured, and now she only hoped to experience it one more time before being devoured.

Her mouth was bleeding from coughing up pebbles from the soil, and her lips were cut, but she felt a sense of happiness!
That's the feeling you only get when you're in the Wind Tribe, where people play melodious music with the wind and eat dried food...

The smell of blood thoroughly aroused everyone, and they could no longer restrain themselves. They pounced over and began to share the food.

The remaining women of the Wind Tribe witnessed this scene, their faces remaining as blank as ever.

He just stared blankly at the sparse grass on the ground.

Then, he lowered his head and lay down, his bony frame supporting his sunburnt skin.

First, he used his mouth to pull out the grass from the ground, sucked on the grass roots, and then swallowed it with difficulty.

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"What's wrong, Yezi?"

Xia Minghao asked Ye Zi softly, and seeing that he looked still in shock, he thought for a moment, then reached out and patted Ye Zi's head.

The warmth of the large hand pulled Ye Zi back from that feeling.

"I feel...terrified."

Ye Zi swallowed hard, her voice trembling as she spoke.

Feel?

Feelings are something that can't be explained or defined, and can't be used as a real basis for judging danger.

Without dwelling on the matter, Xia Minghao continued to instruct Ye Zi.

"Ye Zi, focus the airflow at the bow; that will make it faster. Tell me when you're ready, and we'll continue."

Worried that Ye Zi hadn't recovered, Xia Minghao gave her some extra time.

Ye Zi, however, was not going to waste any time and immediately nodded.

"I am ready, Chief."

"Okay, let's go!"

The wooden boat continued its journey, with the Li clan members rowing diligently.

Ye Zi also diligently used the totem power of the Wind Tribe.

The roar grew louder and louder, and it was no longer just a low rumble; now there were clear splashing sounds.

It must be a waterfall!
"Chief! Why is this river flowing vertically?!"

As the last wisp of mist dissipated, everyone on the boat was able to see the magnificent waterfall before them.

Xia Minghao was also a bit confused. He guessed it was a waterfall, but he didn't expect it to be such a big waterfall!

It truly is a scene of "a waterfall plunging three thousand feet, as if the Milky Way were falling from the ninth heaven!"
Before, it was all based on imagination, but now I can see for myself just how magnificent the scene described in the poem truly is. "This is a waterfall!"

The closer you get, the louder the sound of the waterfall becomes, even deafening.

Xia Minghao could only shout at everyone.

Clearly, everyone heard the standard Mandarin pronunciation of "waterfall," and their lips moved slightly as they silently uttered it.

Because of the noise, Xia Minghao simply used hand gestures to address the crowd.

After disembarking, he led his men to search for traces of malachite.

But this area doesn't look like a place where malachite could be found at all.

After a moment's thought, Xia Minghao squinted and looked at the waterfall.

With a guess in mind, he led the group toward the waterfall.

After finally finding a place to settle down, I looked through the curtain of water.

Sure enough, there was a hidden paradise behind the waterfall!

He waved to someone behind him, and led by Xia Minghao, they passed through the water curtain and entered the cave.

While passing through the water curtain, Xia Minghao also saw some "new friends" he had met before.

Those strange fish with straw mouths.

These fish attach themselves in large numbers to the rocks of the waterfall, seemingly to obtain various things washed down by the waterfall as food...

Once you're completely inside the waterfall, the visible light becomes extremely scarce.

Xia Minghao had no choice but to take out his flashlight, but he was reluctant to turn it on to the medium intensity, so he only turned it on to the lowest setting.

Once the flashlight beam shone on it, everything behind the waterfall was clearly visible.

A typical karst cave, filled with white and tender stalactites.

Stalactites are a wonderful thing; their main component is calcium carbonate.

When heated to high temperatures, these stalactites can be turned into quicklime.

The uses of quicklime are countless. For example, it can be used for drying. After quicklime is extracted, it can be put into a ceramic jar, which can greatly extend the shelf life of food.

In agriculture and animal husbandry, it can also improve soil and disinfect livestock areas, among other things.

In industry, quicklime is indispensable for papermaking and pulping, as well as for desulfurization in steelmaking in the future.

Quicklime can be processed into slaked lime, which has even more uses.

For example, in the construction industry, lime mortar and cement can be manufactured!
Cement clinker can be formed by mixing quicklime with clay, iron ore powder, etc. and then calcining it at high temperature.

With quicklime, when we undertake another major construction project in the future, we won't be so constrained anymore and can build a grand scale.

The discovery of so many stalactites was a pleasant surprise, but I came here mainly to find malachite. Where is the malachite?

He led the group around the enormous cave.

Seeing the various types of stones on the wall, Xia Minghao could barely identify a few, such as dolomite and calcite.

But there was no trace of malachite.

After searching for a while, the flashlight beam moved and suddenly shone on a shiny, glittering thing in the distance.

It has a highly reflective texture, much like diamond.

Xia Minghao carefully walked through the cave and looked at the small stones on the wall.

It's not diamond, but tin!

Cassiterite has been discovered, but what about malachite?

Persistently delving deeper, my efforts finally paid off, and the malachite appeared right before my eyes!

Good news! Malachite has been found.

The bad news is that malachite is scattered sparsely within the cave, and the quantity is estimated to be small.

If the Yanshan iron mine had not been discovered, this would indeed be bad news that would make Xia Minghao's balls sad for several days.

But now that we have iron ore, all we need to do is make bronze tools to smelt iron, and that will be enough.

"Liba, take three people back to the boat to get baskets, and the rest of you immediately collect these stones."

"Chief, this stone is really beautiful!"

Liba was seeing malachite for the first time and couldn't help but praise it.

The others were also discussing it, and Ye Zi, after finding one, was even more delighted with it.

Xia Minghao smiled faintly after seeing everyone's reaction.

It is indeed beautiful, but it's more than just beautiful.

A new era will begin with this small, emerald-green stone...

Then, driven by their own efforts, they accelerate their progress towards civilization!
(End of this chapter)