Many children, many blessings: Leading classmates' mothers to establish a community

The prehistoric darkness was as heavy as a huge piece of cast iron, pressing down on everyone's heart.

As the first four women returned to the cave after their bath, the previously somber atmosphere was filled with the fresh scent of damp grass and trees, as well as an indescribable, warm aroma belonging to the female body.

Because their clothes weren't completely dry, Shen Hua, Lin Wan, and the other three sat close to the fire.

In the firelight, the wet shirts and silk skirts became translucent, clinging tightly to their graceful curves.

Shen Hua is usually known as the "Shrew" at the company, but at this moment she lowered her head, her wet long hair sticking to her delicate collarbone. Occasionally, when she looked up at Jiang Che, a hint of dependence flashed in her eyes that she herself did not realize.

"Next batch, come with me."

Jiang Che stood up again and picked up the wooden spear that still smelled of blood. His voice was steady, yet carried an undeniable sense of power.

The remaining sixteen mothers had been waiting anxiously, and upon hearing the call, they quickly got up.

This time, they were no longer hesitant or ashamed. After witnessing the prehistoric giant insect and the horned sheep weighing hundreds of pounds, they deeply understood that on this wild land, dignity was cheap, and only by sticking close to this young man who could bring them food and safety could they survive.

As night deepened, Jiang Che, holding a torch, once again led a group of beautiful women into the darkness.

With the increased number of people, Jiang Che's vigilance was at its highest.

His ears twitched slightly, catching any subtle movement deep in the jungle.

The women behind them clung tightly to the hem of the man in front, their steps as light as if they were walking on ice.

When they reached the pool, Jiang Che did the same thing again, turning his back to them.

"Splash..."

This time, the sound of water was even more intense.

The sight of sixteen mature women entering the water at the same time is enough to make any normal man's blood boil, even without seeing it.

Jiang Che took a deep breath and circulated the energy brought by the [Primary Physique Enhancement] to forcefully suppress the rising fire in his lower abdomen.

"Jiang Che... um, could you turn the torch around? I think I stepped on something!" A voice rang out from the crowd, trembling with fear. It was the mother of the class's sports representative, a fitness enthusiast who was now shaking with dread.

Helpless, Jiang Che could only turn slightly to move the torchlight closer to the pool.

Even though he tried to avoid looking at it, he couldn't help but catch a glimpse of that pool of spring scenery out of the corner of his eye as he moved.

The moonlight and firelight intertwined on the clear water, reflecting patches of dazzling white.

Those bodies, so precious and meticulously maintained in modern society, now resemble a group of sirens returning to their primal state, anxiously huddled together in the water.

"It's just a rock, hurry up and wash it." Jiang Che replied in a deep voice, quickly averting his gaze, his eyes turning cold again.

By the time everyone had finished washing up and returned to the cave, it was already late at night.

Twenty women, like a group of fallen fairies, surrounded Jiang Che.

Jiang Che sat on the straw mat, with Yu tide and Lin Wan beside him, Shen Hua behind him, and several wealthy women squeezed around his legs.

This extreme intimacy, born from the instinct for survival, made the temperature inside the cave even hotter than the fire.

"Go to sleep, everyone. We have a lot of work to do tomorrow." Jiang Che closed his eyes, but his consciousness entered the system interface in his mind.

[The host has successfully established initial prestige, protecting twenty high-quality women through their first prehistoric night.]

[System Assessment: Leadership +10, Wilderness Survival Points +50.]

[Rewards: Beginner Trap Making Mastery, Basic Pottery.]

As knowledge was absorbed, countless ideas for using vines and sticks to catch small prey, as well as methods for identifying clay and digging cellars, came to Jiang Che's mind.

He was secretly delighted. In prehistoric times, brute force alone was not enough for survival.

Although these twenty women are a burden now, they can become the best source of labor if properly trained.

The first step in establishing a tribe is survival, the second is infrastructure, and the third step... is reproduction.

He glanced at Yu tide, who was nestled in his arms and fast asleep.

This usually wealthy woman was sleeping very restlessly, her slender fingers gripping his collar tightly.

……

The next morning, just as dawn was breaking.

Jiang Che was awakened by a soft sob.

He opened his eyes and found several mothers gathered together, looking worriedly at the pile of skinned sheep and the remaining mutton.

"Jiang Che... this meat seems to be attracting flies." Shen Hua walked over. She had already straightened the tattered white shirt. Although she still looked disheveled, she had regained some of her CEO-like competence. "The temperature is high in prehistoric times. If we don't do something about it, this meat will rot tomorrow."

Jiang Che stood up and glanced at it. Indeed, the smell of blood had attracted some prehistoric giant flying insects, which were buzzing above the pile of meat.

"Let's split up." Jiang Che didn't waste any words and immediately began assigning tasks.

"Shen Hua, take five people and go to the stream to look for those gray stones that have a salty smell. I saw them on the bank yesterday; they might be mineral salt blocks."

"Lin Wan, take five people and go to the back mountain to dig clay, just like the drawing I gave you. We're going to build a simple smokehouse."

"Yu tide, your foot injury is almost healed. Take the rest of the people and lay this sheepskin on a sunlit rock. Rub it repeatedly with wood ash. That's the first step in tanning leather."

The women received the order and immediately sprang into action. After last night's barbecue, they had developed a conditioned reflex to Jiang Che's commands.

Jiang Che wasn't idle either; he took a wooden spear and ventured into the dense forest.

He needs more advanced defenses.

Although the cave is hidden, if it encounters a top predator like a saber-toothed tiger, a single stone wall and twenty screaming women would be no match for it.

Jiang Che traversed the jungle swiftly, his body as light as a monkey thanks to the [Primary Physique Enhancement].

He selected several large trees arranged in a triangle about fifty meters from the perimeter of the cave.

Using the "Beginner Trap Making Mastery" skill he had learned, he cut off some extremely resilient "Prehistoric Rock Vines" and made several hanging leg covers.

If any creature weighing over 100 pounds steps on it, the immense elasticity of the tree trunk will instantly suspend the creature upside down in mid-air.

Next, he dug several deep pits along the only road, and filled the bottom of the pits with sharp wooden stakes that had been hardened by fire and coated with the juice of poisonous insects.

After doing all this, Jiang Che's forehead was covered in fine beads of sweat.

Just as he was about to return to camp, a crisp snapping sound of bushes breaking came from his left.

Jiang Che instantly lay prone in the grass, his wooden spear held horizontally, his eyes like knives.

A few bushes not far ahead were pushed aside, and a disheveled figure ran out.

It was a woman, wearing a lace dress that was almost shredded into strips, her body covered in bloody scratches from thorns, her eyes filled with despair.

"Help...help me!"

The woman ran while glancing back in terror, as if some demon was following her.