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

On a prehistoric morning, the cave was filled with a complex aroma that blended the scent of smoked meat, the fragrance of dried grass, and the unique body odor of twenty mature women.

Sunlight filtered through the cracks in the stone cave, casting dappled patterns on the ground.

Jiang Che woke up from his sleep and felt a heavy weight on his chest and arms.

Looking down, he saw Shen Hua's usually aloof and powerful face in the business world, now resting peacefully against his chest, her long eyelashes trembling slightly with her breath.

On his other side, Yu Xi's gentle and jade-like body was almost half pressed against him, her long legs tightly wrapped around his waist, as if afraid that he would disappear in his dream.

If it were the Jiang Che from the poor family of the past, he would probably have had a nosebleed long ago in the face of such a scene, but now, his eyes are filled with the calmness of a hunter dominating his territory.

He gently moved his body, and Shen Hua and Yu tide woke up like startled fawns.

"Jiang Che..." Shen Hua opened her eyes and met Jiang Che's deep gaze. The blushing and heart-pounding scene by the pool last night instantly came to mind.

Her icy arrogance had completely melted away at this moment, leaving only the shyness and submissiveness of a young woman.

"It's dawn, time to get to work." Jiang Che stood up and patted Shen Hua's fair shoulder.

The mothers in the cave gradually woke up.

Although they only slept on hay and hard ground for one night, everyone was in much better spirits than on the day they arrived, because they had eaten well and washed clean the night before.

More importantly, the way they looked at Jiang Che had evolved from their initial plea for help and dependence to an almost fanatical worship.

"Jiang Che, what are we doing today?" Lin Wan walked over and gently handed Jiang Che a bowl of warm meat soup left over from last night, her tone soft and sweet like that of a caring housewife.

Jiang Che took a sip of soup, his gaze sweeping over the group of exquisitely beautiful mature women, each with their own unique charm and all, and said in a deep voice, "The first stage of survival is to fill your stomach, and the second stage is to improve your living conditions. Today, we need to solve three problems: clothes, bedding, and fine tools."

He pointed in the direction Su Qing had run back: "Su Qing said she saw a large area of ​​red-flowered shrubs over there. I suspect it's a prehistoric natural fiber plant. If we can collect it, we can say goodbye to these rotten work clothes and wear real body coverings. In addition, we need more clay and wood. We need to fire pottery to store water and cook broth, instead of always using wooden bowls and stone pits."

When assigning tasks, Jiang Che noticed that these mothers showed unprecedented enthusiasm.

"I'll go collect the fibers!" Shen Hua was the first to raise her hand. She was used to leading a team under high pressure, except that her boss now was Jiang Che.

"I'll go help Sister Lin Wan dig clay." Yu tide was not to be outdone. Although her leg injury had not fully healed, she was eager to show her value to Jiang Che.

Jiang Che nodded and led Shen Hua, Su Qing, and two other wealthy women with good stamina to the red flower bush area, leaving Lin Wan to lead the team to carry out infrastructure construction near the camp.

As they traversed the dense primeval forest, Jiang Che led the way, using his wooden spear to occasionally push aside the enormous ferns blocking his path.

Shen Hua and Su Qing followed closely behind. The two socialites, who were usually accompanied by bodyguards when they went out, were now carefully lifting their tattered skirts as they stepped on the wet mud.

"Jiang Che, look! It's right there!" Su Qing pointed excitedly ahead.

After passing through a dense forest, the view suddenly opened up to a shady hillside.

The hillsides were covered with giant red flowers the size of a human head. The stems of these flowers were extremely thick and covered with a thick layer of white fibers that looked like silk.

Jiang Che stepped forward and pulled hard, discovering that the fiber was incredibly tough, practically a natural textile raw material.

[System notification: Prehistoric fiber grass discovered, triggering the hidden 'Tribal Infrastructure' quest.]

[Rewards: Basic Weaving Proficiency, Bone Needle Making Technique.]

A flood of knowledge rushed into his mind, and Jiang Che's fingers began to move rhythmically involuntarily.

He turned to Shen Hua and the others and said, "Peel off all these fibers, the more the better. With these, I can make sure you can wear clothes that don't itch tonight."

"Really?" Su Qing asked with surprise. Her lace dress was now hanging loosely, revealing many areas of her fair skin. She was scratched and itchy from crawling around in the woods.

Just as the women excitedly began collecting samples, Jiang Che's keen intuition suddenly alerted them.

"Don't move!" he suddenly whispered, his whole body like a fully drawn bow.

Shen Hua and the others held their breath and froze on the spot.

At the other end of the red clump of grass, a violent shaking occurred. Then, a prehistoric giant insect, about the size of a small donkey, but with a pair of enormous pincers and sharp mouthparts—the "Stalking Sickle-legged Insect"—slowly crawled out. Its exoskeleton had an eerie, withered leaf color, making it extremely difficult to spot if it weren't moving.

This insect is a top ambush predator in the jungle; its sickle-like forelimbs can easily slit an animal's throat.

"Ah..." Su Qing was so frightened that she almost screamed, but Jiang Che glared at her with a cold look and shut her up.

The giant insect had clearly spotted its "skinny and tender" prey. It emitted a piercing friction sound, and its six long legs slammed into the ground with lightning speed, rushing straight at Shen Hua, who was closest to it.

"Jiang Che!" Shen Hua's face turned pale, and she subconsciously closed her eyes.

boom!

The expected excruciating pain did not come. Shen Hua opened her eyes and saw Jiang Che already standing in front of her. He gripped the wooden spear with one hand and, at the very moment the giant insect pounced, he dodged to the side at an extremely strange angle. At the same time, the wooden spear, like a venomous snake emerging from its hole, plunged deeply into the giant insect's soft abdomen.

The giant insect struggled frantically, its massive scythe-like legs flailing, leaving a bloody gash on Jiang Che's shoulder.

But this did not deter Jiang Che; instead, it aroused the madness within him.

"die!"

Jiang Che shouted loudly, unleashing the full power of his physical enhancement, causing the muscles in his arms to bulge like rocks.

He actually abandoned the wooden spear, grabbed the giant worm's terrifying scythe-like legs with both hands, and with a powerful back throw, slammed the hundreds-of-pounds-heavy worm onto a boulder.

The sound of shells breaking echoed through the valley.

Jiang Che didn't stop. He grabbed a rock weighing several dozen kilograms and smashed it against the giant insect's head several times until the monster's green sap splattered all over the ground and it was completely dead.

The jungle returned to its deathly silence.

Shen Hua, Su Qing, and the others were all dumbfounded.

The sheer power displayed, so pure and beyond human limits, left them momentarily speechless.

Jiang Che, panting heavily, casually wiped the blood off his shoulder.

"Jiang Che, you're bleeding!" Shen Hua exclaimed in surprise. Ignoring her fear, she rushed over and tore open a strip of fabric from her skirt to skillfully bandage Jiang Che's wound.

Her eyes were filled with heartache, the deep affection that arose from Jiang Che saving her life once again was almost tangible.

"It's nothing, just a superficial injury." Jiang Che felt Shen Hua's gentle fingertips caressing his back and nodded to himself.