I Became The Chief of A Primitive Village

*Rustle rustle…*

*Swish swish swish…*

Ah Ruo swiftly traversed through the primitive forest, her silver white eyes were constantly scanning her surroundings.

After returning to the Tribe to make the report, she set out again the next day before dawn had fully broken.

This was her third day out. She was advancing very quickly each day without any hesitation.

A few hours later, the sheep horned girl returned to the vicinity of the Black Snake Tribe. She once again carefully scanned her surroundings. After ensuring no one was around, she climbed up a tree to reach the position of the wolf eared girl.

“Did anything happen on your way back?” Ye Jiu asked with concern as soon as they met.

Ah Ruo shook her head, tidying her hair that had become messy from running, and said, “Nothing happened, I’m safe.”

“Sister Ah Ruo, you look like you’ve lost weight. It must have been hard for you to run back and forth like this.” Bai Si’s adorable voice sounded.

The sheep horned girl’s personality was gentle, but when it came to doing things, she was precise and careful. Sometimes, she was even more efficient than the boys when accomplishing tasks.

“Did you tell the Shaman everything we uncover?” Ye Jiu asked.

“I told the Shaman everything, without missing a single detail. The Shaman said that he has a task for us,” Ah Ruo solemnly said.

Originally, they were supposed to return to the Tribe to rest, but Su Bai changed his mind at the last minute.

Because there was not much time left before attacking the Black Snake Tribe, if they returned to the Tribe, they would have to go back again, which would be an inefficient use for this group of three.

Thus, he let the sheep horned girl and her companions carry out a new task, while waiting for reinforcements from the Flame Dragon Tribe to arrive.

“What do we need to do?” Ye Jiu perked up upon hearing there was a task to do.

In her view, having a task was always better than having no task. After all, staying in a big tree all day was not productive.

Being idle every day, constantly watching the people in the Black Snake Tribe, was getting a bit tiring. The only pastime was the three longbows that Ah Ruo and her group had brought over, which they took turns practising.

This time, the sheep horned girl brought recurve bows, letting them start training with them.

“It’s to spread information within the Black Snake Tribe.” Ah Ruo said word by word, handing each of the other two a recurve bow.

Ye Jiu took the recurve bow and examined it up and down, left and right, continuing to ask, “Spread information? What information does the Shaman want us to spread?”

“Recruiting Slaves. Say that there will be a Tribe that will provide them with enough food, three meals a day, and after some time, they will be allowed freedom again.” Ah Ruo said.

Ye Jiu doubted if she had heard correctly, her grey eyes were full of confusion. She asked, trying to confirm, “Are you sure this is the Shaman’s new order?”

“Sister Ah Ruo, why does the Shaman want to recruit Slaves? Doesn’t our Tribe already lack meat?” Bai Si was also perplexed.

“This is the Shaman’s order, as for why, I don’t know either…” Ah Ruo shook her head.

She had the same confused expression when she first heard it. However, she believes that the Shaman must have his own arrangements.

Ye Jiu nodded thoughtfully, pondered for a moment, and said, “The Shaman might want these Slaves to leave the Black Snake Tribe.”

“I know these Slaves will definitely be driven to the front when the war starts, so I can understand if the Shaman wants them to leave, but I don’t understand why we should accept them.” Bai Si, though playful, was quite intelligent.

“Do you have any other way to make these Slaves leave the Black Snake Tribe?” Ah Ruo asked in return.

They were already Slaves with nowhere else to go. Now there was a Tribe offering them a place to settle down and make a living, naturally, they would not want to become homeless again. Without the protection of a Tribe, they would eventually die.

Because they were not Totem Warriors, going into the Wilderness would only mean death. If they were lucky, they might encounter other Tribes and be taken back as Slaves again. If they were unlucky, they would die from the encounter.

Even if being a Slave meant not having dignity, they were willing. At the very least, they would have one meal of meat every day and would not get attacked by Ferocious Beasts.

“There’s no other way. The more I think about it, the more I feel the Shaman’s method is the best. But, can our Tribe really accommodate so many people?” Bai Si said, worried.

The monkey eared girl also thought it was good to use this method to make the Slaves leave, but the Flame Dragon Tribe was small, and food was not abundant. Moreover, the Flame Dragon Tribe now had only over three hundred people, while there were over four hundred Slaves.

The number of Slaves was even more than the number of people in the Tribe. How could this work? What if they united and rebelled?

“If these Slaves have ill intentions, it might be very difficult to manage them…” Ye Jiu coldly said.

She knew how troublesome people who did not follow orders could be. People who did not follow orders were like troublemakers in the Tribe.

“Yes, but the Shaman must have his own arrangements. We just need to do as they were told.” Ah Ruo solemnly said.

No matter how many questions they had in their hearts, they still had to carry out the mission. After all, this was crucial to whether the Flame Dragon Tribe could defeat the Black Snake Tribe.

“I roughly know why the Shaman is doing this.” Ye Jiu suddenly said.

“Boss, why is the Shaman doing this?” Bai Si kept pulling at the wolf eared girl’s Animal Hide clothes.

Ye Jiu blinked her grey eyes and analysed coolly, “If we reclaim the Black Snake Tribe, there should still be food in the Tribe at that time. We can distribute all the food to the Slaves.”

“But this isn’t a long-term solution. The food will eventually run out.” Bai Si scratched her head and said.

“Didn’t you say earlier that the Shaman had increased cooperation with the Spotted Deer Tribe? And… and even started producing ceramics?” Ye Jiu continued. “I think these should be goods that he plans to exchange for meat.”

Ah Ruo suddenly realised and nodded, “Indeed, and after reclaiming the Ancestral Land, there will be more people hunting. Food should be sufficient to satisfy everyone.”

Ye Jiu shook her head, her cold face showing no change in expression, her red lips slightly parted, “I don’t think the Shaman would do anything without confidence. As for how deep his plans are, I don’t know.”

“I think the reason why the Shaman wants so many Slaves is probably to make the Tribe look more populous, so it doesn’t appear to be a Small Tribe.” Bai Si shared her insight.

“That is possible.” Ah Ruo agreed with this view, then shook her head vigorously and continued, “Alright, let’s not speculate about the Shaman’s decision. Let’s just do as we are told.”

“Yes,” Bai Si nodded, waving the recurve bow in her hand, and asked, “By the way, Sister Ah Ruo, how do we use this?”

“I’ll teach you. Before I left, I was taught how to use it.” Ah Ruo said.

“Okay,” Bai Si responded.

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