Chapter 59 Unity Through Games

In recent days, Xu Que has noticed that the members of the Black Deer tribe have shown a significant improvement in cooperation and unity in various aspects such as hunting, logging, and labor compared to before.

This is probably because everyone got to know each other better after spending so much time together.

Xu Que was also surprised to find that since the members of the Black Deer tribe took to cockfighting, mahjong, rope skipping, and dice rolling, the number of violent incidents in the tribe had decreased significantly.

In the past, the strong and healthy adult men in the tribe would fight each other for a woman at the drop of a hat! The fights would leave both sides bloodied, and sometimes someone would be accidentally killed!

Now that these forms of entertainment exist, they use cockfighting, rope skipping, mahjong, and dice games to determine the winners and losers when they want to abduct women or men. It's best of three, best of five, or best of ten.

Early in the morning, a large group of tribesmen gathered in an open area not far from the entrance of the Black Deer tribe's cave, shouting and yelling, their words unintelligible. They also occasionally stomped heavily on the ground with their large, wildly grown feet.

Shouting woke Xu Que up, and he grabbed Xu Que's hand. The two of them went to a crowded place.

"What are they doing? Hunting? I've never seen such a grand hunting scene before!" Hou stood on tiptoe, craning his neck to try and peek into the crowd.

Seeing Hou's desperate efforts, Xu Que gritted his teeth and squatted down: "Get on my shoulders! I'll carry you! You can find out what interesting thing is inside that has the tribe members spontaneously surrounding it!"

"Huh? It's a bit difficult for you to carry me! But I'm still very happy! I love you to death! I hugged Xu Que's neck and kissed and squeezed his face and lips all over him, as if I wanted to swallow him whole!"

"Brother God, I'm going up now! If you get tired, just let me know! Don't overwork yourself! Remember to take care of yourself!" After saying that, Hou reluctantly climbed onto Xu Que's shoulders.

Xu Que grabbed her leg and stood up abruptly: "Huh? Have you lost weight recently, or has my physique improved? I could sit on your shoulder for two hours and not even be out of breath!"

"Hey! What's going on! Xu Que and the others are having a cockfight!" Hou said to Xu Que, who was carrying him, with some disappointment when he saw what was happening in the crowd.

Soon enough, Hou understood the situation: "Huh? They're actually using cockfighting as a form of entertainment for duels! Best of five, the winner gets to continue dating that girl, the loser doesn't get the chance! Cockfighting to determine the winner is much more civilized than the previous brute force fights! It greatly reduces casualties!"

"Wow! You know so much! As someone who has traveled from another time and space, I'm really impressed with you!" Xu Que praised Hou after hearing her analysis and gave her a thumbs up.

"Huh?! That's not my opinion! Brother Xu Que often says that, and Hou often listens to it while he's around you. Over time, he's naturally picked it up from his surroundings!" Hou was in a great mood after hearing Xu Que's encouragement! He shook his shoulder proudly and said to Xu Que.

In the arena formed by the crowd, a small tribal member, with one hand hooked around his ankle and the other hand supporting his knee, ran quickly toward the bumpy terrain ahead.

Behind him, a burly, hairy, violent man was chasing after him with all his might.

The short guy is 1.8 meters tall, and the tall guy is estimated to be over 2 meters tall.

"The short guy is doomed! He's already scared of the big guy! He's running for his life right now! I think he should just surrender! This short guy is going to lose sooner or later!"

"Yeah! That's right! The little guy is just running around the big rock in the village without making any real moves! Once the big guy catches up with him, he'll be dead in one round! Judging by the little guy's size, he probably won't last a single round against the big guy!"

After the short guy ran five laps around the tribe's big rock, the big guy was clearly running out of stamina and was panting heavily. He rested with one hand on the rock, and he had obviously lost the sharpness and killing intent he had shown when chasing the short guy!

The smaller man wasn't stupid. Seeing that he had achieved his desired effect and the opportunity to defeat the larger man was right in front of him, he rushed up aggressively to harass the larger man while he was panting heavily.

When the big guy fought back and started chasing the little guy, the little guy became the sixth man again and ran away!

Just as the big guy leaned against the rock to rest, the little guy rushed up again!

"Huh? This sixth brother! At this rate, Big Guy's mentality is going to collapse! This guy might turn the tables!" The members of the Black Deer tribe began to discuss among themselves in twos and threes.

"To be honest, I hate this kind of old man the most! He doesn't even dare to face a big guy head-on!"

"This is a contest of brains and physical strength! As long as I can win, that's all that matters!"

The big guy gritted his teeth and chased the little guy for three more laps, but he just couldn't catch up anymore!

"Oh no! We're doomed! The big guy's stamina's failing! And his mentality's crumbling! We're probably going to lose!"

Taking advantage of the moment when the big guy was about to rest, the smaller guy charged forward again.

This time, the smaller one didn't run away, because he could sense from the fight between the larger one and his own limp fighting cock that the larger one was severely lacking in strength! If he just persevered a little longer, he could easily defeat the larger one.

Sure enough, the smaller guy defeated the bigger guy in the third round without any suspense!

A chorus of sighs and lamentations erupted from the crowd.

"Huh? Brother Xu Que, the seemingly weak tribe member actually defeated the seemingly strong tribe member! The contrast is too great!"

“Now you can put me down! The cockfight is over! The little guy won!” Hou hugged Xu Que’s head and gently pinched his cheek, mimicking his gesture.

"Okay!" Xu Que put down the horn that he had been carrying on his shoulder.

Hou spun around twice, then tapped his feet on the ground a few times before taking Xu Que's hand and walking towards a less crowded area.

After squeezing into the crowd and observing for a while, Hou poked his head out and said to Xu Que, "Oh! I understand! The big guy is the challenger! The little guy is the one who was forced to accept the challenge! The big guy has his eye on the little guy's girlfriend of a year and originally wanted to settle things with violence! But he was intimidated by a law you issued earlier! When you slapped Ba Han's penis until it was swollen, you said: Anyone in the Black Stone Tribe who dares to snatch a woman indiscriminately will have their life taken!"

"The big guy from the Black Deer tribe didn't dare to openly rob her, so he challenged the little guy to a cockfight to steal her! The big guy lost and the challenge failed!"

“I used to think the short guy was the sixth one! Now I think the short guy is smart! There should be a first-come, first-served order in everything!” Hou said, looking at Xu Que with deep affection.