Sure enough, what caught his eye was a row of houses. Because it was far away, he couldn't see the houses clearly, but Qiao Yu's heart sank.
It wasn't like the Dragon Tribe had a cheat like her. This tribe could weave cloth, make clothes, and build houses, so they already had a certain level of civilization. Compared to the Valley Tribe, the God Tribe, and the Sun Tribe, they were far more advanced.
There is such a tribe, and it is not far from the Dragon Tribe. The footprints of the herbalist have even reached the vicinity of the Dragon Tribe. It is very likely that he will be encountered by the hunting team of the Dragon Tribe one day.
This is definitely not a good thing.
Afraid of alerting the enemy and worried that the people in the tribe would be anxious if she had been out for so long, Qiao Yu did not stay any longer. Instead, she took advantage of darkness and quietly walked back a distance. When it was late at night, she found a tree to sleep in. From the next day on, she kept running towards the Dragon Tribe.
She had followed the footprints to find her. To prevent anyone from following her trail and finding the Dragon Tribe, she traveled with extreme caution, walking along grass that wouldn't easily leave footprints, eating dried meat, and refusing to light a fire. Every morning, she'd check for any signs of her presence, and only leave after confirming there were none.
She was so careful along the way, and it took her five days to return to the Dragon Tribe.
"Yu is back."
"Yu is back."
When the people in the tribe saw her, they all cried with excitement.
"Didn't I tell my father when I left that I was going out to check out the situation?" Qiao Yu felt a little upset because of everyone's comments.
"Are you just going out to check out the situation? Look at how many days you've been gone? There's no way you can see the Sun Tribe even if you look again, right?" Shan, who never lost his temper with his daughter, also yelled at Qiao Yu. After yelling, the eyes of this strong man were red.
Obviously he has been very worried these days.
Seeing the dark circles under Shan’s eyes, Qiao Yu knew that he must not have slept well in the past few days.
She sighed, "I don't want to either. But the situation is very bad. If I don't understand the situation clearly, I won't be able to stay here even if I come back. I will have to run away."
"What's going on?" Lu asked hurriedly.
Qiao Yu did not hide anything and told what she saw.
Everyone was silent.
They didn't expect that this place was so close to a big tribe, and that big tribe was even more powerful than the Sun Tribe.
"So what should we do?"
"How about...we move back?"
Hearing such remarks from the crowd, Qiao Yu laughed angrily.
She turned her head and looked at the person who had just spoken. "If you retreat when faced with difficulties, you will be like a rat, hiding from the light, hiding from the sight of a large tribe. Instead of strengthening yourself, facing problems and solving them."
She glanced at everyone and asked, "Are you sure we want to do this?"
This time, Man, Liushui and others who always responded to Qiao Yu did not speak, but looked at everyone.
They supported Qiao Yu and would do whatever he said. However, they also wanted to know the true thoughts of the tribe members.
The man Qiao Yu asked didn't expect to be questioned in the face. He quickly took two steps back and waved his hands. "No, no, I just said it casually. I don't understand anything, so of course I listen to Yu."
"Yes, we all listen to Yu."
"Yu, we'll do whatever you say."
"Don't listen to me yet. I want to know what you think first," Qiao Yu said. "A tribe must have its own spirit. If most people in the tribe retreat when faced with difficulties, then I won't lead you all to do anything. We'll just live like rats hiding in the ditches. If someone attacks us one day, we'll just wait and see. If we're lucky and encounter a tolerant tribe, we'll be taken captive. If we encounter an intolerant tribe, then we'll die."
"No, we don't want to live like that. We want to follow you and strengthen our tribe. Even if a tribe attacks us, with the traps Yu led us to dig and the spears Yu made for us, we won't necessarily lose even though we are outnumbered."
“Yes, yes.”
"That's right. We want to have a good time with you, Yu."
More and more people expressed their opinions, and everyone expressed their willingness to follow Qiao Yu to expand the tribe.
After hearing these words, Qiao Yu was satisfied.
This is the attitude she wants.
A tribe must have its own tribal culture and tribal spirit, which must be positive, indomitable, and full of fighting spirit. She must let the tribal people take the initiative to express their opinions and then guide them.
"Okay." She stood on the platform and looked at the people below. "Since everyone wants to follow me to expand the tribe, I will lead everyone forward. Are you willing?"
"willing."
"willing……"
The response from below was uneven at first, but then it became uniform and loud: "We do."
"Very good." Qiao Yu nodded. "Don't be afraid, everyone. Just like Shanshi said, we have traps, we have spears, we have farmed animals, and we grow yams and chestnuts. Even if a tribe surrounds us, we won't starve to death here."
Seeing that the expressions of the people below became relieved and reassured, and no longer as panicked and helpless as at the beginning, Qiao Yu nodded with satisfaction.
"Actually, the situation isn't as bad as everyone imagines." Qiao Yu continued, "How far was the Sun Tribe from the Valley Tribe before?"
Everyone knew the answer to this question, and someone immediately responded: "Three days."
"Then how far is the tribe I discovered from us?" Qiao Yu asked again.
"Five days." This was Shi's answer.
Qiao Yu was away for ten days. She followed the trail north and back again, and from this she could infer that the northern tribe was about five days away.
"Then everyone didn't worry about the Sun Tribe attacking us before, so why are they so afraid of the Northern Tribe now?"
After hearing Qiao Yu's question, everyone's nerves immediately relaxed.
Yes. The Sun Tribe is closer to them. But for all these years, the Sun Tribe has done nothing to them. The northern tribe is even further away, so what is there to be afraid of?
"Everyone's moved in now, and the yams have been planted. Men, don't go hunting for now. Starting tomorrow, we'll set traps at the tribal gate and several other locations. The day after tomorrow, Team Six and I will raft back to the valley tribe to cut some bamboo. I'll teach you how to make bows and arrows. Everyone, gather in the open space every morning for formation and weapons training."
"Don't worry about food. Tomorrow I'll send a few people out to teach the female hunting team how to fish. There are so many fish and shrimp in the river, and wild vegetables growing everywhere in the tribe. Even if we don't go hunting, we won't starve to death."
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