The people of the Stone Tribe were in tears.
They knew they were different from the Shanyin tribe. The Shanyin tribe had been merged under the leadership of their leader, while they were captives. Being beheaded was normal for captives, let alone just being beaten and scolded. And Zuo's beatings and scoldings against Daxue weren't without reason; they were because Daxue was late or had done things poorly. So, while there was some resentment, it was only directed at Zuo; they didn't harbor much resentment towards the tribe.
I didn’t expect Qiao Yu to make the decision for them.
Yesterday, the news that Qiao Yu was going to promote Dian and Qiang had already spread throughout the Stone Tribe. Everyone seemed to see a glimmer of hope.
Does this mean that Qiao Yu and the elders no longer regard them as prisoners and are willing to give them a chance?
They thought they would have to wait another half a year before the people of the Stone Tribe would have a chance to come forward.
But they didn't expect the sun to come out so quickly. In just one night, Yu cleared away the haze above their heads and let them see the bright sunshine.
At this moment, everyone in the tribe was filled with a sense of belonging, and their hearts were more united than ever before.
Several elders were also asked to attend morning training this morning.
Standing near the platform, they watched the excited faces below, each one filled with emotion. Shan, Lu, and Shi were undoubtedly proud of Qiao Yu, while Ming was filled with shock.
He never knew that a leader could do this; that there could be "fairness" in a tribe; that there could not be too many conflicts in a tribe, and that everyone could be united.
He had always believed that he could be a good leader. After all, he had been learning from his father since he was a child. If Lei had not received the support of the God Tribe, he would have been able to become the leader of the Shanyin Tribe smoothly.
But now he realized he was still far from being a good leader. It turned out that even his father wasn't qualified to be a leader. The best leader should be like Yu, fair, kind to everyone, loved by everyone, and able to lead everyone to a good life.
At this moment, he finally understood why a little girl like Yu could become a leader and be supported by so many people.
Only when it comes to fire does he feel complicated.
Every time he thought Qiao Yu had reached the pinnacle, but every time she easily surpassed his understanding of her.
He knew his son had recently been close to Hui's son, Ji. Hui, publicly dismissed by Qiao Yu, claimed he held no grudge against Qiao Yu and the Dragon Tribe, but no one believed him. There was no benefit for Qinglang to be close to Ji.
But he knew the resentment in Qinglang's heart.
He watched as people in the tribe who were far inferior to him became assistant officers and team leaders, enjoying glory and fame, surrounded by people, and even getting more meat than everyone else. But he, such an outstanding person, was nothing and had no hope in his life. One can imagine the resentment in his heart.
He needed to vent, he needed someone to vent his dissatisfaction with Qiao Yu with him. If he didn't have this outlet, he would definitely explode.
Huo knew that his son was proud and arrogant, and he wouldn't tolerate being humiliated, so he just let him be.
It's better to complain than to cause trouble and get your whole family kicked out of the tribe.
Seeing that everyone was looking at Qiao Yu with admiration, Huo sighed secretly and decided to persuade Qinglang to just express his dissatisfaction in private and not to be instigated by Hui and Ji to do anything.
With Qiao Yu's iron-blooded tactics and her vengeful nature, as long as Qinglang made any mistake, she would definitely expel his family from the tribe.
Fire didn't want to grow old, have to live in the open air, be chased by wolves, and die tragically in the wilderness.
After Qiao Yu finished his speech, he went to each team and personally taught everyone archery.
Seeing that Qiao Yu was standing twice as far away from them, and shot an arrow that not only hit the center of the target but also penetrated the back of the target, everyone was excited and practiced archery more diligently.
"What do you think, Yu is powerful, right? Let me tell you, Yu is very strong. He once killed a tiger by himself." The child from the valley tribe who was in the same team with Shi showed off proudly to Shi and Hui.
"Wow, Yu is so awesome." Hui exclaimed exaggeratedly, feeling very proud.
He is Yu's intelligence collector.
Yu explained that this was a covert intelligence-gathering job. While seemingly unremarkable on the surface, it was actually incredibly powerful. Once he had mastered the skills and was older, he would be responsible for gathering intelligence from enemy tribes. Furthermore, Yu was personally responsible for these intelligence-gathering units, with no ties to the elders or team leaders.
Seeing Yu so good today, the pride and excitement in Hui's heart was greater than anyone else's.
Qiao Yu instructed everyone in archery practice for a while. Seeing that the morning training was almost over, she called Liu Shui over and said, "The land near the breeding area is relatively low-lying and better for growing millet. Pick out some people and go to the mountain to get a plow. Then go to Mang to get two oxen and have them plow the land. Then plant the millet seedlings in my yard and fertilize the various crops that have already sprouted leaves."
"As for the specifics, I'll be there to give you instructions in a moment. You should memorize the methods for transplanting rice and applying fertilizer. Later, when the profits from the planting area increase and there are more crops, the gathering team will all switch to planting instead of going up the mountain to gather."
Liushui was delighted when he heard this: "Then when can we switch to planting instead of going out to gather?"
In fact, collection is not without danger.
Although we were close to the tribe and didn't encounter any man-eating beasts, there were still many snakes and insects. This was especially true in summer and autumn, when snakes were most abundant. A bite was a sure thing. Every year, several elderly, weak, women, and children in the tribe died from these snakes.
It would be much safer if we didn't have to go out to collect crops and just grew crops in the tribe.
Hearing Liu Shui say this, Qiao Yu also remembered the dangers of collecting. Thinking of snakes, she suddenly remembered the yellow mineral she had seen in Shi's pile of stones.
She slapped her forehead.
How could she have forgotten the snake repellent, realgar? Maybe that stone was realgar.
Deciding to go check on Shi soon, she replied to Liu Shui, "Next year. When there are more crops next spring, we can just plant them in the tribe and not go out to gather them. Even if we don't plant many crops, we can expand the breeding grounds and reduce the number of times we gather them."
"Then why not expand the breeding now?" asked Liushui.
Seeing how persistent he was about this question, Qiao Yu remembered that Liushui's mother was bitten by a poisonous snake while out collecting and died on the spot.
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