This question stunned Ju.
Is it against God's will to take the strong route? After thinking about it, Ju said:
"Father, I don't think we have violated the will of the Nest God. Maybe we just accidentally took a long detour."
“Sometimes, we take a long detour not to deviate from our goal.”
“It’s about avoiding those insurmountable obstacles before the finish line and using time to overcome difficulties.”
"Although our next generation is declining, perhaps this is natural, just like when a tiger has several cubs in a litter, not all of them are strong, there are always weak ones."
“It’s probably just normal fluctuations.”
"It may also be that we have consumed all the things contained in the South Orange Hill in advance, and we need time to recover."
As the first person to grow oranges, Ju's farming experience accumulated over the years is much better than Cang's.
Therefore, he believes that the intellectual and physical decline of the current next generation is normal and will most likely recover in the next generation.
Cang's strengths lie in his steadiness, occasional clever ideas, and a strong sense of the overall situation.
But the disadvantage is that because he has been guarding the grain warehouse all year round, he does not have much time to interact with other dog people. After becoming the leader of Dongjuqiu, he is more focused on observing, thinking, and then giving orders.
There is still room for improvement in some aspects.
In addition, he was so focused on studying words that he lacked physical exercise compared to his other brothers. Years of experience in studying words made him more focused and more paranoid.
Therefore, he often got stuck in a dead end of a certain problem and couldn't extricate himself.
Although Ju's remarks did not completely wake Cang up.
But it did make Cang think more and slightly escape from his previous dilemma.
His eyes lit up slightly, and he lowered his head to look at Ju:
"Ju, what you said makes sense."
"But if we leave it alone, our tribe will become worse and worse with each generation. Isn't this a very likely scenario?"
Ju pondered for a moment and said:
"Father, your worries are not without reason, but the conditions we have now are here, and we have reached the limit of what we can do. Apart from waiting for new results to emerge, is there any other way?"
Cang said:
"Well, go visit the other four tribes and observe the overall situation of their new generations. Also, there's no need to rush to send our newest generation to assist other tribes. You can lead them to expand to the east first."
"It's good that we keep helping each other, but it also breeds a lot of lazy people. Many people start to indulge in pleasure when there are abundant resources."
"It's not bad to enjoy life. It can relax us after hard work."
"But the problem is that large creatures are constantly attacking us. We are worried about extinction at any time, so it is still impossible to relax."
"So, this time, I want you to act boldly!"
At this time, Ju vaguely understood what Cang meant.
It seems that Cang also roughly understands that recession is inevitable. Instead of waiting for a more serious recession in the next generation, it is better to take the initiative to change the existing situation.
The strategy of change is to temporarily cut off ties with other tribes and start pioneering again.
"Does father think that our next generation has not experienced enough hardships, so there is a decline?"
Orange asked.
Cang smiled:
"This is also the inspiration you gave me. You said that among the several babies born in a tiger's litter, there will always be weak ones, and the weak ones are always the most miserable."
"But on the other hand, can the strongest person in the tiger's den sit back and relax? No."
"Among the five tribes, our Dongjuqiu is the strongest."
"But our tribe's hedonistic ethos is also the greatest, because we are the richest and most powerful, and it is easy for us to get enough to eat."
“Going to other tribes to assist, you can also enjoy the treatment of superior dog people. It’s very comfortable.”
"But is this enough?"
"We are the first group of people to become strong. If we only think about leading other dog people and instead exploit other tribes, enjoying without giving anything in return, we will eventually become parasites on the tree. The fatter we are, the easier it will be for birds to take us away."
This made Ju silent for a while.
The strong first exploit the weak later. This is a bad phenomenon that has only appeared in recent years. It is indeed likely related to the decline of the new generation.
As he continued to narrate, Cang's thoughts became clearer: "Ju, you are right. We accidentally took a long detour, but unfortunately this detour did not successfully overcome the difficulties, but instead made us further and further away from our goal."
"So, you must firmly believe that your pioneering action this time will definitely help our tribe overcome difficulties."
"If I could, I wouldn't want our next generation to suffer, but we are just a small race, with nothing but wisdom."
“If you are satisfied with temporary wealth and temporary strength, you will not last long.”
"Ju, go ahead and find more magical supplies like Ju Fruit. The fate of the dog-man race is in your hands!"
Ju nodded slowly, feeling heavy in his heart.
Father, it sounds simple to you, but it is not that easy to open up new land nowadays.
All the space that could be expanded has been expanded, and the remaining space is occupied by giant creatures that are twenty or thirty meters tall.
This is no longer something that can be solved by just gathering a bunch of people.
Moreover, this time he had to lead all the new generation out. If they were wiped out in one go, the production level of the five major dog tribes would directly regress by thirty years.
Three days later, except for the elderly, the weak, the sick and the young, most of the young and strong, both men and women, had left Dongjuqiu.
The Dongjuqiu tribe, which had a population of more than 1,500, suddenly had only two or three hundred people left and became deserted.
Half a month later, when other tribes came to ask for strong men to assist in childbirth, they discovered the unexpected change.
After waiting for another half a month, when other tribal leaders, Jiang, Chai, Dao and others came to ask Cang why he made such a decision, they found that Cang had died in front of the temple, lying there stiffly in a kneeling and worshiping posture.
The second generation of leaders of the Youchao tribe also began to die.
Following Cang's death, Jiang and Chai also died of illness one after another within five years.
The third generation, including Dao, Teng, Liang and others, took over other tribes.
The Dongjuqiu tribe was unable to wait for the return of the pioneers and faced a large wave of deaths, and gradually became deserted.
Although the West Juqiu tribe wanted to take over the East Juqiu tribe, they also experienced decline. The new generation generally lacked comprehensive wisdom and strength, so they could only defend the status quo and found it difficult to expand. The most they could do was to arrange for people to pick the oranges when they bore fruit.
Of course, due to the lack of manpower management, the production volume naturally dropped sharply.
Ten years after Cang's death, the tribe's population shrank again, falling back to two thousand.
The expansion of the deep lake area also had to retreat due to the gradual decline of the Cenozoic Era to avoid being killed by large aquatic organisms.
Youchao's extraordinary dawn seemed to have just lit up and was about to go out immediately.
In the same year, Ju, who had pioneered in the east, finally led a group of people back to East Juqiu. (End of this chapter)
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