Chapter 254 The Growth of Ambition
The gray mouse felt his body becoming strong and powerful, holding the golden big knife coin, he seemed to be sitting on the clouds, floating in the air.
However, when he thought of the seed in his heart, he seemed to fall directly from the clouds to the ground, landing on his face first.
"Come, come, sit here, we will be family from now on."
Jiang Xuan enthusiastically pulled the gray rat to sit next to the campfire, and then stuffed a large bunch of meat into his mouth: "Eat meat, eat meat, you must be starving after being tied up for so long, right?"
Gray Rat originally wanted to refuse, but the meat roasted by Jiang Xuan was so delicious that his stomach couldn't help but make a "gurgling" sound.
The gray mouse took a tentative bite of the meat, and then the delicious taste bloomed on the tip of his tongue. He simply couldn't resist this delicacy.
"tasty……"
The gray rat quickly finished a skewer of meat, and Jiang Xuan considerately handed him two more skewers.
The gray squirrel ate until all the roasted meat was finished, but still felt like it had not been satisfied.
As the saying goes, a man who eats someone's food will be soft-hearted, and a man who takes something from someone else will be thankful for it. Since Gray Rat was both a glutton and a taker, his hostility towards Jiang Xuan naturally eased a little.
Jiang Xuan patted Gray Rat's shoulder and said, "As long as you work hard in the future, I guarantee that you can become a leader, or even the leader of the Rat Tribe!"
"You don't want to see your Rat Tribe fall apart and eventually disappear, do you?"
Jiang Xuan's words touched the heart of Gray Squirrel.
Every member of the tribe has deep feelings for the tribe. The Rat Tribe has fallen to this point, without even a stable territory, and the Gray Rat is quite sad.
However, he was too weak and could do nothing about the division and weakening of the tribe.
Now, Jiang Xuan gave him a little hope, even though this hope was still very slim.
"Can I really do it?" the gray mouse asked unconfidently.
Jiang Xuan nodded affirmatively and said, "With the Vine God and the Vine Tribe here, what are you afraid of? Even if you can't do it, we will help you!"
The gray mouse nodded. Although he was still reluctant to believe it, he also held on to the hope that it would be just in case.
What if it is really as Jiang Xuan said, the Rat Tribe might really have a chance to restore its unity and strength?
Once this idea was planted, it kept circling in the gray mouse's mind and could not be shaken off.
After eating and drinking, Jiang Xuan continued to brainwash the gray mouse.
"The seed in your body is not a threat as long as you don't betray the Vine Tribe. On the contrary, it is the seed of the Vine God. It can help you become stronger quickly and protect you in an emergency."
"Others want a treasure like this but can't get it. Think about it carefully. Does what I said make sense?"
The gray mouse thought about it seriously for a moment, then nodded. That was the seed of the totem god. If used properly, it would be a real treasure.
Of course, the premise is that the gray mouse does not betray the vine tribe. Otherwise, that seed will be a deadly weapon that can take his life at any time.
"So, don't think too much. Work hard in the future and strive to become the leader as soon as possible. Then find an opportunity to win over other members of your Rat Tribe and restore the Rat Tribe's former glory!"
Jiang Xuan's words were extremely provocative. Even though his mind told Hui Shu that it was unrealistic, he still had some hope. What if it really came true?
"Well, you've been here too long. To avoid your people's suspicion, I'll tie you to the tree again, but I'll tie you loosely. After I fall asleep, you can cut the rope yourself and pretend to run away."
Jiang Xuan did what he said. He tied the gray mouse back, spread a piece of animal skin next to the campfire, and lay down on it to sleep.
The gray squirrel waited patiently for a while, then took out a sharp piece of stone and continued to cut the rope until it was cut.
Then, he looked at Jiang Xuan, who was lying on the animal skin and seemed to have fallen asleep, and then looked at the purple ferocious bird squatting and sleeping beside him, and left with a complicated expression.
The members of the Rat Tribe have been living in dark places for a long time, so their vision at night is far superior to that of ordinary people.
The gray mouse quickly shuttled through the woods, and when it came to a huge rock, it simply lifted up the dense vines on it, revealing a dark earth hole underneath.
The gray mouse jumped into the hole without hesitation, then reached out to restore the vine to its original state, and then quickly crawled forward along the hole.
The gray mouse crawled a long distance in the earth hole, and suddenly the front became open and some lights appeared.
The gray mouse continued to crawl towards the fire, but after a few steps, a man appeared in front of him, pointing a short spear at him.
"who?"
"It's me, Gray Squirrel."
When the man heard the gray rat's voice, he immediately put down his short spear and asked in surprise: "Gray rat, weren't you captured?"
"I was captured, but I escaped again."
"That's great, come over quickly, everyone is worried about you."
When the gray mouse heard this, he felt no emotion, because the Rat Tribe always gave up on people who were caught accidentally. Except for those close to them, no one would worry about a loser.
The gray mouse walked to the place where there was firelight and saw a big bonfire and a dozen members of the rat tribe gathered around the bonfire.
The team that Gray Rat is in actually has more than two hundred people, but because the underground cave is relatively narrow, it is impossible for all of them to gather together. Only a dozen or twenty people can live in a big cave, scattered underground.
After Gray Rat walked over, he repeated his prepared speech to the dozen or so people.
These people had no doubts about Gray Rat's words. They just felt that he was very lucky to be able to escape after being caught stealing.
The gray squirrels did not stay here, but continued to crawl to the next big hole to look for their leader.
He climbed through three big holes in a row and finally found the leader of the rat tribe.
The Rat Tribe is just a small tribe, and their advantage is not their combat effectiveness, so the strength of the tribesmen is generally weak.
The leader who manages more than 200 members of the Rat Tribe is just a three-color warrior.
The leader was more cautious. After listening to the prepared speech of Gray Rat, he checked the marks on his wrists from the rope and finally believed what Gray Rat said.
"I'm glad you're back. Be careful next time and don't get caught again. You won't be so lucky every time."
"yes!"
The gray mouse lowered its head, looking like it was willing to learn.
In fact, after Jiang Xuan's brainwashing, when he saw the leader, his first thought was how to replace him.
Even he himself was frightened by the thought, but the longer the time went on, the stronger the thought became.
Later on, he felt that replacing the leader was not an impossible task because the leader was not very strong.
"Okay, go to bed. We have to work tomorrow."
The leader waved his hand nonchalantly and let the gray mouse leave.
The gray mouse retreated seemingly obediently, but the look in his eyes was no longer the same as before.
Once ambition appears, it will grow rapidly and cannot be stopped.
The gray mouse returned to his usual sleeping cave. That night, he couldn't sleep anyway. All he could think about was how to quickly become stronger and replace the leader...
On the other side, Jiang Xuan sat up again after the gray rat left.
The gray rat is the first chess piece placed by the Teng Tribe in the central part. If the entire Rat Tribe can be controlled through the gray rat, it will be much easier for the Teng Tribe to advance into the central part of the Southern Wilderness in the future.
Of course, Jiang Xuan would not put all his hopes on the gray rat.
It would be great if Gray Rat could succeed, but if he fails, Jiang Xuan will support another person from the Rat Tribe until he succeeds.
Moreover, Jiang Xuan will not only support the Rat Tribe. If he encounters a suitable opportunity in the future, Jiang Xuan will also support people from other small or medium-sized tribes, and control these tribes by controlling these people.
No matter how weak these tribes are, they are native tribes in the central Southern Wilderness. They are very familiar with this area and can provide great help to the future development of the Teng Tribe.
"Tangyuan, I feel like I'm becoming less and less familiar with myself." Jiang Xuan said with a complicated expression.
If it were in the past, he would never think about these things, but now, as he sits in the position of the leader of the Teng tribe, he must consider things with the mentality of a leader. In order to achieve his goal, he will inevitably use some not-so-bright means.
If one day, he completely adapts to this identity, perhaps he will become the kind of person he once hated.
This is growth. The more you gain, the more you lose.
Tangyuan tilted its head and looked at Jiang Xuan. Although its IQ was not low, it obviously didn't understand what Jiang Xuan said. It could only move closer to Jiang Xuan to comfort him so that Jiang Xuan could lean on its thick feathers.
Jiang Xuan leaned on Tangyuan, looked at the starry sky for a long time, sighed slightly, and then closed his eyes.
The road has to continue, and don't think about those uncertain things anymore.
The flame was still burning. Tangyuan put his head under the feathers. Jiang Xuan leaned on Tangyuan's body. Man and bird slowly fell asleep.
I don’t know when it started, but Tangyuan has grown into a real ferocious bird. Just by squatting there, it can scare away most birds and beasts.
With Tangyuan around, Jiang Xuan can sleep undisturbed until dawn.
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The next morning, Jiang Xuan woke up from his sleep. He found a spring nearby and washed his face, and then he felt completely awake.
All the emotions from last night were swept away, and I became energetic again.
He ate a little, then filled a pottery jar with water, put out the embers of the campfire completely, and tied the animal skin bags back to Tangyuan's back.
After finishing all this, he climbed onto Tangyuan's back, pointed to the south and said, "Let's go to the Spider Tribe."
"Eer..."
Tangyuan chirped sharply, then ran forward in the direction Jiang Xuan indicated. When it ran to an open space where it could take off, it took advantage of the situation and flew directly into the sky.
He heard the sound of wind whirring in his ears. Jiang Xuan looked back at the Black Tooth Tribe and the forest where the Rat Tribe was hiding, then rode on Tangyuan and flew towards the direction of the Spider Tribe.
(End of this chapter)
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