Chapter 324: The Transformation of the Rat Tribe
After leaving the Crocodile Tribe, Jiang Xuan took two warriors and rode Tang Yuan all the way to the location of the Rat Tribe in the middle.
During the trip, they also passed by the Red Ant Tribe, but Jiang Xuan did not stop. He just looked at the large ant nest-like buildings from a distance.
He also wouldn't know that, although the ant tribe seemed to be expanding slowly and step by step as before, there were actually undercurrents.
A few days later, they finally arrived at the Rat Tribe, and happened to encounter the Rat Tribe being attacked by a medium-sized tribe. They also saw the Vine God display his magical powers and severely damage the totem god of that medium-sized tribe. The horrified medium-sized tribe had no choice but to retreat.
After the dumplings fell to the ground, they caused a panic in the Rat Tribe. The giant rats and the tribesmen were frightened and hid in the caves.
Fortunately, the leader of the Rat Tribe, Gray Rat, knew Jiang Xuan. He dragged his injured body out of the cave, and then welcomed Jiang Xuan and two warriors from the Vine Tribe into the tribe’s residence.
In the room, Gray Rat almost cried with his face covered: "Chief Xuan, if you don't come, I really can't hold on any longer..."
Jiang Xuan frowned slightly and said, "With the Vine God here and two demigod giant rats, and you have quite a few warriors, how did it end up like this?"
Gray Mouse said dejectedly: "I originally thought that as long as I could gather the tribe members together again, the Rat Tribe could continue to survive. The facts proved that I thought too simply. I am not capable enough to lead the Rat Tribe to continue moving forward."
“What exactly is the problem?”
"The tribe has no witch, and the people are short of food and weapons. Most importantly, the nearby tribes used to be our enemies and have been attacking us. There are enemies everywhere, and we really can't survive."
Jiang Xuan thought carefully for a moment, and an idea suddenly occurred to him: "If the people of the Rat Tribe don't mind, I can choose a suitable person from the Vine Tribe to be your witch."
Hearing Jiang Xuan's words, Gray Rat was stunned. Finding people from other tribes to be witches was a path he had never thought of, because the witch of every tribe must devoutly believe in the totem god of the tribe in order to obtain witch power.
But if you think about it carefully, the real totem god of the Rat Tribe has fallen long ago, and the new Rat God is still very weak. Currently, the Rat Tribe mainly relies on the protection of the Vine God. It seems that it is not impossible to let the people of the Vine Tribe become witches.
Of course, the most important thing is that the Gray Rat has clearly seen his own abilities. Without the help of the Vine Tribe, the Rat Tribe will soon fall apart again, and may even be worse than before.
Gray Rat asked cautiously, "Can the person that Chief Xuan found cure the disease?"
"Of course. We in the Teng tribe have trained many witch doctors."
"That's fine with me. Chief Xuan, please help us choose a witch. The sooner the better."
Jiang Xuan smiled and said, "Sure, I'll pick a witch for you right after I get back."
Using the members of the Vine Tribe as witches can subtly make the members of the Rat Tribe more loyal to the Vine Tribe. Even if the tribe becomes stronger in the future, they will not be likely to betray the tribe.
"Tell me more about the Rat Tribe's problems."
The gray rat organized his words, and then began to explain in detail the problems encountered by the Rat Tribe during this period from beginning to end, and continued to add details under Jiang Xuan's reminder.
By the time Gray Rat had explained all the problems, it was already dark. Gray Rat roasted some animal meat and sweet potatoes for Jiang Xuan to eat, which looked a little shabby.
Gray Rat said awkwardly: "We have been fighting with other tribes recently, so there is less food. Xuan Shou is the one who is making do with it to fill his stomach."
Jiang Xuan gnawed the sweet potato without any concern: "As long as I can fill my stomach, it's fine. Our Teng tribe is not so rich that we despise food."
Jiang Xuan's words made Gray Squirrel feel relieved. He was really worried that Jiang Xuan was used to eating good food and would look down on the food he took out.
Jiang Xuan ate very quickly and soon he had filled his stomach. He then began to analyze to Gray Rat the reasons why the Rat Tribe had fallen to its current state.
"There's something wrong with your rat tribe's lifestyle!"
"Whether it is the former Rat Tribe or the current Rat Tribe, the way they obtain food is almost entirely by stealing. They only go hunting and gathering food when there is plenty of food."
"Although stolen food comes quickly and doesn't require much effort, it has completely ruined the reputation of the Rat Tribe and turned every tribe you have stolen from into an enemy."
"When there are enough enemies, being besieged becomes inevitable. All tribes are targeting you, and it will be difficult for you to survive here."
The gray mouse said bitterly, "But the strength of our mouse tribe is too low. If we don't steal something, we can't support ourselves by hunting and gathering."
Jiang Xuan said: "Who said that a weak tribe can't support itself without stealing? As long as you do as I say, I guarantee that your Rat Tribe will be able to survive without stealing in the future."
The gray mouse asked hurriedly: "How to do it?"
"Farming and taming wild animals."
"Farming?"
Gray Rat was confused. He could understand taming wild beasts because most tribes would temporarily tame the wild beasts that they captured alive but could not eat. Some medium-sized and large tribes would even specifically tame some wild beasts as food reserves.
But relying on farming to support oneself, isn't that a joke? The way the gray squirrel understands farming is to find a hillside, poke some holes with a stick, and then sow some seeds.
A better way is to find a place, cut down the grass and trees with great effort, then pile them together to make a fire, and then use a bone hoe to dig holes in the ground to plant things.
After planting, apart from occasionally driving away birds and animals and pulling out weeds, basically no management is done. How much you can harvest depends entirely on the weather and luck.
As soon as Jiang Xuan saw his expression, he knew he didn't believe it.
In fact, except for the Teng Tribe and several of its affiliated tribes, there is currently no tribe on the primitive continent that takes farming as its main business.
Jiang Xuan said: "I know you don't like farming, but now you have no better choice."
"Either you trust me, trust the Vine Tribe, and do what I say to farm and tame wild animals. Or, you, the Rat Tribe, will continue to rely on stealing for a living and be besieged by other tribes every day."
"By the way, our Teng tribe will not help a tribe without a tomorrow. If you continue to steal, I will persuade the Teng God to evacuate."
After hearing Jiang Xuan's words, the gray rat immediately lowered his head, because he knew that as long as the magical vine left, the rat tribe would surely be destroyed quickly.
Jiang Xuan seemed to have given him a choice, but in fact, neither he nor the Rat Tribe had any choice at all.
Gray Rat said with difficulty: "I... of course I am willing to trust Chief Xuan, but we have no experience in farming and taming wild animals."
Jiang Xuan smiled and said, "I have already thought about this. Did you see the two warriors I brought with me? They have rich experience in farming and taming wild animals. I will let them stay here until the people of the Rat Tribe learn how to farm and raise animals and can support themselves."
"Also, I know you're not feeling very comfortable right now, but believe me, when you really discover the benefits of farming and taming beasts, you will thank me."
Gray Mouse thought for a moment and said, "Chief Xuan, the most important thing right now is to solve the problem of us being besieged by other tribes. Otherwise, even if we don't steal things, it will be difficult for us to farm peacefully if we are attacked by other tribes every day."
Jiang Xuan said: "Don't worry, now that I'm here, I will naturally help the Rat Tribe solve this problem."
"Then it all depends on Chief Xuan."
After discussing these things, Gray Squirrel arranged an independent thatched hut for Jiang Xuan to live in.
It was late at night, and the rat tribe gradually became quiet except for the occasional groan of pain.
(End of this chapter)
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