Chapter 342: The Ancestors Are Waiting for You
After Jiang Xuan returned to the tribe, he only stayed in the tribe for three days.
After making sure that the tribe was still stable, he immediately rode the purple eagle to the Mountain Turtle Tribe and informed the leader and witch of the Mountain Turtle Tribe of the situation in the central region.
In the wooden house, the firewood in the fire pit made crackling sounds from time to time, and the flames rose and fell. The expressions on the faces of Shanjia and Wu, the leaders of the Mountain Turtle Tribe, were also reflected by the firelight, and they looked very struggling.
Jiang Xuan took a skewer of barbecue and ate quietly without saying a word, waiting for them to make a decision.
Do you want to go back? Back to the central region where resources are abundant but competition is fierce, back to the place where our ancestors once lived.
Shanjia and Wu were both struggling. Although they had thought about it countless times and said many times that they wanted to move back to the central region, to their ancestral land, when the day finally came, they still couldn't make up their minds immediately.
After all, they have lived in the north for too long, and their lives are relatively stable now. If they move to the central region, people will die, and the tribe may even be destroyed if they are not careful.
Of course, once they successfully gain a foothold in the central region, the Mountain Turtle Tribe will be far more powerful than it is today and will have more abundant resources.
At the critical moment, a loud voice rang out from the Mountain Turtle Tribe: "Haven't we always been longing for this day? Return to our ancestral land, return to the place where our ancestors once lived."
When this voice sounded, the hesitation in the hearts of the witch and the pangolin of the Mountain Turtle Tribe suddenly disappeared.
Yes, that was the place they wanted to go back to day and night, and that was the place where countless ancestors had lived. Why were they hesitating now? The Mountain Turtle Tribe witch stood up, straightened his hunched back as much as he could, pointed tremblingly in the direction of the middle, and said in a firm tone: "Go back!"
Shanjia also stood up, clenched his fists, and said excitedly: "Go back!"
Jiang Xuan, who was standing by, smiled and said, "I wish you can return to your ancestral land soon and restore the glory of the Mountain Turtle tribe!"
The pangolin nodded heavily, then punched the thick tortoise shell on his chest several times with his fists, making a banging sound.
After the chief and the witch made this important decision, they immediately gathered all the members of the tribe in front of the altar, even the giant turtles were no exception.
When everyone was present, the Mountain Turtle Tribe witch, leaning on a cane, climbed up to the altar step by step.
Behind him is the turtle god, as huge as a hill, half-submerged in the lake. In front of him are more than 2,000 members of the Mountain Turtle Tribe and hundreds of giant turtles.
The witch of the Mountain Turtle Tribe only felt his heart surging, his wrinkled face became rosy, and he was in a long-lost state of excitement.
He threw away his crutches, stood up straight, faced all the members of the Mountain Turtle Tribe, and shouted, "A long, long time ago, our Mountain Turtle Tribe was a large tribe that lived in the middle of the rich Southern Wilderness, where there were rivers, lakes, and forests, and there was endless food!"
"But then, the despicable ant tribe and some accomplices destroyed everything!"
"They killed our people, took away our territory, our houses and food, and even the ancestor god died while protecting us from evacuation!"
"This great vengeance has never been forgotten by any of the witches of the Mountain Turtle Tribe. Everyone is looking forward to the day when the Mountain Turtle Tribe can return to the central region, take back our territory, kill our enemies, and rebuild a powerful Mountain Turtle Tribe!"
A witch is the spiritual leader of a tribe and is also someone who is extremely good at inspiring people.
When he shouted these words at the top of his lungs, the emotions of almost all the members of the Mountain Turtle Tribe were aroused.
Although they have not experienced what their ancestors have experienced, they have inherited their glory and hatred, and at the same time yearn for the rich land where their ancestors lived.
Their faces flushed, they clenched their fists, their blood boiled, and even the totem patterns on their bodies emerged silently.
The witch of the Mountain Turtle Tribe shouted while the iron was hot: "We have waited for so many years in this barren land just for a chance to return to our ancestral land. Now, the opportunity has come!"
"We will follow the Teng Tribe back to the central region, back to where our ancestors once lived, destroy our former enemies, and rebuild a powerful Mountain Turtle Tribe!"
"Ancestors are waiting for us!"
After the witch finished shouting, all the members of the Mountain Turtle Tribe below were excited.
Shan Jia raised his stone spear, and the totem patterns on his body lit up. He shouted loudly: "Return to our ancestral land!"
"Return to the ancestral land! Return to the ancestral land! Return to the ancestral land..."
All the members of the Mountain Turtle Tribe shouted at the top of their lungs, creating waves of sound that startled the birds on the nearby mountains and made them fly away as if escaping.
The morale of the Mountain Turtle Tribe members has been boosted, and what follows is the complicated matter of migration.
Although it is still winter, tribal migration is a very complicated event that requires at least several months or even half a year of preparation in advance.
Under the arrangement of the witch and the leader of the Mountain Turtle Tribe, the entire Mountain Turtle Tribe began to prepare for migration. Food, clothing, weapons, and all kinds of things that might be used on the road must be prepared in advance.
The Mountain Turtle Tribe began to make preparations, and Jiang Xuan did not stay here for long. He rode Tangyuan back to the Teng Tribe.
Encouraging the Mountain Turtle Tribe to move to the central region is only to strengthen the controllable power of the Teng Tribe in the central region. If they really want to gain a foothold in the central region, they have to rely on themselves.
So, after returning to the Teng tribe, Jiang Xuan immediately summoned all the leaders of the Teng tribe to the meeting hall.
“Crackle, crackle…”
In the middle of the room, the fire in the fire pit was burning brightly, bringing warmth to the entire spacious meeting hall.
Jiang Xuan, Chishao, Uncaria, Shiqiu and others sat around the fire pit so that they could discuss matters while keeping warm.
After everyone sat down, Jiang Xuan spoke first: "This time we gathered everyone together mainly to discuss the matter of our Teng tribe entering the central part of the Southern Wilderness."
Hearing this, the leaders in the conference hall had different expressions. Some looked indifferent, some frowned slightly, and some looked excited.
Among them, quite a number of people do not want to go to the far central region at all, because in their opinion, life is already stable and abundant now, so why should they take the risk to go to the far central region?
However, Jiang Xuan’s status in the tribe was too high, and his strength far exceeded that of everyone else. Even if there were different opinions, no one dared to speak them out in front of him.
Jiang Xuan took in everyone's expressions. He was mentally prepared for this situation, and his mentality was not affected at all.
Jiang Xuan continued calmly, "Since the great rift valley appeared in the north, the environment here has become increasingly worse, and various natural disasters are also increasing. It is difficult to get a good harvest of crops like before."
"In addition, after losing our powerful enemy, some of our tribesmen have become complacent and are gradually becoming lazy. If this continues, our Teng Tribe will find it difficult to maintain the status quo, let alone become stronger."
After hearing these words, all the leaders lowered their heads slightly as if they were thinking about something.
The environment has deteriorated and the people have become lazy. These problems are obvious and they can't think of any good way to solve them.
Changes in the climate and environment cannot be changed by human power.
Another thing that is difficult to change is human laziness.
When there is sufficient food in the tribe, the tribesmen are no longer hungry, and there is no threat from strong enemies outside, some people will inevitably become lazy and lead others to become lazy as well.
Jiang Xuan knew very well that the current stability of the Teng tribe was only temporary, and there were still many potential major crises, so he did not want to rashly change the tribe's distribution method.
Since the distribution method cannot be changed, the only option is to provide those lazy and unconscious people with a dangerous environment so that they can regain their sense of crisis and work hard for survival.
Allowing some people to enter the central region to expand territory is obviously an appropriate method.
Jiang Xuan glanced at everyone and said, "The Central Region is a good place. It is not only flatter and more vast than where we live now, but also has no long winters and more food."
"The seeds of many of the vegetables and grains we grow now come from the central region."
"If the Teng tribe wants to survive better, we can't just defend this little place. We must open up more fields and farms in the central part to provide us with more food and meat."
"Only in this way can we feed more people, become stronger, and no longer be regarded as objects of looting by other tribes."
The leaders were finally persuaded by Jiang Xuan and nodded one after another. Some of them even showed longing looks.
At this moment, Jiang Xuan took out another stone-like object and held it high.
It was a piece of brown iron ore! "I got this thing from a warrior from the Central Bamboo Rat Tribe. It's called iron ore."
"Don't be fooled by its insignificant appearance. If there is enough of this iron ore, we can use it to make steel."
"Everyone is familiar with weapons and tools made of bronze, but I want to tell you that weapons and tools made of steel are stronger, more durable, and sharper than those made of bronze!"
As soon as these words came out, all the leaders of the Teng tribe stood up. They looked at the iron ore with eyes that instantly became extremely hot! For the tribesmen, weapons and tools are the foundation of life, and good materials are the top priority.
When bronze ware appeared, they were already very shocked. Now, Jiang Xuan told them that there was a material that was better than bronze. How could they not be excited? At that moment, all the leaders quickly reached a consensus and agreed to send a part of the tribe to the central part to expand the territory and actively participate in it.
Jiang Xuan was very satisfied with their performance. Although he could suppress all oppositions by force, that would cause many problems within the tribe. When it came to executing various affairs, some leaders might not actively cooperate.
Only by letting them see the tangible benefits and ensuring that there are continuous benefits returned to the tribe in the future can a virtuous circle be formed, allowing everyone in the tribe to actively participate in it.
(End of this chapter)
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