Chapter 279 Desert Invasion
Northwest of the Teng Tribe, the ruins of the Blue Sheep Tribe.
"Eer..."
A bird's cry resounded through the sky, and a huge purple ferocious bird landed on the open space in the original residential area of the Rock Sheep Tribe ruins.
Jiang Xuan and a soldier got off Tangyuan's back and looked at this familiar yet unfamiliar mountain.
“Huff…”
At this time, a strong wind blew, and a lot of dust was blown up on the ground at the foot of the mountain, and even the wind was dyed into earthy yellow.
“There are fewer plants in this area than before.”
Jiang Xuan looked at the many dead plants on the mountain and felt a little sad.
The place where the Mountain Sheep Tribe is located is relatively dry and has sparse vegetation because it is close to the Western Wilderness.
Now, under the influence of drought, the already scarce vegetation has died in large numbers, making the place look even more desolate.
The warrior who followed Jiang Xuan was Maidong, a former member of the Blue Sheep Tribe. He was now in charge of managing the wax trees and waxworms planted by the Teng Tribe, as well as manufacturing and processing insect wax.
Maidong walked quickly to the center of the ruins, and the scene before him disappointed him greatly.
"The stream has dried up."
Maidong felt very bad as he looked at the spring which had turned into a small puddle and the dried-up stream in front of him.
The water flow of this mountain spring has always been relatively large. After flowing out of the spring, it forms a small stream, which is used for drinking by the members of the former mountain sheep tribe and the numerous mountain sheep.
But now, the spring no longer gushes water out, the stream has dried up, and the leaves of the nearby plants have turned yellow and are about to die.
Jiang Xuan also walked over, took a few glances, shook his head, and said, "Let's go to the wax tree forest and take a look."
The wax tree forest is located to the south of the ruins of the Blue Sheep Tribe. Originally, spring water flowed out from the spring, passed through the residential area, and then followed the winding stream into the wax tree forest, watering the wax trees.
But now that the stream has dried up, can the wax tree forest still survive? Jiang Xuan and Mai Dong walked quickly to the wax tree forest. The leaves of the wax trees that were once lush and green were no longer green, and some had even begun to turn yellow.
The waxworms on the tree have just shed their skin once, and this is the time when they need to eat a lot. Now that the wax tree has become like this, the fate of these waxworms can be predicted.
Jiang Xuan picked up a wilted leaf and said, "If it doesn't rain again, the wax production will drop significantly this year."
Maidong was extremely saddened by the state of the wax trees, but this place was too far away and it was impossible to water them artificially, so they could only rely on them to grow naturally.
Jiang Xuan patted Maidong on the shoulder and wanted to say something comforting, but in the end he didn't say anything because he knew that these wax trees and waxworms had special feelings for Maidong and they couldn't be comforted by just a few words.
"Let's go look somewhere else."
Jiang Xuan took Maidong away from the wax tree forest and continued to fly towards the Western Wilderness on Tangyuan.
He had been flying for less than half a day when his heart sank.
At this time, due to the lack of rain for a long time, more than half of the Western Wilderness had turned into a desert, and the speed at which the desert was expanding was alarmingly fast.
A strong wind blew, and dust flew all over the sky. The air was so dry that people felt very uncomfortable.
If this continues, it won’t be long before the entire Western Wilderness will likely become a desert, and the Teng Tribe not far from the Western Wilderness will definitely be greatly affected.
Jiang Xuan smiled bitterly and said, "The power of nature is too terrible. It is not something that human power can resist."
Who could have imagined that the Western Wilderness, which was originally vast and covered with virgin forests, would become what it is today?
Jiang Xuan realized that the Teng Tribe must respond as soon as possible, otherwise it would be too late when the desert actually invaded the territory of the Teng Tribe.
Behind Jiang Xuan, Maidong was also sitting on Tangyuan's back. He looked down at the land covered with yellow sand from a high altitude and was greatly shocked.
Compared with the great changes in the Western Wilderness, the rise and fall of the wax forest at the ruins of the Mountain Sheep Tribe is simply insignificant.
At this moment, his mentality quietly changed, and his vision and mind were broadened.
Tangyuan took them on a tour around the Western Wilderness.
At this time, the migration wave had passed, and the entire Western Wilderness became extremely desolate. The scorching sun, the yellow sand all over the ground, and the dead trees everywhere conveyed a sad atmosphere.
However, there are always exceptions.
Jiang Xuan discovered that there were several larger rivers that still had water flowing, and the plants on both sides of the river were able to survive tenaciously.
There are also several places that originally had large lakes, which have now formed oases in the desert. The lush vegetation forms a sharp contrast with the yellow sand.
Most of the tribes that remained in the Western Wilderness lived in these oases.
Because the oasis is relatively small and the tribesmen mainly rely on hunting, a small oasis alone cannot support many people.
When food becomes increasingly scarce, it becomes difficult for these small tribes to survive, and even if they can survive, their numbers will not be large.
"Let's go back."
After Jiang Xuan took a general look at the situation in the Western Wilderness, he asked Tangyuan to turn around and return to the Teng Tribe.
One day later, Jiang Xuan returned to the Teng tribe and immediately summoned all the leaders of the Teng tribe to the meeting hall for a meeting.
When everyone arrived, Jiang Xuan and Chishao sat side by side in the main seats. Then Jiang Xuan began to talk about the ruins of the Blue Sheep Tribe and the changes in the Western Wilderness.
"Over at the Mountain Sheep, the springs have dried up and the wax trees are almost dry. I'm afraid the wax production this year will be much lower."
"In the Western Wasteland, the desert is expanding rapidly on a large scale. If it continues like this, it won't be long before it invades our side. We must respond as soon as possible."
Chishao asked: "Then how should we deal with it?"
Jiang Xuan said firmly: "Expand to the Great Swamp. Except for the territory of the Mountain Turtle Tribe, other places must be in our hands!"
The Great Swamp is the largest water source on the edge of the Southern Wilderness. It covers a very vast area and has extremely abundant water resources. Even in the event of a severe drought, it will not be greatly affected.
Under the threat of desert invasion, places like this will become a treasure land in the future.
As the saying goes, one should do his job while in his position.
Since Jiang Xuan has taken the position of leader of the Teng tribe, he has to be responsible for thousands of people in the tribe, or even more. He cannot be soft-hearted or indecisive.
If they are soft-hearted and do not fight for territory or expand, but just keep guarding their own little piece of land, they may be destroyed by other stronger tribes in the future, or become weak due to the continuous invasion of the desert.
This is something Jiang Xuan absolutely cannot accept.
Jiang Xuan is determined to take over the Great Swamp and the surrounding areas!
In fact, in the past two years, the hunting team of the Teng tribe has begun to open up hunting routes to the Great Swamp.
Not long ago, Jiang Xuan led his men to make the Thorny Fly Tribe near the Great Swamp a subordinate tribe.
Now, what Jiang Xuan needs to do is to expand the planting industry there as well, and turn the fertile lands around the swamp into the future granary of the Teng Tribe!
When Jiang Xuan made the proposal, everyone began to discuss it and finally unanimously supported it.
Jiang Xuan immediately began to assign tasks: "Hunting Team One, Hunting Team Two, from today on, you are responsible for clearing the obstacles on the road leading to the Great Swamp from the Teng Tribe. No matter if they are wild beasts or other threatening things, eliminate them all!"
"yes!"
“Leave it to us!”
Uncaria and Gnaphalium stood up and took on the task.
"Engineering team, I will assign 500 strong men to you to build a road to the Great Swamp!"
"yes!"
Hongtu also stood up, his eyes determined.
"Planting team, I will send the second guard team to provide you with protection. Wherever the engineering team builds the road, you will open up wasteland there and turn all the land suitable for planting into farmland for our Teng tribe!"
"yes!"
Gan Song also stood up, his face looking a little solemn, because large-scale land reclamation is not an easy task and the task is very heavy.
Of course, he did not back down, and even had fighting spirit burning in his eyes. He hoped that one day, he could turn the vast swamp area into the Vine Tribe's planting area!
"Animal husbandry team, you will expand with the planting team and raise more livestock for the tribe to ensure the meat supply!"
"yes!"
Dajiao's face was full of excitement, and he couldn't wait to build livestock sheds and pens.
"Other teams will be responsible for logistical support. All the materials needed by the hunting team, engineering team, and planting team to open up new territories must be supplied!"
"Okay, get to work!"
Jiang Xuan waved his hand, and all the leaders stood up and left their seats to carry out their respective tasks.
Soon, Jiang Xuan and Chi Shao were the only ones left in the spacious conference room.
Chishao looked a little dazed, because the Teng tribe had developed so rapidly in the past few years, so rapidly that it was beyond her imagination.
And now, Jiang Xuan has to continue to expand rapidly, which makes it difficult for her to adapt.
After everyone left, she finally couldn't help but voice out the doubts in her heart.
"Xuan, wouldn't it be better if we live here and expand the surrounding area little by little?"
"Sister, I used to think so too, but now the environment is changing too fast, and we can't expand slowly any more."
"Do you remember how the Frog Tribe got here? If it weren't for Huo Meng's determination to migrate to the Southern Wilderness regardless of the cost, the Frog Tribe would have been buried in the yellow sand by now."
Jiang Xuan sighed and described to Chishao what he had seen and learned about the Frog Tribe before.
Afterwards, he told Chishao about what he had seen in the Western Wilderness and in the central part of the Southern Wilderness in the past two days.
After saying this, Jiang Xuan said helplessly: "Whether it is the drastic changes in the Western Wilderness or the dangers in the central part of the Southern Wilderness, we must be strong enough to deal with it."
"The Teng God has become a great god, but the population of our Teng tribe is not even comparable to that of a strong medium-sized tribe, let alone those large tribes."
"Once the crisis comes, what can we use to resist it? We can't always pin our hopes on Fujin God, right?"
"So, we must take over the Great Swamp and become a truly big tribe as soon as possible!"
After listening to this, Chishao fell into a long silence.
Except for the initial establishment of the tribe and the tribal wars, Chishao has actually always stayed in the Teng tribe.
This certainly helped to stabilize people's hearts, but it also limited her horizons.
However, Chishao has one advantage, which is that he listens to advice and has complete trust in Jiang Xuan.
"Xuan, there are some things I don't quite understand, but I believe in you. Since you think we must take over the Great Swamp, then we will work hard to take it!"
Jiang Xuan nodded, a relieved smile on his face. Chi Shao's support was still very important to him...
(End of this chapter)
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