This Is My Primitive Tribe
Chapter 259 - 166: This Battle Leaves a Name

Chapter 259: Chapter 166: This Battle Leaves a Name

When Jiang Xuan and his group returned to the tribe, it was already night. The two unconscious Mantis Tribe warriors had also woken up.

Jiang Xuan had the Vine Tribe warriors find a house to lock them up, temporarily settled the Wanderer who had made merit, and then went to sleep.

Early the next morning, just as dawn broke, the Wanderer Shu Gen woke from his sleep.

He watched as the Vine Tribe warrior in the same room got up, took a strange animal hairbrush, sprinkled some charcoal powder on it, and then picked up a clay cup, filled it with water, and went to the door to brush his teeth.

There were also warriors leisurely eating roasted Stone Egg.

All of this was very new to Shu Gen, and it confirmed to him that Jiang Xuan had truly fulfilled his promise of integrating him into the Vine Tribe after finding the Mantis Tribe.

"Want to eat some?"

The warrior eating a Stone Egg broke off a large piece and handed it to Shu Gen.

"Can I... can I eat it?"

Shu Gen was indeed hungry but hadn’t quite adapted to the change in his identity.

"Of course you can, the leader said you’re already a member of the Vine Tribe."

Upon hearing the warrior’s affirmative response, Shu Gen accepted the piece of roasted Stone Egg with excitement and carefully took a bite.

"It’s sweet." Shu Gen’s face showed a joyous smile.

The warrior smiled back and continued eating because they were about to go hunting and needed to eat well to have strength.

After taking a few bites, Shu Gen asked, "Why do they use that thing to brush their teeth?"

The warrior replied, "The people of the Vine Tribe wash their face and brush their teeth every day, it’s a rule set by the leader."

"Besides brushing their teeth and washing their face, there are many rules in the Vine Tribe you’ll learn after staying for a few days."

"Oh, I see."

Shu Gen noted down what the warrior said because he was now a member of the Vine Tribe and needed to follow these rules as well.

At that moment, those warriors who had finished brushing their teeth returned, dug out roasted Stone Eggs from the ashes, quickly ate them, drank some water, and picked up their weapons, preparing to go hunting.

After the warriors left, Shu Gen stayed in the house somewhat at a loss because he didn’t know what to do.

Fortunately, he didn’t wait long before Da Jiao, the leader of the breeding team, came over.

"You’re Shu Gen?"

"Yes."

"Come with me, the leader has arranged for you to work with our breeding team."

"Okay."

Just like that, Shu Gen joined the breeding team, becoming an ordinary member working for the Vine Tribe.

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On the other side, Jiang Xuan began interrogating the two warriors from the Mantis Tribe.

"Tell me everything you know about the Mantis Tribe."

Facing Jiang Xuan’s questioning, the two warriors from the Mantis Tribe turned their heads away, completely ignoring him.

"Very well, I admire people with backbone. I hope you can hold out longer!"

After Jiang Xuan said this, he nodded to the nearby Vine Tribe warrior and then turned and left the room.

Soon, the room was filled with heart-wrenching screams, clearly as the Vine Tribe warriors began using torture.

Jiang Xuan stood outside the room, listening to the screams while looking at the entire Vine Tribe.

He was not a cold-hearted person; on the contrary, he had a soft heart and disliked cruelty.

But as the tribe grew larger and faced more enemies, he needed to learn to be ruthless when necessary; otherwise, it could not only harm himself but might also endanger the whole tribe.

Growth is not always beautiful; many times, it involves adapting to things you originally dislike.

If you can’t adapt, you’ll be eliminated; reality is straightforward and harsh.

After a while, the screams stopped; a Vine Tribe warrior with blood on his hands came out and said to Jiang Xuan, "Leader, they’re willing to talk."

Jiang Xuan nodded and then walked into the room, thick with the stench of blood, to obtain the information he wanted from the two Mantis Tribe warriors.

Following this, Jiang Xuan summoned all key figures of the Vine Tribe to his courtyard for a meeting.

He first described the situation of the Mantis Tribe and then looked at everyone, saying, "This Mantis Tribe must be fought against; we can’t let other tribes think the Vine Tribe is weak and easy to bully!"

"Only by quickly annihilating the Mantis Tribe can we deter other tribes."

Jiang Xuan’s gaze turned sharp: "In this battle, we must establish a fierce reputation!"

"Establish a fierce reputation!"

"Establish a fierce reputation!"

After hearing Jiang Xuan’s words, everyone shouted, feeling passionately excited and charged with fighting spirit.

"Go back and prepare, everyone. We set out tomorrow to eliminate the Mantis Tribe before the snow falls!"

Everyone in the room got up and went back to make preparations for the battle.

Only Chi Shao remained. After everyone left, she worriedly asked Jiang Xuan, "Xuan, I have no objection to the battle, but what about those captives?"

The number of Vine Tribe captives was indeed too many. Once the Vine Tribe goes for battle, the Vine God would also follow, and these captives couldn’t be left unattended.

If they make trouble, it would be a troublesome matter.

Jiang Xuan said, "I’ve already thought about it."

"In the afternoon, all captives will be transported by bamboo rafts and wooden ships to the second residence place, and we’ll leave them several days’ worth of rations, and then take away all the bamboo rafts and wooden ships so they can’t cross the river."

"Our food and various resources are here, so even if someone causes trouble, it won’t result in significant losses."

Chi Shao asked again, "What if they escape?"

The Vine Wall was tall, but the tribe members were agile; they could easily climb the Vine Wall to escape.

Jiang Xuan laughed and said, "Winter is coming soon; unless they’re fools, they should realize that escaping now would be courting death."

"If someone does escape, then we don’t need such a fool."

Chi Shao nodded, knowing that Jiang Xuan had already considered these situations, so she had nothing more to worry about.

"Then I’ll go prepare the things."

Chi Shao left Jiang Xuan’s courtyard. As a Witch, preparing for such a significant endeavor like the tribe’s expedition, she had a lot to organize.

Jiang Xuan sat alone by the fire pit, watching the dancing flames, carefully calculating various possible scenarios that might arise and trying to come up with responses.

By midday, all warriors of the Vine Tribe mobilized and transported over one thousand five hundred captives across the river.

Fortunately, the Vine Tribe had already gone through a few instances of transporting large groups across the river, thus had produced a large number of bamboo rafts and wooden ships; otherwise, it would’ve taken an unknown time to transport them.

The second residence of the Vine Tribe still had three hundred captives; it used to have over five hundred, but later more than one hundred performed well and were integrated into the Vine Tribe during the autumn’s Great High Priest ceremony.

Following this, Jiang Xuan selected eighteen warriors with relatively strong abilities and good behavior to handle over one hundred people each and promised them benefits.

"As long as you manage everyone, don’t cause trouble or make disturbances, when we’re back, we’ll give each of you a separate wooden house, a small jar of salt, and integrate you into the Vine Tribe as actual warriors!"

"But if any of you lead the trouble or incite others, I promise you’ll die horribly!"

"Understood?"

"Understood."

These people all nodded, no matter what they thought, at least acted very obediently.

Jiang Xuan also delegated the power to distribute food to them so that they could establish higher prestige among the captives.

Afterward, Jiang Xuan took the Vine Tribe warriors, along with all bamboo rafts and wooden ships, crossed the river, and isolated all these captives on the opposite bank.

"Crack... Crack..."

On Stone Mountain, the Divine Vine glowed slightly, and vine walls around the second residence were activated again, with Thorny Vines growing rapidly, covering the surface of the vine walls; the doorways were sealed off.

In this way, even if someone tried to run, it wouldn’t be so easy.

At night, all warriors of the Vine Tribe were nervously preparing all kinds of weapons, rations, and Healing Medicine.

Early the next morning, the Vine Tribe finally set off.

"Buzz... Buzz... Buzz..."

On Stone Mountain, over sixty giant dragonflies were enveloped by Divine Light; originally slowed down due to the cold weather, they once again regained vitality and returned to their usual flying speed.

"Boom... Boom... Boom..."

Then, the enormous Divine Vine withdrew its root tendrils, detached from Stone Mountain, once more floated in the sky, its Divine Power surging like an ocean.

"Woo... Woo..."

"Set out!"

Some warriors blew their horns, and then all the warriors of the Vine Tribe mounted their rides; under Jiang Xuan’s order, they majestically advanced toward the Mantis Tribe.

"Crack... Crack... Crack..."

After they left, all the doorways in the Vine Walls, controlled by the Divine Vine, were closed, making it impossible for outsiders to enter or insiders to leave.