At night, the Tudenan tribe that had migrated to a new location lit a bonfire and held a ceremony to pray for blessings according to the custom of the Hellfire tribesmen.
After the ceremony, the sturdy women smeared the big fish with the salt made from ground rock salt and pierced the iron rod from head to tail on the fire to barbecue them.
The fat of the big fish turned into a burnt yellow color after being slightly heated by the fire, giving off a tempting aroma.
The fish was distributed according to the amount of food so even women and children could eat to their heart's content. This kind of delicacy that was unimaginable in the past caused the tribe to be filled with joy.
The only exception was in front of the largest bonfire under the Tudenan's totem pole. Most of the aborigine chiefs around Zhang Lisheng lowered their heads and ate the good food mixed with fish and beast meat with wild fruits in a reserved and silent manner. Other than the few most important chiefs in the tribe, nobody dared to make a sound.
"A fishing boat only needs 35 people to set sail. The harvest of 27 fishing boats is almost the same as the entire hunting ground of Tudenan.
In the future, as long as we build more fishing boats, everyone in the tribe will definitely be able to eat and drink to their heart's content. Prosperity will be right in front of us! "The old chief craftsman, Tumulu, sat on his knees with an intoxicated expression on his face. Looking at the joyous scene around him, he said loudly," All of this is your merit, Great Raider! "
To a Hellfire tribe, the impact of having sufficient food was indeed far-reaching. Children could grow up faster and stronger when they were full; women could conceive more easily and give birth to healthy babies.
It was easier for a woman to get pregnant and give birth to a healthy baby when she was full. These two points seemed very simple, but they were the most important foundation for a tribe's prosperity.
As a craftsman, Tumulu's idea was direct but Zhang Lisheng's thought was more long-term. "Tumulu, sufficient food is a crucial point for the tribe to be strong but powerful warriors are also crucial. If we become complacent because we have a fishery, then I'm afraid Tudenan's destruction will be right in front of us.
Tugra, Tumu, there's no doubt that the fishery will become Tudenan's main source of food in the future but the tribal hunting ground must not be abandoned either. We must achieve a balance between the two … Well, how about this?
Well, let's do it this way. Pick out the three thousand strongest and most skilled warriors and give them all 'partners'. They are allowed to tie feathers on their arms and serve as hunters and warriors of the tribe. The other hunters can become fishermen. "
There were more than 30,000 tribesmen in the Tudenan tribe. Other than 400 to 500 craftsmen, the remaining 13,000 men were considered as warriors and hunters. This was also one of the most important characteristics of a primitive tribe with hunting attribute.
Right now, Zhang Lisheng's statement might sound like an understatement, but in fact, he had already changed the tribe from 'all the people are soldiers' to 'soldiers and civilians are separated'. If it was not for the fact that he already had unparalleled authority in Tudenan at this moment, all of the tribal chief warriors would have long been in an uproar.
But even so, the seeds of unrest were slowly growing.
At such a delicate moment, Zhang Lisheng's face flickered between bright and dark under the firelight as he looked around at the horrified eyes around him. After a moment of silence, he suddenly asked, "Tumu, you're the bravest and best warrior among the chief warriors in the tribe.
Tell me, is the combat power of the 3,000 warriors riding on the giant millispiders more powerful or the 13,000 warriors fighting on foot? "
"Raider, 3,000 warriors with partners are enough to fight against ten times the warriors on foot!" Tumu crouched on the ground and hesitated for a while before answering truthfully with a slightly trembling voice.
"Tugra, you're the tribal headman. Tell me, according to the current harvest of the fishery, how many fishermen does Tudenan need to invest to raise the 3,000 giant millispiders?" Zhang Lisheng changed the subject and asked again.
Tugra became silent for a while before answering respectfully as though he was calculating, "We need to invest at least 10,000 fishermen, Great Raider!"
"In that case, is what I said just now the best way to make the tribe's force become two or three times stronger, Tudenan chiefs?" Zhang Lisheng swept a calm and indifferent glance at the aborigine chiefs around him and asked for the third time, "Or do you have any other smarter way to do it? Feel free to tell me!"
"Great Raider, you're the torch that guides the way for Tudenan. Of course, your words are the wisest …" Tugra crouched on the ground and said first.
Right at this moment, someone suddenly raised an objection. "Great Raider, if we let the fishermen take care of all the food sources of the tribe, then the hunters' usual hunting will become meaningless and the hunters will naturally become lazy.
Why don't we transform 9,000 warriors into fishermen and leave 4,000 hunters riding on the giant millispiders to hunt? In this case, the food in the tribe will be enough to fill the stomachs of all the tribesmen … "
"That's right! This is a smarter way to do it!" Zhang Lisheng's eyes lit up. Looking at the young aborigine who had just reached adulthood and was looking up at him with a feather on his head, Zhang Lisheng laughed and asked, "My believer who's going to have a second feather on his head, what's your name?"
"I'm Honulu, Great Raider! I'm the only son of your devout tribal warrior chief, Tumu!"
"You're Tumu's son?" Zhang Lisheng was stunned and shifted his gaze to the tribal warrior chief who was still kneeling on the ground. "Tumu, looks like you have a very smart son.
In this case, after you take charge of 1,000 tribal warriors riding on the giant millispiders, he'll be your deputy.
Tugra, as the tribal headman, you'll also take charge of 1,000 warriors. The remaining 2,000 warriors will be commanded by Hugru and Nunani.
In the future, the tribal warriors can have one feather on their heads if they have a leader of 10, two feathers if they have a leader of 100, three feathers if they have a leader of 1,000. The leader of 1,000 can have an adjutant. Other than having two feathers on his head, the adjutant can also have another feather on his shoulder. "
Hugru and Nunani were both the tribal warrior chiefs who had just been promoted to have three feathers on their heads. Of the two of them, the former was biased towards Tumu while the latter was friendly towards Tugra.
However, at the same time, they both had their own standpoint. Upon hearing the Raider's appointment, they immediately kneeled on the ground in joy and thanked Zhang Lisheng for his kindness.
The separation of the soldiers and civilians of the Tudenan tribe had finally come to a conclusion. However, there was still a process to cultivate mature giant millispiders and build a fishing boat that could be used by tens of thousands of fishermen. The separation of the tribe's soldiers and civilians would take at least two to three months to complete but Zhang Lisheng did not have so much time.
In the three to four months after the New Year, he would always stay in Tudenan for a week or two on Shrimp B1 Island before hurrying back to the human gathering place to live an honest life for a few days.
This time, he had already stayed in the tribe for more than a month for the sake of building the fishery. If he still did not return to the gathering place, he would not be able to explain himself.
For this reason, after clearly dividing the 400 chief warriors of the four thousand-warrior teams of Tudenan, Zhang Lisheng rode on his wizard gu that was about to transform and hurriedly embarked on his return journey.
Ghostface floated around the island's jungle at an extremely fast speed. From early morning to noon, it had already carried its owner to the dense jungle outside the human gathering place.
Zhang Lisheng put away the wizard gu and put on the dirty and smelly clothes that he deliberately ruined. He no longer twisted his body and casually pulled a slender vine from the tree to tie up his long hair. Then, he pretended to be tired and walked out of the jungle. Slowly, he passed through the city gate and entered the gathering place.
The human gathering place that was built like an ancient city seemed to be much more prosperous than when he left. Vehicles, people, and the foreign world's aborigines who were running around filled the streets, giving off a sense of disorientation in time and space.
Due to the reason that Zhang Lisheng had been eating barbecue from the foreign world that only tasted salty for an entire month, he missed the taste of Earth's delicacies very much. He did not return to the bunker first but directly ran into the store opened by the LS Group in the gathering place. As a result, customers gradually came to the store that was decorated with the style of an Earth ranch. To his surprise, he saw three absolutely unexpected figures.
It was apparent that the few shop assistants of the LS Butcher Shop could not see that this beggar-like guy with unkempt hair and strange long hair, who exuded a pungent smell, was their big boss.
"Sir, this is a store that sells Earth's meat. Those who are not dressed properly are not allowed to enter."
"I'm Zhang Lisheng. Can't you recognize me?" Zhang Lisheng did not even look at the tall and strong shop assistant in front of him. Waving his hand, his eyes stared straight at the three girls who were sitting on the sofa woven with vines under the floor-to-ceiling glass window of the store, eating their steaks while looking at the strange scene outside the window with great interest. Loudly, he shouted, "Tina, Trish, Sheila! Why are the three of you here?"
Upon hearing this familiar shout, the girls looked in the direction of the sound in surprise. After being stunned for a second, Tina ran over with a cheer. No matter how dirty the young man looked, she directly hugged and kissed him as she shouted, "You're back, Lisheng! I've been waiting for you for so long! This is great!"
After venting her joy for a while, she finally frowned and let go of her boyfriend. "Oh baby, you're really too dirty! What kind of smell is this? You don't look like a scientist at all! Instead, you look more like a handyman who has just started to learn how to clear the sewer. Look at your clothes …"
"Tina, my dear, you're wrong. The handyman who cleans the sewer pipe is not as disgusting as Lisheng. It's as though he fell into a toilet that has not been flushed," Sheila interrupted her best friend by the side. "Hey, good afternoon, Lisheng. Looks like your scientific research on Shrimp B1 Island is really 'interesting'."
"I think those people who criticize him will definitely understand this' crazy genius' when they see how he actually lives his life in such an interesting way." The instant the girl's words left her mouth, the sound of flashing lights suddenly resonated beside her. Then, Trish could be heard saying, "Hello, Lisheng. I'll find a way to publish these photos so that more Los Angelenos can understand you.
I understand your ruthlessness. "
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