In the civilization of the Hellfire Tribe that had been passed down since ancient times, a person with a feather on his head would mean that he was in the ruling class of his own tribe. The number of feathers on his head would also mean his status in the ruling class.
According to the custom that had been passed down for thousands of years, in a weak Hellfire tribe, other than the headman and the powerful guardian spiritual monster who held the real power of the tribe, the native chief with three beautiful feathers on his head would usually represent the person with the highest status.
By analogy, in the Hellfire tribes with medium or slightly strong strength, a four-feathered chief would represent the upper leader of the tribe other than the overlord. A truly powerful tribe, on the other hand, would sometimes have a native chief with five feathers on his head.
Based on the scale of the Wizard Li tribe's 80 million tribesmen and 2.5 million square kilometers of territory, it would be a matter of course to set up a five-feathered or even an unprecedented six-feathered chief above the four-feathered chief. In fact, it was already too late to set it up now.
However, when Zhang Lisheng proposed to use the golden headband and black iron necklace to symbolize the authority of the four-feathered chief and above, he saw that there were 14 to 15 chief warriors under his feet stiffened.
Fortunately, after just a moment of discomfort, these chief warriors, together with the Wizard Li legion commander who was also entrusted with a heavy responsibility, excitedly pressed their heads against the ground and said loudly, "Thank you for your grace, Your Great Majesty! Even death can't deprive me of my praise and devotion to you …"
Using five or six feathers or a golden hoop or a black necklace to represent a higher status was just a trivial matter in the eyes of civilized people in a democratic society, but to the Wizard Li whose social structure was still in the primitive tribal stage, it was a huge change.
This was not difficult to understand. In fact, there had been a tragedy of hundreds of thousands of people being brutally slaughtered on Earth because they did not want to change their hairstyle. Here, the feathers or hairstyle were not simply the feathers of birds or the shape of human hair. Instead, they represented a symbol of a cultural tradition. Changing them would mean a change of identity with the civilization.
As the overlord with unparalleled authority in the Wizard Li tribe, Zhang Lisheng could force the Wizard Li tribesmen to do anything, but he could not force them to change their minds.
Now that he saw that the chief warriors with the highest status in the tribe did not reluctantly accept this change, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The boulder in his heart was lifted as he smiled and said, "Karuso, come to me."
"Yes, Your Majesty!" The chief warrior with a huge head and ferocious eyes stood up in confusion and excitement. He took a few steps forward and kneeled in front of the Wizard Li's overlord.
"My believer, in the battle to conquer Scorpion Island, you were the first to kill the guardian spiritual monster of the alien race.
In the battle of Black Viper Island, you used the Earth Spear Technique to destroy the final charge of the Netherlians … "
Looking down at Karuso, the young man listed several of his most outstanding battle achievements and picked up a golden headband from the stone box beside him. He gently buckled it on his forehead and plucked the feather on his head before saying, "Because of your piety, strength, and fearlessness towards the enemy, I, the overlord of Wizard Li, will grant you the glory and status of commanding 200,000 elite warriors."
"Y-Your Majesty, Caruso is willing to be the sharpest spear in your hands, to pierce, pierce the throats of all false believers.
I'm willing to be your forever pious singer and praise your generosity, wisdom, and greatness until my death … "When Karuso heard the soft voice of the Wizard Li's overlord and remembered how much he valued him, he could not help but feel his heart boiling. After a long silence, he choked and said.
"Very good, my legion commander. Retreat to the foreign tribes on the outer island to conquer more land for Wizard Li. I'll protect your body and soul!" Zhang Lisheng patted Karuso's shoulder in satisfaction and called out the name of another chief warrior, "Saruno, my devout believer, come to me …"
Just like this, the young man pretended to be mysterious and buckled the 72 golden headbands on the heads of the four-feathered warriors one by one in exchange for their tearful praise. Then, he seized the opportunity to summon the bravest 288 of the remaining three-feathered chief warriors of the Wizard Li expeditionary army and gave them the black iron necklaces as well.
After doing all of this, Zhang Lisheng initially thought that the Wizard Li's tens of millions of army could already take shape on its own, and he should immediately return to the Wizard Li Island by ship. However, when he boarded the steamship, he suddenly remembered that he had already lost the power of the Witchcraft's Gate of Death. If he left the Wizard Li tribe's territory and lost his divine power, then he would only be left with the two familiar powers of the ape and the eye beast.
In this case, without the escort of the army, it would be very dangerous for him to sail in the Hellfire sea region alone for tens of thousands of miles. After pondering over it, the young man felt that it would be safer to take the airship. Compared to the steamship, the speed of the airship was much faster. For this reason, he took the airship and rushed to the Wizard Li's ancestral land under the escort of thousands of dragon hawk warriors.
The airship's pod was huge, but Zhang Lisheng was the only passenger. Other than the more than ten chief choresmen who served him, the rest of the cabins were filled with all kinds of delicacies and seasonal fruits and vegetables.
Unfortunately, everything in the young man's mouth tasted like wax. Even so, he still forced himself to fill his stomach with food according to the schedule of his three meals, hoping that he would be able to experience the taste of delicious food again one day.
With a speed of more than 200 kilometers per hour, he could travel 5,000 kilometers in a day and 10,000 kilometers in just two days and two nights. Before he could figure out what kind of attitude he should use to deal with the Atlanteans who attacked the Wizard Li Island, the airship that Zhang Lisheng took had already descended into the Wizard Li's ancestral land.
As the young man walked out of the pod while pondering, he suddenly felt that the scene in front of him was both familiar and strange at the same time. The familiar thing was the bottomless underground river hole and the distant mountain range not far away from him. The unfamiliar thing was that among the believers who greeted him, half of them were actually Hellfire children who were several dozens of centimeters tall and looked like big puppets in the eyes of Earthlings.
"Tugra, I didn't know that so many genius children have appeared in the Wizard Li's ancestral land. Are they your newly appointed tribal chiefs? Why don't they have feathers on their heads?" Zhang Lisheng ignored the question of the Atlanteans and snapped back to reality. Looking at the Wizard Li headman who he had not seen for a long time, he asked with a smile.
"Great Wizard Li God, these children are not the Wizard Li tribal chiefs but the babies born after you ruled the tribe. They have just completed their first hunt and are willing to offer their prey in front of you," Tugra kneeled at the young man's feet and kissed his instep before replying respectfully.
"Great Wizard Li God, your devout believers are willing to offer the prey they have hunted for the first time!" The instant the Wizard Li headman's words left his mouth, thousands of immature voices shouted excitedly.
The Hellfire tribesmen were born tough and precocious, so they became adults much earlier than Earthlings. However, Zhang Lisheng was mistaken as the guardian spiritual monster of the Hellfire tribe by chance and had only obtained the ruling power of the former Tudenan tribe for a total of six to seven years. Even the babies who were born immediately after he became the tribal overlord were only seven years old at most, so the animals that they could hunt were not worth mentioning at all.
However, putting aside the value of the prey, the significance of these children offering their prey was extremely significant. In a sense, they were the real Wizard Li tribesmen.
"Tugra, you can always make me feel better," The young man became silent for a while before looking down at the Wizard Li headman and saying softly. The young man became silent for a while and looked down at the Wizard Li headman before saying softly. Then, he pointed at the sparrow in front of the Hellfire child. The little beast said loudly, "My young believers, your faith will accept these sweet offerings and remember your piety."
As the young man was speaking, the choresmen began to carefully pack the birds and beasts on the ground into wooden trays. Each of the Hellfire children who had their offerings collected would have an ecstatic expression on their faces as they buried their heads deep into the mud with all their might.
Upon seeing the respectful manner of these symbols of Wizard Li, a sense of conceit rose in Zhang Lisheng's heart. However, when he remembered that he still had something important to do, he took a few deep breaths and suppressed his emotions. Without any delay, he said, "Tugra, come with me." Then, he brought the Wizard Li headman into the huge bark house beside the totem pole.
Sitting on the unusually familiar animal skin carpet under the altar, the young man pondered for a while and did not ask about the Atlanteans' attack. Instead, he went straight to the point, "Tugra, I've reformed the Wizard Li's military system two days ago. I've decided to change the chief warrior with the highest status in the tribe from having four feathers on his head to commanding 10,000 elite warriors to wearing a golden headband and commanding 200,000 warriors … After the military system reform, the civil system also needs to be reformed.
After the reform of the military system, the civilian system also needs to be reformed. Add two more levels, and use the same golden headband and iron collar to show their authority. Do you understand? "
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Vaguely realizing that the Wizard Li's overlord had begun to try to erase the tribal Hellfire civilization's imprint, Tugra's heart tightened but he still replied respectfully.
"Also, I've thought about it. Aruba has made a huge contribution to Wizard Li. As the headman of all craftsmen, he doesn't need to use a golden headband to show his status like the others.
As the headman of the entire tribe, you're also not suitable to wear a long animal skin to show your authority like the outer island's headman. I'll grant you the right to cast the 'God-bestowed Authority' and 'God-bestowed Wisdom' ring seals. These two seals will always be unique. "
Aruba had imitated and improved the iron steam ship so that the Wizard Li could go on an expedition to the outer island.
He had created an unusually powerful artillery so that the tribal armed fleet would no longer be afraid of the threat of sea monsters.
He had invented the airship and helped his people conquer the sky.
He had created the Red Mountain Furnace that used volcanic magma and combined it with wind and hydraulic machine tools that could easily cast all the tools needed by the tribe. The Wizard Li headman deeply understood the contribution of this genius to the tribe. For this reason, when he heard Zhang Lisheng placing him on the same level as himself, he could not help but not feel annoyed. Instead, he knelt down in gratitude and said, "Thank you for your appreciation, Your Great Majesty!"
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