I Became The Chief of A Primitive Village

In the early morning, Su Bai got up and stretched. He had been experimenting until very late last night.

He only went to sleep after confirming how long after poisoning a rabbit, could it still be saved.

Last night, he had to experiment on five wild rabbits. For the accuracy of the experiment, he did not conduct tests on the same rabbit. After all, rabbits were like Humans in some ways. Human Physique varies from person to person, so he had to ensure the experiments were not too biassed by experimenting on multiple rabbits.

Su Bai was clear of his goals. He needed to know this Skill well. Otherwise, if this situation happens to someone, he did not want to make a mistake, where even a minute’s error could cost a precious life.

“Shaman, you’re up? Do you want to sleep a bit more?” Yu Ying was already cooking breakfast.

“It’s fine, I’ve slept enough.” Su Bai said with a smile, starting to brush his teeth with toothpaste and toothbrush.

“Shaman, may I come in?” Yan Hua called from outside the Teepee.

Su Bai spat out the water he was gargling and said, “Come in. Didn’t I say you don’t need to ask for permission anymore?”

Yan Hua grinned awkwardly and said, “I’m used to it. Next time, I’ll just come in directly.”

Su Bai put away his toothpaste and toothbrush, wiped his hands, and asked, “What’s the matter? Why are you here so early in the morning?”

“Oh, Father asked me to tell you that people from the Spotted Deer Tribe will be coming today. Ai’er discovered their traces early this morning. They should arrive around noon.” Yan Hua said.

Recently, all the winged people in the Tribe have been patrolling the airspace above the forests around the Tribe, not just around the Tribe itself. After all, they were only a few days’ walk from here to the Black Snake Tribe. It was better to be safe than sorry.

“I see,” Su Bai nodded.

He calculated the time. [The Spotted Deer Tribe should arrive today, since eight days have already passed.]

Today was the eighth day. If they travelled smoothly, they should arrive today, because carrying goods adds an extra day to the round trip.

Yan Hua kept glancing at the fox eared girl cooking noodles, then turned to leave and continue training.

“Eat with us.” Su Bai said, noticing the sidelong glance from the cow horned girl, and her purposeful slow walking.

“Sure!” Yan Hua agreed without hesitation, as if she had been waiting for just such an invitation.

Since the cow horned girl often came to eat in Su Bai’s Teepee, she had become less reserved over time. As long as the other person invited her, she would not be polite. At first, she felt a sense of humility, but now, she only had her eyes on the food.

She had some so often people in the Tribe were now saying that the food in the Shaman’s Teepee must be the most delicious, and they were all hoping they could also eat the food inside the Main Teepee at least once in their life.

Su Bai smiled and shook his head, asking, “Have you brushed your teeth? Remember to brush your teeth before eating.”

“Shaman, why do we have to brush our teeth before eating? We never did this before.” Yan Hua asked. She really could not understand why the Large Tribe had so many rules. Even eating required all these things.

“For the health of your teeth. If you don’t brush your teeth, you’ll get cavities. Brushing teeth can also prevent teeth from loosening. You don’t want all your teeth to fall out, do you?” Su Bai asked in return.

Yan Hua instinctively covered her mouth, shaking her head with wide red eyes, saying, “That’s what happens to the old Grandmas and Grandpas in the Tribe!”

“Yeah. If you don’t brush your teeth, you won’t need to wait until their age. Your teeth will fall out on their own.” Su Bai deliberately exaggerated.

Yan Hua shook her head without hesitation, saying, “I’ll go brush my teeth right away, and eat after I’m done.”

The cow horned girl mainly disliked the taste of toothpaste. She felt it to be unpleasant and it made her mouth feel uncomfortable.

“Go quickly. Make sure to bring your toothbrush along with you.” Su Bai waved, as there was only one tube of toothpaste, kept in the Main Teepee.

“Okay,” Yan Hua nodded and stepped out of the Teepee.

After they finished breakfast, one went to train, one to sew linen clothes, and the other to prepare to meet those from the Spotted Deer Tribe.

Four hours later, at noon, the people from the Spotted Deer Tribe arrived at the Tribe.

Several of them were left on the outskirts of the Tribe. Only the representative Shu Gan entered the Main Teepee.

Those left on the outskirts were responsible for exchanging linen and checking the quality of the linen.

“Shaman, we’ve brought dried meat to exchange with you, and also our Shaman’s response.” Shu Gan said.

“Sit down.” Su Bai raised his hand slightly and asked, “What is your Shaman’s response?”

“Our Shaman is willing to cooperate with you. 200 Warrior Trainees and 60 Totem Warriors will come to your Tribe when you need them.” Shu Gan reported word for word.

Su Bai slowly blinked his black eyes, the corner of his mouth slightly raised as he said, “Excellent. In that case, have them come to our Tribe in five days.”

[As long as the Spotted Deer Tribe agrees to cooperate with us, things will be far easier to handle, and my plan can be implemented.]

“In five days?” Shu Gan was stunned by this sudden timeline, immediately responding, “Understood, I’ll relay this to our Shaman when I return.”

“En.” Su Bai nodded.

As Shu Gan stood up to leave, he turned back and added, “I almost forgot, our Shaman said that for these 260 people, we will be responsible for their daily food.”

Su Bai’s thick eyebrows raised slightly, not expecting the other side to make this decision. He softly replied, “I understand. In that case, please thank your Shaman for me.”

“Shaman, we’ll take our leave now,” Shu Gan backed out of the Teepee two steps before turning to leave.

Su Bai watched the still-swaying door flap, blinking his black eyes and muttering to himself, “Now it’s time for proper planning.”

He took out Wolf Tail Grass Paper and a quill pen, dipped it in a bit of Black Stone Nut Juice, and began to conceive the battle plan.

The key to winning a war lies in whether a battle plan has been well-deployed in advance.

Yan Hua lifted the Teepee flap and walked in, hesitating for a while before asking, “Shaman, is borrowing just over 200 people from the Spotted Deer Tribe really enough?”

The cow horned girl knew about the Black Snake Tribe. 260 people from the Spotted Deer Tribe, plus the few dozen from the current Flame Dragon Tribe simply was not enough.

Including the 260 people supported by the Spotted Deer Tribe, the combined true fighting force of the two Tribes was still less than 400 people.

“Numbers aren’t the most important thing. What’s most important is the plan,” Su Bai said, the corner of his mouth slightly raised.

He also knew the news passed on by Ye Jiu and the others. The Black Snake Tribe was indeed powerful, seemingly a Medium Tribe of about 2,000 people.

However, the number of Totem Warriors was still unknown. They would only know when the news was relayed back tomorrow.

These days, Su Bai had been constantly waiting for the report from Ye Jiu and the others, all to ensure they knew exactly how strong the enemy was.

“The plan? What plan does the Shaman have?” Yan Hua was now only a bit worried, because she saw how calm Su Bai was.

Su Bai smiled and said, “Don’t worry yet. I’m still planning. You’ll know when the time comes.”

He already had a rough outline of the plan in his mind. Others might not understand how a few hundred people could fight against more than two thousand. However, what they do not understand was that elephants have the strength of elephants, and ants have the wisdom of ants.

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