After conquering the Leopard tribe, Xia Qi returned to the tribe at night.

The Leopard tribe, plus the warriors of the Xia tribe, totaled more than 300 people. Xia Qi did not think that any other tribe, or wild beasts, would have the guts to attack them.

As for the fact that it was too dark to see the road at night, Xia Qi had already considered it, and for this reason, he even specially brought out torches.

This thing has no technical content. It just splits one end of the bamboo and puts some hay soaked in grease into it. The burning time of a torch is between fifteen and half an hour.

A group of people hurriedly and slowly hurried, and after all the torches were burned out, they successfully arrived near the camp.

The people of the Leopard tribe never stopped marveling along the way. Whether it was the delicious broth or the torches that could catch fire, they were something they had never seen before.

When the Leopard Tribe and the others arrived near the camp, their mouths were so wide open that they were almost dislocated.

Although it was already late at night, the camp was brightly lit with fire. Although the camp wall was not as high as a person's chest, it gave people a complete sense of security.

Not to mention, a trench more than one meter deep and two meters wide was dug outside the camp wall, and figures patrolling the camp wall appeared from time to time.

When a group of people entered the camp through the suspension bridge, Leopard's surprise reached its peak.

Leopard couldn't help but start to regret in his heart. If he had known that the Xia tribe was so powerful, why would he still resist? Wouldn't it be better to surrender obediently?

Later, the people of the Leopard tribe were taken to a special area to settle down.

This area was specially designated by Xia Qi to accommodate the new people who joined the tribe.

After that, Xia Qi returned to his clan leader's luxurious residence.

The so-called luxury is actually only about fifty square meters, but it is better to squeeze into a ten-square-meter room with three other people.

Now most of the clan members have moved into the underground den, which is more comfortable than the animal skin tents. After observation, the new members will be assigned to work one after another, and then they will also move in.

In the den.

Living in the underground nest has become a symbol of whether one is a formal member of the Xia tribe.

The next morning, Xia Qi asked Bao Bao about the Qingyan tribe.

Yesterday, Xia Qi asked Bao Bao to submit to him, and Bao Bao had mentioned this tribe.

There are nearly two hundred people in the Leopard Tribe, so the one that he can care about must be a very powerful tribe.

"Qingyan tribe..."

Leopard raised his head to recall, and then told Xia Qi that it was a very large and very powerful tribe, located in the barren mountains dozens of miles northwest of the jungle.

Xia Qihe According to Bao Bao's description, the Qingyan tribe's population is very likely to exceed two thousand, and they have learned animal husbandry. This is also the reason why the tribe's population can be so large.

The most important thing is that Xia Qi learned from Leopard that the Qingyan tribe should have mastered the technology of mining and smelting. When Xia Qi took out the ax seized from the cannibal tribe and put it in front of Leopard, Leopard expressed

I was very excited and said that this thing was almost exactly the same as the weapon produced by the Qingyan tribe.

Leopard also told Xia Qi that the Qingyan tribe migrated from the north some time ago. His tribe was located near the barren mountains. Relying on the abundant prey on the grassland, the tribe's population once reached 500 people. It was the Qingyan tribe that

After the First World War, the tribe's vitality was severely damaged, and they had no choice but to flee into the jungle.

Leopard's words cast a shadow over Xia Qi's heart. First there was the cannibal tribe, and after the cannibal tribe was eliminated, the Qingyan tribe suddenly appeared.

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This Qingyan tribe not only has a population nearly four times that of the Xia tribe, but it also possesses metal weapons. No one understands better than Xia Qi how powerful metal weapons are.

There is a huge gap of millions of years between stone tools and iron tools.

Xia Qi, who thought he could relax for a while, had no choice but to start the next round of intense work.

Finally, not long after, the first good news came. The camp wall, which had been built for nearly a month and a half, was finally announced to be completed. The system rewarded him with 300 civilization points, 30 military points, and 15 cultural points.

In order to celebrate the completion of the camp wall, Xia Qi specially ordered a celebration and had a feast with his tribe members.

On the night when the camp wall was built, the temperature began to drop sharply. A few days later, ice cubes were floating on the lake. Xia Qi couldn't help but secretly thought that he was lucky.

Fortunately, I had made enough preparations before, replacing the animal skin tent with a ground nest, and even laying ground dragons inside.

The so-called earth dragon is actually a trench dug in the ground. After placing the charcoal inside, it is covered with a stone slab, and the gas generated will be discharged from the room through the vents left in it.

It is not difficult to build a ground dragon, so they are built in various underground nests. Add charcoal to the ground dragon, and close the door of the underground nest. It will not take long for the underground nest to become warm.

In addition, there are various trees outside the camp, so the lives of the Xia tribe people are very comfortable.

If the construction of the camp wall was expected, then the discovery of this thing can only be called an unexpected surprise.

"Chief, I found many black stones over there in the taro field." One day, Lu came to Xia Qi and told him about his new discovery today.

"Stone?" Xia Qi looked at the deer with some confusion.

"Yes, the black stones, at first I thought they were dried mud."

"Black stone..." Xia Qi muttered, and then asked Lu: "Did you bring this thing back?"

Although Xia Qi already had some speculations in his mind, Xia Qi still believed what he saw.

"some."

With that said, the deer took off the backpack on his back and took out a black stone.

The first time he saw the black stone, Xia Qi knew that it was definitely what he thought.

"You did a great job!" Xia Qi patted the deer on the shoulder and praised him.

"This thing is very important to the tribe, let's go there now."

He said so, but in the end Xia Qi still couldn't leave the camp. It was already afternoon, and by the time he got there, it was already dark.

If it were before, Xia Qi would naturally not care. There were so many of them that they could spend the night there, but the key point was that it was snowing.

The snow was very heavy, and the goose-feather heavy snow fell, as if in the blink of an eye, the whole land was covered in silver.

Spending the night in the wild in such an environment is definitely an act of seeking death. You will die as many times as you want.

By the next day, the snow was still falling, but the intensity had become much lighter.

Under such circumstances, after breakfast, Xia Qi and others set off. In one night, there were about ten centimeters of snow underfoot. Compared with before, the environment had changed a lot.

However, the deer still showed strength, and a group of people successfully arrived at the taro field near noon.

The deer's eyes kept scanning the area, and finally his sight stopped on a snowdrift.

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After removing the snow outside, a large area of ​​black stone was immediately revealed.

Luo Ji grinned, "Found it!"

Holding back the excitement in his heart, Xia Qi stepped forward and picked up a fist-sized stone. Regardless of the fact that his two palms were completely stained black, he started to laugh.

What an unexpected surprise!

Looking at the large tracts of taro fields in front of us, I am afraid that this coal mine will not be too small. The most important thing is that this coal mine is still open-air!

[You discovered the 'coal' resource and gained 200 civilization points and 10 industrial points. 】

[Industrial project ‘Mining Industry’ unlocked.]

Coal has many functions. Although other uses are unclear, he knows that coal can burn longer than wood and provide a higher temperature! Based on this alone, the value of this coal mine has been reflected.

As an important fuel, Xia Qi would have to rely on this coal if he wanted to enter the Bronze Age or even the Iron Age.

Xia Qi suddenly thought of something. The Qingyan tribe has mastered the metal smelting process, but it is still in the stage of using wood as fuel. If they discover this coal mine, it will be like adding more power to the tiger, and the pressure on the Xia tribe will increase.

get bigger.

No! He must occupy this coal mine!

Originally, Xia Qi did not plan to build a branch city so early, but the coal resources were enough to make him change his mind.

Which is more important, taro or coal? There is no comparison.

He can dig the taro directly back to the tribe and plant it slowly, but can he dig back the coal mine? No! Then he can only build a branch city!

On the way back, Xia Qi took the time to open the properties panel and take a look at the newly unlocked industrial projects.

Mining Industry (Level 0): Mining efficiency increases by 10%.

This effect can be said to be simple and clear. After thinking about it, Xia Qi upgraded the mining industry by two levels, increasing the mining efficiency to 20%.

No matter what, he still wants to dig this coal mine!

Although the logging team is cutting down trees every day, the population of the tribe is also gradually increasing. Although the wood cut down every day is enough to support the daily needs of the tribe, as the population gradually increases, there will always be a day when the income cannot make ends meet.

But as long as this coal mine is mined, the tribe's heating problem can be alleviated to a great extent, if not completely solved.

However, while this problem was solved, there was a more troublesome problem before him, that is, the mobilization of tribal manpower.

At present, the tribe has enough manpower, but mobilizing some is not only a problem, but more importantly, who will be the person in charge of this branch city?

After thinking about it, Xia Qi couldn't help but think of Shi.

Since White Wolf and Bear left the hunting team, he has become the leader of the hunting team, with more than forty subordinates.

It is winter now, and the number of animals in the jungle is extremely reduced. You may not be able to catch much prey if you go out for a whole day. At present, the focus of the tribe's food has fallen on the catches produced in Daxia Lake.

In this way, the role of the hunting team will be greatly weakened. It is better to go together with Yan to guard the share.

As for the manpower to mine coal, the first thing that Xia Qi thought of was the former Leopard tribe. The tribe's former camp was not far from the taro field, so they were familiar with it. However, after thinking about it, Xia Qi finally put this idea aside.

No.

Without him, Gein's tribe's loyalty has not yet met his requirements.
Chapter completed!