Long conquered two barbarian tribes one after another and returned with a great victory. He also found a large tung forest, which was a double happiness. Xu Chen immediately announced a half-day rest and asked Long and Lei to arrange for the forbidden troops and hunters to go hunting. A grand party will be held in the camp today.
Bonfire celebration.
As soon as the news came out, the entire camp cheered loudly.
Hundreds of people cheered and cheered, and the noisy and jubilant sounds resounded for miles around, frightening the wild birds that were living in the woods. Thousands of them flew into the sky densely, circling around the camp, and their chirping sounds were like a tide.
Spread around.
Xu Chen adopted completely different methods when dealing with witches and ordinary hunters.
Because the hunter group has simple thinking and few needs, and is brutal and difficult to train, they can only use both kindness and power, slap them in the face, and use military disciplinary orders to enforce restraints. At the same time, they also constantly give some material rewards to make them obey.
But witches are the spiritual leaders of the ethnic group and have few direct material needs. They are more interested in teaching and accumulating knowledge. In addition, they have a greater desire for fame.
Because only fame can make them feel powerful, so they can only give them spiritual and status rewards and not be too coercive.
Precisely because witches shoulder different responsibilities, their ambitions are greater and stronger than those of ordinary tribesmen.
And as long as they are ambitious, they can use greater interests to drive them to work hard for the development of the kingdom.
Among the many great witches in the country of Ba, only the two elder witches from the Yu Gong clan and the Youqing clan have independent thoughts and personal ideals and ambitions.
However, the ideal of a powerful witch from a poor family has been shattered, and it is unlikely that there will be much motivation in the short term.
But the great wizard of Yugong clan has always had a strong ambition to make progress.
She used to want to be a great witch in blue, so Xu Chen used this as a temptation to stimulate her to keep searching for news about salt mines.
Now that the salt mine has been found, if she is not given a greater temptation, then the subsequent development of the Yugong clan will fall into a relatively sluggish and slow development process.
Because once they can only rely on the huge annual income from salt mines to live a prosperous life, they will gradually lose momentum for development.
Just like the Uzbek people now.
When Xu Chen first traveled through time, the Wu tribe led the six tribes and worked hard to organize two tribal gatherings in the Spring and Autumn Period, with a high profile and hard work.
But now it has become very mediocre. Apart from having a large number of people, they are just guarding their copper mines to make a fortune. They no longer have the domineering and pioneering spirit that they had when they led the six tribes.
If it weren't for the little witch sister still staying with the Wu clan, it is estimated that several families within the family would have been at war over the interests of the copper mine, and a split would have been possible.
But the little witch sister and twin sisters, as well as the witches from the core ethnic groups of Ba, such as the Five Ghosts and the Gonghuo tribe, all took over the position of the great witch with the birth of Xu Chen. Not to mention their young age, they also had a great influence on Xu
Chen is full of admiration and can hardly think independently, and Xu Chen does not need them to think too much independently, so they have no ambitions. The meaning of their existence is to always aim at Xu Chen's guidance and help complete Xu Chen's ideals.
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Because there is no ambition, there is no motivation.
Only the great shaman of the Yu Gong clan, who had already been in charge of a large clan before Xu Chen appeared, and had an independent inheritance and spiritual leader of thinking, would have a more independent personality and personal ambition.
If Xu Chen grasps the progressive ambition of the great wizard of the Yu Gong clan, she will be able to drive her to continue to work hard to lead the development of the Yu Gong clan.
The vast and boundless virgin forest on the south bank of the Wulong River has unlimited resources, with rivers crisscrossing the land and lakes everywhere. Living here is far richer than the resources in the Gonghuo Basin.
Building a city here in the future is not a whim that Xu Chen drew for the Yugong clan, but his real idea.
But in the end, it still depends on whether the witches of the Yugong clan are ambitious enough to lead the Yugong clan to take root here and survive.
It is impossible to immigrate again on a large scale from other tribes in a short period of time, so the Yugong clan can only rely on its own strength to develop slowly.
It won't work in ten years, but it's still very promising in twenty or thirty years.
And from Xu Chen's perspective on the topography of the hundreds of miles along both sides of the Wulong River, this virgin forest with gentle terrain is indeed the best area and location.
When the time comes, the two cities will echo each other in the south and north, with Yugong City responsible for developing to the southeast, and Wangcheng with Gonghuo Basin as the core, mainly expanding to the northwest, then Ba's sphere of influence will expand faster.
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In the afternoon, Lei and Long led the hunters and the imperial troops to conduct a round of large-scale hunting in a radius of dozens of miles around the camp respectively, and a large number of hunted beasts were transported back one after another.
In just three or four hours, the camp was already filled with hundreds of beasts of all sizes.
Most of them were large and medium-sized beasts such as forest deer, goats, wild boars, and wolves. Among them were many beasts that Xu Chen had never seen before. As for small beasts such as muntjacs, rabbits, and foxes, they were brought back as if they were worthless.
The hunters who were left in the camp responsible for the slaughtering and processing seemed to look disgusted.
Only when they see a wild boar or a large beast weighing hundreds of kilograms brought back, will they cheer and watch for a while.
Such a violent harvest immediately broke the frightened souls of the three conquered barbarian tribes. From the initial shock of ghosts crying and wolf howling to the joy and joy later, their mental processes also continued to undergo drastic changes.
The ability to hunt represents the power of force.
Although they were defeated and conquered, their hearts were still full of strong resistance. Although they did not dare to resist, they did not submit.
But when seeing so many prey being hunted and brought back again and again, this resistance was constantly worn away, and eventually turned into lingering awe and fear.
Under the control of this kind of awe and fear, everyone became cautious and very obedient. They all obeyed the hunter's instructions and helped with the work. Running back and forth was even more diligent than working in their own tribe.
It would be impossible to eat so much prey in a day or two. Even though it was autumn, the temperature was still very high and it would definitely not be able to be kept for a long time. Therefore, Xu Chen had people go to the salt lake to dig up snow-white lake salt and marinate most of the meat.
Xu Chen made a rough estimate and found that he could get more than three thousand kilograms of animal meat today.
Such a lot of harvests can only appear in the hunting competition of the annual Witch Lord Conference.
The only time he appeared alone was when he led people to hunt seven or eight bison near the Mammoth River five or six years ago.
But that time was purely a mistake and can never be replicated again.
After the large-scale hunting and sweep by hundreds of people around the camp, groups of large and medium-sized beasts will not appear for a long time.
This will also make the campground safer.
I had been temporarily stationed here for at least four days, and Xu Chen would be awakened several times every night by the roars of wild beasts and the sound of fighting.
And tonight, I guess I can finally have a peaceful sleep.
Around sunset, the sound of the returning horns of the troop was heard from all over the dense forest, from the southeast to the northwest.
Lei and Long each returned with the Forbidden Army and the Hunter.
Once again, dozens of wild beasts suddenly appeared in the camp.
Seeing that the open space by the lake was once again filled with large and small beasts, several groups of barbarians were completely numb. Their eyes fell on Long and Lei and other hundreds of hunters and forbidden soldiers who were chatting and laughing loudly, and each one of them looked frightened.
Shivering constantly.
Around the camp, more than a dozen huge bonfires were quickly lit.
The billowing smoke rose straight into the blue sky, looking particularly vivid and warm under the autumn sunset.
The entire camp was filled with fireworks, and a strong smell of blood flowed in the air.
Piles of cured meat were piled on bloody hides.
Half a whole beast was placed directly on the bonfire to be smoked.
Beside the bonfire, there are also large and small clay pots and pots, in which bones and meat soup are simmering.
A group of hunters and forbidden soldiers who returned from hunting took off their clothes and jumped directly into the lake to swim and wash themselves. On the shore of the lake, more landlubbers gathered and kept throwing rocks and mud into the lake to make a fuss. The hunters in the water were not willing to do anything.
Showing weakness, he kept splashing water on the shore and throwing mud and clam shells dug up from the bottom of the lake.
The whole camp was full of joy, full of lively and peaceful atmosphere.
Xu Chen, the witches of the Yu Gong clan, and a group of clan chiefs, hunter officers, etc. were sitting by the largest bonfire, drinking hot wild fruit tea, looking at the lively scene in front of them, chatting and exchanging, and constantly talking.
Communicate and arrange subsequent work tasks.
"Woo~~~"
In the mountains and forests to the southwest, several more horn sounds were heard in the distance.
"Is there anyone who hasn't returned?" the great wizard of the Yugong clan asked in surprise.
Lei and Long looked at each other and shook their heads.
"Our people have just lined up to report and count, and they are all back!"
Xu Chen was stunned for a moment, then stood up with a smile and said: "It should be that the people who went to explore the Mongolian people are back!"
Sure enough, not long after, a group of heavily armed hunters carrying bows and arrows, spears and shields came out of the forest in the southwest. They were indeed a group of hunters who had arranged to explore the Mongolian salt mines. The leader was
There was a Mongolian officer, and the number of people who came back seemed to have increased by seven or eight. They were all Mongolian hunters, and these people were carrying several beasts of all sizes.
Seeing the sudden change in appearance and such a lively scene in front of them, a group of hunters thought they had gone to the wrong place, and many couldn't help but rub their eyes vigorously.
However, they soon confirmed that they were not in the wrong place, because although the place had changed a lot and the number of people had increased a lot, they were indeed acquaintances, especially His Majesty the Witch King and the two deputy commanders of the Military and Political Palace who were striding towards them.
"Your Majesty the Witch King, we have found the way to the Mongols!" The Mongolian officer leading the team excitedly clasped his fists and saluted.
"Okay, thank you for your hard work. It seems that your trip went smoothly!"
Xu Chen smiled and glanced at the Mongolian officer and the group of hunters behind him. They all looked unkempt and sweaty. This trip should not be easy.
"The barbarians know the way. They have been there before and found it easily." The Mongolian officer said quickly.
"That's good. We have already arranged the road construction. The Grand Witch of the Yu Gong Clan will be responsible for it. We will need your guidance and cooperation when the time comes. Okay, you guys have a rest first. Did you catch these prey on the road?" Xu Chen nodded while
asked curiously.
The Mongolian officer suddenly nodded with joy and said: "Yes, just when we were approaching the camp, we suddenly found a lot of wild beasts running around on the road, so we shot a few of them. If we hadn't been afraid of the dark and rushed back, we would have
I can do a lot more!"
"Haha, it seems that you are indeed lucky, but not as much as we did today, look!" Long Xiya pointed at the large piles of marinated animal meat not far away and laughed.
When the Mongolian officers and a group of hunters looked at it, they all got a big smile, their eyes widened, and all the bows, arrows, weapons and beasts in their hands fell to the ground.
They thought they had picked up a bargain on the road, and they could show off a few wild beasts when they came back, but they didn't expect that the wild beasts in the camp were almost piled up. At this time, the entire camp was filled with blood left after killing the wild beasts.
Not only was the air filled with a strong smell of blood, but also the strong aroma of barbecue and cooked animal meat flowed freely.