BECOMING AN ANCESTOR

After I assigned everyone to their roles, except those who had already used spears and daggers, the others basically knew nothing about what they had to do.

In addition to them, those whom I will teach about painting ended up wasting paint by making random scribbles.

Sigh, I think I have a long way ahead of me.

The first day of class was divided as follows: first the fighters, followed by those who will use tools, and finally those responsible for paintings.

I named them: the fighters as warriors, those using tools as craftsmen, and those doing paintings as artists.

That's how I will separate them.

The warriors will learn about armed combat, how to use weapons correctly, and combat strategies.

The craftsmen will learn how to create weapons, other tools, and even clothing.

The artists will be responsible for creating the vision of the world; they will learn to represent the world through their eyes. This is extremely necessary, as man had to go through this to become what he is.

Humans learned about themselves first and then about the world, hence the term Homo sapiens sapiens.

The man who knows what he knows, but first, they have to learn something to evolve.

Homo habilis, the next stage in the evolution from Australopithecus, was the first of the Homo genus, and Homo erectus was the first to use fire. The difference between Australopithecus and Homo, besides appearance, was the ability to use and understand things.

What I want to do is try to accelerate this process, making the Australopithecus come closer to at least the Erectus.

I don't know if I will manage to teach everything I want, but I did manage to speed up the process, even if only a little. Now beings that shouldn't be able to create tools can, and some have already figured out how to use them correctly, like the ex-leader using the spear for piercing instead of hitting.

In my old time, some primates could already make military strategies, even if primitive, and use branches for fishing, so basic things should not be a problem.

First, I will guide the warriors.

The leader of the warriors was Joe.

I decided to create a hierarchy within the groups, each group having a leader, and this leader would only be inferior to me.

Joe was a young/adult Australopithecus, in human terms, he would be between 28 and 30 years old.

"Joe, you command them."

"Yes, sir."

Joe was the best for the role, as he was the first to manage to create a spear and was quite strong.

"Here, take this and do it like this."

I handed him a bow and placed an arrow. Joe was one of those I would teach about the bow and arrow; the rest would be taught the other weapons.

I stretched the bow with the arrow and shot.

Everyone was surprised by the arrow flying at a speed they couldn't see.

Being much stronger than a normal human, the arrow was much faster than it would be if a human had shot it.

Also, because of this strength, I had to adjust the bow to withstand this force, which took a little more time, but it worked out.

"Your turn now."

Joe took the bow, and I instructed him on how to hold it. It was easy to teach him since he was one of my friends and quite intelligent.

Joe obeyed me and did as I had instructed, so he managed to shoot an arrow, although he didn't hit the spot I had instructed, he managed to shoot the arrow, which was better than expected.

"Great, you and the other four will do this, have them imitate you until they hit here."

I took paint and drew a target on a tree, took the bow, and shot an arrow at it.

"Now it's your turn."

Then I instructed those who would use the spear. It was easy to instruct Joe, but the others didn't show as much ease. Despite being a bit smart, the others had a significant difference; it was like teaching a 10-year-old versus a 2-year-old, a vast gap.

"Not like that, move forward, not upward."

No matter what I said, they insisted on using the spears like clubs and not as spears.

I decided to leave it like that for now.

"You guys, come here."

I called those with shields and axes.

I told the shield bearers to raise their shields, and the axe bearers to hit the shields.

They didn't understand; I think they thought it was for fighting, which I had to intervene to prevent a massacre.

I took an axe and hit one holding a shield; they saw that the axe scratched but did not go through.

The guy with the shield was startled, but after realizing that he had not been injured, he was very surprised and looked at the shield.

He caressed the shield and the scratch and looked as if he were... thinking about something. This made me curious; maybe they can really learn now.

I told them to hit again.

And this time it was done as I instructed.

Then I instructed them on how to hit and defend.

Although they were not good yet, it was a great start.

Well, now I will go to the craftsmen; I hope it's better since they are the smartest in the flock.