I Became The Chief of A Primitive Village

The Sun above was particularly harsh, making everyone’s skin exceptionally dark. Some even experienced peeling and redness.

Even so, no one in the Hunting Team complained. Each was carrying plenty of prey on their backs.

The Warrior Trainees were no exception, also carrying prey, though not as much.

Among the crowd, only Su Bai’s hands were empty. However, behind him were some ‘useful resources’.

Though the number of cattle and sheep had decreased: no longer fifty, only seventeen sheep and fifteen cattle remained.

The original numbers were reduced by ambushing Ferocious Beasts who ate them during the journey.

The reason they still had over ten was purely due to Su Bai’s strong Spatial Awareness, which helped the group avoid many ambushes. Otherwise, having ten animals following behind him now would have been considered lucky.

The creatures laid in ambush within the trees, bushes, or water. They were all incredibly fierce, and they took their prey without hesitation, retreating immediately once grasped.

*Tap tap tap…* It had been several days since they left for the Hunting Ground, and they would return to the Tribe this afternoon.

“Shaman, should we rest?” Cang Shi asked in the middle of the group.

It was noon, and they had not rested since setting out in the morning. He was worried the Shaman might be tired.

After all, among everyone, only the Shaman was not trained as a Warrior. Furthermore, they had been away from the Tribe for many days, so fatigue was inevitable.

Su Bai looked at the others in the group and asked, “Are you tired? If you’re tired, we can rest. I’m fine.”

Cang Shi knew this would be the answer, and had not wanted to ask, but simply could not help it.

Right now, he could not help but admire the Shaman’s Stamina, “We’re not tired either, so let’s continue. We can rest and eat later.”

“Good!”.

…

Several hours later, everyone returned to the Tribe, where many people had gathered at the main gate.

Like when they departed, those of the Flame Dragon Tribe spontaneously formed two rows, creating a path of honour.

After Su Bai and others walked through this path, the Hunting Team placed their prey in the designated area.

This was not the end though. Whenever Warrior Trainees returned from the Hunting Ground, there was a closing ceremony, just as there was one for departure.

Only after this ceremony could their hunting mission be considered complete.

The ceremony was simple: they just needed to wipe off the paint applied to their faces before the departure, then circling the fire pit once.

*Crackle crackle…* After a series of actions, Cang Shi, Sha Hong, and others wiped off their face paint, though only traces still remained.

After completing the final ceremony, Su Bai headed toward his wooden house, realizing he had missed the little fox eared girl during these days away from the Tribe.

*Tap tap tap…*

Su Bai heard footsteps running toward him, light and joyful.

“Shaman, you’re back!” Yu Ying called out tearfully.

She could not stand by to the side to create the path of honour, nor participate in the closing ceremony.

She could only watch from afar until the ceremony ended, then run toward the Shaman.

“Yes, I’m back. I told you I’d be fine.” Su Bai smiled slightly, pinching the fox eared girl’s cheeks.

Not having seen her for many days, he noticed she seemed thinner. Though, her cheeks still felt nice to pinch.

Yu Ying’s pink eyes instantly filled with tears, looking pitiful. “I’m so glad. I was worried about the Shaman every day.”

Su Bai wiped away her tears, gently saying. “Silly girl. I’ve returned safely, haven’t I? Don’t cry. We should be celebrating, shouldn’t we?”

At some point, Yan Hua had also rushed over to hug the fox eared girl, pressed her cheek against hers, saying, “See? We’re back, aren’t we?”

Though, there was something she did not account for. The cow horned girl felt something pressing against her chest. Looking down, she realised it was the fox eared girl’s rather large assets.

She could not help but roll her eyes, feeling incredibly envious, wishing she had some too.

“No need to worry. We are all back.” Sha Lan also came over to hug the fox eared girl.

Yu Ying wiped the tears from her eyes, nodding, “Yes, I’m just glad you’re all safe.”

“Come on. Let’s go in. I need you to tell me what has happened in the Tribe while I was gone.” Su Bai walked in front.

“En…” Yu Ying nodded.

When Su Bai reached the wooden house entrance, he saw some cement houses were beginning to take shape.

The foundation was already complete. The first floor walls were up all around, and the second floor stone pillars were in place.

Looking around, the Tribe had over ten such cement houses, and some of the old wooden houses had been dismantled accordingly.

“There are still over ten days until the rainy season arrives. It looks like the cement houses will be built as planned without issue.” Su Bai commented.

“Shaman, while you were away, the Chieftain was constantly supervising everyone, and no one dared slack off.” Yu Ying quickly said.

The fox eared girl would occasionally go check on the house construction progress. When the houses rose day by day, she was amazed for quite a while.

People only truly believed when they saw things first hand. Initially, she had been skeptical, wondering how the houses would look and if they would really be better than wooden houses.

“Yes, tell the workers to put in more effort, to try and finish the construction a few days before the rainy season arrives. This is vital.” Su Bai instructed.

The rainy season would last over a month. If the cement houses were not built early enough to allow them time to solidify properly… [With such prolonged rain, the cement houses will surely develop some issues if they don’t dry in time.]

“Alright.” Yu Ying nodded.

Looking across the entire Tribe, eighteen houses were under construction, with several more than initially planned. Each cement house could accommodate ten families, with five rooms per floor, to be allocated one room per family.

Excluding the central building, seventeen houses were for allocation to others, eventually housing over a hundred families.

The Flame Dragon Tribe now had several hundred people, and those who would first get cement houses would certainly be people of status. Ordinary people would have to wait until after the rainy season for their houses to be constructed and allocated.

“Has anything happened in the Tribe recently?” Su Bai asked.

“Nothing much, Uncle Qing Yan and others went to the Spotted Deer Tribe again.” Yu Ying said.

A few days ago, Qing Yan and others had returned, bringing back plenty of dried meat. They had exchanged ceramics for large quantities of dried meat, making up for the shortfall caused by insufficient linen.

“How did the Spotted Deer Tribe react?” Su Bai asked.

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