Southern Wilderness, Vine Tribe.
"Huhuhu..."
In the cold wind, heavy snow is still falling one after another.
A woman wrapped tightly in animal skins walked into Chishao's yard and knocked on the door.
"Squeak..."
The door opened from the inside, and it was Chi Shao who opened the door.
"Come in."
After Chi Shao opened the door, she returned to the fire pond and continued to grind the medicine with a medicine mill polished with high-quality stones.
The woman at the door shook the snowflakes off her fur coat first, then took off her fur hat, revealing long black hair and a delicate face.
This woman is none other than the leader of Thorn Vine, Feng Cao.
Fengcao walked into the house and closed the door gently, because she knew that Chishao liked silence.
After walking to the fire pond, Feng Cao began to report to Chi Shao about the situation in the Teng tribe and its surroundings.
"Every workshop is operating normally, but theft of goods still occurs from time to time. Among them, two people in the garment workshop stole animal skin boots..."
"Two of the prisoners in the north tried to dig a hole to escape last night. They were caught by the guards and killed..."
"Tourists outside the south gate had another fight yesterday over food, and twenty-three people died."
"There hasn't been much movement in the Frog Tribe during this time..."
Feng Cao reported all the information obtained to Chi Shao one by one.
Chi Shao listened carefully while grinding the medicine. After listening, she found no major problems and felt relieved.
In the past, Jiang Xuan handled these matters, but now that Jiang Xuan is gone, this important responsibility falls on her. Although she is not good at managing the tribe, she still has to work hard to adapt.
"Is there no news from the leader yet?" Chi Shao couldn't help but ask.
"No, if there is news about the leader, I will report it to the witch as soon as possible."
Chi Shao nodded, feeling a little disappointed, but she also knew that the place Jiang Xuan went to was very far away, and it would take a long time to go back and forth.
"Witch, is there anything else you need me to do?"
"No more for now. You have worked hard during this period. Go back and rest first."
"Yes!"
Feng Cao put on the warm animal skin hat again, left Chi Shao's house, and closed the door.
She tightened her animal skin clothes tightly, and then stepped into the wind and snow again.
Without Jiang Xuan, many people in the Teng tribe seemed to have lost their sense of security, including Feng Cao.
She can only work hard to do her job well, maintain the stability of the tribe, and then wait for Jiang Xuan to come back.
……
In the middle of the Southern Wilderness, in the forest outside the Black Tooth Tribe.
Jiang Xuan tortured the squirrel carefully and found out everything about the situation of the rat tribe.
According to the Gray Rat's confession, the Rat Tribe is a small tribe of about a thousand people. They usually live scattered in various caves, and not all people live in one place.
The reason why this situation occurs is because the totem god of the rat tribe has fallen.
The major tribes in the central region's campaign to suppress the rat tribe was not fruitless.
The totem god of the rat tribe was severely injured by the totem gods of various large tribes in the sieges again and again. In the end, he died in a cave somewhere due to his excessive injuries.
As soon as the totem god died, the rat tribe naturally fell into chaos. At first, the leader was killed, and then the most powerful leaders refused to obey anyone, so they each recruited a group of warriors and tore the rat tribe into pieces.
The gray rat followed one of the leaders and specialized in activities near the Black Tooth tribe, making a living by stealing and hunting some small beasts and collecting some edible plants.
Before meeting Jiang Xuan, Squirrel had never failed to steal anything.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Xuan deliberately lured them into taking the bait and caught the squirrel directly.
After Jiang Xuan listened to the squirrel's confession, he continued to eat barbecue while thinking about how to deal with this guy.
When tribesmen catch a thief like a squirrel, they will usually kill it, because he has no other abilities except stealing, and there is little use in keeping him.
But Jiang Xuan is different. Jiang Xuan believes that this guy should be a special talent. As long as he is used in the right place, he may play an unexpected role.
Jiang Xuan ate seven or eight skewers of barbecue in a row. After eating and drinking, he had a bold idea in his mind.
He stood in front of the squirrel and asked casually: "Do you want to live?"
"I think." Squirrel nodded decisively.
"Want to be the leader?"
"Wha...what?"
The squirrel was confused. Jiang Xuan's question was probably too broad. For a moment, he didn't know how to answer.
"Don't make me ask a second time." Jiang Xuan picked up the bronze knife again and made several gestures.
When the squirrel saw the knife, he suddenly woke up and nodded decisively: "Yes!"
Jiang Xuan patted his shoulder: "Just think about it, I appreciate people with ideals and ambitions."
After listening to Jiang Xuan's words, Squirrel felt even more confused. What's the use of even thinking about such a thing? There are many people better than him, and he can't be the leader even if he wants to.
What's more, he is still caught by Jiang Xuan, and it's hard to say whether his life can be saved.
Just when the gray mouse was puzzled, Jiang Xuan said again: "I will give you two choices. The first one is to be loyal to me from now on and work hard to become the leader or even the leader of the mouse tribe. The second one is to be
Throw them into the fire, roast them, and then be eaten by me."
Is there any choice? The squirrel almost cried.
"I...I choose the first one."
"Very good, don't worry, the Vine Tribe will never treat those who work for us badly. I will make you stronger and give you the qualification to compete for the position of leader."
"However, before that, I must ensure that you are loyal enough to the Vine Tribe."
After Jiang Xuan finished speaking, a green divine light flashed on his arm, and then Shen Teng appeared.
Jiang Xuan said respectfully: "Vine God, please help leave a seed in the body of the squirrel."
"Buzz!"
The divine vine bloomed with dazzling divine light. Among the leaves of the vine, a bud appeared, and then grew up quickly, blossoming and bearing fruit.
When the fruit split open, a translucent seed floating with divine light floated up.
When Gray Rat saw this scene, he was shocked. He never expected that Jiang Xuan's arm would be wrapped with such a terrifying vine.
The squirrel had not recovered from the shock when he saw the seed floating towards him.
"No...don't..."
The squirrel instinctively realizes the danger, and then struggles crazily.
However, his whole body was tied up and it was useless to struggle.
I saw a flash of light, and while he was shouting, it flew directly from his mouth into his stomach, and took root in his heart.
"Ah..."
The gray mouse felt a stab of pain in his heart and let out a shrill scream.
Fortunately, the severe pain did not last long, otherwise the squirrel would have been tortured to death.
"You...what did you do to me?"
After the severe pain subsided, the squirrel asked Jiang Xuan in horror.
"Nothing, I just asked the Vine God to give you a seed. If you serve me faithfully in the future, this seed will help you become stronger. If you betray me..."
Jiang Xuan said calmly: "That seed will take root and sprout in your body, and eventually grow out of your body, turning you into fertilizer."
After hearing Jiang Xuan's words, the gray rat trembled immediately. He couldn't imagine the scene of a vine growing from his body.
The squirrel hurriedly promised: "I...I will definitely not betray you."
To be continued...