After leaving the Crocodile Tribe, Jiang Xuan took two warriors and flew straight to the location of the Rat Tribe in the middle of the country on glutinous rice balls.
During this period, they also passed by the red ant tribe, but Jiang Xuan did not stop, but only took a look at the large ant nest-shaped building from a distance.
He would not know that the ant tribe at this time, on the surface, was still expanding slowly and step by step as before, but in fact, there was already an undercurrent.
A few days later, they finally came to the Rat Tribe, and happened to encounter the Rat Tribe being attacked by a medium-sized tribe. They also saw the identity of the Vine God showing off his magical powers and severely damaging the totem god of the medium-sized tribe. The horrified medium-sized tribe had no choice but to do so.
Retreat.
After the glutinous rice balls landed on the ground, it caused a panic in the rat tribe. The giant rats and the tribe members were so frightened that they hid in their holes.
Fortunately, the leader of the Rat Tribe, Gray Rat, knew Jiang Xuan. He dragged his injured body out of the hole, and then welcomed Jiang Xuan and two warriors from the Vine Tribe into the tribe's residence.
In the room, Squirrel almost covered his face and cried: "Chief Xuan, if you don't come again, I really can't hold on anymore..."
Jiang Xuan frowned slightly and said: "There is a Vine God here, and there are two demigod giant rats. You also have a lot of warriors. How could it be like this?"
Gray Rat said in a depressed mood: "Originally, I thought that as long as we reunited the tribe, the Rat Tribe could continue to survive. It turns out that I thought too simply. I am not capable of leading the Rat Tribe to continue on."<
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"What exactly is the problem?"
"There are no witches in the tribe, and the tribesmen also lack food and weapons. The most important thing is that the nearby tribes were enemies in the past and have been attacking us. There are enemies on all sides. There is really no way to survive."
Jiang Xuan thought carefully for a moment, then an idea flashed in his mind: "If the members of the Rat Tribe don't mind, I can choose a suitable person from the Vine Tribe to be a witch for you."
Hearing Jiang Xuan's words, Gray Rat was stunned. He found people from other tribes to be witches. This was a way he had never thought of, because the witches of each tribe must devoutly believe in the totem god of their own tribe in order to gain witchcraft power. But if you think about it carefully, the real totem god of the rat tribe has long since fallen, and the new rat god is still very weak. At present, the rat tribe mainly relies on the protection of the rattan god, so it seems that it is not impossible to let people from the rat tribe become witches.
Of course, the most important thing is that the Gray Rat has clearly seen its own abilities. Without the help of the Vine Tribe, the Rat Tribe will fall apart again soon, even worse than before.
Gray Rat asked cautiously: "Can the person that Leader Xuan found know how to cure illnesses?"
"Of course, our Vine tribe has trained many witch doctors."
"Then I have no problem. Please help Chief Xuan choose a witch for us. The sooner the better."
Jiang Xuan smiled and said: "Okay, I will choose a witch for you as soon as I get back."
Using the people of the Vine Tribe as witches can subtly make the people of the Rat Tribe more loyal to the Vine Tribe. Even if they become stronger in the future, they will not be prone to betrayal.
"Please tell me more about the problem of the rat tribe."
Gray Rat organized his language, and then began to explain in detail the problems encountered by the Rat Tribe during this period from beginning to end, and continued to add details under Jiang Xuan's reminder.
After the squirrel explained all the problems clearly, it was already dark. The squirrel roasted some animal meat and potatoes for Jiang Xuan to eat, which was a little shabby.
The gray rat said awkwardly: "I have been fighting with other tribes recently, and there is relatively little food. Xuanshou is taking the lead and just has to rest on his stomach."
Jiang Xuan gnawed the potato indifferently: "As long as it can fill your stomach, our Vine tribe is not rich enough to dislike food."
Jiang Xuan's words made the squirrel breathe a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that Jiang Xuan was used to eating good food and would not like the food he brought out.
Jiang Xuan ate very quickly. After a while, he filled his stomach and began to analyze to the squirrel why the rat tribe had fallen to what it is today.
"There's something wrong with your rat tribe's way of life!"
"Whether it was the previous rat tribe or the current rat tribe, almost all of them obtained food by stealing. Only when there was plenty of food did they hunt and collect some food themselves."
"Although the stolen food comes quickly and does not require a lot of effort, it has completely ruined the reputation of the Rat Tribe and turned every tribe you have stolen from into enemies."
"When the number of enemies reaches a certain level, being besieged becomes inevitable. Every tribe is targeting you, and it will be difficult for you to survive here."
The gray rat said bitterly: "But the strength of our rat tribe is too low. If we don't steal something, we can't support ourselves by hunting and gathering."
Jiang Xuandao: "Who said that a weak tribe cannot support itself without stealing? As long as you do as I say, I guarantee that your rat tribe will be able to survive without stealing in the future."
The squirrel hurriedly asked: "How to do it?"
"Farm the land and tame the wild beasts."
"Farming?"
The squirrel was confused. He could still understand taming wild beasts, because most tribes would temporarily tame wild beasts that were captured alive and could not be eaten. Some medium-sized tribes and large tribes would even tame some wild beasts specifically for food storage.
But isn’t it a joke to support yourself by farming?
The way squirrels understand farming is to find a hillside, poke some holes with wooden sticks, and then scatter some seeds.
The better thing is to find a place, cut down the grass and trees with great effort, then pile them together and use fire, and then use the bones to dig holes in the ground to plant things.
After planting, there is basically no management required except for occasionally driving away birds and beasts and pulling out weeds. How much you can harvest depends entirely on the weather and luck.
Jiang Xuan saw his expression and knew he didn't believe it.
In fact, except for the Vine Tribe and several affiliated tribes of the Vine Tribe, no tribe on the primitive continent currently operates farming as its main business.
Jiang Xuandao: "I know you don't like farming, but now you have no better choice."
"Either you believe me, trust the Vine Tribe, and farm and tame wild beasts as I say, or you, the Rat Tribe, continue to make a living by stealing and be besieged by other tribes every day."
"By the way, our Vine Tribe will not help a tribe that has no tomorrow. If you continue to steal, I will advise the Vine God to evacuate."
After listening to Jiang Xuan's words, the gray rat immediately lowered his head, because he knew that as long as the sacred vine left, the rat tribe would be destroyed quickly.
Jiang Xuan seemed to have given him a choice, but in fact, neither he nor the Rat Tribe had a choice at all.
The gray rat said with difficulty: "I... Of course I am willing to believe in Leader Xuan, but we have no experience in farming or domesticating wild beasts."
Jiang Xuan smiled and said: "I have already considered this matter. Have you seen the two warriors I brought? They have rich experience in farming and domesticating wild beasts. I will let them stay here until the Rat Tribe
The tribesmen will learn to farm and breed until they can support themselves."
"Also, I know you feel uncomfortable right now, but believe me, you will thank me when you truly discover the benefits of farming and taming wild beasts."
The gray rat thought for a while and then said: "Chief Xuan, the most important thing right now is to solve the problem of us being besieged by other tribes. Otherwise, even if we don't steal things, we will be attacked by other tribes every day and it will be difficult to farm with peace of mind.
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Jiang Xuandao: "Don't worry, since I'm here, I will naturally help the Rat Tribe solve this problem."
"Then it all depends on Leader Xuan."
After discussing these matters, Squirrel arranged an independent thatched house for Jiang Xuan to live in.
It was late at night, and apart from the occasional groans of pain, the rat tribe gradually became quiet.