At this moment, other than Xiao Chen, only Tie Shi and his son were left in the hall. The Great Elder of the Guyuan Tribe, Tie Shi, and the Hall Master of the Dark Hall, Tie Wen, were both Blood Refiners and had quite a reputation in the tribe. One of them was a loyal minister of the previous tribe leader, while the other was a playmate of the new tribe leader since young. They could be said to be the direct descendants of the tribe leader.
"Uncle Tie, behind closed doors, you and I are a family. A year ago, it was you who stood your ground against the opinions of the masses and helped the weak Xiao Chen to take the position of the clan leader. For the past year, you have been working hard to protect the clan. Today, there is no need for us to respect each other. These days, the two of us, uncle and nephew, can only talk to each other!"
"Big Brother Tie is Xiao Chen's sworn brother. Now that our Guyuan Tribe is rapidly developing, I hope that big brother will lend me a hand!"
Tie Wen could not help but feel gratified as he looked at Xiao Chen, who was sitting on the main seat. As the sworn brother of the previous tribe leader, it was his duty to help the young tribe leader ascend to the position after the previous tribe leader went missing. Originally, he had the obligation to do his best and leave the rest to fate. However, he did not expect Xiao Chen to be so amazing. In the less than a year that he had been in charge of the Guyuan Tribe, he had fought everywhere and expanded the territory. His achievements were comparable to the achievements of the previous Guyuan Tribe leaders, but all of this was like a dream. "Now, the development of our Guyuan Tribe has reached a bottleneck.
This is the number of tribesmen. In the Wastelands, the number of tribesmen in a tribe represents the prosperity of a tribe. Now, if we want to take off again, we have no choice but to face the restriction of the number of tribesmen. 20,000 tribesmen might be enough for some of the weaker low-tier combat divisions, but it is far from enough for our Guyuan Tribe. Without enough tribesmen, our Guyuan Tribe will not be able to accumulate enough resources, and we will not be able to expand our troops. Moreover, it is a little difficult for us to support 4,000 tribesmen with the current number of tribesmen! "
In the vast hall, Xiao Chen's voice reverberated unceasingly in the spacious space. Tie Shi and his son could not help but nod their heads. They also understood such a simple principle. They also understood the long-term path. The development of the tribe could not be done with just consumption and without accumulation. Otherwise, it would be like drinking poison to quench thirst. It would not last long, and would eventually reach the end of the road.
"Tribe leader is right. Currently, our Guyuan Tribe only has 20,000 members. Not long ago, more than 1,000 people were killed or crippled during the Vengeful Spirit Riot. This is a tenth of our losses. If this goes on, how many more times can our Guyuan Tribe experience such chaos? After all, if we lose our people, how can we talk about the tribe's foundation?"
Xiao Chen, who was sitting on the main seat, was no longer as awe-inspiring as before. At the moment, he was just a tribe leader who wanted to develop the tribe. "A few months ago, our Guyuan Tribe also absorbed many people from the scattered tribes in the Wastelands due to the restriction of the number of tribesmen. However, the inheritance of these tribesmen is messy, and the good and the bad are intermingled. It is even difficult for them to produce outstanding babies. Therefore, we must not absorb these tribesmen into the tribe again!"
"Tribe leader, father, Tie Wen has an idea, but I don't know if I should say it!"
"Big Brother Tie Wen, feel free to speak your mind!"
"Tribe leader said that we must not absorb the tribesmen into the tribe as a last resort. However, what about those low-grade tribes? The Vengeful Spirit Frenzy has just passed. According to our tribe's scouts, more than half of the tribes in the Wastelands within a radius of tens of thousands of miles have been crippled, and their experts have died in battle. Therefore, the situation of these tribes is even worse than our Guyuan Tribe's situation a year ago. Although these tribes don't have experts to guard them, they still have their foundations and inheritances. Therefore, it shouldn't be difficult for our Guyuan Tribe to send experts to subdue them!"
"Brother, what you said is exactly what I'm thinking!"
What Tie Wen said was exactly what Xiao Chen was thinking. Although he could not guarantee that these low-grade combat tribes would not be like those scattered tribes, Xiao Chen could not wait any longer. Moreover, the seal on the Void Road did not give him too much time to develop the tribe's strength step by step. At this time, he had no choice but to take a risk and try his best to improve the tribe's strength.
Forcibly absorbing the human combat tribes that had been crippled during the Vengeful Spirit Frenzy into the tribe might cause some disputes in the beginning, but in the long run, the Guyuan Tribe's development required an increase in the number of tribesmen. In reality, there was no time for the Guyuan Tribe to reproduce, and it would take too long to encourage the tribesmen to reproduce. The only way was to forcefully integrate other tribes and use Xiao Chen's supreme strength to suppress the tribe. When the tribesmen integrated and gave birth to the next generation of children, the situation would improve.
"However, even so, if these tribes want to join our Guyuan Tribe, they must hunt for blood for us for a year. This way, we can scare off some people with ulterior motives. Only by passing the test of strength can they truly join our Guyuan Tribe and become a part of it!"
The amount of blood for a year did not refer to the duration of a year, but to the amount. This was also the test that Xiao Chen had set for these people to join the Guyuan Tribe.
Based on the Guyuan Tribe's population, which was 20,000 people, a normal ferocious beast, a tusked boar, weighed more than 500 kilograms. A thousand kilograms was one jun. The Guyuan Tribe needed to consume 100 of these tusked boars in a day, which would be 36,500 boars in a year. In other words, every tribe that wanted to join the Guyuan Tribe had to hunt 36,500 jun of blood for the tribe before they could be officially qualified to join the Guyuan Tribe and receive the inheritance of the Guyuan Tribe.
These mature tusked boars were middle-grade, or even high-grade ferocious beasts, powerful enough to rival the level of a corporal among human warriors. To those human clans, which had already been badly beaten up, these tusked boars would be quite a big challenge.
"These days, let the brothers of the Dark Hall be busy. Ask them to inquire more about the human combat divisions that are thousands of miles away from our Guyuan Tribe and report back to the tribe as soon as possible. Even if our Guyuan Tribe wants to absorb some tribes into our tribe, we have to clearly distinguish between good and evil in these tribes and get rid of the parasites!"
"Yes, we will definitely ask the warriors of the tribe to investigate more!"
As a sharp sword in Xiao Chen's hand, the Dark Hall was quite powerful. There were more than 50 centurion level warriors, all of whom had been handed over to the Dark Hall by Xiao Chen. It should be known that in an ordinary low-grade tribe, warriors at the Peak of the Bone Tempering Realm were the mainstays of the tribe.
In the Guyuan Tribe, they had become the sharp sword in Xiao Chen's hand. Day and night, they would attack in the Wasteland and constantly report back to the Guyuan Tribe.