Time passed in the blink of an eye. More than 20 days had passed since the arrival of the Ghostly Night. The people of the Gu Yuan Tribe had also walked out of their sorrow.
At this moment, the tribe was bustling with activity. Thousands of tribesmen were going in and out of the tall city gate. Some were in groups of three to five, while others were in groups of 10. They were all hurrying into the wilderness. Some were carrying heavy food and walking into the tribe with smiles on their faces. The smell of blood on their bodies was frightening.
In the tribe, some of the frisky monkeys were running and howling, their innocent smiles appearing on their faces. Their mischievous looks caused the tribesmen to frown.
The 500 children in the tribe who had just built their martial arts foundation were sitting cross-legged and listening carefully to the tribe's Wuzhen explain the various things to pay attention to in martial arts cultivation. From time to time, a little guy would stand up and ask questions.
As for some youths, their strength was growing slowly every day with the sufficient martial arts resources provided by the tribe. Their figures could be seen everywhere in the tribe's training field. At this moment, they were already qualified to learn some of the low-level martial arts techniques of the Gu Yuan Tribe.
Sounds of spears whistling and thunderous explosions could be heard in the huge training field. These were the martial artists of the tribe practicing martial arts techniques for the children to observe and comprehend.
The entire tribe had once again returned to the busy and fulfilling scene of the past. Every tribesman was busy with their work. The confusion and panic hidden in the tribe during the early stages of the tribe's integration had disappeared and was replaced by pragmatism and stability.
Over the past 20 days, the tribe soldiers who had been killed by the six thousand-man combat masters had been completely replenished. After all, the Gu Yuan Tribe now had 160,000 to 170,000 people, but there were only slightly more than 6,000 guardian soldiers. Although Xiao Chen had raised the minimum requirement for joining the soldiers, it had made the position of guardian soldiers even more popular. Almost every day, tribesmen would challenge the guardian soldiers in an attempt to replace them.
In the hearts of the tribesmen, the guardian soldiers had a very high status. This was not only because they protected the tribe's bloodline, but also because of the military merit system that Xiao Chen had announced.
Gu Yuan valued military merit!
Not only did Xiao Chen set a rule that half of the armors, spirit medicines, materials, precious stones, and precious blood obtained by warriors in every battle would belong to the warriors themselves, he also set a rule that warriors who made great contributions would be rewarded by the tribe. If they made enough contributions, they would even be able to obtain more advanced cultivation methods and martial skills in the Training Hall of the tribe. All of these had greatly stimulated the warriors in the tribe.
Over the past few days, the six thousand-man combat masters of the Gu Yuan Tribe had taken turns to explore the Great Wilderness. They had ventured deeper into the mountains, rivers, lakes, and treacherous terrain to hunt down the remaining Ghost Tribe members. Other than a few who had managed to escape, it could be said that the entire Gu Yuan Tribe's territory was a rare sight.
In order to boost the morale of the combat masters, Xiao Chen took out six bronze war chariots that he had obtained from the underground world and handed them to the six chiliarchs. Of course, each chiliarch had to personally subdue the ferocious beasts that would drive the chariots. Although the chariots had been corroded by the underground world for tens of thousands of years, they still exuded a strong murderous aura. The six chiliarchs were immediately overjoyed. They ventured tens of thousands of miles into the Great Wilderness alone. In just a short five days, they had already equipped their respective bronze war chariots with ferocious beasts that were all Two-star Ferocious Beasts.
With the addition of the bronze war chariots, the combat masters of the Gu Yuan Tribe were like tigers that had grown wings. Under Xiao Chen's orders, they even crossed the boundaries of the tribe's territory and ventured deeper into the Great Wilderness. They hunted for blood and food while gathering information about the wandering warriors of the foreign tribes. As expected, in a valley less than a hundred miles away from the Gu Yuan Tribe's territory, they discovered a group of less than a thousand warriors of the foreign tribes. Under the joint attack of the two thousand-man combat masters of the Gu Yuan Tribe and the newly appointed Paging Elder, they were completely annihilated.
In the stone tower of the tribe.
In Xiao Chen's residence, the layout of the room was simple and unadorned. Other than a few bluestone tables and chairs, there were no other furnishings. At this moment, there were four figures in the room. They were Xiao Chen and the three elders of the Punishment Elder, the Training Elder, and the Internal Affairs Elder.
Even though the Guyuan Tribe had more than a hundred thousand tribesmen and the Blood Refining Realm cultivators had been appointed to idle positions, the true power of the tribe still lay in the hands of the elders of the Guyuan Tribe. Furthermore, their combat prowess was very strong. It could be said that the authority of the Guyuan Tribe still leaned towards Xiao Chen.
"Three elders have come today. Did something big happen in the tribe?"
Generally speaking, Xiao Chen rarely asked about the affairs of the tribe. He had long understood that the key to survival was strength. Therefore, he spent most of his time cultivating. That was why he had such a question when the three elders came to visit him together today.
"Clan leader, over the past few days, the tribe has increased the investment in martial cultivation resources. Although the effect is obvious, we're spending money like water. After the Ghostly Night battle and the various rewards and pensions after the battle, the tribe's various resource reserves have become insufficient to make ends meet."
Hearing this, the third elder, Xiao Qin, spoke with a somewhat solemn expression. At this moment, he looked slightly exhausted. It seemed that the consumption of the tribe's resources had reached a very serious point.
"Recently, the three elders have worked hard. The various affairs of the tribe have been supervised by the three elders. The three elders have contributed greatly to the achievements of the Gu Yuan Tribe today!"
"We don't dare to claim credit. This is all thanks to you, clan leader. If it wasn't for the clan leader, killing the foreign races, and protecting the tribe's land, we wouldn't be able to display our abilities no matter how capable we are!"
There were not many other tribesmen in the stone house, so the tone of everyone's conversation became slightly casual.
"Old clan uncle, don't worry. I've long known about the shortage of resources in the tribe and the excessive consumption. I've already given orders to Ding Shan and Que Feng to hunt with all their strength and gather medicinal herbs. I've even sent Mu Wuya and his team of a thousand to the treasure mountain in the west of the tribe to gather medicinal herbs. The first batch of resources will arrive in two or three days at most!"
"Now that the foreign races are wreaking havoc in the great wilderness, our Gu Yuan Tribe is so remote, yet we've been continuously invaded by them. In these troubled times, the more the tribe's strength increases, the safer our Gu Yuan Tribe will be. That's why we can't limit the cultivation resources of the tribesmen. Instead, we have to increase the supply. The old clan leader is the internal affairs elder, so you'll be in charge of the distribution of resources. As for how to obtain resources, leave it to me, the clan leader!"
"The clan leader is right. Our Gu Yuan Tribe is so remote, yet scouts have been constantly reporting that a large number of foreign races have appeared outside our territory. It's really troubled times. Our Gu Yuan Tribe is so barren, yet these foreign races have actually swarmed our territory. Could it be that our Gu Yuan Tribe has treasures that they want?"
Hearing this, Xiao Chen's eyes flashed and he said, "I'm afraid that someone wants our Gu Yuan Tribe to prosper and multiply!"
What!
The three elders immediately revealed a look of shock. Could it be that the Gu Yuan Tribe had been besieged by the foreign races? Was there really a hidden reason that they didn't know about? After all, in the great wilderness, battles between human battalions and the wandering foreign races happened from time to time. It was not uncommon, so it was difficult to tell whether someone was behind this.