The afterglow of the morning gilded the entire Gu Yuan Tribe with a faint layer of golden light. The number of people on the streets of the tribe gradually increased. Groups of gold-armored guardian soldiers patrolled the area in unison with vigorous and powerful footsteps.
Right now, the Gu Yuan Tribe's Guardian Soldiers had completely changed their equipment. They were no longer as poor as they were before the war. After gathering all the resources of the three tribes, there were now more than a thousand Guardian Soldiers, each of them wearing low-ranked battle armor and holding low-ranked combat weapons. All of them had the same standard equipment. This made the surrounding tribes very envious, and it also made the Commander of the Guardian Soldiers, Ding Shan, laugh a few times in his sleep.
The Ancient Yuan Tribe, which had been desolate for more than a year, was now bustling with activity. Its abundant resources had become a trading hub for dozens of nearby tribes. Every day, countless herb gatherers and rangers swarmed into the Ancient Yuan Tribe, hoping to reap a good harvest.
When these people returned to their tribes, they would spread the wealth of the Gu Yuan Tribe and the fame of the young chief of the tribe. Now, the reputation of the Gu Yuan Tribe could be said to have spread for thousands of miles.
As the saying goes, cultivation knows no time. A single revolution would be a thousand years. More than ten days had passed since the alchemy master, Hu Guyue, paid a visit. Almost every day or two, Master Hu would bring Mu Yuntian to Xiao Chen's mansion to ask if his master had returned. Of course, he would return empty-handed every time.
This was a great advantage for Xiao Chen. During these days, he had been communicating with Master Hu very happily. One was a new alchemist with a supreme alchemy inheritance, while the other was a master who had been immersed in the alchemy dao for dozens of years. It could be said that they regretted not meeting each other earlier.
After several days of conversation, Xiao Chen, who was a dabbler in alchemy, had benefited a lot. He crazily absorbed the common knowledge of the alchemy world from the old man, Hu Guyue. During the day, they would exchange experiences, and at night, he would crazily refine medicine while guarding the cauldron. Although each day was very hard, Xiao Chen still felt quite gratified when he saw his gradually increasing success rate.
As for the illness of the young Mu Yuntian, Xiao Chen had already flipped through the books in his mind. He had a deeper understanding of his symptoms and a better way to deal with it.
However, he felt that it was not the right time to tell the two of them yet. In other words, he, Xiao Chen, felt that the benefits he had obtained so far were not enough and had not reached his expectations.
Xiao Chen didn't want to be a good person. His heart was evil. Just like doing business, he was particular about hoarding. At this moment, he had a good card in his hand, and he just happened to meet a fat sheep. If he didn't make a killing, how could he face himself?
"Greetings, Clan Leader." Seeing that Xiao Chen had broken out of his seclusion, the guard at the side immediately bowed in respect.
"Yes … Go and gather all the elders, commanders of the War Troops, and the others to come to the manor for a discussion."
The guards at the side immediately received the order and scattered in different directions. Ever since Xiao Chen had become obsessed with concocting medicine, he had become a completely hands-off manager. He had pushed almost all the affairs of the tribe to the Chief Elder and the others. Unless they couldn't handle the difficult affairs of the tribe, Xiao Chen would only go out of his room to handle it.
Once he was done, he would plunge back into his room, leaving the few of them to smile bitterly at the closed door.
In Xiao Chen's words, the most capable people did the most work. Possessing a soul that had transmigrated, he had been deeply influenced by the division of labor and cooperation of the later generations. Of course, he wouldn't be entangled by so many trivial matters.
In this world where strength was king, only strength was king. The path of good and evil depended on the strength of one's strength. As the saying went, the winner was king, and the loser was in the wrong. Therefore, Xiao Chen had to seize every moment to increase his strength, whether it was the strength of himself or the Gu Yuan Tribe.
Just as Xiao Chen was sitting in the hall daydreaming, a series of messy footsteps came from outside. The Chief Elder and the others had arrived.
"Elder Brother Clan Leader, Cai 'er heard that you've recently become a little girl in your boudoir. You don't go out at all. Are you doing something bad?"
Black lines appeared on Xiao Chen's forehead when she asked about his voice before even seeing him. Ever since he had become the Clan Leader of the Gu Yuan Tribe, everyone had been respectful to him, except for one person, and that was the little girl Lin Cai 'er.
A petite figure, like a butterfly flying through flowers, instantly passed everyone and rushed toward Xiao Chen, who was sitting in the main seat. After the crisis of the tribe had been resolved, this little girl seemed to have returned to the innocent and unaffected days of the past.
Xiao wasn't angry at Lin Caier's actions. Instead, he felt very gratified. Ever since he became the patriarch, he had become a lot lonelier. It was as if he was a loner at the top. This little girl had added a little joy to his boring training. Xiao Luo 'er's actions were like that of a lonely man.
Everyone bowed to Xiao Chen in unison and took their seats. Only Lin Cai 'er was still sitting close to Xiao Chen. Her footsteps were fixed like nails, and she hugged him without moving. Her big eyes rolled around, and she had an expression that said, "I'm not leaving, come and bite me."
In the past ten days, the Gu Yuan Tribe could be said to have entered a period of rapid development. Like a nouveau riche in the countryside, they had successively annexed the Black Mountain, Deadwood, and other tribes, and plundered all of their resources and people. The various resources in the Gu Yuan Tribe's treasury had piled up into a small mountain.
After everyone sat down, it was still as usual. Starting from the Great Elder, they reported the various affairs of the tribe to Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen sat on the main seat and made decisions about the tribe's affairs. Of course, if there was a dispute, he wouldn't make a decision by himself. He would let everyone discuss and choose the most suitable plan.
However, when it came to the internal affairs of the Clan Leader, Elder Xiao Qin was still the clearest. As a descendant of Xiao Chen, Xiao Qin was trembling with fear and didn't slack off in the slightest. "Reporting to Clan Leader, after this war, our Gu Yuan Tribe has annexed more than 4200 people. Among them, women and children account for about 80%. Adding on the clansmen who died in the war, our tribe now has a total of more than 16,000 people. Moreover, because of the Clan Leader's reputation, there are many scattered tribes coming to our Gu Yuan Tribe every day, intending to join our Gu Yuan Tribe and seek protection."
On the Wasteland Continent, to be precise, there was another rank below the low-rank tribe, which was the unranked scattered tribes. These scattered tribes lacked resources, did not have a fixed residence, and were constantly in danger. They lacked powerhouses to suppress them. For these scattered nomadic tribes, joining a ranked tribe would increase their chances of survival.
"As for these affiliated tribes, we'll still follow the conditions we've discussed before. Settle them outside the tribe's city, and they'll only be allowed to join our Gu Yuan Tribe if they meet the conditions set by our Gu Yuan Tribe. Our Gu Yuan Tribe doesn't raise useless people."
As for the conditions set by the Gu Yuan Tribe, it was the common practice used by all the tribes on the continent. After all, there was no free lunch in this world.
"According to the tribe leader's orders, we've maintained the number of soldiers protecting the tribe at one thousand five hundred. The ones that are not enough have already been selected from within the tribe. Their weapons and armors are all in place." Seeing that everyone had finished reporting, the leader of the soldiers, Ding Shan, stood up and reported to Xiao Chen.
The past half a month could be said to be Ding Shan's most comfortable days. He was well-equipped and had sufficient soldiers. Wherever he went, he would be smiling. Even when he caught some of the tribe soldiers deserting their duties, he didn't punish them heavily. He only gave them a few superficial words, causing the tribe soldiers to think that King Ding had changed into a different person.
Just like that, time slipped away unknowingly. By the time they finished discussing the tribe's affairs, everyone realized that it was already noon. At this time, the little girl, Lin Cai 'er, was unhappy. She pretended to be angry and said, "Brother tribe leader, you have to compensate me. Sister Mu Qing has already become a Blood Refining Realm warrior, but Cai' er still hasn't. Quickly tell me, did you secretly give Sister Mu Qing special treatment? Cai 'er wants it too."
In this tribe war, Mu Qing had turned the tide. The strength of the Blood Refining Realm could be said to have shocked everyone, causing the little girl to be extremely envious. Every few days, she would come to pester Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen lightly patted Lin Cai 'er's head. When she turned her head away unwillingly, Xiao Chen finally stopped and said, "As a warrior, remember to be eager for quick success. The human body's Secret Chamber can be said to be the most mysterious secret in the world. You must be extremely careful and not make the slightest mistake."
"Also, everyone has worked hard recently. Gu Yuan's achievements today cannot be separated from everyone's hard work. This tribe leader will not forget anyone who has fought for the tribe. Take a bottle from each of the porcelain bottles on the stone table. There are five Bone Strengthening Pills in each bottle. After everyone goes back, when you cultivate, take one every day. Your cultivation will definitely be twice the result with half the effort."
"What, pills!
These are pills! "
"These are pills?"
Hearing Xiao Chen say that the porcelain bottles contained pills refined by real pharmacists, everyone held the porcelain bottles tightly in their hands. They were so energetic that they wished they could integrate the porcelain bottles into their bodies. After all, in the history of Gu Yuan, the number of times that pills had appeared could be counted on one hand. In the tribe, cultivation was almost always done by directly swallowing medicinal herbs. The better ones would just explode the medicinal herbs and simply mix them into pills. Now that real pills had appeared in front of them, how could they not be excited?
"These are the pills refined by Grandmaster Hu, right?"
These days, Hu Gu Yue often went in and out of Xiao Chen's mansion. Everyone already knew that he was a Grandmaster Alchemist. It could be said that they were very respectful to him.
The Bone Strengthening Pills in these porcelain bottles were the harvest of Xiao Chen's hard work in refining pills. With regards to everyone's guesses, Xiao Chen did not agree, nor did he speak out against it.
Holding the pills in his arms like a treasure, everyone dispersed one after another. They could not wait to feel the effects of the pills. Even the little girl Lin Cai 'er, who had been pestering Xiao Chen, quickly disappeared. It seemed that her good sister Mu Qing's breakthrough to the Blood Refining Realm was a huge blow to her.
At this moment, only Mu Qing and Xiao Chen were left in the hall.
"You!"
"You!"
"You first!"