I am a Primitive Man
Chapter 906: Advancing on Three Fronts
About more than a mile away from the cave where the female primitive humans lived, there was a large pile of firewood and grass.
On top of the pile lay numerous corpses—all members of the female primitive human tribe.
People from the female primitive human tribe, as well as those from the Nose-Ring and Earring tribes, had gathered here.
Under everyone’s watchful eyes, Han Cheng brought burning wood to the pile. Smoke rose, and soon flames engulfed it.
The fire consumed the stacked corpses, filling the air with a foul odor.
Many from the Nose-Ring and Earring tribes felt regret as they watched the flames devour the bodies.
After all, in their eyes, this was delicious food.
In the past, anyone daring to do this would have been strongly opposed, even torn to pieces by others trying to protect the food.
But now it was different.
The Divine Tribe forbade such actions—they would not allow the consumption of their own kind.
Moreover, the person lighting the fire and destroying this delicious food was someone of extremely high status within the Divine Tribe, presumably a leader.
This made the thought of eating it even more impossible for them.
Many remembered that in a recent battle, this person had personally wielded thunder!
Better not eat it…
Yet some still wondered—if they didn’t eat these corpses, how could they possibly fill their stomachs?
This doubt lasted only a moment before disappearing, as they remembered the numerous games and provisions carried by the people of the Divine Tribe…
After cleaning, burning, and burying, the area around the female primitive humans’ cave finally became quiet and habitable.
By then, the sun was beginning to set.
Han Cheng had the ceramic pots and cooking utensils removed from the donkeys’ backs, and in front of the three new tribes, he began preparing a meal, drawing both shock and curiosity.
The livestock—donkeys, deer, and sheep—grazed nearby under supervision.
As the sunset’s afterglow spread across the land and the cool air rolled in, the first batch of food was ready.
Han Cheng ate with great satisfaction—after a day of hard work, he was truly hungry.
This also showed Han Cheng’s progress.
Two years ago, having just arrived in this era and after experiencing recent events, being able to eat this happily would have been unlikely.
Now, however, those psychological barriers no longer exist.
After Han Cheng and his companions had eaten, they naturally prepared some food for the others.
Though the food for the others was far less rich than what Han Cheng and his group had, it was enough to amaze and delight those who had never tasted such food before.
Even those who had felt regret at Han Cheng burning the corpses now understood why the Divine Tribe forbade consuming them.
It wasn’t just that they had plenty of game—it was that they possessed such wonderfully flavorful food!
As night fell, previously noisy areas quieted down.
Not everyone could fit into the cave of the female primitive human.
Han Cheng decided to have the Nose-Ring and Earring tribe members stay in the innermost part of the cave, while the female primitive humans stayed in the outer areas.
The rest remained in temporary tents.
The temporary camp was set up to surround the entire cave entrance.
Anyone wanting to leave the cave had to pass through the camp.
This arrangement allowed better monitoring of the newcomers, as the female primitive humans’ cave was somewhat messy and had unpleasant odors.
Living inside wasn’t as comfortable as outside.
The fire burned quietly, occasionally crackling.
The night watch increased from two people to six, working in pairs, tending the fire and staying alert, especially keeping an eye on the cave.
Time passed quickly. By morning, after breakfast, the second senior brother and junior brother Sha led 18 people each, in two groups, with the Nose-Ring and Earring tribes acting as guides, leaving for their respective tribes.
The goal was to bring all members of their tribes to experience the warmth of the Green Sparrow Tribe family.
Only two people from each tribe acted as guides to minimize risks.
Han Cheng wanted to quickly bring these people to Jingguan City to develop and build, avoiding unnecessary trouble.
Of course, this also accelerated the construction of Jingguan City—the more people joined, the faster the work would proceed.
Even if they were inexperienced, more hands meant more progress. Practice would gradually improve speed.
After these people left, Han Cheng and his team focused on gathering and storing food.
Their own supplies were already limited, and with the sudden influx of people, food consumption would rise drastically.
Thus, gathering food efficiently was crucial.
The two subjugated tribes weren’t idle either. Their ropes were loosened so they could help pick fruits and gather food.
This was inevitable work—better to discover potential problems early and benefit from their labor.
However, for safety, only hand restraints were removed—the foot ropes remained.
Their legs were tied separately, with 20–30 cm of rope between each foot, allowing walking but preventing running.
They were divided into small groups of ten, each supervised by three armed elders of the Green Sparrow Tribe.
“Working together” essentially meant close supervision to prevent mischief.
It was autumn, with many fruits ripe so that the groups could gather enough food.
The teams’ fish traps were not forgotten, and alongside fruit gathering, elders and minors placed them in the water.
Soon, something astonishing happened.
The strange-looking devices, once submerged, quickly yielded fish—alive and wriggling.
Seeing this, and observing the skilled handling of the fish, left the new tribes amazed and convinced: these were truly people of the Divine Tribe!
Without them, catching so many fish would have been impossible.
For those unskilled in water activities, catching fish without proper tools was as difficult, if not harder, than chasing land animals.
Otherwise, the character for “fresh” (鲜) wouldn’t combine “fish” and “sheep.”
The leader of the Nose-Ring Tribe was particularly shocked. In their tribe, one skilled fisherman could only catch as many fish in a day as the fingers on his hands.
Yet a single minor from the Divine Tribe, using strange tools, could easily exceed that number in a short time.
And while doing so, the minor would also process the caught fish in the intervals.
The efficiency of the fish traps left everyone—Han Cheng included—stunned, as they had never anticipated such results.
Smaller fish were dried into fish jerky; larger ones were either eaten immediately or chopped and cooked, then packed into jars for storage.
Meanwhile, some survivors of the female primitive human tribe gathered, whispering and pointing at the Green Sparrow Tribe, showing fear and shock, even the woman holding an infant.
The Green Sparrow Tribe quickly noticed these strange behaviors and reported them to Han Cheng.
Some of these women were already surrounded.
Han Cheng found this odd.
Since they hadn’t attacked the Green Sparrow Tribe or suffered as slaves like the Nose-Ring or Earring tribes, they had directly become citizens of the Green Sparrow Tribe. Their treatment was different, so such behavior seemed unnecessary.
“Let’s go, show me.”
Han Cheng thought for a moment and said this, calling on Mao to follow him.
When they approached, the women had once again prostrated themselves in fear, trembling.
It was clear they were terrified of their own actions and of being surrounded by armed Green Sparrow Tribe members.
Han Cheng had Mao ask what had happened and what they were doing.
The answer was surprising.
“They said that previously, their one-eyed leader had taken some of them hunting. They encountered outsiders entering their hunting grounds, and then their leader…”
Hearing Mao’s words, Han Cheng paused, memories pulling him back to spring when he had traveled south and been unexpectedly attacked.
It turned out those attackers were from this very tribe.
Indeed, the world was vast yet sometimes incredibly small.
With Mao’s account, everything became clear.
Each tribe in the region valued its hunting grounds and would fight over them.
Before encountering Han Cheng and his group, the one-eyed leader of this tribe had been relatively strong in the area.
After their encounter, however, everything changed.
Their strong and fierce one-eyed leader and some members had died, weakening the tribe.
The Nose-Ring Tribe later learned of this.
They attempted an attack, failed, then joined forces with the neighboring Earring Tribe to assault this tribe…
As for why the female primitive human didn’t recognize them, it was simple: she hadn’t participated in that hunt.
She had never seen the Green Sparrow Tribe before.
At the time, she was heavily pregnant and remained in the tribe, foraging for wild vegetables.
Even Han Cheng, with his imagination, wouldn’t have guessed such a connection between her tribe and the female primitive human tribe…
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