I am a Primitive Man
Chapter 908: “Have They Just Broken the Green Sparrow Speed Record?!”
“Here, houses for living can be built first using mud, thatch, and other simple materials.
There’s no need to build too many at once—start with just one house.
The walls don’t need to be huge right away, either. We can follow the main tribe’s construction style, starting with a small courtyard and gradually expanding it over time.
The most fundamental thing here is to cultivate the fields. By next spring, we can plant a batch of grain such as rice…”
About ten miles away from the cave where the female primitive and her group lived, Han Cheng pointed out the site and explained the plan to Third Senior Brother and the others.
Han Cheng had already informed Third Senior Brother, Second Senior Brother, and the others about the plan to establish a branch tribe here.
Although everyone was surprised by his sudden proposal, no one objected.
Once Han Cheng explained how important this branch tribe would be for the overall development of their people, there was no room for disagreement.
Over the past ten-plus years, and through everything that had happened during that time, they had learned to follow the Divine Child’s orders without question.
Other matters didn’t need overthinking.
Especially for Second Senior Brother and Third Senior Brother—the absolute elders of the Green Sparrow Tribe—the significance was even more evident.
However, compared to Second Senior Brother’s joy, Third Senior Brother felt a bit uneasy.
Because the Divine Child had decided to lead a group to build this new branch tribe.
It wasn’t that Third Senior Brother opposed the decision—he didn’t—but staying here to develop the third branch tribe meant he couldn’t accompany the Divine Child south to help build Jinguan City.
Han Cheng hadn’t told anyone yet about the plan to build the third branch tribe at the Creek Tribe’s location. The sudden discovery of this new site conveniently took over the title of the third branch tribe.
The third branch tribe he had been planning now became the fourth.
“Building a tribe here also contributes to the tribe as a whole.
You lead the construction here while we work there. Let’s see who can build it first.
By next year, after the rice is planted, I’ll return with part of the group from the south, and we’ll meet again then.”
Han Cheng noticed Third Senior Brother’s unease and, after explaining the plan, smiled as he reassured him.
Hearing this, Third Senior Brother smiled broadly.
Leaving Third Senior Brother here to lead the construction had been a deliberate decision by Han Cheng.
The third senior brother was different from the others in the tribe. When the Copper Mountain residential area was built, he led the team.
Of course, at that time, the Divine Child—Han Cheng—had guided the general framework, after which Third Senior Brother truly took charge.
That experience had been invaluable.
With that experience, Han Cheng had complete confidence that Third Senior Brother could lead the construction of this new branch tribe.
Additionally, Third Senior Brother, as one of the earliest members of the Green Sparrow Tribe and a master archer, held significant authority, ensuring no one would disobey him.
“You handle it—I trust you,” Han Cheng said, patting Third Senior Brother on the shoulder.
Those words completely dispelled Third Senior Brother’s unease. He grinned like a lucky windfall had just hit him.
Han Cheng had chosen the location they were now at after days of exploration and surveying.
The terrain was favorable, roughly between the cave where the female primitive and her child lived and the mountain entrance.
Nearby was a water source—a small lake of about three to four acres, essentially a large pond.
The lake was fed by flowing water with both inflow and outflow.
The surrounding terrain was pretty flat, mostly soil with a few rocks, making it suitable for cultivating crops.
The lake also contained plenty of fish, which would provide food in the early stages of development.
Building a branch tribe here was very feasible.
Of course, considering travel efficiency, placing the tribe at the mountain entrance would have been more practical, allowing direct access to the mountains.
But that location had too many rocks and little arable land, so Han Cheng abandoned the idea.
He chose this location as the next best option.
After determining the initial positions and scale for walls and houses, allocating personnel, tools, and food, the day had passed.
That night was uneventful, and the next morning Han Cheng left with the group—driving donkeys and deer and herding sheep—heading toward the mountain entrance.
At the site designated for the third branch tribe, Han Cheng left Third Senior Brother and his team behind to continue construction.
Han Cheng’s party then raised the Green Sparrow flags and continued south along the cleared paths.
The group size grew from 120 to 140.
From the tribe of the female primitive with the baby, he took five adults; from the Nose-Ring Tribe, twenty adults; from the Earring Tribe, ten adults.
They took so many from the Nose-Ring Tribe because the leader’s leg injury prevented him from traveling across the mountains to Jinguan City. Fewer people near the leader reduced potential risks.
The Earring Tribe sent only ten, including their leader, for the same reason.
Meanwhile, 25 people remained with Third Senior Brother, including ten Green Sparrow citizens, ten old slaves, and five new slaves from the Black Stone Tribal Alliance.
Third Senior Brother, in rattan armor, carrying a backpack, quiver, and longbow, watched Han Cheng’s group leave. Once they disappeared, he turned to the remaining people: “Let’s go! Back to the cave!”
They headed toward the cave where the female primitive lived.
She followed, occasionally glancing back at Han Cheng and his group.
Originally, Han Cheng intended to take her to Jinguan City, but her baby was too young, and the mountain journey would have been too strenuous, so she stayed.
After tidying up at the cave, Third Senior Brother and his team headed north, passing the Nose-Ring and Earring Tribes’ locations again—not to revisit the odd battle from a few days prior, but to continue along the route.
The goal: return to the main Green Sparrow Tribe.
Han Cheng had several reasons for this.
First, there weren’t enough tools. With only 120 people initially, the tools sufficed. Now, with over double the number, they were insufficient.
Second, the composition of those left behind was risky. Only 25 remained with Third Senior Brother, while over 50 adults were left behind, creating a potentially dangerous imbalance.
Even if the remaining people seemed compliant, Han Cheng didn’t trust them completely.
Third, food. The supplies brought from the main tribe were intended for Jinguan City. More people meant greater demand.
Returning to the main tribe solved all these issues: more tools, food, and proper supervision by the Shaman, the Senior Brother, and Shi Tou.
During the journey, the main tribe approached, and Third Senior Brother often shot arrows, killing birds and beasts.
This served both to supplement food and demonstrate power, intimidating the Nose-Ring and Earring Tribe members into obedience.
The display of strength made all recruits—including the leader of the Nose-Ring Tribe, who was carried on a stretcher—more respectful and submissive.
It reinforced the lesson: kneeling before the powerful was wise; otherwise, many would die at the hands of a tribe with such might.
At Salt Mountain, Gu and others were busy harvesting mature crops.
Thanks to the Green Sparrow Tribe’s labor, the farmland at Salt Mountain was now contiguous with the main tribe’s fields.
To save on transport time, crops were processed locally before the final grain was sent to the main tribe.
“Woof woof~”
During work, the southern area suddenly rang with the distinctive barking of Green Sparrow Tribe dogs.
Gu saw over a dozen dogs bounding joyfully toward them.
It wasn’t unusual to see tribe dogs nearby, but when he saw Third Senior Brother and his group returning from the south, he was stunned.
The Divine Child and his group had already built Jinguan City?
This speed—this absolutely broke the Green Sparrow Tribe’s record…
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