Chapter 156: Taking Refuge
Inside the vast totem temple, the walls around it are covered with words that record the history of the tribe, and at the top is the huge stone tablet of the Fire Tribe.
The inside of the house is very large, but now there are only three people inside, and the charcoal fire around it is very strong, which can be said to be very different from the outside of the house.
After the priest of the wolf tribe said that, the whole room became a little quiet, Su Ming and Bai Fang looked at each other, and their eyes were all asking: Did you hear it wrong just now?
Looking at the question in the other party's eyes, Su Ming and Bai Fang knew at this time that this was not an auditory hallucination, it was a real thing at this time.
"Lord Wolf Worker, you said that the Wolf Tribe is going to migrate to our Fire Tribe?" White Fang said with some uncertainty and caution.
This can't help but make him cautious, you must know that the wolf tribe is also a big tribe, the population is also hundreds of thousands of people, and the strength is strong, and now he suddenly said that he wanted to defect to the fire tribe, although the wolf worker said it very tactfully, saying that it was if, but they all knew that the wolf worker was serious. This made Su Ming and the others feel very surprised, and they had to reconfirm.
"Yes, Lord White Fang. Now that I've said it, I'm not going around in circles. Our tribe is now starting to attack with wild beasts, and it won't be long before it spreads to the territory of the wolf tribe, but we are not sure that we will be able to resist their attacks. The wolf worker who has let go of the burden in his heart is not hiding it now, and he has told all the predicament faced by his tribe.
"Oh, that's right. But I remember, there are many other tribes on your side, why don't you choose to join forces with them to resist the attack of the barbarian beasts?" At this time, Su Ming also raised the doubts in his heart.
Just like on this side of the mountains, as long as you unite enough tribes, you will be strong enough to protect the safety of your own tribe. But why did they give up their status as the suzerain's tribe and defect to the subordinate tribe of the Fire Tribe?
"Hey, Lord Su Ming, I know you will have questions about this matter. It's not that we don't want to migrate and unite with other tribes, but those places are saturated and there is no extra land to feed our tribe. Moreover, the attack of the barbarian tribes on the occupied area has largely cut us off from the rest of the tribes. Speaking of this, the wolf worker's tone was also a little low, a little lost, after all, who wants to be inferior, especially since he was still the suzerain tribe before.
After hearing the wolf worker's explanation, Su Ming and White Fang couldn't help but glance at each other again, they already believed the wolf worker's words.
"Lord Wolf Worker, this matter is a bit big, let's leave it like this today, we have to discuss it with the rest of the tribe, and we will give you an answer when we reach a conclusion. Anyway, it's winter, and you can't go back to the tribe directly, so stay here patiently. Su Ming replied softly, after all, this matter is too big, and it is not easy for him and Baiya to make a direct commitment.
If the whole clan of the wolf tribe migrated over and defected, and if it was true that they wanted to occupy this place, it would be troublesome at that time.
You can imagine that after the wolf tribe entered the fire tribe station, at the ceremony of collecting the affiliated tribes, the wolf tribe, which had an absolute numerical advantage, suddenly attacked, and the scene of the killing must be chaotic at that time, even those powerful fire tribe tribesmen could not completely blockade it.
The enemies who are scurrying out, killing people everywhere and setting fires, those war supplies, and those children who do not have much strength, will suffer heavy losses.
Even in the end, the Fire Tribe will be able to suppress the Wolf Tribe's rebellion, but it will also cause incalculable losses and damage to the Fire Tribe. It's definitely not worth the cost.
The wolf worker walked away, with easy steps, but he threw the problem to Su Ming and White Fang, as well as the chief and deputy leaders and priests who were still unaware.
"White Fang, it doesn't matter if the wolf workers are sincere or not, but it's true that the wild beasts over there started to attack, and it seems that the tribe station is now going to start surveying the terrain and preparing to build fortifications. Looking at the wolf worker who had left, Su Ming said to the white fang next to him with a serious face.
"We have a cave, and when the time comes, we will directly open the cave, so won't the wild beasts be able to pass? Why are we still building fortifications?" Hearing Su Ming's arrangement, Bai Fang didn't understand a little, and didn't know why he did this, so he directly raised the question in his heart.
"That's how I think of it, to close the cave, to be used as a last resort. But when the situation is in crisis, we should also actively fight against the Savage Behemoth, after all, the flesh of the Savage Behemoth is rich in energy, which can promote the cultivation of our exercises. Su Ming made his own explanation for this arrangement based on what the Tooth Tribe learned at the front line mountain pass.
"Moreover, I have learned from the Tooth Tribe that although the Wild Behemoths attack frequently, they also attack in different groups, and after each Race attacks, before the other Race arrives, we will have a time lag to harvest the Wild Behemoths that have been killed.
Moreover, it was not all for the meat of the wild beasts, but also for the precious materials on their bodies, especially the bowstrings for making new giant crossbows, which were now in short supply for the tribe. ”
"Oh, that's right. Okay, I'm going to make arrangements, I'm going to build a strong fortification, and I'm going to hunt more wild beasts. After saying that, White Fang directly said goodbye and went out of the house, went to the other side of the cave, surveyed the terrain, and chose a place to build fortifications.
White Fang was gone, Su Ming became a person again, and the Totem Temple became quiet.
Time passed day by day, but the busyness of the Fire Tribe did not stop at all.
During this period, all the high-level leaders of the Fire Tribe gathered once to discuss the migration and defection of the Wolf Tribe, and although in the discussion meeting, everyone agreed with the Wolf Tribe's defection, but before the Wolf Tribe was completely integrated into the Fire Tribe, there were still a lot of opinions.
Most of them are about the defense of the tribe's station, such as when the ceremony is to be held outside the city, the children of the tribe cannot participate on the day of the ceremony, and the tribesmen who go to participate must be fully armed, while the wolf tribe must be disarmed, and only after the ceremony is completed, can they be armed again, etc.
After sorting out all the conditions, Su Ming and the others also notified the wolf workers, and openly explained the conditions and the reasons for these conditions to him in detail.
After hearing their explanation, the wolf worker also agreed and expressed his understanding. After all, he also knows the danger in this, which has nothing to do with the trust between the two parties, but a guarantee to avoid accidents.
Subsequently, the two sides discussed the treatment that the wolf tribe should enjoy in the entire tribal suzerainty system after it became a subordinate tribe.
After all, although they are all affiliated tribes, there are some high and low status between various tribes.
There is also the division of the territory of the wolf tribe, although the fire tribe now has a vast territory, but due to the constraints of manpower, many places have not been developed at all, and it is still a reckless land.
When arranging new tribes, it must not be arbitrarily divided, and careful consideration must be carried out, otherwise it will affect the entire layout of the tribe and limit the development of the entire territory.
(End of chapter)