14- Am I not in vain?

Babel convened the meeting as scheduled.

One of the slightly funny things is that Rama, who came up with the name of the desert and is also at the heart of the meeting, did not have a say in the meeting.

The proposer and implementer of the plan needs to ask others for consent, and he must wait for the elders to ask him before he can speak.

Before they asked, Rama was not even qualified to speak.

Even if it's your plan, you're at the heart of it.

But that's the reality.

It's no wonder that Babel laughed at Rama.

Among the whole tribe, his reputation was there, but it was not enough.

Fame is a valuable resource that determines how many people are willing to pay to support you when you are about to do something.

The desert is a relatively simple environment.

You are either a warrior - you have shown your prowess in many hunts, and you have been praised by your people.

You are either a wise man - in many hunts, you have used your wits to inflict greater casualties on your enemies and bring more benefits to your people.

In this way, the people will recognize your abilities and put a crown of glory on the basis of your ability.

Rama, on the other hand, never took part in the hunt, in fact, he was initially adopted as a slave.

The tribe instills honor and devotion in them, but in reality only requires them to die for the tribe and is embarrassed by honor without asking for actual supplies.

As we all know, honor is something that can be paid for by a piece of paper and a touch of a person's upper and lower lips.

The core is few, scarce and precious, it has value but a low cost.

You ask for honor without actual benefits, and that's what the elders expect.

They are stingy with giving, but they want you to give everything, so they use honor to coerce everyone.

This is also the path of Babel's training.

She showed her talent among many children, and then she qualified to become a falcon - no, no, no, there is something wrong to say that, it would be better to put it another way.

Of the many children who were trained, she was the only one who ended up becoming a falcon.

Whether you have talent or not, go through rigorous training first.

The last survivors are naturally gifted.

No talent?

Tribal orphans can choose other paths, while non-tribal children who are looted or picked up for adoption can only end their lives early.

Babel was honored on the path of falconry, but her honor was so great that the tribe had to grant her power.

Rama should follow the same path.

But growing up, he chose to show his academic talent.

This is Rama's own choice.

When Rama discovered that the people who grew up with him were all educated for the purpose of martial arts, he understood that he should be different.

The advantage of being different is that you can quickly get noticed by a group of people.

As a result, he quickly gained the attention and training of the tribe, and during a relatively long period of growth, he helped the tribe improve many techniques and make some useful props.

For example, the search for an oasis with abundant water and plants, the improvement of the forging process of weapons, and more effective healing drugs······

Compared to one or two warriors, Rama's talent is naturally more important.

So naturally, he, like Babel, was accepted as his own.

Scholars are more important than warriors, as the Tanit are not a weak tribe, and they have many relatively good warriors.

But none of them have a scholar who can improve these techniques.

So Rama immediately broke away from slavery and became a tribal desert dweller.

Naturally, the improved technology also brought Rama enough honor and fame, and this reputation was very useful most of the time.

For example, Asarigus, for example, the elders had to treat a sixteen-year-old young man with a pleasant face.

But war is another matter.

Would you trust a sixteen-year-old who was known for making alchemical products or medicines in the war effort?

Believe that he can lead the tribe to victory and lead the tribe to plunder more resources and land?

The elders were not convinced.

The one who presides over the war is either a valiant general or a wise man.

But in any case, he will not be a scholar who studies mechanics.

That's a lot worse.

"He hid his strength, he had a Vision a long time ago, but he didn't want to tell the tribe."

The Tanit is a matriarchal clan that believes in the god of flowers, and the Nine Elders share the supreme power of the tribe.

One of the elders was so angry that he didn't care that Rama was in front of him.

"It's disloyalty to the tribe."

He questioned it.

Babel didn't do anything to hide it, Rama told her that she had already obtained the Vision, and she didn't disguise it with lies, but really told the truth.

"Disloyal?" Babel raised an eyebrow, "But if I'm not mistaken, my children have brought a lot of benefits to the tribe, and this part of the benefits is even more than what you have brought to the tribe. ”

"What is wrong with him that you are so suspicious of him, Elder, that you have accused him of disloyalty?"

"Just because he has his own little secrets, he is not loyal enough to the tribe."

Babel's smile sneered, "Then among the elders who are doing it, who has put everything on the surface?" ”

"But the Vision ·······"

He tried to retort, but didn't continue.

Some people see the Vision as the fruit of faith, but the people of the desert see it more simply.

The Vision is just a good weapon.

Since it is a useful weapon, it is like a longbow and a double-edged ······· that inhabit the spirits These are rightfully the property of the tribe.

Because weapons are all about giving everything for the tribe to be reassuring.

However, Rama concealed the fact that he had the Vision, and according to Babel, he had obtained the Vision earlier, but deliberately did not report it.

The concealment of weapons is, of course, bad.

However, the Vision is different from ordinary weapons, it is indeed the private property of a certain person and not the public property of the tribe, and it is unreasonable to punish Rama for having the Vision but not saying it.

To be fair, Rama was of course selfishly concealing the fact that he had a vision.

Every elder could see it, but as Babel said, it was not evidence of a sentence.

The Vision was not a vicious act of obtaining it from the Tribe's hunting and then taking the Tribe's property for himself.

This is what the gods gave him alone.

Of course, people should have their own selfish intentions, and even as tribal elders, it is impossible for you to contribute everything to the tribe.

When I was an ordinary tribal warrior, I had to contribute everything to the tribe, I became a tribal elder, and I had to contribute everything to the tribe and leave nothing for myself.

Then this elder, am I not in vain?