I Became The Chief of A Primitive Village

The two hundred people took the board and a few began sliding it like they had been shown.

They found that wherever the board passed, the road became as smooth as when the Shaman had done it.

The effect was very satisfying, and they grew to enjoy it, they started to compete in trying to operate the board themselves.

“Alright, now pave another section and use this board. If it meets my standards, you can start work today and get extra meat tonight.” Su Bai said.

“Understood!” The two hundred people grew more excited at the prospect of getting extra meat tonight.

They divided the work: some carrying crushed stones, others handling cement, and so on.

Their orderly division of labor surprised Su Bai, though, upon reflecting on it, it made sense.

Primitive societies naturally operated through division of labor, with each person having their specific tasks. It was precisely this orderly cooperation that allowed Tribes to survive in this primitive era.

An hour later, the two hundred people completed another road section and the smoothen. They were being more careful this time, and also more patient. After all, paving a longer section meant it took longer.

Su Bai carefully inspected the road from the starting point, checking its height, evenness, and alignment.

He nodded with satisfaction and said. “You all really learn quickly. You pass. You can begin paving the road.”

“Wonderful!” The two hundred people finally relaxed completely. They had worried there might be new problems, or their paving would not meet the Shaman’s standards.

To them, any work that provided meat was the best kind of work, especially work personally assigned by the Shaman. Those needed to be taken extremely seriously – hence their concern.

*Clang clang clang…*

*Swish swish swish…*

The two hundred people continued working under the Sun. Though hot and tiring, they did not complain. Instead, their faces showed smiles, grateful to the Shaman. They all felt that the new Shaman was truly wonderful.

Seeing the workers diligently working, Su Bai nodded with satisfaction and turned to say, “I’ve taught them what is needed. Just check their work each day. No need to constantly watch over them.”

Sha Lan snapped out of her amazement upon hearing his voice, still stunned at how someone could be so brilliant.

Fortunately he was their Tribe’s Shaman – if he belonged to another Tribe, she would have been incredibly envious.

“Yes, I understand,” Sha Lan nodded repeatedly.

“There’s not much to do in the wooden house lately. Just oversee the road paving and other construction.” Su Bai said.

“Shaman, please let me oversee the Linen Weaving Techniques, Wolf Tail Grass Paper production, and ceramics making too. I’ll watch over everything for you.” Sha Lan solemnly said.

The cat eared girl had never shown such strong responsibility or eagerness to contribute to the Tribe.

“Don’t you still have your daily training? With so many tasks, you’ll exhaust yourself.” Su Bai worriedly said.

Sha Lan shook her head without hesitation, saying firmly, “No, Shaman. These are all minor matters. They just need me to supervise. So, they won’t be tiring.”

The cat eared girl remained very determined, wanting to do important things for the Tribe.

“Alright, I’ll leave it to you then. Tell me if it’s too much – I can arrange for others to help.” Su Bai said.

He felt the cat eared girl was acting different from her typical quiet self.

“Yes!” Sha Lan responded without hesitation.

“Then, watch over things here. I have matters to handle back at the wooden house.” Su Bai calmly said.

“Leave it to me.” Sha Lan nodded.

Watching Su Bai’s departing figure, the cat eared girl shrugged and smiled. She turned to the workers and began carefully supervising their road paving.

The workers were diligent. Heads down, they were working hard with no one slacking off.

Their expressions said everything. It was all broad smiles; some even chatting happily, not treating it as difficult labor.

“The Shaman is so good to us, giving us such good work to do.”

“Yes, yes, and most importantly giving us extra meat to eat. Does the Tribe have that much meat?”

“They must have. Otherwise, why would the Shaman promise us so much meat? Do you think he would say something and not fulfil it?”

“That makes sense. The Shaman would never deceive us. Just look at how our Tribe keeps getting better. That says it all.”

“…”

Though road paving was exhausting work, it did not stop them from chatting. Such conversations continued among the crowd.

Sha Lan smiled watching it all. Previously she would not have dared imagine such scenes.

But now, it was really happening. Not only did Tribe members have meat to eat, but they were developing toward a better life.

It all seemed too incredible, like a dream.

That dream started when they left the Flame Dragon Tribe, continuing until the Tribe found its new path. Whether it was daily food, clothing, or living conditions – everything had made remarkable progress.

It was no wonder the people were so devoted. The new Shaman truly deserved their loyalty.

This was why Sha Lan had just taken on so many responsibilities. She wanted to contribute to the Tribe’s improvement.

“Keep up the good work! There’s still plenty of time before it turns dark. You can definitely pave more.” Sha Lan suddenly called out.

After so many days in the Tribe, the cat eared girl understood cement’s properties. The longer it set, the stronger it became. With the rainy season approaching, the earlier they paved this road, the more durabile it would be.

Even a month of rain would not matter. She believes this road would still stand firm.

“Yes!” The two hundred people shouted in unison.

Sha Lan soon walked to the first section of paved road and bent down to examine it carefully.

Resisting the urge to poke it, and deform it, she murmured. “How amazing – this can actually be used as a road?”

She had been amazed enough when grass ash cement was used for building cement houses. Now, it was being used for roads. This material was truly mind-boggling.

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