The strong could help the barbarians, but the barbarians could not simply take the benefits brought by the strong for granted.
Therefore, the barbarians had a custom.
Whenever a powerful barbarian claimed a piece of territory for the village, the villagers would give a large portion of the profits gained from that territory to the strong person who had claimed it.
That was also why Lu Chen's room had suddenly filled with so many supplies.
Lu Chen nodded, understanding the situation. He did not make any special arrangements and simply chose to keep the items.
However, looking at the Barbarian Girls in the room, Lu Chen said, "Did you bring them here to help? When they leave, let them take some things with them."
Those words instantly brought a smile to Xiao Wei's face.
"Thank you, my lord. I'll keep them under control."
Of course, those Barbarian Girls had not been brought over by Xiao Wei. Life among the barbarians was harsh, and Xiao Wei had always been diligent.
If possible, she would have preferred to manage the supplies by herself.
However, when the other barbarians delivered the supplies, they had also left their daughters behind. They wanted to leave someone from their household at Lu Chen's side.
There was no helping it. Barbarian life was difficult, and almost no one could eat their fill during winter.
At the same time, barbarians starved to death every year. Among them, more girls died due to their weaker bodies and the village's tendency to favor boys.
But those girls were also the barbarians' children. If possible, they too hoped their children could survive.
Yet they truly could not afford to feed them. That was why they wanted to send the girls from their households to the strong people in the village.
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