Because metal weapons had yet to appear, any weapon obtained by specialists could be forged by Ordinary People themselves after some time.
Such as stone spears, stone axes, Wooden Spears, and so on.
The few could not yet suppress the many through weapons and armor.
Thus, the person with the greatest prestige, the broadest influence, the greatest ability to get things done for everyone, and the greatest ability to win everyone's heartfelt conviction—the one who naturally had the most supporters—could raise his arms in a call and be chosen as the Tribal Chieftain.
Conversely, even if you were the Chieftain's son, if you lacked ability and competence, no one would choose you.
Because choosing you could very well lead the entire tribe to its destruction.
Even if you could gather some people to obey you through your father's power, everyone's weapons were equally poor, so you could not pull ahead of the others.
It was like thugs fighting.
No one had ever heard of a thug leader's position being passed down to his son.
Because everyone used clubs, and so did you.
That meant you could not form a truly superior armed force.
So your family could not suppress others.
Wenren Sheng then looked at these people.
They had no deceit or trickery. Every one of them possessed a childlike heart.
And when they spoke, no one sowed discord behind another's back.
If there was a problem, or if anyone was dissatisfied with something, they said it directly to each other.
After debating, whoever was right was obeyed.
If the majority had acted wrongly, they acknowledged it to the minority and followed what that person said.
That minority member gained prestige and everyone's support.
They were much like innocent students.
Of course, students were not truly simple either.
But compared