Enforcing the Clan Law

Blood sprayed continuously. The 1500-pound behemoth finally started to weaken, its four legs wobbling before completely giving out under its massive body. The boar fell, its body still twitching intermittently.

Luo Chong took out his bone knife and struck its carotid artery again. After the single stab, the blood completely drained. This was a time for caution, as the smell of blood might attract other predators.

Luo Chong called over his four younger companions. They had just watched their Chieftain's feat of killing the boar alone, and their hearts were filled with admiration. But when they actually got close to the wild boar, their legs still trembled a little.

How the hell are we going to get this back? 1500 pounds! Even after draining the blood, it's still at least 1400. Five kids can't possibly drag it, not to mention there's a sow waiting to be butchered over there.

After thinking for a while, Luo Chong decided not to kill the sow yet. He would use the sow to drag the boar back.

Just like before, he led the sow around the tree until it couldn't move. Then, he used a rope to tie its snout tightly. It's true that Wancchi Pigs have strong bites, but that doesn't mean they have strong power to open their mouths.

With its snout tied, the pig couldn't bite anyone. Even when it squealed, it could only snort through its nose.

The kids grunted and puffed as they dragged the boar next to the sow. They tied the boar's two hind legs together and then tied the other end to the sow's waist. Additionally, they used two separate ropes to tie the sow's two front legs. Done.

Luo Chong walked in front, leading by the sow's snout to guide the direction. Da Zui and Hou Zi each held one of the sow's front legs, walking on either side. If they saw the sow intending to attack Luo Chong, they would pull the ropes to the sides, essentially forcing it into a split. It would immediately have to lie on the ground. Besides, dragging a dead pig weighing over 1000 pounds, it couldn't run fast anyway. This was just a precaution.

Da Mao and Er Mao walked at the back with sticks, keeping watch to prevent any animal ambushes. Occasionally, they would poke the pig's backside with the sticks to urge it along.

This pig was really having a rough time. It was clearly a pig, but it was forced to play the role of an old ox. In the end, it still couldn't escape the pain of the knife. It was a total humiliation, and it couldn't even resist.

Although they caught one alive this time, Luo Chong had no intention of raising this kind of Wancchi Pig. This species was too fierce and completely unsuitable for domestication. Animals that could be raised had to be docile, or at the very least, not attack humans.

They leisurely made their way home. They walked the entire way and didn't see the group of wild boars that escaped. He didn't know where they ran off to.

A crimson trail was dragged through the jungle. In the dense forest, who knew how many pairs of eyes were coveting this succulent meat. Unfortunately, the team escorting the "prisoner" was too formidable, and their formation was perfect. There was no direction from which they could be ambushed.

In this way, they crossed the ridge and passed through the dense jungle, finally seeing the tribe's cave in the distance.

The companions clearing the bushes outside were the first to spot this strange team. The one leading was their Chieftain, covered in mud all over. If it weren't for his distinctive hairstyle, they wouldn't have recognized him.

The companions swarmed over to greet them but didn't dare to get too close. They had never even seen this kind of creature before. Anyway, it looked terrifying, and to be honest, Wancchi Pigs were really ugly.

Lame was sitting at the entrance of the cave sharpening his bone knife. The clay molds were already shaped and were drying.

Qu Bing was wrapped in animal hide, sitting on a pile of grass sunbathing. His mother sat beside him, sewing him new clothes. He was much better today and started shouting and pointing over as soon as he saw Luo Chong and the others from afar.

Lame saw the Chieftain return and limped over to greet him. Luo Chong told him to go get a Water Jar and some salt. He immediately ran back, limping.

The children and pregnant women gathered around to watch. They had never seen such large prey. Even the Terror Bird they caught before wasn't as big as these two pigs.

Qu Bing also fussed, wanting his mother to hold him so he could join the excitement. When he saw Luo Chong looking at him, he even made a face at Luo Chong. As a result, his mother patted him on the head, and he pouted, throwing a tantrum.

When Lame brought the Water Jar, Luo Chong dug a pit in the ground and placed the Water Jar in the pit, with the rim only slightly above the ground.

Under Luo Chong's guidance, the sow walked next to the Water Jar. Then, Da Zui and Hou Zi pulled the ropes together, and the sow's massive body was directly brought down. Da Mao and Er Mao dragged the pig's head over the Water Jar. The wild boar was wailing desperately, as if it knew what was about to happen.

Without surprise, Luo Chong delivered the final blow, stabbing directly into the carotid artery. Not a drop of blood was spilled as it sprayed into the Water Jar. In a short while, the jar was full of blood.

He poured a bowl of salt water into the blood, stirred it evenly, and before long, it would turn into delicious blood tofu. If they had radishes, slicing them and stir-frying them with the pig blood and lard would make something Luo Chong could eat five steamed buns with. Unfortunately, they didn't have any. It seemed they could only boil soup for dinner.

Butchering the pigs would still have to be done by Luo Chong himself. He estimated they hadn't handled animals this large before.

Wancchi Pigs have very little hair and thick skin, but it's not suitable for making clothes and doesn't provide warmth. However, Luo Chong planned to tan it to make leather boots or backpacks. With two pigs that big, they should be able to make many pairs.

Under the skin was a layer of glistening fat about four fingers thick. This was their reserve before winter, but now Luo Chong scraped it all off. Fat had too many uses. It could be made into soap, candles, and even synthesized into explosives. At the very least, it could be eaten. He would render it over the fire later.

He gutted the pigs, and the colorful insides spilled onto the ground. The heart, liver, intestines, stomach, and two pig kidneys – these were all edible. The lungs were directly given to the fish.

The remaining bodies were butchered into pieces, and the bones were removed. The larger bones could even be ground into weapons or something.

It was exhausting to butcher two giant pigs weighing over a thousand pounds in one afternoon: skinning, scraping fat, deboning, cleaning intestines, boiling blood, rendering fat, and tanning hides with plant ash. Fortunately, there were people helping, otherwise Luo Chong would have been exhausted to the point of spitting blood.

The results were also pleasing. The smoking rack was hung with large and small pieces of meat, a jar of cooked blood tofu, and three jars of glistening rendered fat. The children were laughing happily, constantly picking up and eating the cracklings. Even Qu Bing ate with great joy, running around in front of Luo Chong in his new clothes.

Just as Lame was opening the kiln in the evening to retrieve the Pottery, the large group that had been busy all day also returned.

The Fishing Team had several hundred identical fish, a full basket of fish bladders, and two large jars of fish roe. The Hunting Team had three wild chickens, two large snakes, over ten bird eggs, over a dozen rabbitsized marmots, and a basket of nuts. It was likely they had raided some unfortunate marmot's home and wiped out its entire family, even digging up its stored food underground.

The Gathering Team also had a bountiful harvest today because a newcomer joined them today – Qu Bing's young aunt, the girl who had just come of age not long ago. It was she who led the Gathering Team to find a new food source, a very sweet root. It had a texture similar to sugarcane and grew as floating roots on the surface of the ground. There were also a few root nodules on them, as big as fists. When cut open, there was natural amber-colored syrup inside.

My god, what kind of monstrous plant is this? The sugar yield is too high! If we collect more, we can refine white sugar. For this, Luo Chong specifically praised the young girl.

Everyone ate happily, knowing how hard it was to find sweets in the natural environment. But there was one person who was different from everyone else.

The Elder, his face dark, his lips trembling with anger, his beard and hair bristling, held a Thorn Vine covered in red thorns and chased after Qu Bing's young aunt, whipping her.

Luo Chong remembered that Thorn Vine. In the memory of the original body's owner, that vine was like a form of Clan Law in the tribe, specifically for punishing those who made serious mistakes.

Minor mistakes meant going without food, starving you for two days, considered a minor punishment. If it was a serious mistake that endangered the lives of fellow tribesmen, they would be whipped with the Thorn Vine. Each lash left a bloody mark with dense small holes. In this era without medical conditions, it would definitely lead to the entire body rotting away.

How the hell can this be? Such a lovely young girl, and we even paid for her! How can this old man bear to do it? Besides, what mistake did she make? You're beating her to death.

Luo Chong stopped the enraged Elder and asked for his reason for hitting her. There had to be a reason for executing Clan Law.

As a result, he heard an unbelievable reason. The Elder said that kind of tree root was the root of the Demon Tree. The sweet root was the bait of the Demon Tree, and the Demon Tree would kill everyone who stole and ate the root, and then eat them.

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