Chronicles of Primitive Civilization
Chapter 43

Those Who Obey Me Prosper

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"Big Strength, Stone, Six-Finger, you three go and push that rock."

Luo Chong pointed at the huge boulder at the entrance of the cave and said to the three of them. He himself notched another arrow and aimed at the gap in the entrance.

Big Strength and the other two started to push the giant rock. The three of them pushed together, and the giant rock at the entrance scraped along the ground with a grinding sound, but it didn't move much and slowly pushed back.

What the hell, you think you're safe just by blocking the door? How is that possible? You killed my saiga, and you don't want to pay the price.

Luo Chong pulled several arrows from his quiver, jumped off the elephant's back, and walked to the side of the cave entrance. There was a long, narrow gap there that allowed him to see inside.

Behind the giant rock, several adult males were desperately pushing against it. Luo Chong could even see the strained expressions on their faces from the effort.

He drew his bow and notched an arrow again. Swish! This time, it really went through two people. The arrow entered from the side, the target was no more than two meters away, and it directly pierced two people through their ribs.

Another series of screams erupted. The others behind the rock were so scared they ran away immediately, no longer daring to stand at the entrance.

With no one holding the door, Big Strength and the other two successfully pushed the rock aside. The three bodies behind the rock, who hadn't yet breathed their last, were also crushed into a bloody mess and quickly fell silent.

The entrance to the cave was wide open. Inside, there was a dim yellow firelight. A group of women and children in the depths were huddled fearfully in a large pile of straw. Of the remaining five adult men, three were standing in front of them holding long spears, and the two who had been injured earlier were groaning in the straw pile.

Luo Chong walked in holding his long spear. The golden spearhead reflected a dazzling light in the firelight. Dashu and the others also rushed in with their golden axes and long spears.

The three guys holding stone spears looked at Luo Chong and his group, their legs still trembling. They were saying something wah wah that he didn't understand, but looking at their expressions, they seemed to be begging for mercy.

"Begging for mercy now? Do you beg for mercy with weapons in your hands? What were you doing earlier? Wasn't it you who attacked our tribe first?" Luo Chong swept his long spear, knocking the long spears out of the hands of the three men. He pointed his long spear directly at them and demanded.

The man in the middle was almost hit in the nose by the spear tip, and he sat down on the ground in fright. He pointed at Baldy's corpse and actually started crying woo woo, saying a string of wah wah wah things. The two beside him also knelt at Luo Chong's feet, pointing at Baldy's corpse and cursing. Hmm, they should be cursing loudly. In any case, looking at their expressions, they weren't saying anything nice.

Tsk, so that means they're shifting the blame onto Baldy, huh? He came up with the idea, but didn't you guys participate?

Luo Chong looked at the few people with contempt. He saw a wounded man in the back quietly picking up a rock, actually trying to resist. Instantly, he swept his spearhead and thrust forward with a thump. He pierced a hole in his left chest, and blood spurted out as if it were free.

"All of you, kneel down! Those who resist will die!"

Luo Chong's eyes widened, and he suddenly roared. In the sound-gathering cave, Luo Chong's roar echoed repeatedly in everyone's ears.

The children in the back were so scared they started crying wah, and the women couldn't comfort them no matter how hard they tried.

Luo Chong pointed at the two who were kneeling, and the others immediately copied them and knelt down.

"Dashu, go find their stored food. Get it all out and take it with you. Also, see if there's any salt." Luo Chong instructed Dashu, who was behind him. He himself started to persuade the group in front of him to surrender.

"We came here because your chieftain attacked my tribesmen first. Now your chieftain and most of the men are dead, but that's not enough. We will take all your food as punishment for you," Luo Chong said while gesturing.

Luo Chong said this for a reason. He wanted to annex this group of people, but they had already fought a battle, and he had killed their people. So they would inevitably have hatred in their hearts. In that case, absorbing them into his tribe would become a destabilizing factor. So he also conveniently shifted the blame onto Baldy.

It's your chieftain's fault, so you can't blame me. If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have attacked you. As long as they could understand this meaning, they wouldn't bear much resentment towards Luo Chong.

However, Luo Chong clearly overestimated their loyalty to the tribe. They didn't care about the chieftain's life or death. They only cared that Luo Chong was going to take their food.

A group of women watched as Dashu led people to move their stored dried meat. They were so anxious they wanted to cry, but Luo Chong was still standing there, so they didn't dare to move. They could only quickly beg Luo Chong for mercy.

"Noble chieftain, this wasn't our idea, it was all our chieftain's doing. It's enough that you killed him. Please, please don't take our food, or we won't survive this winter. Please,"

An older woman fiercely pushed aside the three men in front of her and crawled on her knees to Luo Chong, begging.

Luo Chong glanced at the woman indifferently, walked to where they put their pottery, picked up a Pottery Pot and held it in his hand.

"This problem is easy to solve. As long as you join my tribe, I can give you endless food and let you drink meat soup every day.

Your chieftain could exchange you for Pottery like this, but in my tribe, there are many things like this. Each of you can have one, and no one will freeze to death in winter anymore. I won't exchange you for anything either. My tribesmen are priceless.

How about it? Those who are willing to join our tribe and become my tribesmen can stand behind me now."

After Luo Chong finished speaking, he casually threw the Pottery Pot in his hand onto the ground. With a crack, the Pottery Pot shattered into pieces.

As a transmigrator, Luo Chong was well-versed in the art of showing off. Look at the Pottery you cherish as treasures. They are trash to me. I can make as many as I want. Now I'm giving you a chance to hook up with a sugar daddy. You must know how to cherish it.

A group of people stared dumbfounded at the 'Stone Pot' that had been exchanged for two women, casually thrown on the ground by Luo Chong. And this young chieftain in front of them also said that as long as they came to his tribe, everyone could have one.

Is this guy that rich? This is worth two people! He just threw it away. Even if you're very rich, please don't waste it, okay?

The women were stunned after watching Luo Chong's display of wealth. Fearing that this prodigal son would smash another Pottery Pot if things didn't go his way, they quickly got up, picked up a Water Jar, and stood behind Luo Chong.

Where there was one, there was a second. Slowly, more and more people picked up their belongings and stood behind Luo Chong. The three adult males also quietly crawled up and went behind Luo Chong. Luo Chong pretended not to see them. He didn't want to kill so many people now. There was no benefit in killing them. It was better to keep those who were willing to submit to work.

In the end, only one severely injured man was left lying there. This guy's leg was broken by a Stone Axe, and it was an open fracture. The broken bone spur had pierced through the flesh, and he had already fainted from the pain. With the current medical conditions, he was clearly beyond saving.

Luo Chong led these newly joined tribesmen out of the cave, instructed Beast Tooth to finish off that man, and then burn the cave.

Beast Tooth took the order and, together with One-Ear, threw the bodies onto the straw pile in the cave, stabbed the severely injured man to death, and then took burning firewood from the fire pit and threw it onto the straw pile.

For a time, the cave was ablaze with fire, and thick smoke billowed everywhere. Baldy and his tribe were also reduced to ashes from then on.

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