Ancestral Hall.
Several clan elders stared at the roughly ten or so kilograms of copper-yellow stones arranged on the table, constantly touching the strange stones.
"Can this truly allow the Yang Clan to advance another step?"
The old woman looked suspiciously at the stones before her.
They were no different from ordinary rocks, except for a slight difference in color.
Could they really allow the clan to advance further?
"I don't know."
The other two clan elders shook their heads.
The clan leader's extraordinary abilities were plain for all to see.
If the clan leader said it could help the clan advance another step, then it could help the clan advance another step.
After all, they trusted their clan leader quite a bit.
"We'll wait for the clan leader to return and decide."
The more imposing clan elder coughed softly, making the final decision.
He had once led the Hunting Team and fought vicious beasts in the deep mountains. Ever since he had grown old, the clan leader had arranged for him to enter the clan's ancestral hall and manage the clan's development, without making him do any heavy labor.
Just then.
Yang Yu strode into the ancestral hall from outside in a great rush, completely lacking the dignity of a clan leader.
The importance of the copper ore to the clan went without saying.
It was the key to whether the tribe could develop and grow stronger, so they absolutely could not be negligent.
"Clan leader." Seeing the clan leader Yang Yu walk in from outside, the three clan elders simultaneously rose from their seats and respectfully saluted him.
Yang Yu waved his hand slightly. His gaze fell on the copper-yellow stone, and a trace of delight appeared in his eyes.
This was copper ore.
"Clan leader, could this be copper ore?" The old woman looked tentatively at Yang Yu and asked.
Yang Yu nodded slightly and lifted the ore as if it were a treasure. Delight filled his eyes. "This is the opportunity for the Yang Clan to advance another step."
"Call Yang Feng here."
"Clan leader, Feng has returned home to rest."
Lin Er spoke softly when she heard Yang Yu.
Who would have thought?
They had actually found copper ore.
"Forget it! I'll ask him tomorrow."
Hearing this, Yang Yu remembered that he had told Yang Feng to return home and rest.
Calling him over at this time would be his own fault.
Night.
Yang Feng's home.
"Feng, did you really find the copper ore?"
Yang Feng's Wife looked at her husband and asked tentatively.
After all, the matter had already spread throughout the tribe.
"It wasn't me who found the copper ore."
Yang Feng shook his head slightly.
The copper ore had not been found by him, but by Yun.
"Then it was you who found it."
Yang Feng's Wife's eyes flickered as she spoke.
After all, the clan leader had promised that whoever found the copper ore would have another page opened in the clan genealogy.
Such temptation was something no one could resist.
"Yuan, I wasn't the one who found it," Yang Feng said seriously.
The clan leader would ask who had found it.
Moreover, if there was someone in the Hunting Team who had lied and the clan leader discovered it, they might be expelled from the Hunting Team. Their family's resources might even be cut in half.
That was not what he wanted.
"Father, who found the copper ore?"
Yang Yan asked.
"Yun," Yang Feng answered honestly.
"We can discuss it with Yun and give you the credit for finding the copper ore."
"We can compensate Yun later."
Yang Feng's Wife suggested it.
"No."
Yang Yan shook his head in denial and said, "If you claim the credit as your own, you may lose your position in the Hunting Team. Father would also be unable to win the Hunting Team's trust. If the clan leader became angry and expelled Father from the Hunting Team, our family might have no place to live in the tribe."
"Still, Father has contributed as well. There's no need to bury a bright future for a petty benefit."
"Yan, you're absolutely right."
Yang Feng fully agreed with his child's thinking.
The clan leader was the tribe's wise man.
He could not be deceived.
"Forget it, forget it."
Yang Feng's Wife sighed.
Perhaps her outlook was not as broad as her husband's and child's.
But she also wanted her family to live better in the tribe.
The next day.
The clan's ancestral hall.
"Two hundred li from the tribe?"
Yang Yu listened to the descriptions of Yang Feng, Yang Yun, and the others from the Hunting Team. Looking at the crude map Yang Feng had drawn, he suddenly raised his head and stared at them.
What did two hundred li mean?
At present, the tribe already had a vague understanding of the distance.
One li was approximately five hundred meters.
Two hundred li was equivalent to one hundred kilometers.
The tribe needed to transport copper ore from one hundred kilometers away?
"Two hundred li is too far."
Yang Yu immediately fell into deep thought.
At present, the tribe was still unable to tame donkeys or horses. Its only means of transportation was a scooter, and even that had no wheels.
Transporting copper ore from two hundred li away would be a tremendous burden for the tribe.
"Clan leader, I suggest migrating."
Yang Feng looked at the clan leader Yang Yu before him and said, "We've delayed for so many days precisely to find a suitable place for our tribe to migrate to. The new settlement is close to a water source and is about five times the size of our tribe's settlement. It's suitable for our tribe to migrate and survive there, and it's only twenty li from the copper ore."
"Migrate?"
At once, Yang Yu, Lin Er, and the clan elders all fell silent.
Migration.
It would affect the entire tribe.
"Yu, I'm afraid migration would be inappropriate."
"Several of our elders may be unable to make a long-distance migration!"
Lin Er's face was full of anxiety.
Migration would be a disaster for the entire tribe.
After migrating, they would also need to build houses again.
Where would the clanspeople live?
"Migrate."
After pondering for a moment, Yang Yu struck the table and decided on the migration, saying, "The importance of the copper ore to our tribe goes without saying."
"Yu~"
Lin Er looked at Yang Yu in horror. Are you crazy?
"I have my own plans."
"It's summer now. During this period, I'll lead the Hunting Team to the new settlement to cut down trees and build houses."
"Once we've established our tribe at the new settlement, our tribe must migrate there before Winter is Coming."
Yang Yu told the clan elders present about his plans.
Of course, he was merely informing these elders, not discussing it with them.
"Then, what about the tribe we discovered?"
Lin Er asked tentatively.
Hadn't they previously agreed to seize that tribe once the Hunting Team returned?
At this, Yang Yu fell silent again.
Indeed, the tribe now needed far too many people to develop.
"We'll make preparations for now and seize that tribe first. Afterward, we'll go to the new settlement."
Yang Yu ultimately gave them this plan and said, "I need to make a trip to the workshop."
If they were going to fight another tribe,
they needed to make thorough preparations.
A trip to the workshop was necessary.
The purpose was to prevent their side from suffering even a single loss.
After speaking,
Yang Yu did not waste any more words. He immediately rose from his seat and walked out of the ancestral hall.
After leaving the ancestral hall,
Yang Yu headed straight toward the workshop.
When he arrived at the workshop,
the two old men were still working hard to make tools such as flint sickles and flint pickaxes.
When they saw the clan leader walk in from outside, the two old men hurriedly put down their work and saluted Yang Yu.
"Dispense with the formalities."
"Can you make this item?"
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