Tribal Migration

The days that followed passed by.

Lin Er coordinated efforts to help the Moon Clan integrate into the Yang Clan, while Yang Yu organized the young and able-bodied members of the Moon Clan to travel to the plains discovered over a hundred kilometers away and establish a New Tribal Camp.

As time slowly passed, the Moon Clan quickly integrated into the Yang Clan. Several elders were also assigned to help the Moon Clan learn the Yang Clan's language.

With the addition of the young and able-bodied members of the Moon Clan, the development of the entire Yang Clan also accelerated considerably.

With nearly twenty people working hard,

Yang Yu finally built, by the time winter arrived, homes for the tribe's people to live in at the place with Copper Ore, as well as sheds for the livestock.

After building the homes, they did not immediately establish the family Ancestral Hall.

Their first priority was to ensure that the tribe's people had a safe place to live. Only then would they deal with the matter of the family Ancestral Hall.

That was of the utmost importance.

After finishing all this, Yang Yu began the Yang Clan's great Tribal Migration with Winter Is Coming.

"Speed up! We must migrate to our New Tribal Camp before the bitter winter arrives." Yang Yu looked at the tribe's people dragging their families along and herding livestock, then shouted, "While there is no rain, we must reach the migration site at the fastest possible speed."

During the period before Winter Is Coming, the weather was still suitable. It was neither too cold nor too hot.

It was therefore extremely suitable for migration.

If they did not migrate,

how could the tribe develop?

"Feng, lead the clan members at the front and make sure they remain safe."

"Yun, make absolutely certain that none of the clan members fall behind, especially the elderly and children."

Yang Yu looked at the two Hunting Team warriors before him and said, "No one can fall behind."

"Understood." Having received the chieftain's order, Yang Feng and Yang Yun, the two Hunting Team warriors, replied respectfully.

Yang Yu did not concern himself with them any further. Instead, he went to a young man carrying an elderly person on his back and asked, "Are you all right?"

"Chieftain, I am fine."

The young man gritted his teeth as he spoke.

He had already carried the elderly person for over ten li.

"Switch places." Yang Yu called out to the Hunting Team warriors protecting the migration party. "All young and able-bodied men carrying elderly people or children, hand your weapons to them and have them take responsibility for the safety of the group. Come here and carry the tribe's elderly people. Reach the New Tribal Camp as quickly as possible."

"Chieftain, just leave us behind!"

"Don't add to the warriors' burden."

The clan elder being carried by the young man had a smile on his aged face, along with a trace of reluctance.

They had never dreamed that one day, even in their old age, they would not be abandoned.

"No."

Yang Yu shook his head firmly and said, "Our Yang Clan has never abandoned its own people. Although you are old, you have contributed to the tribe. If I were to leave you behind, then how could I, as the clan chieftain and tribal leader, expect to command the respect of the people? If I grow old one day, will my descendants abandon me as well?"

"Let me tell you all this: I will not abandon a single member of our Yang Clan."

"To abandon even one person would mean that I, the tribal chieftain and leader, had failed in my duty."

"Do not delay any longer."

After saying this,

Yang Yu headed toward the middle of the enormous migration party, where the frail women were driving pigs and sheep toward the new tribe's location.

"Chieftain."

Just then,

Lie hurried over and said, "Chieftain, people can pass along the mountain road ahead without trouble, but if livestock attempt it, even the slightest mistake could send them falling off the cliff."

Upon hearing this,

Yang Yu fell silent, his mind constantly turning over possible solutions.

The livestock were the lifeblood of the tribe.

They absolutely could not be abandoned.

To abandon them would be no different from cutting off one of the tribe's own arms.

"Prioritize escorting the elderly and children across that cliff."

"Slaughter the larger livestock where they are, but keep the young ones."

After pondering for a moment, Yang Yu came up with an appropriate plan and said, "Take ten Hunting Team warriors and have them protect the elderly and children first, preventing fierce beasts in the woods from attacking them."

"Understood."

Having received the chieftain's order, Lie immediately went to summon the Hunting Team warriors.

"Yu, if we slaughter the livestock here, the smell of blood will probably attract many fierce beasts from the woods."

Lin Er approached with a frown.

"If they do not come, so much the better. If they do, then our tribe's winter food reserves will have nothing to fear."

A cold smile curved Yang Yu's lips as he said, "A Da, A Er, personally slaughter the adult livestock. Try not to slaughter the goats or sheep."

Their winter clothing depended on wool pulled from the sheep.

Therefore, the sheep absolutely could not be slaughtered.

The milk produced by the goats was just right for the tribe's children to drink.

The development of civilization began with raising children.

"Understood." Yang Da and Yang Er respectfully replied after receiving the chieftain's order.

"Lin Er, wait a little longer."

Yang Yu looked at the girl before him as he spoke.

"I know."

Lin Er nodded.

She knew that Yu was under tremendous pressure.

After all, he was the tribe's chieftain.

She also bore tremendous pressure while managing the tribe on the chieftain's behalf.

Therefore, she understood very well what Yu was carrying on his shoulders now.

Time slowly passed.

After a migration lasting several days,

the Yang Clan finally arrived safely at the New Tribal Camp.

Aside from the newly built houses, the New Tribal Camp had nothing else.

There was not even a workshop or a Weaving Workshop.

All of this would have to be developed gradually.

"Chieftain, there is nothing in the tribe!" a clan elder said as he looked at the utterly empty tribal camp.

"Then we shall use the winter to create everything that is missing."

Yang Yu looked at the clan elder before him and said, "We have plenty of time. Right now, the only thing we need to do is provide our people with shelter from the wind and rain."

"Good."

Hearing this, the clan elder had nothing more to say.

After all, they were old men who were almost in their graves. They only needed to honestly follow the chieftain's orders.

Without the chieftain, how could they have what they had today?

"Quickly."

"Drive all the livestock into the sheds, and put the items brought from the old site into the storehouses."

"For anything we failed to bring, divide the Hunting Team warriors into two groups. Feng and Yun will lead them back to the old site and transport those things here."

Yang Yu spoke decisively: "Make sure the tribe's people get through this winter. As for the bronze ware, we can discuss it next year."

"Understood."

After receiving the chieftain's order, the Hunting Team members immediately helped the tribe's people arrange their houses and carry in their belongings.

After all this was done, it was time to eat.

The women lit fires on the spot and began cooking.

After all, they had been busy the entire day and needed to eat.

The Yang Clan's migration was neither especially grand nor accompanied by many casualties. The elderly had not been abandoned either.

Yang Yu was held in even higher regard by the tribe's people.

The spirit of never abandoning anyone slowly spread throughout the tribe.