You Also Called Dashan?

They kept obtaining information from Da Shi, and soon reached the vicinity of the other tribe.

Of all of them, Zhou Xu, who had been observing the surrounding environment the entire way, felt this most deeply.

After all, everywhere they looked around their side was nothing but parched Desolate Land.

But now, as they continued onward, most of the land was still utterly barren, yet he could clearly feel that the soil around them had gradually begun to shed its former state of "dryness."

They could even occasionally see patches of tenacious weeds growing along the way, telling him that the surrounding environment was gradually changing.

"Our camp is just ahead."

Almost at the same moment Da Shi said this, a figure in the distance flashed past, looking slightly flustered.

At this moment, Da Shi clearly had yet to realize that after swearing allegiance to Zhou Xu, he had been affected by Zhou Xu's Evolutionary Leader talent, and his eyesight had been strengthened imperceptibly.

Before, he absolutely would not have been able to make out the disturbance in the distance from this position, but now he could see it perfectly clearly.

"That's someone from our tribe. He probably didn't recognize me."

At this point, Da Shi's voice paused, and a trace of hesitation flashed across his face.

"Chief, could you let me go over and explain the situation to them? That would help us avoid some unnecessary trouble."

At this, Zhou Xu immediately said without a second thought...

"Of course. Go ahead."

At that moment, Da Shi increasingly felt that this God Chosen before him was indeed very different from their former chief.

Simply put, if it had been their former chief, he absolutely would not have let Da Shi go back.

Because this was dangerous in itself. If he ran back to the camp and set an ambush with the tribal warriors stationed there, they might very well find themselves in dire straits.

Could his new chief really not have thought of that?

With this doubt in mind, Da Shi could not help casting another look at Zhou Xu.

"Chief, aren't you afraid that I'll betray you the moment you let me go?"

"If you wanted to betray me, you wouldn't have asked that question."

Zhou Xu found Da Shi quite interesting indeed.

At the same time, from Da Shi's expression, he could tell that the other man was not satisfied with this answer.

At that thought, the amused look on Zhou Xu's face slightly faded.

"It's simple. If you betray me, I'll just defeat you again."

His simple words revealed the forcefulness that was gradually emerging from him.

"But this time, you won't get another chance to swear allegiance to me!"

The meaning behind Zhou Xu's words could not have been clearer: he would absolutely never spare a traitor.

A traitor who fell into his hands had only one road left—death!

Confronted with Zhou Xu's undisguised display of character, with the wildness and domineering nature that seeped from his very bones, Da Shi drew a deep breath, then turned without hesitation and walked toward the tribal camp nearby.

At that very moment, his face bore an excitement he could not suppress!

He was completely different from their former chief, whose mind was deep and whose bones were filled with calculation, yet who pretended to be broad-minded on the surface.

Just now, he had thoroughly confirmed that he had truly followed the right person this time!

Da Shi moved quickly. As the tribe's former chief, there was no way his tribesmen would not recognize him.

After seeing that it was Da Shi, they clearly relaxed, but when they looked at Zhou Xu and the others farther away, a few traces of confusion inevitably appeared in their eyes.

Clearly, they could not understand why Da Shi, who had gone out exploring with the chief, had returned with a group of strangers.

"Let's go back to the camp first."

As he spoke, Da Shi led the way toward the camp. Seeing this, several warriors who had remained behind hesitated briefly before ultimately choosing to follow.

"Everyone, come over here. I have something to announce!"

Their tribe was not large to begin with. With one loud shout from Da Shi, his voice could spread throughout the entire tribal camp.

After seeing all the tribesmen gathered, Da Shi did not waste time and got straight to the point...

"What I'm going to tell you is that the chief is dead. We have now pledged ourselves to a new chief!"

Da Shi's simple and direct announcement contained an overwhelming amount of information for the tribesmen before him.

Moreover, it came like a chain of explosions, instantly leaving the whole group dumbfounded.

For a moment, they did not even know how to react.

Their disbelief at the former chief's death and their confusion about the future nearly drowned them completely.

In the end, one after another, they seemed to have seized some kind of lifesaving straw and turned their gazes toward Da Shi.

Feeling the gazes of these tribesmen, Da Shi's emotions were complicated.

Before the God Chosen descended, he had been the chief of this tribe. Afterward, he had actually had no objection to the God Chosen becoming the new chief.

But after that, Da Shi had clearly felt the new chief's exclusion of him.

The tribesmen who had once revered and trusted him had also turned toward the new chief with the repeated appearance of those "divine miracles."

He was not a fool. He more or less knew why the new chief had done this, so he had merely endured it in silence. As long as the tribe kept improving and everyone could have a bite to eat each day, such a minor matter meant nothing to him.

However, regarding these tribesmen, after what had happened before, the resentment in his heart could not possibly disappear completely.

Now, seeing the tribesmen place their hopes in him once more after losing the support of the new chief, Da Shi felt no ripples in his heart, and his voice was even eerily calm...

"If you don't want to die, put down your weapons and come outside with me to surrender."

Their limited experience had left these tribesmen ignorant and lacking in initiative, but at a time like this, that saved him some trouble.

Following Da Shi's instructions, the dozen or so people who had remained in the tribe obediently followed him out.

Seeing them come out from where he stood in the distance, Dashan instinctively tensed up, preparing to act at any moment.

Zhou Xu, however, was much more relaxed.

Using the power of Eye of Insight, he rapidly confirmed these people's five-dimensional panels while also observing their expressions and states. They did not look as though they intended to cause trouble.

"Kneel."

Sure enough, after Da Shi brought them before him, Zhou Xu directly indicated that they should kneel.

The people did not resist either, dropping to their knees in a neat row.

"Chief, I've already confirmed it with them. They're all willing to surrender."

After confirming the situation, Zhou Xu did not begrudge Da Shi a look of approval.

"Well done, Da Shi. Since these people were all originally members of your tribe, I'll leave them under your management for now. And Dashan..."

As he spoke, Zhou Xu was preparing to turn and call Dashan over to lead the group in occupying the tribal camp before them.

Unexpectedly, just as he called out the name "Dashan," one of the tribesmen kneeling below was startled and hurriedly answered.

Faced with this situation, Zhou Xu could not help laughing.

"You're also called Dashan?"

The tribesman kneeling below hurriedly nodded in confirmation.

This made Zhou Xu even more amused.

As one of the people involved, Dashan did not seem particularly surprised. After all, his name was quite common to begin with.

But it did pique Zhou Xu's interest.

"You share the same name. Come to think of it, Dashan, your name really is common. Calling for people in the future might get a little troublesome. How about I give you a new name?"

At this point, Zhou Xu pondered briefly.

"Hmm... Shan, mountain; Zhou Chongshan—'mountain upon mountain.' What do you think of the name Zhou Chongshan?"

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