A New Day at Black Moon Camp

After dinner, Zhou Xu was utterly exhausted from the day's battle and his repeated use of the Eye of Insight.

He had just finished arranging the night watch shifts for Zhou Chongshan and the others and was about to go to sleep when the system notification rang out in his mind...

System Notification: Congratulations! 'Zhou Xu's' Command has risen to two stars!

Zhou Xu's face lit up with delight at the reminder.

After all, he had been directing his tribe members to do all kinds of things during this period, and today he had even occupied a new camp. It was only natural for his Command to rise to two stars. His previous one-star Command had actually been on the low side.

Of course, even though he had been mentally prepared for it, he was still happy when there was something worth celebrating.

However, while advancing from one star to two was easy, advancing from two to three would be much harder.

After all, according to his understanding, two stars was still within the range of ordinary people. Once someone reached three stars, it meant that their ability in that area was enough to make them stand out from countless ordinary people!

Even Zhou Chongshan, who had performed so impressively in combat, still only had two-star Martial Prowess. He had just confirmed it.

Without dwelling on his five-dimensional status panel for long, Zhou Xu swept his gaze downward.

The number of subjects under his command had more than doubled, rising from the original thirty-one to sixty-eight.

In battles during this era, weapons were relatively lacking in lethality, so it was actually not that easy for someone to die in combat.

Most deaths occurred afterward, when wounds could not be properly treated and eventually worsened into fatal illnesses.

Before setting out, he had already instructed Fei Que on this matter, telling them to use the fresh water stored in the clay jars to wash the wounds. Given Fei Que's ability to carry out orders, he had no reason to worry.

With that as a premise, the territory under his command had also changed from the original 'Salt Lake Tribe' into 'Salt Lake Camp' and 'Black Moon Camp.' This was probably because the number of camps under his command had increased.

The discovery of Black Moon Camp gave Zhou Xu a much clearer arrangement for his plans going forward.

First, they would definitely have to move the vast majority of their people over to Black Moon Camp to develop it.

There was no need to explain why. The food resources here were richer, allowing them to provide relatively stable food for a larger population.

At the same time, the soil in the surrounding area was also more suitable for the farming plans they would need to implement later.

Of course, as an important resource point producing coal ore and salt, Salt Lake Camp was something he would definitely not abandon. It would be developed as a resource point from now on.

In simple terms, the main population would be moved to Black Moon Camp, while Salt Lake Camp would be left with only the workers and basic garrison personnel.

As he slowly pondered these matters, Zhou Xu unknowingly drifted off into dreamland.

Although he was sleeping in a newly occupied camp, he still slept extremely soundly that night.

When he woke up, Zhou Xu's head was still slightly groggy. He had probably used True Speech too many times yesterday and had yet to fully recover.

He had originally wanted to test the True Speech of Skeleton Control today, but it seemed he would have to wait a few more days.

When he stepped out of the tent, the newly surrendered tribe members were already waiting for him to give his orders.

Faced with this situation, Zhou Xu asked first...

"What were you responsible for before? You start."

"I was responsible for fishing."

"I was a fisherman too."

"I was responsible for gathering resources."

"..."

Listening to the tribe members' answers, Zhou Xu nodded slightly.

"Good, I know now. You and you, starting today, you'll be responsible for fishing. You'll be responsible for gathering resources..."

Yesterday, although Zhou Xu had only roughly scanned their five-dimensional status panels with the power of the Eye of Insight, he had still gained a general understanding of these tribe members' talents.

Although none of these ordinary people possessed any outstanding abilities, they still had things they were good at and things they were not good at.

Putting them in positions suited to their relative strengths would undoubtedly allow them to display greater value.

Of course, the tribe members knew nothing about any of this.

They did not know why Zhou Xu was making these adjustments, but since the new chief had given the order, they simply had to obey.

The entire process took only a few minutes. After making the simple adjustments, Zhou Xu turned his gaze toward the remaining three people.

This should be the handicraft team at Black Moon Camp. They were responsible for tasks such as weaving fishing nets and sharpening weapons.

The previous chief must have selected them carefully. They were considered the nimble-handed ones in the tribe.

"Good. Next, I'll teach you how to weave fishing nets."

Zhou Xu's words caused several traces of confusion to rise in the three tribe members' hearts.

As far as they were concerned, they already knew how to weave fishing nets. They had even finished weaving three of them.

They could not understand why the new chief still wanted to teach them this.

However, considering the new chief's status, they obediently chose to submit.

Zhou Xu had never actually made a fishing net before, but looking at theirs, they had simply tied one knot after another, and every knot was incredibly loose.

After being soaked in water, they became even looser.

Any fish caught in those nets would be able to wriggle free with just a little effort.

Given that, he might not be able to say much about other things, but when it came to tying knots, he was still quite an expert.

He had also given it some thought before going to sleep last night, so his thoughts were still fairly clear now.

"Watch carefully."

As Zhou Xu spoke, he slowed his movements and tied a knot step by step, methodically and in perfect order.

Maintaining the same rhythm, he quickly finished two mesh squares, then tossed them to the three members of the handicraft team and had them feel the difference.

In fact, they did not even need to touch it. They could see with their own eyes that the knot tied by their new chief was sturdier than the ones they had made before.

The 'miracle' displayed by their former chief was effortlessly crushed.

"Good. Now follow me, one step at a time."

No matter how complicated a knot was, it could not be that complicated.

Besides, these three were all among the most nimble-handed people in the tribe. After Zhou Xu patiently guided them by hand, step by step, for several rounds, they basically learned it.

What came next was, in plain terms, simply a process of tying knots without end.

In this era, weaving a fishing net was not only dull and tedious, but also extremely time-consuming.

There was no way Zhou Xu could stay here and weave fishing nets with them for the entire day. He had other matters to attend to.

"Da Shi, take us to the nearby area where people usually carry out their daily activities."

Since he had decided to focus on developing Black Moon Camp, Zhou Xu naturally had to thoroughly familiarize himself with the surrounding environment first.

He would also take the opportunity to see whether they could discover anything else.

Needless to say, the five guards led by Zhou Chongshan were all already in place.

Just as when they had gone to the grassland yesterday, five would remain behind to guard Black Moon Camp while five would accompany Zhou Xu, ensuring his safety.

Without wasting any time, the group soon set out and began their new day's work!