New Arrangements

"Chongshan, you guard Black Moon Camp and ensure its safety. I'm going back to Salt Lake Camp with Da Shi and the others."

As the strongest single Soldier in their tribe, Zhou Xu would normally always accompany his chief to ensure his safety.

But now, their 'enterprise' had gradually expanded.

Black Moon Camp was a camp they planned to focus on developing in the Future, so its importance went without saying. Zhou Xu didn't want to turn around and find his camp raided.

Therefore, he definitely had to consider the camp's safety as well.

Not to mention Zhuang Mengdie, an important backbone, was currently at Black Moon Camp.

Thus, after a simple consideration, Zhou Xu decided to have Zhou Chongshan stationed at Black Moon Camp to ensure its safety.

Of course, this didn't mean he would neglect his own safety.

The distance from Black Moon Camp to Salt Lake Camp wasn't far, and it was situated between the two camps, so the probability of encountering danger was inherently low.

Under this premise, he himself had now mastered the True Word of 'Skeleton Control'.

He would have his escorts carry the skeletons. If anything unexpected happened, with this True Word, even if he couldn't win, he could guarantee his own escape.

Without any delay, after making the arrangements, everyone set off quickly and successfully arrived at Salt Lake Camp before evening.

"Chief!"

Before reaching the vicinity, Zhou Xu had sent a tribe member ahead to Salt Lake Camp to inform Fei Que, who had been staying behind, about the situation here.

By this time, Fei Que had already been waiting outside the camp. As soon as he saw Zhou Xu appear, he immediately went to greet him.

"Fei Que, I've been away from Salt Lake Camp for a while. Thank you for your hard work here."

Zhou Xu said as he patted Fei Que's shoulder.

"It's no trouble, it's all for the tribe!"

Walking into the camp, after many people had transferred to Black Moon Camp with Zhuang Mengdie and the others, Salt Lake Camp had become noticeably quieter.

By the salt lake, two tribe members were digging salt earth from the salt and then sifting it to extract the salt crystals.

This task didn't require many people, as their daily Consumption of salt wasn't that high.

After setting aside the salt used daily, a considerable amount of stock had already been accumulated in the pottery jars. They wouldn't need to worry about extracting salt crystals from the lake water for a while.

After briefly introducing the salt harvesting work to Da Shi, the group turned and headed towards the mine located in the center of the Black Forest.

Compared to the salt harvesting work, which required little manpower at present, the main manpower in Salt Lake Camp was invested in coal mine extraction.

Among them, the main labor force for coal mining came from Black Moon Camp.

More accurately, it came from the prisoners of war in Black Moon Camp who had previously engaged in armed conflict with them.

After being captured and surrendering, they were immediately sent to the mine to become coal-digging laborers.

Of course, Zhou Xu didn't mistreat them. They were given meals every day, and their daily routines were basically the same as those of the tribe members.

Da Shi, walking alongside, didn't have any particular thoughts about this.

From Da Shi's perspective, wanting to eat meant having to work, which was a matter of course.

"These extracted coal ore will be stockpiled here first. Later, I plan to organize a transport team from Black Moon Camp to specifically deliver the polished stone pickaxe tools and food to Salt Lake Camp, and then transport the extracted coal ore and salt to Black Moon Camp."

"Stationed at Salt Lake Camp, besides overseeing the output of these two areas, the main job is to ensure the safety of the camp."

At this point, Zhou Xu paused and turned to look at Da Shi, who had been following him the entire time.

"Da Shi, I plan to have you stationed at this camp. What do you say?"

Da Shi wasn't a fool. Ever since their chief had brought him along when they set out today, he had been wondering if their chief had something to arrange for him.

Now, the facts proved that this matter far exceeded his expectations.

Faced with this sudden remark, Da Shi was completely stunned on the spot.

After all, how many days had it been since he surrendered and pledged allegiance?

To directly hand over Salt Lake Camp for him to manage? How much courage did it take to make such a decision?!

This state lasted for a full three seconds, and then Da Shi, suddenly reacting, hurriedly and excitedly expressed...

"Chief, please rest assured! I, Da Shi, will definitely do this job well!!"

Undoubtedly, this was an opportunity. Since their chief dared to use him, there was no reason for him to refuse!

After he readily agreed, he then remembered Fei Que, who was still standing nearby. He then cast a somewhat awkward glance at him.

After all, let's not forget that before this, Fei Que was the person in charge of Salt Lake Camp.

With this, he had essentially taken the other's position.

However, what Da Shi didn't expect was that Fei Que, standing there, was completely calm. Sensing his gaze, he even nodded at him, as if he had already known about this.

And the reality was indeed like this. Zhou Xu wasn't foolish enough to directly dismiss an old subordinate and replace them with a new person without considering the old subordinate's feelings.

Even before he came, he had already sent someone back to tell Fei Que about this matter.

Fei Que's Talent was 'Execution Expert'. Keeping him by his side would allow his value to be better utilized, and he truly needed someone with high execution efficiency around him.

Under this premise, the only person who could now be exchanged with Fei Que to station at Salt Lake Camp was Da Shi.

Understanding the meaning of their chief, Fei Que had no reason to be unhappy.

"Very good, keep this momentum. I believe you can do it. However, since you are now the person in charge of the Salt Lake Tribe, it's no longer convenient to keep calling you by a common name like 'Da Shi'."

Zhou Xu had no doubt prepared for Da Shi's name in advance.

"Shi Lei, from today onwards, your name will be Shi Lei."

Shi Lei, four stones, was a small bit of his dark humor.

Shi Lei, unaware of the dark humor, naturally thanked him excitedly.

During this time, Fei Que, who had been very calm, now cast an envious glance because of Da Shi's new name.

Seeing this scene, Zhou Xu smiled.

"Alright, you have one too. How could I forget about you?"

"Thank you, Chief!"

As he said this, the expression on Fei Que's face became visibly joyful. Before Zhou Xu could even say the name, he had already thanked him, showing his eagerness.

"I've thought carefully about your name. Fei Que, Jing Hong, your name will be Ye Jinghong!"