News that the clan army was about to bear down upon them spread rapidly through the tribe.
In just two days, of the population of over five thousand, fewer than a thousand remained.
Yet Jiang Feng knew that those who remained were the brothers he truly had to protect!
He could let others leave and flee.
But he would never let his own brothers wait to die!
The moment these remaining brothers chose to stay, they had wagered their lives!
They were brothers worth protecting with his own life!
No matter what, he had to find a way to resist the clan army.
Increasing their cultivation was clearly impossible.
What he could do now, first and foremost, was strengthen the city defenses!
Having witnessed the Divine Mechanism Crossbows at the Nether Valley fortress, Jiang Feng understood the importance of city defenses.
He decided to strengthen the fortress's defenses as much as possible before the clan army arrived.
Judging from the map, the fortress was nearly two months' Earth Howler travel from the clan. Jiang Feng had taken three months to return from the fortress to the tribe. In other words, barring any mishaps, the clan army had likely set out about a month ago and was already on the road to the Black Mountain Tribe.
At an army's marching speed, the journey from the clan to the Black Mountain Tribe would take two months.
That meant Jiang Feng had one month to reinforce the city defenses.
However, given the Black Mountain Tribe's current level of civilization, it was absolutely impossible for them to forge defensive weapons like Divine Mechanism Crossbows.
The Divine Mechanism Crossbow looked simple, but the firing mechanism placed extremely high demands on its materials. The tribe's current capabilities could not meet those demands.
After much thought, the