The three of them settled down here for the time being.
This place seemed no different from the previous tribes. Everyone lived in enormous trees.
But Chu Mu knew this was no longer the same Inner World.
He spent several days exploring the place with Sampo.
The residents here were all representatives taking part in this year's ceremony.
This world was unfamiliar to all of them.
Although there were treehouses here, there were no native inhabitants.
All the enormous trees stood empty, as though the people inside had vanished overnight.
The arrival of the representatives had instead breathed new life into these tribal ruins.
However, there was no established order yet. Everyone fended for themselves or formed small groups like Chu Mu's.
Noticing this, Chu Mu immediately held a brief meeting with Sampo:
"Order hasn't been established yet, and there aren't any chieftains or other people holding power. But that power hasn't ceased to exist. No one has tried to claim it yet.
"Once more people realize this, they'll start fighting for that power. Then we'll have a chieftain above us, or even a whole bunch of them. We'll be at their mercy, with no room to act."
"What are you suggesting, boss?" Sampo's eyes brightened.
"We strike first!" Chu Mu looked utterly serious. "There's no order here, so their sham of selflessness can't last. Things are bound to descend into chaos. We might as well form a tribe now. When the chaos comes, at least we'll have a force of our own!"
"Brilliant, boss!" Sampo cheered.
"I'm leaving this task to you," Chu Mu said solemnly.
"You've entrusted me with such an important task, boss. I'll give it everything I've got!" Sampo was deeply moved.
After Sampo left, Tingyun asked hesitantly:
"Are we going to fight people?"
"I don't