Chapter 366: The Wolf Clan and Rongdi Exchange Land

"What about me? You all should use fewer of these sorceries to cheat people; if they really exist, how could you still be caught here? I don't believe a single word, Ying—since this person dared to break into our place, we should deal with him according to Tribe Rules."

This was the first time Nan Qinghuan said we should handle a person according to Tribe Rules; she is no saintly Mary. Some matters must be cut off, and some people must be killed.

Sure enough, the words made Ying stare at her in astonishment, "Qinghuan, what are you saying?"

Nan Qinghuan gently clasped Ying's hand, very tenderly; under the moonlight her face became especially captivating, "Ying, when something must be cut and you don't, chaos follows. This person dared to come here and cause trouble, so give those behind him a lesson—kill him."

She rarely speaks of killing, but now it's different. They govern such a large tribe; if this person cannot be dealt with, the safety of the tribe members will be threatened later. Therefore, for the tribe's safety, making an example is necessary; otherwise A Mao, A Gou and others would keep coming here to cause trouble—how could that be? The man was first stunned by these words, then gritted his teeth, "If you kill me, you will all be cursed, definitely."

"Is that so? Then you should die first."

Thus, the man was taken away by Ashu at Ying's order, and then, as before, they beat drums and gongs to inform the tribe that someone had broken in.

The tribe's favorite sight is the killing of invading outsiders.

Because they believe only this can make others fear them, and thus not dare to harass them here.

Here, Nan Qinghuan and Ying are dealing with the person from the You Su Tribe, while over there the Rongdi tribe is also unsettled.

Tribal development experiences growing pains, requiring them to solve it with wisdom.

For example, the Rongdi are now facing a troublesome issue here. It was originally agreed to exchange land with Yao so as to build a road, but now many tribe members have learned that the Yao Tribe's people intend to come here to plant crops and want to give this land to the Wolf Clan.

The tribe members refuse to work.

Not only do they refuse, they also go trouble Xuanfeng, demanding that the Rongdi give them an explanation.

How can this tribe's land be casually given to the Wolf Clan? So they disagreed and almost came to blows.

Inside the tribe, the members kept chatting back and forth, saying that Xuanfeng was starting to be unable to hold on.

"The leader has returned."

Hearing that the leader had returned, Xuanfeng hurried forward to plead, "Leader, you're back. Look, so many people are causing a ruckus, saying our land cannot be given to the Wolf Clan to farm. What's going on?"

"Yes, Leader, you're back. I heard A Ya say you gave our land to the Wolf Clan, so what are we supposed to plant?"

"Isn't that so, Leader? How could we make peace with the Wolf Clan?"

These tribe members all complained in the same way; then the Rongdi and Li Xiang exchanged a glance, and Li Xiang also knew that this decision would certainly make the tribe members come to the Rongdi.

They just didn't expect the news to spread so quickly; it seems the Wolf Clan has already sent people to survey the land, which made the tribe members dissatisfied.

The Wolf Clan's region is all desert, the soil quality isn't that good. The Rongdi here have fertile black soil. Actually, if it weren't for the road needing to pass through their land, or if the Rongdi hadn't killed many Wolf Clan people, the Rongdi wouldn't need to exchange land. So he thinks the Rongdi genuinely want to get along with them.

Living in peace.

For a Rongdi with such a strong competitive spirit, this is truly a remarkable act.

He now truly realizes that the Rongdi are completely different from how they used to be.

For his tribe, the Rongdi gave everything.

Including his noble pride, he set it aside.

Just to be able to, like Ying and the others, open a passage for the Wolf Clan; this makes him truly admire the Rongdi.

Rongdi felt a slight headache; seeing the tribe members all complaining, he instantly flapped his wings and flew to the high Treehouse, shouting, "Shut up, all of you, be quiet!"

Rongdi's roar made the tribe members immediately dare not say anything else; they still feared Rongdi, but the land is also crucial. In the hearts of these Ancient People, giving land to outsiders is akin to annihilation. So they didn't want to agree, and when the Wolf Clan's people came to survey the land they were driven away.

"Everyone shut up, this land exchange was negotiated between me and Yao. We give some of this land to Yao, and Yao gives us the portion we need for road building. I think this is fair; why are you arguing?"

When Rongdi is angry he can be quite fierce, but the tribe members don't understand why a road must be built. "Leader, aren't we fine planting crops here? Why build a road? What use does a road have if it can't be eaten or worn?"

The tribe members can't figure out why a road is necessary; Rongdi actually can't explain it well either, because the road idea was Li Xiang's suggestion.

He handed the question to Li Xiang, "Father, can you tell everyone why we need to build a road?"

Li Xiang hurriedly climbed the wooden ladder to the Treehouse, standing beside Rongdi; the two stood side by side looking at the tribe members. He coughed, "Here's the thing, everyone, don't be impatient; let me explain."

When Li Xiang spoke, those people naturally fell quiet, because his arrival had brought an earth‑shattering change here.

So they wanted to hear Li Xiang's words.

"Father, just tell us why we must build a road; we haven't built roads for thousands of years."

"It is like this: we build roads for better connectivity. Look, now the Wolf Clan and the Ying Tribe have already completed roads. Once they're ready, they'll set a time for the market day, which will be fun; everyone can use the road to shorten travel time, and on this street each can exchange needed goods—for example, if we want Wolf Clan's items, we can trade ours for them. This way goods circulate. Also, doesn't everyone want to live in Tulou? With a road, building Tulou will be faster. So, do you think the road is necessary to build?"

Needless to say, Li Xiang's words instantly sparked interest among the tribe members.

Only matters that benefit oneself make people willing to support them; modern people and primitives are the same.

However… some tribe members still scratched their ears and didn't understand.

"Father, after all you've said, why must we give up our land? Can we give them something else? These lands are hard‑won; we just planted a few corn, how can we give them away? Where will we farm later?"

"Yes, Father, think of a solution—where will we farm in the future? We were planning to plant more next year. If we give this land to the Wolf Clan, won't they come to our tribe to farm? How can that be?"

Li Xiang understood their thoughts; there is no such thing as a free lunch. He smiled calmly, "Everyone, don't be impatient. The Wolf Clan has also given us a large tract of land for road building. Can you say we shouldn't compensate them for the land?"

"This…"

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