Chapter 1422: Not Lying

"Damn it! They all deserve to die! Kill them, kill them all!" The furious Linkui could barely control his own hands, and the Leaders around him dared not intervene until Linkui had finished venting his rage.

"Jiang Yuwang, Jiang Ke!!! You two, now! Lead your Soldiers to the east and wipe out that Xuanyuan Tribe for me. If you can't wipe them out, don't come back, unless you want to end up like them!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuwang and Jiang Ke felt numb; this bitter task had fallen upon them, and they keenly sensed that they might have encountered a major problem this time.

Their emotions were stable and their minds clear, allowing them to judge that what the Soldiers of the Jiebing Tribe said was likely not a lie. It was possible that the Xuanyuan Tribe truly possessed something extremely formidable capable of producing an effect similar to Heavenly Thunder, but they still did not quite believe that any Great Shaman could truly summon Heavenly Thunder.

Even such powerful Great Shamans as Fengbo and Yushi could only summon wind and rain and could not cause much lethality; how could there be a powerful Great Shaman capable of releasing Heavenly Thunder? Wouldn't that person have become the God of Thunder?

Yet, since they had accepted this job, they had no choice but to do it. There were not many large tribes left at Changyang Mountain now; two other Jiang Surname Tribes had gone with Xingtian to attack other tribes.

The tribes of Xiqi and others had also been arranged; they were originally there to guard Changyang Mountain, but now they too had to go out. Changyang Mountain was empty, though surely no tribe would be bold enough to attack Changyang Mountain.

It was just that everyone had bitterness in their hearts; at the current scale of warfare, could the Shennong Clan really hold on?

As a large tribe that obtained food for the Shennong Clan, they were needed to fight abroad in one place after another, and the targets of these battles were the small tribes that needed to hand over grain to them.

Fortunately, the Shennong Clan did not just fish and hunt; they also raised livestock and planted crops. Although the yield was very low, such concentrated farmland was still faster than collecting Grass Seed bit by bit in the wild.

Originally, everyone could have maintained a life where they were not full but few people starved to death. However, such long-term warfare not only consumed a massive amount of grain but also reduced income; the foundation of the Shennong Clan was about to be squandered away.

What if they could not withstand that Xuanyuan Tribe? Would it be the destruction of their clan as well? The collapse of the Shennong Clan seemed truly not far off, unless Linkui died and they then hurriedly elected a new Shennong—a wise, kind Shennong—only then might it be possible to save the Shennong Clan.

Jiang Ke and Jiang Yuwang were extremely melancholy now. After some discussion, the two prepared to give it their all, bringing as many people and as much grain as possible. If they could defeat the Xuanyuan Tribe, then they would fight.

If they won, there would be no punishment, and according to Shennong's wishes, the Jiebing Tribe would also reward them; in this way, the difficulties of their own tribes could also be alleviated.

If they could not win... then it would be better to make plans early. In any case, the collapse of the Shennong Clan was already a foregone conclusion; whether fleeing the Shennong Clan or joining the Xuanyuan Tribe, both were choices that could be planned in advance.

Jiang Yuwang and Jiang Ke were brothers, after all, so the two quickly reached a consensus, and no one would reveal it to Shennong, ensuring their own safety.

But taking the whole tribe was an impossible task. The behavior of Fengbo and Yushi had already made Shennong wary; if they dared to do such a thing, they would definitely be suspected by Shennong. Perhaps just after they left, Shennong would summon Xingtian back to pursue them.

The clansmen left behind were also a means for Shennong to threaten them, so the two brothers could only bring as many clansmen as possible, bringing as many as they could without inviting suspicion from Shennong.

Moreover, the planted Grass Seed was almost ripe, and they were reluctant to let them go, so they had to leave people behind to collect all those Grass Seeds.

Without plowing, without clearing weeds, and certainly without selecting seeds, there were simply more and denser Grass Seeds growing on the land of the Shennong Clan compared to other wild areas.

When harvesting, they used stone sickles to cut the ears and wooden sticks to beat them, collecting the Grass Seeds, while the fallen Grass Seeds that were not collected cleanly would fall to the ground, becoming Grass Seeds that could be harvested again the following year.

Therefore, in actual planting, people almost had no participation; even the step of sowing was carried out inadvertently. People only participated in the act of harvesting.

Under such a planting model, agriculture naturally could not have much development. In Huaxia, when planting Wheat, after harvesting the Wheat every year, as it approached Winter, clusters of Wheat seedlings would grow in the fields; that was the fallen Wheat growing.

But everyone knew that such Wheat would not grow well. Although it looked a pity, in order to have a better harvest next year, it had to be removed. When plowing the land, it was all plowed into the soil, or they would simply let the cattle into the fields to feast, letting the cattle and sheep eat it, which was not too much of a pity.

The Shennong Clan's planting method, which was as primitive as it could get, still fed more people than other tribes. The Xuanyuan Tribe and the Suiren Clan were also doing this, but they did not even know this behavior was called planting. Apart from these large tribes, other small tribes would not even think of such a method.

The two tribes took away the savings the tribes had accumulated for many years, regardless of the worries of their clansmen. After all, in the current situation, they could only gamble; if they did not harden their hearts, the entire tribe would be finished, and nothing would be saved.

To their surprise, on the road, they encountered batch after batch of people from the Jiebing Tribe, and the Soldiers of the Jiebing Tribe did not expect that another tribe would come to take over so quickly.

They naively thought that their own clansmen ahead had already persuaded the Tribal Chief, but the words of Jiang Ke and Jiang Yuwang made them feel as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.

"The Jiebing Tribe is already as good as gone. There is no need for you to go back. If Shennong sees you, he will definitely kill you. He is extremely angry right now."

Those Soldiers were devastated: "Two Tribal Chiefs! What should we do now! Our Tribal Chief is dead, our tribe is scattered, what should we do? We can't even go back!"

"You tell me first, is what you encountered really true? Is there really someone who can release Heavenly Thunder? Can it really scatter all three of your tribes? Where are Jiang Ming and Jiang Cheng? We haven't seen a single person from their tribes yet."

The Soldiers of the Jiebing Tribe were still terrified: "It's true, it's all true! We are not lying, and the tribes of Jiang Ming and Jiang Cheng are not lying either!"