Chapter 205: The Competition Plan

Yu is still a newcomer and does not understand what this competition means, so the Shaman explained it to him in general terms: it is a way for the tribe to select the strongest Soldiers, giving everyone a chance to showcase their abilities in front of their fellow tribesmen.

However, unlike last year, this year's competition is being organized on a large scale and requires early preparation. Specific regulations, the number of participants, prizes, and where to watch the matches all need a complete plan; it cannot be like last year, where everyone just huddled on the city wall to watch.

The Shaman threw this series of questions to Baifeng, but this was originally something Baifeng intended to leave for the Shaman to do. He did not expect the Shaman to lack initiative; the Shaman is fine with minor matters, but whenever a major issue arises, he dares not make decisions himself and can only ask Baifeng.

This also gave Baifeng an idea for the future: since the tribe has so much open space, especially land that cannot be used for farming, the tribe could use this land to build a training ground, or a sports field. In the off-season, tribesmen could go there to exercise. Although everyone basically has no free time to build muscle, practicing the use of various Weapons is perfectly feasible.

One should also be built in the Nuliqu to give them a chance to climb upward, and Winter is the time to exercise; if they stay cooped up for a whole Winter, their muscles will rust away.

Because this competition is quite complex, Baifeng had to stop and discuss it carefully with the Shaman. However, it was not proper for the two of them to just stand in the open space talking, so they went to the place where Baifeng usually sits to bask in the sun, where there were a few stones to use as stools, which were just right for sitting.

Baifeng proposed his ideas from the side, while the Shaman judged their feasibility based on the tribe's current supplies, economic situation, land area, and work arrangements for the coming period. The Shaman and Yu could also offer their own opinions, with Baifeng making the final confirmation.

The Shaman's suggestions were acceptable, and a few were completely adoptable. Yu's were still quite immature; after all, he lacks experience and has never seen what a real competition is like, relying only on imagination. Therefore, after being rejected a few times, Yu just listened and took notes on the side without saying more. This performance made Baifeng very satisfied; he is not only smart but also knows how to learn with an open mind.

Finally, they decided on the competition area, which will still be under the city wall, with the tribesmen watching from the city wall. Because the population of the Baifeng Tribe has increased significantly, but the number of tribesmen has not increased much, watching from the city wall is perfectly fine.

In addition to the Regiment and individual battles, the competition content now includes archery, stone throwing, racing, weightlifting, high jump, long jump, and wrestling.

Excluding the Regiment and individual battles, each tribesman can participate in a maximum of three events. Free Persons and members of the Baifeng Tribe have equal eligibility to participate, which also prevents certain people from monopolizing honors.

The Nuliqu is more troublesome, but fortunately, their competition events are fewer: high jump, long jump, racing, stone throwing, and wrestling. They have not been exposed to other events, or due to long-term food shortages, even if they were strong before, they cannot compare to the Baifeng Tribe members now and are not on the same level. Even if they won first place, it would have no reference value, so they can only compete in things based on talent and technique.

They will first start selecting from those in their own rooms, with the winner of each event competing against the winners from adjacent rooms. By competing like this, when the number of final winners is about the same as the total number of Baifeng Tribe participants, they can come to the city wall for the official competition, giving them a chance to appear before Baifeng. If they perform well, they will directly become members of the Baifeng Tribe.

However, the initial selection is very casual for them, and because there are too many people, it must be selected in a short time, so the fairness will naturally not be very high. The referee is just an ordinary Baifeng Tribe Soldier, and the winners even have to go to the next match without any rest time.

This is also a helpless move. For the tribesmen's competition, Baifeng must ensure the utmost fairness, but for the Slaves, ensuring it to the greatest extent is enough. He is just giving the Slaves hope; if he can promote talent, that would be for the best.

Ancient texts say Bailixi was raised from the marketplace; he wonders if there is the Bailixi he wants among the Slaves this time.

The prizes are the same as last year: grain, meat, Cloth, etc. Soldiers need to have rewards, but Baifeng thought about it: besides wrestling and combat matches, it would be better to give them medals this year for the others. Anyway, casting is not too troublesome; as long as he makes the molds in these few days, those people in the Blacksmith Workshop will definitely be able to make them.

For the material, he will use gold, Iron, and Bronze. The Baifeng Tribe has picked some up, and some tribesmen have exchanged for gold themselves (Baifeng did not forbid them from exchanging for things they like during the gatherings, and those Soldiers have enough private wealth). There is enough gold. Using the Shila casting method, as for the pattern of the medals, Baifeng still has to ponder it; after all, it is the first edition and should have some commemorative significance.

At the same time, Baifeng also had the Shaman spread the word that the first-place winner of each event this time will receive a puppy. This will be fulfilled immediately after the tribe's puppies are born. This prize will definitely make those Soldiers fight tooth and nail, as they have only now discovered that dogs are very useful and rare, and the tribe will not be able to breed many in the next few years.

At the same time, Baifeng also broke precedent by dividing the competition into men's and women's groups, meaning the female tribesmen of the Baifeng Tribe can also participate in the competition this year. However, combat matches are not included, as they have not undergone military training and there is no basis for comparison. They can participate in everything else. This matter made those female tribesmen so happy they could hardly sleep.

However, the Slaves do not have this policy. After all, even if female Slaves competed, there would be no highlights; people who have just crawled back from the brink of death might have physical strength similar to a college student.

There are not many events, and Baifeng estimates they can be finished in a few days, but he must spend two or three days planning the venue first; it cannot be as casual as before.

Combat needs a combat venue, wrestling needs a circle, running needs lines, targets for archery and stone throwing, bars for high jump, and sand pits for long jump all need to be prepared properly.

All this work fell on the Shaman's shoulders. The assistants he used to have had no ability and were of little use, only able to do errands and run messages. Now that he has Yu to help him, his pressure has been reduced a lot.

Therefore, even though Yu is still a child, the Shaman did not look down on him at all; instead, he valued him highly. The Shaman sees things very clearly; even if he knows that Yu might eventually replace him, for the moment, he can share his pressure. Power is certainly good, but if a person cannot get any rest, then this power is not worth having, not to mention that in the Shaman's eyes, he does not have many years left to live, so he does not care about this matter.