Chapter 623: Wandering

After more than half a year of trekking, their group had grown to look like exactly ten thousand people. They were aimless, constantly moving toward the east. They believed their former land had been cursed and was uninhabitable, so they could only leave far behind to see if they could find a new place to settle.

The gods had abandoned them, so now, without the protection of the gods and without their own faith, the only thing they could trust was the Weapon in their hands.

Because Zhu was confident enough and decisive enough, he had vaguely become the leader of these people. Although there was no clear title, once he grasped the power to distribute food, everything was already very clear.

Cangyun and Yinyang had always stayed by his side, and Yinyang had also become one of the leaders of this nameless tribe.

Now, Yinyang said to Zhu with some worry: "Winter is coming soon, and it is getting colder and colder. I think we must find a suitable place to settle down; otherwise, we won't be able to go on."

Zhu was actually a bit hesitant on this issue. A person who had always been decisive now felt he had no confidence: "We don't know whose tribal territory this is. If we just settle down, I'm afraid war will break out. Moreover, we might have been cursed by the Heaven gods. If we stop, what if..."

Cangyun held onto Zhu's arm: "The Heaven gods cursed that piece of land. We haven't seen any signs of destruction here. Besides, are you really afraid of the Heaven gods? Do you really believe in the curse of the Heaven gods?"

Zhu was speechless for a moment, and Yinyang added from the side: "Don't talk about this being another tribe's territory. Have you really looked carefully at how many tribesmen and how many Soldiers you have behind you? Can't so many people occupy a piece of land on this vast territory that allows us to survive?"

Zhu turned his head abruptly. Behind him were the bustling tribesmen who had already lit campfires. Seeing this scene, the unease in his heart suddenly disappeared a lot. Yes, because he had been wandering, he had never regarded himself as a true tribal leader, because he was just a fugitive.

Now Zhu suddenly felt that his mindset had changed, so he took a deep breath and said firmly: "Let's keep going. At most, we will walk for three more days. If we can find a place suitable for living within these three days, we will stay and occupy it as our territory. If we don't encounter one, then on the third day, wherever we walk to, we will stop!"

Hearing that Zhu had finally made up his mind, Yinyang and Cangyun finally set their hearts at ease. Yinyang also said to Zhu: "That's good, as long as you have said this, it's enough. I will go and announce this news to everyone now. I believe everyone will be very happy."

Zhu nodded, and the hand Cangyun was holding onto Zhu's arm gripped even tighter.

In a short while, the entire camp erupted with cheers like a mountain collapse or a tsunami. Then, not knowing who started it, everyone began to shout in unison: "Zhu! Zhu! Zhu!"

Huaxia was already doing the finishing work for the end of the year. All construction sites were gradually beginning to shut down. Even the work of the Xuanyuan Tribe, although relatively tight, was now gradually beginning to cover and protect the parts that had already been built. All unused building materials were also covered, all preparing to return to Huaxia before the weather turned cold. After all, in Huaxia, no matter how cold the weather was, they could go home at night and sleep on a warm heated brick bed, but in the Xuanyuan Tribe, they could only sleep in cold Tents.

All the materials they were currently using, except for Brick, Tile, and Cement, were all from the Xuanyuan Tribe. After all, there was really no need to transport those things specifically from Huaxia.

For example, there was more suitable timber in the Xuanyuan Tribe than in Huaxia. Moreover, in order to build houses, they had already prepared a great deal of giant wood, which had already been debarked and air-dried, making it very convenient to use.

After learning for so long, the Construction Team of Huaxia had already trained many qualified Workers for the Xuanyuan Tribe, but skilled craftsmen were still far from enough, and not a single mason had been trained.

However, the people of the Xuanyuan Tribe did not have any complaints, because Dahong had specifically gone privately to find those who had been sent to learn and asked whether Huaxia was really teaching them seriously. The answers obtained were all consistent: Huaxia was teaching very seriously, but some Workers had bad tempers and would scold people.

Dahong didn't take this to heart. Isn't being scolded a very normal thing? If you didn't do a good job, in the Xuanyuan Tribe, being beaten was very normal. If it were a more barbaric tribe, perhaps if the Leader was in a bad mood, you would already be dead and fed to the wolves.

The Xuanyuan Tribe, under the guidance of the Huaxia Agricultural Division, had summarized the living habits of the Tea Tree and at the same time found suitable planting areas, just waiting for the coming spring to carry out large-scale transplantation and build a large tea plantation directly for the Xuanyuan Tribe.

If it weren't for Baifeng fearing that the tea-making process would be leaked, he really wanted to set up a tea estate directly in the Xuanyuan Tribe and make tea directly in the Xuanyuan Tribe.

However, even if green leaves had to be transported from the Xuanyuan Tribe to Huaxia, it did not have a major impact on the entire tea-making process of Huaxia, because during this transportation period, the processes of "Withering" and "Turning Green" could just happen. The price was that several tea-making masters had to accompany the Boat all the way.

In just a few short months, the Xuanyuan Tribe had discovered the huge benefits of cooperating with Huaxia and the huge changes Huaxia had brought to the Xuanyuan Tribe, especially since the arrival of the Construction Team, which had guided and improved the sanitation system of the Xuanyuan Tribe, allowing the public toilets and household toilets of the Xuanyuan Tribe to be greatly improved. At least there was no longer such a heavy, pungent smell.

They even guided the people of the Xuanyuan Tribe to build many public bathhouses for them. Whether it was soaking in a bath or taking a shower, although the number was relatively small, at least it made it much more convenient for them to bathe.

Especially Xuanyuan and the others, after using the convenient and fast shower rooms in Huaxia, fell in love with this thing. Although it required people to boil hot water and pour it into the large water tank on the roof of the bathroom, was the Xuanyuan Tribe short of people?

The Construction Team even popularized some health knowledge that was not part of their work content: bathing more could prevent some diseases, and could also wash away the bugs crawling everywhere, and eating was also more hygienic.

Drinking only boiled water, although the bugs in their stomachs could not be expelled, could allow them to avoid more diseases caused by water.

These measures had already been passed on among those following the Construction Team, including the high-level officials of the Xuanyuan Tribe, but wanting to implement them thoroughly was an extremely difficult task.