Chapter 69: The Birth of the Cannibal Tribe

They did not kill everyone in this tribe, and those women hardly resisted at all, because in this era, women could be used to trade for food, and women were also very important resources; they had no sense of belonging to their own tribe anyway, as they had likely already been passed around through several tribes and might be sold to other tribes in the future.

The men left behind to guard were all killed without a single one spared; the children posed no threat, so no one bothered with them. Heichang only cared about where the food was now, so he found a woman and made her lead the way.

That woman thought Heichang, the Leader, had come to enjoy himself, so she untied her skirt and lay on the ground, but Heichang had no such thoughts at all right now; he only wanted to find food quickly to dispel his tribesmen's urge to eat people.

Seeing that Heichang did not pounce on her, the woman felt very puzzled, because many men of the Zhique Tribe were already on top of the women of this tribe. Heichang did not stop them, as this was a very normal thing after all; if he weren't in such a rush to find food right now, would it even be their turn first?

The woman understood what Heichang meant and did not tie her skirt back up, but instead led Heichang to find food while remaining naked. When Heichang arrived at the cave where the food was stored, he discovered that this tribe was also a pauper.

The only meat consisted of a dozen fish caught recently, and because there was no salt to cure them, they already smelled bad. Other than that, there were only some wild vegetables and tree bark of the season, which Heichang was already starting to fear eating.

The food scavenged was not even enough to make a single meal for half of the Zhique Tribe. Heichang was very annoyed and could only continue to press them on whether there were any other grain storehouses. The answer he got was no; who would be so extravagant as to fill several storehouses with grain?

At the same time, Baifeng sneezed, feeling as if someone was talking about him. The third brick-mixed warehouse of the Baifeng Tribe was already nearing completion. Because of the constantly expanding menu, the Baifeng Tribe's stored grain was increasing more and more, and they themselves had not consumed much of it.

Heichang understood that this place was not suitable for a long stay. They had not snatched much food, and although they had lost almost no men, they had also gained nothing. If they didn't leave and stayed here, they would likely have to fight another battle once the warriors of this tribe returned. Since their numbers were not very high, they couldn't afford to waste them, otherwise, it would be very difficult to survive in the wilderness of this era.

Thus, Heichang left the cave with the meager amount of food and returned to the tribe's encampment. However, after Heichang returned, he was so shocked that he was at a loss, and the food he was holding in his hand dropped to the ground.

A few tribesmen were still copulating with the women of this tribe in the wild, but more tribesmen had already set up bonfires, with meat roasting on the racks, and beside the bonfires were dismembered children.

The tribesmen were chatting and laughing, without the slightest sense of discomfort. Only Heichang felt his calves beginning to tremble. The tribesmen beside the bonfire discovered that the Tribal Chief had returned and, grinning, took a plump baby's leg and handed it to Heichang, telling the Tribal Chief to eat first.

At this moment, the grinning expressions of the tribesmen made Heichang incomparably terrified; they were just like indescribable demons. But looking at the human leg in his hand, his stomach growled uncontrollably. Remembering the human flesh he had eaten before, the baby's meat was plump, soft, and fatty; one bite was full of oil, soft and limp, and it was extremely delicious.

The meat from before had been frozen stiff and was not fresh at all, but now this fresh, tender meat was right in front of him, and saliva was already flowing from the corners of his mouth. Although fish and wild vegetables were right at his feet, Heichang still uncontrollably took the leg with trembling hands.

It was not until Heichang had sucked the last bit of meat off the leg clean that his mind gradually became clear. What had he done?!

The tribesmen were all eating with grease-covered mouths. Now, not only the men and children, but even most of the women had been killed, leaving only a few beautiful women for them to enjoy.

Heichang could not help but cry bitterly; he would never have the chance to escape the identity of a Cannibal Tribe again. The Zhique Tribe would truly become a Cannibal Tribe from now on, and in the future, there would be no place for them in the world; they would be the common enemy of all tribes.

After a full meal, Heichang had people collect all the bones and killed everyone in this tribe. Then, they laid an ambush in the tents or the woods. Having questioned the people of this tribe, there were only forty-some warriors who had gone out to hunt, and the weapons they carried were nothing more than things like Bamboo Spears and Stone Axes; the Zhique Tribe could completely kill them all.

The Zhique Tribe indeed did not fail; they killed all these dozens of warriors at the cost of only seven deaths and several dozen injuries.

Heichang had completely fallen in love with eating human flesh. If anyone wanted to eat things like fish or wild vegetables, they could take them, but he himself had to eat the delicious meat of children.

The human flesh from this one tribe did not last the Zhique Tribe for long. During this period, they also occupied the magpie's nest and settled down, and they also fished and hunted to prepare for their future wandering life.

After eating all the meat, Heichang and the others did not stay any longer and began their wandering life again. Although most of the time they were still eating grass, they did not forget that they had transformed into a Cannibal Tribe.

Along the way, as long as they encountered individual wandering savages or small groups of savages, they would immediately surround them in an instant, just like hunting other wild beasts, and after killing them, they would divide and eat them.

Likewise, if there were small tribes, they would kill them all and stay in that territory until they had eaten everything before continuing to wander. Over the years, the story of such a cannibal tribe spread throughout that river basin. After all, what they did was too terrifying: an empty tribal encampment filled with nothing but white bones.

After a few slightly larger tribes found out, they united to prepare to encircle and suppress this cannibal tribe. Unfortunately, the Zhique Tribe was too alert, and before they could even begin their attack, they were discovered by the Zhique Tribe.

The Zhique Tribe did not engage in battle. After discovering that there were many people, they chose to move away from this river basin and instead headed further upstream, killing their way along until they arrived at the territory of the Baifeng Tribe.

They discovered that this river basin was relatively prosperous and rich in resources. They even discovered that there was salt here. Although they did not find a salt lake, there was also a lot of salt in some Low-lying Land, which made the Zhique Tribe, who had been lacking salt during their wanderings, extremely excited.

The current Zhique Tribe had already summarized a set of survival methods suitable for their own tribe; killing people and robbing other tribes was their main task, and one success meant they didn't have to worry for months.

When they were on the road wandering, they returned to a state of gathering and hunting. They would even make temporary beds in the trees to spend the night, which could hide them from wild beasts and also allow them to lie in ambush, ready to attack passing humans at any time.

It was just that Heichang did not notice that his tribesmen's eyes had turned slightly red, and his own emotions were also becoming increasingly prone to irritability.