I Steal the Ancestors' Sacrifices to Nourish Myself-Chapter 135 - 70: Celestial Vein Fourth Layer, Is a Great Drought Coming? (Qiu Yue Ticket Requested)

According to the findings of the clan's scouts, the number of humans emerging from outside the mountains surpasses those who fled into the mountains.

Obviously, the local mice are not just the secret of the Blazing Flame Tribe.

When danger arises, they run away, and after avoiding it, they come out to reproduce and thrive again.

The Human Race is like wild grass in this Great Wilderness; whenever the conditions are right, they sprout again.

Soon, Huo Chang grabbed the Beast Hide Scroll and hurriedly exited the Clan Hall.

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After the Clan Division moved back and conducted the Sacrifice in the Ancestral Temple, Shen Can did not see Huo Chang for half a month.

The settlement of over 100,000 people kept Huo Chang extremely busy.

This time, they adopted a small tribe system, similar to the previous arrangement of coastal affiliates, ranging from several hundred to a thousand people.

The locations chosen were near water sources, relatively flat surroundings suitable for farming, while also considering some hunting areas as habitats.

A beacon tower would be constructed near the mountain, along with roads or waterways leading directly and smoothly to the Clan Land.

In short, the settlement of these people was like a cluster of stars, surrounding the Blazing Flame Race Territory from all directions.

Forming a structure with the Blazing Flame Race Territory at the core tribe, surrounded first by more than 30,000 original affiliates and then by this newly added 100,000 people.

The reason for such daring action mainly stems from increased confidence due to the rise in the number of Martial Artists.

After such changes, the tribes split off are more suitably referred to as settlements. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

Each settlement has at least ten Stone-Breaking Realm Martial Artists, and they aim within a year to make Mountain-Opening Realm Martial Artists common in all settlements.

On this day, Huo Chang returned, covered in dust.

Shen Can poured him a large bowl of water, which he gulped down quickly.

"Clan Leader looks quite spirited."

Shen Can began, noticing that while Huo Chang seemed a bit tired, his energy and spirit remained strong.

Clearly, the busy tasks not only didn't tire him out but also were quite enjoyable.

"Leading so many people at once is somewhat chaotic, just now managed to sort it out."

Huo Chang didn't need to say it; Shen Can could understand.

With so many people, not everyone could obediently follow arrangements; even though they were all willing to follow the Blazing Flame, it didn't conflict with striving for enough benefits, such as being assigned a better Clan Land.

Not to mention, among this batch of affiliates, there are more than a dozen Celestial Vein Martial Artists. Although they don't have Martial Arts Techniques, their influence in the original Clan Division was quite strong.

"Let Uncle Huo Shan assist you; with Uncle Huo Shan's temperament, who dares to stir trouble, he will crush them."

Shen Can immediately brought up Uncle Huo Shan.

With more people, some punishments need to be introduced; it's high time to clearly define penalties.

While saying this, Shen Can took out a piece of Beast Hide paper and handed it to Huo Chang.

"This is the penalty code I compiled when I was idle."

Huo Chang took a look, and was somewhat surprised.

Expected it to be dense, but it turned out to be simple with just three sentences.

Killers shall die, those who wound another shall compensate, thieves shall be punished.

"If said too much, people find it troublesome and don't understand; initially establishing a system, just these three basic laws will do, we'll gradually add more."

"Just after arranging each division, disputes are bound to arise; right from the start, rules must be set, and anyone with the capability should go after the Xiaoyang Race beyond the mountain.

Though we live in the mountains, it doesn't mean the Xiaoyang Race won't come over."

"Clan Leader mentioned reorganizing the clan soldiers before, I have no objections."

Shen Can continued: "However, I suggest adding a new unit named Flame Martial Soldier, selecting talented Martial Artists from the entire tribe and affiliates to join, as the tribe's strongest clan soldiers."

"Acan, if we select from the entire tribe and affiliates, given that our Blazing Flame Clan People already number few, now with so many affiliates, the clan people's proportion will further thin out; over time, it might cause problems."

Huo Chang voiced his concern, which was something that had been on his mind these days.

While delighted by the substantial increase in power for controlling the Clan Division, he's also worried that the corresponding decrease in clan people's proportion might one day lead to fragmentation in the Blazing Flame.

Despite constant encouragement for procreation, children don't grow up overnight.

"I've already thought about this; on the surface is one thing, but secretly, clan resources will be biased towards the Headquarters Division people."

Shen Can explained, "Clan Leader, do you remember when you heard about Yanran Tribe's feats, feeling stirred, you rushed into the Ancestral Temple, and then the Sacrificial Artifact anomaly occurred.

Afterwards, many of my disciples broke through consecutively, clan Martial Artists kept succeeding in becoming Martial Artists, and even those who didn't breakthrough felt their Qi Strength advancing faster."

"I speculate that it was the Sacrificial Spirit's blessing, with our Blazing Flame Headquarters Division receiving the largest share of blessings.

Also, you haven't yet seen the past six months' clan people's cultivation status; the advancement and cultivation speed of our Blazing Flame Headquarters Division people is already two to three times faster than gathering affiliates.

The Clan Leader's concern will be resolved in three to five years in the future, when the clan's Martial Artists will experience an explosive advancement."

However, Shen Can left unsaid that the stronger the power, the bigger the issue to tackle, especially with Xiaoyang moving north to devour forests.

If the Blazing Flame Division wishes to rise, just like Yanran, the stronger Blazing Flame People will be the main Martial Artists dealing with Xiaoyang.

"I really hope the coming years can be more stable," Huo Chang sighed.

"Not a big problem, Xiaoyang decided to devour Northern Lands; such things are part of long-term strategy, plus there are remaining tribes outside resisting Xiaoyang, we've been in the mountains for long enough to take time and settle."

Shen Can assured Huo Chang, this was calculated, not random talk.

"Being stable for a few years is the best, with so many affiliates supporting, once Ashan opens a few more Celestial Veins, our Blazing Flame will be in the Upper Division!" Huo Chang's eyes gleamed with hope.

Apart from Flame Martial Soldiers, this integration compiled all Martial Artists from the affiliated groups into Blazing Flame Guard.