This Is My Primitive Tribe-Chapter 483: 287: The Locust Tribe Arrives
Capítulo 483: Chapter 287: The Locust Tribe Arrives
“Crackle crackle…”
The fire burned for a whole day and night, yet showed no sign of extinguishing. The terrifying heat turned the ground red, even cracking the stones.
Jiang Xuan said, “It’s been burning for so long, these locusts and eggs should already be dead, continuing is pointless, Vine God, put out the fire.”
“Drizzle drizzle…”
The Divine Vine swiftly drew underground water and sprayed it with its branches, making it seem like a heavy rain had started falling from the sky.
“Sizzle sizzle sizzle…”
Raindrops fell into the raging flames, immediately producing a large amount of white smoke, and the rain quickly evaporated.
However, as the continuous rain fell, the flames were gradually suppressed until extinguished.
On both sides, seeing this, Turtle God and Frog God also began to draw water to extinguish the fire.
The three divine beings were like gigantic pumps, continuously drawing water from underground and the Great Swamp, pouring it over the blazing sea of fire to put it out.
“Crunch—”
After the fire was extinguished, Jiang Xuan walked into the forest, casually picked up a piece of charred wood, gently snapped it, and it instantly broke into two.
“Not bad, good charcoal.”
Though this charcoal wasn’t made by smoldering, resulting in a higher loss, the abundance of wood in this forest compensated, leaving a substantial amount of charcoal after the fire was put out.
Jiang Xuan said to Gou Teng beside him, “After handling things here, go back and bring more tree bark bags to pack this charcoal to the tribe.”
“Yes!”
Gou Teng agreed and planned to use all the sacks they had brought to carry as much charcoal back as possible.
Other tribes burn dry wood, rarely using charcoal, but the Vine Tribe is different.
In the Vine Tribe, this charcoal can be used for smelting metal, purifying water, heating, and so on. It has many uses and a large consumption.
Jiang Xuan also drew out a bronze knife and dug into the soil a few times.
Due to burning for a day and night, the surface layer of soil was burned into a reddish color, but underneath, the soil was still black.
Moreover, because so many trees were burned, a very thick layer of ash had accumulated on the ground, and this ash was excellent fertilizer!
Jiang Xuan said, “Notify the Planting Team to open this forest for farming before spring tomorrow.”
“The insects have been burned away, weeds and vines too, reducing the difficulty of clearing. With this thick ash, we should have a good harvest next year.”
“Yes!”
A warrior responsible for passing orders noted Jiang Xuan’s words, and upon returning, would relay this order to the Planting Team.
If the order was urgent, he must find another person to set off immediately.
The reason for two people was the long and unpredictable journey, two people delivering the message was safer.
“Crunch crunch…”
Not long after, the leaders of the Mountain Turtle Tribe, Frog Tribe, and Stinging Fly Tribe ran over, stepping on countless pieces of charcoal along the way.
The warriors of the Vine Tribe frowned slightly, making these tribe leaders curious, thinking perhaps they didn’t do something to satisfaction.
Shan Jia approached Jiang Xuan and whispered, “Haven’t the locusts been burned already? Why does everyone seem unhappy?”
Jiang Xuan smiled and said, “Nothing, just be careful not to step on those large pieces of charcoal later.”
“Charcoal? You need this too?”
Shan Jia found it somewhat unbelievable because their tribe has a constant supply of firewood, charcoal was too common and not special.
Jiang Xuan nodded and said, “Taking it back can be useful.”
“Since you need it, I’ll have my people help collect it.”
Shan Jia quickly ordered Mountain Turtle Tribe warriors to help gather large pieces of charcoal and pile them together.
Seeing this, the warriors of the Vine Tribe finally showed smiles and, following Jiang Xuan’s instructions, joined in collecting charcoal.
The Frog Tribe and Stinging Fly Tribe also went to help.
They were subsidiary tribes of the Vine Tribe; working diligently was crucial lest suspicion of loyalty arise.
All four tribes worked together to collect charcoal swiftly, soon creating mound-like piles of charcoal, quite impressive.
Just as Jiang Xuan thought the locust plague issue was concluding and could move on to other matters, an unexpected event occurred!
“Leader, leader…”
From not far away in the forest, the sound of hooves striking the ground and a familiar woman’s call started.
Soon, Feng Chao rode a Great Horned Deer out of the dense forest, quickly running to Jiang Xuan’s side.
“What happened?”
Jiang Xuan saw the Great Horned Deer panting heavily, while Feng Chao’s face was anxious. His heart sank, knowing that something must have happened, and it wasn’t minor.
“The Locust… Locust Tribe is attacking from this direction.”
After Feng Chao spoke, she swallowed with difficulty. She had run too fast and was parched.
“Locust Tribe? How far are they?”
“They’re advancing quickly, only about a day’s journey away from here.”
“A day, they’re coming so fast…”
Jiang Xuan frowned, because among the Vine Tribe here, only Hunting Team One was battle-capable, the Planting Team didn’t have many people, and their combat ability was quite low.
“Chief Xuan, what is this Locust Tribe?”
Shan Jia stood beside them, listening to the conversation between him and Feng Chao, feeling utterly confused. The Mountain Turtle Tribe was relatively isolated and had no idea about the Locust Tribe’s existence.
The Frog Tribe chief, Huo Meng, and the Stinging Fly Tribe chief also came over, eager to understand what the Locust Tribe was about.
Jiang Xuan said, “Feng Chao, briefly explain the Locust Tribe’s situation to everyone.”
Feng Chao quickly gave a concise summary about the Locust Tribe, including the fact that there were more locusts from afar.
The most critical issue was that the Locust Tribe kept expanding like a snowball through constant conquests, growing larger, while those locusts continued mutating, their combat power constantly increasing.
If this continues, who knows what the Locust Tribe will become.
Jiang Xuan said, “The reason the Locust Tribe is hurrying to attack must be related to our burning those locusts; let’s discuss what we should do.”
He thought for a moment and added, “The key issue is the time is too short; it’s hard for our Vine Tribe warriors to arrive in time.”
Huo Meng said, “Although we don’t have many people, the Guardian Gods of all four tribes are here. Even if we can’t beat the Locust Tribe, we can stall them. As long as we hold on until the other warriors arrive, there won’t be a problem.”
Shan Jia nodded, “Chief Huo Meng is right. The Locust Tribe is just one, but we have four tribes here, what do we have to fear?”
The Stinging Fly Tribe chief agreed, “Yes, so many locusts have been burned. At worst, we’ll burn them again!”
“Alright, since everyone agrees, let’s fight!”
Since no one else was afraid, Jiang Xuan had even less reason to fear.
He first sent some messengers back to their tribe to call for reinforcements, while the other warriors used the favorable terrain to set various traps, ready to ambush the Locust Tribe upon their arrival, weakening their combat effectiveness.
The other three tribes also chose positions, set traps similarly, and used the poisonous frogs of the Frog Tribe to coat their weapon blades with poison, effectively wounding the enemy.
After all preparations were complete, darkness had fallen completely. The four tribes each occupied a position, forming a surrounding posture, waiting for the Locust Tribe to arrive.
That night, the Locust Tribe didn’t show up, which was also within Jiang Xuan’s expectations since locusts weren’t accustomed to nighttime activities.
The next morning, just as the sun rose, several mutated locusts first arrived at Jiang Xuan’s location, flying around the already burnt forest.
Soon after, more locusts pressed over like dark clouds, their wing vibrations buzzing loudly, audible from afar.
After a while, Jiang Xuan, hidden in the dense forest, saw two warriors with locust totem patterns on their faces running rapidly towards them, observing the surroundings as they ran.
“Here they come!”
Jiang Xuan picked up a Beast Horn Bow, notched an arrow, took a deep breath, then slowly pulled back the string, aiming at one of the Locust Tribe warriors.
“Whoosh!”
After fully drawing the bow, Jiang Xuan decisively released an arrow.
The arrow with tail feathers rotated swiftly, making a sharp sound as it shot toward the Locust Tribe warrior.
“Ah!”
A cry of agony rang out. The Locust Tribe warrior was accurately shot through the chest by Jiang Xuan and fell to the ground, rolling continuously, clearly not going to survive.
The other Locust Tribe warrior heard the commotion and his face changed drastically. He turned and ran back.
“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…”
He had just taken a couple of steps when dozens of arrows were shot over, killing him on the spot.
“Charge and kill them!”
This scene was witnessed by the Locust Tribe warriors behind, who became furious. Relying on their numbers, they charged forward with their weapons.
Soon, they boldly entered the trap zones set by the Vine Tribe, and cries of agony sounded again.
However, there were simply too many Locust Tribe people, the traps alone couldn’t hold them back.
“Shoot arrows!” 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮
“Throw spears!”
Jiang Xuan calmly and steadily commanded the Vine Tribe warriors to first deplete the enemy from afar, only engaging in melee combat once the enemy got closer.
Soon, a fierce battle erupted!
