This Is My Primitive Tribe-Chapter 506 - 310: The Mountain Turtle Tribe’s Decision

After the ritual was completed, the overall strength of the Vine Tribe increased significantly, officially becoming a true major tribe.

This change had a very profound impact on the Vine Tribe and the surrounding tribes.

The attitude of various tribes towards the Vine Tribe underwent a significant shift.

In the Mountain Turtle Tribe, Shan Jia, who had just returned from participating in the Great High Priest Ritual, immediately sought out the Witch to discuss a matter affecting the entire Mountain Turtle Tribe.

"Witch, the Vine Tribe has declared itself a major tribe."

"It was expected; the Vine Tribe already had the strength."

The Mountain Turtle Tribe's Witch was not surprised by this event, yet his emotions were inevitably mixed.

In just a few years, the Vine Tribe had rapidly evolved from a small tribe into a major tribe, and had always lived over there, never migrating.

This was an astonishing miracle, perhaps even a divine intervention.

For other tribes, merely the issue of food would greatly restrict the development of the tribe's population.

But the Vine Tribe, relying on unique planting and breeding methods, managed to sustain over ten thousand people with limited land.

After Shan Jia spoke those words, he fell into a long silence, watching the flames in the fire pit flicker continuously and feeling very conflicted, unsure whether he should voice his thoughts.

The Witch lifted his eyelids slightly and said, "It's just the two of us here, say what you want."

Shan Jia took a deep breath, lifted his head slightly to look at the Witch's face and said, "Witch, I think the Vine Tribe will definitely go to the central region in the future. I want... I want our Mountain Turtle Tribe to go too."

When the Witch heard the words "central," a peculiar light appeared in his eyes, but it quickly dimmed.

"Of course, I wish to go to the central region; it's the ancestral land of our Mountain Turtle Tribe, and the Old Turtle God's relic is still there. But with our current strength in the Mountain Turtle Tribe, we wouldn't survive even if we reached the central region. Don't forget, the Red Ant Tribe is still there."

The Red Ant Tribe was the culprit responsible for the Old Turtle God's fall and the forced migration of the Mountain Turtle Tribe, and also the Mountain Turtle Tribe's number one adversary.

With the Mountain Turtle Tribe's limited strength, how could they confront the Red Ant Tribe?

Shan Jia hesitated for a while before gathering the courage to say, "What if we become the Vine Tribe's affiliate tribe?"

"Become the Vine Tribe's affiliate tribe?"

The Witch stared at Shan Jia, eyes filled with disbelief and unwillingness.

"Shan Jia, do you know what you're saying?"

Becoming an affiliate tribe meant losing freedom and autonomy, something very difficult for any tribe to accept.

The Witch could hardly imagine what kind of stimulation Shan Jia received at the Vine Tribe to have such a thought.

"Witch, I certainly know what I'm saying."

After voicing his thoughts, Shan Jia felt much calmer.

"Witch, you know the Frog Tribe, right? They migrated all the way from the distant Western Wilderness specifically to join the Vine Tribe, becoming its first affiliate tribe."

"Initially, when they had just migrated over, only about a hundred people remained, without a Guardian God, and only a few giant frogs in the tribe."

"But after becoming an affiliate tribe of the Vine Tribe, they obtained a secure territory, learned farming and domestication, and the making of various tools from the Vine Tribe, which even helped them find a new Guardian God!"

"In just a few years, the Frog Tribe expanded from a hundred people to seven or eight hundred, and gained many advantages from being near the Vine Tribe's trading zone, living a prosperous life."

"It can be said, if the Frog Tribe hadn't chosen to become the Vine Tribe's affiliate tribe, they might have been wiped out long ago, never experiencing today's life."

After Shan Jia finished speaking, silence lingered as the Witch, evidently having heard about the Frog Tribe's situation before but never having deeply contemplated their transformation.

Shan Jia continued: "Witch, take a look at our Mountain Turtle Tribe before the Vine Tribe emerged. We lived here for hundreds of years, yet the population barely grew. Without the Mushroom Forest, life would've been much harder."

"But after the Vine Tribe emerged, our Mountain Turtle Tribe joined them to defeat several powerful tribes, gaining a lot of spoils, rapidly enhancing the tribe's strength, and the Turtle God successfully broke through."

"If, and this is hypothetical, one day the Vine Tribe truly migrates to the central region but we stay here, how long would it take us to develop into a major tribe? How long till we can avenge, bring back the Old Turtle God's relic?"

"I think becoming the Vine Tribe's affiliate tribe might be an option. At least we could grow stronger faster, return to the central region sooner, seek vengeance against the Red Ant Tribe, and retrieve the Old Turtle God's relic."

Having said all this, Shan Jia felt both relieved and anxious because these words were indeed bold, ones he wouldn't usually dare utter before the Witch.

The Witch remained deeply silent, wanting to refute Shan Jia's words but unable to come up with a counterargument after a lengthy thought.

Ultimately, the Witch painfully said, "You... go back first, let me think it over."

Shan Jia got up, respectfully saluted the Witch and said, "Witch, I might have been too impulsive speaking earlier, please forgive me."

The Witch waved his hand, indicating no concern.

"I'll head back then."

Shan Jia turned and left the Witch's hut, leaving the Witch alone, facing the fire pit, deep in thought, the firelight casting fluctuating shadows on his face.

...

In early October, the northwest of the Southern Wilderness began to see heavy snowfall, which would cover the land in ice for most of the winter, forcing all creatures to hide.

On October ninth, a violent earthquake suddenly struck near the Vine Tribe, accompanied by lightning and thunder in the sky, strange explosions echoing.

"Boom..."

The ground continuously quivered, the snow on the trees falling down "thwack," and some loose rocks detached from the mountainside and rolled down.

Such a terrifying earthquake naturally affected the Vine Tribe as well.

"Buzz!"

In a critical moment, the Divine Vine awakened and erected a massive dome-shaped barrier over the entire Vine Tribe, while using all its roots to stabilize the ground, preventing it from cracking during the earthquake.

Under the protection of the Divine Vine, most of the Vine Tribe's houses were preserved, with only a few that were originally unstable collapsing, causing casualties among several tribespeople.

"How could there suddenly be an earthquake?"

Jiang Xuan donned his beast hide clothing and ran outside, where the enormous Purple Snake Eagle Tang Yuan and Black Wind Rhinoceros Crescent crouched by his side, trembling in fear.

"Crack!"

Suddenly a bolt of lightning struck from the sky, its dazzling light illuminating the gloomy heavens.

"Xuan, are you okay?"

Chi Shao also ran out from the courtyard to Jiang Xuan's side, nervously examining him.

"I'm okay; thankfully, Vine God's protection kept the houses from collapsing from such a violent earthquake."

Upon checking Jiang Xuan thoroughly and confirming he was indeed uninjured, Chi Shao breathed a sigh of relief.

The two stood in the snowy ground, and once the earthquake frequency reduced, they immediately started coordinating tribal efforts, organizing the Witch Hospital's Witch Doctors to treat the affected tribespeople and assess the earthquake's damages.

Until the second day, the ground continued to shake sporadically. Without the Divine Vine's continued protection, the Vine Tribe undoubtedly would have suffered great losses this time.

By the third day, the earthquake gradually subsided, but dense clouds filled the northern sky and immense rumbling kept echoing, causing anxiety to all who saw.

Jiang Xuan gazed towards the north, musing, "There must have been a major shift there; once the tribe settles here, I'll have to go over and see what happened."

Jiang Xuan had a premonition that this upheaval could have a very significant and far-reaching impact.