I Became The Chief Of A Primitive Village

Chapter 250, Doubt and Envy Among the Crowd

Translator: Silavin

The people below became even more talkative after the cat eared girl spoke, wondering why Sha Lan was up there.

“Hey, what task does the Shaman want us to do that he’s having Sha Lan tell us?”

“I don’t know either, but looking at Sha Lan, it seems like there’s quite a lot for us to do.”

“Must be, look at how densely written those sheets are. Though we can’t read it, there must be many tasks.”

“Do you think it has something to do with those cement houses? Shaman has been building many cement houses lately.”

“Probably. It is most likely related to those cement houses.”

The Flame Dragon Tribe people were all discussing, not knowing what this was about.

Of course, there were also Black Snake Tribe people who naturally did not know who the cat eared girl was. They were just curious about what was on the wooden board.

“What’s that on the wooden board? Why does it look so strange?”

“I don’t know either, those black marks look like writing, if I’m not mistaken.”

“Must be writing, but why is it up there? And what’s that thing it’s written on?”

“Isn’t writing usually on Animal Hide? How did it get on that thing? This Tribe is really strange.”

Those of the Black Snake Tribe did not know about Wolf Tail Grass Paper, much less about those characters that were written with a quill pen.

Naturally, they were very curious about these things and were all guessing what these novel items were.

Sha Lan raised her hand to calm them, deliberately putting on an imposing air to her as she said: “Something good is coming for you all.”

“Sha Lan, what is it?” Someone in the crowd asked.

“Yes, are we getting more dried meat?” Another person asked.

In their eyes, having enough to eat was naturally the most important thing. Thus, the ‘good thing’ must be food related.

“That’s right, it’s dried meat.” Sha Lan did not keep them in suspense and directly answered.

When the people below heard it was dried meat, they all cheered as if they could not believe their ears.

“Really? Is Shaman really going to give us dried meat?”

“Heavens! I’m starving right now! This is great! We can eat our fill with dried meat!”

“Indeed, my children haven’t been eating much either, we really needed this!”

Everyone below was cheering and shouting, eager to get their hands on the dried meat right away.

Those of the Black Snake Tribe were no exception. They were also very happy because they would get dried meat to eat.

Although they were initially worried, after all, the Black Snake Tribe had been destroyed. Things were slightly different now.

Usually when one Tribe takes over another, many of the original Tribesmen would be killed. The survivors would become slaves, suffering daily humiliation, which was not much different from death.

However, now, they were hearing that the Shaman would be distributing dried meat. Beyond shock, they were mostly happy and grateful.

After Sha Lan let them all finish cheering, she continued: “But it’s not being given away for free.”

The cat eared girl was startled by their enthusiasm. Although she knew this would happen, experiencing it firsthand felt different.

“What does Shaman want us to do? Those pieces of Wolf Tail Grass Paper you posted must show what we need to do, right?” A young man asked.

“Yes, the Shaman wants you to work. Only by working will you get more dried meat to eat.” Sha Lan solemnly declared.

“We know that. Tell us what work we need to do, we’ll do anything.” Another person said.

“Yes, we’ll do any work as long as there’s dried meat.” Others agreed.

People of Primitive Tribes all understood one thing, only through hard work could they receive food. Thus, when the cat eared girl said they needed to work to receive dried meat, they naturally thought it to be expected. To them, this was normal. They even began looking forward to learning what they needed to do.

“Listen carefully, I’ll only read these characters once.” Sha Lan cleared her throat and continued: “Shaman needs 170 people to burn grass, 100 people to mix grass and wood ash, 500 people to build houses…”

She recited everything she had heard in the wooden house word for word, without missing anything.

To be honest, the cat eared girl felt a bit nervous after finishing, constantly glancing at the people below with her blue eyes. To avoid giving away any flaws, she pretended to read from the Wolf Tail Grass Paper while reciting from memory.

After finishing, she dared not immediately look at the people below, only daring to look after a while.

“That’s fine, I can do any of these jobs, no problem at all.”

“Then I choose to build kilns, I haven’t tried that before.”

“In that case, I’ll choose to carry stones, that seems to be the easiest to start with.”

“A real man would choose to build cement houses, I’m choosing that!”

Not just the Flame Dragon Tribesmen, but even the Black Snake Tribesmen joined in the shouting.

They also knew work meant dried meat to eat. Since they were from another Tribe, actively participating in work was their only way to survive.

Work that could both keep them alive and provide dried meat was exactly what they wanted, so they responded with great enthusiasm.

“Good, those who want to work come to me to register. I’ll assign you these tasks later.” Sha Lan nodded.

“Sha Lan, is that all that’s written up there? I heard what you said very clearly.” Someone curiously asked.

Sha Lan had been waiting for this question and smiled, “There’s more, but you probably don’t meet the requirements, so I won’t read it.”

“That’s fine, just read it anyway, let us know what else is written there.” That person shouted.

“But Sha Lan, when did you learn to read? You can actually understand Shaman’s writing?” Another person suddenly asked, puzzled.

“Yeah, that’s right, when did you learn to read? I remember you couldn’t read before.” Another person who knew the cat eared girl asked.

“Also, when did you start doing this kind of work for the Shaman? Have you become a Shaman Priestess? This is Shaman Priestess work.” The first person asked.

“Ah, why are you wearing linen clothes? I’m so envious.” A girl spoke up.

Sha Lan stood straight and explained, “I became the Shaman’s Shaman Priestess. The Shaman had taught me how to read, and these linen clothes were given to me by the Shaman.”

“Wow, being a Shaman Priestess has so many benefits! I wish I could be a Shaman Priestess too…” Envious voices came from the crowd.

“Sha Lan, you’ve learned how to read so quickly! You learned all these characters in just a few days!” Many envious voices continued from the crowd.

Sha Lan smiled slightly, because they had already stepped onto the path that she and the Shaman had wanted them to.