I Became The Chief Of A Primitive Village

Chapter 255, Being Pulled into the River

Translator: Silavin

Sha Lan handed over an Animal Hide Bag containing fishhooks and said, “Shaman, Uncle Shan Qiu has forged the fishhooks you’ve requested.”

Su Bai took the package of fishhooks and opened the Animal Hide Bag to examine the hooks made from Stone Armoured Crocodile Bone.

He picked one up to inspect it, discovering that the hook was twice the size of an adult’s palm. Moreover, the hook’s quality was excellent. It was smooth to the touch, and would not break or bend when tested by hand.

When he used the hook to strike the table or ground, there were no signs of damage.

“Good. It is very well made, worthy of showing Uncle Shan Qiu’s exceptional skills.” Su Bai nodded with satisfaction.

Although the fishhook appeared to be of excellent quality, it still needed testing, since some Ferocious Beasts might be extremely destructive. Their bite force would definitely be much stronger than Su Bai’s table and ground strikes.

“Shaman, are we going fishing by the river now?” Yan Hua excitedly asked.

“Since it is still early, let’s go take a look and see what we might be able to catch and eat.” Su Bai smiled.

This was in consideration that the Tribe now had many people, and everyone needed more food. Furthermore, with all the people he had recently recruited to build houses, they needed to provide even more food each day.

Relying solely on the Hunting Team to hunt and the Trading Team to exchange goods took too long and might not be enough.

Since the Tribe was now next to a huge river, Su Bai thought of fishing. Initially, he had considered fish trapping.

They had found some very sturdy vines in the forest that could be woven into fishing nets. However, the current problem was that no one knew what Ferocious Beasts lay in the river. If they recklessly used fishing nets, catching regular animals would be manageable as several people could still pull them up. However, what if they caught a Ferocious Beast, one with great strength?

That would be a losing proposition. Losing the fishing net would not matter as they could make more, but if the Ferocious Beast pulled all the fishers into the river, that would be disastrous.

“That’s great. Finally, we can go fishing! Shaman, can I fish by myself?” Yan Hua asked with hope in her eyes.

The cow horned girl did not just want to go and watch the Shaman fish by the river – she wanted to handle the fishing rod herself.

She felt that only through this would it count as her independently catching fish, rather than relying on others’ help.

“That won’t do. This time, we need Totem Warriors to do the fishing. You are only allowed to watch, not participate.” Su Bai wagged his index finger. After all, there were too many uncertainties in the river, so they needed people with greater strength to fish. Else, if something went wrong, who could handle the consequences?

If they rashly let Warrior Trainees fish, and their strength could not match their opponent, they might get pulled into the river.

“Ah! Okay, I understand…” She said, looking a bit dejected.

Sha Lan naturally understood why the cow horned girl was disappointed, as she had been constantly talking about fishing on their way back from the training ground to the wooden house.

She reached out to touch the other’s shoulder, comforting her, “There are too many dangers in the river. What if you accidentally get pulled in by a Ferocious Beast?”

The cat eared girl understood the Shaman’s worries as soon as he finished speaking. Ordinary people could not risk going to the river, as they were not as strong as Totem Warriors, who could contend with Ferocious Beasts for a while.

If things went wrong, they could just let go of the hook, rather than being suddenly pulled into the river.

“Ah’Lan, tell the Chieftain to bring several Totem Warriors and a few Warrior Trainees with me to the river.” Su Bai instructed.

“Yes, I’ll go right away.” Sha Lan turned and left the wooden house.

“Shaman, the river is too dangerous, please don’t go!” Yu Ying worried added. Ever since the fox eared girl heard about forging fishhooks, she had more or less guessed they were heading to the river. So, while sewing linen clothes, she was somewhat distracted and pricked her finger several times.

Su Bai gently patted her head and said in a low voice, “Don’t worry, it’ll be fine. I’ll just be watching from the side.”

He knew the fox eared girl had been distracted all morning, and he had certainly heard her crying out when she pricked her fingers.

“Then, please return safely, Shaman.” Yu Ying said in a soft voice.

“I understand. Wait for me here in the wooden house.” Su Bai gently replied.

Soon, Su Bai and the group walked toward the river. The sunlight was no longer as harsh as it had been at noon.

He took out his pocket watch and checked the time, [Already past five in the afternoon, huh?]

The sunlight felt warm on their bodies. With the breeze from the riverside, they did not feel hot at all.

This was in fact the Tribe’s favourite time of day – without the scorching sun, everyone had the greatest energy for work.

“Shaman, there are too many dangers in the river. These hooks should be enough to catch that big fish I saw in there the other day.” Yan Jiao swung the large fishhook, noting that its tail end was still very sharp and should easily pierce a Ferocious Beast’s mouth. Though, whether they could pull it from the river was another matter.

“We’ll only know once we try it. You and Sha Hong each take a hook and test them out in the river first.” Su Bai instructed.

For their first time fishing in the river, he wanted the Mid-Stage Totem Warriors to do the testing first. After all, if they really hooked some large Ferocious Beast, they would not immediately get pulled into the river. They might even be able to pull it back to shore.

Only after the Mid-Stage Totem Warriors had tested it several times and proved that they could handle it easily would they let the Totem Warriors try.

“Alright.” Yan Jiao replied in his usual deep voice.

Sha Hong nodded as well, taking out a hook with a pre-tied vine and, after swinging it several times, threw it far into the river.

Yan Jiao did the same, though he threw his in a different direction from Sha Hong.

Yan Hua watched eagerly from the side. She really wanted to try it herself, but clearly would not have the chance today.

Su Bai casually stood beside the cow horned girl and said, “If we confirm there’s no problem with the river, you might be able to fish.”

Seeing her puffing her cheeks and holding her breath, he found her extremely adorable. Feeling somewhat sympathetic, he could only let her try later, but of course only after ensuring the river was safe.

Yan Hua’s red eyes suddenly lit up as she asked in surprise, “Really?”

“Well, first you’ll have to pray there’s nothing problematic in the river.” Su Bai smiled.