I Became The Chief Of A Primitive Village

Chapter 359, First Place

Translator: Silavin

*Pitter-patter…*

*Rumble…*

The heavy rain continued to pour from the sky without any sign of weakening. Those in the forest continued to search for Tree Cicadas. Their main goal was to catch as many Tree Cicadas as they could.

The rain falling from the sky did not matter to them; rather, it was good for cooling them down.

Time passed, minute by minute, and though the sky gradually darkened, the rainfall remained just as heavy.

“Ah’Lan, how many Tree Cicadas have you caught?” Yan Hua flipped down from a tree branch.

“Not many. Close to a full bag.” Sha Lan shook her head.

The cat eared girl was not going to give up, especially after seeing how many the Yan Hua had caught.

She only had two thoughts in her mind: first, not to burden her friend, and second, to catch more herself.

“You’re so fast, catching so many in such a short time.” Yan Hua said in surprise.

When she had met up with her earlier, she had very few. Yet now, the number has more than doubled.

“Because I can’t hold you back, so keep all the Tree Cicadas you’ve caught. No need to spare me any.” Sha Lan said with a smile.

“We’ve been friends since we were little, there’s no such thing as holding each other back.” Yan Hua was a little angry.

She felt Sha Lan was worrying too much, believing that good friends should not be like this. Friends should help each other when they were in trouble. She would definitely help if Sha Lan needs it.

Seeing Sha Lan act so formal, and be so distant… although Yan Hua knew this was how she normally was, she still could not help but be a little angry.

“I understand. I don’t need your help today. If I need help tomorrow, I’ll tell you.” Sha Lan smiled. She was already used to doing things herself, so she often automatically said ‘no need’ or ‘it’s fine’.

“Good, if anything happens next time, you must tell me.” Yan Hua said.

“I know, I know, let’s head back. We are already close to the deadline.” Sha Lan walked in front.

*Pa pa pa pa…* The two jumping figures appeared especially lively in the rain as they headed back to the Tribe.

It was as if the heavy rain had no effect on them at all; rather, it seemed to help them.

Half an hour later, the Warrior Trainees in the forest gradually all returned to the Tribe.

Yan Jiao stood in the middle of the square wearing leather clothes, watching the Warrior Trainees.

The Warrior Trainees returned to the square and began lining up, each carrying an Animal Hide Bag.

The bags contained their spoils from today, which would be used to evaluate their training results.

“How are today’s results?” Yan Jiao asked in a resonant voice. Though he did not move much or show much expression, his natural authority made the Warrior Trainees nervous.

After all, he was the Chieftain. Even just standing there without saying anything, he gave off a huge presence of great pressure.

“Chieftain, you will see it when you check!” A confident Warrior Trainee spoke up.

“Very good! I like your confidence!” Yan Jiao nodded with satisfaction.

As the Warrior Trainees placed their Animal Hide Bags at the front of the square, some Totem Warriors began inspecting them.

Currently, the Flame Dragon Tribe did not have that many Warrior Trainees undergoing this training. It was much less than the total number of Warrior Trainees they had within the Tribe. After all, the over hundred Warrior Trainees from the Black Snake Tribe were still ‘imprisoned’.

Originally, this rain training was meant to include those from the Black Snake Tribe.

However, since their numbers exceeded the Flame Dragon Tribe’s Warrior Trainees, the plan was changed.

“Chieftain, the inspection is complete, the top three have been determined.” Da Gua said.

Yan Jiao nodded, his red eyes still watching the Warrior Trainees as he asked, “Do you know who made it to the top three?”

The Warrior Trainees had lost their initial enthusiasm and all became quiet.

Yan Hua scanned around, seeing everyone lacking confidence. Thus, she called out first. “Me!”

Hearing his Daughter so loudly declare her victory, Yan Jiao felt immensely satisfied on the inside. Though, he kept his expression in check, remaining serious as he just nodded once.

After Yan Hua called out, other Warrior Trainees followed suit.

“The gap between the top three is huge. There’s a huge difference between first and second place, while second and third are closer. Even so, overall, not a lot of you caught enough Tree Cicadas.” Yan Jiao said.

His expression was solemn, and that statement alone showed he was not satisfied.

The Chieftain wanted everyone’s numbers to be close, and then select the top three from among them. He did not want there to be such a huge gap between each person – whereby the winner’s score could match up with the combined score of two people, from the second and third place. This difference was too much.

“…” The Warrior Trainees all remained silent.

“This time, first place goes to Yan Hua. Second place to Cheng Shi, and third to Ai’er!” He had a mixed expression. He was still somewhat happy inside, if for no other reason than his Daughter taking first place. However, he was also a bit regretful that Sha Lan only got fourth place. He believes if she had tried a bit harder, she could have gotten third place.

When Yan Hua heard she was first, she could no longer suppress her smile. Her lips curved upward as she happily celebrated, “Yay! I knew I would be first!”

She was naturally confident in her score, especially since she had gotten better and better at catching Tree Cicadas toward the end. She had reached almost perfect accuracy, and there were many Tree Cicadas at where she was hunting.

“I knew you would get first place.” Sha Lan happily said.

Although she could not make it to the top three, it was still nice to see her friend get first place.

“Such a pity. You were just a bit away from getting third place.” Yan Hua said regretfully.

“It’s fine, I’m satisfied with fourth place. I’ve already improved a ton. My score is so much better than last year.” Sha Lan shook her head.

They had been selected as Warrior Trainees last year and had participated in the annual rainy season training too.

Of course, their results last year were not that great – neither of them had made it to the top five. So, making it to the top five this year was already amazing for them. More importantly, the cow horned girl had gotten first place.

“Keep working hard in tomorrow’s training. I’ll help you.” Yan Hua solemnly said.

“Okay!” Sha Lan smiled.

*Cough cough…* Yan Jiao coughed lightly at the front, signaling everyone to quieten down. Though they have certainly improved, they should not be too proud. He stood straight, facing the rain as he called out. “Those who are the top three shouldn’t be too proud. There’s still training tomorrow.”

“Yes!” The Warrior Trainees shouted in unison.