I Became The Chief Of A Primitive Village

Chapter 727, An Investigation

Translator: Silavin

After a brief shower had just passed, the forest welcomed the arrival of bright sunshine once more.

The Spotted Deer Tribe had just finished closing their market, and people from other Tribes were gradually leaving one after another.

Every market day was the busiest time for the Spotted Deer Tribe. Apart from watching over their goods, they also had to maintain order. Most importantly, they needed to ensure those people could trade for goods while leaving behind as much as possible.

Only this way could the Spotted Deer Tribe continue to sustain itself. However, recently, far fewer people have been coming to their Tribe.

The majority of people had all gone to the Flame Dragon Tribe instead. This was precisely where the Spotted Deer Tribe felt the crisis most acutely.

Recently, in order to retain more people, they have employed quite a few tactics. For instance, items that previously required one bag of dried meat to exchange for now only needed half a bag. Alternatively, after exchanging one bag of dried meat for goods, they would additionally gift some extra items.

“After being busy for several days, we’re finally finished.” Lu Lin stood at the Tribe’s entrance.

She looked as though a great weight had been lifted from her shoulders. These past days of constant rushing had been utterly exhausting.

The deer-horned girl had high expectations placed upon her. Naturally, she had more things to learn and tasks to complete each day than most.

“Lu Lin, the Shaman and Chieftain are looking for you.” A Shaman Priestess said.

“I understand. I’ll head over now.” Lu Lin turned her head and replied with curiosity.

*Step step step…* The two of them walked to the Tribe’s main wooden house. The door was open, so they walked straight in.

“Shaman, Father, what did you need me for?” Lu Lin was extremely polite.

“How did the market go these past few days? Are the people just as few as before?” Lu Shi asked.

Having two markets close by had been far from ideal. The number of people coming to their market had decreased significantly compared to before.

“That’s right, there still aren’t that many. This time there were even fewer than the previous two occasions.” Lu Lin said helplessly.

Although the previous two markets had also seen reduced numbers, they hadn’t decreased by such a dramatic amount all at once.

But this time it was extremely obvious. One could tell with the naked eye that there were significantly fewer people at the market.

“Have they all been attracted to the Flame Dragon Tribe?” Shaman Lu Shan asked.

Originally, the news about the Flame Dragon Tribe opening a Central Market had spread from their own Tribe. Naturally, he had more or less heard about the Flame Dragon Tribe opening a Central Market. Since then, the number of people at their market has decreased considerably.

“Most likely that’s the case. Otherwise, so many people wouldn’t have disappeared all at once.” Lu Lin nodded.

“This can’t continue. Our Tribe still needs to operate.” Lu Shi frowned.

Originally, they had been the only market in the surrounding area, so naturally they could attract many people to come. But if the current situation continued, the people coming to their market would all be drawn away by the Flame Dragon Tribe.

“But everyone already knows the Flame Dragon Tribe has opened a Central Market. I’m afraid there’s no solution to this.” Lu Lin said helplessly.

“Solutions are thought up by people. We haven’t even tried to solve this and you’re already saying there’s no solution. That’s far too hasty.” Lu Shi said angrily.

He had high hopes for his Daughter, so naturally he was angry seeing her behave this way.

“Father, Shaman, what should we do? Should we make more changes?” Lu Lin asked.

“We’ve already made quite a few changes. If we continue like this, it will no longer be enough to sustain the Tribe’s operation.” Shaman Lu Shan said seriously.

The Spotted Deer Tribe had already made many compromises. The shift from one bag of dried meat to just half a bag demonstrated this clearly.

“Although we’ve already made such changes, there still aren’t many people coming to our market.” Lu Lin said regretfully.

Each time the Tribe opened the market, she would wait eagerly at the Tribe’s entrance, observing. She wanted to know exactly how many people would come this time, but every time ended in disappointment.

“What exactly does the Flame Dragon Tribe have that’s so good? How can they attract all of them to go there?” Lu Shi wondered.

The only good items he knew of were that the Flame Dragon Tribe had were linen and ceramics, just these two things.

But these two items should not be enough to attract everyone to go there. At the very least, there should be more items.

“I believe the Flame Dragon Tribe should also have many valuable tradable goods. Otherwise, it would be impossible to attract so many people to go there.” Lu Lin said earnestly.

“This time I agree with Ah’Lin’s thinking. The Flame Dragon Tribe is definitely not simple.” Shaman Lu Shan solemnly said.

He had heard of the Flame Dragon Tribe before, but his impression of the Flame Dragon Tribe was not that high.

The Flame Dragon Tribe could not possibly pose any threat to the Spotted Deer Tribe. But ever since they brought their ‘better linen’ to trade, everything had changed.

No one had known the Flame Dragon Tribe would open a Central Market. Most importantly, they just opened it without warning. Moreover, they had attracted away quite a few people from the Spotted Deer Tribe. This had a significant impact on the Spotted Deer Tribe.

“Shaman, I think we should send someone to have a look at the Flame Dragon Tribe.” Lu Shi suddenly said.

He always felt something was not quite right about the Flame Dragon Tribe. No matter what, they should investigate, shouldn’t they?

“I also think that makes perfect sense. Let’s see exactly what’s so good about the Flame Dragon Tribe that it can attract away so many of our people.” Shaman Lu Shan’s expression darkened somewhat.

The Spotted Deer Tribe’s market had never encountered such a situation since its establishment. This current predicament was truly unprecedented. Even if other Tribes had previously been very dissatisfied with the Spotted Deer Tribe, at least they had not done anything too excessive.

The Spotted Deer Tribe’s market had not been greatly affected by their actions. But the Flame Dragon Tribe was genuinely hurting them now.

“I understand. Later I’ll arrange for someone to make a trip to the Flame Dragon Tribe to see what’s different there.” Lu Shi immediately said.

“No, there’s no need for you to arrange people. Just send Ah’Lin directly.” Shaman Lu Shan paused, then continued, “She’s already been to the Flame Dragon Tribe before, so she’s relatively familiar with that place. If she goes, she’ll be able to identify where the problem lies.”

In the end, he still wanted his Granddaughter to gain more experience. After all, she still had a long way to go before becoming able to take over the Tribe.

“Rest assured, Shaman. This time I’ll definitely investigate the situation and bring back information.” Lu Lin said very seriously.

After she had visited the Flame Dragon Tribe last time, she had developed a deep curiosity about that Tribe. Now that she could go to the Flame Dragon Tribe once again, she was naturally more than willing. She wanted to see what that Tribe had become.

“Understood. I’ll arrange for some Warriors to escort her there. I’ll select from those who went before.” Lu Shi nodded.

“Good.” Shaman Lu Shan’s low voice sounded.