Chapter 775: Why Don’t You Dare to Fight Senior Brother?
Another simple reason Han Cheng chose first to produce a batch of vine armor was this:
Before bows, arrows, and slingshots became widespread, throwing was the most effective and universally understood ranged attack method among tribes.
Among these thrown objects, the most commonly used were stones — tough, very common, and painfully effective when hitting someone.
Moreover, since the tribe already had vine shields and long spears as weapons, once enemy tribes got close enough for close combat, those enemies would suffer heavy losses.
In other words, before the two sides clashed directly, the greatest danger to the tribe’s people was actually the stones thrown by enemies.
It was precisely because of this that Han Cheng decided to focus on vigorously developing vine armor first.
As for leather armor, it was also possible to make.
Before the appearance of animals with very thick hides, leather armor required multiple layers of composite hides, which was troublesome and costly.
This way, some of the shortcomings of vine armor could be compensated for.
Han Cheng thought to himself, “I really am too clever!”
After making this decision, Han Cheng didn’t hesitate to praise himself mentally. For origınal chapters go to 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡⚫𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢⚫𝘯𝘦𝘵
Many things are easier said than done — like the vine armor Lame was currently improving.
In making it, all aspects had to be considered: it had to be sturdy but also not too heavy.
Too much weight would easily reduce the endurance and agility of the tribe’s warriors.
Thus, after ongoing trials and improvements, once the last batch of the tribe’s staple grain was planted, the first vine armor that looked good and was sturdy enough to be considered a finished product finally appeared.
After carefully inspecting the vine shield, Han Cheng smiled at Shang, who was nearby, looking at the vine armor.
But when Shang saw Han Cheng’s smile, that chilly feeling returned behind him.
“Divine Child, this vine armor is great!”
When pushed to the limit, people often do things they usually wouldn’t.
Usually aggressive, not very talkative, and lacking humor, this time, when he saw Han Cheng’s smile again, he seriously patted the vine armor and praised it — a total instant surrender.
This scene made the Eldest Senior Brother, Second Senior Brother, and the others widen their eyes, as if seeing Shang for the first time.
“You weren’t before!”
Mao, standing nearby, also widened his eyes.
After working together for so long, Mao had never known this other side of his old partner.
Han Cheng was somewhat surprised to see Shang surrender so quickly and felt a little uneasy.
“I already have my 30-meter-long blade ready, and you just gave up now? Where did your former toughness go? I never expected you to be such a Shang!”
Surprise aside and jokes aside, Han Cheng wasn’t going to let Shang off the hook this time.
As the tribe’s most aggressive person toward outsiders and a representative who preferred offense to defense, no one was better suited as a negative example to warn others.
Inside the room, after Shang spoke, things grew quiet.
Feeling the strange gazes from everyone, Shang’s face flushed red and his body slightly shrank.
But recalling what Han Cheng had said earlier and that unsettling smile, Shang forced himself to stay.
Patted the vine armor and seriously praised, “This vine armor really is great!”
Han Cheng suppressed a smile — no matter how much he praised the armor now, it was useless.
“You’re going to fight Eldest Senior Brother later,” Han Cheng said to Shang, who was about to continue praising the armor.
As soon as he said this, Shang immediately stopped praising.
The room fell even quieter.
The Eldest senior brother and the others were all stunned.
Han Cheng’s sudden words were even more unexpected than Shang’s surprising behavior.
Because of Shang’s earlier words, these people had some idea that Han Cheng wanted to use Shang as an example.
However, no one expected that Han Cheng’s method would prompt Shang to fight the leader.
This was truly unforeseen.
What was more surprising was that they couldn’t connect the idea of Shang fighting the leader to Han Cheng’s plan to make Shang a negative example.
Or was Han Cheng just itching to have the leader beat Shang up?
But given Shang’s aggressive nature, if a fight really broke out, no one knew who would win…
“Divine Child, I won’t fight…” Shang hesitated before speaking up.
He was aggressive outwardly, but towards his own tribe and allies, he was not.
Moreover, after living in the tribe for seven or eight years and seeing Eldest Senior Brother as the leader, he genuinely approved, thinking Eldest Senior Brother was much better than he had been when the leader in the Pig Tribe.
Under such circumstances, he definitely wouldn’t fight Senior Brother.
Usually easygoing, Han Cheng was unusually firm this time.
He not only disagreed with Shang but became more insistent.
“You have to fight. And you have to use weapons!”
Han Cheng shook his head and spoke seriously to Shang.
This made everyone even more confused.
Not only fight, but fight with weapons?
Aren’t weapons only used against external enemies?
Didn’t Divine Child say that tribe members can’t fight if they don’t cause trouble? So how come now…
Han Cheng didn’t keep them guessing.
Seeing their expressions, he smiled and continued, “Senior Brother will wear vine armor to fight you, and you won’t wear vine armor.”
After this, everyone suddenly understood — Han Cheng was steering things back to the vine armor.
The Eldest Senior Brother breathed a long sigh of relief.
After Second Senior Brother slimmed down, he was no longer the strongest fighter.
Even against Shang, he wasn’t sure he could win.
Losing would hurt his prestige.
Now hearing that he’d wear vine armor, he felt relaxed.
Shang still refused because even with vine armor, the bronze spear was still very sharp…