“Why aren’t you training? What are you looking at?” Yan Jiao asked in a stern tone.
Yan Hua brushed back her black hair and said, “I’m curious what task the Shaman has given you.”
“Go back to your training.” Yan Jiao put away the sheet of paper and got up to leave.
Meanwhile, Yan Hua could only watch the Chieftain’s retreating figure and mumbled, “If you won’t tell me, I’ll just go ask the Shaman later by myself.”
After Yan Jiao left the training ground, he called for Shu Feng, Xi Guo, and Jue Ye.
They all gathered on one side of the toilet area. On the other side of the toilet were the chilli pepper and lettuce fields. They chose this location because it was far from where the Tribe slept, so it would not disturb their people or produce too strong of an odour. Furthermore, the waste produced by could be used as fertiliser for the farms so, if built close, they need not transport it too far.
“Chieftain, what has the Shaman instructed us to do?” Shu Feng curiously asked.
Yan Jiao handed over the Wolf Tail Grass Paper and said. “The Shaman wants us to build this.”
The reason he had Totem Warriors build this enclosure was mainly because he wanted it to be sturdy. Totem Warriors were strong and could drive the wooden stakes deep into the ground in one go.
The Tribe was already short on manpower, and they could not afford to waste time like that.
Shu Feng took the paper, frowned as he looked at it for a while, and asked, “What is this?”
Xi Guo also leaned in to look and shook his head, “Is this for people to live in?”
“I don’t think so. This doesn’t look like a wooden house, and there’s too much empty space around it. Are people supposed to sunbathe inside?” Jue Ye disagreed.
“This isn’t for people to live in. It’s for those small animals to live in it.” Yan Jiao said with vigour.
Xi Guo widened his blue eyes in shock as he exclaimed, “What!? This is for small animals to live in?”
“Chieftain, did you really say that just now? Is what you said really true? You didn’t misspeak, right?” Shu Feng also doubted his ears and could not help but repeatedly ask.
“Building a place specifically for small animals to live in, is this really an order given by the Shaman?” Jue Ye picked his ears, as though there must be something stuck in it to cause this misunderstanding.
“Yes, I’m absolutely serious. Just do as I say. Go get some wooden stakes.” Yan Jiao ordered.
Actually, he had heard about Su Bai’s plan before. It was said that they would raise small animals in enclosures, and when they grew up, they could be eaten.
These small animals would grow up and continue to have babies, so they could always raise more of them. This way, they would not need to risk going out to hunt, and the time saved from hunting could be used for other things.
“Understood.” Shu Feng and the others nodded, turning to prepare materials for building the enclosure.
About ten minutes later, they all returned carrying bundles of wooden stakes, vines, and some large tree leaves.
“Chieftain, do you know why?” Shu Feng was still very curious and could not help but ask after repeatedly speculating in his mind.
He still felt that many people in the Tribe did not even have Teepees to sleep in, so why would they specially build a place for small animals to sleep?
“This is the Shaman’s order, meant to make the Tribe better. We just need to follow his orders.” Yan Jiao took a wooden stake and forcefully drove it into the ground, continuing. “The Shaman has his reasons. Everything he does is for our sake.”
Actually, it was not that he did not want to explain. The main thing was that even if he explained now, they would not understand what Su Bai’s goal was. It was better to talk less and do more in this situation.
“Understood.” Shu Feng and the others responded in unison.
*Thud thud thud…* They all started driving the wooden stakes into the ground one by one according to the content on the Wolf Tail Grass Paper. The scene looked very much like forceful construction. The instant their hands raised and fell, the wooden stakes were driven into the soil, without any unnecessary movements.
In less than ten minutes, a square wooden enclosure was built next to the toilet area. It was not that large, measuring 3.5 metres in length and width, with a height of 2 metres.
“Chieftain, what should we do next? The enclosure is already built,” Shu Feng asked.
Yan Jiao handed over the paper and instructed, “Look carefully. The next step is to cover the top.”
The paper showed that the top of the 3.5-meter enclosure should be covered for 1.5 metres. This way, a simple breeding area would be completed.
The reason for building it so simply was that Su Bai wanted the Tribe to start collecting many small animals, and just urgently needed a small enclosure for them. After all, in at most twenty days, Su Bai plans to go and reclaim the Flame Dragon Tribe’s Ancestral Land. There was no need to build it too complex or too good a breeding area, as they would be leaving soon.
As such, there was no need to waste too much time and materials on the enclosure. A simple small enclosure would do for now.
“Understood.” Shu Feng and the others looked at the drawing and began to cover the top with wooden stakes.
The wooden stakes for the top were flattened and fitted. They arranged them evenly at the top and secured both sides with vines to prevent them from slipping off.
After finishing, they also laid large tree leaves on top to provide shade.
“Chieftain, the construction is complete.” Xi Guo and the others clapped their hands, looking at their creation.
Yan Jiao nodded with satisfaction and instructed, “Have someone go gather all the small animals and put them all in here. Then, get some grass for them.”
Currently, there were small animals in the Tribe. They all had their feet tied with vines and were kept in various Teepees. What awaited them was a Tribe member’s stomach. Even so, some people wanted to eat them later, so they were being raised in that manner.
“I’m afraid they won’t be willing to give them up,” Shu Feng worried.
“Exchange them for dried meat. They’ll be more than willing to comply.” Yan Jiao said. After all, having dried meat was better than eating skinny small animals.
“Yes.” Shu Feng nodded.
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