After a century of worship, I became the ancestor of the tribe.

Chapter 182 System Reform, Third Visit to Luoshui

At this moment, everyone in the hall looked in Shen Can's direction.

As the shamans personally selected by Shen Can, each one has undergone a dual test by him and the spirit of the shaman.

During this year, these shamans expedited their training in shamanic medicine and memorized some simple herbal remedies.

Although he is currently only a first-tier wizard, this is not a big problem for Shen Can.

With the clan's dedicated training, they will become second-tier, third-tier, or even fourth-tier Grand Priests in the future.

A corresponding training and promotion system is also being established. If one performs well, one can be promoted to the ancestral temple or ancestral land.

Next, these priests will undergo another assessment. Those who excel will go to large settlements to serve as priests, while those who are less qualified will only be able to serve as priests in small settlements.

Traveling to settlements of varying sizes will naturally result in different levels of cultivation resources received each month, as explained on the first day of the gathering.

In future spiritual practice and work, those who excel will be rewarded and given special training, while those who are lazy will be punished.

In addition to the shaman, each settlement also has a settlement chief and a soldier chief.

The settlement was responsible for civil affairs, daily life matters, internal clan conflicts, population growth, and food cultivation.

The sergeant is in charge of military affairs, hunting, maintaining order, patrolling, guarding the armory and armory, and in his spare time he also gathers the village's able-bodied members for training as reserve soldiers.

In addition, a standing camp was established in the large settlement, and the military equipment extended to a number of small settlements. Depending on the situation, a commander of ten thousand or a general was appointed to guard the area.

Both the standing camp and the reserve troops were directly under the administration of the tribe.

The primary goal is to temporarily transform this occupied land into a place for survival, recuperation, farming, and hunting, before making further advances.

The shaman was personally selected by Shen Can, while the village chief and the sergeant were chosen by Huo Tang from among the veterans.

After the list was given to Shen Can, he made his final decision after observing it from multiple perspectives.

Some settlement chiefs were directly transferred from the ranks of commanders of thousands or tens of thousands in the military, and most of them were members of the Blazing Flame tribe.

The implementation of the system cannot be perfect in every aspect and needs time to be improved little by little. In the past year, we have only just selected the location and the relocation has not yet been completed.

As for any shortcomings or unsuitable systems that arise during implementation, they will naturally be changed in response to the changing circumstances.

Nowadays, the wilderness is vast and sparsely populated, and most tribes are still bound by blood ties, with smaller tribes serving as vassals of larger ones. Shen Can plans to explore how to develop his tribe step by step.

In addition to relocating people to establish settlements of varying sizes, the ancestral lands here have also undergone large-scale changes.

First, the Blazing Flame tribe, who lived in the valleys of the Giant Mountain Range, also moved out and formally established the principle of 'Blizzard Flame'.

Bloodlines require a long time to merge, but cognition can begin to unify now.

With deliberate guidance and kinship ties in the coming period, these clansmen gathered now will be able to establish blood relations after three or four generations of descendants.

According to the clan's investigation, although the members of the Blazing Flame tribe are few in number, they have been cultivating with the resources they have plundered from the outside world over the years, and their overall cultivation level has completely surpassed that of the remnant people they have gathered.

This resulted in the middle-aged generation of the Blazing Flame Clan being mostly commanders of thousands or tens of thousands, with the worst being warriors at the Mountain Opening Realm.

The middle-aged generation has already had grandchildren, and the next generation is growing up.

Even if it wasn't forced integration, but rather rewards based on merit, members of the tribe still occupied the vast majority of the core positions within the tribe.

Not to mention, all the martial artists at the eighth and ninth levels of the Heavenly Meridian are members of their own tribe.

In the Great Wilderness, the strong are respected, and there are no restrictions on marrying a wife, as long as you can afford to support her and protect her well.

Every member of the Blazing Flame Clan brings their family, ranging from seven or eight to a dozen or twenty people. When they get married or their daughters are married off, they naturally become the object of admiration and attention from other members of the clan.

It's like a siphon effect: powerful martial artists enjoy more resources, and the same goes for women.

This doesn't even include the more than 100,000 followers initially gathered. These followers have long since integrated with their own tribe and have come to identify with their own Blazing Flame Clan from the bottom of their hearts.

As long as Shen Can, who will become the temple's successor in the future, secretly guides the process, assimilation will not be difficult.

Of course, with gentle methods, if someone is truly ungrateful, it's easy to make them disappear without a trace.

The Blazing Flame Headquarters moved out of the valley, and so did the vassal tribes.

Xiao Yang was driven to the east and west, and the vast area from Ji to the north could all be turned into a breeding ground.

The vacated valley land was not to be abandoned; Shen Can planned to develop it into the core area of ​​the tribe.

Therefore, the Tiangong Hall was not moved along with the other structures.

In addition to the Heavenly Craft Hall, there are also the inner halls of the Witch Hall and the Martial Hall.

This reform split the Temple of Witchcraft and the Temple of Martial Arts into two parts, an inner and an outer one.

The outer halls of the Witch Hall and the Martial Hall are responsible for the basic witchcraft and martial arts training of the young clansmen.

It also takes into account the further training of young and middle-aged officers, commanders, first-order and second-order wizards within the clan.

Each settlement's reserve soldiers, each stationed field soldiers, and the settlement's three leaders, etc., must select a portion of them to enter the Martial Hall and the Witch Hall for intensive training every certain period of time.

In addition to practicing martial arts, we will also discuss some real-world case studies and solidify a principle of blazing heat.

As for the inner halls of the Witch Hall and the Martial Hall, they are for selecting talented individuals to further their cultivation.

Previously, the Blazing Flame Tribe had few members and weak clan strength, so it was naturally unable to systematically cultivate talents.

Shen Can's subsequent plan was to instill in his people the idea that "one who does not enter the valley is not a true hero."

The valley represents the tribe's most powerful martial arts heritage, the best weapons and armor research and development, and the most mysterious place for cultivating precious medicinal herbs.

Only the most powerful members of the clan, the most talented craftsmen and sorcerers, can enter.

To realize this vision will likely be difficult in the short term and will require an investment of resources far beyond what is expected.
However, it's never too late to do it if you want to.

……

After giving the village shamans their final lesson, Shen Can left the main hall and headed back towards the ancestral temple.

Regarding the spirit offerings, he was actually thinking about whether it was possible to create a spirit offering network similar to a 'sky net'.

In this way, the spirits worshipped in each settlement are no longer inanimate objects, and every place can be taken care of.

Unfortunately, this idea is still in the conceptual stage and he cannot make it happen yet.

Therefore, the sacrifices of each settlement can only be performed separately. During the annual sacrifice, each settlement selects its members to come to the ancestral temple for a grand sacrifice.

At that time, we will take the opportunity to hold some activities to enhance the sense of identity among the clan members.

The rituals depicted in the grand sacrificial murals by our predecessors are still somewhat inadequate for dealing with the current scorching heat.

Shen Can felt that the ceremony embodied solemnity, and as a temple, he should promote it more and see if he could innovate in the sacrificial methods.

In the following months, the various migrating tribes gradually arrived at suitable locations, and the three chiefs took office.

Without delay, they officially began land reclamation and cultivation, rushing to plant grain.

Through the migration of various settlements, the Blazing Flame Clan's territory suddenly became the largest tribe among all the tribes in the Great Wilderness.

To ensure safety, the Blood Sea Guards traveled by flying boat, continuously patrolling the four directions of the clan's territory.

At this time, Huotang also carried out a major reorganization of the tribe's troops, establishing three elite fighting forces directly under the tribe: the Blood Sea Guard, the Heavy Blade Guard, and the Flame Warriors.

During the reorganization process, the centurions, chiliarchs, and ten-thousands among these soldiers took turns coming to the ancestral temple, where Shen Can led them in a sacrificial lesson.

The effect was quite good; three guys were eliminated.

……

"Feast!"

More than 500 owl-like creatures were sacrificed outside the ancestral temple, and a thick aura of blood permeated the surroundings.

Gathered outside the ancestral temple were mostly young people, primarily members of the Martial Hall and Witch Hall clansmen.

One by one, they knelt down before the ancestral temple with burning spirit.

The power of the vows gathered the blood energy of the owl and surged into the ancestral temple.

Within the ancestral temple's sacrificial vessels, the third colossal sacrificial spirit is awakening. Unfortunately, Xiao Yang has become increasingly difficult to capture lately, and only scattered numbers have been delivered.

Among the many young people from the Witch Hall and Martial Hall, there was also a group of warriors clad in armor, their bodies radiating a fierce aura, clearly having experienced many battles.

After the ceremony, everyone dispersed, except for this group of figures clad in armor.

Shen Can walked out of the ancestral temple. In the distance, a figure leaned against a wooden couch, with four Luoshui people carrying the couch beside him.

"Well, these two hundred men are my carefully selected elites, enough to help you raise twenty thousand men at your disposal!"

The fighting in Ji County may seem to have stopped, but it is only a superficial calm.

Shen Can hadn't expected that the group of people in the south of Ji would be so badly defeated by Xiao Yang's attack.

Therefore, he planned to send Luo Feng back to organize a portion of the human race in the southern part of Ji to resist Xiao Yang, and thoughtfully provided him with the core members to form a fighting force.

Another reason is to continue training troops, constantly engaging in battles with Xiaoyang and even human tribes, and maintaining constant readiness.

These two hundred core martial artists will be led by Huoshan and Huoning.

Luoshui is a major region with many ninth-level Heavenly Vein warriors. If there weren't any ninth-level Heavenly Vein warriors to guard it, these two hundred people would easily be swallowed up.

With Huo Ning around, Luo Feng can't pull any tricks he wants.

Going to the volcano means taking charge.

After cultivating the Fire Ape Battle Body for a year, the volcano's battle body has reached a height of five zhang and eight chi.

The reason it grew so fast was mainly because Shen Can cooked three large cauldrons of medicinal soup for the volcano.

The main reason for the urgent need to enhance the volcano's combat power is the fear that the Luo River will collapse prematurely.

With Volcano in charge, Luo Feng will easily control Luo Shui. As for the three elders of Luo Shui, Volcano will be sent to meet them this time.

It would also be good to see the volcano's combat strength and its specific stage.

"Conquering foreign tribes, protecting our clan and defending our tribe..."

Luo Feng shook his head and muttered something, then burst into laughter, laughing so hard that tears streamed down his face.

If Zhiyan had done this, he wouldn't be laughing like this.

But it was he who insisted on representing the Luoshui Marquis's tribe.

If the patriarch knew about this scene, I wonder if he would jump out and strangle him.

No, I need to laugh a little longer.

"Since your ancestor used bloodline to prolong his lifespan, did he have any bodies that survived after the failure?"

After dismissing the crowd, Shen Can asked Luo Feng a question.

Why are you asking this? I don't know.

Seeing that Luo Feng really didn't know, Shen Can didn't say anything more.

I was careless. Last time I went to visit Luoshui for the second time, I even swore an oath to the Luoshui Ancestor.

The Three-Headed Secret Technique had not yet been deduced at that time.

Mu Xiao's Three-Headed Secret Technique was cultivated step by step by Yan Wanyun.

But for Shen Can, cultivating step by step like this was too slow.

If he could find a living dead person, someone whose body still has vitality, whose soul power is still intact, but whose consciousness is gone, that would be perfect for him.

He could try to directly implant the Three-Headed Secret Technique, which would immediately transform into his own secondary body for use.

One can stay at the ancestral temple in the clan's territory, while the other goes to the river valley to oversee things, so that neither can be neglected.

Because Ancestor Luoshui used the Bloodline Technique to maintain his Divine Treasury Realm, Shen Can felt that Ancestor Luoshui might actually possess such a corpse.

It seems we can only ask Uncle Volcano.

After all, he's a man of his word; if he said he wouldn't rob, he wouldn't rob anymore.

the next day.

Luo Feng then led his clansmen, along with the two hundred elite Blazing Flame warriors assigned to him by Blazing Flame.

Escorted by Huoshan and Huoning, they began their journey south.

This time, Luoshui will raise the banner of resistance against Xiaoyang.

Even though Shen Can was furious at the human race's incompetence after being so badly beaten by Xiao Yang, there were still some things he had to do.

He has already written to both the Jishan and Yanran ministries about this.

While the intention was to vent their anger, it was also to stimulate the dormant fighting spirit of the human race.

I never expected that with only 300,000 Xiaoyang, they would end up in such a terrible state.

If the Marquis of Yongshan were alive, he would be driven mad with anger.

Volcano drove the bronze chariot southward. He already knew how to use the chariot and had even tried to activate it several times.

The group crossed the Luo River and headed straight for the Luo River tribe's territory.

"Don't stop, charge in!"

As they approached the clan's territory, Luo Feng roared.

The volcano was quite straightforward. Upon hearing Luo Feng's words, it suddenly poured its blazing blood energy into its two large hands that were resting on the chariot's armrest.

Rumble!
A fiery Kui bull leaped off the chariot, growing to over twenty zhang in size, and charged towards the Luoshui tribe's territory like a small mountain.

The blazing flames and billowing steam produced a deafening explosion.

"Hahaha, I, Luo Feng, am back!"

Luo Feng's smile was somewhat ferocious as he roared, "Charge! Charge! Charge!"

"rush?"

Volcano heard it.

Come on!

The chariot, trailing billowing flames, charged into the territory of the Luoshui tribe.

Countless Luoshui people rushed out from all directions, but none dared to stop the rapidly advancing chariots.

Under the shadow of the Kui Niu Chariot, who wouldn't recognize Luo Feng?

"Young Master Feng is back."

"Young Master Feng has led his men back to his own tribe!"

"Uh……"

The hundreds of Luo Shui people who had returned with Luo Feng followed closely behind the chariot.

They rushed straight to the Luoshui Clan Palace.

"Luo Feng, do you want to rebel?!"

The elders of various departments of Luoshui gathered around, and upon seeing Luo Feng, they all glared angrily and rebuked him.

"rebel?"

Luo Feng sat on the chariot, laughing incessantly, which greatly marred his handsome face.

"Starting today, I will be the clan chief. Who agrees and who disagrees?"

　The Book of Han, Annals of Emperor Gaozu, Part 1, states: “If a person is over fifty years old, has cultivated himself, and can lead the masses to do good, he shall be appointed as one of the Three Elders of the village; and one of the Three Elders of the village shall be appointed as the Three Elders of the county.”

　　
　
(End of this chapter)