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

Chapter 60 Five-Year Plan, New Territory (Please continue reading)
"Shanghuang is indeed a tribe with a history of more than 500 years. The resources they have collected are more than five times that of our tribe. They have more than 7,000 jin of crude iron alone, and countless ores."

"The Lingyu tribe has collected a total of twenty-five sets of armor and thirteen shaman bows from Shanghu and Shanghuang."

This fierce battle brought the Blazing Flame Tribe a large amount of resources, which naturally pleased Huo Tang.

"By the way, Ah Can, you said before that you exchanged ironwood for the Shanghuang tribe, so we don't need to bother anymore. We even have shipbuilding materials."

Shen Can looked up and gave Huo Tang a look that said, "You'll understand as you see fit."

Damn it, how could he have known that exchanging some cultivation materials with the Upper Yellow Tribe would destroy his entire clan?

He was already on high alert, preparing to go to war with the Shanghuang tribe.

Well, that's great. It wasn't me who killed the opponent, but a blood witch from another realm.

This is a lesson learned the hard way: the most terrifying thing is not being able to see the enemy.

Without giving Huotang a chance to speak, Shen Can blasted Huotang out of the ancestral temple.

Three days later, the clan held a temple ceremony to commemorate the clansmen who died in battle.

The wounded members of the tribe received varying amounts of compensation, and those who participated in the battle were also rewarded.

Inside the ancestral temple.

The campfire flickered in the hearth, and hot water gurgled from the hanging earthenware pot.

Elders from various clans, including Huo Xian, Huo Tang, and Huo Yu, gathered together.

In fact, the reason we were able to annex Shanghuang this time was thanks to the Shanghu tribe and the Blood Witch from the vicinity of the market.

The resources of Shanghuang are more than five times those of Zhiyan, especially food, herbs, iron ore, etc., but meat is not so plentiful.

What truly enabled the Blazing Flame Tribe to grow stronger were its martial arts techniques and ironwood boats.

"The reason we've gathered everyone here is to discuss the future development of the tribe."

Huotang spoke first, "The previous tribal reform was just the beginning. Ah-Can and I discussed that we need to have a clear goal. Ah-Can, why don't you tell us?"

Shen Can nodded. "The Lingyu tribesman we captured earlier revealed a lot, including the conditions required to become a superior tribe."

Although our Zhiyan tribe has developed rapidly after the flood, it will not be possible to become a superior tribe in just a few years.

The goal of simply becoming a superior tribe is too far-fetched, and the goal itself seems somewhat unrealistic.

Therefore, I think we can set goals in stages, such as using three to five years as a development milestone.

Once the deadline is reached, summarize whether the task has been completed, identify areas for improvement, and then set goals for the next few years.

Break down the overall goal into several smaller goals so that the clan members don't have too high expectations.

Only visible progress gives us more motivation to strive for something more.

Beside the hearth, several clan elders listened to the words and nodded their heads in agreement.

“Ah-Can is right, living in a daze is definitely not good.”

"Ah-Can, you're right."

……

"To become a superior tribe, we need to develop in all aspects, including martial arts, witchcraft, ritual implements, population, agriculture, and herbs."

"Considering the current situation of our tribe, let's discuss how many years we should set for our small goals."

After a while, Huotang spoke up: "Three years is too short, let's make it five years."

"Five years."

"I'll listen to Brother Tang."

……

"Ah Chan, I'm leaving the matter of witchcraft to you."

Shen Can nodded in agreement.

"I will do my best to organize the basic witchcraft within five years, establish our tribe's own witch temple, and recruit apprentices within the tribe for training."

What Fu Fu uttered was only a certain type of witchcraft from each chapter, and even within a single chapter, there were many basic spells.

To further enrich this, a large amount of lifespan is needed to extrapolate its development.

Only by establishing a solid foundation and increasing the number of shamans within the tribe can we innovate and continuously research and expand, just like the Lingyu tribe.

It can be said that although he learned from Lingyu's Water Control Technique, if Zhiyan were to develop, it might not be exactly the same as Lingyu's.

If one day in the future, the clan captures another aquatic monster, things might develop differently.

You can learn something by observing others, but the real practice is up to you. Witchcraft is ever-changing, and no one can know what it will be like until the very end.

Huotang spoke again, holding a small animal skin scroll in his hand, on which names were recorded.

"In terms of martial arts, there are me and Huo Kui in the Heavenly Vein Realm, but our potential is not high."

Now, Ashan has sixty Desolate Power, Aqi has forty-something Desolate Power, and Huoqing and Huomu have thirty Desolate Power.

Therefore, I have set development goals for everyone to see.

Over the next five years, A-Kui and I practiced the martial arts techniques we obtained from Shanghuang, trying our best to find a path and a reasonable way to open the first Heavenly Meridian.

During these five years, Ashan will focus on improving his Qi to the level of the Seventy-Two Desolate Power, and ideally, he can use the Seventy-Two Desolate Power to advance to the Heavenly Vein.

Aqi, Aqing, and Amu did their utmost to break through the Heavenly Vein.

In addition, three to five quasi-Heavenly Vein warriors will be trained from within the clan.

Five years from now, not counting Ashan, we in the Blazing Flame Sect will have at least five Celestial Vein Warriors.

As for the detailed training plan for martial artists at the Mountain Opening Realm and Stone Splitting Realm, we will discuss the selection of trainees later.

As he spoke, Huotang rolled up the animal skin and said, "Ah Can just said that he wanted to build our Witch Temple, and I think we should also build a Martial Temple."

All children within the tribe will be incorporated into the Martial Hall for training, thus establishing our tribe's martial arts training system.

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"In terms of farming, from terrestrial wheat and millet to aquatic rice... we cultivate medicinal herbs and establish our own medicinal mountains."

"Beast taming, develop a set of... even rudimentary taming methods."

"In terms of forging, to create standard armor unique to our clan, we should start with ordinary high-quality armor. The Ironsmith should devote himself to studying the forging techniques of fine iron..."

"In terms of trade, we need to repair the ironwood boats, study shipbuilding techniques, and explore a waterway to the copper shell market. By the way, we must not repeat the mistakes of the Shanghuang tribe."

"Regarding the ritual implements, try to find as much information as possible about them." ...

A clan meeting lasted all day, and it was still not over when the oil lamps were lit.

He wrote page after page on animal hides, meticulously recording the goals he wanted to achieve within five years.

The entire five-year plan is very comprehensive.

It covers all aspects of the tribe, from martial arts to farming, from animal taming to blacksmithing and grain cultivation.

In martial arts, five Celestial Veins are cultivated, three to five Quasi-Celestial Veins are trained, and fifty Mountain Openers are trained.

In the path of witchcraft, three witch apprentices should be selected as much as possible.

There are corresponding goals in animal taming, herbal medicine, grain cultivation, and blacksmithing.

And the first item of the five-year plan.

That means relocating the clan!

The entire clan migrated to the scorching mountains in the eastern marshland.

Blazing Flame Mountain is a name chosen by the clan itself.

This is a gently sloping mountain range that stretches for more than 20 miles.

The area borders water to the south and east, with a vast shallow water area to the southwest, and mountains to the north and west.

The new settlement needs to be renovated, and the tribe doesn't currently need that much land. There are a total of thirteen peaks on the mountain.

The tribe plans to flatten the sixth, seventh, and eighth compact peaks from west to east, leaving only a small part of the seventh peak to be dug into a cave as an ancestral temple, while the rest of the area will be used as a place for the tribe to live.

As for the vassal tribes, they will live in the lower part of the new tribe mountain, where they used to farm and gather for the tribe.

To adapt to changes in the tribe's situation, a new position of Simin was established within the tribe to manage its subjects.

For a citizen to join the Blazing Flame Tribe, either a woman must marry into the tribe or perform meritorious service.

The days of internal chaos and difficulties in marriage within the clan will be gone forever.

The tribal council further agreed on the proposal to continue expanding the tribe's population, believing that as long as there were enough tribespeople, there would be no shortage of wives for the tribespeople.

stay single?
Impossible.

He'll give you two wives when you turn fifteen.

For meritorious service, a reward will be given.

The temple agreed.

The temple treats everyone equally. If a female clanswoman performs meritorious service and takes a fancy to a young and strong man among the clansmen, she can be tied up and thrown onto the kang (a heated brick bed).

A separate Maritime Trade Office was established to prepare for the creation of its own thriving trade routes.

The five-year plan was quickly communicated to every member of the clan.

It also included rewards for those who contributed to the development of the tribe, such as discovering new methods of animal taming or cultivating better wheat and millet, all of which were considered meritorious.

To this end, the tribe established a three-person reward and punishment office, consisting of the temple priest, the clan chief, and the fire god, to determine rewards and punishments.

……

Although they were said to be migrating tribes, they did not leave immediately.

Huotang led a group of clansmen, along with some able-bodied members, to the new clan land to carry out renovations, build houses, and cultivate farmland.

Once everything is set up, you can move in immediately.

Under the cover of night, inside the ancestral temple.

Inside the ear canal on the east side, Huo Xian was already asleep.

With the other ear piercing, Huo Zhong was trying hard to make eye contact with Wu Wen.

Shen Can sat cross-legged by the fire pit, feeling drowsy.

"call!"

Suddenly, he jolted awake, as if he heard a summons again.

"Damn it, if you really want to turn to ashes, I'll prepare ten thousand jars of animal oil and a million jin of the best firewood for you."

"I'll burn out your golden core."

Shen Can got up and stirred the embers in the fire pit, then squinted and began to ponder.

The distance between him and 'Ironwood' was more than three thousand miles, and he really had no intention of finding out what it was.

Stepping out of the ancestral temple, a cold wind swept over him, and Shen Can became much more awake.

"Ayu, go tell Uncle Volcano to strengthen the defense of the clan city, and also to keep an eye on the remaining people of the Shanghuang tribe."

"Also prepare some wine, and some meat, make it as lavish as possible, the better the better."

Half an hour later, Huoyu brought five jars, carrying them on his back, and a jar of wine was hanging around his neck.

Shen Can turned and walked towards the detention cave, and asked A Yu to find a wooden table to set out the dishes.

Fu woke up with a frown, feeling excruciating pain all over her body.

The aroma filled his nose, and his eyes gradually made out the soup and dishes on the table in front of him.

These soups were quite a feast for a small tribe.

Lu Fu couldn't help but lick his lips. He hadn't had a proper meal in days; he'd been forced to eat nothing but gruel.

He heard a sigh and followed the sound to see Shen Can walking over with two ceramic bowls. Shen Can placed one of them in front of him and poured him some wine.

Behind Shen Can, A Yu was gripping a beast tendon with both hands, making a buzzing sound.

"Thank you for these past few months."

Shen Can raised his glass in a gesture of respect to Fu.

"Hey, hey, what are you doing!"

Suddenly, Fu woke up instantly, and the pain in her limbs and back stopped.

"No, no, let's talk this out, let's talk this out!"

(End of this chapter)