We made you the chief, and now you've become the world's chief?

Chapter 16 Women can throw spears just like men!
Women don't know how to throw spears, or how to make them effective, but that doesn't mean they don't want to.

In this perilous primitive era, people would be eager to learn any means that could increase their chances of survival.

Although they didn't know how this man could make them throw spears like men, many people still looked on with anticipation.

Right in front of the cave entrance, Xia Minghao shouted.

"Line up in a row, then throw your spears together!"

Soon, under Xifa's organization and following Xia Minghao's instructions, they began to line up and throw their wooden spears with all their might.

However, their throwing motions all appeared particularly clumsy.

One by one, the wooden spears flew out and landed on the ground in a crisscross pattern, like tree branches blown by the wind.

Upon seeing this, Xia Minghao couldn't help but cover his face.

That was a terrible throw. Looks like we'll have to waste time teaching people how to throw spears correctly, otherwise we won't be able to determine who has the higher spear-throwing talent.

Picking up his wooden spear, Xia Minghao began to demonstrate.

"First like this, then like this, and then like this, and it'll be done!"

Whoosh!
The wooden spear flew out and stuck in the ground some ten meters away.

After teaching for half a day, most people finally learned the material.

Xia Minghao once again had Xima organize the women and start throwing again.

This time the effect was much better; at least when it landed on the ground, it was lethal, although the distance of the spear was still abysmal.

Most people only threw about five or six meters, while a few threw about eight meters.

They repeated the test twice more and finally found the top six women in this "spear-throwing contest".

What Xia Minghao didn't expect was that among them was Xiya's mother, Xifa.

Moreover, he was the one with the best grades.

"The other women, go and prepare the food."

The women all looked disappointed when they learned they hadn't been chosen, especially Shia.

But everyone still obediently went to grill meat.

After two days of practice, without Xia Minghao by their side, they had learned how to use the earthen oven to roast meat under Xima's guidance.

Remove all the ashes, then cut the meat into pieces with stones and put them inside. Next, put the dry wood from the cave in to form a circle, and finally throw in the embers of fire.

This time, however, the women were noticeably less efficient at their work. Everyone was curious: could women really throw wooden spears as far as men could?

Even Hima would often get distracted, glancing at the six women being instructed by Xia Minghao.

"Who's learned it? Come and try it!"

Xia Minghao taught them once, and then asked the six women.

Soon, a woman nodded eagerly.

Then, following the steps Xia Minghao had just demonstrated, they began throwing spears using the spear thrower.

With a whoosh, the wooden spear flew out and finally fell to the ground.

Even after retrieving the wooden spear, the woman was still unwilling to give up and wanted to try again.

Xia Minghao stepped forward to stop the woman's pointless attempt, because he had already seen the problem.

"It has to be like this, it can't be like this. If you do it this way, the wooden spear will end up like this."

After receiving targeted one-on-one instruction, the women regained their confidence and tried again.

The wooden spear flew out again, this time successfully embedding itself in the ground, but the distance was only about ten meters, not much better than throwing the spear directly.

hiss……

Xia Minghao sensed something was wrong; had he misjudged the situation?

He then picked up a wooden spear and, with only half his strength, threw it.

He easily threw it twenty meters away.

If they can do it with such little strength, then these women certainly can too.

But why can't I teach it?
Xia Minghao simply let them train freely while he observed their movements from the side.

Once a clear problem is discovered, it will be pointed out immediately.

The women also sensed that this strange stick seemed to actually allow them to throw spears very far.

Therefore, they are very motivated during training.

Only Shifa threw very infrequently. He would often observe others' actions after throwing once, and then think for a while on his own.

Even as Xia Minghao could smell the aroma of meat, the group of women still hadn't produced a result that satisfied him.

The furthest they could reach was a little over ten meters, far below Xia Minghao's passing grade. Suddenly, a wooden spear flew straight forward, its difference from the others that had drooped out was particularly striking.

The wooden spear flew more than twenty meters, and instead of falling to the ground, it stuck into a tree.

Xia Minghao, who had just taken a big gulp of water, almost choked.

Wow, that's amazing!

After jogging a few steps, Xia Minghao walked to the edge of the tree and carefully examined the depth of the thorn.

It's about a finger's width deep!
It's already flown twenty meters, yet it still has such destructive power!

If it weren't for that tree blocking the way, Hiphat's throw would probably have gone about the same distance as his own.

"Okay, okay, very good!"

Xia Minghao turned around and couldn't help but applaud!

This primitive era was not a civilized society. With such powerful fighting capabilities, how could Xia Minghao not be happy?

The women who had been secretly observing and busy grilling the meat were also stunned!

Hifa is even more amazing than a man! He threw it so far!

They couldn't resist and gathered around Shifa, curiously looking at the spear thrower.

"eat first!"

Xia Minghao didn't want them to waste any more time, saying they could talk about it during dinner.

I happened to be hungry too.

As he walked toward the earthen kiln, he thought to himself, "When I have time in the future, I can add the habit of eating breakfast to my diet, otherwise I get hungry before noon."

During the meal, the women all centered their attention on Hipha, asking him all sorts of questions.

Hifa responded very happily, so much so that he barely ate any of the barbecue.

The other five selected women were either like the others, or they were visibly frustrated.

He seemed to be secretly determined to become as powerful as Shifa.

Seeing how excited the women were, Xia Minghao decided to give them a day off this afternoon and let them all practice spear throwing.

Meanwhile, he himself was trying to get four or five more spear throwers.

As for the start of the Second Five-Year Plan, we'll arrange that tomorrow.

Everything went exactly as Xia Minghao had planned. After the women finished eating, they began to gather around and look at the six women.

Some people would even voluntarily retrieve the wooden spears they had thrown.

Xia Minghao sat in the cave and began making a new spear-throwing device.

Each one made was immediately given to those who didn't have spear throwers, so they could try them out.

As the sun gradually moved westward, it disappeared completely from the sky, replaced by the not-so-bright stars and the moon.

After dinner, everyone looked very tired, but their faces were filled with happiness.

For them, spear throwing was not a job, but a rare form of entertainment in primitive times.

It's like leveling up in a game, except the powerful spear throwers aren't some virtual character, but themselves!

Suddenly, a very clear wolf howl came from outside the cave, though it sounded shorter than the ones they had heard before.

"What's the name of this silly dog?"

Ever since we trained that lame wolf to be like a dog, we haven't heard it howl in a long time. I wonder what's gotten into it today.

The cries stopped quickly, and everyone was about to return to their tents to rest when the lame wolf appeared at the cave entrance!
"Huh? That's weird. Why is it at the cave entrance today?"

Although the relationship has changed dramatically after being fed for the past few days, the lame wolf still doesn't easily approach the cave.

Why did I come here by myself this time?

The lame wolf stomped its feet and howled, the howls growing shorter and shorter until they gradually turned into a sound similar to a dog's "woof woof woof".

The women thought the lame wolf had gone berserk and was about to bite them, so they quickly grabbed their children and moved away from the cave entrance.

Xia Minghao was also completely bewildered.

Why does it feel like this lame wolf is giving itself a warning?
Suddenly, this thought popped into his mind, and Xia Minghao suddenly stood up.

It is better to believe that it exists than to believe that it does not exist!

"Get the wooden spear! It's dangerous!"

Xia Minghao shouted to the people in the cave, and at the same time picked up his wooden spear.

Looking at the darkness outside the cave, he thought for a moment, then quickly returned to the tent and began rummaging through his backpack.

(End of this chapter)