I Became The Chief Of A Primitive Village

Chapter 868, Restlessness

Translator: Silavin

The people of the Poison Moth Tribe kept advancing through the forest. Zhen had been leading everyone forward at the front.

It had been many days since they left the Tribe’s original territory, roughly more than ten days had passed.

Originally, the Tribe still had around a thousand people. Now only four or five hundred remained. The reason was self-evident.

Abandoning the relatively stable life in the Tribe and directly rushing into the dense primitive forest meant they were naturally besieged on all sides. Apart from the terrain threats in the forest, there was another threat that was the greatest threat, those man-eating Ferocious Beasts.

Never mind whether they would encounter people from other Tribes in the forest. Just those Ferocious Beasts were enough for them to deal with.

“How much longer must we go? We’ve already left the Tribe for so many days.”

“I’m so hungry now I can barely walk anymore.”

“Are we going to die in the forest soon? If I’d known it would be like this, I wouldn’t have left the Tribe.”

“Chieftain, where exactly is our destination? Didn’t you say we were going back to the Dark Scorpion Tribe?”

“Exactly! Many people from our Tribe have already died. If we keep advancing, we’ll encounter even more Ferocious Beasts. What should we do now?”

The crowd had already started complaining. Everyone’s will had been almost completely worn down.

Constantly travelling while starving and exhausted, while also having to constantly worry about dangers in the forest. They had long since had enough.

If it were not for the belief that they could soon reach the Dark Scorpion Tribe, they probably wouldn’t have lasted more than a few days after leaving the Tribe. Much less now, having been out for more than ten days, watching Tribe members die in the jaws of those Ferocious Beasts.

“Don’t worry. We’ll reach our destination very soon. Just endure a bit longer.” Zhen immediately placated everyone.

If they continued to be restless, they might start causing trouble, which would delay their progress.

Moreover, he would lose a lot of ‘protection’. Of course, the ‘protection’ did not mean relying on these people to protect him. The key point was that when Ferocious Beasts appeared, these ordinary people without any Totem Power were the best targets. They gave him and the other Totem Warriors enough time to escape. Such good bait couldn’t be allowed to cause internal chaos.

“Chieftain, you’ve said this many times already. Yet aren’t we still on the road now?”

“Could it be you’re deceiving us? We don’t want to become a Wanderer Tribe.”

“I remember the Dark Scorpion Tribe isn’t in this direction. Has the Chieftain got lost?”

“Should we re-plan our route? When will we reach the Dark Scorpion Tribe walking like this?”

The people in the crowd were no longer so easily fooled. Moreover, these excuses had been said several times already.

No matter how foolish they were, they wouldn’t be foolish enough to be deceived by one excuse multiple times. Now was naturally the time to question.

“We are on the right path. Don’t you trust me? I wouldn’t take the wrong route.” Zhen could only say this.

His heart began to feel a bit guilty. What the crowd was saying was indeed all true.

The direction the Poison Moth Tribe was currently advancing in really wasn’t towards the Dark Scorpion Tribe. They had been looking for other Tribes all along.

Preparing to act according to the previous plan, finding a Small Tribe and play pitiful. Then having that Small Tribe take in the Poison Moth Tribe, so they could devour that Tribe.

If he told the Tribe’s people about this plan directly, they definitely wouldn’t be willing.

After all, this was something they rather not risk their lives on. Moreover, they had been living perfectly well in the Tribe originally. No one would trek across mountains and rivers so far from the Tribe to do something uncertain.

“The rain season is about to arrive. Can we really return to the Dark Scorpion Tribe before the rain season comes?”

“I roughly calculated, there are still more than ten days until the rain season arrives. If we’ve taken the wrong path, we should turn back.”

“Right, right! The remaining ten-plus days are still enough for us to rush back to the Poison Moth Tribe.”

“Chieftain, let’s go back. I don’t want to die in the forest.”

Another round of complaints rang out. Everyone was impatient. Each person was afraid of dying in the forest.

“Trust me. There’s nothing wrong. We’re taking this path. If you don’t believe me, then I have nothing more to say.”

Zhen was truly feeling guilty now. He hadn’t expected these people’s words to strike right at the heart. They had almost guessed his plan.

“Chieftain, we all trust you. That’s why we followed you away from the Tribe. You can’t just fob us off like this, can you?”

“We just think this is very dangerous. If we can avoid danger, why wouldn’t we avoid it?”

“Is the Chieftain hiding something from us? We’re not heading back to the Dark Scorpion Tribe now, are we?”

“Is the Chieftain planning to join another Tribe? If so, why didn’t we enter any of the many Tribes we passed along the way?”

Different voices began emerging from the crowd. Everyone started discussing heatedly.

“Yes, we’re not going back to the Dark Scorpion Tribe now. We’re going to another Tribe…”

Zhen was forced into a corner. What those people said had hit right on his plan. He could only tell everyone the whole truth.

Along the way, using everyone as shields… These people probably had some suspicions already. If he did not tell the truth now, these people would probably start making a huge fuss in the forest. That would attract many Ferocious Beasts.

“Chieftain, how could you do this? We don’t need to expand. Being able to preserve our lives would be good enough.”

“Let’s hurry back. Otherwise, we’ll all die in the forest sooner or later.”

“Yes! Who knows what’s ahead? We still have a way back.”

“I want to go back. I want to go back to the Poison Moth Tribe. It’s much better than the forest.”

The crowd became agitated again. Everyone who knew the truth was very frightened.

“It’s useless. Going back takes more than ten days. Along the way, there are definitely many Ferocious Beasts waiting for us. We have no way back.” Zhen shouted loudly.

At this moment, he couldn’t care whether the volume being too loud would attract Ferocious Beasts. He just wanted to vent.

“But if we keep advancing, it’s a dead end. Why not go back for something more stable?”

“If we don’t have a Tribe before the rain season, we’ll truly be finished.”

“Go back, go back!”

Everyone was begging to return. The remaining Totem Warriors were also at a loss, knowing that forceful suppression was wrong.

“You…” Before Zhen could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a series of sounds.

*Rustle rustle…*