Chapter 339 Deep in Thought
It felt like a meeting was about to begin.
Everyone was very puzzled by this, but no one asked any questions.
After all, judging by Lin Ye’s words, he didn’t intend to let them ask questions. So, at this moment, they retracted their expressions, remained silent, and observed Lin Ye’s attitude before reacting.
Lin Ye expected that no one would answer. His words hadn’t given anyone the feeling that they should respond.
This, naturally, would lead to their stoic demeanor. Lin Ye then continued, unhurriedly and calmly, “This has meaning. I just want to tell some of you something.
Right now, I am the Tribe Leader, and before this, some of you were also Tribe Leaders. But now, please listen carefully.
From now on, only I, Lin Ye, am the sole Tribe Leader. Regardless of who you were before, you are no longer that. Understand? You are no longer.
So, please don’t have any ill intentions, because you no longer have the means to make a comeback. The reason I made you wait so long is just to make you understand this principle, to understand this matter.
So, put away your thoughts completely. Those who want to cause trouble will have no opportunity to do so.
Now, I am preparing to absorb the Caoqian Tribe. They will become like some of you, transitioning from not being Beast-eared Girls to becoming Beast-eared Girls. They too will be unable to make a comeback, just like you. All you need to do is be loyal to me. Any disloyalty will only make your lives difficult!”
Lin Ye’s words were impassioned, startling everyone. They then fell into deep thought. Indeed, at this moment, they had no capital to refute him. They could only act according to Lin Ye’s attitude.
Even now, after everyone had rushed over so quickly, Lin Ye could still arrive unhurriedly, and yet they dared not get angry. This was the difference between the Tribe Leader and them.
If it were them, the Tribe Leader would probably deal with them by now, right? But now that it was the Tribe Leader, they couldn’t do anything to him. This was a very clear disparity.
Those who originally harbored other thoughts now fell into even deeper contemplation.
Lin Ye’s actions and implied meaning were very clear: his group could not resist. Moreover, Lin Ye knew that some among them still harbored these thoughts.
Since Lin Ye could know, he could probably also discern who among them held such thoughts. If they dared to do anything outside of their scope right now, Lin Ye would likely find a reason to eliminate them all.
Thinking of this, they couldn’t help but feel a bit scared. Hence, some among the crowd who still harbored ill intentions made up their minds to be cautious and not give Lin Ye any leverage, nor should they harbor any further thoughts.
It could be said that Lin Ye’s move had almost dealt with all those who were originally disloyal. What needed to be done next was how to defeat the Caoqian Tribe and then absorb them into the Beast-eared Girl tribe. After everyone had calmed down for a while, Lin Ye unhurriedly said, “Does everyone understand the meaning of my words?” “Understood!” everyone shouted in unison.
Lin Ye’s move to win hearts was completely successful at this moment!
Attacking the Caoqian Tribe.
After Lin Ye explained the plan to Shi and the others, they understood.
What Lin Ye needed to do next was to first give the Caoqian Tribe a show of force upon their encounter, then defeat them until they were thoroughly routed, and finally absorb them into his own tribe.
Everyone nodded as they listened. It seemed that Lin Ye’s idea was quite good.
First, defeat the opponent, then win them over. One had to know that according to the Caoqian Tribe’s style, the defeated side would become captives. And since they were captives, the right to deal with them would belong to them.
How did the Caoqian Tribe treat captives?
Let’s first talk about this era. This era was not as good as the eras Lin Ye had read about in books or historical texts. “Surrender and not be killed”? That was just a legend here.
The tribespeople of these Primitive Tribes usually treated captives as slaves to be sold or put to labor.
However, the Caoqian Tribe’s methods were even more terrifying than selling or forcing labor.
Why? Because if the captives were merely sold or forced into labor, at least their lives could be preserved. But the Caoqian Tribe’s actions were cruelly inhumane; they would consume captives like delicious food.
Yes, in the minds of the Caoqian Tribe, human flesh was always considered the most delicious food, and an extremely rare luxury.
It wasn’t something they could eat at any time. If they arbitrarily captured and ate their own tribe members, wouldn’t that cause great chaos?
Therefore, the Caoqian Tribe had an internal rule that they could only eat outsiders. They were basically forbidden from eating their own people.
So, how could they eat outsiders? They couldn’t just go to other tribes and capture people to eat, could they? That would directly lead to war. Therefore, eating captives was the best choice.
Since the right to deal with them belonged to themselves, and no matter how they dealt with them, it would not cause any objections. Then, how could the Caoqian Tribe give up such a delicious delicacy at this moment?
Therefore, the Caoqian Tribe’s treatment of captives was one hundred percent for consumption.
Deliciousness, the fragrance of human flesh, was the greatest pursuit of their Caoqian Tribe.
Lin Ye knew this very well, so he exploited their psychology.
Since their method of treating captives was basically for consumption, when they were captured, they would always assume that the other party would do the same.
When they were extremely terrified, their side not only did not kill and eat them but instead took them into their own tribe and provided them with three meals a day. How could they not be grateful? Perhaps all other ill intentions would have vanished at this moment.
The others also held an affirmative attitude towards Lin Ye’s viewpoint and strongly supported it. Thus, after everyone had agreed, they walked towards the gate.
The crowd walked outside the great camp. The “soldiers” who had already been assembled after Lin Ye issued his orders were now ready.
Of course, as soon as Lin Ye left his residence, those “soldiers” had already lazily gathered together, and then Lin Ye entered the great camp with everyone to discuss.
Seeing Lin Ye and the others emerge, these people then retracted their somewhat lax movements and made themselves appear somewhat presentable.
“Alas, these are still not soldiers!” Lin Ye said with emotion as he approached. Even after being trained by him for so long with a specific purpose.
However, the Beast-eared Girls were still somewhat unlike soldiers; they were more like people working in the fields.
But it couldn’t be blamed on them. After all, they were originally natives. Being able to perform simple formations now was already quite good.
