Chapter 344: High-Sounding Reasons
Except for the tribe leader, all the other captives from the Caoqian Tribe shouted towards Lin Ye, “Spare our lives, spare our lives!” They enjoyed eating others, but that didn’t mean they were willing to be eaten themselves.
In the face of death, even the strongest would fear it, let alone the Caoqian Tribe, who were originally lacking in backbone and disunited.
Therefore, when the other party was about to escort them into the great camp, they believed that they were going to be dealt with.
Before being eaten, of course, they would shout for mercy, and perhaps their lives would be spared. Regardless, at least they had to ask before they could know if it would affect the other party’s decision. The decline of the Caoqian Tribe. When Lin Ye came to his senses, the others had also apprehended all the deserters. Including Shi’s, there were a total of 44 people, naturally including the Caoqian Tribe leader.
The Caoqian Tribe leader looked extremely unwilling in his eyes. After all, from this moment on, his Caoqian Tribe would no longer have this tribal name, and the banner of the Caoqian Tribe would no longer exist. He did not believe that Lin Ye and the others would let them go. That would be disastrous.
Being captured as captives meant being at the mercy of the victor, something that the winning side always desired after every battle.
Now that his tribesmen were captured by Lin Ye, how could Lin Ye be foolish enough to let them go? He didn’t believe Lin Ye was out of his mind. If Lin Ye hadn’t been smart, he wouldn’t have captured all of them in the first place.
A total of 44 people! Good heavens, this was almost all the Caoqian Tribe members who had participated in the battle.
However, even if Lin Ye didn’t deal with them, they would still be eaten by other tribes. With only fifty people, what power could they possess?
Although this number was not very small, it was definitely considered a relatively small tribe among all the tribes. Of course, there were also tribes with around twenty people.
However, such tribes would soon be defeated and absorbed by other tribes. Being absorbed, in essence, meant treating them as captives, selling them as slaves for their own use, or selling them off.
This kind of free benefit led many tribes to wage external wars for various high-sounding reasons.
Of course, these external wars were always directed at tribes much smaller than their own. Many tribes even specifically targeted small tribes of dozens of people, just like the Caoqian Tribe did.
Of course, at that time, the Caoqian Tribe did not consist of only fifty people. Because the Caoqian Tribe enjoyed eating human flesh, they would attack other tribes from time to time.
Moreover, at that time, the Caoqian Tribe was a great tribe with nearly five hundred people, and they dealt with small tribes of dozens of people. Because the difference in strength was too great, they could easily win every time.
However, unlike other tribes, the Caoqian Tribe did not just treat defeated captives as slaves for their own use or for sale. Instead, they specifically used them to eat.
This terrified the tribes within hundreds of miles of the Caoqian Tribe, especially the small tribes.
This was outrageous; perhaps one day they would be eaten by the Caoqian Tribe.
After all, life in primitive tribes was difficult. Even becoming a slave didn’t mean much, because as a slave, one could at least eat their fill for a day.
Winning hearts.
According to the Caoqian Tribe’s regulations, any tribesman who indiscriminately ate the flesh of living tribesmen would be sentenced to death, meaning they would also be killed and roasted to be eaten, as coldbloodedly as eating animals.
When these three individuals committed such acts for this crime, they naturally had to be sentenced to death. According to the Caoqian Tribe’s regulations, they were all executed.
This, in turn, made the other tribesmen happy. The actions of the previous three individuals had put the entire Caoqian Tribe in a state of persecution. Now that they had been sentenced to death, they would be roasted and eaten.
This was precisely what these people loved, as it meant they could have meat to eat and be full again! Moreover, it was human flesh, which was delicious to them. What a wonderful thing this was.
Thus, when the three individuals were judged guilty, the Caoqian Tribe once again ate human flesh. The human flesh of those three individuals was completely consumed by the entire Caoqian Tribe over three days.
By then, the Caoqian Tribe was left with only sixty people. The Caoqian Tribe leader also realized this. If they continued to eat like this, the Caoqian Tribe might not have many people left in the future.
Therefore, after the incident with these three individuals, the Caoqian Tribe leader decreed that from then on, no one was allowed to eat tribesmen without reason, otherwise, they would be killed…
After the example of the three being killed and eaten, no one dared to repeat such behavior. After all, not eating meant going hungry, but eating could very well lead to death.
Thus, from then on, the Caoqian Tribe no longer had any instances of cannibalism.
However, by this time, the Caoqian Tribe was left with only sixty people. Because of cannibalism, the once powerful Caoqian Tribe of five hundred people had begun to decline.
The Caoqian Tribe had since struggled to survive by clinging to existence. Then, the Caoqian Tribe set up camp in this place, and it was also in this place that they were defeated by Lin Ye and the others.
From this point on, the Caoqian Tribe could be said to be annihilated. The fate of the entire Caoqian Tribe was unknown.
However, one thing was certain: the entire Caoqian Tribe was officially removed from this world, and in the future, no one would mention this name again.
The Caoqian Tribe leader was currently dejected, and the emotions in his heart were very evident at this moment. The Caoqian Tribe, which had been passed down for generations, had now disappeared from this world.
Imagining the past glory of the Caoqian Tribe, the Caoqian Tribe leader was filled with unspeakable sorrow at this moment.
The Caoqian Tribe had gone from prosperity to decline. The Caoqian Tribe leader had witnessed the entire process. Even with the remaining 44 members of the Caoqian Tribe, the Caoqian Tribe leader was a witness. What would happen to these remaining Caoqian tribesmen next?
Would they be sold as slaves or used as laborers, or would they, like the Caoqian Tribe, roast and eat defeated captives?
If that were the case, then the entire Caoqian Tribe would truly disappear from this world. There wouldn’t even be any blood relations left.
At this moment, the Caoqian Tribe was being held in a military camp. This military camp was merely a simple structure resembling a tent.
Lin Ye had taught the Beast-eared Girls how to build them. After arriving in this world, Lin Ye realized that marching without a great camp was impractical, given the possibility of rain or enemy sneak attacks.
Without a great camp, it was extremely inconvenient. However, with a great camp, everything became much better. This was also why, in later wars, marching was always accompanied by a great camp.
