Chapter 26
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Chapter 26: Fluctuations in Loyalty (Part 2)
Luo Ji thought of a less certain possibility.
To verify his guess, he quickly opened the attribute panel of the Red Fox Tribe leader.
Among this group of people from the Red Fox Tribe, Luo Ji did not find any high-potential individuals.
Most had one or two attributes reaching 3 stars growth potential, only average level and not worth his time for focused attention.
This Red Fox Tribe leader was considered the most outstanding among them because he had ‘Intelligence,’ ‘Spirit,’ and ‘Leadership’ attributes all at 3 stars, and they had already reached their upper limits.
His talent ability was called ‘Management Development.’
Any tribal city-state he managed would have its development speed increased by 20% and livability increased by 1.
This talent ability was somewhat similar to one of the three effects of Luo Ji’s ‘Ruler’ talent.
However, while both gave a 20% bonus, Luo Ji’s ‘Ruler’ covered the entire civilization, while this person’s ability only covered the single city or tribe he managed.
For Luo Ji, who currently only had the Mirror Tribe, the other party’s talent was completely useless in the short term.
After all, as a newcomer, how could the Mirror Tribe possibly be handed over to him to manage?
At the same time, the Mirror Tribe was Luo Ji’s important foundation, and he would absolutely not entrust its management to someone whose loyalty was less than 90.
However, besides that, the opponent also had a skill called ‘Pacify Hearts.’
Its effect was to reduce the chance of rout and rebellion by 60% when the morale of his subordinates dropped below 60 points.
This skill was affected by ‘Leadership.’
Put simply, his subordinates were less likely to desert or become traitors.
Looking at this person’s attribute panel and his talent and skills, Luo Ji could clearly sense that this was someone very skilled at managing a tribe.
To be honest, he was also a professional talent.
In other words, the loyalty of the people under him should be quite high.
This was the key point Luo Ji realized.
The Red Fox Tribe members’ loyalty was currently directed towards this tribe leader, which was why their loyalty towards him was so low.
He had to admit, this was a troublesome situation because, facing this, it would be difficult for him to increase their loyalty quickly.
He couldn’t just chop off the Red Fox Tribe leader’s head with an axe, could he?
First, the other party was arguably a professional talent, and chopping him would be a bit of a waste.
Moreover, if he really did chop him, the loyalty of these people would likely drop directly into hostility.
He felt a bit helpless.
Encountering this situation, he could only grind it out slowly.
While gradually weakening the other party’s influence, he would also increase his own influence over these people.
Returning to the tribe, everyone was a bit bewildered by the situation where their chief had chased out three enemies and returned with over 20 people.
But no matter what, they had won, and they cheered to their heart’s content.
For them, whose loyalty had already reached 80 or 90, the stronger the tribe, the happier they were.
As for these over 20 newly acquired people, Luo Ji fenced off an area for them on the other side of the tribe and had them set up tents.
After all, among the people previously taken in, there were still some whose loyalty had not reached 80, and he did not want these two groups to be next to each other.
Even with the Mirror Tribe’s growing population, the increased workload meant they were still short on manpower everywhere.
So, after instructing Luo Yong and Zhao Pan to keep a close watch, Luo Ji allowed the new members to slowly get settled.
The efficiency of the logging team was related to the efficiency of building tribal defenses, and the efficiency of the fishing team was related to the crucial food problem.
He couldn’t spare people from either side.
Back in his tent, Luo Ji was already thinking about tomorrow.
How to effectively utilize these over 20 new people?
At the same time, since he had already unlocked the ‘Military Training’ project to level 1, he should start implementing it slowly.
He couldn’t just waste that bonus effect.
Just as Luo Ji was thinking this, the cheers outside the tent, which had just quieted down, rang out again, making him clearly realize that this was most likely the hunting team returning with their prey.
He was still looking forward to dinner tonight.
The wolf meat from yesterday had made his jaw sore from chewing.
Although it might sound a bit willful, he really wanted to eat something good.
Quickly getting out of the tent, a look of surprise instantly flashed across Luo Ji’s face.
They had actually caught two roe deer, this was a great harvest!
Wait, and there’s more!
A member of the hunting team walking at the back was carrying a fluffy little animal.
Luo Ji leaned in to look and his eyes immediately lit up.
“Wild rabbit?”
Looking at the fat wild rabbit, Luo Ji, who inexplicably thought of the snack ‘Spicy Rabbit Head,’ couldn’t control the saliva forming in his mouth.
To be honest, the hunting team’s results today were a bit beyond Luo Ji’s expectations, but he was not a fool after all.
After thinking carefully, he quickly figured it out.
It was actually very simple.
In the past, when they needed to go hunting, basically all the men with some skill would go out, completely without considering experience or suitability for hunting.
Simply put, warriors good at fighting were not necessarily good at hunting.
Even a veteran with rich experience would feel hindered when leading a team of rookies.
But the team Luo Ji had picked out were all veterans holding the ‘Old Hunter’ skill.
Each of them was experienced in hunting.
With such a team working together, and no inexperienced rookies getting in the way, everyone combined their strengths.
After a day, the harvest wouldn’t be bad at all.
The commotion here was quite large, directly affecting the former Red Fox Tribe members who were busy setting up tents.
Their eyes were all uncontrollably glancing towards the entrance of the tribe, especially the former leader of the Red Fox Tribe.
The shock on his face was completely unrestrained!
The population, strength, and scale of the Mirror Tribe completely exceeded his imagination.
Although their Red Fox Tribe was not strong, he was quite confident in his management ability.
Being able to lead such a weak tribe to survive in this dangerous era and manage it in an orderly manner was indeed something he had a little pride in.
However, at this moment, looking at the Mirror Tribe before him, he only felt that his confidence and pride were instantly crushed into dust.
But this wasn’t over.
After the hunting team returned, soon, three more tribal warriors holding stone spears returned to the tribe with tired faces.
Just as the former leader of the Red Fox Tribe was guessing their identities in his mind, a voice suddenly sounded next to him.
“Those are the scout team.”
The speaker was Zhao Pan.
As someone with a maximum Intelligence growth of 4 stars, compared to Luo Yong, Luo Ji naturally gave Zhao Pan more instructions when assigning tasks to the two of them.
Actually, it was simple as it was nothing more than having him seize the right moment to subtly display their tribe’s strength, so that these new people would realize the gap in strength and dismiss any pointless ideas early on.
