Chapter 29
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Chapter 29: The Armament Department
Early the next morning, with Luo Ji’s instructions from the previous day, his commands were largely unnecessary now.
Everyone performed their duties, those who were supposed to start the fire did so, those who were supposed to tidy the fishing nets did that.
Everything was orderly.
Everyone was full of energy, making the newly joined former Red Fox tribe members feel as though they were in another world.
The people in this tribe lived a completely different life from their own past.
Stretching lazily as he walked out of the tent, Luo Ji couldn’t help but marvel at the adaptability of humans.
He used to shiver uncontrollably against the howling cold every morning.
But now, he faces it calmly.
He was becoming increasingly accustomed to the environment and life of this era.
Calling Zhao Pan over, Luo Ji rinsed his mouth while casually asking.
“How are the newcomers?”
“They’re all quite well-behaved.”
Luo Ji nodded.
“Alright, those newcomers will be under your care for now.”
“As for their assignments, after breakfast, the men will go help the logging team move the cut timber.”
“As for the women and children, have them clean the camp and dig for bait.”
“Oh, and for convenience of address, explain the issue of the newcomers’ names to them as well.”
Luo Ji had clearly thought through the arrangements for these people.
Due to their low loyalty, they definitely wouldn’t be allowed to handle weapons.
Fortunately, there was plenty of work that didn’t require weapons, and the logging team happened to be short-handed.
“Understood.”
Zhao Pan nodded resolutely.
After breakfast, the members of the Mirror tribe began their busy new day as usual.
Everyone was working, yet this group of newcomers just stood there foolishly, unsure what to do.
At this moment, that large group of people felt awkward.
Zhao Pan’s presence brought immediate relief.
The former Red Fox Tribe leader understood all too well that in this era, inaction guaranteed demise.
Proving their worth was essential.
Seeing Zhao Pan walking over, he quickly went up to him.
“That…”
“My name is Zhao Pan. You can just call me by name.”
“Name?”
“A name is…”
As he spoke, Zhao Pan simply explained the matter of names.
The other person was also intelligent and quickly understood the general idea, even giving himself a simple name.
“Then I’ll be called ‘Zhou Tao’.”
“Alright.”
Zhao Pan nodded casually, then glanced at the newcomers who were whispering to each other because of the topic of ‘names.’
He suddenly raised his voice by a few decibels.
“Alright, about names, you can go back and think about it slowly yourselves, or you can find Zhao He in the tribe to help you come up with one.”
Now, follow me, and I will tell you what you need to do today.”
Zhao Pan’s change flashed a hint of surprise in Zhou Tao’s eyes.
After all, the other party’s performance just now was a little different from his impression.
But he didn’t think too much about it and followed behind Zhao Pan with the group of people obediently.
As they passed through the tribal camp, Zhao Pan paused, then pointed to the women working on the side.
“The women and children stay here.”
“They will tell you what to do next.”
“The men continue to follow me.”
Zhao Pan, eager to return to training, didn’t delay along the way.
He quickly led Zhou Tao and the others through the camp and into the forest area outside the Mirror tribe.
Facing this situation, everyone, including Zhou Tao, showed obvious confusion on their faces.
They wondered what they were going to do next.
They had already left the camp area.
It couldn’t be that they were being sent to hunt, right?
They didn’t even have weapons.
Thinking of this, everyone felt uneasy.
However, at this moment, a series of dense thuds came from afar.
After walking for another distance, they quickly saw many members of the Mirror tribe in the forest swinging their stone axes, chopping at the trees in front of them.
“This is the tribe’s logging team.”
Zhao Pan’s voice sounded at the appropriate moment.
As he spoke, a tree happened to fall.
Zhao Pan walked the 2 steps to the fallen tree and personally demonstrated.
“You have only one job, which is to move these fallen trees to the designated area outside the tribe.”
“At the same time, break off the branches from these tree trunks.”
“These branches are for starting fires, and the tree trunks have other uses.”
“If you encounter any problems later, you can ask the logging team members.”
“I have other things to do, so I’ll be leaving now.”
Looking at Zhao Pan who was preparing to leave after speaking, Zhou Tao’s expression froze, and he subconsciously reached out and grabbed him.
“You’re just leaving like that?”
“Haven’t I told you everything you need to do?”
“You, aren’t you afraid we’ll run away?”
Looking at Zhao Pan’s expression, which was completely taken for granted, Zhou Tao felt a pang in his stomach.
“But why would you run away?”
Hearing Zhao Pan’s rhetorical question, Zhou Tao subconsciously wanted to say something.
But when the words reached his lips, he found that he couldn’t utter a single word…
“Our tribe is safe, and there’s food.”
“Why would you run away?”
Such a matter-of-fact sentence directly pierced their hearts.
Yes, why run away?
It was safe here, and there was food.
As long as they worked, they could get a bite to eat and have a good night’s sleep.
The days of displacement and hunger couldn’t compare to now.
Why would they run?
This seemingly foolish rhetorical question stunned everyone, including Zhou Tao.
At the same time, their expressions subtly changed at this moment.
Seeing this scene, Zhao Pan knew his goal was almost achieved.
Afterward, he just needed to report to the chief and ask the logging team members to be slightly more vigilant, and then he could go do his own things.
Meanwhile, at this moment, Luo Ji, sitting by the fire, was busy selecting people from the tribe.
He planned to establish a department specifically responsible for sharpening weapons and crafting equipment.
Originally, both of these tasks were handled by the tribe’s warriors themselves.
But Zhao Pan’s matter had sounded an alarm for him.
Specialization was a must, the skill tree absolutely could not branch incorrectly!
He didn’t want his warriors to suddenly gain a skill in sharpening weapons or crafting equipment.
While it had some use, since they were warriors, their skills should preferably focus on combat and warfare!
Thus, this department had to be established as soon as possible.
However, as members of an important department, their loyalty had to be high first, at least 85+ points, right?
At the same time, sharpening weapons was a task that required patience and meticulousness, so people with a maximum ‘Endurance’ and ‘Spirit’ of 3 stars or higher would have priority.
Holding onto these standards, Luo Ji carefully selected and shuffled people around.
He finally picked out 5 people and formed the first Armament Department of his budding civilization.
