Chapter 48
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Chapter 48: Variables and Accidents
Watching the tribal members quickly throw themselves into work, Luo Ji exhaled a long breath and sat down by the fire.
Next, he needed to think about the future.
Yesterday’s situation had made him thoroughly feel what it meant for the weather to be unpredictable.
His original plan had been thrown into complete disarray.
How long would this continuously dropping temperature last?
Would anyone in the tribe get sick?
After changing to 3 meals a day, could the food supply keep up?
Could the coal mining keep up with the daily consumption?
I do not know!
There were too many unknowns waiting for him to confirm, waiting for him to find out.
However, at this moment, sitting by the fire, Luo Ji only felt completely groggy.
His mind was blank, almost stopped thinking, and even his expression became a little absent-minded.
This terrible state made a bad feeling rise in his heart.
“Damn it, no way?”
“Am I the one getting sick?”
Along with the rise of this thought, Luo Ji felt his entire heart skip a beat.
He quickly drank another bowl of hot water, then called Luo Yong and Zhao Pan over.
“I need to rest for a while now. You two keep a close eye on the situation in the tribe. Absolutely do not relax or be careless. Some matters, the two of you can discuss and decide. If you encounter something you cannot decide, come and wake me up.”
“Understood! Chief, please rest well.”
Looking at Luo Ji, whose face was a bit pale, Zhao Pan’s heart sank slightly.
At this moment, he clearly realized that he had to do something.
Unlike when Luo Ji left the tribe before and entrusted the tribe’s safety to him, this time, Zhao Pan proactively took this heavy burden onto his own shoulders!
“Zhao Pan, the Chief, he would not be…”
Looking at Luo Ji, who turned and drilled into his tent to rest, Luo Yong’s slightly uneasy voice sounded.
However, his words were interrupted by Zhao Pan.
“The Chief is just too tired because of the sudden situation last night, so he did not sleep well.”
“He needs to sleep and rest now, understand?”
Zhao Pan spoke decisively, his tone filled with unquestionable authority, as if he had changed into a different person.
And at that moment, as the tribe’s first warrior, Luo Yong felt a sense of inability to resist when facing this opponent he could take down with one hand.
Then he nodded blankly.
“Pass down the order for the other twelve warriors to be divided into four groups, three people per group, with two warriors and one slinger in each group, to patrol the areas near the tribe.”
“This change in weather is very likely to drive people from other tribes to desperation.”
“If we encounter them then, a fight will be unavoidable.”
“We cannot be careless.”
When Luo Ji was not in the tribe before, Zhao Pan had, after all, served as a city-defending general.
Giving orders now was not unfamiliar to him at all, and he unconsciously revealed the demeanor of a great general.
While Luo Yong was the first warrior, he himself was not skilled in commanding and coordinating.
Coupled with the joint training from the previous period, the eighteen warriors in the tribe had already become brothers who shared hardships and joys.
At this time, they naturally would not jump out to question Zhao Pan’s command.
Luo Yong only had one question.
“What about me? What should I do? Everyone else is going on patrol…”
“You stay in the tribe. On one hand, to protect the Chief’s safety. On the other hand…”
As he spoke, Zhao Pan glanced around.
“As the tribe’s first warrior, your presence in the camp will also make everyone feel more secure. Also, if others ask about the chief, tell them exactly what I said earlier, understand?”
“Okay, I understand.”
“What did I say earlier?”
“The chief is too tired because of the sudden situation last night and did not sleep well, so he is sleeping and resting now.”
“Good, just say that!”
After instructing Luo Yong, Zhao Pan got up and walked towards the outside of the camp.
As he walked, he subtly adjusted his breathing, alleviating the unease in his heart.
Of course, he knew what Luo Yong was thinking at the time, but he was even clearer that such thoughts or similar rumors must absolutely not spread within the tribe.
Everyone had just experienced the sudden change in temperature last night and was already a little restless.
At this critical juncture, once the news that the chief might be ill spread, the consequences would be unimaginable.
As a person of this era, Zhao Pan knew better than anyone how terrifying illness was.
To put it bluntly, in their era, illness was in many cases equated with death.
Therefore, there was no need to say how much pressure he was currently under.
He could not stay in the tribal camp.
He was a little worried that he might not be able to withstand this pressure and expose it within the tribe.
He had to shift his focus and find something to do.
With this thought, he planned to go to the lake to take a look.
The temperature had dropped too severely too suddenly.
He was a little worried that the members of the fishing team might not be able to endure staying on the ice for long periods to fish.
After a round of checking, everyone’s condition was still quite good, which made Zhao Pan slightly relieved.
Then he went to the farmland area to take a look and tirelessly instructed everyone to pay attention to their physical condition.
By the time he returned to the camp, it was already approaching noon.
Luo Jin, who had been running back and forth between the Mirror Tribe and the Black Rock Tribe, had returned with news and was planning to report the situation to Luo Ji, but was stopped by Luo Yong, who was guarding the fire outside.
Luo Jin frowned slightly.
“I have something to report to the Chief.”
“The Chief is resting.”
Zhao Pan’s voice sounded from behind Luo Jin before Luo Yong could speak.
Subconsciously glancing back at the expressionless Zhao Pan, Luo Jin’s eyebrows could not help but furrow tighter.
He was also a person whose intelligence cap reached 4 stars, and he wasn’t slow-witted at all.
In his mind, Luo Ji’s slightly pale face from early this morning quickly appeared.
Immediately panicking slightly, he then lowered his voice and asked Zhao Pan.
“Tell me the truth, is the chief ill?”
Hearing this, Zhao Pan looked deeply at Luo Jin, then repeated what he had said before.
“The chief is resting.”
A hint of realization flashed in Luo Jin’s eyes, then he exhaled deeply and walked two steps to the side and sat down by the fire.
Zhao Pan, who saw this scene, this time took the initiative to speak.
“Is there any situation at the Black Rock Tribe?”
“You can tell me.”
“Before the Chief rested, he entrusted part of the decision-making authority to Luo Yong and me.”
Hearing this, Luo Jin subconsciously glanced at Luo Yong.
Luo Yong nodded in agreement.
Having gotten his answer, Luo Jin’s gaze fell back onto Zhao Pan.
It had been said before that he and Luo Yong were childhood friends.
How could he not know how much brain power Luo Yong had?
What decisions could Luo Yong make?
To put it bluntly, the reason the chief included Luo Yong was to add persuasiveness to Zhao Pan’s decisions.
This meant that the person truly making decisions now was actually Zhao Pan.
However, he also did not deny that, comparatively speaking, Zhao Pan’s personality was indeed steady enough, someone who knew what he was doing when handling matters.
Thinking of this, Luo Jin slowly spoke.
“At the Black Rock Tribe, there was a bit of an accident…”
