Chapter Thirty-Nine: Return of the Army

  After everyone had eaten their fill, Chen Xu looked at the flames dancing in the eyes of the captives and nodded in satisfaction. With a wave of his hand, he ordered the Ape No. 1 to release some of the robust female apes from among the captives.

  The female monkeys, who had been suppressed for a long time, naturally ran to Chen Xujin as soon as they got their freedom, waiting for his charity. To be honest, after being frightened and scared for a whole day, they were really starving!

  He glanced at the dozen or so female apes that had been deliberately released, then looked over at the more numerous ones still bound on the other side of the captives, and Chen Xu's mouth curled up as he began to distribute food.

  This time, he was no longer as generous as before, and the food distributed was only enough for these freed female apes to fill their hunger. If they wanted to solve the problem of warmth and hunger, they would have to think of another way.

  Seeing the mysterious fire god didn't intend to continue distributing, the women apparently understood his meaning. Although they were starving, they didn't dare challenge the leader's authority. Very naturally, these female apes shifted their gaze to those robust male apes who still had abundant food in their hands.

  After the terror, some of the ape people who needed something to relieve their pressure began free trading. Including Chen Xu's original tribe of 46 apes, plus a dozen or so elite warriors from the mountain valley tribes that were released, and now adding a dozen or so female apes from the mountain valley tribes.

  It has almost formed a situation where the ratio of men to women is roughly equal. For a time, as the first pair of apes walked together, Chen Xu did not speak out in opposition, and the other apes gradually opened up their minds, finding objects to exchange with each other, enjoying one of the few benefits of this Stone Age.

  Before long, on the open space in front of this valley, a passionate and indecent scene unfolded before the eyes of many ape-like captives who were staring with fierce hunger.

  Of course, in Chen Xu's view, this was just a wild beast carnival, and it had nothing to do with him. The few female apes who wanted to come over and fawn on him realized that the Fire God didn't seem to like this kind of thing after being ruthlessly thrown out by him, so they all went about their own business.

  "That's it, I believe that after a bodily fluid exchange, all the barriers will be broken, no matter what time, this method is always the most direct and saves the most effort, go for it! But, if we continue like this, won't we enter a matriarchal society? Hehe, but with me around, I'm afraid the matriarchal society can be skipped directly!"

  The strange gaze swept across the lively Spring Palace that once made people's blood boil, but Chen Xue now only felt a mouthful of disgust. Listening to the earth-shattering roars around him, he couldn't help but shake his head and assume a five-heart-upward pose beside the bonfire, beginning another round of cultivation.

  The night was silent, when the first rays of sunlight fell on the sky at dawn, the flames that had been raging all night seemed to have exhausted their last bit of energy and finally stopped, and the valley returned to silence.

  A gentle breeze blew in, carrying a strong scent of burnt offerings from the mountain crevices, directly blowing towards the opposite thicket.

  It was at this moment that Chen Xu woke up from his meditation, slowly took a breath, circulated his internal energy through the meridians for several rounds, and finally gathered it in his dantian, assuming a posture of closing his practice.

  After he stood up, however, he found that the apes who had been reveling all night had already begun their daily activities. Without his command, they did not dare to stray far and were only searching for some simple food in the surrounding woods.

  The new super ape and the ape general, along with the old ape, stood respectfully to one side, under the watchful eyes of Ape 1 and Captain Ape, holding a piece of roasted meat in their hands with a devout expression.

  "It seems that last night's arrangement did not disappoint me, they have already become a member of my Huo Shen tribe, so the next thing is much simpler!"

  With a faint smile, Chen Xu quickly took in the situation on the scene. The three apes' behavior meant not only that they had thoroughly surrendered but also that they were pleading for mercy on behalf of those apes still bound.

  At this time, after experiencing all sorts of things yesterday, the sharp energy in the chests of these apemen has been lost, and they have gone hungry for a night. At this moment, they are all listlessly hanging their heads, with some looking drowsy.

  He took the meat food from the hands of three apes, lightly tore and chewed a few mouthfuls. Chen Xu stood up, shouted loudly, and suddenly, whether it was the Huo Shen tribe's apes guarding around or some helpless apes from the Shangu Valley tribe, they all quickly rushed over and gathered in front of him.

  "Let them go, give them some food, and don't let them make a fuss!"

  His gaze swept across the crowd of apes, and Chen Xu patted the shoulder of Ape No. 1 in front of him. Under the scorching gazes of Old Ape and others, he pointed to more than a hundred apes bound beside him.

  As soon as this was said, all the apemen cheered and quickly helped Apeman No. 1 release all the other apemen.

  At this time, the seven unknown wild beasts from last night still had a lot left, so Chen Xu continued to perform his assigned duties and distributed the remaining meat, allowing the captives who had been hungry for a night to slightly alleviate their hunger.

  When the seven-headed wild beast had completely dispersed, the sun also thoroughly emerged from the sky curtain, and a new day began.

  Chen Xu personally entered the valley that had been engulfed in flames and took a look, only to discover that the fire had only burned from where he had set it ablaze to this side of the valley entrance, while the other section was completely unaffected.

  After thinking for a moment, he understood that this must be related to the strange air currents in this place. However, these things no longer had much to do with him now, and he didn't want to settle down in this place.

  Although this place is good, there are no dangers to guard against, and it is also not conducive to the development of the tribe. What's more, nobody knows where this valley leads to.

  It's possible that there are terrifying creatures living in this canyon, comparable to the saber-toothed tiger. The unique natural environment of this place can only be inhabited by such terrifying creatures. This is not an exaggeration, but a very likely possibility.

  As the saying goes, "Clouds follow the dragon, wind follows the tiger." The quiet and somewhat frightening mountain valley gave him a sense of terror when he first entered.

  The apes have been living here for so many years without incident, which doesn't mean the valley isn't terrifying, it just means they've had a lucky break. Chen Xuan firmly believes this.

  So, his strategic location was still the forest on the east side of Xiaoshan Mountain. There were rich wild resources, a small river with abundant water, open terrain, and adjacent to the mountain range, making it an ideal place to establish a stronghold.

  In Chen Xu's view, at least before the terrifying number of tribes exceeded one thousand, he didn't need to consider territory, and the only thing that needed attention was that group of Golden Eagles in the mountains.

  Before that, he was still a bit afraid of King Kong, but with the more than 170 new apes, his plan could be implemented smoothly, and King Kong would naturally not become a hidden danger.

  After everyone had a good rest, Chen Xu shouted and the new Huo Shen tribe with more than 220 apes left the mountain valley mouth and set off in a mighty manner.

  While passing through the grassland, Chen Xue utilized the half-destroyed pitfall, combining it with the terrifying strength of over 200 apes. After a simple setup, he quickly drove two herds of long-horned cattle into the pitfall.

  They finally hunted down a total of fifty-six heads, solving the tribe's food problem for more than ten days.

  Having seen Chen Xu's highly efficient hunting methods, the newly surrendered apes were even more convinced and began to wholeheartedly support this extraordinary new leader. Even the old apes started busily collecting various unknown herbs, preparing to show off their skills.

  Under Chen Xu's leadership, this newly-born Fire God tribe was thriving, and every person in the tribe had high hopes for the future. Only they didn't know that this was just the beginning!

  At the top of the mountain, the apes returned to their original gathering place. After a day and night, that huge bonfire was still burning, still smoldering quietly.

  Under Chen Xu's simple manipulation, it quickly rekindled the raging flames. Although they had experienced the barbecue last night, seeing their leader truly control the flames, the newly surrendered apes couldn't help but cheer again.

  Yesterday they first tasted the flavor of cooked food, and they were both loving and fearful of the flames. Chen Xu, who controlled this terrifying energy, became even more mysterious in their hearts.

  No time to bother with these apes' complicated thoughts, Chen Xu quickly assigned the day's tasks.

  Taking the original tribe's apemen as the backbone, in coordination with the newly surrendered apemen, some of the apemen were assigned to burn bamboo spears. This terrifying weapon was a great success in today's grassland hunting, leaving the mountain valley apemen who had always used stone tools almost staring their eyes out.

  For the sake of the combat effectiveness of the entire tribe, this bamboo spear is naturally better to have more, so there was such a distribution.

  Apart from a few apes who were refining the bamboo spears, most of the apes continued to gather firewood around the small mountain and make firewood bombs, piling them up on top of the mountain.

  Apart from this, a portion of skilled apemen were assigned to polish stone tools. Although the appearance of bamboo spears has replaced the function of stone tools to some extent, some small and delicate stone tools are still needed. Of course, the most important thing is to make stone arrowheads for bows and arrows!

  Under Chen Xu's repeated demonstrations, the old ape finally grasped the key to making stone arrowheads and began to lead his group of people, busily clanging away.

  Thus, the day's life began, and the robust ape warriors circulated between bundling firewood and throwing wood, with the previous assembly line unfolding here, while the diamond under the cliff also showed their fangs again.

  The new recruits who faced the jungle overlords for the first time, even the super-ape-like strong guys had a pale face and were terrified, but in the excited roar of other apes, they quickly overcame this fear and started working enthusiastically.

  So, on this day, the disturbance received by the Golden Monkey was more than double what it used to be? Naturally, their roaring sounds also increased by more than a fold, until midday when everyone stopped to rest, the Golden Monkeys still lingered around at the foot of the mountain cliff, refusing to leave.

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