I Became The Chief of A Primitive Village

In the early morning, gusts of wind danced with leaves in the air. After a while, they gently fell to the ground.

Lu Lin stretched out her hand, ready to catch the falling flowers carried by the wind. She kept blinking her golden eyes as she looked up at the sky.

At this moment, she was standing in the centre of the Tribe. Her linen clothes were tailored to fit her body, while other people in the Tribe were wearing clothes made of Beast Hide.

The deer horned girl had been worried over these past few days. There was not a trace of a smile on her delicate face. Her golden long hair swayed with the wind, looking very graceful. Yet, it could not hide her restless heart.

A small pink flower was carried by the wind and slowly fell down, gently resting in the palm of the deer horned girl.

As if disrupting the peace, Grey Green Beaked Birds were calling out recklessly. This kind of bird could be seen everywhere in the Spotted Deer Tribe.

“Lu Lin, good morning.”

“Do you want to come to my Tribe to eat roasted meat? We have some extra!”

“Come to my place, the meat here tastes better.”

Such greetings kept ringing in the deer horned girl’s ears. They all respected her very much. After all, she was the Daughter of the Shaman. They simply could not wait to stuff meat to her every day. In fact, some even occasionally sent Beast Hides to her.

“Okay, I’ll go there to eat when I have time.” Lu Lin smiled and nodded.

Although she was constantly invited by various people, she only made a small smile, still feeling lost inside.

The wooden houses in the middle of the Tribe were densely distributed, with many people all responsible for their own work.

Lu Lin clenched the flower that had fallen into her hand and walked straight towards the direction of the Shaman’s wooden house.

A few minutes later, the deer horned girl walked into the wooden house, quietly watching her Father busy at work.

At this moment, Lu Shan was busy making Shaman Bone Tablets.

The deer horned girl did not disturb him. She just stood quietly at the side and watched, waiting for him to finish making the Shaman Bone Tablets before speaking.

Half an hour later, Lu Shan stopped what he was doing and looked up, asking in a concerned and heavy voice. “What’s wrong? You look like you have something on your mind.”

“Mm… Father, is our Tribe facing a crisis?” Lu Lin asked after a moment of silence.

“That’s not something you should worry about. Just take care of the Tribe’s market.” Lu Shan said.

“Our Tribe is very short of salt now, and the other Tribes also desperately need salt. Without salt, no one is willing to exchange things with us…” Lu Lin sighed.

Yesterday was the Spotted Deer Market, which happens every fifteen days. Many people from other Tribes came to exchange goods. What they wanted to exchange was salt, but the Spotted Deer Tribe did not have much salt left and could not exchange much of it.

This led to many being unwilling to exchange their goods. They just exchanged some dried meat and left.

This was what the deer horned girl was worried about. She had been gloomy from last night until now.

“I’ve already had the Chieftain cooperate with the Tribe that brought a lot of linen.” Lu Shan slowly raised his head and continued to explain, “We can use linen as our Tribe’s main item, slowly replacing salt. I don’t need to tell you how important linen is, right?”

The last time people from the Flame Dragon Tribe came to exchange salt and dried meat, the deer horned girl was sick and slept in the wooden house for two days. She naturally did not know about this.

“Compared to salt, linen is more important.” Lu Lin said without hesitation.

“So, you don’t need to worry about this. Let’s see how the Chieftain’s negotiations go.” Lu Shan lowered his head and continued to work.

Lu Lin blinked her golden eyes, thought for a moment, and said. “Father, I want to go to that Tribe with the Chieftain.”

“You want to go to that Tribe?” Lu Shan’s tone was no longer heavy. It started to rise in pitch.

“Yes, I want to see the other Tribe. I heard that Tribe has a lot of linen.” Lu Lin’s curiosity was piqued.

“No, you’re not a Totem Warrior. You are not allowed to leave the Tribe. Besides, you need to help watch over the market when it’s time/” Lu Shan immediately rejected her request, his tone carrying a hint of reproach.

Lu Lin tightly grabbed the side of her skirt with one hand, looking a bit nervous. She took several deep breaths and said, “With the Chieftain and others there, I’ll be fine. Besides, the market just passed yesterday. The next market is still more than ten days away. I should be able to go with the Chieftain and come back in time before the next market opens up.” Lu Lin spoke again before Lu Shan could say anything.

Although the deer horned girl’s relationship with her Father was not bad, it was not exactly good either. She had always been a bit afraid of him. Fear might not be the best word to describe it. Rather, it was more of immense respect. She gets nervous when facing him, truly afraid of disappointing him.

“That’s still not okay. It’s too dangerous.” Lu Shan solemnly shook his head.

“Father, don’t you want me to take over the Tribe in the future? I think this is a great opportunity.” Lu Lin said, suddenly inspired by this point.

Lu Shan was silent for a moment, then said, “These two things are not directly related. You can’t take this risk. I won’t allow it. The Wilderness is full of dangers, dangers you need not be exposed to.”

“Father, you want me to take over the Tribe, but how can I do that without going out to see and gain experience?”  Lu Lin was really committed to this and continued to stress, “Only through gaining more experience and wisdom will the people of the Tribe be more obedient to my words after I take over.”

Lu Shan felt that his Daughter’s words made sense, so he began to ponder.

“Moreover, the Chieftain is going this time, and there will definitely be other Totem Warriors. They will certainly be able to protect me well.” Lu Lin saw that her Father was wavering and continued to embellish. “Also, I won’t cause them any trouble. I will take good care of myself.”

Lu Shan slightly narrowed his golden eyes, his face expressionless. Time seemed to pass for a very long time.

He slowly said. “Fine. I understand. You can go with them, but remember not to cause any trouble.”

He knew his Daughter well. She was obedient, sensible, and generous. It was impossible for her to cause trouble for others. It was just that dangers still exist. Still he also believed that Lu Shi would certainly protect his Daughter well. Moreover, what Lu Lin said did make sense. It was time to let her go out and see the world beyond the Spotted Deer Tribe.

“Thank you, Father.” Lu Lin happily tahnked, her golden eyes smiling into slits.

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