I Became The Chief of A Primitive Village

“Just patiently watch. You’ll understand when you see it to the end,” Yan Jiao explained with a smile.

Although Qing Yan seemed confused, he still nodded and continued to watch Ru.

Ru had been making ceramics for several days now, and was particularly fluid in everything from kneading the clay to shaping it.

In about ten minutes, Ru had made a bowl, then placed it on the empty space beside him to dry. After making more, they would need to be taken out to be dried under the Sun.

“So that’s how ceramics are made…” Qing Yan had learned something new.

“It’s not over yet. There are three more steps to do.” Yan Jiao shook his head and continued, “Before we get to the next step, let me show you paper-making.”

“Okay.” Qing Yan immediately stood up and followed.

Yan Jiao kept them in the classroom for quite a while, until they saw the perfect system of paper-making, before leading them out.

As Qing Yan walked out, he kept looking back, very much like an old child, full of curiosity. He had to calm himself down before he asked, “Were all these methods really thought up by the new Shaman?”

Qing Yan was thoroughly shocked today. He began to regret a little, wishing he had always stayed in the Tribe to experience all these changes. The days away from the Tribe had caused him to become completely disconnected from everything. There were many things he had never seen before. Now, he felt like he was really an outsider.

He took a deep breath and solemnly said, “En, I will continue to protect this Tribe.”

“Me too,” Yue responded seriously from the side, her world view had also completely changed after today.

“To reclaim the Ancestral Land, the Shaman has already had us start training with new weapons. You two need to learn how to use this new weapon as well.” Yan Jiao suddenly became serious. He no longer had the relaxed feeling from when he first introduced these new inventions.

“Alright,” Qing Yan and Yue also became serious.

About ten minutes later, Yan Jiao brought the two to the training ground, but did not rush them to start training. Instead, he made them observe first.

*Whoosh…*

*Thud thud thud…*

The people in the training ground were all drawing longbows, aiming at wooden stakes one by one, and simultaneously releasing the arrows in their hands.

Almost in the blink of an eye, all the arrows shot by everyone were nailed to the wooden stakes, and due to inertia, the arrow tails were still violently shaking.

Qing Yan could not even keep up with those arrows using his eyes. He did not even have time to blink before the arrows were nailed to the wooden stakes.

He slowly withdrew his gaze from the wooden stakes and asked. “This weapon is the one Cheng Shi used, right?”

“Yes, this is called a longbow. It’s the weapon used by Warrior Trainees,” Yan Jiao said in a low voice.

“The lethality is extremely high. If every shot can hit an enemy, this weapon would be truly formidable,” Qing Yan marvelled.

Yan Jiao nodded and said, “This is used by the Warrior Trainees. We Totem Warriors have our own exclusive weapon.”

Qing Yan got excited, habitually touching his green horn as he asked, “What weapon is it?”

Yue also became curious. She withdrew her silver-white gaze and asked, “Is it similar to the weapon they’re using?”

“En, it’s called a recurve bow. The Shaman said it’s an enhanced version of the longbow, with even more explosive power than the longbow.” Yan Jiao said word by word.

Cang Shi nodded heavily from the side and added. “I’ve tried it. Its arrows can pierce through the Stone Armoured Crocodile Hide.”

Qing Yan’s green pupils widened as he exclaimed in amazement, “Really? It can pierce through Stone Armoured Crocodile Hide!?”

Of course he knew about the Stone Armoured Crocodiles. Ordinary stone knives or bone knives would never be able to cut through their hide.

“You’ll understand when you watch my demonstration,” Yan Jiao did not want to explain too much. The best explanation was to personally demonstrate it.

He took the recurve bow handed over by someone nearby, slowly walked in front of the wooden stake, and began to nock the bow and aim from far away.

*Whoosh!*

*Thud!*

Yan Jiao was very skillful. In just a breath’s time, the arrow in his hand had already appeared on the wooden stake. However, it was different from arrows shot from the longbow. The arrow he shot did not get nailed to the surface. It had directly penetrated the wooden stake, with only a small section of the arrow tail being left behind.

“Ah!” Qing Yan drew in a sharp breath. He thought back on how if Cheng Shi had been holding the recurve bow instead of a longbow that day, he would have died on the spot. Even the Shaman Bone Tablet would have been powerless to save him.

Yue’s silver-white eyes were like a lake surface. They begin to ripple. She looked eager to try.

“This is the power of the recurve bow. It’s not that difficult to operate. The difficulty lies in aiming and firing your shot to hit the target.” Yan Jiao explained.

“The recurve bow requires quite a bit of strength. It is just right for us Totem Warriors to use. It also isn’t that light.” Cang Shi added.

Qing Yan was the same as Yue, their faces all saying ‘let me try, let me try’.

Qing Yan asked, “Chieftain, can I try the recurve bow?”

“I want to try too!” Yue immediately added.

“Of course.” Yan Jiao handed over the recurve bow and said, “You need to pay attention…”

He repeatedly emphasised the method of using the recurve bow, as well as some precautions.

Qing Yan just kept nodding, took the recurve bow and eagerly came to the wooden stake. He operated according to the method he had just learned.

As the arrow left the string, it did not hit the wooden stake. It greatly deviated from its supposed trajectory.

Of course Qing Yan was not willing to give up. He tried several more times, but the results were all the same. Almost all of them could not reach the wooden stake.

“Don’t be discouraged. The Shaman said that this isn’t a simple thing to accomplish. You must train every day to get good at it.” Yan Jiao comforted.

He knew that repeatedly failing to hit the wooden stake, and in front of so many people, inevitably made it hard to save face.

*Cough cough cough…* He thought of this and coughed several times in a row, thinking to himself that it definitely was not because he empathised with Qing Yan, He was truly trying to comfort him.

“Qing Yan, let me try. You should rest first.” Yue coolly said as she reached out her hand.

Qing Yan gritted his teeth and handed over the recurve bow, secretly thinking to himself that he must learn how to use it.

He must be like the Chieftain. He had already secretly set his mind on competing with Yan Jiao.

Yue weighed the recurve bow, finding that both the feel and weight were perfect for her. She followed what the two did just now, imitating them by drawing the string and aiming at the wooden stake.

*Whoosh!*

*Thud!*

The arrow left Yue’s slender fingers with a sound, advancing straight towards the wooden stake. A muffled sound rang out.

Bull’s eye!

*Cough cough cough…* Yan Jiao coughed several more times, not expecting her to hit the target on her first try.

Qing Yan was also stunned, feeling that he had just made a fool of himself. That he was not even as good as a girl that was younger than him.

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