302: Chapter 302 Xu Ning's Scheme

Kato Yin dared not hide the matter and hurried to report it to Shimane Masao, the leader of the Shimane Tribe.

Shimane Masao was wearing a slightly more refined fur garment.

In reality, it was just the skin of a beast stripped and worn over his body.

The average height of the males in the Shimane Tribe was 1.3 meters, while Shimane Masao stood at 1.5 meters. Within the tribe, he stood out like a crane among chickens.

Shimane Masao was actually only in his forties, but he looked like an old man in his sixties or seventies.

This was due to him leading the tribe's youth in battles year-round; he had been severely wounded and on the brink of death many times.

Although Shimane Masao had escaped death, he had overdrawn his vitality, making him look exceptionally aged.

He quickly said to Kato Yin, "Pass down the order: tell the tribesmen not to launch an attack on these gods, nor to come into conflict with them, lest they bring total destruction upon our Shimane Tribe!"

"Remember, those who disobey shall be skinned and their tendons pulled!"

Shimane Masao had a fierce expression on his face.

If a man isn't ruthless, he cannot stand firm.

"Yes, Chief!"

Kato Yin took the order and withdrew.

He took several men to notify everyone separately that they must never provoke those gods who could summon thunder and fire to strike.

The stories told by Ganbei Sanjin, Okasaka Hikawa, and Matsushita Daiyishi about Xu Ning ordering the bombardment of the whale also spread throughout the Shimane Tribe.

Hearing Ganbei Sanjin, Okasaka Hikawa, and Matsushita Daiyishi describe how powerful the Qin Army was, the tribesmen didn't even need Shimane Masao's warning; they already dared not provoke this group of living gods!

Xu Ning sent divers ashore as scouts to search for a place to set up camp and build a fort, as well as to investigate the true strength of the Shimane Tribe and what other tribes were distributed within a ten-mile radius.

"General."

After boarding the ship, Cai Mao cupped his fists and said, "Your subordinate has scouted the distribution of forces within a ten-mile radius."

"Aside from the tribe we have already contacted, there are at least five other tribes."

"Their numbers are also around five or six hundred people each."

Xu Ning nodded slightly; in other words, there were three to four thousand people within a ten-mile radius.

Xu Ning was not surprised that so many people were gathered here.

There were far more fish in the sea than beasts in the mountains.

Thus, the people all gathered by the seaside.

Especially ports suitable for docking ships; those were territories that must be fought for, often leading to slaughter between tribes.

For Xu Ning, he definitely had to seize a deep-water port. Besides making it easier to dock, it was also for the convenience of transporting silver ore.

They would inevitably come into conflict with the local savages of Japan.

Whether it was for the port or the silver mines they were about to excavate, it was all a struggle for interests.

Xu Ning did not intend to clash with all the savages of Japan.

Just as His Majesty the Head of State had said in the letter written to him, he should not conflict with all the people of Japan, but rather win over and divide them, disintegrating the enemy's alliances so they could be defeated one by one.

Xu Ning did not land rashly precisely to see which savage forces could be won over and which ones needed to be defeated to serve as a warning to others.

He had intentionally released Ganbei Sanjin, Okasaka Hikawa, and Matsushita Daiyishi back to the Shimane Tribe so they would recount how they bombarded a whale the size of a hill. This would engrave the image of the Qin Army's invincible power into the hearts of the tribesmen.

If he could bring the Shimane Tribe under his command, his influence in Japan would be expanded.

This had been explained in the letter given by His Majesty the Head of State.

He was now basically following the mission line provided by His Majesty the Head of State.