5: Chapter 5 Savage Self-Defense Force

As soon as she heard Xu Xuan wanted to teach her Drilling wood to make fire, Hu Zi Mei waved her hands repeatedly in refusal; she didn't dare try to wield such divine power.

At this moment, Xu Xuan spoke up: "I'll demonstrate it for you first. Watch closely!"

As he spoke, Xu Xuan found a piece of wood and picked up a relatively straight stick from the ground.

Of course, Drilling wood to make fire wasn't literally about desperately drilling a piece of wood with a stick; even if one rubbed their skin raw or got bloody blisters, it would be useless.

After finding a suitable stick and wood, Xu Xuan looked for a handful of dry grass on the ground.

He placed the dry grass in a pit in the wood, pressed the stick against the grass, and began to rub it.

Xu Xuan continuously rubbed the stick while the tribe members watched curiously, gnawing on their meat.

They watched as Xu Xuan rubbed for several minutes, dripping with sweat, yet not a single spark appeared.

As a high school student, his soft, tender palms were already starting to feel numb from the friction.

Standing nearby, Hu Zi Mei showed a suspicious expression: "Chief, can you really rub out a flame like this?"

"Switching out. You do it."

Xu Xuan felt his hands ache and his palms were rubbed raw. As a noble Lord, it was better to let the subordinates handle these things.

Hu Zi Mei, seeing that the Chief hadn't succeeded after rubbing for so long, was also somewhat skeptical.

After all, fire was a power of the gods; how could a mortal rub out a flame?

Could one really summon fire with just a stick and a handful of dry grass?

She sat down and began to spin the stick, mimicking Xu Xuan's posture.

It must be said, this savage girl's strength was truly immense.

Under the high-speed friction of the stick, a faint wisp of white smoke could be seen rising from the dry grass.

Seeing this, Xu Xuan immediately said, "Wait, let me!"

He leaned down and blew gently. A spark ignited within the dry grass, white smoke billowed up, and the fire gradually grew.

Seeing this, Xu Xuan carefully protected the spark and placed the ignited grass into a larger pile. Soon, the flames grew and turned into a roaring fire.

When the flames rose, the savages in the tribe cried out in fear and retreated repeatedly.

Hu Zi Mei also felt terror when she saw the fire.

To these uncivilized savages, fire was the power of the gods—something that could spiral out of control at any moment and consume their entire tribe!

However, seeing the Chief's calm demeanor, Hu Zi Mei suppressed her fear and chose to remain by his side.

Watching the fire burn, Xu Xuan grinned. He added firewood while skewering a piece of meat on a stick to roast over the fire.

Before long, an aroma began to waft through the air. The savages in the tribe sniffed the air vigorously.

"It smells so good. What is this scent?"

"The Chief is a god!!"

"The Chief is the Fire God descended to earth!!"

The group of ignorant savages howled with excitement and prostrated themselves before Xu Xuan in worship.

A line of text popped up before Xu Xuan's eyes.

[Your tribe is the 8,442nd in the world to master fire. Fire advances civilization, and cooked food facilitates further brain development. Your tribe is beginning to evolve toward civilization!]

Xu Xuan wasn't surprised to see he was the 8,442nd tribe to master fire.

After all, many people understood the principle of drilling wood for fire. He had been busy invading other tribes in the early stages, so he naturally hadn't snatched the first unlock.

However, Xu Xuan also realized something: other Lords around the world were desperately climbing the tech tree. The 'involution' experts from Earth were bringing their competitive spirit to the Continent of Lords!

Looking at the sizzling, juicy roast beef in his hand, Xu Xuan took a big bite.

The rich aroma of meat spread through his mouth, though the lack of salt—the most basic seasoning—made the flavor somewhat bland.

Modern people were used to heavy flavors, high oil, high salt, and various seasonings.

Suddenly eating this roast meat with nothing added felt a bit like chewing wax.

After biting off the cooked surface, Xu Xuan continued roasting the meat and ordered: "All of you, come and try roasting meat with fire!"

At first, the savages were very afraid of the fire, but they saw Xu Xuan standing next to it, completely unharmed.

And the aroma of the roasted meat was far more delicious than raw meat.

The savages plucked up their courage and began to imitate the Chief's method, skewering meat on branches and extending them into the fire with a mix of fear and curiosity.

When they heard the meat sizzling, they jumped back a few steps, their faces looking quite comical.

Xu Xuan shook his head at their hilarious behavior and handed his cooked meat to Hu Zi Mei.

"Here, have a taste."

Hu Zi Mei swallowed hard. "Chief, aren't you going to eat?"

"I'm full. You are the number one warrior of my tribe; you should eat more roasted meat. It's good for your health. Don't eat raw meat from now on."

After all, raw meat contained parasite eggs and such. Primitive people often lived on raw meat and blood, which was one of the reasons for their short lifespans.

Facing the Chief's concern, Hu Zi Mei's face flushed slightly and her breathing quickened. She laughed boisterously and said, "Chief, you're too good to me. I want to bear your children!"

Pfft!

Xu Xuan really couldn't hold it in. Although he knew the savages were wild and free—uncivilized like animals without any moral concepts—

No matter how calm he was, Xu Xuan was still just a high school student.

A girl full of wild beauty loudly shouting that she wanted to have his babies—honestly, who could refuse?

However, just then, Xu Xuan noticed people talking in the chat channel.

[Nearby Chat Channel]

[Tada Arisu: Help! There's a Xia Lord here!]

[Oda Daisuke: What's the situation? Didn't the system say this area was all Japanese Lords? How could a Xia Lord pop up?]

[Ashikaga Hide: I just saw the global announcement. Could that Xia Lord be on that Floating Island?]

[Tada Arisu: Yes!! His territory is on a Floating Island!]

[Tokugawa Ieyasu: How is that possible! Why can his territory move through the air? Isn't this just cheating?]

[Yamashita Jin: I see that sky island; it seems to be flying toward my territory. Seniors, please, send troops to save me!]

[Tada Arisu: My village was destroyed by him, and some of my savages were taken away. Everyone, think of something quickly.]

In the chat channel, the nearby Japanese Lords were all discussing the Floating Island.

After all, no one expected that on the very first day, someone would have already fallen victim, their village plundered by a Xia Lord.

At this point, everyone realized the gravity of the situation. If they let this Xu Xuan continue to develop, his population would snowball.

[Ashikaga Hide: Everyone! Let's form a mutual defense alliance. Each of our tribes will provide 20 tribal warriors to form a Security Self-Defense Force!]

[Tokugawa Ieyasu: Agreed!]

[Yamashita Jin: With over a dozen Lords around, if each of us provides 20 warriors, we can pull together a security force of two to three hundred men.]

[Ashikaga Hide: I've already sent 20 men to support Yamashita-san. Everyone, mobilize quickly!]

Seeing that these Japanese Lords had started forming a self-defense force, Xu Xuan couldn't help but frown.

If these people united, how could he continue his plundering?

While thinking, Xu Xuan's gaze fell upon the burning wood before him, and a smile gradually appeared on his face.

"Got it!"