6: Chapter 6 Research and Development: Entering the Early Stone Age!

Looking at the chat channel, those Japanese Lords had already formed a mutual protection alliance and established a Self-Defense Force.

Their method was simple: a dozen or so surrounding lords each provided 20 tribal warriors to join a patrol squad.

This patrol squad kept a close eye on Xu Xuan's Floating Island. If he tried to invade any tribe, these two hundred-plus tribal warriors, combined with the 80 people already in the tribe, would bring the number of savages to nearly three hundred.

With a nearly three-to-one numerical advantage, the Japanese Lords were certain that Xu Xuan wouldn't dare come down to cause trouble for them.

However, they still underestimated Xu Xuan's determination to plunder.

It was impossible for his Floating Island Tribe to descend to the ground and farm.

Especially in a place like this, surrounded by a pack of wolves—the Japanese Lords.

If he didn't descend to plunder and engage in frantic tribal warfare in the early stages, he would quickly lose the advantage of the Floating Island.

Therefore, he had to fight, just like a nomadic people, constantly plundering and plundering again!

Standing on the Floating Island at this moment, Xu Xuan watched the flames rising before him and then looked at the bows and arrows Gong Clan was making in the distance.

His bows used curved wooden sticks combined with animal tendons, such as ox or deer tendons, to form a primitive bow.

The arrowheads were made from thinner branches sharpened to a point.

He saw Gong Clan holding a diamond-shaped stone, continuously sharpening branches into points.

As he worked, Gong Clan excitedly raised the stone in his hand, as if a lightbulb had gone off in his head.

“Everyone, look! Using this kind of stone makes it much easier to sharpen points, and it even seems like it can cut meat!”

Saying this, Gong Clan picked up a piece of raw beef, placed it on a rock, and cut it with the diamond-shaped stone.

The strips of meat were thinner and easier to chew. After being roasted over the fire for a bit, they immediately became fragrant and delicious beef strips.

Xu Xuan saw everything, and just as Gong Clan was sharing this method with the other tribe members...

[Congratulations! You have entered the Early Stone Age! Your tribe are no longer savages who only know how to use stones and clubs; your civilization has begun to advance in a brand new direction.]

[Effect: Your tribe has learned to utilize stone to manufacture weapons and tools.]

Seeing this, Xu Xuan was no longer in a hurry to attack. He already had a preliminary plan in mind, not to mention he had a powerful weapon like fire.

He already had an idea of how to deal with the Japanese Self-Defense Force of over two hundred savages.

“Everyone has eaten enough. Everyone, go to the stream to pick up stones and grind Stone Axes! And Stone Arrowheads!”

Following Xu Xuan's command, the entire tribe of over one hundred and thirty people began to move.

After they ate the delicious roasted meat, the stimulation of cooked food on their brains was very apparent.

Modern people eat cooked food constantly and don't realize that raw meat is actually very difficult to digest.

Raw meat is usually tougher than cooked meat, requiring more chewing and stomach acid for digestion.

Not only does it contain parasites and bacteria, but the digestive system also needs to spend a lot of time slowly processing raw meat.

Once meat is cooked, its proteins and fibers are broken down, making it easier for the digestive tract to absorb.

This is why it's said that the discovery and use of fire propelled the entire human race into a brand new stage.

In the past, the savages had to spend a vast amount of time chewing and digesting food.

Now, they could finish a whole piece of cooked meat in a few bites and immediately join in the work.

Under the direction of Xu Xuan and Gong Clan, this group of savages followed suit, picking up smooth pebbles by the stream on the Floating Island and beginning to grind them.

“Larger stones, shaped like this, can be used to make axes. Smaller, sharp ones, like the one in my hand, can be used for arrowheads.”

Standing by the stream, Xu Xuan taught the savages how to select the right stones.

As he spoke, he picked up a naturally axe-shaped stone and swung it at a nearby tree.

“See? A stone like the one in my hand can split an enemy's head open much more easily!”

Hearing that it could split an enemy's head open, those ordinary-looking stones immediately became divine weapons in the eyes of the savages.

Once they heard this thing was useful, the savages were no longer tired.

Hu Zi Mei stood behind Xu Xuan, the look in her eyes becoming increasingly affectionate.

“The Chief is so smart!”

Xu Xuan looked back at Hu Zi Mei and beckoned her over: “Bring your wooden club here.”

“Oh.”

Hu Zi Mei obediently handed over her blood-stained club.

The blood on it had already dried. Xu Xuan took the club and used a sharp stone to slowly cut a groove into the wood. He then wedged a sharp stone into the groove and bound the stone and wood together with rope, turning it into a Stone Axe.

He handed the finished Stone Axe to Hu Zi Mei and said, “Go try chopping a tree.”

Looking at the cool Stone Axe in her hand, stars shone in Hu Zi Mei's eyes. She excitedly gripped the wooden handle and swung it hard against a nearby tree.

Crack!

The sharp stone bit directly into the wood, about three or four centimeters deep.

If this strike landed on a savage's skull, it would definitely perform a craniotomy!

Seeing the power of the Stone Axe, Hu Zi Mei couldn't put it down. “Chief, I love this weapon so much! I'm so happy, can I give you a hug?!”

“Sure.” Xu Xuan didn't mind; he considered it building rapport with his general.

With that, the muscular Hu Zi Mei gave Xu Xuan a massive hug.

Seeing Hu Zi Mei's excitement as she held him tightly and refused to let go, she even whispered, “Chief, you smell so good.”

Facing this wild and beautiful savage girl, Xu Xuan remained calm on the surface, but he was secretly enjoying it.

But when he thought about how she only had a lifespan of a few decades, he sighed inwardly with regret.

“Alright, I've taught you how to make a Stone Axe. Go quickly and make a few more.”

“Yes, Chief!”

“Also, tie hay balls to some of the arrowheads. I want to make Fire Arrows!”

Hu Zi Mei excitedly turned and ran to the stream to pick up stones. Under Xu Xuan's command, the entire tribe was undergoing a major equipment upgrade.

Meanwhile, below the Floating Island, the Japanese Lords were gathering together, studying something.

From a few kilometers away, they watched Xu Xuan's island suspended in mid-air.

One of them, a middle-aged man named Tokugawa Ieyasu, stroked his chin in deep thought. “This Xia Country Lord actually started with a Floating Island like that. If we can occupy his island, wouldn't we be invincible in the early stages?”

On the other side was Ashikaga Hide, an office worker wearing a suit and glasses.

Ashikaga Hide thought even further ahead: “Gentlemen, if we take this Floating Island, we will be invincible throughout the upcoming Bronze Age and Iron Age.”

“In the future, this Floating Island can be turned into a mobile fortress. Is there any city in the world we won't be able to conquer?”

As soon as Ashikaga Hide said this, everyone began to fantasize.

A floating fortress that could bypass the enemy's walls and fly directly into the center of their city.

Just thinking about it made everyone unable to stop salivating.

“Let's find a way to build ladders and take this island!”

“Good!”

“We must take it!”

The Japanese Lords were all howling with excitement, completely unaware... that Xu Xuan on the island had already begun manufacturing bows, arrows, and Stone Axes.