7: Chapter 7 Fire Attack, Sky Island Expansion!

Just as they were discussing how to occupy Xu Xuan's Floating Island...

The Floating Island, which had been stationary, suddenly began flying toward Yamashita Jin's tribe.

Seeing the Floating Island gradually approach, the Japanese Lords perked up one after another.

"He's coming!"

"That kid is looking for death!"

"If he dares to come down, our three hundred tribal warriors will surely make sure he never returns!"

While this group of lords was howling with excitement, they were unaware that a crisis was imminent.

Standing on the Floating Island, Xu Xuan looked down at the three hundred or so savages in the distance.

At this moment, there were 61 male tribal warriors on his Floating Island, 11 of whom were captives who had recently joined.

In terms of numbers, Xu Xuan's force of around a hundred people held no advantage at all.

In the opposing formation, there were over two hundred male savages, all elites drawn from the Japanese tribes.

The Japanese Lords had strength in numbers; as long as each tribe contributed 20 men, the rest could focus on development, farming, and construction.

Regardless, in terms of combat power and numbers, there were only 61 male savage tribal warriors on Xu Xuan's Floating Island.

The dozen or so opposing lords had managed to scrape together a large force of over two hundred men, entirely composed of male savages.

They watched the Floating Island like hawks, even thinking about how they could seize Xu Xuan's Floating Island territory.

Both sides had their own ulterior motives, but on the island, Xu Xuan had already given the order: "Prepare to light the fire!"

At Xu Xuan's command, Hu Zi Mei carefully took a tinder from the fire pit and ignited the prepared haystacks and branches nearby.

In an instant, a raging fire blazed up, causing the Floating Island Tribe warriors standing behind the flames to feel a flicker of fear.

They hadn't quite adapted to fire yet; if not for their chief Xu Xuan's order, they would have long since been scattered like startled birds by the flames.

"Light the arrows!"

The forty-plus bows on the island were all equipped to the male tribal warriors.

Flammable materials were tied to the arrowheads, and after being ignited over the fire, they drew their bows and shot!

"Fire!"

With a wave of Xu Xuan's hand, the savages shot out one flaming arrow after another.

The burning arrows fell from the Floating Island, landing in front of the Japanese Savage Self-Defense Force.

Xu Xuan took a look and muttered, "The range of these primitive bows is still a bit short, only thirty or forty meters at most."

These crudely made bows used untreated cow or deer sinew, so their elasticity was somewhat lacking.

Compared to bows from the Warring States or the Qin and Han periods, these ancient bows were far inferior.

It was like modern weapons; guns are categorized into flintlocks, bolt-action rifles, semi-automatic rifles, and fully automatic rifles.

Bow and arrow technology also needed to be advanced step by step, improving the craftsmanship gradually.

However, while other lords were still throwing stones, his being the first to possess bow technology was already a case of complete technological suppression.

Although the aim was off and the arrows landed in the open space in front of the enemy...

The ignited flames quickly began to spread across the ground, and the fire rapidly expanded.

Seeing the raging fire ignite before them, the two hundred or so tribal warriors of the Japanese Savage Self-Defense Force began to show expressions of terror.

Their morale wavered; some savages, fearing the fire, began to retreat subconsciously.

Seeing this, Tokugawa Ieyasu's eyes widened. "This kid has already developed bow technology and fire?"

"Don't run! Hold your ground! Hold the line!" Ashikaga Hide shouted in a panic, trying to keep his subordinates from scattering.

However, those savages were especially terrified of fire; this group, who had never encountered fire before, saw it as something truly horrific.

The savages' understanding of nature was extremely low, and seeing the Floating Island had already made them fearful and uneasy.

Now that divine fire was falling from the sky, even though the lords kept barking orders, their morale was nearing collapse.

Xu Xuan was in no hurry to descend for a land battle; instead, he continued to issue orders.

"Aim at the tribal village ahead and fire!"

With a wave of his hand, flaming arrows landed in the village of the lord Yamashita Jin.

The village buildings were constructed of hay and dried leaves; as soon as the fire landed, the entire village was instantly set ablaze, flames soaring into the sky.

Now, the savages were even more terrified.

The tribal warriors, fearing the fire, could not stop their legs from trembling.

"It's the power of the gods!"

"It's too terrifying, we can't possibly defeat them."

"I... I can't do this, they have witchcraft, they can control fire!"

The savages shivered with fear; some turned and ran, while others prostrated themselves on the ground, not daring to move.

The scene spiraled out of control instantly; the army of over two hundred savages that the Japanese Lords had confidently assembled collapsed the moment they touched the fire.

Seeing this, Xu Xuan locked his gaze onto those wearing modern clothes; those people were clearly the lords.

Distinguishing between lords and savages was quite simple.

"Everyone, listen to my command! Aim at that group and fire!"

As Xu Xuan waved his hand, countless arrows rained down from the sky.

Some were arrows tipped with stone, but more were simply sharpened wooden sticks.

Furthermore, the arrows lacked fletching, so they had almost no accuracy once shot, drifting wildly and relying entirely on faith to hit their marks.

However, with such a large quantity, a few were bound to hit, and combined with the high-ground advantage of the Floating Island, the group was sent scurrying for cover.

Watching the arrows rain down continuously, the Japanese Lords cursed up a storm.

"What's going on? How has this kid's tribe developed bows so quickly?"

"I tried to teach my savages to make bows, and it took them forever just to understand, yet Xu Xuan's tribe has already popularized them!?"

These Japanese Lords weren't fools; they knew to prioritize researching bows.

But Xu Xuan had unlocked bows directly through war, and the technology had been implanted into the savages' minds, so they learned and mastered it very quickly.

After all, trying to teach a hundred uncivilized savages in a tribe how to use bows would normally take at least several hours.

Yet less than two hours from the start, Xu Xuan's entire tribe had already mastered bow technology—this was the efficiency brought by war rewards.

Standing on the Floating Island, Xu Xuan looked down at the fleeing savages and Japanese Lords, as well as the tribal village engulfed in flames.

He wasn't blinded by victory and said, "Hu Zi, go occupy the Lord Crystal of this village, then we must press our advantage!"

He had to be fast; he had to completely wipe out the Japanese Lords in this nearby area.

He couldn't give them any chance to develop!

The burning village was now empty; the Floating Island moved over the village, and Hu Zi Mei descended via a rope to begin occupying Yamashita Jin's tribal village.

[Your tribal warriors have captured the Yamashita Tribe. You may incorporate the other savages into your tribe.]

[Tribal war victory achieved again. Your Floating Island's diameter has expanded from 110 meters to 120 meters.]

[Two consecutive tribal war victories. You have received a new technology reward: Your tribe has learned Animal Taming!]