Chapter 262 - Remains of the shaman (2/2)

Most of the wanderers who followed them all the way here should be loyal and know what kind of life they wanted. Even though they didn’t have any good skills, as long as they were willing to learn they would not starve.

“Shao Xuan, how many people can awaken in this ritual ceremony?” Lang Ga asked.

“It depends. Maybe one or two thousand people can.” Shao Xuan replied.

“Only one or two thousand?” Not only Lang Ga, but the other patrolling warriors were also doubtful.

In the tribe, there had been more than 1,500 totem warriors with or without the ability to hunt. There were women and some children who were not old enough to be awakened. In the future, most of the children would also awaken and become totem warriors. After their return to the old land, including all the wanderers, there were six or seven thousand people, which surprised them. If most of them could awaken, they would help a lot.

But that was in fact not the case.

Many of the families of wanderers who were considered to be members of the tribe were not people of the Flaming Horns tribe, such as Yan Shuo’s wife and Old He’s wife. Some women were members of the Flaming Horns tribe, while their husbands were not. All of them were registered as members of the Flaming Horns tribe. Therefore, strictly speaking, among the six or seven thousand people, 30% to 50% should be reduced. It was estimated that only one or two thousand people could awaken.

Listening to Shao Xuan’s analysis, the patrolling warriors were upset.

“However, among these wanderers, nearly half of them are female.” Shao Xuan said. Most of the wanderers who had left on the way were men and few women left. Perhaps the women knew that even if the tribe was facing a crisis, it was the best choice for them.

Hearing him mention this, Lang Ga and the others, who had been upset, suddenly cheered up. This was indeed a good thing.

In the past, there had been few women, so the shamans had been strict on the other side of the river. Therefore, in each generation there were a lot of bachelors. And because of the low birth rate and the harsh environment, the tribe had only a small population over the past years.

Now, among these wanderers who came back, there were many women, so the birth rate will rise. In Yan Shuo’s family, two babies were born. Thanks to the improved living conditions, his wife was in good health and got pregnant again. Lang Ga and others felt he was enviable.

It was believed that the tribe would soon develop.

Shao Xuan was thinking about it. He suddenly stopped walking and turned to look in one direction. That was the place where the wanderers lived.

“What’s wrong?” Lang Ga and the others noticed him stop and asked.

Shao Xuan said with doubt and vigilance: “I always felt that someone was looking at me.”

“Nothing strange. You are so popular, maybe a girl is into you...” Lang Ga said after a pause.

Shao Xuan’s face looked serious, the others no longer joked about it. He had experienced a lot in the hunting, and since he had such an intuition, there must be something wrong! Not all of those wanderers were trustworthy.

“Go and have a look?” Lang Ga asked.

“No,” Shaw Xuan stopped him, “you had better pay more attention to that place.” If he guessed correctly, among the wanderers, some others were hiding.

Shao Xuan was just looking at a place where the wanderers lived. It was a plain hut.

...

“I had asked you to be careful and you did not.” In the hut, an honest looking young man was sitting on a wooden stool with his legs crossed. However, at this time, his face showed ridicule.

Close to the window of the hut, a beautiful and slender woman shrank against the wall. She had planned to observe his reaction, but unexpectedly the young man looked towards her. Fortunately, she moved quickly to dodge his sight and he didn't see her.

The woman was looking for something. But at this moment, she heard the sounds of footsteps outside the hut. Those were not the footsteps of a totem warrior, which made them feel relieved.

“They came for me, I have to go out to work, so you must be careful. In the next two days, you had better stay here. Otherwise, we will be found out.” When the man said this, his face no longer showed ridicule. He looked honest again, and even a little dumb...

In the following days, each patrolling team would pay more attention to those wanderers. Nothing unusual happened over the past days.