Jia Chao, who was moving at high speed with his flying sword, would not have noticed the Shenhuo tribe camp at the foot of Brownstone Mountain.
But it was getting late now, and it was hard not to notice the dotted bonfires at the foot of the mountain.
When he saw the camp clearly, he was completely confused.
Looking at the scale of this camp, it looks like a small town in a previous life.
Although the scale is not large, it is enough to accommodate thousands of people!
As for those little bits of fire, they seemed to be some kind of road signs.
Landing silently in a flash of fire, Jia Chao discovered that the object was actually a simple street lamp made of stone.
Just because primitive people didn't have high technology doesn't mean they really didn't have wisdom.
Build them up with stones and glue them together with unknown soil. The street lamps can not only allow the wood to burn safely inside, but are also not afraid of wind and rain.
It's just that someone needs to add firewood every once in a while.
So Jia Chao could see that there were people patrolling this camp all the time, most of them old people.
"Who are you? Why are you setting up camp here?"
Jia Chao found an old man carrying a wooden block and asked him.
The old man glanced at Jia Chao and knelt down directly towards him.
"Lord God Envoy!"
Listening to the other party's address, Jia Chao's mouth twitched visibly.
He looked carefully and found that the old man was a member of the Shenhuo Tribe who had been cured by him before.
At this time the old man continued to speak:
"Returning to the Lord God Envoy, we are members of the Shenhuo Tribe. We set up camp here to protect the Holy Mountain, and by the way, we are attached to your tribe, Lord God Envoy!"
Jia Chao: "..."
Holy mountain? Does it mean Brownstone Mountain? When will it be your turn to guard?
There are still attachments, why should I let you become attached?
Just when he was confused, a group of people who heard the noise gathered around.
When they figured out that Jia Chao was coming, they all knelt down and worshiped him.
Seeing this inexplicable scene, Jia Chao was angry and funny, and immediately turned on the radio mode to contact Dalang.
"Rabbit, come down the mountain! There is something I need you to explain!"
Dalang is currently working hard in the new tribe camp in the back mountain.
Yes, this guy finally has a companion of the same kind that can take the form of a human, and is teaching it to experience the fun that only humans can have.
Hearing Jia Chao's voice blasting in his mind, he immediately stopped.
Letting go of the two ears in his hands, it directly turned on the location sharing mode and turned into a flash of lightning and walked out the door.
As for its new partner, he docilely got into the animal skin blanket and lay down like an ordinary rabbit, with a hint of novelty in his frightened eyes.
"Boss! You're back! Didn't you promise to come back in ten days? Why did you stay away for so long this time?"
Jia Chao looked at the rabbit man who was only wearing an animal skin skirt and felt vaguely sorry.
It seems... to be disturbing...
"Don't worry about how long I've been there. Can you explain to me what this camp is about?"
Dalang spread his hands and said to Jia Chao with his spiritual thoughts:
"Didn't you ask them to stay here? They were here when I came back from the Hundred Birds Tribe last time!"
"Huh? Is this the case? I remember we had already expelled them!"
Jia Chao scratched his head. He had cured the Shenhuo people who came to Brownstone Mountain for help, but he had indeed forgotten to see where they went.
The last time I sent Xingyue off, I just looked ahead. Who would have noticed that there was an extra camp at my feet?
Now it seems that these people only went down the mountain and did not go far at all!
At this time Dalang asked: "What? Do you really want to drive them away?"
Jia Chao: "Can you drive me away?"
Dalang: "No!"
Jia Chao: "???"
After a while, Jia Chao figured out the reason.
It turns out that the Shenhuo tribe has been promoting the living habits of "eating cooked food and paying attention to hygiene", which has benefited many people.
In order to preach, they even gave away cooked food and boiled water to passers-by.
This brought a large number of wanderers to come here to join the Divine Fire Tribe, and some small tribes also sent people here to trade clay pots and other items.
Before that, Dalang had always thought that their stay was with Jia Chao's consent, and he was busy with his own "awakening" cause and didn't pay attention at all.
As a result, the originally inconspicuous temporary camp gradually grew in size and turned into a well-known [Shenhuo Market].
This made Dalang discover the business opportunity and immediately incorporated the Shenhuo tribe.
It allows them to provide accommodation and trading venues for traders who come to the market, and to be responsible for the operation of the market facilities.
In return, Dalang provided them with food and security.
Jia Chao listened to Dalang's explanation and looked around at the crowd who had not dispersed, his face full of helplessness.
"Okay! Let's all go away! Go to bed early and get up early for good health!"
After hearing Jia Chao's instructions, everyone left immediately as if they had received the order.
Seeing how obedient these people were, Jia Chao was a little dumbfounded.
"Why are they so obedient?"
Dalang shook his head, "Maybe they have no brains!"
Jia Chao: "..."
Are these people brainless? It doesn't look like it!
At this moment, he already understood that this Shenhuo tribe was no longer a traditional tribe.
They are religion!
No one who plays religion is a fool!
It’s just...what’s their motivation?
…
In the next period of time, Jia Chao focused all his attention on the Shenhuo Market at the foot of the mountain.
Da Lang sent Hui Hui to lead a group of spirit beasts from the intelligence team, which were distributed in every corner of the Shenhuo Market, and reported to Jia Chao what they saw and heard every day.
With Sister Pao practicing the Flesh Spirit Art on her own, Jia Chao just likes to watch short videos every day, constantly sifting through important information.
Finally, he focused on three people.
One is the little girl named Xigua.
This girl is called a saint by the people of the Shenhuo Tribe, and she has a poise that belies her age.
Not only can she complete some complex rituals gracefully, she even shows a talent for inducing people.
The other one is a man who "claims" to be Melon's father.
This man often doesn't look like a father at all, but more like a guard.
He never left the cantaloupe and didn't even bother with food.
Food and drink are all provided by the tribesmen.
The last one was an old man named Sang Xian.
Sang Xian is the spiritual leader of the entire Shenhuo tribe, and all "divine decrees" are processed and publicized by him!
He would process some "divine decrees" into short stories, train some eloquent people, and send them to preach in various places.
It was these three people who made the entire Shenhuo tribe pious and obedient, making Jia Chao feel like he was being plotted against.
But there was no population management in primitive society, which made it impossible for him to investigate the past of these people.
Just when he felt helpless, the arrival of a person made Jia Chao instantly understand what was going on.
