Legendary Clan Chief
Chapter 164 - 164 163 Encouraging Childbirth!_1

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At this moment, the centurions of the Gu Yuan Tribe were all eagerly gazing at the green figure in the center of the hall.

The three elders and several Blood Refining Realm Warriors were particularly alert, with their eyes flashing brightly, blood qi swirling around them, and emanating waves of pressure.

Everyone remained silent, waiting for their tribal chief.

Although Xiao Chen was sitting on a stone chair, his back remained as strong and flexible as a dragon piercing the vault of heaven.

Every time he blinked, two golden lights filled his eyes, piercing the depths of everyone’s heart.

Even the strongest Blood Refining Realm warriors in the tribe couldn’t help but turn their heads away, unable to meet his gaze directly.

The more highly cultivated a person, the higher their life’s realm.

They could more clearly sense the turbulence within the spiritual world.

Xiao Chen’s gaze was filled with endless authority, as if he could see into everyone’s thoughts.

As his cultivation grew deeper, his authority became increasingly fierce.

After observing the hall’s occupants, seeing that all the tribal elders and centurions were present, Xiao Chen stopped hesitating.

Ever since Xiao Chen took control of the Gu Yuan Tribe, there had been two occasions where everyone gathered to discuss matters.

The first was when the Black Mountain Tribe planned to invade the Gu Yuan Tribe.

Xiao Chen had just entered the Blood Refining Realm and seized the tribe’s power by forcefully charging into the Black Mountain Tribe alone.

He then dispelled the opposition and appointed his confidants to important positions within the tribe.

Now, after only a year, those who hoped for power no longer had aspirations.

With Xiao Chen’s supreme authority, the tribe became solid like an iron bucket.

The contradictions within the tribe were gradually being replaced by external crises, which was exactly what Xiao Chen wanted to see.

Throughout history, many tribes self-destructed due to internal strife, rather than falling at the hands of foreigners.

Engaged in the struggle for power and benefits, the countless precious resources accumulated by tribes over hundreds of years were wasted in infighting, ultimately leading to their demise.

Xiao Chen wanted to prevent this at all costs.

Smoothing his eyebrows, Xiao Chen turned his severe gaze around the room before speaking, “Everyone, I’ve called this meeting today to discuss the future development of our Gu Yuan Tribe.

Recently, our tribe has tasted consecutive victories, reviving the tribe’s spirit that was lost for hundreds of years.

Our warriors have fought bravely without fear of death and have vanquished the Black Mountain, Kui Shui, Xuan She and Four Major Tribes, hence we have achieved such a great victory!

The Great Wasteland is vast and filled with danger.

Even with our current strength, we are but a duckweed in the ocean.

Therefore, strengthening the tribe is not something we can ever slacken off on.”

Upon hearing Xiao Chen’s words, everyone nodded in agreement.

After all, outside the mountains are more mountains; the Great Wasteland is fraught with danger.

Even the Supreme King Tribe had faced ruin, so the Gu Yuan tribe, a small and low-grade war tribe, was no exception.

“The tribe’s development is inseparable from population growth.

Although our Gu Yuan Tribe has integrated dozens of scattered tribes’ people in recent times, making our population growth stronger than ever and reaching over twenty thousand, it’s still not a long-term solution.

Integrating many scattered tribes and their people not only leads to dissatisfaction among the original members, but also mixes all sorts of people within the tribe.

Therefore, increasing the population must be done carefully and methodically!”

“Right, a large scale integration of scattered tribes is indeed not a long-term strategy.

After months of careful cultivation and due to the recent war, these newly integrated tribespeople have gradually eliminated their barriers with the old tribe members and have started getting along.

Therefore, until the undercurrents within the tribe are completely eliminated, it’s not appropriate to continue to accept people from scattered tribes into the Gu Yuan.”

Pointing at the tribe’s Grand Elder Tie Wen, who was speaking, he was the first to respond to Xiao Chen.

He had been sitting at the tribe for a long time and had noticed the undercurrent between the new and old people in the tribe.

To the original tribespeople of the Gu Yuan Tribe, these newly joined tribes were sharing the already scarce resources of the tribe.

It was unreasonable to expect that they would be warmly welcomed.

“Third Elder, what is the total number of captives from Xuan She and Kui Shui Tribes as per your count?”

Although unsure why Xiao Chen was asking about the number of captives from Xuan She and Kui Shui Tribes amidst a discussion on increasing the total population, Xiao Tan, the Third Elder, still respectfully stood and replied, “Reporting to Head Xiao, after this war, we have captured a total of over twenty-seven thousand ordinary tribespeople from Xuan She and Kui Shui Tribes, among which over fifteen thousand are mature men, over eight thousand are women, and over four thousand are elderly and children.”

“Good!

Right now, our Gu Yuan Tribe is in a period of rapid development.

Only when the population base increases can there be more children in the tribe, and only then can more strong ones be produced.

Therefore, I have decided to examine the captured women of the Xuan She Kui Shui Tribe who belong to good families, are orphaned, and need support, and confer them as wives and concubines to the warriors of our tribe!”

Xiao Chen’s practices were also commonly employed by all tribes of the Great Wasteland.

To a tribe, women too were a resource.

Only with a sufficient number of women could a tribe continue to propagate.

Therefore, no one opposed Xiao Chen’s decision from below.

Moreover, for these women, the collapse of their tribe meant that they were left alone.

Being able to attach themselves to the strong ones was not necessarily a bad thing.

At least their future food and survival needs wouldn’t need to be a concern anymore.

In this desolate land, for these weak women, just being able to stay alive was a huge fortune.

Seeing no objection, Xiao Chen once again spoke, “There is a serious shortage of population in the tribe.

Although encouraging childbearing is not something that can be achieved overnight, prevention is better than cure.

Therefore, from today onwards, for any family in the tribe that has two children or more, the tribe will provide additional rewards, and the tribe will be responsible for raising the additional children.”

“But, this will also consume a lot of the tribe’s resources…”

“Resource allocation will be my responsibility.

Moreover, our Gu Yuan Tribe is now far stronger than it once was.

The territory of the tribe has expanded several times, and the resources that can be obtained have greatly increased.

Why worry about not having enough resources to enhance the strength of the tribe!” Xiao Chen’s voice was powerful, echoing throughout the entire hall, entering into everyone’s ears, and dispelling everyone’s doubts.

In Xiao Chen’s view, the supervisors of the tribe were too conservative, always overthinking things.

The Great Wasteland was a place where opportunities and dangers coexisted, and survival depended on competition.

You had to fight for resources, fight for territory, and only when your own strength was strong enough could you join this game.

Therefore, converting the resources at hand into strength was the most important factor.