Capítulo 436: Chapter 253: Grow Bigger and Stronger_2

Hui Shu walked over and repeated his prepared explanation to the dozen people.

These people had no doubts about Hui Shu’s explanation, only marveling at his good fortune to have escaped after being caught stealing.

Hui Shu did not linger and continued to crawl to the next large hole, searching for their leader.

He crawled through three large holes in succession and finally found the leader of this Rat Tribe group.

The Rat Tribe was just a small tribe, and their strength was not in combat power, so the tribe members were generally relatively weak.

The leader who managed over two hundred Rat Tribe members was merely a Three-Color Warrior.

The leader was rather cautious, and after listening to Hui Shu’s prepared explanation, he checked the marks on Hui Shu’s wrist where the rope had bound him before believing his words.

“It’s good to be back. Be more careful next time and don’t get caught again; not every time you will have such good luck.”

“Yes!”

Hui Shu lowered his head, looking sincerely taught.

In fact, after Jiang Xuan’s brainwashing, the first thought Hui Shu had when he saw the leader was how to replace him.

Even he was startled by this thought, but the longer it lingered, the stronger it grew.

Later, he felt that replacing the leader was not an impossible task because the leader’s strength wasn’t very formidable.

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Hui Shu felt the stronger and more powerful body, holding the large golden knife currency, he felt like he was sitting on clouds, buoyant and intoxicating.

However, when he thought of the seed at his heart, it felt like he had fallen directly from the clouds to the ground, face first.

“Come here, sit here, from now on we are one of us.”

Jiang Xuan warmly pulled Hui Shu to sit by the campfire, handing him a large string of meat: “Eat meat, eat meat, you must be starving being tied up all the time, right?”

Originally, Hui Shu intended to refuse, but Jiang Xuan’s roasted meat was so fragrant that his stomach involuntarily growled with a “gurgle” sound.

Hui Shu tentatively took a bite of the meat, and then, the delicious flavor blossomed on his tongue; he couldn’t resist such delectable taste.

“Delicious…”

Hui Shu quickly finished a string of meat, and Jiang Xuan considerately handed him two more strings.

Until all the roasted meat was completely eaten, Hui Shu still felt a bit unsatisfied.

As the saying goes, a mouth that eats soft hands; by eating and taking, Hui Shu naturally lessened his hostility towards Jiang Xuan.

Jiang Xuan patted Hui Shu’s shoulder and said, “As long as you work hard in the future, I guarantee you can become the leader, or even the chief of the Rat Tribe!”

“You also don’t want to see your Rat Tribe simply fragmented, gradually disappearing, do you?”

Jiang Xuan’s words hit Hui Shu’s heart squarely.

Every tribe member has deep feelings for their tribe; seeing the Rat Tribe fall to its current state, without even a stable territory, Hui Shu is quite heartbroken.

However, his strength is too weak, and he is powerless against the tribe’s division and decline.

Now, Jiang Xuan has given him a glimmer of hope, even though this hope is currently very faint.

“Can I really do it?” Hui Shu asked, lacking confidence.

Jiang Xuan nodded confidently and said, “With the Vine God, with the Vine Tribe, what are you afraid of? Even if you can’t do it, we’ll help you!”

Hui Shu nodded; although he was not too willing to believe it, he held on to a kind of ‘what if’ mentality.

What if it is indeed as Jiang Xuan said, maybe the Rat Tribe really has the opportunity to regain unity and prosperity?

This thought, once planted, kept circling in Hui Shu’s mind, unable to be dispelled.

After eating and drinking his fill, Jiang Xuan continued to brainwash Hui Shu.

“The seed inside your body, as long as you don’t betray the Vine Tribe, is not a threat; on the contrary, it is a seed of the Vine God, capable of helping you grow stronger quickly, and protecting you in emergencies.”

“Such a treasure, others want it but cannot get it; think carefully about whether what I said makes sense or not?”

Hui Shu pondered seriously, then nodded again; it was the seed of the Totem God, well-utilized, it was truly a genuine treasure.

Of course, the precondition is Hui Shu not betraying the Vine Tribe, otherwise, that seed would become a life-threatening weapon, able to seize his life at any time.

“So, don’t overthink it, work hard in the future, strive to become the leader as soon as possible, and then find opportunities to bring your other Rat Tribe members over, restoring the Rat Tribe’s former glory!”

Jiang Xuan’s words were highly provocative; even though rationality told Hui Shu it was unrealistic, he still harbored some a fluke mentality, what if it really came true?

“Okay, you’ve stayed here too long, to prevent your tribe members from becoming suspicious, later I will bind you to a tree again, but I will tie it loosely; when I fall asleep, you can cut the rope and pretend to escape.”

Jiang Xuan acted quickly, binding Hui Shu back, then spread out a piece of beast hide beside the campfire, lying upon it to sleep.

Hui Shu patiently waited for a while, then took out a sharp stone slice, continuously cutting the rope until it was severed.

He then looked at Jiang Xuan lying on the beast hide, seemingly asleep, and glanced at the purple Fierce Bird sleeping nearby, leaving with a somewhat complex expression.

Members of the Rat Tribe, due to long-term activity in dark places, have much better vision at night than ordinary people.

Hui Shu quickly shuttled through the woods, reaching a certain huge stone, directly uncovering the dense vines above, revealing a dark earthen hole below.

Hui Shu jumped into the earthen hole without hesitation, then reached out and restored the vines to their original state, quickly crawling forward along the earthen hole.

Hui Shu crawled a long distance within the earthen hole until the space suddenly widened ahead, and some firelight appeared.

Hui Shu continued crawling towards the firelight, but after advancing a few steps, a figure appeared before him, pointing a short spear at him.

“Who?”

“It’s me, Hui Shu.”

The person, hearing Hui Shu’s voice, immediately lowered the short spear and asked in surprise, “Hui Shu, weren’t you caught?”

“I was caught, but I escaped again.”

“That’s great, come over quickly, everyone’s worried about you.”

Hui Shu heard these words, and his heart felt unmoved because the Rat Tribe usually abandons those who are caught; apart from close acquaintances, no one worries about a failure.

Hui Shu reached the place with firelight, seeing a large campfire and a dozen Rat Tribe members surrounding it.

This group Hui Shu was part of actually had over two hundred people, but due to the narrow underground caves, they couldn’t all gather together, only ten or twenty people could live in one large hole and were dispersed underground.

Hui Shu walked over and repeated his prepared explanation to the dozen people.

These people had no doubts about Hui Shu’s explanation, only marveling at his good fortune to have escaped after being caught stealing.

Hui Shu did not linger and continued to crawl to the next large hole, searching for their leader.

He crawled through three large holes in succession and finally found the leader of this Rat Tribe group.

The Rat Tribe was just a small tribe, and their strength was not in combat power, so the tribe members were generally relatively weak.

The leader who managed over two hundred Rat Tribe members was merely a Three-Color Warrior.

The leader was rather cautious, and after listening to Hui Shu’s prepared explanation, he checked the marks on Hui Shu’s wrist where the rope had bound him before believing his words.

“It’s good to be back. Be more careful next time and don’t get caught again; not every time you will have such good luck.”

“Yes!”

Hui Shu lowered his head, looking sincerely taught.

In fact, after Jiang Xuan’s brainwashing, the first thought Hui Shu had when he saw the leader was how to replace him.