I Became The Chief of A Primitive Village

Chapter 208: The Victory Prayer Ceremony

The first ray of sunlight pierced through the darkness of night, and all creatures on Earth opened their drowsy eyes, lazily enjoying the warmth after the long night.

The moment Su Bai opened his eyes, he silently checked in and asked the System to open the Assistance Package.

[Ding! Congratulations Host, check in successful!]

[Ding! Congratulations, Host has received Low Grade Assistance: one combat knife.]

A combat knife was a tool mainly used for close combat, with strict manufacturing requirements. It was a type of tool used in warfare.

It was commonly used for outdoor or wilderness survival, and was greatly favoured by military personnel.

Combat knives could be used to cut, slice, stab, and chop, with the greatest emphasis on its stabbing.

A grey combat knife appeared out of thin air in Su Bai’s hand. He swung it a few times and said with satisfaction, [What a great item.]

The combat knife was not very large, with a total length of about 19cm. Its blade was 0.29cm thick, with a width of 2.8cm.

The entire knife was not straight, but a slightly curved blade, which would cause more pain when pulled out of a wound.

Daggers differ in shape; generally, a dagger refers to a short sword-like combat knife with a longer, straight blade, usually double-edged. Its main method of attack was to stab. Daggers were originally used as assassination weapons, or as a last resort for close combat on the battlefield. It could be said that killing was their only function.

In Modern Earth, combat knives come in many different shapes, such as spear-shaped, hook-shaped, and etc. Some were even foldable. However, those combat knives typically do not make use of stabbing as their main attack method. Typically, they were used to chop and cleave as their specialties.

Additionally, Modern Earth combat knives were not necessarily made for killing. Some have additional functions like saws, wire cutters, hammers and etc, to meet various needs.

The Rambo Knife from Earth was a representation of a multi-functional combat knife.

“I have to say, the tactical coating on this knife is amazing.” Su Bai said with a slight smile.

Except for the grey handle, the blade of this combat knife had a tactical coating. This makes it harder for enemies to detect it when used at night. If it was an exposed metallic surfaced knife. even the slight amount of light at night would be easily reflected, exposing his position. This would defeat the purpose of him trying to conceal himself.

[This knife isn’t too heavy either. What a lucky draw] Su Bai thought as he weighed the combat knife.

Combat knives should be as light as possible while ensuring strength. The lighter, the better.

This allows for faster swinging of the knife, which attack speed was of utmost importance.

Some people’s knife-testing benchmark was to achieve at least 2 cuts per second or even faster. If it does not meet this hard requirement, they would not be accepted as a combat knife.

Su Bai freely swung the combat knife inside the Teepee, feeling completely satisfied with every aspect of it.

After swinging it for a while, he put the knife away and muttered, “If this knife is placed in the right person’s hands, it could demonstrate even greater strength.”

After all, he was still not a Totem Warrior, so this combat knife would not be of much use to him. For self-defence, his Shaman Techniques was enough, and there were many Totem Warriors protecting him in the Tribe.

A good combat knife in the right hands could demonstrate a whole other level of strength. If used by a skilled person, no feat was unattainable.

“She should be more suitable for it than me,” Su Bai said with a slight smile, already having a suitable candidate in mind.

He put the combat knife away into his inner space, feeling that it was almost time to set out from the Tribe.

“Shaman, I’ve made breakfast for you,” Yu Ying stepped in, looking very worried today.

The fox eared girl had not slept well all night, tossing and turning. During dinner last night, she had already shown a gloomy demeanour.

Su Bai had noticed the change in the fox eared girl and asked, “Xiao Yu, you look very unhappy. What’s wrong?”

He asked this deliberately, knowing that letting the girl express herself would make her feel better.

“Shaman, do you really have to go with them?” Yu Ying said, her voice getting smaller as she spoke.

The fox eared girl knew that attacking the Black Snake Tribe was a dangerous thing, and she was very worried upon hearing that the Shaman would go along.

Su Bai gently patted the fox eared girl’s head and said with a slight smile, “I’m the Shaman of this Tribe, of course I have to go.”

“But… but Shaman, it’s very dangerous,” Yu Ying’s voice got smaller and smaller.

“Nothing will happen. The Chieftain and others will protect me, and I have Shaman Technique, don’t I?” Su Bai showed a bright smile.

Yu Ying’s face suddenly turned quite red, her pink eyes meeting directly with his black ones.

She came back to her senses, took several nervous breaths, and said, “Then, Shaman must be careful. I’ll wait for you.”

“En. Be a good girl and wait for me obediently in the Tribe. When we return, we can move to the Ancestral Land.” Su Bai made the fox eared girl feel more assured.

Yu Ying nodded heavily, her soft and cute voice sounding, “When the Shaman returns, I’ll cook you lots and lots of meat.”

“Alright!” Su Bai smiled and stood up straight.

After they quickly finished breakfast, they stepped out of the Teepee to see how Yan Jiao and the others were preparing.

*Tap tap tap…* A few minutes later, Su Bai arrived at the spacious area of the Tribe and found that all the Tribe’s fighting force had already gathered there.

“Shaman, please come and apply the victory prayer for the Warriors.” Yan Jiao handed over a Beast Bone Cup with both hands.

“Victory prayer?” Su Bai was a bit confused but still reached out to take the Beast Bone Cup.

He looked at the red pigment in the cup with confusion, then turned to look at the fox eared girl for an explanation.

“Shaman, this is a custom of all Tribes. Warriors need to be anointed with the victory prayer by the Shaman before going to war,”

Yu Ying frowned, thinking back, and continued, “The pattern you apply represents victory, and it’s also a ritual to pray for the Wsafety.”

After hearing the fox eared girl’s explanation, Su Bai’s mind was suddenly flooded with memories passed down to him by the Old Shaman.

Among them was this victory prayer ritual. Every Tribe needed to apply it before going to war. He remembered the application positions and patterns.

The Spotted Deer Tribe applied it on the neck in yellow colour, while the Flame Dragon Tribe applied it on the face in red colour.

“I understand now…” Su Bai now had this knowledge in his mind.

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