I Became The Chief of A Primitive Village

Chapter 209: Dance? Please Spare Me!

Su Bai looked at the red pigment in the Beast Bone Cup, curious about its origin.

He recalled the knowledge in his mind, but found this aspect rather ambiguous.

“How is this red pigment made?” Su Bai decided to ask directly.

“It’s made by mixing Ferocious Beast Blood with some Ocean Lily Fruit Juice,” Yu Ying reminded softly.

Su Bai was a bit surprised, not expecting the Ocean Lily Fruit Juice to be ingredients. It was quite interesting.

He swirled the Beast Bone Cup and asked, “Why add Ocean Lily Fruit Juice?”

“Because it prevents the blood from coagulating too quickly, and makes it harder to wipe off once applied,” Yu Ying explained.

“Alright, I understand,” Su Bai nodded and began to seriously observe the Warriors before him.

Since Ye Jiu, Ah Ruo, and Bai Si were not in the Tribe, only seventeen Totem Warriors remained. Then, as two Totem Warriors had to stay in the Tribe, only fifteen Totem Warriors were going to battle.

Originally, there were twenty Warrior Trainees, but four were left behind with the other two benefit home, Totem Warriors to protect the remaining people in the Tribe.

In other words, the Flame Dragon Tribe’s current fighting force consisted of thirty archers, fifteen Totem Warriors, and sixteen Warrior Trainees.

They were now standing in rows, with Totem Warriors at the front, followed by Warrior Trainees, and the Archery Team at the back.

Su Bai stood directly in front of them, looking at them seriously, and called out, “Are you all ready?”

He was speaking entirely based on the images in his mind, which showed the Old Shaman performing the victory prayer ritual.

“We’re ready,” The Warriors responded with full strength.

Regardless of gender, everyone’s face was filled with solemnity, even the usually cheerful Cheng Shi and Ai’er were no exception.

“Very good, now we’ll begin the victory prayer ceremony,” Su Bai nodded with satisfaction.

As long as the Warriors’ morale was high, it was a good thing. Even the most detailed plan would be useless without high-spirited Warriors.

*Woo woo woo…*

*Ah ah ah…*

*Thump thump thump…*

*Bang bang bang…*

All the Warriors closed their eyes and raised their heads, their mouths opening and closing, making *woo* and *ah* sounds.

Their right feet repeatedly stomped the ground forcefully, while their fists continuously pounded their chest.

This series of actions flowed smoothly, indeed looking like a solemn ceremony.

Su Bai’s black eyes seriously watched everyone. Back on Earth, he had only seen videos of Primitive Tribes performing ceremonies.

At that time, he thought it was nothing special, just ordinary ‘hocus-pocus’. But now, being in the midst of it, he realised things were not that simple.

The inherent solemnity of the ceremony naturally made everyone present serious, and no one dared to do anything else at this moment.

After Yan Jiao led the warriors through this series of actions, they all returned to their normal postures, standing with straight backs.

Su Bai stepped towards the first person, the Chieftain. He put his index and middle fingers together and dipped them into the Beast Bone Cup.

He dabbed a bit of the red Beast Blood and drew a vertical line from top to bottom on Yan Jiao’s forehead. Then, he drew horizontal lines on both sides of the face, followed by vertical lines on the bridge of the nose and chin.

“May the God of Victory stand on our side!” Su Bai said seriously as he withdrew his hand.

This phrase was a necessary part of the victory prayer ceremony, a very important sentence.

Based on the memories in his mind, after finishing with the Chieftain, Su Bai handed the Beast Bone Cup to him.

The next person would then apply the Beast Blood to the next, and so on, until everyone was marked.

Half an hour later, everyone’s face was marked with Beast Blood, looking even more solemn.

*Woo woo woo…*

*Ah ah ah…*

*Thump thump thump…*

*Bang bang bang…*

Everyone repeated the previous actions, their formation unchanged. It was very dignified.

After completing this series of actions, the Totem Warriors took out strings of Beast Bones, Beast Tooth necklaces, Beast Skulls, and so on.

They put on the Beast Tooth and Beast Bone necklaces, some hanging them at their waists, while others placed Beast Skulls on their heads.

Unlike their usual plain appearance, the Totem Warriors now looked like high-ranking figures in the Tribe.

Only after the Beast Tooth necklaces and such were worn was the victory prayer ceremony half completed.

That was right, it was still only half complete. There was still another half to go.

Su Bai’s mouth twitched a few times, thinking: Dance? Please spare me!

The second half of the ceremony involved lighting a big bonfire, then the Shaman dancing around it. This dance was called the victory dance.

Afterward, they would dip some charcoal ash from the bonfire and continue to mark the warriors’ faces. Only then would the complete victory prayer ceremony be considered successful.

Su Bai’s black eyes rolled as he thought about how to avoid the second half.

It was not that he objected to the ceremony, but he really could not perform that kind of dance, which resembled spirit possession.

Su Bai pondered for a while, then his black eyes lit up. With a serious expression, he said, “Now we’ll proceed to the final stage of the ceremony.”

“Shaman, please perform the victory prayer dance,” Yan Jiao said seriously, as they all looked on expectantly.

Among the Warriors, Yan Hua was also present, curious as she had never seen the Shaman dance before.

She was also eager to see how Su Bai, who came from a Large Tribe, would dance. Would it be the same as the Old Shaman?

*Cough cough cough…* Su Bai felt uneasy under everyone’s intense gaze. He walked to the bonfire.

He took several deep breaths, but instead of dancing, he reached into his Animal Hide Bag and started looking for some items.

The first thing he took out was salt. He poured a bit and threw it forcefully into the bonfire.

*Boom!*

*Crackle crackle…*

The originally orange-yellow flames instantly turned pure yellow after adding the salt.

Su Bai reached into the Animal Hide Bag again, this time taking out some copper. This copper was left to him by the Old Shaman.

Although not much, and in its raw ore form, he knew from memory it was probably some kind of copper sulphate. Just that it was not refined.

*Boom!*

*Crackle crackle…*

The yellow flames instantly changed colour again, this time turning bluish-green.

Before everyone could react, Su Bai threw some sulphur into the fire.

*Boom!*

*Crackle crackle…*

This time, the flames changed from bluish-green to purple, with the purple flames burning intensely.

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