I am a Primitive Man-Chapter 923: The Cunning of the Time Traveler
Thinking of the wise Divine Child within the mysterious Green Sparrow Tribe, the older, female, primitive woman grew increasingly expectant and confident.
Through their interactions, they had gradually developed a certain dependence on the Green Sparrow Tribe. When problems arose, they instinctively thought of them and, without realizing it, ranked their own tribe below the Green Sparrow Tribe.
With such feelings, the older female primitive woman stepped onto the grass, yellowing but not fully dried, and walked forward. They drew closer and closer to the location where, in their memory, the mysterious Green Sparrow Tribe resided.
“@#4ER!”
“@#4ER!”
Upon seeing the settlement of the Green Sparrow Tribe, the older female primitive woman all let out exclamations of shock, their eyes wide, mouths agape, faces full of disbelief—much like people from the future seeing ghosts for the first time.
Even though they had spent a few days here before, witnessing the terrifying, earth-altering abilities of the Green Sparrow Tribe, their return left them equally stunned.
Originally, across the water was a relatively flat highland with only some grass and short-growing trees, nothing else.
During their previous visit, a strange cave had appeared. Now, upon returning, an oddly shaped small mountain had sprung up in its place!
If it had been before, they might have thought the strange mountain had grown naturally, but now they knew better.
Because, before leaving last time, the Green Sparrow Tribe had already dug many trenches at the location where this small mountain now stood.
Everything they had seen and understood told them one thing: what stood before them was not natural—it had been constructed by the Green Sparrow Tribe!
This was why they were so shocked.
How could such a mountain-like structure have been built by humans?
They could barely accept the strange cave before, but during their absence, a bizarre small mountain had risen from the ground. Even with their prior experience of the Green Sparrow Tribe’s methods, this was still unbelievable.
“@#￥￥E!”
After a moment of daze, the older female primitive woman felt her cheeks stiffen, so she closed her mouth, rubbed her face, and twisted her stiff neck to try to shift her attention elsewhere and ease the overwhelming shock.
Her gaze then swept over the water separating her group from the Green Sparrow Tribe across the way.
At first, she paid little attention, but soon her eyes became dazed again.
Her neck, just flexed a moment ago, now felt as if it had rusted like iron she had never seen before.
Slowly turning her neck, her vacant eyes swept across the water, moving toward the distance.
But there was no longer a body of water—only several winding, uneven ditches flowed downward; the rest had dried up.
The waterfowl that once inhabited this area were mostly gone.
Looking further down, numerous Green Sparrow Tribe members were scattered across the transformed land.
In their hands, they held tools that gleamed in the sunlight, working on tasks the older female primitive woman could not comprehend.
Yet whether they understood or not, the primitive woman knew one thing: this astonishing transformation had been caused entirely by the Green Sparrow Tribe!
Her exclamation drew more people back from their astonishment at the mountain-like construction.
Those with vacant stares glanced at the older female tribeswoman, then followed her pointing finger toward the water. Upon seeing it, they were plunged into an even deeper shock.
What kind of tribe was this?
How could humans possess such incredible abilities, capable of performing awe-inspiring feats?
After a long moment of shock and disorientation, the older female primitive woman finally mustered courage, descended the small slope, and stepped carefully across the altered land, treading on mud and withered aquatic plants toward the Green Sparrow Tribe members laboring below.
Han Cheng, holding a well-worn copper shovel, paused his work. Seeing the older female primitive woman approaching with food, he smiled.
Of course, he was pleased—these women had come to deliver food, and through them, they could also learn more about the surrounding area.
“@#￥W%……”
The older female primitive woman, arriving near Han Cheng and his group, began speaking and gesturing.
Compared to last time, their demeanor was more respectful.
The others remained silent but, like the older women, displayed deference toward the Green Sparrow Tribe members.
The Green Sparrow Tribe’s top translator, Mao, was ready and began facilitating deeper communication with the older female primitive woman.
After some time, a portion of the Green Sparrow Tribe continued working on digging the water channels, while Han Cheng, Mao, and others led the older female primitive woman toward the newly constructed Jinguancheng.
Inside the high, grand inner courtyard of Jinguancheng, the older female primitive woman was once again awestruck.
Only now did they realize that these mountain-like structures had been built by the Green Sparrow Tribe for habitation!
Though they had never seen such strange caves or lived in one, the towering, wall-like structures inexplicably gave them a strong sense of security.
“Here.”
Mao didn’t rush but stood with Han Cheng, smiling as the older female primitive woman marveled at the inner courtyard, constructed with immense effort.
After a while, seeing they had taken in most of it, he guided them to a spot within the courtyard.
It was a wooden-and-straw shed, under which various pottery pieces were displayed.
The quantity and variety far exceeded what they had seen on their last visit.
Undoubtedly, this display once again deeply astonished the older female primitive woman.
They had feared that after the previous exchanges, the Green Sparrow Tribe’s pottery stock would decrease, and along the way, they worried that repeated trades might exhaust all of the tribe’s valuable pottery, leaving no way to continue exchanging for food.
Now, they realized such worries were unnecessary.
The Green Sparrow Tribe’s pottery had not only not decreased—it had significantly increased!
“@34#￥……”
Excited, the older female primitive woman gestured to Mao, asking why the pottery had multiplied.
Mao explained that their tribe could produce pottery.
This revelation astonished the women even more.
Such precious and exquisite items weren’t innate—they could be crafted by humans?
Did humans truly possess such a capability?
Their doubts vanished quickly.
Their gaze turned toward the thick, mountain-like cave walls, recalling the transformed waterway.
Had any other tribe claimed that humans could make such precious pottery, they would not have believed it—but now, the claim came from a mysterious tribe that had achieved countless incredible feats. How could they doubt it?
“@#@E……”
Recovered from their astonishment, the older female primitive woman spoke with excitement.
After expressing their thoughts, both they and those in their tribe who understood her intent held their breath, watching Mao and the so-called Divine Child of the Green Sparrow Tribe with anticipation and nervousness.
“You want to see how pottery is made?”
Han Cheng repeated Mao’s translation of the older female primitive woman’s question, smiling.
Of course, it was impossible—his tribe wanted to keep these techniques for future trade. Revealing the method now would compromise a core secret.
“No, tell them only members of our tribe can watch and learn pottery-making. If they truly wish to see, they may choose to join our tribe.
Then they can not only watch but also learn to make pottery.”
Han Cheng smiled at Mao, who conveyed the message.
Upon understanding Han Cheng’s intent, the older female primitive woman’s heart pounded wildly.
For someone who knew the value of pottery, learning the craft was an enormous temptation.
She even wanted to agree immediately.
But thinking of her tribe back on the mountainside, she restrained herself.
This was something she could not do.
She already had a tribe and could not join this mysterious Green Sparrow Tribe.
Though powerful and wealthy, offering the chance to learn miraculous pottery techniques…
After hesitating for a while, she shook her head decisively.
It was the correct choice—but somehow, after shaking her head, she felt an unexpected loss, as if something precious had suddenly vanished.
Han Cheng was not surprised by her decision; he had seen similar situations many times.
His words were meant to stop objections, to make them accept the truth: the path was offered, but they chose not to follow.
Yes, this was the cunning of a time traveler.
Though it might seem unfair to play such tricks on naive primitives, sometimes it was necessary.
Not all things in the world can be arranged so that everyone benefits.
After this interlude, the older female primitive woman began exchanging the food they had brought.
As requested by Han Cheng, most of it was rice.
With the previous trade method in place, this exchange did not take long. The only delay was due to the sheer number of pottery pieces, which made selection difficult.
Once the exchange was completed, the older female primitive woman explained the difficulties they faced.
Their problem was how to carry as much cargo and exchange food as possible in one trip. They wanted solutions from the Green Sparrow Tribe.
After expressing this, they watched Mao and Han Cheng anxiously, worried not that the Green Sparrow Tribe couldn’t solve it, but that the answer might require them to join the tribe first.
After understanding the issue, Han Cheng did not hesitate. He generously presented the hook-carrying tool, already familiar to his tribe.
He had no reservations:
On one hand, the hook-carrying tool wasn’t a core secret, so sharing it caused no harm.
On the other hand, the older female primitive woman’s work benefited his tribe—they earned food and provided intelligence about other tribes.
In short, helping them helped his own tribe.
