A person, weak and with a swollen belly, was carried out and disposed of in the area to the east of the Green Sparrow tribe, which was often used for burning corpses.

In recent days, the Green Sparrow tribe has been experiencing many deaths. This was not surprising, as many of the captured individuals had suffered severe injuries. Not everyone who had their belly torn open was as fortunate as Ru Hua, who not only healed from her wounds but also gave birth to two children for Tie Tou over the years.

In addition to the belly wounds, there were several cases of infected injuries, and so far, four people have already died. The remaining individuals had stabilized, and further deaths were unlikely.

Han Cheng and Shaman felt immense sorrow over this, as each death represented the loss of a strong laborer for the Green Sparrow tribe.

Not far from the pigpen, Liang was again boiling willow branch water. Compared to the initial fear, the slaves had experienced several days of such events and were no longer afraid; instead, they became eager for it.

The people of the Flying Snake tribe often participated in battles, and they understood better than others the risks of dying from injuries. However, they had no solutions in their original tribe; they could only watch people die or be killed and eaten before they even had a chance to die.

The captives were all injured, and many pessimistically believed that a lot of them would suffer painful deaths. However, what followed surprised them.

After Liang, the one with the name had treated and cared for them, the expected deaths did not occur, and only a few people died!

Such events could not help but bring wonder and joy.

Long Leg sat there, carefully taking a precious ceramic basin filled with willow branch water from Liang's hands and placing it gently on the ground. He lifted the water with his hands and slowly poured it over his wounds, which began to scab.

He was so meticulous in washing that no willow water spilled outside the basin.

Watching Liang squat down to personally clean the wounds of those more severely injured than others, respect unconsciously appeared in Long Leg's eyes.

This was someone who could save lives and deserved respect.

Such skills were something even the shamans from their original tribe did not possess.

He was stunned for a moment when he later learned that the young Divine Child had taught him these techniques.

How could such a young Divine Child know so much?

If these were skills from someone older than the shamans of their tribe, it would be more understandable.

As Long Leg spent more time living in the Green Sparrow tribe and learned more about them, he and others began to admire the young Divine Child even more.

Their original tribe’s shamans were already capable of praying to the gods for that white, protective skin that kept the cold winds from cutting exposed skin, which was miraculous enough. Yet, this tribe's Divine Child could provide numerous solutions and teach everyone to create many valuable things.

Even the precious pottery, delicious salt, and the walls and houses he believed could not be built by mere mortals were constructed using methods taught by the young god.

Compared to the Divine Child, the shaman from their original tribe were utterly insignificant!

Han Cheng was unaware that his remarkable abilities had begun to spread among the slaves, instilling in them both astonishment and reverence. Even if he did know, his plan wouldn’t change to build the slaves’ living quarters outside the courtyard, separate from the Green Sparrow tribe's main camp.

He had already chosen the location for the slaves’ quarters, situated diagonally in front of the courtyard. Not just one, but two were to be built, one on the left and one on the right, resembling two outstretched fists.

Constructing two instead of one was to disperse the slaves, making managing and controlling them easier.

As time passed, more slaves gradually recovered from their injuries.

Those who were mostly unharmed did not remain idle; they all shouted to go outside the courtyard to help build the new quarters.

At this time, nearly forty people were divided into two groups: laborers who labored in front of the Green Sparrow tribe, digging soil, mixing mud, and tamping the walls.

The two quarters for the slaves would not be significant, measuring no more than twenty meters in length and fifteen meters in width.

Han Cheng also set strict regulations on the height of the walls, allowing only 1.2 meters and prohibiting any higher construction.

This specification intentionally distinguished the differences between slaves and citizens while providing some protective function against the slaves without giving them a chance to hold the quarters.

Moreover, these two small yards were very close to the Green Sparrow tribe’s main yard, only twenty meters apart at the closest point and no more than forty meters at the farthest, entirely within the range of arrows.

Additionally, with low walls, everything inside the small yards would be visible to those standing on the walls.

If the slaves were to revolt, the people of the Green Sparrow tribe could stand on the walls and shoot arrows to eliminate them.

Not only were the walls low, but the houses were also tiny.

If the roofs were included, the tallest houses in the Green Sparrow tribe reached 3.5 meters with their gabled roofs, while Han Cheng's earthen wall and tile-roofed house was about 3 meters high.

The houses of secondary citizens with earthen walls and thatched roofs stood 2.5 meters high, whereas the houses for the slaves only reached a peak of 2 meters. The doorways were just 1.4 meters high, requiring most individuals to bow their heads to enter lest they bump their heads.

The slaves' houses had to be built smaller; otherwise, it would not reflect their status as slaves and could easily lead to discontent among others.

In addition to situating the two small slave quarters within the shooting range of the Green Sparrow tribe, Han Cheng would impose strict control over the slaves in other ways.

First and foremost was weapons; slaves were strictly prohibited from possessing weapons. If necessary, tribe members could distribute weapons to them, but once the task was completed, all distributed weapons must be returned without exception.

Not only weapons but tools as well.

The Green Sparrow tribe members had to distribute all tools, and once the work was done, they had to be returned immediately. Allowing tools to stay overnight in the slave quarters was absolutely forbidden.

After all, tools like bone shovels and stone picks can be used for work and to attack people.

Moreover, there was another critical regulation: no food was allowed in the slave quarters. Their meals were provided daily from the main yard of the Green Sparrow tribe.

Without food or weapons in their hands, they would lack the necessary conditions even if they wanted to escape.

Additionally, Han Cheng was not a slave owner by birth, so he could not be excessively harsh on the slaves. Life in the Green Sparrow tribe might even be happier for them than their previous lives.

With all these measures, the likelihood of slave rebellions or escapes would be significantly reduced.

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by Aunomay