Chapter 316: Shu Pi felt unfair

Chapter 316: Shu Pi felt unfair

When seen by different people, the same thing often results in somewhat different outcomes.

Labor is no exception.

From the arduous labor of building houses, most of the members of the Bone Tribe gained insights such as "life is not easy, but effort pays off" and similar sentiments that were not entirely clear.

This led to a determination to strive hard and work towards building new houses as soon as possible.

Unlike others, Shu Pi only felt resentment and dissatisfaction from this experience.

He liked living in spacious, bright houses but disliked the labor that wore out people's hands and made their arms swell.

He felt unfairly treated. Why did so many people in the tribe have to work hard while others like Hei Wa could play with mud all day?

Why did someone like Tie Tou only need to cut grass and feed the deer occasionally?

Why could that fat guy nap all the time?

Why could everyone else live directly in spacious and bright houses while they had to sleep in caves and build their own houses?

Heavy labor and a new, different way of life caused individuals in this era to develop selfish thoughts.

These thoughts lingered in Shu Pi's mind, but he had never spoken them out loud.

Today, Shu Pi had the same task as yesterday: to carry stones with a pole from the quarry to the wall with Ping Zi and a few others.

The pole pressed against his swollen shoulders, making him grit his teeth in unbearable pain.

When a stone popped the blister on his hand, and the excruciating pain shot through his hand, Shu Pi couldn't bear it anymore.

He threw the pole and the carrying pole into the trench and, with a combination of speech and gestures, expressed his thoughts to Ping Zi and the others working.

Initially thinking that Shu Pi had accidentally dropped the pole and the carrying pole, Ping Zi hurriedly helped retrieve them from the trench. But after understanding what Shu Pi meant, he stood there dumbfounded.

He didn't understand why Shu Pi had such thoughts and said such things.

Wasn't it natural for everyone to work for the tribe together?

Worse yet, the elders of the Green Sparrow Tribe were all working too, weren't they?

Feeling somewhat unhappy, he patted Shu Pi's arm and told him not to think like that.

But Shu Pi didn't listen. His voice grew louder, and he threw the pole and the carrying pole back into the trench.

Ping Zi was thoroughly angered.

They had nothing before, but after joining the tribe, they had three meals a day and never went hungry again!

Moreover, they now had new clothes, just like everyone else.

Their sleeping arrangements were also much better than before.

The tribe didn't use to build houses, but now they were doing it just for the sake of them.

We built walls, stacked houses, and dug land. We did all of this with our own hands. How much sweat have we shed? How much hardship have we endured?

In winter, we almost starved to death. The Divine Child led us to fish on the ice, standing on the frozen surface, nearly numb from the cold..."

Lame pointed at everything around with extreme excitement, his eyes reddened, tears uncontrollably falling.

The elders of the Green Sparrow Tribe also recalled the hardships they had endured along the way. Some women were already crying, and even the Eldest Senior Brother and the shaman had tears in their eyes.

"And you, coming here, could have three meals a day, clothes to wear, and stay inside the walls without worrying about wild animal attacks... Yet you still harbor resentment..."

Lame loudly scolded Shu Pi, his voice filled with emotion, and then slapped him twice.

"Divine Child, kill him."

"Yes, Divine Child, we don't want people like him!"

The crowd was stirred up, with not only the elders of the Green Sparrow Tribe but also those who came with Shu Pi from the Bone Tribe shouting along.

Shu Pi turned pale with fear.

He thought that by doing this, at least those who lived with him would support him, and he had drunk the Green Sparrow Water...

"I... I drank the Green Sparrow Water. We are all part of the same tribe. You can't kill me!"

He shouted in fear.

"We don't want people like you..."

Everyone looked at Han Cheng, waiting for his decision.

Han Cheng looked at Shu Pi and nodded. "They're right. In our Green Sparrow Tribe, we don't have people like you.

If you think this place is unfair, you shouldn't live here."

"Yes, we don't welcome you. Don't live here!"

Shu Pi, completely stunned, was pushed out of the tribe's gate by everyone.

"I made the clothes you're wearing!"

A woman ran out, stripped off the clothes Shu Pi was wearing, and threw a dirty piece of animal skin at his feet.

Shu Pi picked up the animal skin, feeling lost and confused as he walked forward.

Where should he go?

He didn't want to leave the tribe; he just wanted to do some easier tasks, and he felt unjust.

He stopped and turned around to look back at the tribe, wanting to return.

But those once kind and friendly people immediately began to shout angrily at him, and some even aimed their bows and arrows at him.

Shu Pi had no choice but to walk forward numbly...