I Became The Chief of A Primitive Village

The strange fish continued beating its tail on the ground, its body constantly twisting. Though its mouth was hooked, the jaw filled with sharp teeth kept opening and closing as if wanting to crush something.

“Shaman, my float is sinking too!” Yan Jiao excitedly called out.

Having just seen Sha Hong catch a big fish, he naturally did not want to lose. He would occasionally glance at that huge fish on the shore, and at his own float.

Naturally, his real attention remained fixed on his own float, afraid of missing any detail.

Su Bai came to the riverside and saw that the float was continuously sinking, with even more force than the previous fish.

He was curious about what kind of fish was on the hook and instructed. “Chieftain, wait a bit longer before pulling, not yet.”

“Alright.” Yan Jiao did not dare relax for a moment, his red eyes following the float’s movements.

Yan Hua also came to the riverside to watch, as she had not recovered from seeing Sha Hong catch her fish.

“Now, pull!” Su Bai immediately ordered.

Yan Jiao nodded firmly, activated his Totem Mark and began pulling. Clearly, this creature was stronger than the previous ‘fish’.

The Human and ‘fish’ remained in deadlock for over five minutes before finally pulling the creature ashore. It was another one, just like the previous catch.

“These should be equivalent to Ferocious Beasts in the water, but I guess they are only Early-Stage Ferocious Beasts or what we consider Mix Blood Ferocious Beasts. Otherwise, they would have been able to break the vines…” Su Bai analysed.

Although they had twisted several vines together to make them stronger, it was not impossible for them to snap.

To verify this theory, he had the Early-Stage Totem Warriors start fishing, each with their own hook.

If Early-Stage Totem Warriors could pull them up, it would prove that these fish were just Mix Blood Ferocious Beasts.

This would make things much easier. [With such a large river, there must be many fish, which could supplement the Tribe’s food source.]

“But what kind of fish is this?” Yan Jiao contentedly admired his trophy.

His catch was over five metres long, much larger than Sha Hong’s, naturally giving him a sense of great pride.

“Let’s call them Brown Toothed Fish!” Su Bai named it, originally thinking there might be similar fish on Earth to borrow names from. However, he had never seen such a fish before. They did not look like the Sharptooth Bluefin that the fox eared girl had mentioned earlier. Just from the name and appearance, everyone would know their colours did not match.

“Brown Toothed Fish?” Yan Jiao nodded and continued, “That name is easy to remember, and it matches its appearance.”

Yan Hua kept examining the two thrashing Brown Toothed Fish, feeling both curious and frustrated.

Her frustration came from not yet being a Totem Warrior, wanting to join in to start fishing.

Initially hoping to fish independently, but after seeing how her Father and Aunt Sha Hong pulled out the fish, she knew her strength would not be a match to these strange river fish.

Just thinking about this made her dejected. She once again secretly vowed to become a Totem Warrior as soon as possible. Otherwise, she would not be able to go out hunting, would not be able to go fishing, and could not even own a recurve bow – it was truly enviable.

Half an hour later, the four Totem Warriors on the shore had successively pulled up their catches.

They had expected different kinds of fish, but surprisingly, all four caught Brown Toothed Fishes, varying in size, with the smallest being about three metres.

The largest was Yan Jiao’s catch at over five metres, which was considered quite big.

“Looks like Brown Toothed Fish are the most common in this river…” Su Bai blinked his black eyes and softly said, “I wonder how they taste?”

He knew whether they were edible or not, both from the knowledge left by the Old Shaman in his mind and what he had learned on Earth.

Strange smells, extremely ugly appearances, or being exceptionally beautiful were all characteristics to determine if plants and animals were edible.

Unfortunately, these only helped Su Bai determine if they were edible, not how they would taste.

“Shaman, let’s take them back and try them. Maybe they taste great?” Yan Jiao maintained his attitude of wanting to try everything. He could also tell that these fish were edible, and any edible food was good news for the Tribe.

The long rainy season was coming, and food was what the Tribe needed most right now. The most important thing at this moment was to stockpile on food.

“Let’s head back. No more fishing for now. Let’s taste them first before deciding whether to continue!” Su Bai instructed.

They now had six Brown Toothed Fish. and they needed to test how they taste and check for any side effects of consuming these fishes.

Only after ensuring these things would continuing to fish be meaningful. Otherwise, it would just be a waste of time.

*Thump thump thump…* Yan Jiao had the Totem Warriors carry all the fish back to the Tribe, each carrying one fish on their shoulders as they left the great river.

The sky gradually darkened, and fires began to rise throughout the Tribe. As the firelight grew brighter, the Tribe disperse the darkness.

*Crack crack…* A large bonfire was lit near the centre of the Tribe, not in the exact centre because houses were being built there.

The bonfire grew increasingly fierce, and a prepared Brown Toothed Fish was mounted over it to roast.

Earlier, Yan Jiao and the others had put the whole fish directly over the fire. If not for Su Bai’s instruction on how to prepare fish for consumption, they would have ended up with mouthfuls of scales and innards.

*Sizzle sizzle…* The flames roasted the Brown Toothed Fish, initially giving off a fishy smell that gradually turned into a savoury aroma.

Since the fish was very large, they had to build a huge fire, and Su Bai, Yan Jiao, and several Totem Warriors who participated in fishing gathered around it.

Yan Hua stood behind Su Bai, her red eyes fixed on the rotating Brown Toothed Fish, while Sha Lan stood behind her.

To be honest, both of them were salivating, eager to try the taste of this fish.

“Shaman, this is for you.” Yan Jiao scooped out a large piece of the roasted fish.

“You all should start eating too.” Su Bai took out his chilli sauce and spread a little on it.

Since they did not have any barbecue seasonings, they could only use chilli sauce. Without any of such sauce, the fishy taste would be too strong and he would not be able to stomach it.

Yan Hua and Sha Lan also got their portions, but they did not mind the fishy taste and just ate.

“Didn’t expect such an ugly fish to taste this good.” Su Bai nodded with satisfaction.

The Brown Toothed Fish tasted similar to the Channel Catfish from Earth, with few bones but very delicious.

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