Chapter 760: If They Dare, Then Kill Them! After realizing the severity of the situation, the first solution Han Cheng came up with was to grant the immature underage slaves the status of tribal citizens. At the same time, he would remove them from the slave quarters and bring them into the inner courtyard of the Green Sparrow Tribe to be raised alongside the tribe’s other children. By the time they grew up, they would naturally become true citizens of the tribe, without any sense of alienation or division. When he was about to discuss this idea with the shaman, he suddenly stopped. Because he abruptly realized that this seemingly excellent idea had significant flaws. First, the cycle was far too long. The greatest threat to the tribe was, naturally, the adult slaves. Turning these naive underage slaves into citizens might drastically reduce the number of slaves on the surface, but it wouldn’t do anything to resolve the imminent threat. Second, if all the underage slaves were turned into citizens, over time, the tribe would lose the slave class—a class that currently played an essential role in tribal operations. Taking these underage children away from their slave mothers and not allowing them to meet again in the future would inevitably provoke massive unrest among the slaves. Such an act would severely damage the relationship between Green Sparrow tribe citizens and the slaves. The slaves might even resort to shocking actions as a result. With all these drawbacks, Han Cheng had to abandon this seemingly perfect plan. After rejecting the idea, Han Cheng held the population registry booklet and paced slowly through the tribe, deeply contemplating a new solution. After some time, his slightly furrowed brows relaxed. He turned around and sat down on a wooden stool, resting his hands on his knees, gently tapping his fingers in a relaxed rhythm as he continued thinking. Eventually, once he had fully worked out the details, Han Cheng smiled, grabbed the register, and headed out to discuss the matter with the shaman. The shaman was living a leisurely life these days. Bathed in the joy of love, he seemed much more energetic overall. When Han Cheng arrived, the shaman was lifting a mother rabbit onto a heated stone platform, preparing to feed a litter of bunny kits. Yuan, his hand-warmer companion, was helping nearby. Since officially joining the Green Sparrow Tribe, Yuan—aside from warming the shaman’s hands—had shown boundless enthusiasm for learning. She was curious about everything she had never seen before in the Green Sparrow Tribe, always wanting to observe or even try them herself to understand how things worked. These days, Yuan felt her life was immensely fulfilling. She discovered so many novel things in the tribe that were all worth learning. During her relatively short stay in the Green Sparrow Tribe, she felt she had gained more than what all her past priestly teachings had ever offered. Upon seeing Han Cheng arrive, Yuan quickly bowed and respectfully greeted him in her limited but steadily improving Mandarin. Her respect for Han Cheng was greater than that of most other slaves from the semi-agricultural tribes. This wasn’t just because he had spared her life and made her a tribal citizen. More importantly, he had allowed her to learn so many things within the tribe. As she learned, Yuan increasingly realized the vastness of the Divine Child’s wisdom. That feeling was like sitting in the courtyard on a summer night, gazing up at the endless, dazzling starry sky. So vast that it was beyond comprehension. Because Yuan was intelligent and saw things from a different perspective than most people, she was even more able to appreciate this immense wisdom. Han Cheng gave her a nod, then took out the register and pointed to the numbers as he explained his concerns to the shaman. “If they dare, then kill them!” The shaman, who had just looked kindly while holding the rabbits, responded with his trademark forcefulness. As soon as he heard that the number of slaves in the tribe might pose a danger, the gentleness on his face vanished. He promptly put the baby rabbits back into the nest and spoke with determination. From his demeanor, he seemed ready to gather men immediately and teach the slaves a bloody lesson. For this old primitive man, whose heart overflowed with devotion to the increasingly powerful tribe, he could not tolerate anything that threatened it. He couldn’t explain this feeling, but he lived it with his every action. Han Cheng was both touched and slightly helpless at the shaman’s response. He quickly stopped him and clarified that this was only a potential risk—not something that would definitely happen. Then he swiftly explained his actual solution. Han Cheng’s approach was very straightforward: strike at the root of the problem. Since the adult slaves posed the biggest threat to the tribe, he would target them directly. In short, some of the existing slaves would have their status revoked and be granted citizenship. This method had been used before, but what made this time different was that the requirements would be relaxed. A large number of slaves would now be able to shed their slave status and become full citizens of the Green Sparrow Tribe. There was nothing inappropriate about this move. On the contrary, it would significantly reduce the number of adult slaves while increasing the number of citizens. This would widen the numerical gap between citizens and slaves. Moreover, the slaves from the Flying Snake Tribe had already been living in the Green Sparrow Tribe for a long time. The unruly ones had long been weeded out, and those remaining were obedient and identified deeply with the tribe. Transforming these people from slaves into citizens would not pose any security risks within the citizenry. And there was another benefit. This change would serve as a vivid lesson to the newly integrated slaves from the semi-agricultural tribes—showing them that being a slave in the Green Sparrow Tribe was not a hopeless fate. As long as they behaved, didn’t stir up trouble, and contributed to the tribe, they would one day rise. No amount of preaching or propaganda could compare to this real-life example happening right in front of their eyes. It was convincing and impactful. After carefully listening and pondering the matter repeatedly, the shaman finally understood Han Cheng’s plan. He immediately wanted to put it into action. After all, with so many benefits, the sooner it was implemented, the better. But to the shaman’s surprise, Han Cheng—who had seemed so eager to discuss the issue just moments ago—suddenly shook his head. The shaman blinked in confusion at Han Cheng. Didn’t you suggest this? Why the hesitation now? Han Cheng had his reasons for shaking his head—this plan needed the right timing to be implemented. With the right timing, the same policy would be far more effective than simply enforcing it without context. This was a matter that concerned the two main social classes within the Green Sparrow Tribe. For the sake of tribal stability, Han Cheng needed to proceed carefully and aim for the best possible outcome. Google seaʀᴄh novelFɪre.net And if there were no suitable opportunity, then he would create one…