Chapter 5: Civilization, Society, and Succession
Under their gaze, Jiang Fan began the process of drilling wood to make fire. This process was long, at least half an hour. Fortunately, the Human Race now had great patience and kept staring intently at Jiang Fan.
Effort paid off. As a tiny spark ignited, Jiang Fan immediately placed the lint on it and blew gently a few times with his mouth. The fire instantly flared up.
As Jiang Fan continuously 'added fuel', the pile of flames stabilized.
The Human Race on the other side were incredibly shocked when the flame suddenly appeared.
Jiang Fan smiled slightly, this was the power of knowledge!
"Roar! Roar! Ha! Ha..."
The Human Race were shouting and yelling, seemingly stunned by Jiang Fan's action.
Jiang Fan knew his task here was complete. The remaining time would depend on how the Human Race reacted. His presence here would also make them very vigilant.
He threw the fire-making tools he had made to them and returned to his own camp.
[Ding! Host did well, did not approach rashly. The Human Race's vigilance is still very high now.]
"Experience speaking, these are lessons learned through blood and tears."
Jiang Fan smiled helplessly. Fire was very intimidating to the Human Race of this period. If he could create fire, they would feel fear towards him, which would be convenient for future actions and could also speed up the enlightenment process, killing two birds with one stone.
He just didn't know if the Human Race could learn after he only demonstrated it once.
In the past, enlightenment always involved him getting familiar with them first, then teaching them hand-in-hand.
However, the learning ability of these early Homo sapiens seemed very strong. The group of Human Race he created should not be bad either...
...
Following Jiang Fan's departure, the Human Race also cautiously stepped forward and picked up the tools Jiang Fan had thrown over.
The Chief looked in Jiang Fan's direction thoughtfully. The pile of flames that had ignited was already extinguished after burning the remaining fuel.
Then, it led the group of Human Race back to the camp.
A group of Human Race gathered together.
The Chief imitated Jiang Fan's actions, and the Human Race nearby also collected all the materials Jiang Fan had used and placed them beside it.
So, everyone stared intently at the Chief's actions with bright eyes.
As time passed minute by minute, a tiny spark ignited. The Chief quickly placed a small pinch of lint on it and blew gently with its large mouth.
"Shhh... Whoosh~"
The fire immediately flared up. The Chief quickly kept adding new lint and dry wood to maintain the flame.
Soon, the flame gradually stabilized.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
The Human Race were shouting and yelling, each one constantly jumping up and down on the spot.
The Chief also grinned. It seemed to be in a good mood. Although they were somewhat afraid of the firelight, the warmth it brought continuously baked their bodies.
In this slightly cold night, it allowed them to experience a comfort they had never felt before.
...
With the first contact, in the following days, Jiang Fan and the Human Race got along relatively well, and the Human Race's hostility towards Jiang Fan also decreased.
During this period, the Human Race even assigned a group of Human Race specifically to follow Jiang Fan from morning till night.
This wasn't vigilance, but rather that the first contact made them realize that learning from Jiang Fan's behavior was very beneficial to them.
Jiang Fan naturally understood their intentions, so he demonstrated practical things to them as much as possible.
Seeing that Jiang Fan walked upright on two feet, they also followed suit.
At first, they were very uncomfortable, but as time went by, they all got used to it.
However, completely standing and walking on two feet would require a long period of evolution...
Seeing that Jiang Fan actually roasted meat over the fire, although they didn't understand why Jiang Fan did this.
They still learned.
Initially, they didn't get it right, and the meat was burned, but after repeated attempts, they also learned to pay attention to the heat and timing, and slowly became skilled at roasting meat.
After eating the incredibly delicious cooked meat, the Human Race also decisively abandoned their previous practice of eating raw meat. In the future, they would roast everything they ate over fire.
It felt like it wasn't tasty unless it was roasted.
Seeing that Jiang Fan wore clothes, even though they didn't understand the purpose, they still imitated him. If there were no clothes, they used leaves instead.
They wove large, thick leaves together and wrapped them around their bodies.
During this time, Jiang Fan also showed them how to make weapons and hunting tools.
For example, fishing nets, traps, and so on.
Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, Jiang Fan had been on Earth Star for nearly forty years.
One day, a Human Race suddenly walked into Jiang Fan's territory.
This surprised Jiang Fan. This was the first time they had come into such close contact in forty years.
Jiang Fan motioned to ask what was wrong. It didn't speak, after all, the Human Race at this time had no language system, and they wouldn't understand if he spoke.
This Human Race gestured repeatedly, pointing to Jiang Fan, then pointing to their camp.
Jiang Fan understood, it was asking him to go to their camp, right...
So, Jiang Fan stood up and followed this Human Race over.
After a period of time, Jiang Fan officially stepped into their territory for the first time.
Individual Human Race stood respectfully around. One Human Race was responsible for leading the way, guiding Jiang Fan into a simple house.
During these forty years, Jiang Fan had naturally built his own house. These Human Race also learned from him and built simple houses one after another.
As Jiang Fan entered, the eyes of the Human Race lying on a simple stone bed lit up.
This Human Race was very old, and a little bit of death energy permeated its body. It seemed like its life was about to end.
After observing for a while, Jiang Fan knew that this Human Race was the Chief of the Human Race he had first contacted.
It seemed that the lifespan of the Human Race at this time was still too short, ending after only forty-odd years.
"Alas..." Jiang Fan sighed slightly.
The Chief tremblingly raised a hand, pointed to itself, then pointed to Jiang Fan, and finally looked towards the group of Human Race at the entrance with bright eyes.
They were all in low spirits. Although a complete social system had not yet formed, under the circumstances of separation by death, a little rationality existed in their hearts.
Jiang Fan looked at them, then looked at the aging Chief, and immediately understood that it wanted him to be the Chief of this group of Human Race.
Jiang Fan nodded with a heavy heart. Since they trusted him so much, he naturally would not betray that trust.
The Chief squeezed out a difficult smile, and then handed a staff-like object to Jiang Fan.
As Jiang Fan took it, the Chief's hand also fell limply.
"Don't worry, I will do my best for the development of the Human Race civilization, not only for you, but also for myself!"
Jiang Fan spoke in front of the Human Race for the first time.
Although this group of Human Race couldn't understand, it didn't matter. The old Chief had fallen, a new Chief was born, and the age of civilization's enlightenment began.
After giving the first generation Chief a proper burial, Jiang Fan began his hand-in-hand teaching.
The initial establishment of society was born.