I am a Primitive Man

Chapter 458 – First Tier Citizen

At dinner, Han Cheng had Bai Xue bring over an iron needle and then instructed those with blisters or blood blisters to extend their hands.

He used the heated needle to prick each of the blisters.

Most of these individuals were from the original Green Tribe.

They had recently begun working, and their hands were unaccustomed to the labor, resulting in severe blisters.

Among them, Gu had the most and largest blisters on his hands—ten!

Typically, blisters form on the palm and base of the fingers, but Gu also had them on his fingers and the center of his palms.

Initially, these were water blisters. If Gu had rested for a few days, the blisters would have subsided independently.

However, Gu did not rest and worked even harder.

As a result, the blisters turned into blood blisters.

Even Han Cheng couldn’t help but take a deep breath upon seeing Gu’s severely blistered hands.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

“Don’t work tomorrow. Take a day off,” Han Cheng said after pricking the blisters on Gu’s hands.

Gu neither nodded nor shook his head, but the next morning, he still woke up early, washed up, and continued working, and he wasn’t slow.

This sight not only made the other members of the original Green Tribe, who also had blistered hands, feel ashamed and admiring, but even the elders of the Green Sparrow Tribe couldn’t help but silently nod in approval.

Observing Gu’s relentless work from afar, Han Cheng called for Hei Wa and had him make a clay tablet using the previous mold.

The front was inscribed with “Green Sparrow, Gu,” and the back was stamped with the Green Sparrow emblem, which Han Cheng had kept.

He also made a small hole at the eye of the emblem with a tiny stick to facilitate threading a leather strap through it.

Han Cheng had deliberately planned to elevate Gu to a Tier One citizen.

Becoming a Tier One citizen meant Gu would move from the grass hut to a brick house.

This separation would lead to Gu living apart from the original Green Tribe members.

Such a separation would help diminish Gu’s influence in the original Green Tribe and accelerate the integration of the Green Tribe members with the Green Sparrow Tribe.

This would expedite the unification of the Green Sparrow Tribe.

It was only after announcing various rules that Han Cheng realized the need to separate Gu from the original Green Tribe members.

Han Cheng had intended to grant Gu Tier One citizen status directly, but having already made the announcement, it seemed improper to change his decision now.

While Han Cheng grappled with this, Gu made a move that surprised and delighted Han Cheng: he worked hard and endured the labor with great perseverance.

This gave Han Cheng an excellent reason to promote Gu to a Tier One citizen.

A few days later, the new clay ID card was fully fired.

However, Han Cheng did not immediately give it to Gu; he kept it in hand, intending to wait a couple more days.

This was to create a sense among everyone that obtaining Tier One citizen status was not easy.

At the same time, it would allow Gu to work more, garnering further respect from others.

During this waiting period, the foundation for the Green Sparrow Tribe’s toilet and the adjacent pit was completed, and the ground had been tamped down extensively.

Compared to building houses, constructing a simple toilet was undoubtedly much easier.

Gu stood diligently pounding down on a scaffold with a thick wooden rod.

Sweat dripped down his arms.

His hands no longer hurt; he could perform the current work without any issues after developing thick calluses.

It turns out that the houses and the outer walls were built using this method.

As he pounded the earth with effort, he reflected on this.

He had always been curious about the tall walls and the construction methods used for these buildings. He had even built a simple enclosure with branches around the outskirts of the tribe.

Now, experiencing this method firsthand, he felt a sudden realization.

So, this is how the walls were built! It wasn’t all that difficult after all!

Not only Gu but many others from the original Green Tribe who encountered this method for the first time felt the same way.

However, they discovered that what seemed simple was not simple once they started working.

At least at this point, Gu understood that even if his former tribe learned how to build earthen walls, creating a sufficiently tall wall would still take at least two years.

This was because their people were constantly searching for food and had little time for activities unrelated to food.

Moreover, their tribe lacked the tools needed for such work.

Adding the time required to make these tools made the task even more daunting.

When the newly built toilet’s thatched roof was completed and everyone was celebrating, Han Cheng walked over with the ceramic ID card that had been fired for several days.

Under everyone’s watchful eyes, Han Cheng opened his hand in front of Gu, revealing an ID card identical to those worn by the elders of the Green Sparrow Tribe.

Gu was stunned upon seeing the ID card, his expression of disbelief.

Happiness had come so suddenly; he looked at Han Cheng and then at the exquisitely made ceramic ID card in Han Cheng’s hand, unsure of what to say.

After a while, he said in halting Mandarin, “Divine Child, I… is this mine?”

Han Cheng smiled and nodded vigorously.

Gu then took the ID card with great care, as if afraid of damaging it.

His fingers couldn’t help but trace the character ‘Gu’ on the front.

“Here, let me put it on for you,” Han Cheng said with a smile.

Gu quickly handed the ID card to Han Cheng.

Han Cheng took it, first solemnly removing Gu’s old wooden ID card, then carefully hanging the new ceramic ID card around Gu’s neck.

Once the ceramic ID card was in place, Gu could no longer contain his excitement, and tears began to flow from his reddened eyes.

The members of the original Green Tribe who saw this were all excited and envious.

No one thought there was anything wrong with this, as Gu’s hard work was evident to everyone.

Having received the ceramic ID card he had longed for, Gu placed it on his clothing and worked even harder, as if he had been energized.

The other members of the original Green Tribe also became more diligent. They had just finished the toilet and immediately started transporting stones from the quarry and working on the pigpen.

Han Cheng observed this with satisfaction and happiness.

Encouragement and recognition can sometimes motivate people even more than criticism.