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Chapter 416

Meng Sanqi was an inferior Desolate Man.

When the priest unraveled the fetus of life, he did not have a hundred percent success rate. Even if he succeeded, the quality of the fetus might not be high. The Desolate Man who grew up from this had limited talent.

It was the same for Meng Sanqi. When the priest tried to unravel the fetus of life, something went wrong and he almost failed. He barely succeeded, which caused Meng Sanqi to develop slower than the others.

Now he was working hard for his future.

In the tribe, everyone had their own responsibilities. Any Desolate Man who could not benefit the tribe would be abandoned and turned into a sacrifice.

Even a child had to do something within his ability after training to prove his worth.

Meng Sanqi's occupation was the most common in the tribe. He was a hunter.

He needed to hunt every living thing except for his tribe's Desolate Man. If he did not bring back qualified prey for three consecutive months, he would become the prey himself.

The physical qualities of the inferior Desolate Men could not compare to those of the superior Desolate Men. Hence, the inferior Desolate Men were of low status and had the worst food and accommodation.

Of course, there was a chance to change. Becoming a warrior of the tribe and obtaining a totem could change all this.

There could only be one priest in a tribe, and every priest was the best warrior of the tribe. It could be said that to become a priest, one had to first become a warrior. This was also the main power system of the Desolate Sacrifice world.

To become a warrior, one had to first pay enough sacrifices. Only then would one have the chance to become a warrior.

After paying enough sacrifices, the priest would bring one to the altar of the ancestral land and host a sacrifice. This would give one a chance to see the inside of the ancestral land. After that, one had to rely on oneself. Remember anything in the ancestral land, even if it was just a little. What you remembered would become your totem in the future.

If you could not remember, it meant that you did not have the basic qualities to become a warrior. Please accept your fate and be an ordinary person for the rest of your life.

It was difficult for the inferior Desolate Men to collect enough sacrifices. They could not even meet the basic monthly sacrifices. How could they have the energy to get more prey?

Meng Sanqi was originally like this, until he picked up this animal tooth.

Meng Sanqi, who was carrying a deer on his back and covered in prey, walked towards the tribe while holding the beast fang in his chest with one hand. Waves of power were flowing into his body from the fang.

When he was hunting a prey, he was seriously injured. When he was about to die in the wild, he accidentally found a skeleton in a cave. The skeleton was huge and did not look like a Desolate Man, nor did it look like a beast.

The skeleton turned to ash as soon as it was touched. It was as if the skeleton had been severely burned by something. He only found this beast tooth among the ashes. When he held the beast tooth in his hand, he felt the power around him being triggered by the beast tooth, and then transferred to his body through the beast tooth.

The injuries on his body were being healed by the power of the animal teeth. Furthermore, his body gradually became so strong that he no longer looked like an inferior Desolate Man. The strangest thing was his perception. His perception became extremely sharp and most of his prey could not escape his eyes.

Meng Sanqi slowly approached the tribe and slowly put down his hand. When this beast tooth was used, it would obviously trigger some kind of power in the surroundings. Ordinary Desolate Men might not be able to detect it, but warriors with totems should be able to detect it.

"This time, I should have enough prey. When I return to the tribe, I will apply for the warrior sacrifice. This time, I will definitely become a warrior." Meng Sanqi thought about all this in his heart. His dark face was full of determination. He looked forward to a higher status. He did not want to be a small character that no one would collect after his death and no one would remember him.

"I can definitely do it." Meng Sanqi thought confidently. With the beast tooth, he felt that even the superior Desolate Men would not be as talented as him.

When Meng Sanqi returned to the Meng Shan tribe, he first handed over a portion of the prey to the sacrificial altar and extended his household registration. Then, he carried the rest of the prey back home.

Apart from the priests and warriors, the household registration of every tribe had a time limit. If one did not hand over the offerings on time, once the period of registration expired, one would no longer be considered a member of the tribe, and others could hunt you at will.

Generally speaking, a month's worth of offerings could only be extended for a month. Every year's worth of offerings that were handed over on time would add an extra month's worth of time. The amount of time accumulated would affect one's future retirement.

Most of the time, the offerings were not enough. The sacrificial altar would also adjust the amount of offerings according to the season and environment.

Meng Sanqi's house was a small wooden house at the edge of the tribe. At this moment, there was a pile of prey in his house. The tribe's guards would guarantee the basic property rights of every member of the tribe. Basically, there would not be any robberies or thefts in the tribe. Of course, it was the basic.

"That's enough!" Looking at the prey in the house, Meng Sanqi's face finally revealed a trace of a smile. Once he became a warrior, he would be able to get rid of his identity as an inferior Desolate Man and gain power.

At this moment, his door was suddenly pushed open. A guard with a long spear in his hand walked in. Looking at the prey in the house, he said with a cold face, "Meng Sanqi, you have committed the crime of stealing Meng Li's prey. Surrender now."

Meng Sanqi frowned. These prey were all hunted by him one by one. There was no theft involved. He had never even seen Meng Li before. This was definitely an injustice.

"Sir, I think there must be a misunderstanding. These prey …" Meng Sanqi said in a neither servile nor overbearing manner. But before he could finish, a few guards used their spears to flip the prey over.

When he saw the prey that was flipped over, Meng Sanqi's expression changed. Because he had been wearing the animal tooth for a long time, his perception had gradually surpassed that of an ordinary person. He had not realized before, but now he suddenly realized that the prey in the house was not his, and the evidence was very obvious.

"These wounds can only be caused by a long sword. As far as I know, as an inferior Desolate Man, you do not have a sword," the guard captain said with contempt. The captain of the guards said contemptuously, "Lowly people will always be lowly people. They only know how to play such dirty tricks."

"Is it him?" A young man who was about the same age as Meng Sanqi walked in from outside the house. After looking at the prey, he glanced at Meng Sanqi and took out an iron sword, handing it to the guard captain.

A long-horned beast appeared behind the guard captain. A surge of power appeared in his hand and he wiped the blade of the sword. Traces of red aura were extracted from the sword and surged towards the prey under his control. Finally, it entrenched itself in the wounds and merged with them.

"Blood and Qi match. What else do you have to say, Meng Sanqi?"

Seeing this, Meng Sanqi's face turned completely pale. It was obvious that someone was trying to frame him.