Decisiveness in killing is one of the basic qualities needed to be a great general.

" He originally thought that Xiaoan, who had only received some basic training, might hesitate in similar situations.

Now, it seemed that the 30 years of life before had honed his character quite a bit.

What he now lacked was probably just experience.

Lu Gi patted Xiao Pan on the shoulder, neither blaming nor praising him.

After all, such matters were often quite subtle, and it was hard to clearly define right and wrong.

In extraordinary times, extraordinary measures were necessary.

He tacitly approved, but did not advocate.

After all, there were many renowned generals in history, each having fought for a lifetime.

and which one hadn't tea directly or indirectly caused the deaths of millions.

Some were praised for decisiveness in killing while others were scorned as mere butchers.

This was certainly influenced by differing perspectives and positions.

But the key point boiled down to whether one could grasp the right measure.

If it goes too far, it becomes butchery.

If not, it is the decisiveness of a hero.

He believed would understand his meaning.

Not wanted to dwell on this topic.

How to get through the current difficulties was the top priority focusing on three main issues.

First, obtaining food.

Second, maintaining warmth.

Third, dealing with the sick and wounded.

However, in reality, for these three issues, Lu G could say he had done all he could in this time of scarcity and harsh living conditions.

Whether they could survive truly depended on fate.

At that moment, he clearly felt why ancient people revered heaven and earth and the divine.

Before this merciless nature, they were so fragile.

The only comforting thing was that Luog's ruler talent kept the tribe members loyalty towards him high.

Even in this rapidly changing environment, nothing chaotic happened within the tribe.

In contrast, if this were another player's tribe, it would probably be chaotic by now.

Cold, disease, food shortages, and rebellion.

These could be said to be the four most difficult hurdles for all newcomers and also the greatest trial of their novice period.

As time continued to flow, on the third day of declining temperatures, after 2 days of recuperation, Lu G's body gradually regained strength.

Feeling the improvement in his condition.

He was about to feel happy for a second when suddenly bad news sent his heart plummeting.

In this severe cold, the tribe's first death had occurred.

Their eldest member, Xiao Hi.

This old man who had always been strong, ultimately couldn't te survive this ordeal.

By the time they discovered it, Xiaoi had already passed away in his sleep.

Watching Xiaoi being carried out of the tent, Lu Gi had mixed feelings.

As a player, were these tri members all just NPCs to him? Clearly not.

Staying in this world, he genuinely felt that they were flesh and blood beings capable of joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness.

They were living people.

The atmosphere of sorrow spread throughout the tribe, infecting everyone.

Even Lu OG's emotions became noticeably melancholic.

In the state, he made a willful decision to hold a funeral.

The cold environment had already begun to lower everyone's work efficiency with the daily food and coal collected visibly decreasing.

To be honest, this was terrible.

If this situation continued, their tribe would soon fall into a state of being unable to make ends meet.

Under this premise, spending time holding a funeral would clearly further lower work efficiency, putting the trib's food and coal resources in an even more precarious position.

Yet, Lu G still went ahead with it.

Perhaps he was influenced by the atmosphere of sorrow.

He felt he needed to give the deceased an explanation or rather a resting place.

Chapter 52.

Funeral and adjustment at Xiaoi funeral.

Lu Gi did not force anyone to attend.

But aside from those who needed to remain vigilant against the patrols and those far away in the Black Rock tribe who could not make it back in time, the people of the Ming Jing tribe still gathered together in this moment.

In this sad atmosphere, being together might make them feel a little better.

The funeral was not complicated.

Lu G chose a simple cremation as keeping a body would pose a risk of infectious diseases.

No one questioned his decision as they did not yet have the concept of needing to bury a body intact and likely would not in the future.

After the body was turned to ashes, Lu Gi signaled for everyone to place the ashes in a rough wooden box, accompanied by a headstone with a name and a mound of earth where the ashes were buried.

This was Xiaoi's south final resting place.

However, what Lu Gi did not expect was that this impulsive action would have an unexpected effect.

The members of the tribe who attended Xiao's funeral did not indulge excessively in sadness.

without needing much prompting from Luog.

They quickly lifted their spirits and returned to their respective work.

The reason was not complicated.

Throughout the funeral, their emotions have found an outlet and release when they saw Xiao He's body turned to ashes and buried.

They may have felt sorrow and shed tears, but they also clearly realized that Xiao he life had come to an end at that moment, marked by this funeral.

While their lives had to continue through this funeral, everyone became acutely aware of this fact.

The entire tribe quickly resumed high-speed operation.

Lu Gi, who had just recovered from serious illness, did not choose to stay in his tent to recuperate.

Instead, as the spiritual pillar of the tribe, he patrolled various work sites.

Of course, to avoid falling ill again.

He wrapped himself in two thick layers of animal skins, making him look excessively bulky and somewhat foolish.

But he clearly did not care about that.

In their time, there were no good heating methods aside from warming by the fire and drinking soup.

Wearing more clothes was the only option.

However, even so, spending the whole day on the ice fishing could leave them completely frozen and even frostbitten, which lowered their fishing efficiency.

To solve this problem, Lu Gi had no clever solutions.

So, he could only resort to the simplest method, having the women in the tribe continuously boil hot water while also having the number of fishing nets.

Originally, every member of the fishing team worked all day, but now it was changed to a shift system with two people sharing one fishing net, taking turns fishing at the same spot.

When one was fishing, the other would exercise on the shore to warm up by the fire, thus minimizing the likelihood of frostbite and ensuring that each person was relatively fit during their shift so they would not be so sluggish that they could not react when fish enter the net, ultimately allowing the fish to escape.

At the same time, in terms of food, Lu G also made some changes.

The previous roasted meat and fish were all cancelled and everything was stewed in his soup.

The reason was simple.

When food was scarce, liquid food was easier to fill the stomach.

This might not make you full, but two bowls of soup could at least make your stomach feel full.

And more importantly, this method could reduce food consumption.

Fortunately, most people in this era were used to hardship and understood the trib's difficulties during this time.

So, they did not express much dissatisfaction with the soupy food.

This eased Luo GS mind a bit, but it did not make him happy as he knew this was a last resort, a method of desperation.

However, the flaws in his approach quickly became apparent.

Just one day later, on the fourth day after the sudden drop in temperature, three more people collapsed and among the sick members of the tribe, one person died due to a worsening condition.

This situation undoubtedly dealt a heavy blow to Lu G.

Even though he had prepared himself mentally, it was of no use.

When the event actually occurred, his heart still wavered.

Was my previous decision wrong? No, it was not.

If I had not done this, there would not have been enough food for everyone in the tribe every day.

At this moment, he clearly realized that this was the pressure he had to bear as the tribe leader.

Under this pressure, Lu G devoted nearly all the manpower of the tribe to obtaining food and coal.