760: Chapter 751: Need a Large Piece of Land 760: Chapter 751: Need a Large Piece of Land When family and friends meet, eating a meal before saying anything else seems to be a custom that transcends time and borders.
The people of the Akuri tribe never have a set time for meals, they simply eat whenever they find enough food, so the only issue was that Gao Yang needed to find food if he wanted to eat.
The division of labor in the Akuri tribe was clear: men hunted, and women gathered.
After the Chieftain had left with all the men capable of hunting, the women left in the tribe could only rely on gathered wild fruits and some easily caught small animals for sustenance.
Now, even though there was enough food to eat, Gao Yang wanted a feast, which meant he had to go hunting himself.
Gao Yang was more than willing to hunt a big enough game for the women of the Akuri tribe.
So, he immediately turned to Kalisar and said, “It’s not dark yet, I’m going hunting.
Where is the pond?
I’ll be back before it gets dark.”
After Kalisar pointed in a direction, he turned to Gao Yang and said, “Go ahead, let Mupa take you, and come back quickly.”
In the tribe, Gao Yang felt as comfortable as if he were at home.
After putting down his excess baggage, he turned to Kathryn and Adele with a smile and said, “I’m off to prepare our dinner; do you want to come and see?”
Adele bobbed her head like a pecking chick and eagerly said, “Yes, of course!”
Gao Yang smiled, made a gesture to call Mupa, and the group of four walked towards the nearest pond to the tribe.
Mupa was very lively, running around Gao Yang and chattering nonstop.
“White Child, I didn’t see you when you left.
Dad said you went back to your own home and would never come back.
Lele and I cried for a long time.”
Listening to Mupa, Gao Yang felt a pain in his heart.
When he had left, he had been in such a hurry that he didn’t even say goodbye to the people of the tribe.
The Lele that Mupa was talking about was a girl who had been very close to him, but he would never see Lele again because she had died.
Gao Yang felt a lump in his throat and immense sorrow, but Mupa, who brought these sad memories, was ultimately just a child.
She tilted her head and lifted the turtle she was holding, saying to Gao Yang, “Look, this is the turtle we caught on the savannah.
I’ve been keeping it all this time.
It has grown a lot, big enough to eat, but I don’t plan on eating it now.
I want to keep it longer.”
With a turtle in her hands, presented as if showing off a treasure, Mupa’s action lightened Gao Yang’s heart.
He patted Mupa’s head, smiling, and said, “Indeed, it has grown a lot; you should keep it.”
Noticing the turtle in Mupa’s hands, Kathryn suddenly said, “Oh, God, that’s a leopard tortoise; it shouldn’t be here.
Gao, where did your little friend catch it?”
Gao Yang smiled and replied, “She caught it on the savannah.
When we first found this turtle, it was very, very small, not even big enough to fill a tooth gap, so I gave it to Mupa to keep as a pet.
You know, I never knew turtles could live on a dry savannah before.”
Kathryn, who had been inspecting the turtle in Mupa’s hands, smiled upon hearing Gao Yang’s words and said, “There are even turtles in the desert, and this leopard tortoise can grow very big, weighing up to twenty kilograms.
Nowadays, it’s rare to see these turtles in the wild.”
Gao Yang shrugged and said, “Really?
This type of turtle is quite tasty.
I’ve eaten it a few times when I was on the savannah.”
As Kathryn continued to stare at the turtle in her hands, Mupa first hid the turtle behind her back, but then, after thinking it over, took it back out and reluctantly said to Gao Yang, “White Child, what does that strange white woman want to do?
Does she want to eat my turtle?
If she wants to eat it, I could let her have it.”
Gao Yang burst into laughter, translated Mupa’s words for Kathryn, and ended up making Kathryn laugh as well.
Upon learning that Kathryn did not wish to eat her pet, Mupa also heaved a sigh of relief.
Amidst the jovial atmosphere, Adele suddenly sighed and said, “Primitive tribes can be divided into two types.
One type is extremely xenophobic, launching attacks on strangers they do not recognize, and even practicing cannibalism, though such tribes have largely ceased to exist.
The other type is more friendly.
Upon encountering outsiders, if no hostility is shown, they are very warm and willing to share everything they have.
Sadly, the Akuri tribe, which belongs to this latter category, tends to suffer more attacks.
It’s truly sad.”
After finishing, Adele looked at Gao Yang and asked, “Where do you plan to resettle them?
First, you must understand one thing, it’s not realistic to move them away from the grasslands.
The Akuri tribe’s immune systems are too fragile, making it impossible for them to live in cities, or even in somewhat populous areas; they must remain in their current isolated state away from others, or they will die.”
Kathryn also sighed and said, “That’s right, Gao, you have to consider this now.
I understand how you feel, you want the Akuri tribe to have a stable life, but if you move the Akuri tribe to another place, you must first ensure their safety.”
Gao Yang had never really considered this before, and he frowned, “I never thought about taking them into the cities.
I thought of finding a safe place on the grasslands of South Sudan for them to live.
Isn’t that possible?”
Kathryn gave a bitter smile and said, “Unfortunately, that won’t work.
When the Spanish arrived in South America, their swords and guns only killed a fraction of the population, but the smallpox they brought completely wiped out the Inca Empire.
There are many such examples.
Diseases commonly spread along with global exploration, and more formidable than weapons during the European colonization of the world, were smallpox and the bubonic plague carried by the Europeans.”
Adele chimed in, “Similarly underdeveloped as the living conditions of the Akuri tribe is their immune system.
Unless you can administer every conceivable vaccine to the Akuri tribe within a short time, which is regrettable, you can’t truly do so because the human body cannot withstand it.”
Gao Yang felt a headache starting, and he said earnestly, “Here’s what I am thinking: I plan to settle them in the oil field area of Malakal.
I have friends there who can allow the Akuri tribe to continue living as they did before, but now with my friend’s protection.
What do you think about that?
However, the problem is that it’s close to some Dinka and Nuer tribes.”
Kathryn shook her head and replied, “Providing protection to the Akuri tribe while avoiding contact with other groups might work, but I’m not sure about the risks involved.
We need to consult experts in medicine, especially epidemiology.”
Adele emphatically said, “We can be certain the risks are substantial, at least no less than the risks of slaughter they currently face, perhaps even more severe.
The former lifestyle of the Akuri tribe has been too secluded.
If a Dinka person with a common cold meets an Akuri person and happens to sneeze, it could potentially lead to the eradication of the Akuri tribe before you even have time to treat them.
Of course, this is theoretical and there’s also an issue of probability.”
Kathryn continued, “A more cautious approach would be to ensure the Akuri tribe has no contact with the outside world for a short time, and then, in as short a period as possible, find experts in epidemiology to check and analyze the tribe before administering only the most urgently needed vaccines to them.
Perhaps this could minimize the risks greatly.”
Gao Yang pondered for a moment and then said, “Alright, let’s first move the Akuri tribe away from here, back to the grasslands of Malakal.
Then, I will try to allocate a large private land where no one is allowed anywhere near the Akuri tribe.
At the same time, I will bring in medical experts until the Akuri people have established a sufficiently safe immune system.”
Kathryn frowned and said, “That’s going to be difficult.”
Gao Yang shook his head and said, “Not necessarily too difficult.
I can ask Morgan for help to get a large uninhabited area from the government of South Sudan and then settle the Akuri tribe there.”
Adele said, “That’s totally unrealistic.
Even if you manage to buy a large piece of land, it will be hard to keep others away.
Moreover, can you really protect the Akuri tribe forever?”
Gao Yang felt overwhelmed and shook his head helplessly, “I don’t know.
I’ll take it one step at a time.
As long as I’m here, I can’t let the Akuri tribe suffer any harm.”
Kathryn thought for a moment and said in a grave tone, “Perhaps we can think of it this way.
The plight of the Akuri tribe is due to the current chaos in South Sudan, and it is likely to remain chaotic in the foreseeable future.
However, if we move the Akuri tribe to a relatively stable country, a safe country, then their situation might not be so difficult, right?
Although in Africa there are very few tribes as primitive as the Akuri tribe, there are still many in a semi-primitive state, and those tribes are actually doing quite well.”
Gao Yang had an epiphany and said, “Right, I’ve always been thinking about keeping the Akuri tribe in South Sudan, but actually, there’s no need for that.
As long as the environment is similar, it should work.
Also, I never intended to let them retain their primitive and backward way of life; in fact, I want them to integrate into modern life.”
Adele smiled and said, “It’s a pity to lose their original civilization, but modern civilization, for all its thousand faults, has at least one advantage: modern people live much longer, much, much longer.”
Gao Yang clenched his fist and said, “It looks like I need to move forward with the plan to establish a large security firm.
I need a large piece of land.
With the land, I can find a place to settle the Akuri tribe.
With plenty of people, I can absolutely secure the safety of the Akuri tribe.
Then, I can help the Akuri tribe step by step integrate into modern society.
Just, I need to consider carefully where to secure such a land.”
(To be continued.
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