I Became The Chief Of A Primitive Village

Chapter 589, Distinction of Status

Translator: Silavin

Yu Ying took out a box and placed it on the table, saying, “Shaman, Uncle Gu Mu said that the mission you assigned has been completed.”

“The jade necklaces?” Su Bai saw the box and guessed it should be the necklaces.

“Yes, I haven’t opened it to look.” Yu Ying passed the box over.

After Su Bai received the box, he opened it and took out all the necklaces, rings, and ear clips from inside, then began to carefully examine them.

He looked for a full ten minutes before saying with satisfaction, “Each piece is crafted to perfection, somewhat beyond my expectations.”

Originally, he thought that making the jadeite ores into necklaces would just be so-so. After all, this place did not have advanced technology of Earth, so being able to make them at all would already be exceptional.

But who would have known that these jade products would all look so exquisite. The level of refinement could match those from Earth, which was why it was beyond his own expectations.

“Shaman, who knew those stones, when made into necklaces, would look this beautiful?” Yu Ying’s pink eyes could hardly look away. She was so delighted that her pink fox tail kept swishing about, very much wanting to try wearing one.

“Yeah, anything that undergoes proper processing will become useful, let alone jadeite ores which are already beautiful to begin with.” Su Bai said.

He had originally thought that even if crudely crafted, when he took them out to trade at a later date, it would still fetch something worthwhile. However, this level of beauty far exceeded his own expectations. So, one piece should be traded for a tremendous amount of goods.

“I understand the meaning of processing, but I never imagined those ores could become so beautiful.” Yu Ying still could not help but stare.

“Come, wear this one.” Su Bai passed over a necklace.

Yu Ying was somewhat stunned, staring with her pink eyes wide open, asking in surprise, “Really?”

They were so beautiful that Yu Ying felt somewhat overwhelmed.

“Of course, I had already reserved some of each of you.” Su Bai nodded.

Yu Ying was still frozen. It was only after a good while did she shake her head repeatedly, saying, “Shaman, I agreed before but now I feel like I really cannot accept this. This necklace is far too precious.”

Now, Yu Ying felt unworthy of this thing, not daring to even covet it.

“Here we go again. Why are you making me repeat myself? You’re now serving as a Shaman Priestess at the Yong’an Building. The finest things match your status, and you deserve such items.” Su Bai said again, harsher this time.

He knew that Yu Ying had been accustomed to the Tribe’s impoverished life. Suddenly being given such fine items would naturally make her feel overwhelmed. However, these things were not anything special. There would be even better things in the future. Su Bai needed Yu Ying to start changing this negative mindset of hers.

He couldn’t bear to let her persist in feeling so inadequate, as though she were undeserving of life’s finest offerings. He had to help her recognise that she was entirely worthy, that she herself was the most precious thing of all.

“I… I… thank you, Shaman.” Yu Ying struggled for quite a while before finally nodding, finally remembering what the Shaman had said before.

“Now come, let me put it on for you.” Su Bai beckoned.

What he had selected for Yu Ying was a small pendant, and that small pendant was carved with the pattern of a little fox.

When drawing the jade necklaces, he had specifically drawn something unique for each girl.

The pattern for Yu Ying was this little fox. It was not particularly large, just a simple fox head plus a fox tail.

Although it was composed of just these two simple parts, when carved it was still exceptionally exquisite.

The fox’s eyes, ears, and tail were all carved with remarkable lifelike in terms of detail, adding both complexity and beauty to this pendant.

The chain of the jade necklace was made from iron, with small circular rings forming a long necklace.

In summary, while the aesthetic appeal of this jade necklace could not match the jade necklaces from Earth’s specialist counters, in this Primitive Era. it could be considered a top-tier product.

“Alright.” Yu Ying did not know why, but she suddenly felt her heart beating fast.

She lifted up her long pink hair, then presented the back of her snow-white neck to the Shaman.

This was Su Bai’s first time seeing the back of her neck so closely. He suddenly felt there was a different kind of beauty to it.

He adjusted his composure, then placed that fox jade necklace around Yu Ying’s neck.

“Come, see if it looks good.” Su Bai adjusted the position of the necklace and asked.

Yu Ying let down her pink long hair and walked to the mirror, a little nervous.

At first, she dared not look, but after taking a deep breath she exclaimed, “Shaman, like I thought, this necklace is truly beautiful!”

Now, she could not bear to part with this fox pendant necklace.

“If you like it, then you must wear it on you every day from now on.” Su Bai said.

He was worried that she would find this necklace too beautiful and be reluctant to wear it, storing it away instead.

“I understand. I will definitely wear it every day.” Although Yu Ying nodded in agreement, her head did not turn around, continuously facing the mirror to admire the necklace.

“This necklace will be a symbol of your status within the Tribe from now on. Each one can also be traded for large quantities of food from other Tribes.” Su Bai smiled.

He had already decided that he would develop a luxury series of goods in the Flame Dragon Tribe.

Ceramic items and such would likewise be placed in this luxury series, with the purpose defining those who could afford it and those who could not.

This way, those more vain individuals would desire such items when they saw them, because these items were what distinguished them from the lower-class.

“Shaman, do Ah’Hua and the others have them?” Yu Ying suddenly turned around and asked.

After admiring for quite a while, Yu Ying thought of Yan Hua, Sha Lan, and the others.

“Of course they do. Each of you has one. When they return later, I’ll give them theirs.” Su Bai smiled.

He already took them into consideration. Moreover, there was a lot of jadeite ore, and making such small pendants would not use much.

“Great! They’ll definitely be jumping for joy when they see them.” Yu Ying smiled with narrowed eyes. She was already beginning to anticipate their expressions. They would definitely react just like she did.