Chapter 14: Establishment of the language system, the first year of Kaiwen
The Chief handed the staff, passed down for who knows how many generations, to Wei Zixuan.
Wei Zixuan accepted it with a heavy expression. Thus, a new Chief of the Human Race was born.
After the old Chief completed his mission, he passed away peacefully within the next few days. The tribe held a funeral for him.
The next day.
The newly appointed Wei Zixuan began establishing his own language system.
This process needed to be gradual. First, he had to teach them spoken communication, followed by written records.
Only when Wei Zixuan truly began implementing it did he realize that it wasn't as simple as he had imagined.
When something new appeared, the Human Race, who had never encountered it, couldn't adapt well.
But even so, Wei Zixuan didn't give up. Instead, he had the Human Race practice more each day, starting with simple vocalizations for food recognition.
The people didn't understand Wei Zixuan's actions, but the Chief's orders were absolute. Being in a high position, Wei Zixuan used this advantage to avoid unnecessary trouble.
Time flowed, and another ten years quickly passed.
Under ten years of time, the entire tribe also established a rudimentary language system under Wei Zixuan's leadership.
He couldn't help but sigh with relief. The intelligence of this group of the Human Race was higher than he had imagined. Many things, even if they didn't understand them, they could become familiar with and master through silent exploration.
He didn't know that all of this was caused by Jiang Fan's Star Lord talent.
"It's time to start creating characters... Select a small group of the most intelligent people to teach. Once they learn, begin disseminating it to the rest of the tribe. Perfect the language system within thirty years!"
A glint of light flashed in Wei Zixuan's eyes.
"Someone!"
Several people outside heard the sound and entered.
"Tell Zhang San, Li Si, and a few others to come over. I have something to announce."
The people who entered nodded, then went to call Zhang San, Li Si, and the others.
Regarding their names, for ease of memory, Wei Zixuan just casually gave them a few. After Chinese characters were created later, it wasn't impossible for them to change their names if they wished.
Names in this era were just codes; there was no information like ID cards, so Wei Zixuan was casual about it.
Not long after.
"Chief, what do you need us for?"
A total of six people, including Zhang San and Li Si, came to Wei Zixuan's room.
"Now the tribe can communicate without barriers through language. We are now officially entering the next step of planning. I called you here to discuss this matter."
Wei Zixuan said thoughtfully.
"This is all the Chief's credit. In the past, if we wanted to understand others, we needed years of contact to roughly understand their body language."
Zhang San spoke.
"Yes, the Chief's deeds should be praised by the entire tribe!"
Li Si echoed, and the others also followed suit, flattering him.
Although Wei Zixuan felt very comfortable inside, his expression was serious: "Alright, I called you here to discuss matters, not to flatter me."
Seeing Wei Zixuan's serious expression, the few people also smiled awkwardly and put away their playful hearts: "Then Chief, what are we discussing this time, and what is the plan you mentioned?"
"Now that the tribe has solved the problem of spoken communication, it's time to create characters."
"Characters?"
The few people were puzzled.
"Characters, so-called, are symbols that record language, the written form of language, a state displayed when a civilization develops to a certain stage. It can record everything and pass down history."
Wei Zixuan's expression was solemn, "This process originally required thousands of years to evolve, but now we are skipping the process and directly getting the result. If this is successful, we will have achieved merits for a thousand generations!"
"Gulp!"
The few people looked at each other, somewhat not understanding Wei Zixuan's meaning.
"It doesn't matter if you don't understand. You just need to implement it. Before that, you must learn first, and then you will teach the tribesmen."
Wei Zixuan waved his hand.
"Yes! We will definitely complete the Chief's task!"
...
In the first year of Kaiwen, characters came into being, created by Chief Wei, establishing the preliminary language system for the entire Human Race.
After many years of learning, the Human Race was able to master this key to enlightenment.
Society entered an unprecedented period of rapid development.
The birth of characters saved a large amount of time in human communication, allowing the wisdom of previous generations to be continued and long history to be remembered.
After Wei Zixuan passed away from illness, later generations recorded all his merits during his reign and bestowed upon him the title 'Kaiwen'.
Thus, the first year of Kaiwen was established.
In the 100th year of Kaiwen, the population saw explosive growth, reaching a total of ten million.
(Adding a note: Population growth doesn't necessarily mean only by birth; expansion is also a factor. There are still many natives in this World, and with a large base, birth is naturally faster.)
In the 200th year of Kaiwen, the population surged to thirty million. Population growth brought benefits, and the social level continuously improved. Disadvantages also became apparent one by one at this time, and many different voices appeared within the Human Race.
This voice appeared quickly and was suppressed just as quickly. After the enlightenment, it was not uncommon for ambitious individuals to emerge among the Human Race.
In the 300th year of Kaiwen, contradictions intensified, and the voice opposing the Chief's rule gained the support of most of the Human Race.
In the 310th year of Kaiwen, contradictions officially erupted. The entire Human Race tribe split, and scattered groups of the Human Race carved out territories on Earth Star.
With a large population base, redevelopment could quickly reach peak levels.
Thus, the large Human Race tribe was divided into seven different forces.
In the 330th year of Kaiwen, the seven different forces enclosed land and built cities, constantly developing outwards. The term 'kingdom' appeared in the history of the Human Race.
Thus, the Seven Kingdoms were established.
In the 450th year of Kaiwen, over a hundred years of development continuously increased the strength of the Seven Kingdoms, and their coverage area gradually expanded.
Many of these kingdoms became adjacent to each other after expansion.
Each kingdom accused the others, demanding that they hand over land. Desire constantly grew, and all wanted to annex the other's kingdom.
Restrictions on resource development created contradictions between the kingdoms. At first, they didn't fight fiercely due to being of the same kind.
But when their own kingdoms experienced food crises, their gazes couldn't help but turn towards neighboring kingdoms. Since they were all of the same kind, what was wrong with helping them when they were in difficulty!
In the 455th year of Kaiwen, war broke out. The Seven Kingdoms fought fiercely against each other, and the Human Race began to experience the largest casualties in its history.
Due to the outbreak of war, the population of each kingdom began to gradually dwindle. Corpses lay scattered everywhere outside, and the Seven Kingdoms fell silent.
Whether it was tacit understanding or a planned decision, the Seven Kingdoms stopped fighting, and the war ended hastily. However, the contradictions within them were constantly accumulating.
All parties pushed the responsibility for this war onto the other side.
In the 500th year of Kaiwen, after more than forty years of recuperation, the Seven Kingdoms regained some vitality. The population also saw growth, but it had not recovered to its peak.
The passage of ten years seemed to make the kingdoms forget their pain. A scent of war began to permeate Earth Star.
...
"Tsk... How did it develop like this..."
Jiang Fan was dumbfounded watching the situation on Earth Star. With so much intervention, why did war still break out? How was this different from their original history?
Was it because of him, or was this just how Humans were?