The next day, the company was nearing closing time.
“Have you heard? That stripping pervert from yesterday showed up again.”
Sister Pang said with an excited look on her face, “It’s still in your Nine Gardens community. I told you it was dangerous, right? It’s a good thing you were in my car yesterday, otherwise if you met a pervert, it would be unthinkable.”
Lu Yao ordered a cupcake and a cup of coffee for her takeaway as a token of appreciation.
After work he got on a shared electric bike and sped along. Lu Yao calculated that compared to public transport, the electric bike would not get stuck in traffic and could also take a shortcut home, theoretically the fastest means of transport.
……
Back home, Lu Yao couldn’t wait to sit in front of the computer.
On the screen, the winter of the Pixel World had already passed. The snow that covered the ground and trees had disappeared without a trace, and was replaced by a patch of tender shoots and green grass.
The small people of the Garlic Tribe further reclaimed the land, the small people of the Forest Tribe started hunting everywhere, and everyone returned to their familiar lives.
Looking at the neatly arranged and expanding wheat fields on the ground, even Lu Yao, a god, felt in a happy mood.
The Prophet and the Shaman were standing outside the temple, seemingly having another private chat.
Smiling faces popped up on the heads of the two little people from time to time, looking relaxed and cosy.
The shaman said, “The Forest Tribe’s ancestors used to be followers of the old god, the Forest God, but that’s a story passed down by word of mouth from the old people, and it’s said to have been in the last epoch.”
“The old people said that before the Forest God disappeared, this forest covered half of the world. Back then, all beasts were friends of the Forest Tribe, ferocious demons were tamed and became servants, and every Forest Tribe member had a long lifespan, lived in symbiosis with the trees, and possessed god-given powers.”
“But that is so far away from today, so far away that we cannot be sure which of them are true and which are false.”
“Since the time of the last shaman, the forest tribes have suffered from a chronic lack of food, the winters have grown colder while the animals have grown fewer, and rainfall has become infrequent. Shadows of demonic believers are beginning to prowl within, and this forest is withering away.”
“My friend, now I need to make a difficult decision. We want to move out of the forest and make offerings to the temple… Can the god Yao accept the forest tribe?”
An exclamation mark appeared above the Prophet’s head, followed by a light bulb.
“As long as you are a devout believer, you will be sheltered by God Yao. The Garlic Tribe welcomes you!”
At the same time, a prompt surfaced on the screen.
[The Garlic Tribe and the Forest Tribe have merged, and their faith has been slightly boosted.]
[The boon is completely finished, Wheat is integrated into the world.]
Lu Yao hurriedly looked to the upper right corner.
The Faith Value jumped from 79 points to 237 points in one go, and the population changed from 38 to 196.
Lu Yao couldn’t help but swing his fist in the air.
It’s done!
The early investment and patient waiting had all paid off at this point.
After the two tribes formally merged, the forest tribesmen moved out of the forest one after another, and they also followed the Garlic Tribe’s example of building huts, opening up arable land, and planting wheat and garlic.
On the other hand, the hunter groups of the forest tribes remained. They entered the forest regularly and continued to hunt, bringing back meat and leather that the Garlic Tribe lacked.
Gradually, the people of the Garlic Tribe also wore leather waistcoats, and just from their appearance, they could no longer distinguish the villains of the two tribes.
The new Garlic Tribe is thriving, but the Pigfish Brothers are in trouble.
I don’t know when they started, they travelled together, stepping into the furthest area of the western part of the forest, where it already borders with the rolling hills.
That’s when they all gave warning and ran all the way to the tribe.
“There are enemies in the forest!”
“Incoming enemy!”
“Alarm, alarm!”
The discovery of the two heroes brought the entire horde into action.
Led by the prophet and the shaman, the hunters picked up their wooden spears and stood at attention.
Soon, the enemy in the forest to the west revealed itself.
They were a group of savages clad in animal skins and carrying stone axes. There were only a dozen or so savages, but they were very fierce and fought with the thirty or so hunters.
“Hand over the grain!”
“Hand over the grain! Or else I’ll finish you off!”
“No food, death to all heretics!”
The hunters were very hard pressed to face these savages. But luckily, there were the Pigfish Brothers, two heroes who showed their worth.
They were armed with wooden sticks, specialising in sneak attacks and knocking on the backs of the savages. Together with the fact that they were very agile themselves, it was hard for the wildlings to hurt them.
This fighting style was simple and effective, causing the savages to be defeated again and again.
Soon the savages were repelled, and they cursed as they left.
“Still dare to resist, you’re dead!”
“No food, poor tribe, poor!”
“I can’t believe you won’t give up your food, we’ll be back!”
“Wash your necks and wait to die! Heretics!”
Lu Yao looked a little regretful.
The tribal villain actually didn’t manage to finish off the group of bandits outright, and just beat them away and came back.
He pondered whether he wanted to have a lightning bolt, so that the prophets and shamans in the tribe could comprehend the spirit of the gods and give the savage bandits a decimation.
That’s when the shaman spoke.
“It is the barbarian tribe, they live in the mountains, have no intelligence and are as fierce as wild beasts.”
“The barbarian tribes are powerful, every one of them is a strong warrior, and they have always plundered the surrounding tribes for food. Hand over the food so that you won’t be attacked by them.”
“A large portion of the forest tribe’s food was taken by them.”
“They are followers of the devil, and having obtained the devil’s power, they can turn into beasts, and we can’t fight them.”
Lu Yao drifted off.
It turned out that the black bears from last time were the warriors of the Barbarian Tribe.
Without intelligence, beasts are just as ferocious ……
No wonder the last one couldn’t even recognise the Garlic Tribe and the Forest Tribe, attacked the wrong target, and was executed by Lu Yao on the spot with lightning.
The Forest Tribe was very wary of demons. They had already been threatened and blackmailed by the barbarian tribes for a long time, and if the Garlic Tribe right next to them was also a demon believer, then they would really have no choice but to defect to the demons.
The fact that the barbarian tribes were so developed and simple minded was slightly reassuring to Lu Yao. This group of savages would only rise up and charge, so it wasn’t too difficult to deal with.
Lu Yao looked towards the potted plant beside the table, “Little Fire.”
“Gods, your faithful servant is at your service.” The cactus ball immediately jumped out of the potted plant soil and stood upright.
“Can all demon followers turn into beasts?”
“Divine Lord, turning into a beast should be a type of demonic ability.” Little Fire said, “Only a very small group of believers, called ‘heroes’, can awaken the demonic power and use this ability.”
So that’s how it is.
Lu Yao recalled that the last time lightning struck the black bear to death, he actually kept his whole body because he was originally a hero amongst the demon believers, stronger than an ordinary pixel villain.
He looked at the Pigfish Brothers again.
Same hero, why don’t you two brothers have any special abilities?
Lu Yao tapped on the panels of the two heroes and suddenly realised that he had been hasty in his assertion.
……
[Hero Lv2] Fisherman
Attack 2 Defence 1 Knowledge 0 Mana 0 Luck 2 Morale 0
[Ability
Water Seeking Lv1: Finds water in all environments.
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[Hero Lv2] Hunter
Attack 3 Defence 2 Knowledge 0 Mana 0 Luck 0 Morale 0
[Abilities
Trace Finding Lv1: Can recognise traces left by various people and animals.
……
The Porcupine Fish Brothers had actually secretly levelled up.
Neither of the two awakened abilities were combat skills, but the functionality was pretty good.
With Trace Finding, it was no wonder that they could spot the barbarian horde out and about.
I was wrong about you guys.
Mine.
Lu Yao turned his gaze to the mountains in the western part of the forest, where the barbarian tribes lived.
Offending the gods and still want to leave?
It wasn’t that easy.
