Lu Yao immediately formulated a counterattack plan.
He first sent the Pigfish Brothers into the western mountains to continue mapping. With Trace Finding and Water Finding, these two heroes were most suitable as scouts.
Then he tapped on the Shrine interface.
The [Enchantment] slot was now empty.
Lu Yao rummaged through his backpack and pulled out a pair of red and yellow children’s toy bows and arrows, pure plastic with arrows made of soft rubber. This was something he bought at the toy shop after work.
Bows and arrows were a sharp tool for early tribal civilisations, allowing people to free themselves from the high-risk combat style of physical combat, using range to pull and consume the enemy.
Although it was a children’s toy bow and arrow, the mechanism was still structured the same.
Lu Yao placed the toy bow and arrow on the mouse.
A small red and yellow bow and arrow icon was added to the boon slot.
[Bow and Arrow]: a gift from the gods, a powerful, long-range, long-range weapon, one of the most important weapons for armies and hunters.
–May I ask if you would like to bestow [Bow and Arrow] to your followers?
Lu Yao points [Yes].
Exclamation marks appear above the heads of all the Garlic Tribe villains.
“God Yao has sent down a new gift!”
“Bows and arrows, magical bows and arrows are born!”
“It’s a weapon, a marvellous weapon!”
“We no longer fear the enemy!”
“Hunting, hunting, I’m going hunting!”
“Praise the gods! Praise the sun!”
Of the little people, the hunters had the strongest reaction, with not only smiling faces above their heads, but also dancing with their hands.
They seemed to understand the significance of bows and arrows the best, and the hunters quickly crafted their own bows and arrows, then ran off into the forest with gusto.
The prophet, however, had a question mark over his head.
Lu Yao clicked his thoughts.
“Bows and arrows, long range sharp weapons, the gods are arming us from threats and attacks. From now on, we will no longer fear attacks from foreign enemies.”
“The gods’ will …… is for us to fight against the devil’s followers, to defeat these evil and barbaric fellows, to uphold the faith and protect life.”
“It must be so!”
The shaman had the same question mark on his head, and his brain circuits were different from the prophet’s.
“The bow and arrow, like a frog spitting out its tongue, can be hunted from a very safe distance by those who hold it. Once we are fitted with bows and arrows, we will not only be able to hunt rabbits and monkeys, but we will also be able to shoot down birds of prey in the air, and we will no longer have to fear injury in the face of dangerous snakes, bears and wolves.”
“An incredible masterpiece, the power of the gods is truly beyond the imagination of mortals.”
“We need more bows and arrows, every one of us can be a warrior and a soldier, we won’t be afraid of the barbarian tribes anymore!”
Lu Yao was watching each pixelated villain react to the bows and arrows when a prompt popped up on the screen.
[Your gift has taught the believers to make and use bows and arrows, faith has been boosted.]
Faith in the upper right corner was boosted by 30 points at once, becoming 267 points.
After mastering the bow and arrow, the Garlic Tribe’s carnivorous virtue filled up.
The pixelated villains out and about were carrying bows and arrows, and the hunters began to bring back some big game like bears and deer. More leather was covered on hut roofs and walls, and more jerky was hung on wooden racks next to wheat fields.
That’s when word came from the Hogfish Brothers.
“A new tribe has been discovered, the Salt Pond tribe.”
“The Salt Pond Tribe heard that we have the grain in our possession and want to trade with us.”
Instead of finding the barbarian tribe, there was an unexpected discovery.
Lu Yao clicked on the two brothers and pulled them back to the tribe.
The two heroes then led the Salt Pond Tribe all the way back.
The Salt Pond Tribe came with two villains, wearing linen textured clothes and carrying cloth bags, they looked like they were well off. As soon as they arrived they talked to the prophet and the shaman about trading.
“The Salt Pond Tribe has always traded with various tribes, trading salt for food, clothing, herbs and other things.”
“We wish to trade salt with you for wheat.”
A question mark rose above the prophet’s head.
He thought, “This seems like an opportunity, I must try it and spread faith for the great gods.”
Lu Yao looked pleased.
Still the Prophet understands what I mean.
The Prophet said, “Friends of the Salt Pond Tribe, have you considered a place more suitable for survival?”
The Salt Pond Tribe villains looked at each other.
“We have the Salt Ponds, and the Salt Ponds are everything, and with the Salt Ponds we can trade everything, and we don’t need anything.”
“Having the Salt Ponds is enough.”
They had no idea of migrating at all.
The shaman also spoke up to persuade, “The barbarian tribe is located in the mountains, they believe in a demon that changes people into beasts, and the barbarian tribe will attack all other tribes that aren’t of the demon’s beliefs. It is impossible for the Salt Pond Tribe to avoid it.”
The two small human heads of the Salt Pond Tribe revealed smiling faces.
“That’s not a problem.”
“We also believe in that demon lord.”
Exclamation marks rose from the heads of the Garlic Tribe.
The Salt Pond Tribe’s man explained, “In the Salt Pond Tribe’s temple, three gods are enshrined, including that demon in your eyes.”
“Our tribe relies on the Salt Pond and salt production to live, and every single person needs to go salt peddling. As long as we can live a better life, any belief we can accept.”
“If there is a need, our tribe is also willing to believe in the gods here, as long as you are willing to trade with us, the gods are able to bless us.”
Both the prophet and the shaman froze for a moment, question marks popping up on their heads.
Lu Yao looked on and called out to the good guys.
This Salt Pond Tribe was still the first multi-god faith tribe he had seen.
They seemed to be quite concerned about practical benefits, and there was a bit of the shadow of the early merchants.
“Friends of the Garlic Tribe, we are willing to trade wheat with you for a long time, and we are also willing to buy other suitable trade items.”
The prophet and the shaman went aside to discuss.
“The tribe has enough food nowadays, so we can spread the beliefs of Lord Deity through the Salt Pond Tribe. This will be beneficial to Lord Godmind and the tribe.” The prophet looked at the tribe’s faith influence.
“Salt is important to the tribe. With salt, more cured meat can be made and stored for a long time. With salt from the Salt Pond Tribe, there will be no need to look around for salt. The hunters will be stronger.” The shaman is more concerned with practical benefits.
The two wise men reached a consensus.
“We are willing to trade with the Salt Pond Tribe.”
[The Garlic Tribe started trading with the Salt Pond Tribe, and the Salt Pond Tribe’s attitude changed to neutrality.]
Smiley faces appeared on the heads of both Salt Pond Tribe villains.
“There are still quite a few commodities here.”
“Wheat, important grain.”
“Bows and arrows, excellent weapons.”
“Leather, can be made into clothes, defences and parcels.”
“!”
Exclamation marks suddenly appeared above the heads of the two villains.
“Garlic! It’s spice!”
“Unique item found! Spice Garlic!”
The Salt Pond Tribe villain exuberantly cheered with his arms raised in the air.
“Please give us as much garlic as you can, we want all of it! Valuable garlic, wonderfully pungent garlic!”
Lu Yao looked amused.
He didn’t expect that his initial thoughtlessness would actually come in handy at this time.
In the early days of human civilisation, spices were extremely expensive luxuries. While wheat, bows and arrows, and leather could still be considered regular commodities, garlic was the only spice in the neighbourhood.
The two villains from the Salt Pond Tribe left behind two bags of salt, took away a lot of garlic, and hurriedly returned all the way to the mountains in the west.
A few minutes later, a line of prompts surfaced on the computer screen.
[The Salt Pond Tribe has decided to make garlic a key commodity, the Salt Pond Tribe’s attitude has turned friendly, and your faith will spread throughout the Salt Pond Tribe.]
[Your gift has made the Salt Pond Tribe ecstatic, and their faith has received a slight boost.]
Faith in the upper right corner increased by 120 points this time, directly becoming 387 points.
Lu Yao froze for a moment as he watched.
This Salt Pond Tribe looked extraordinary. Just by letting them get the right to distribute garlic, they had offered so much faith, and it looked like regardless of population and size, it far surpassed the previous Forest Tribe.
Lu Yao thought for a second.
To be able to jump back and forth horizontally between the three gods, it was impossible to do so without strength. If it wasn’t for the fact that they were hard enough on their own and were keen on plundering the heretical barbarian tribes, they were afraid that they would have flushed out the Salt Pond Tribe a long time ago.
