Isabel’s mass prayer went well.
The reply she gave was a little different from what Lu Yao thought.
According to the Cave Monster Deceased, here’s what happened.
This troop of Cave Monsters lived in caves deep in the mountains, totalling 28 heads, they were a resource-poor species that could neither farm nor trade, and their intelligence was relatively low. Most of the time, they hide underground and eat bugs.
When there was too much competition underground and not enough worms to go around, this band of cave monsters ventured above ground to hunt.
Unfortunately, years of drought and long winters led to a lack of water and cold around the area. There were many fewer animals in the mountains, and some of the surviving ones fled to the forests.
In these difficult times, the leader of the cavemen, the mutant caveman, made a bold decision: to look for food further down the mountain!
In the process, the cave monsters make friends with a new group, the Salt Pond Tribe.
The Salt Pond Tribe beyond the mountains made a deal with them, willing to provide them with the meat, wheat, and salt they needed, and in return, the cave monsters were to work for them.
Even cave monsters have to eat.
So they agreed.
The cave monsters began to carry goods for the Salt Pond Tribe, digging and hewing passages in the mountains, going underground to mine, and going outside the mountains to cut down wood …… All in all, it was all hard work. In order to make a living, the cave monsters had to work hard to move bricks.
It’s impossible to snatch things from the Salt Pond Tribe.
Because the Salt Pond Tribe is protected by the Corrupted.
Compared to the cave monsters, the Corruptors were more fearless and stronger. Even if their corpses were chopped into seven or eight pieces, as long as they could put them together, they would slowly come back to life again.
Under the intimidation of the Corruptors, the cave monsters could only work honestly and earn some meagre food.
After days and days of hard work, the cave monsters finally completed the Salt Pond Tribe’s request and reopened the passageway from the mountains to the east, getting some belated food.
And just then, while they were carrying stones, they met the Pigfish Brothers from the Garlic Tribe.
The Hogfish Brothers were very excited at the sight of them, and shouting for the sake of the tribe they rushed to attack.
They were the ones who made the first move.
There were only two cave monsters, and they were beaten by the hogfish brothers with their hunters, and fled all the way back to the mountains. The Hogfish Brothers were still in hot pursuit.
When the cave monsters arrived with reinforcements, the scene began to reverse.
The final result was that the Heroic Headhunter and the four hunters died in battle, and only the Heroic Fishwalker escaped with his life.
Lu Yao double-checked the truthfulness of what the Undead Soul had said.
“A low-grade Undead is unable to lie under the intimidation of the Miasma Sea.”
Isabelle expressed credibility.
After hearing these descriptions, Lu Yao pinched the bridge of his nose and his eyelids jumped.
This human’s genes for death and expansion were also stirring in the Tribal Era.
If you don’t make a fool of yourself, you won’t die.
Although many people knew this, they still displayed an attitude of “I know but I just want to try”.
On the bright side, the Porcupine Brothers’ initiative had exposed the hidden dangers of the cave-dwelling monsters in advance.
The Salt Pond Tribe’s disguised control of this group of monsters was like a sharp sword hanging over the Garlic Tribe’s head. Dealing with it earlier was a precautionary measure.
What Lu Yao was wary of was still the Salt Pond Tribe behind him.
This group of villains actually already had the ability to enslave monsters and drive them to work for them. Their threatening nature was raised another level in Lu Yao’s mind.
Since they had already bumped into each other, it would be a good idea to start with this group of biggest threats.
Lu Yao gave Isabelle the latest instructions: investigate the mountains and find out the Salt Pond Tribe’s settlement.
After receiving the order, Isabelle began to search the mountains.
……
In addition to the normal residents in the Garlic Tribe, there were also a few ghostly residents from the ghostly city of Saniro. Of course, ordinary people didn’t know about them and couldn’t see them.
Among these few people, the leader was a ghost named Scotty. In terms of his job, he was somewhat equivalent to the Garlic Tribe’s resident Grim Reaper.
They searched the area for wandering ghosts, guiding them by way of exhortation, and then bringing the willing ones of those ghosts all the way back to Saniro.
Scotty came to the place where Headhunter had fallen in battle, the body having been moved by the Garlic Tribe and buried in the forest.
He called out under his breath, “Come forth and meet your kind that sleeps and wanders here.”
Five ghosts slowly appeared on the ground.
Headhunter and the others had translucent bodies, very different from normal pixelated villains.
“Beyond the southern desert, there is a city of the dead named Saniro …… also believes in the great Yao God, and the greatness of the gods made it there ……”
Scot didn’t say a few words before the head hunter said, “I’m willing to go to Saniro!”
The other four hunters were all willing to go with them.
Unlike ordinary villains, ghosts moved much faster. They ignored many geographical obstacles, so they went in a straight line all the way strip, crossing the desert over mountains.
Since the sandworms were killed by Isabelle so much that they didn’t dare to burrow out of the ground, the desert was currently safe as well.
Upon entering Saniro, Headhunter and his party also gained the exclusive ability of ghosts.
……
[Hero Lv2] Headhunter
Attack 3 Defence 2 Knowledge 0 Mana 0 Luck 0 Morale 0
[Ability].
Trace Finding Lv1: Can recognise traces left by various people and animals.
Evasion Lv1: Can evade damage caused by some attacks. The probability of this is higher when compared to one’s weaker beings.
……
The only thing that Lu Yao regretted was that the pair of primordial Garlic Tribe Duo, Headhunter and Fishwalker, both had very average talents. So far they were still stuck at the Lv2 level.
This was also the reason why Lu Yao hadn’t focused on cultivating them.
In the end, it was still the Age of Tribal Civilisation, which really couldn’t withstand population consumption, and was mostly about development and operation. Plus with Isabelle as a strategic nuclear weapon, it’s true that you can’t use the Pigfish Brothers.
……
As the ghosts entered Saniro, the Garlic tribe was holding a funeral ceremony for the hero, mourning and remembering all that Headhunter had done for the tribe.
“He was one of two heroes born to the tribe, he had fought bravely against demon followers and risked his life to save others.”
“He was a believer in the praise of the gods, an embodiment of strength and courage, a symbol of never giving in.”
“He is our pride, our forerunner, and proof of our existence.”
The prophet and the shaman each delivered their own praises of the headhunter.
A mood of sadness pervaded the entire Garlic Tribe, and expressions of sadness rose above the heads of the little people.
A light bulb suddenly lit up above the Prophet’s head, “We will build a monument!”
“To commemorate these heroes who have dedicated themselves to the tribe, and to warn future generations that they must not forget these glorious twists and turns of history!”
The other little people of the tribe agreed.
“A monument!”
“A monument! The tribe’s monument!”
“Record the heroes! Record the tribe!”
So the many little people, guided by the prophets and shamans, piled up a square stone tower with stones, and it looked like a large tombstone.
A message surfaced on the game screen.
[The Garlic Tribe invented the monument, and everyone’s intelligence has increased slightly.]
[Discovered the prototype of a usable wonder: the monument.]
[The faith required to build a wonder for the first time has been reduced.]
Lu Yao froze.
There was actually such a thing.
He tapped on the Miracles column and flipped to the [Wonders] at the end.
Sure enough, the [Wonders] consumption had been reduced from 5,000 Faith in the past to 4,500 points, which happened to be a 90% discount.
Lu Yao pondered for a moment and understood the lines.
The simulator was encouraging players who were trainee gods to build wonders early and enter the Temple of Gods, as well as enter the crawl zone from the safe zone to start the next stage early.
However, Lu Yao had no such plans for the time being.
His plan was to achieve the small goal of dominating the Novice Village first.
