Chapter 673: The Ancient King, Son of the Moon

[As the scenery ahead changes, you step into a more dense jungle. ]

[You have arrived at the sixth floor of the Ring Forest. ]

[Warning: Under the current environment, the transmission of game texts is greatly delayed. You cannot transmit props through the game. All texts will be displayed with a delay of 30-45 seconds. ]

After leaving the Qilin Lair, Mu You spent a day and a night and successfully reached the sixth floor.

The delay was indeed increased again, but Mu You was no longer sensitive to it. Whether it was a delay of 20 seconds or 40 seconds made no difference to him. Anyway, it was all temporary operation by the game AI.

After having the talent of "Wind Listener", he chose to walk in places with strong winds. Most things can be sensed in advance, and the danger is greatly reduced.

It was also with the cooperation of Wind Listener and Wind Hider, as well as the other two abilities, that Mu You's journey became extremely smooth again. Not only could he hide himself, but he could also predict the dangers around him in advance. Even with a delay of dozens of seconds, he still easily passed the sixth floor and almost did not encounter any battles throughout the whole process.

[A strong wind blows by, and you catch some information from the wind: there are faint human voices coming from the front, mixed with a few wisps of cooking smoke, bringing the aroma of some roasted food. ]

Mu You was a little excited, finally found the savage tribe. In just a few days in the Jielin, he felt like he had experienced ninety-nine eighty-one difficulties.

[You move forward in the direction of the smell of food, but it is very quiet along the way. There are only insects and birds chirping, and some harmless small animals occasionally popping their heads from nearby branches, curiously looking at you. You did not catch the smell of any large carnivores from the wind. ]

After entering the sixth floor, the danger level is greatly reduced. Come to think of it, a large number of savages gather on the sixth floor, just like a city where humans gather. Wild wolves, wild bears, tigers, leopards, etc., all those who are somewhat aggressive are suppressed and cannot survive.

【After walking a distance, the forest ahead suddenly becomes sparse. You climb up and look far away, and find that there are some man-made roads ahead, crisscrossing, and various simple stone and wooden buildings can be seen everywhere. The outer buildings are specially painted with various colors of oil paint to drive away large wild beasts. There are also a large number of simple plantations and animal pens surrounded by fences between the buildings. 】

【Inside the village, a large number of wild men appear in an interlaced manner. These wild men are tall, with dark brown skin, and their bodies are also painted with various colors of paint. They are covered with ornaments made of animal skins and animal bones. The whole tribe exudes a primitive and mysterious atmosphere. 】

【In front of the tribe, a gate made of spiked rolling logs stands. 】

【You approach, and two spear-wielding wild men suddenly jump out and block your way. 】

【The two wild men stare at you fiercely, raise their spears in their hands, point the spears at you, and keep making strange noises, as if to drive you away. You choose...]

[You hurriedly showed the savages the paper crane (proof of friendship). ]

[When the two aggressive savages saw the paper crane in your hand, their murderous auras subsided and they put away their spears. ]

["You...are a friend..."]

["Friend...let me go..."]

[After the two savages finished speaking, they ignored you and returned to the gate of the tribe to stand guard. ]

[You stood in front of the gate of the tribe, looking at the lively and primitive scene, as if you had just entered the Stone Age from the prehistoric era, and you couldn't help but feel dazed. ]

[The two savages saw you hesitate and frowned at you: "You...are not leaving yet?"]

Mu You took the opportunity to tell the two that he wanted to see the savage chief and asked them to inform him.

As a result, the two savages both waved their hands and shook their heads, indicating that it was none of their business. Their task was to guard the gate and they could not leave their posts without permission.

"..." Mu You was speechless. It was indeed difficult to communicate. The savages seemed to be single-threaded and could only rigidly execute one command without any flexibility.

Just to report such a simple matter, it was impossible to achieve.

[You asked the two people again, where is the chief? ]

["Chief... the seventh floor..." The savage tried hard to squeeze out two words, and then stopped talking. At the same time, he made a gesture of driving them away again, indicating that if you want to go, go by yourself, and don't disturb their work here. ]

"..."

Mu You left silently, and at the same time flipped through the survival manual given by Cummings in reality.

This manual records various common creatures in the Ring Forest, including savages of course.

In the last section of the manual, a full three pages are used to introduce savages.

The first precaution is "Don't communicate with the savages' big-headed soldiers". It's useless. For these low-intelligence savages, dialogue is a matter that requires them to grow their brains, let alone command them to do anything.

Of course, there are also some highly intelligent beings among the savages. The "high intelligence" here means that compared with other savages, compared with humans, it is actually at the level of ordinary people. This kind of IQ is already outstanding among the savages.

In short, if you want to communicate, you can only find these people, and this kind of savage has a very obvious feature, that is, they can talk fluently.

At the same time, on the last page, Cummings also introduced a highly intelligent savage named Fok, also known as Big Beard, who is the owner of a blacksmith shop.

This man is an acquaintance of the Cummings couple. Every time they enter the savage tribe, they will first find this Big Beard to trade. The previous information about the Fool was secretly told to them by this Big Beard.

According to the instructions in the manual, Mu You controlled the character to walk in the direction of the blacksmith shop.

His posture in this battle armor is very eye-catching in this place full of savages. Along the way, all the savages passing by ran to him and looked at him curiously as if they were looking at an alien.

Mu You ignored these gazes, hung the paper crane directly on his chest, and walked in swaggeringly. No savage took the initiative to stop him.

After wandering around the village entrance for half an hour, Mu You found the so-called "blacksmith shop".

[A simple blacksmith shop appeared in front of you. In the dim stone house, a large amount of ore and wood were piled up. Outside the stone house was a shed made of gray cloth. Below was a smelting table and a furnace made of black crystal stones, which emitted fierce high temperature. ]

[A savage with extremely luxuriant hair was sweating profusely in front of the fire, clanging and working hard to forge a spear. ]

[The bearded man noticed your arrival, turned his head, and tried to reveal the face buried in the fluffy hair. He looked you up and down, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. 】

【"Oh? A Fool? A face I've never seen before... You just came here and found me. Was it Cummings who introduced you?" The bearded man said in a muffled voice, and he never stopped forging iron. 】

This bearded man showed his 'extraordinary' intelligence as soon as he appeared on the stage. Not only did he speak without stuttering, but he could also directly deduce that he was related to Cummings! This intelligence is already against the sky for a savage!

Mu You was very relieved that he finally found a savage who could communicate normally.

【"Yes." You nodded in response, and at the same time consciously gave a slightly damaged unicorn scale. 】

The manual mentioned that this bearded man was not bad, but he was more practical. If you don't give him some benefits, he would be too lazy to pay attention to you, but as long as you give him enough benefits and brush up enough goodwill, he will indeed do his best to help you.

In any case, it is better than most savages who are unmoved. The couple also gave gifts many times before, which opened a breakthrough with the bearded man.

As a blacksmith, the bearded man's favorite is all kinds of precious materials and gems.

Mu You was reluctant to give away a complete unicorn scale, so he picked a defective one and gave it away, but even so, the bearded man regarded it as a treasure.

[When the bearded man saw the scale you handed over, his eyes lit up instantly. He threw down the spear and hammer he was making, wiped his charred hands on his clothes repeatedly, and then carefully took the scale and observed it carefully. ]

["Yes, it is indeed a unicorn scale, and the appearance is also good. It's a pity that there are some damages... But it's not a big problem. With my skills, I can completely make a high-quality shield with this scale!" The bearded man boasted, stuffed the scale into his pocket calmly, and looked at you with a much kinder look. ]

["Yes, I'll take the things. If you have any questions, just ask, I'll try my best to help you." The bearded man asked about your request. You choose...]

Mu You didn't waste time, and went straight to the point, telling the bearded man that he wanted to meet the savage chief.

【"Haha, there are many people who want to see the chief. I want to see him too. Everyone wants to see him. He must be very busy." The bearded man chuckled and continued to forge iron: "Don't think about it, young man, you won't be able to see him."】

【You tell the other party that you have something extremely important to report, which is related to the safety of the entire ancient tribe...】

Mu You directly informed the other party of their previous discovery and the news that the God Devouring Beast is studying how to parasitize the wild people. This information was originally to be notified to all the wild people, and there is no need to conceal it.

【"New God Clan..." The bearded man frowned when he heard this: "Speaking of which, in recent years, there have indeed been many cases of tribesmen disappearing inexplicably outside the Ring Forest. Could they have been captured by those God Clan people?"】

【The bearded man frowned and thought for a moment, but still shook his head and asked: "Then do you have solid evidence to prove that those God Clan have developed something that can parasitize us?"】

【You shook your head truthfully, indicating that there is no evidence. 】

He did not have any concrete evidence. The information he obtained from searching the soul of the red parasite was that the God Devourers were conducting human experiments to study how to parasitize wild people. He could not be sure whether the research had been successful so far.

The God Devourer did not complete its parasitism on Muro, and was intercepted by him and Lin Xue in advance. However, he seriously suspected that if he had not cared at that time, Muro might have been successfully parasitized in the end.

【"Don't even think about it if there is no evidence. Even if you meet the tribe leader, the tribe leader will not believe you. The tribe leader is a firm supporter of the 'first king.'" The bearded man said firmly. 】

【You asked blankly, what is the 'first king'? 】

【"The former king is a great leader in the history of the former people, and is recognized by all the tribesmen as the 'king of the former people'." The bearded man threw out a rough silver coin, on the surface of which was engraved a savage holding a spear high: "This is a 'ring coin', a coin that only circulates within the former people, and the portrait engraved on it is the former king."】

【"The former king is the first generation of 'son of the moon sacrifice', that is, a person recognized by the Moon Lake... You know the Moon Lake, right? The birthplace of the Moon Butterfly, where the Moon Sacrifice Ceremony is held every year. The lake water is extremely corrosive. Any creature, even one with the physique of the former people, who jumps into it, will have their flesh and blood corroded instantly."】

【"In the millions of years of history of the entire former people, no one has ever walked out alive after jumping into the Moon Lake. The only exception is the former king."】

[“The former king was the strongest warrior in the tribe at that time. At the Moon Festival that year, he bravely jumped into the Moon Lake as a living sacrifice. However, he was not corroded to death like other living sacrifices. Instead, he survived with his abnormal physique. He was finally reborn and received revelation from the Moon Lake. From then on, he became the spokesperson of the Moon Lake…”]

Mu You has never seen the Moon Lake, but he has seen the Moon Well. He has personally experienced the corrosiveness of the Moon Well. If you put your hand into it, it will be melted into slag in an instant. Not to mention the ‘Moon Lake’ on the next level, even the physique of a savage can hardly withstand it.

And this former king, as the only savage who can survive in the Moon Lake among countless ancestors in history, can be seen to what extent his physical fitness is abnormal.

【“At that time, the gods were rising and competing with our tribe for world dominance. We were suppressed by the gods in many ways, and our territory was lost again and again. We were about to be exterminated. At this time, the former king became the son of the Moon Festival. With his own strength, he unified the tribes of the ancestors, who were extremely scattered at the time, and negotiated with the gods on behalf of the ancestors. In the end, the two sides reached a ceasefire agreement. The ancestors all retreated to the Ring Forest to recuperate, which prevented them from being devoured by the gods and preserved the most important territory of the Ring Forest for us.”】

【“Tens of thousands of years ago, the former king passed away. Before his death, he left a will: all tribesmen must abide by their original intentions, stay in the Ring Forest, and protect the Ring Forest. Unless outsiders take the initiative to attack the Ring Forest, the ancestors must never participate in the power struggle outside the Ring Forest, and are not allowed to form an alliance or go to war with any race outside. As long as future generations strictly abide by this will, the Ring Forest and the ancestors can survive forever!”】

【“Because the influence of the former king was too great, this legacy became the highest commandment strictly enforced by the clan leaders of all generations.”】

【“Of course, not all clan members agree. Some people think that this commandment is too aggrieved. As the former overlord of the world, we obviously have enough power, but we can only hide in the forest of commandments.”】

【“This group of people advocates to start a war and fight to regain the original territory. At the very least, we should plant commandments as much as possible to expand the scope of the forest of commandments.”】

【“However, the number of these radicals is not large, and their voices cannot stir up any waves... In short, the current clan leader is a fanatical "former king faction" who supports all the legacy left by the former king. Unless those new gods directly enter the forest of commandments, he will never take the initiative to form an alliance or go to war with the outside world.”】

The bearded man took the initiative to popularize the history and current situation of the ancestors.

Mu You couldn't help but frown after reading it. It seemed that there was indeed some trouble now. It happened to meet such a fanatical believer of the clan leader. It was very difficult to persuade such a person.

Mu You shook his head. No matter what, he still had to remind them. Even if he couldn't win over the ancestors, he had to at least make them aware of parasitism, so as not to become the enemy of the fool in the future.

["In fact, if you really want to see the chief, it's not completely impossible..." The bearded man suddenly spoke when he saw you thinking and silent. ]

[What method did you ask? ]

["The previous king left a rule. If friendly people from other tribes enter the Jielin, as long as they can accumulate 1,000 tokens of grace, they can get a personal meeting with the chief." The bearded man said. ]

["What is grace?" you asked. 】

【"Favors are the help that outsiders give to the ancestors. They can get favors by completing tasks assigned by the tribesmen, helping the tribesmen achieve their wishes, etc. However, there is a limit to the number of favors that each tribesman can give. The average tribesman can only give one favor to the same person at most. The higher the status and position, the higher the upper limit of the favors that can be given. For example, I can give you up to ten favor tokens!!" The bearded man patted himself and boasted. 】

Mu You looked strange after hearing this. These savages really have a good plan. The so-called "favors" are just to let outsiders come to Jie Lin and work for free, right?

He has to work for free 1,000 times before he can get a chance to meet. This freeloader is even inferior to Mu You. (End of this chapter)