Final Lord

Chapter 5 Toxin Cave Man

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Seeing Wang Bufu still sorting supplies, Weiyi, unable to suppress her curiosity, walked over to the blind cat and asked quietly, "What's wrong with you? Why don't you run away? We're going to fight bandits soon. It's going to be a tough battle, and people will die. Aren't you cavemen afraid?"

"Of course I'm afraid." The blind cat clenched the branch spear in his hand and said nervously, "But what can I do if I'm afraid? Will I run away and die in the mouth of a wild beast like the lord said? Or will I run back and continue to be a slave and live a life worse than that of livestock?
We never want to live like that again.

Since those bandits won't let us live, why don't we follow the Lord and fight them together! What if we win?!"

"Let's fight!" The blind cat raised the branch spear in his hand high and roared loudly.

"Woo-la!" "Woo-la!" The cavemen all shouted in unison. For a moment, this group of short guys roared so loudly that Wei Yi's ears almost buzzed.

She looked at the caveman and felt that her cognition was challenged.

Fight? Huh? Are you kidding? You didn't fight when you were captured by the slave squad and enslaved. You didn't fight when you were whipped picking cotton. Now Kate paints a pie for you and you fight?
What were you doing before?! If you had even half the courage you have now, you wouldn't have been a slave for so many years.

Whether Wei Yi believed it or not, the facts were already before her.

"Witness it for yourself in twenty minutes. Only when you see it with your own eyes will you understand how wrong you were. I hope you can be as arrogant as you are now when you drive the carriage away those robbers."

Recalling what she had just said, Weiyi blushed, feeling as if Kate had slapped her twice in the face. It wasn't him who was arrogant, but herself.

Fortunately, I didn't make a bet just now, otherwise I would have been perfectly commanded by him. God knows what he would ask me to do.

"Weiyi. Sorry, there was a little accident." Just when Weiyi was feeling upset and secretly relieved, Wang Bufu came over rubbing his hair.

"Ahem. What's wrong?" Wei Yi forced herself to act calmly. It was impossible to admit her mistake. She could only pretend that nothing had happened in order to maintain a little dignity.

Wang Bufu said distressedly, "The caveman's hidden advancement requires quite a lot of resources. Well... not a lot, to be more precise, the required resources are quite rare. We have enough common resources like gold, crystals, and sulfur, but we don't have enough of the relatively rare alum stone.

Uncle Ming and I searched through all the supply wagons and only managed to find exactly fifty upgrade resources. This meant we could only select fifty cavemen to upgrade.

Fortunately, you are here. Fifty cavemen are more than enough to fight those desert bandits.

Of the three of us, only your warriors are the most experienced and have the best vision. I would like to ask you to select fifty of the most capable warriors from among the cavemen."

"This, this, this..." Before Weiyi could answer, the blind cat started to get anxious. "Lord, all of us cavemen are willing to fight for you. We've all returned."

Wang Bufu stretched out his hand to appease him:

"Don't be impatient. I know what you want to say. I still keep my promise. The cavemen who participated in the battle and survived will be freed from slavery after the battle. But those who were not chosen can only apologize. They will have to continue waiting.

I have no prejudice against you cavemen. Those who were not selected will have other opportunities to make merit in the future. As long as they can make contributions no less than this battle, they can also escape from slavery."

"Yes, my Lord." Seeing this, Blind Cat stopped talking and stepped aside. He gripped the branch nervously, tensing his muscles, trying to make himself look stronger.

"That's what the Lord said, but who knows if there will be another opportunity in the future."

Blind Cat was very worried. He was the oldest among the cavemen and his physical fitness was definitely not as good as those of the younger cavemen. He was afraid that he would not be selected.

The other cavemen also became nervous. They hadn't realized that even though they had decided to fight to the death, the opportunity to do so was not something everyone could have.

Wei Yi's breathing became a little disordered after noticing all this, and the look in her eyes when she looked at Wang Bufu gradually changed.

Unbeknownst to anyone, going to the battlefield, which should have been feared by everyone, has become a hot commodity that these cavemen are looking forward to.

Fifty copies? Exactly fifty copies? Not one more, not one less? Was it really exactly fifty copies? Could he have done it on purpose? If so, this toying with people's hearts is too despicable.

"Huh? What's wrong? Why are you staring at me?" Wang Bufu asked with a smile.

Weiyi shook her head. "Nothing. If you have nothing else to do, I'll start picking."

"Okay. Then I'll continue making preparations." Wang Bufu strode away.

Wei Yi looked at the cavemen and began to choose under their expectant and nervous gazes.

"You, you, you, and you..."

Blind Cat clenched the branch tightly, his palms sweating. Wei Yi picked out the cavemen one by one, and in a blink of an eye, there were forty of them. Wei Yi's eyes swept over him several times, but never lingered on him.

Forty-two, forty-five, forty-seven, forty-eight, forty-nine!

The blind cat's hands gradually loosened, and his head drooped weakly. But at this moment, a shadow slowly covered his shadow. The blind cat's nose twitched, and he realized that while he was distracted, Wei Yi had actually walked in front of him.

"grown ups!"

"I've noticed you for a long time. A caveman who speaks Common."

Wei Yi said calmly, "Actually, your physical condition doesn't qualify you. Every one of the remaining cavemen has better physical conditions than you.

But in combat, physical prowess isn't absolute; wisdom is often more valuable than strength. I can tell you're smarter than the other cavemen.

What's your name, Caveman?"

Seeing that things seemed to be turning around, the blind cat excitedly replied: "Sir, my name is Blind Cat!"

"Blind Cat... isn't a bad name for cavemen. Blind Cat, from now on, you are the captain of all cavemen."

"Yes, sir!" The blind cat was so excited that his whole body was shaking. Cavemen had no eyes and could not see light. But at this moment, the blind cat felt as if a blazing light pierced into his dark vision.

Wei Yi raised her sword and said proudly:

"Cavemen! We're about to face some vicious bandits.

Don't be afraid, I will fight alongside you.

I am an extraordinary swordsman, last year's champion of the Royal Swordsman Academy, a master of combat. In my hands I hold a transcendental sword and a mind that can cut through metal like mud.

I'm strong! If it weren't for the large numbers surrounding me, those bandits wouldn't pose any threat to me!
You just need to hold back some of them, and once I've dealt with the other part, I'll come and help you.

Promise me to fight bravely and fearlessly, and not to be afraid of death. Then, do everything in your power to survive. I look forward to celebrating victory with you."

"Victory!" the blind cat roared at the top of his lungs. "Woo-la!" the cavemen shouted in unison, their morale soaring.

……

After the cavemen were selected, Wang Bufu asked the remaining cavemen to help and start making advanced materials.

The resources in the Shen Gu World resemble many minerals in the real world, but their nature is completely different. In the Shen Gu World, most resources are edible, and some can even be absorbed directly through skin contact—quite amazing. These resources are required for all unit advancements, without exception.

Of course, resources alone are not enough, and some special advancement rituals are also required - for example, the extraordinary profession [Ghost Bride] needs to find a beloved person of the opposite sex and kill them when advancing to complete the advancement.

Lower-level profession + resources + ritual = higher-level profession. This formula is the profession formula.

Of course, cavemen don't need such complicated things to go from level 0 to level 1.

"Recipe: Caveman + Sulfur + Crystal + Mud + 5 Gold Coins + Smearing Ritual = Toxin Caveman

Crush one unit of crystal and add one unit of sulfur. Place a whole piece of alum stone in water. Once dissolved, pour the crystal sulfur powder into the mixture and stir with a large amount of soil. Apply the mixture evenly to the caveman. Finally, have the caveman swallow five gold coins. This completes the advancement.

After a series of operations, a pile of green mud appeared in the pottery jar in Wang Bufu's hand. He smeared the mud on the blind cat who volunteered to try it, and even smeared the blind cat's branch weapon with a layer of mud.

"All right."

Hearing Wang Bufu's command, the blind cat quickly stuffed the gold coins in his hand into his mouth, chewed them twice and swallowed them quickly.

In an instant, the mud on the blind cat's body turned into dark green light spots, and the remaining mud in Wang Bufu's pottery jar also turned into light spots and flew into the blind cat's body.

Blind Cat felt his entire body warm and light, as comfortable as if he were soaking in warm water. The feeling was even better than eating dry bread and chicken jerky, and it fascinated him immensely.

Unfortunately, his pleasure only lasted for a short while.

The green light faded, revealing the blind cat's body to be noticeably larger than the other cave dwellers', its skin a brighter color. Numerous dark green circular spots appeared on its emerald green skin. The branch in his hand transformed into a sturdy spear, its shaft tan except for the tip, which was a faint green.

Blind Cat moved, and was surprised to find that the spear in his hand seemed to have become a part of his body. Although he had no training, he suddenly understood many ways to use the spear in battle.

"This is advancement. The most magical and incomprehensible way of life evolution in the world of Gods, it can be called a miracle of the gods." Wang Bufu's eyes moved slightly.

"Alright, that's it, everyone can get started." Wang Bufu asked Blind Cat to step aside to familiarize himself with his new body after the upgrade. Around him, the cavemen had already begun to prepare the materials for the upgrade step by step.

"What kind of profession is this? I have never seen such a strange caveman." Wei Yi walked to Wang Bufu, observed the blind cat after its advancement, and asked Wang Bufu curiously.

Wang Bufu smiled and said, "It's a poison caveman. Do you want to know its basic attributes and professional skills? I'll tell you."

[Occupation: Toxic Caveman

Rank: Ordinary 1st rank

Attributes:
Life: 28
Attack: 12
Defense: 6
Speed: 9
Professional skills:

Slowing Poison: Attacks and deals damage inflicting a slowing poison, slowing the enemy's movement. Each attack reduces the enemy's speed by 1 for 7 seconds. Continuous damage stacks the slowing effect, refreshing the duration.

When the opponent's speed reaches 0, they will enter a paralyzed state where they cannot move.

"Slow Poison Attack can slow down the enemy and even paralyze them! Such a skill is unheard of for a Level 1 Caveman!"

Wei Yi looked at these unremarkable cavemen with a glint in her eyes.

"I've read in books that in the underworld there's an epic race of giants with poisonous tails called manticores. They also possess paralysis abilities.

Anyone stung by the scorpion lion's tail will be completely unable to move due to paralysis and can only watch their belly being cut open by the scorpion lion's claws and their internal organs being eaten alive.

Manticores are an epic species born with epic strength! If the toxins of these poison cavemen can have the same effect as manticores, their value will be immeasurable."

"It's not that powerful," Wang Bufu said with a faint smile. "The Scorpion Lion's paralysis takes effect immediately, but the Toxin Caveman requires a damage accumulation process. There's a huge difference. Furthermore, the Toxin Caveman's basic attributes are too poor, with very low attack and defense.

If their attacks can't penetrate the enemy's defenses, they can't cause any damage at all. If they can't cause any damage, they can't produce any poisonous effects.

Compared to the other advanced level of the Caveman, the Great Caveman, the Great Caveman is stronger in basic attributes, while the Toxin Caveman is stronger in special skills. Of course, as long as you can use their special skills well, they will be very powerful.

Weiyi thought for a moment and nodded in agreement. Wang Bufu saw this and said to Weiyi, "It's almost time. If my estimate is correct, those desert bandits should catch up with us soon.

I looked at a map of the area and figured out three possible pursuit routes they might take.

The necessary paths for two of these routes will be detected from the northern hilltop. Weiyi, you will occupy that hilltop and observe in the north and west directions, looking for any trace of them."

"You want me to be a scout?" Wei Yi was obviously unhappy: "If I'm not here, if they approach from other routes, I won't be able to protect you and Lao Deng in the first place.

For a small reconnaissance mission like this, we can just send a caveman who doesn't need to be promoted."

"Cavemen have no eyesight and cannot serve as scouts."

Wang Bufu glanced at Wei Yi calmly and said:

"Weiyi, obey orders and get up the mountain."

"Coward, how dare you talk to me like that? Have you forgotten who saved your life?" Wei Yi's originally gentle expression gradually faded, and she pulled out the sword from her waist with a "swish".

Wang Bufu stared at Wei Yi without hesitation, not giving in at all. He said calmly:
"You forgot, you just promised me that if I let you see the hope of victory in this battle, you will follow my command in this battle.

Hopefully, you've seen it.

I have always believed that pre-war preparations are also part of the battle, and the outcomes of most battles are decided before the battle begins.

So I think the battle has begun and you have to listen to me from now on.

Weiyi Gru, I'm asking you to go on a reconnaissance mission. It's not a request, it's an order. You either obey, or you kill me and take command.

Please obey orders."

Weiyi: ...

Wei Yi took a deep breath, and her angry eyes gradually calmed down.

"Okay, I'll go." She shook the sword in her hand, made a beautiful sword flower, and then strode towards the hill.

When passing by the bushes, she raised her sword viciously and chopped the bushes four times in a row, shaving the innocent bushes into a middle-parted bangs.

What a little girl, you have such a strong sense of self-esteem.

Wang Bufu laughed in his heart. He shook his head and continued to lead the cavemen to prepare advanced materials.

(End of this chapter)