I will teach you how to cultivate immortality

Chapter 247 Bronze Beast (23)

We continued along the abandoned cement road.

It didn't take long for Wu Yi and his two companions to reach the outermost edge of the flood-fighting village.

Then, unsurprisingly, Wu Yi and Xiao Yue were once again shocked.

"What it is?"

It's early spring, and the "green monsters" are busy in the fields.

Or they might remove stones and tree roots, or drive away insects and diseases...

Wu Yi looked closely and found that the blue "monsters" looked exactly like small wild boars with four tusks.

However, compared to ordinary wild boars.

They were as dull as dead things, showing absolutely no signs of life.

On the backs of those "blue monsters," the mountain people sat steadily on naturally formed saddles and reached their hands into the "brains."

Just like operating a machine, the mountain people constantly adjusted their behavior and direction of movement.

"Are those artificial-made dolphins?"

Just then, Xiao Yue let out a surprised sound.

Because he had already recognized those "blue monsters" as the [artificial tusk pigs] that had crushed his bones back then.

However, compared to the artificial-toothed pigs that Xiao Yue had seen before, this was quite different.

These "blue monsters" today, apart from still retaining the appearance of the toothed pig, have basically no connection with the former.

Even the soil that makes up their bodies has a stiff and mechanical feel that lies between life and death.

"No, that's not soil at all..."

Suddenly widening its eyes, Xiao Yue saw through the true nature of those "blue monsters".

"Is that a mineral or metal?"

"And it's a bluish-green mineral metal?"

Because we really can't be sure what makes up these "blue monsters".

Xiao Yue could only use vague terms like "mineral metal" to indirectly express his shock.

"That's bronze."

"And they're not called 'artificial tusk pigs,' they're all bronze beasts."

With a hint of disdain for country bumpkins, the unicorn proudly took on the role of guide once again.

“My owner realized this a long time ago…”

"Replicating the 'Fang of Dangkang' to create a treasure that can clear land and cultivate crops on its own is not only too difficult, but also simply not widespread."

"So he did the opposite, completely weakening the spirituality of these bronze beasts and simply using them as tools."

In fact, there was no need for the unicorn to continue its introduction; Wu Yi had already seen the full appearance of those bronze beasts.

As the unicorn said, those bronze beasts looked like living beings from afar, but up close they were just moving bronze statues.

The bronze beasts were covered with a unique set of aphorisms and incantations.

Although those proverbs and incantations do not appear to be complete.

However, it endowed the bronze beasts with a unique vitality, allowing them to move as if they were living things.

At the same time, the forms of these bronze beasts were clearly specially designed.

After all, no matter how much a normal organism evolves, it is absolutely impossible for it to grow things like a "saddle" and a "control lever".

The mountain people sat steadily on the back of the bronze beast.

Then, their behavior is controlled by levers on their heads. In this way, even if these bronze beasts are not as intelligent as the [Teeth of Dangkang], they are capable of completing the most basic tasks of land reclamation and farming.

Using the wisdom of the mountain people to replace the spirituality of the bronze beast, this is the [Artificial Teeth Dolphin] after Li Boyang's revision.

Of course, its growing conditions are extremely demanding.

Moreover, it requires large amounts of tin, copper, and other special minerals during its growth process, specifically for synthesizing bronze bodies.

Therefore, most mountain people are accustomed to calling it the "Bronze Beast".

As for Li Boyang's official name—Bronze Edition, Controllable, Mass-Produced Artificial Teeth-Dog.
It is believed that most mountain people have already forgotten this obscure and complicated name.

"Can the mountain people make these things themselves?"

As the group drew closer, Wu Yi's surprise grew even greater.

It was slightly different from what Wu Yi had initially imagined.

Those bronze beasts were not driven by mere incantations; they had a complete mechanical transmission structure.

Wu Yi even saw several mountain people trying to "repair" the damaged bronze beasts with various tools.

Unfortunately, the mechanical structure and parts of the bronze beast were too intricate.

The mountain people's "repair" will only cause greater damage to the bronze beast.

Whenever they arrived at this place, the mountain people could only sigh helplessly, leaving onlookers looking on with a sense of helplessness.

“My master did initially think of letting the mountain people plant and cultivate their own bronze beasts.”

"But as you can see now, the bodies of these bronze beasts are extremely exquisite, and wear and tear or loss of any part could cause them to lose their ability to function."

“Under these circumstances, ordinary wooden or bamboo structures are clearly unsuitable.”

"Even if it's made of steel, it can't withstand the wear and tear over the years; it will break down very easily."

After a slight pause, the unicorn continued.

"So my family's owner eventually created this new type of 'bronze' through continuous experimentation and selection."

"This bronze looks similar to brass, but I don't even know its exact formula."

"The only certainty is that this bronze possesses strength comparable to steel, while also having the toughness of brass, and it is itself a rare and precious material like 'talisman bamboo'..."

“Using this special bronze to make bronze beasts is simply the most suitable thing to do.”

Upon hearing this, Wu Yi understood.

"Compared to 'artificial tusked pigs,' the cultivation of these bronze beasts requires a large amount of metal ore, which is simply unaffordable for ordinary mountain people..."

"No, let alone ordinary mountain people, even an entire village might not be able to raise more than a few bronze beasts."

"This has nothing to do with the resources they consume; it's simply because the vast majority of villages don't have any mineral veins, let alone this new type of bronze synthesized from multiple ores."

Under the astonished gaze of the unicorn, Wu Yi revealed Li Boyang's thoughts.

"Therefore, the prophet simply abandoned his initial idea and instead mobilized the strength of all the mountain people to produce these bronze beasts in a specific place."

"Those with copper mines will provide copper mines, and those with tin mines will provide tin mines..."

"Ultimately, by gathering the power of the entire Hundred Mountains, these bronze beasts that ordinary people could use were created."

"What I'm curious about now is whether the prophet provided these bronze beasts to all the mountain people for free?"

"Or is what I'm seeing just an isolated case in this flood-resistant village?"

Shaking its head decisively in denial, the unicorn said with an arrogant expression.

"Of course not, my master is not as shallow as you."

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(End of this chapter)