Ita Era

Chapter 81 The Primitive Era (16)

Ding Shi's mind raced. What would the system do if the players stubbornly defended the cave? Would it really be so shameless as to stage an earthquake? That would be too much.

Ding Shi said, "The wolf pack is specifically targeting the camp. They're trying their best to drive us away. If the system is going to cause trouble, we might be attacked by wolves tomorrow during the day."

Herbalist disagreed with Ding Shi's wild idea, retorting, "Wolves are typical nocturnal animals."

Ding Shi said, "There can be bayberries and persimmons in the forest, but why isn't a saber-toothed tiger a tiger? Why are the heads of the wolves that attacked us bigger than the heads of wolves we know? This means that these wolves are prehistoric creatures. As prehistoric creatures, wolves can do whatever they want, whether it's day or night. Anyway, we have no evidence."

Herbalist disagreed: "Wolves don't hunt in heavy rain, especially if they've eaten their fill the night before. The chances of them hunting during a rainy day are extremely slim."

Ding Shi thought for a moment and said, "You're right. This pack of wolves is indeed related to the moon." He recalled the scene of seeing the alpha wolf howling at the moon.

Yu Yuan looked at the herbalist: "Has it been 24 hours?"

The herbalist nodded, took out five copper coins, held them in her palm, muttered some incantations, and threw them on the ground. She looked at the coins, started working on her "CPU," and after a long while said, "Ominous. The Dui hexagram is extremely inauspicious, indicating cough and external injuries."

Yu Yuan asked, "Could we lose men due to coughs and injuries?"

Just as she finished speaking, Aunt Zhang, who still had a fever, started coughing. Yu Yuan looked at Aunt Zhang and asked in an even lower voice, "Is it an infectious disease?"

The herbalist shook her head: "I don't know. She reached out and took the tiger skin off Aunt Zhang's forehead, then scooped up a piece of tiger skin that had been soaking in water, wrung it out, and placed it on Aunt Zhang's forehead."

The herbalist said, "If Aunt Zhang's temperature continues to rise, the only thing we can do is put her in water to cool her down."

By dawn, Aunt Zhang had gone into shock. The herbalist performed resuscitation and then directed people to place Aunt Zhang in a water pit for physical cooling. Aunt Zhang regained consciousness for a period of time, and after realizing her situation, she told everyone not to bother her anymore and apologized for the trouble her body had caused.

Early in the morning, due to persistent high fever, Aunt Zhang suffered severe damage to multiple organs and ultimately died without being able to be resuscitated.

As dawn broke, the torrential rain continued. Stepping out of the cave, one could see trees in the distance that had been struck by lightning.

After having tiger meat for breakfast, everyone except Ding Shi went out to work. Two people buried Aunt Zhang's body, Su Su was in charge of keeping watch, and the others tried to drag the chopped tree back to the cave. The tree was 0.4 meters in diameter, 10 meters long, and weighed more than 1 ton. With the current level of tools, it would be quite difficult to handle such a thing, but if it was handled well, the fuel for the next few days would be secured.

To work with this tree, you'll need more stones. Making a stone axe isn't too complicated. Find a stone, choose a branch, and process the branch, such as peeling the bark and drying it. Then, with the help of fire, carve a hole in the branch, and polish the stone to make one end sharp. Finally, insert the thinner end of the stone into the hole in the branch, and the stone axe is complete.

The tree was dragged into the cave. Apart from the three people, including the herbalist, who went out to find herbs, the other six people began to process the tree.

First, everyone dried themselves off by the fire. Then, each person sat on the ground with a stone axe and chopped the tree into seven sections. This process took a long time, but it wasn't too difficult. The more difficult part was splitting the firewood. Splitting a tree with a diameter of 0.4 meters into firewood suitable for burning was quite a big undertaking.

While working, Wu Dui started to shiver. The others took him to the fire, wrapped him in a tiger skin as a blanket, and cooked him a bowl of herbal meat soup. Wu Dui only felt cold. Yu Yuan lit a second fire, and Wu Dui felt a little better sitting between the two fires. The fire warmed the surrounding stone ground, allowing Wu Dui to lie down and rest for a while.

By the afternoon, three of the remaining nine people had fevers, their condition slightly better than Aunt Zhang's; they had simply caught a chill. Ding Shi, however, was completely unaffected; he not only didn't feel cold but also felt full of energy. Despite being injured, he became a key member of the team handling the timber.

All of this is thanks to the Bloodthirsty Eagle. As for why this happened, perhaps the Bloodthirsty Eagle had just eaten a ginseng root that was hundreds of millions of years old, or perhaps its blood contained divine power. Whatever the reason, in terms of the result, the Bloodthirsty Eagle's blood energy has been completely absorbed by Ding Shi's body, which has not only enhanced Ding Shi's primal force but also his physique.

Ding Shi guessed it was related to the Bloodthirsty Eagle. He was now considering whether he could enhance his physique and Force by drinking its blood. His frequent glances at Wang Meng's neck were quickly noticed by Wang Meng, who felt uncomfortable, as if a venomous snake was watching him. Wang Meng turned around and saw Ding Shi's greedy gaze flash by. Wang Meng's heart trembled: What did he want?
Ding Shi's greed vanished in a flash because he realized the Bloodthirsty Eagle was merely an accident, and the possibility of him strengthening himself through blood-drinking was nearly zero. Otherwise, humans wielding the Force would begin killing each other to absorb more blood and Force, causing even the most basic social framework to crumble. When your life is someone else's greatest interest, basic trust and cooperation cease to exist among humans; even the pleasure of marital intercourse cannot overcome the desire to increase one's own power. In other words, to eradicate a martial arts world, one only needs to copy the Evil-Slaying Sword Technique and distribute it widely.

To prove his theory, Ding Shi approached the herbalist girl whose arm was injured. After listening to Ding Shi's conjecture, the herbalist girl unhesitatingly cut open the wound and let Ding Shi drink two mouthfuls of blood. Ultimately, it proved that Ding Shi's idea was correct: drinking the blood of humans who possessed the Force could not enhance one's own Force.

Because of this behavior, they became the "Sleeping Dragon and Phoenix Chicks" of today. Both the Little Dragon and Little Phoenix vomited upon witnessing Ding Shi's blood-sucking scene. The herbalist involved expressed disappointment and understanding at the outcome, re-bandaged herself, and continued pounding herbs with a wooden stick.

Ding Shi couldn't help but ask, "Why can you use a wooden stick to mash your wound medicine, while we have to chew it ourselves?"

The herbalist replied, "I'm too lazy to explain."

Ding Shi did not understand.

The herbalist replied helplessly, "If I said I could use a wooden stick to pound the medicine, you would have even more questions."

Ding Shi asked, "You don't like to talk?"

Herbalist: "Yes."

Su Su leaned closer and asked, "Why?" She had pinpointed the key point and grabbed a wooden stick to help pound the medicine. She was observant and helpful, much better than Ding Shi.

Herbalist Girl: "For no reason."

Su Su: "Is it because of a breakup, or because of the psychological trauma from your family of origin?"

Looking into Su Su's inquisitive eyes, the herbalist girl replied, "Privacy."

Su Su: "Oh, I'm sorry."

Herbalist: "It's nothing."

Su Su: "I've always called you Herbalist Girl, what's your real name?"

Herbalist: "I don't want to talk about it."

Su Su: "Why?"

Herbalist: "Privacy."

Su Su: "Why do you have so many secrets?"

Herbalist, unable to bear it any longer, heard Xiao Feng's voice from the cave entrance: "The rain has stopped, the sun is out."

(End of this chapter)