Everyone's playing as a roguelike, starting with an extra Mythical Relic.

"Snapped!"

"Snapped!"

"Snapped!"

"..."

Chu Yang walked alone along the mountain path, strolling leisurely, making a sound every 16 seconds.

The surrounding air intermittently converged on him, sometimes wild, sometimes gentle.

Now, he can easily use the [Shield Blast] technique to injure the front but not the back, and the left but not the right.

However, controlling the power of this skill is much more difficult than controlling its range.

However, while practicing the [Shield Blast Technique], he suddenly discovered that even if the skill's power wasn't reduced, it could still injure people without killing them.

I remember during the last [Dangerous Battle Gate], an elite orc happened to be three meters away from him.

So after being hit by his skill, his body was cut in two, but he survived for a few more moments.

Therefore, Chu Yang realized that as long as he controlled this skill and only damaged a part of the enemy's body, he could injure without killing them!

It's like this: no matter how high your damage is, if you only hit the enemy's finger, the enemy will only lose one finger at most. The principle is the same.

In other words, the damage value in the gate domain only represents power; the actual damage dealt to the enemy is not equal to the value.

Having figured this out, Chu Yang focused all his attention on controlling the damage range of his skills.

Just as he was working on improving the use of the [Shield Blast Technique], the cawing of crows came from the sky.

"Quack~ Quack~"

His spirit pet, Wan Tong, descended from the sky.

White Ape Mountain is vast, and finding the orcs within it is no easy task.

Fortunately, he has Wan Tong.

Upon hearing the information from Wan Tong, Chu Yang showed a surprised expression.

Are you sure you're not seeing things?

Feeling somewhat displeased at being questioned, Wan Tong flew around Chu Yang's head, chirping, "Quack! Quack quack~!"

"Okay, okay, I was wrong, I was wrong. I believe you didn't see wrong, this is the scene you saw, it's really interesting..."

"Humans are actually living peacefully together with ape-like beastmen..."

Guided by Wan Tong, Chu Yang found the village.

This is a village nestled halfway up a mountain, consisting of stone caves and wooden houses.

The village is inhabited by both humans and orcs.

Chu Yang walked straight to the entrance of the village, where two ape-men wielding weapons approached.

Chu Yang did not launch an attack directly because there was an old man standing behind the two orcs.

"A human?!" The old man was also surprised to see Chu Yang. He walked up to Chu Yang and asked in the human language, "Young man of the human race, why have you come here?"

Chu Yang did not answer, nor could he give a reply, because this was the territory of the orc race.

The humans who come here on their own initiative are usually Awakened Ones, and they usually have only one purpose: to kill orcs and improve their cultivation level.

When the old man saw that Chu Yang did not answer, he also realized this.

The old man hurriedly said, "You are an Awakened One? Listen to me, the beastmen here in White Ape Mountain are different from those elsewhere. They will not kill us humans on their own initiative, and the humans here will not kill the beastmen on their own initiative either."

"I am the human chief of the village. If you wish, I can take you inside to tour this place. Rest assured, I can guarantee your safety."

Upon hearing this, Chu Yang became genuinely interested.

"Oh? Now that you mention it, I'm really curious to see what it's like for humans and orcs to live together peacefully."

The old man laughed and said, "Young man, I guarantee you will be amazed. In fact, all the races in this ancient world can coexist peacefully. Come with me into the village, and I will show you around."

Chu Yang nodded and followed the old man into the village.

The two orcs standing nearby indeed showed no intention of making a move.

Could it be that humans and orcs here can truly coexist peacefully...?

"My name is Tu Wenfan, young man. What's your name?"

"Chu Yang".

"This village is called Harmony Village. It was named by the White Ape General of White Ape Mountain. This White Ape General has always had a very good attitude towards humans, and it is because of him that this village exists..."

"Oh? Then if I have the chance, I'd like to get to know this special White Ape General."

"Haha, there's definitely a chance. This White Ape General is very interested in humans from other races..."

Tu Wenfan led Chu Yang into the village, and the two chatted as they walked.

Suddenly, two children ran over one after the other, chattering around Chu Yang in a language he couldn't understand.

Interestingly, one of the children is human and the other is an orc!

The old man patted the human child on the head and scolded the two children in the beastman language. Only then did the two children run away looking aggrieved.

"They thought you were new to Harmony Village, so they were curious about you. Oh~ we were speaking Orcish just now, since this is Orc territory and Orcish is the main language."

Chu Yang suddenly asked, "Old man, your human language is quite good. Did you already know it before, or did you learn it specifically?"

Tu Wenfan laughed and said, "I used to live among humans. I was one of the first villagers after Heming Village was built. Not many humans here know the human language. Only those who go to the human realm to buy things can learn it."

Chu Yang followed Tu Wenfan for a while and found that the humans here lived a very comfortable life, even a little too comfortable.

Inside the wooden houses, the humans were all plump and fair-skinned. Some were lying on bamboo chairs enjoying the cool air, while others were still in bed. There were very few humans actually doing any work.

Moreover, there seem to be far more women than men here; many small houses are inhabited by one man and several women.

Chu Yang asked curiously, "Old man, how do the people in this village make a living? It seems like they don't have to do much work. Also, there seem to be quite a few men in this village?"

Tu Wenfan laughed and said, "That's why I said that the White Ape General is very friendly to humans. The White Ape Mountain is rich in resources. If humans are willing to work here, they will arrange for them to do so. If they don't work, they won't be stingy with the food."

"There are indeed very few men in our village, so we would be very happy to welcome any outside men who are willing to stay here."

"Sigh~ There are still quite a few girls in our village who are worried about getting married!"

The old man's words clearly implied that he wanted him to stay, but he pretended not to understand.

Hey~ This White Ape General is really kind-hearted...

Chu Yang continued walking forward with his father-in-law, observing him secretly as they went.

Along the way, Chu Yang discovered that the strange things about this village went far beyond the two points he had just mentioned.

For example, if the male-to-female ratio of children in this village is normal, then logically speaking, the male-to-female ratio of adults in the village should also be normal.

Unless... some grown-up men disappeared for some reason!

For example, in the village, he only saw one old man, Tuwenfan; all the other humans, regardless of gender, were very young.

Furthermore, although the orcs in this village did not harm the humans, some of them looked at humans with strange eyes.

That look in his eyes reminded him of the pig farmers in his village when he was a child.

That's the look they give the pigs in the sty as they watch them gradually gain weight!