Shu Bao clicked again to check the staff’s attributes, confirming that it did not have the dizziness attribute. The confused mouse decided to observe the hunting party the next day.
The early return of the hunting party meant that the number of people logging and mining in the afternoon increased significantly. During lunch, the atmosphere in the tribe was particularly high. The hunting party was excited because they had harvested abundantly with the weapons bestowed by the deity. Those who stayed in the tribe felt fulfilled by collecting divine resources.
However, the mouse did not get to eat roasted chicken legs at noon. After inspecting the two wild chickens, it was found that their injuries were not severe, making them suitable for raising. Yes, with farming on the agenda, animal husbandry could not be neglected either.
After lunch, the main group was sharpening their knives, preparing to head towards the trees and stones outside the tribe, when they were called by the deity.
“In the afternoon, we won’t cut trees. We will plant potatoes.” Shu Bao had already chosen a fertile piece of land outside the tribe. Now, they just needed to cut down the scattered trees on that land, overturn the soil, and plant.
The tribesmen looked at each other, wondering what a potato was. Obviously, in this day and age, people were still accustomed to collecting visible food from the ground rather than digging.
People didn’t know what potatoes were, nor did they know what planting was. But whatever the deity said was right, so they just followed.
Thus, Shu Bao didn’t even need to explain why they were doing this. The tribesmen had already picked up all their tools and started cultivating the land, clearing stones and trees, and loosening the soil as instructed by the deity. Even the children were stepping around, moving small stones out of the fields.
Seeing this, Shu Bao realized that the tools they had made were still incomplete. Hoes and shovels should also be prepared so that people wouldn’t have to use axes, pickaxes, long swords, and other tools to cultivate the land. Even more surprising, one person was using the magic staff that the mouse had painstakingly made the night before to smash soil clumps.
The mouse clutched its chest with both paws, heartbroken. But seeing the enthusiastic people, the mouse couldn’t bear to interrupt, so it just watched as the person swung the magic staff to smash the soil clumps.
Finally, the mouse decided to stop watching such a torturous scene and took some wood back to the tent to make wooden buckets. After all, once the planting was done, the cute potatoes would need watering.
After more than an hour of busy work, a field of about 100 square meters was cultivated. By this time, it was almost 3 PM, and Shu Bao returned with a bunch of new tools. Then the mouse began on-site teaching, instructing the Xia Wang tribe on how to plant.
“Don’t worry. Planting is actually very simple. First, dig a hole.” As it spoke, the fluffy ball showed its little paws, and then quickly dug with both paws. In the blink of an eye, a hole was dug.
“Next, plant the seedling and fill the hole.” The fluffy ball picked up a potato seedling from nearby, placed it in the hole, and quickly filled it with soil using all four paws.
“Then, water it.” After saying this, the little mouse transformed into a strongman, lifted a huge wooden bucket and dashed towards the nearby river.
The people of the Xia Wang tribe could only see a wooden bucket bouncing quickly. Soon, the bucket returned, and under everyone’s watchful eyes, the fluffy ball slowly poured water into the hole.
After finishing all this, the fluffy ball patted its chubby self with its chubby paws, “Finally, pat yourself, and it’s done!”
The people of the Xia Wang tribe nodded, feeling they had learned, and began to practice. First, they dug holes with both hands, then carried the potato seedlings to plant and fill the holes, then lifted the wooden bucket to fetch water and water the plants, and finally patted themselves.
After completing a series of actions, everyone looked up expectantly at the deity. Shu Bao felt that their actions were a bit strange. But seeing the neat seedlings, he thought there was no big problem, so the mouse smiled appreciatively and gave everyone a thumbs up, “Very good!”
Receiving the deity’s approval, a small cheer erupted from the crowd. Everyone’s enthusiasm for work was reignited. However, upon looking down, they realized that most of the seedlings brought back by the deity had already been planted, so they stopped.
It was still early when they finished planting, so the diligent tribe members turned their attention to gathering resources. They picked up their tools and went out to chop wood and mine stones. With many hands making light work, the resource progress bar increased significantly in just two hours.
The day’s harvest was substantial, not only in terms of resource collection but also in gaining a piece of farmland and two wild chickens. Shu Bao decided to build a fence for the two wild chickens the next day and also start raising grasshoppers, as a stable source of livestock was necessary. If they could also raise some mosquitoes as snacks, that would be even better.
Thinking this, the fluffy ball in the soft haystack turned over, its little belly rising and falling as it drifted into a sweet dream.
While the fluffy ball slept soundly, the live-stream audience was in an uproar. They still hadn’t figured out what the mysterious black stone was, why the tools Shu Bao printed had different attributes from others, or how the farming developed so quickly. Why were the natives so obedient? And why did the stone stick show up as a staff when checked?
A bunch of questions floated around the live stream, turning question marks into a unique symbol of Shu Bao’s live stream.
The next day, Shu Bao remembered the plan to follow the hunting team. So when the hunting team was preparing to set off, the fluffy ball followed behind them. The hunting team members were very nervous, even walking awkwardly. Just as they were about to leave the tribe, the hunting team leader, Ai Lan, couldn’t help but ask, “Deity, do you have any instructions?”
“I want to admire your heroic hunting skills,” Shu Bao said, not mentioning that he wanted to observe their use of the staff to avoid hurting their pride.
Hearing this, the hunting team was very happy and invited Shu Bao to the safest spot in the middle of the team. Thus, a small dip appeared in the middle of the long team. Upon closer inspection, it was the small fluffy ball walking.
In early summer, many animals had migrated back, so prey was not scarce. However, hunting was still a high-risk and luck-dependent activity. They needed to isolate the prey from the group, which, if not done properly, could easily lead to an attack by the herd.
The Xia Wang tribe’s hunting team was evidently very experienced. They tracked the droppings of the long-horned deer, following the trail for half an hour before finally spotting the herd. Shu Bao then witnessed a classic encirclement hunt. The hunting team coordinated skillfully, splitting the herd and then engaging in a prolonged chase and attack.
When the hunting team deemed the location suitable, they attacked with their weapons. Shu Bao finally saw how the hunting team used the staff. One member charged forward, waving the staff, and then struck the prey’s head heavily. At that moment, Shu Bao felt as if his own head hurt just like the long-horned deer’s.
Even without checking, Shu Bao could almost see the staff’s durability rapidly depleting. What pained the mouse even more was that despite the staff’s wear and tear, not a single fireball had been launched.
The sharp weapons made the hunt short, and the long-horned deer quickly fell. The hunting team cheered around the prey. Just as the mouse sighed, a spear suddenly flew from a distance, aiming at the fluffy ball on the ground.
At that moment, the hearts of the hunting team almost stopped. Everyone dropped the prey and rushed towards their deity, but how could their speed be faster than the flying spear?
Just when the Xia Wang hunting team was almost in despair, the fluffy ball on the ground suddenly disappeared, and the spear was heavily nailed to the ground. The hearts of the people almost beat in sync with the trembling spear. They looked around in panic and then saw a mound of earth not far away. The mound was pushed open, and the fluffy ball emerged from it, calmly patting the dirt off its body.
The hunting team breathed a sigh of relief and quickly rushed over to shield their deity.
The attacker missed, and their position was exposed. They no longer hid and swaggered out. The person at the front regretfully said, “I actually missed, what a pity.”
Shu Bao, whose view was blocked, looked around on tiptoe but was completely obstructed. In the end, Shu Bao could only climb up the spear in Ai Lan’s hand and stand on Ai Lan’s shoulder.
Ai Lan didn’t dare to be distracted and couldn’t stop Shu Bao’s actions. As the captain, he naturally stood at the front of the team. “Ming Shi, isn’t this too much?”
With Ai Lan’s movement, Shu Bao’s view became clear. Without introduction, Shu Bao knew that the other party must be the so-called Sishe Tribe because each of them had one or two snakes hanging on their bodies. This scene instantly made the mouse want to explode. But considering the image, Shu Bao suppressed it.
The man called Ming Shi said indifferently, “I was just hunting a mouse. What’s too much about that? Didn’t you just hunt a long-horned deer?”
After speaking, Ming Shi seemed to realize something and suddenly said, “I heard that a deity descended upon the Xia Wang tribe. Your deity isn’t a mouse, is it? Even if you’re in a hurry, you can’t be so casual!”
Ai Lan’s tone was full of suppressed anger. “Ming Shi, do not insult our deity, or you are declaring war on the Xia Wang tribe!”
“It seems I hit the mark, but what can you do? Mice are born to be eaten by snakes!” Ming Shi clearly wasn’t afraid of any declaration of war. In this land, the Sishe tribe was invincible.
