Chapter 1

He silently prayed to all the deities he could think of—Jade Emperor, Buddha, God, Jesus—hoping that someone would hear his sincere prayers.

Perhaps some deity did hear his prayers because shortly after the lions started eating, they suddenly, as if receiving a signal, collectively ran off.

Leaving behind a solitary mammoth corpse on the grassland, Lu Yu frowned, feeling more worried than pleased.

Normally, lions wouldn’t leave until they were full. There were no other wild animals in this area to threaten them. Even if they encountered powerful mammoths, the lions would choose to fight rather than retreat.

Why did they leave so much meat uneaten and hastily run away?

Could it be some unknown large beast?

If the lions ran away, should he also run?

But what about the enticing chest lying on the ground like a naked beauty…

Just as Lu Yu hesitated, a group of bipedal creatures suddenly emerged from a nearby jungle.

There were about thirty or forty of them, wearing animal skins around their waists, wielding wooden stick, exuding a powerful aura. Each one was about two meters tall, with unkempt hair reaching their shoulders, bronze-colored skin, muscular and robust figures.

Lu Yu’s eyes widened in shock.

These were… wild men? Or primitive humans?

At this moment, Lu Yu’s game panel was still on. As he stared at these people, the panel’s light circle followed his gaze and locked onto one of them.

A string of information appeared on the panel.

[Matai Warrior]

Matai?

Lu Yu stared at these words, suddenly enlightened.

It’s them!

Although Lu Yu didn’t know much about primitive society, he did know a bit about this tribe.

Once, while searching for recipes in his grandfather’s study, he accidentally came across a book called “Chronicles of Ancient History” and casually read a few pages.

He remembered that the “Chronicles of Ancient History” recorded a few sentences: “The Matai tribe, tall and sturdy, six feet tall, brave and adept in battle, unbeatable by ferocious beasts.”

If he had this physical qualities plus the cheat. Wasn’t it a breeze for him to dominate the primitive world?

The reason why Lu Yu remembered this so clearly was not only because of this. Later on, the book recorded a fantastic event.

The “Chronicles of Ancient History” stated that the Matai people had extremely long lifespans, living for thousands of years. But strangely, they not only did not multiply into a large population but were extinct even before the Shang and Zhou Dynasties.

Now, he actually saw this miraculous tribe with his own eyes. If it weren’t for the prompt from the game panel, he would have thought they were some kind of wild people.

So, he really was still on the same Earth, not transported to another place, right?

Now what should he do? This wasn’t the right time for a cultural exchange between ancient and modern times. He was afraid that as soon as he appeared, the fierce Matai people would mercilessly kill him.

Forget it, this chest was destined not to be his. He shouldn’t risk his life.

After careful consideration, Lu Yu decided to retreat immediately. He didn’t mind waiting for the Matai people to leave before leaving himself, but he couldn’t bear the uncomfortable position he had been in for so long. Besides, he felt that even though the Matai people were human, they wouldn’t be as sensitive as beasts from such a distance.

He turned off the panel, made a slight movement, propped himself up with his hands on the ground, changed from lying down to squatting, picked up the small backpack beside him, carefully turned around, bent his legs, bent his waist, and moved slowly toward the jungle.

One meter, two meters, three meters…

Just as he was about to enter the jungle after another ten steps, strange sounds suddenly came from behind, as if a leopard was sprinting across the grass.

Upon careful listening, the sound came from the rear…

Lu Yu’s heart skipped a beat, subconsciously wanting to escape.

Before he could straighten up, accompanied by a gust of wind brushing past his ear, a black shadow quickly flashed by.

Thud—

Two bare and dirty big feet landed in front of him.

Seeing these unexpected feet, Lu Yu’s back suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

Could things get any worse…

He dryly swallowed his saliva, and his gaze moved tremblingly upward along the sturdy legs blocking his view.

Animal skin skirt, muscular thighs, solid chest muscles… Thick eyebrows, big eyes, high nose, wide forehead, a face as upright as if it were grown under a red flag.

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This Matai person’s appearance actually fits modern aesthetic standards quite well, completely unlike those primitive people who look like monkeys.

Lu Yu relaxed somewhat strangely.

He stood up, brushed off the mud on his grass skirt, looked up, and smiled brightly at the wild man in front of him.

Since running away was no longer an option, he might as well show goodwill. Language might not be understood, but a smile was always a universally recognized gesture of goodwill, right?

Perhaps, along with a few gestures?

As Lu Yu was hesitating, the Matai man in front of him looked him up and down, then suddenly asked in a clear voice, “Who are you?”

“I…” Lu Yu was about to instinctively answer when he suddenly realized, looking baffled.

Wait a minute.

How could this big brother speak?