Chapter 9

In the Gourd Vally, because they were prepared, Matai people were full of momentum, so the battle situation was still manageable; some people were injured, but not severely.

Xia Cao observed the situation and shouted to Shan Pu, “Shan Pu, go see how the king is doing! If the king is still in battle, help him there. If it’s already over, hurry back and tell us!”

“Okay!” Shan Pu responded loudly.

After saying that, he swiftly moved through the chaotic battlefield and ran towards the direction of Tai Li’s group.

Being free from the tense battle where he couldn’t concentrate, he suddenly remembered the king who was on the other side.

How was the king now?

Was he injured? Definitely. The Wolf King was so formidable, although the king was even more powerful, but the Wolf King must have helpers, and the king might not be able to defeat it…

Shan Pu ran anxiously, thinking.

As he gradually approached, he vaguely saw figures. Shan Pu felt something was off…

His steps slowed down gradually as he stared blankly at the scene ahead.

At this moment, the moon was bright, and the evening breeze was warm.

Soft moonlight spilled into the narrow passage, enveloping the two figures standing in the center, appearing peaceful and beautiful.

Shan Pu looked bewildered.

This place was indeed peaceful, not even a howl from the wolves. But… what were the king and the witch doing exactly?

Why was the witch standing behind the king and… scratching his back?

Shan Pu hesitantly approached, “King, Witch, what were you two…”

Tai Li’s body stiffened, while Lu Yu, absorbed in increasing the progress bar, didn’t hear Shan Pu’s shout.

However, soon, under his attentive gaze, the progress bar finally filled up.

Lu Yu breathed a long sigh of relief.

As if sensing something, he turned around and subconsciously smiled, “Shan Pu, you’re here.”

Shan Pu nodded, puzzled, “Witch, what were you doing just now?”

Lu Yu’s heart skipped a beat, his hands paused, and he laughed awkwardly, “Ah, I was just treating the king’s wounds. Look.” 

He handed the crumpled leaves on his hand to Shan Pu for inspection, then quickly retrieved them back into his ring when he lowered his head to look.

“Right, the king has already dealt with the Wolf King. Hurry back and tell everyone to retreat.” Lu Yu said seriously.

Shan Pu was delighted, pushed the recent event to the back of his mind, and agreed before turning around to inform the tribe members.

Leaving only the two silent figures.

After the enthusiasm and excitement passed, Lu Yu realized how abrupt his excuse for helping with the wounds was, and how nerve-wracking his back-scrubbing actions were.

But fortunately, Tai Li didn’t stop him and even silently allowed him to massage his back.

Truly a wise Matai king.

“King, I’ll go get the treasure.” Lu Yu didn’t waste any more time and quickly ran to the treasure chest.

This time, the treasure chest finally opened smoothly.

A quaint scroll lay quietly inside.

Lu Yu reached out his hand.

The scroll suddenly disappeared.

He was startled, thinking that something had gone wrong again, but luckily, at this moment, a few lines of text appeared on the game screen.

[Game screen has upgraded, new features available]

[Recipe for Small Healing Pill 1]

[Integrated into the game screen]

Lu Yu breathed a sigh of relief seeing the words “Small Healing Pill” on the game screen.

And the fact that the game screen had upgraded and had new features was unexpected, he really wanted to open and see it immediately, but now was not the time.

Lu Yu stood up, “King, we’ve got the goods, let’s hurry and leave. The wolf pack will be back soon.”

Tai Li nodded.

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Inside Matai tribe’s cave.

Except for Lu Yu and the hidden little ones, everyone else had some injuries, more or less.

But there was no more Small Healing Pill left, and there were only a few Big Healing Medicines dropped by the mother wolf. Lu Yu distributed the Big Healing Medicines to the seriously injured Matai people, then sat down to study the recipe for Small Healing Pill and the new features of the game screen.

He opened the game screen and stared at the symbol for Small Healing Pill for two seconds before suddenly, new content appeared on the game screen.

[Collecting Beast Meat can exchange for Small Healing Pill]

[Exchange ratio is 1 (jin) : 1 (piece)]

Lu Yu breathed a sigh of relief at this requirement. He was afraid they would have to use some plants to make Small Healing Pill, but Matai people couldn’t go out to collect them every day. Now, exchanging with beast meat was much more convenient, especially since they went hunting every day anyway.

After reading this, Lu Yu looked at the symbol for the new feature on the game screen.

This time, what appeared on the game screen was bold and red.

[Homestead function activated]

[Collect the following materials to exchange for a Level 1 basic village]

[Wood 0/200]

[Stone 0/100]

[Clay (moist) 0/100]

[Note: A Level 1 basic village can accommodate 100 people]

Lu Yu: !!!

My boss is amazing.