Chapter 40

Lu Yu tightened his grip on the leaves and lowered his head to wipe away the bloodstains around his waist and abdomen with the leaves. “I’ve taken the medicine, but the injury might be a bit serious, and it hasn’t fully healed.”

Tai Lie suddenly grabbed his arm and said sternly, “What did you say?!”

Lu Yu raised his head, pretending to be indifferent and smiled, “It’s just a small injury—ouch!”

Just as Lu Yu was about to fall into the man’s arms, he stopped himself just in time.

“You’re not Witch? Why can’t you even heal yourself?” Tai Lie’s voice was filled with anger.

Lu Yu, who had always been strong, felt a bit aggrieved for some reason. He pouted, “Witch isn’t almighty…”

He had been careful enough. He didn’t know how he got targeted by the lion. He was also trying to improve his physical fitness, but he didn’t have any innate talent. How could he fight off even a male lion?

He didn’t want to get injured, and he wanted to stay in the village and not go anywhere, but he had to consider improving their strength.

Tai Lie saw the corners of the man’s eyes droop, revealing a expression he had never seen before, and his cold heart felt a bit flustered for a moment.

“Sorry, that’s not what I meant.”

Tai Lie didn’t know how to comfort him, so he softened his voice a bit.

Lu Yu wasn’t that sentimental. His feeling of grievance only lasted for two seconds before it dissipated. “I know, I’ll be more careful in the future. This really is just a minor injury, you don’t need to worry, everything will be fine.”

Tai Lie didn’t say anything, paused for a moment, and reached out to the wound on Lu Yu’s waist, gently wiping away the bloodstains he missed earlier.

Lu Yu’s body trembled.

Tai Lie, as a Chief who was always on the frontline for everything, except for hunting, the daily activities were also extremely strenuous. His fingers inevitably had calluses and were a bit rough.

While Lu Yu had naturally fair and delicate skin, no matter how battered and bruised, it remained tender.

Lu Yu felt like every cell on his skin had been stirred up, and his senses seemed to be magnified tenfold. Every inch of his skin touched by Tai Lie’s fingers seemed to raise tiny particles.

The atmosphere gradually became subtle…

Lu Yu bit his tongue to make himself a bit more awake.

He was afraid he might even hum if he wasn’t awake.

That would be too embarrassing…

Lu Yu pushed away Tai Lie’s hand and stepped back a bit. “I can do it myself.”

He took out clean leaves and clumsily rewrapped his wound. Although it wasn’t serious, he still had to be careful. If it got infected with bacteria, it would be bad.

Tai Lie quietly watched his movements.

Lu Yu finally finished wrapping the wound and breathed a sigh of relief.

Maybe he should go to the dream training ground tonight to learn sewing. People still needed clothes…

The subtle atmosphere in the air gradually dissipated as he moved.

Lu Yu hesitated for a moment and said awkwardly, “Um, if there’s nothing else, I’ll go out and see that lion.”

Tai Lie nodded without changing his expression. “I’ll accompany you.”

—

Lu Yu walked up to the bald lion on the open ground, not getting too close, just observing.

The lion had no wounds all over its body. It seemed to have just passed out. But when Tai Lie went to the cave, the lion’s breath was weak, as if it had suffered a serious injury and was about to die.

“Tai Lie, do you know what injury it suffered?” Lu Yu asked.

Tai Lie shook his head, “I don’t know.”

“Oh, I see,” Lu Yu rubbed his chin.

Now he had two choices.

One was to kill the lion directly. After all, this lion was a lion king, and there was a high probability of dropping a Grade C battle axe. So far, Tai Lie had given the dropped weapons to other tribesmen. He still used wooden sticks or fought barehanded. This battle axe would be quite suitable for him.

The other option was to use red medicine to save the lion. After all, the matter of eating lion meat to cross time and space still needed to be pondered. If he figured it out, maybe one day, he could return to the modern era…

Thinking of this, Lu Yu paused.

He still remembered the first few days when he arrived in the primitive world. Besides surviving, all he could think about was how to return to the modern era. Now, it seemed that the idea of returning to the modern era was appearing less and less frequently in his mind. What he thought more about now was how to develop the village and the Matai tribe…

Speaking of which, why did he want to return to the modern era?

He had no family, and his friends were not lifelong companions. His career and hobby were cooking, which seemed like something he could do anywhere.

The only advantage of the modern era was probably safety. Unlike here, where he always worried about invaders and wild beasts.

But…

For some reason, here, he felt like he was truly alive.

Breathing the freshest air, feeding a group of people who genuinely liked the food he made, even though there were dangers, there was a direction to strive for…

Tai Lie saw him silent for a while. “What are you thinking?”

Lu Yu came back to his senses. “Nothing, just thinking.”

He smiled, “Let’s kill this lion and make it tonight’s meal. It’s all because I delayed everyone’s time today. I’ll cook something delicious to make it up to everyone!”

Tai Lie replied calmly, “No need. It was Shan Pu who didn’t protect you.”

Listening to his tone, it seemed like he wanted to punish Shan Pu and the others for this matter. Lu Yu quickly said, “No, it’s not like that. I suggested hiding there and said it would be safe, letting them all go hunting.”

Tai Lie lowered his eyelids, looking at him. “Are you saying it’s all your fault?”

“Uh,” Lu Yu scratched his chin, “I guess…”

Tai Lie seemed merciless, “Fine.”

Lu Yu was about to lament that he had to cook and work today, and his arms would probably break. Suddenly, he remembered something.

His eyes lit up as he looked at Tai Lie, “What if I make amends for my mistake?”

“What?” Tai Lie asked.

Lu Yu took out the stone spear, ran to the lion’s side, took a deep breath, and forcefully stabbed towards the lion’s heart.

Snap.

A golden treasure chest dropped.

Lu Yu’s face lit up with joy. He threw away the stone spear still stuck in the lion and squatted next to the treasure chest, opening it.

Inside lay a black iron axe with a low-key and domineering aura.

Lu Yu grasped the iron axe with his right hand and tried to lift it, but found that he couldn’t move it at all.

He had no choice but to use both hands and pull hard upwards. This time, he finally managed to lift it.

Lu Yu was somewhat speechless. However, this axe was too heavy. It didn’t even need to be swung at someone; just throwing it could smash someone’s brain into pieces.

Lu Yu brought the axe to Tai Lie’s side, stuck it into the ground next to him, and patted his slightly reddened palms due to exertion.

Tai Lie asked, “What’s this?”

Lu Yu explained, “This is a battle axe, a weapon.”

Tai Lie grabbed the black wooden handle and lifted the axe, examining it closely.

Watching him effortlessly handle it, Lu Yu felt a bit bitter thinking about himself.

Tai Lie frowned slightly, “What material is this made of?”

Lu Yu replied, “It’s iron, um, a very hard and durable material, more resistant to breakage than stone.”

“I’ve seen it before,” Tai Lie said with a slightly serious tone. “Ten years ago that night, those people used weapons made of this material.”

Hearing this, Lu Yu’s expression also darkened.

Those people had indeed developed iron and manufactured weapons. When he saw Le Shui’s scars before, Lu Yu had already considered this. They were still in the Stone Age, while others had already entered the Iron Age, and it happened ten years ago. This was absolutely unreasonable.

Lu Yu raised his head, intending to inquire more about that night’s situation, when he heard a surprised voice behind him.

“Witch! You’re back!”

Lu Yu turned around.

Shan Pu rushed over quickly.

Lu Yu smiled and was about to speak when he suddenly furrowed his brows. “What’s wrong with your leg?”

The originally well-defined and sturdy calves of the straightforward youth looked somewhat twisted for some reason.

Shan Pu scratched his head awkwardly and said, “I ran a little too fast, it’s nothing, it’ll be fine in a while.”

In fact, he had run at a speed that his body couldn’t bear for a long time just to find Lu Yu.

“Nothing? Your muscles are swollen like that!” Lu Yu was anxious. Did these Matai people consume themselves like this because they couldn’t feel pain?

Lu Yu took out the red medicine and stuffed it into Shan Pu’s mouth without a good temper.

Shan Pu chewed and swallowed it, then grinned foolishly. “Witch, I’m just glad you’re back safely.”

He had been running around all afternoon, fearing that if he was a little late, it would put the Witch in danger. If he really had an accident…

Lu Yu looked at his calf with some concern. Hopefully, the red medicine could heal it. “Why don’t you go rest for a while?”

Shan Pu exclaimed loudly, “No need!”

To prove that he was fine, he jumped a few times energetically.

Lu Yu grabbed him. “That’s enough, that’s enough.”

It might be better to build a basketball court for them to play on in the future. Every Matai person seemed to be capable of aerial acrobatics…

Tai Lie glanced at Lu Yu holding Shan Pu’s arm and said calmly, “Shan Pu.”

“Here!”

“Go and deal with this lion.”

“Okay!” Shan Pu went to the lion’s side, grabbed its leg, and dragged it away.

—

In the evening, Lu Yu made a sumptuous meal.

Making over sixty portions for big eaters was indeed tiring, but fortunately, Matai women helped him with a lot of the basic preparation work.

The Matai people were so happy that Lu Yu had returned safely that they were almost ready to party all night long.

Their idea of fun was dancing around the campfire performing some strange dances.

Lu Yu couldn’t dance, so he was pulled up to awkwardly dance a few times before quickly finding an excuse to sit back down.

In the end, it was Tai Li who spoke with a stern face.

“Alright, go back to sleep.”

In the blink of an eye, the Matai people, who had been dancing wildly, returned to their senses and obediently went back to their wooden huts.

Lu Yu reminded them, “We have training tonight!”

“Yes!”

At the mention of training, the Matai people regained their spirits.

They enjoyed training!

It was so much fun!

Speaking of the training ground, Lu Yu had checked it before. Upgrading the training ground required a certain number of people and a certain amount of time, which were not small figures.

If only the Matai people participated in training at night, it would probably take quite some time to upgrade. The current training programs were helpful for the naturally strong Matai people, but not much. He needed to aim for a more advanced training ground.

It would be better to quickly get the people from the basin into the skills training ground. That’s what Lu Yu thought.

Tomorow, he would go and talk to the people from the basin about this, arrange some training programs, and then solve the matter of planting rice.

Speed up the development of the tribe!

So what if it’s the Iron Age? We’ll catch up!