Chapter 46

Lu Yu thought it was necessary to keep the lion meat. Like at this moment, he really wanted to take a bite to the lion meat and teleport instantly, but unfortunately, the meat was still drying…

A surge of heat flowed from Lu Yu’s nose to his limbs. He paused for a moment, released his hand from Tai Lie’s animal skin skirt, and calmly stood up with both hands on the ground.

Tai Lie also released his hand from Lu Yu’s shoulder.

Lu Yu patted the nonexistent dust on the animal skin skirt, turned around, and said, “We didn’t do anything. The ground was shaking just now, and I accidentally fell. That’s all.”

Lu Yu emphasized the word “fell.”

Shan Pu didn’t quite believe it. “Is that so…”

After hearing Tai Lie and Lu Yu’s conversation earlier, Shan Pu understood the unusual relationship between the two. Of course, although he had many misunderstandings about people like the broken man before, Chief and Witch were the people he admired and respected the most, so he unconditionally felt that there was nothing wrong with them being broken man.

However, he couldn’t help but secretly observe the two of them…

Lu Yu sensed that Shan Pu might know something, his expression unchanged. “That’s it. Do you have anything to tell me?”

Shan Pu hesitated imperceptibly, then raised his face with a silly smile. “Oh, that’s right. Today we caught a one-horned deer. Um, we’re planning to give it to Witch as ingredients for cooking.”

A one-horned deer?

Lu Yu had never heard of this animal. Was it a variant of a one-horned deer? Or some other primitive species?

Lu Yu became interested. “Okay, I’ll go take a look later. I’ll talk to Chief about something first.”

Shan Pu said, “Okay,” and ran away with a thud.

Now, only Tai Lie and Lu Yu were left on the scene.

A gentle breeze rustled through the leaves.

Lu Yu felt a little itchy at his nose and scratched it uncomfortably. “Um, just now, someone from the Blackwater Tribe came to deliver a message.”

From just now until now, Tai Lie’s expression hadn’t changed much, except for a slight stiffness when Lu Yu’s head was close to his groin.

Then he remained calm. “What did they say?”

Lu Yu repeated what the person from the Blackwater Tribe had said.

Tai Lie asked, “What do you think?”

Lu Yu pondered for a moment. “I think we should go to the Beast Plains once. With this Great Drift, many tribes will gather, and the three major tribes will also appear. It’s a good opportunity for us to gather information.”

And this time, their strength had increased significantly compared to before, giving them more confidence.

Tai Lie nodded. “Okay.”

Lu Yu nodded too. “Hmm.”

There was a moment of silence in the air.

Lu Yu glanced at him. “Then I’ll go prepare the food for tonight.” He actually wanted to stay with him a little longer, but…

“Okay.” Tai Lie picked up the iron axe, turned around, and continued chopping trees.

—

A giant One-horned deer with a single horn is laying on the ground, its slightly undulating chest indicating that it still had some breath left.

Lu Yu opened the game panel and scanned it.

[One-horned Deer: Land Melee]

[Threat Level: E]

[Extremely Low Drop Rate: Small Strength Potion]

Seeing the drop item column, Lu Yu was stunned.

Strength Potion?

What is this?

Among the dropped items that Lu Yu had encountered, aside from weapons and armor, the most magical were the red pill and the storage ring. It had been a long time since he had seen such obviously extraordinary items.

“Witch, is it ready?” Shan Pu asked. The prey they brought back had to be inspected by Witch before it could be killed.

Lu Yu nodded. “Yes.”

He really wanted to see what this strength potion was, but when he saw the words “extremely low drop rate,” his heart sank. Previously, it was just “low drop rate,” and the drop rate was already very low. Now, with the addition of “extremely low,” it was probably only the luckiest of the lucky who could obtain this treasure…

Clang!

A dazzling golden chest appeared next to the One-horned deer.

Just a second ago, Lu Yu was thinking it was impossible, impossible, and now he choked up.

Today… today’s luck is pretty good?

He walked over and opened the chest. Inside lay a small glass bottle with a cork, about the size of a thumb, containing a faint red liquid.

Lu Yu picked up the small bottle and found a small label on the bottle.

[Single Use]

Hmm, was this to prevent him from drinking it all at once and to divide it into multiple doses?

Lu Yu shook the small bottle. It would probably disappear the moment it touched his lips.

Shan Pu pulled out the dagger from the One-horned deer’s heart and leaned over to Lu Yu.

“Witch, what is this?” He lightly touched the small glass bottle with his fingertip and exclaimed, “It’s hard. Is it stone? But why is it… transparent?”

Lu Yu could only explain that it was a special material.

“Then what’s inside?” Shan Pu asked.

Lu Yu said, “I’m not too sure…”

He stored the small bottle in his ring.

From the name, this strength potion seemed to be something that could increase strength, but what did this strength represent? Was it just referring to the strength of the hands, or the strength of the whole body? How much would it increase? Would it be a permanent increase or temporary?

These were all unclear and would require further testing later.

However, there was only one bottle of this potion, and once it was used, it would be gone.

“Oh right, Shan Pu, where did you hunt this One-horned deer? Can you hunt a few more?” Lu Yu asked.

Shan Pu hesitated. “This deer is very rare, doesn’t live in herds, and doesn’t have a specific habitat. We just happened to find it by a stream in the forest today.”

Listening to him, Lu Yu felt helpless. “Alright, let’s not talk about this. Let’s go process the meat first.”

“Okay!” Shan Pu responded, then as if suddenly remembering something, he said to Lu Yu, “Oh, Witch, I heard from the elders in the tribe before that the blood of this kind of deer is very nourishing for the body…”

Nourishing for the body?

Lu Yu was taken aback for a moment. Yeah, although this One-horned deer had unique qualities, it was still a deer, and deer blood was indeed quite nourishing.

But…

Lu Yu chuckled, “You Matai people probably don’t need this body nourishment…” Just by looking at Tai Lie, you could tell. He already had extraordinary talent; getting more nourished would be too much…

Shan Pu said anxiously, “I… I still think we should take some!”

Lu Yu raised an eyebrow and glanced at him. “Alright, if you really want to nourish yourselves, I can make the deer blood into a dish called ‘Bloody Prosperity’…”

Shan Pu waved his hand hastily and said, “No, no, no, I think it’s better to just drink it like this.”

Lu Yu frowned, leaving no room for doubt. “Drink it raw? No.”

Before he came, these people lived a life of eating raw and drinking blood. Although the Matai people were physically robust, drinking blood with so many bacteria and microorganisms could cause trouble if done too often.

Shan Pu became even more anxious.

Lu Yu looked at him strangely. “What’s wrong with you? Why do you have to drink this body-nourishing thing? Are you feeling unwell somewhere?”

“Witch!”

Just as Shan Pu didn’t know what to do, Xia Cao walked over.

She smiled and said, “I heard you say before that boiling water can kill… bacteria, so why don’t we boil the deer blood too? That way, we can drink it.”

Lu Yu thought for a moment and nodded. “I just said that. If you really want to use this blood, I can make it into a clean dish.”

Xia Cao said, “Alright.”

Turning around, she instructed Shan Pu, “Why don’t you go and fetch the blood with the stone basin and bring it to Witch?”

Shan Pu was first stunned, then he reacted. “Alright.”

Lu Yu grilled the deer leg. The deer meat was tender, so he cut some slices to make meat patties.

After being busy for a while, he looked up and urged, “Shan Pu, where’s the deer blood? Hurry and bring it.”

To make Bloody Prosperity, he needed to boil hot water first, then put the fresh blood in to cook. While cooking, he had to constantly stir it, and once it coagulated, he would scoop it out and boil it again.

Lu Yu had already boiled the water, now he just needed the blood.

Shan Pu walked over carrying two stone basins in his arms.

First, he put down the large stone basin with his left arm bent, then he placed the small stone basin with his right arm bent. He pushed them both in front of Lu Yu. “Witch, the blood in this small basin is… it’s the heart blood of the One-horned deer. It seems that this kind of blood is better. You can make it separately and eat it…”

Lu Yu was busy flipping the meat patties with a wooden spatula. “It’s all blood, no difference, and I actually don’t… Hmm, alright, just leave it there.”

Shan Pu lingered, “Witch, the meat you’re roasting smells so good. I’ll stay here and smell it for a while.”

“Fine,” Lu Yu handed him the spatula, “Then help me flip the meat. Count to seven each time and flip it.”

“Okay,” Shan Pu took the spatula and flipped the meat while keeping an eye on Lu Yu’s movements.

Lu Yu looked at the two basins of blood, thought for a moment, and decided to use the small basin first. Although making Bloody Prosperity was simple, he hadn’t worked with this ingredient in a long time, so he’d practice with the small basin.

Lu Yu lifted the small basin of deer blood, about to pour it into the hot water, when he noticed something was off.

This blood, why did it seem like…

Lu Yu put down the basin, dipped his finger in the blood, twisted it, and sniffed it under his nose.

Lu Yu’s face changed dramatically.

This blood was…!

Suddenly, he looked up at Shan Pu.

Meeting his gaze, Shan Pu’s body stiffened. He hurriedly lowered his head and continued flipping the meat.

Seeing him like this, Lu Yu couldn’t help but feel suspicious. “Shan Pu, what’s going on with this blood?!”

Shan Pu’s hand stopped flipping the meat slowly. “Witch, what are you… talking about?”

Lu Yu picked up the basin and slammed it down in front of him. “This blood, is it human blood?!”

When it came to animal blood, Lu Yu had also done some research. The blood in his hands wasn’t the usual gamey animal blood; it had the faint taste of iron rust – human blood!

Many thoughts flashed through Lu Yu’s mind.

Did Shan Pu know this was human blood? Whose blood was this? And why did Shan Pu bring it to him? Did the Matai tribe have some strange initiation ritual?

Then he realized he almost made this blood into Bloody Prosperity, and Lu Yu felt nauseated and angry.

“Speak up!”

He couldn’t hide it anymore.

Shan Pu pushed the meat aside to a cooler part of the stone slab, put down the spatula, lowered his head, and said softly, “…Those people said that our blood and flesh can extend their lives…”

“Actually, a bit of blood, our bodies are strong enough, there’s no need…”

Lu Yu was stunned, his pupils shrinking.

Shan Pu lifted the stone basin carefully and said cautiously, “Witch, just have a little bit, okay?”

Lu Yu’s eyes welled up.

—

At night, Lu Yu sat alone on the watchtower.

Doing something a bit artistic.

Watching the stars.

Perhaps because the sky in primitive society hadn’t been polluted, even the stars were especially bright and twinkling.

After watching for a while, someone sat down beside him.

Lu Yu said, “Do you know about that thing?”

Tai Lie said lightly, “No. If I did, I wouldn’t have let Shan Pu cut his arm and bleed.”

Lu Yu lowered his head, “It’s all my fault…”

“I won’t let you drink Shan Pu’s blood,” Tai Lie interrupted him.

Lu Yu was stunned.

Tai Lie’s voice was rough and powerful. “I won’t let you have any connection with anyone else like this. Blood and flesh, you can only drink mine and eat mine.”

Although it sounded terrifying, Lu Yu blushed.

Wasn’t he being serious? How did this person take the opportunity to… become affectionate…