Chapter 39
After noticing that Ji Ye and Lu Zhishen had not returned in time, a team of settlers went to the mountain woods to look for them.
In comparison, the Eagle Men carried the dead bear away and disappeared, not before tossing the body of their fallen member over the cliff. Perhaps this was how they paid respect to the deceased. Or, they simply didn’t care.
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Either way, both Ji Ye and Lu Zhishen agreed that they should be very cautious about their new neighbors.
By then, it was very likely that they knew how to get their hands on more “Hearts of Enlightenment,” which was by killing other tribesmen. For this reason, they would not be able to coexist in peace.
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The Soul of Civilization which emerged from the dead Eagle Man flew into Lu Zhishen’s hand, so they didn’t need to worry about losing it. Being the case, they only needed to find another “offering item” to summon another member for the settlement.
In other words, waging wars against other tribes and monsters was an efficient way to increase the size of their group.
It was almost nightfall. Ji Ye found several settlers to have them watch the cliff area from a safe distance, before heading back to the settlement with Lu Zhishen.
However, they didn’t see any particular movements from the Eagle Men, who made no attempt to avenge their killed member. Again, perhaps they didn’t really care about losing a member or two. Maybe they were trying to gather resources and develop first before expanding their territory.
Speaking of resources, Ji Ye made sure to ask some people to loot the ape cave clean, before heading to the serpent’s pool together with Lu Zhishen. There, they found the self-replenishing fountain water to be another Extraordinary Rank-1 treasure named “Frigid Water.” Also, there were “Frigid Iron Ores” hidden at the bottom of the pool, which could be used to forge quality weapons.
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As a matter of fact, the confederation had already sent an alert to warn people about the likelihood of protests or something worse taking place, if the majority deemed the player selection process to be unfair. The people in charge of security had not slept a wink in the past 24 hours.
“Going by common sense, letting people with the right skills build the settlements in the early stages is a wise choice,” said Ji Ye.
As someone who had just witnessed potential enemies, Ji Ye believed that humans had to rely on their professionals and elites to win a war. Throwing random people from the crowd into the Land of Inheritance would just make things worse.
However, the security alert also came with a reason. If the “common crowd” left in reality grew displeased, who is going to keep them in order? It was already a mess when the first group of a million experts were suddenly spirited away from this world. Missing more of them could only lead to a bigger uproar.
Crash!
They suddenly heard something breaking apart in a room nearby.
“I fu*king SAID I have a trauma, and you’re telling me no? What do you mean I’m ‘mentally healthy’? You psychiatrists are frigging useless! Rich guys PAY YOU to get fake proof, but you can’t give me one of those when I actually have a problem with my mind?”
A cute thermo cup was hurled from a door nearby and almost hit Ling Chen.
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