Chapter 7 – The Evil Barbarians
Standing in front of the wooden house and looking into the distance, a few miles from here there was a river with billowing waves.
The river was almost a hundred meters wide, and there was a bridge floating on top of the river. On the other side of the bridge there was a dirt path leading into the deep forest, leading into an unknown destination. On this side of the bridge, there were a few archer towers made from wood and dirt standing solid. The bridge that was dozens of meters away from the riverbank had two leather straps on it; this was a suspension bridge.
On the other side of the bridge, there was a green mountain that resembled a natural barrier. Two mountain ridges extended like two long arms gently hugging on a flat land spanning dozens of miles. The mountain landscape was cliffy, and underneath the gigantic trees, there was fully-grown wild grass with poison sticks. Even a mouse could not get past this unharmed.
A natural green river was in front, and behind there was a huge green mountain. This small piece of land had fertile soil with both grass and trees growing. Two small streams flowed across the land; this was indeed a rich land suitable for homes. Not far away from the wooden house where Wu Qi had slept, there was a few hundred loosely built wooden houses both big and small, surrounded by trees. In between these houses there were farmlands spread evenly. A few dogs were playfully chasing the deer-like animal with a single horn on its head.
The man who delivered food and clothes to Wu Qi was squatting in front of a red flower bush not far from the house, digging a white tree root while puffing hard. When he heard the sound Wu Qi made when he came out from the house, the man hastily put the tree root into the beast skin bag tied onto his waist, then he turned around and smiled at Wu Qi.
“Red Flower Cane, it is used specifically to cure all kinds of internal wounds, and it helps women who have lost too much blood. Hehe, looks like brother won’t need this.”
Wu Qi nodded his head thankfully, and then he asked, “What is little brother’s great name? Wu Qi wishes to thank you for saving my life.”
The ripped man was startled for a moment, and then he suddenly smiled, “Wu Qi? That name sure is weird. Great name? You are ruining my appetite by speaking like a book. My name is Doggie. Great name, I do not have a great name yet. When I become an adult at 16, I’ll let the elder give me a name!”
Walking towards Wu Qi, he slapped Wu Qi with some force, and then he dragged him to the front of the village, towards the direction of the suspension bridge.
While Doggie was walking, he kept boasting about the night before yesterday and the miraculous effect of the illuminate tiger’s blood that his dad had fed Wu Qi. According to his words, the blood of the illuminate tiger could bring the dead back to life, it could cure all kinds of diseases and wound. It was simply an almighty medicine.
Wu Qi just smiled while listening to Doggie’s boasting. He looked up and down at the surrounding scenery while making some judgments in his mind quietly.
The level of productivity here was not high; it could even be described as low. All the men here were full of strength. He saw a few women who went to carry water from the river, the buckets they carried had a diameter of more than one meter, and it was the size of about two small water urns.
Everyone here were equipped with all sorts. A group of kids was practicing skills on a small piece of flat land in the middle of the village. The weapons in their hands were real and sharp. Looking at the size of the blades and pikes, it seemed weigh at least 20-30 kg, and this group of kids who were only about 7-8 years old could swing these weapons as if they were nothing.
After some quick thinking, Wu Qi quietly circulated a skill found within the ‘Chapter Source of Water’, and then he injected the Innate Water Energy into his eyes. A thin layer of blue amber immediately covered both eyes. Looking at those kids who were practicing with pikes and blades once again, to Wu Qi’s surprise, these children’s bodies was filled with qi and blood, as well as some pretty strong internal energy that was circulating within their bodies.
These kids were in theory able compare with the elite members of the Underhand Sect’s Greedy Wolf Group. The internal energy within their body is worth at least 3 to 5 years of hard practice.
Wu Qi suddenly gasped; he discovered that the thickness of the natural energies contained within the air was incredible.
The ‘Scroll of Stealing’ covers almost everything. Within it was an endless amount of profound content. There was also a section about natural energies highlighted within the ‘Scroll of Stealing’. Natural energy is the foundation for all cultivators; the higher level its thickness, the more benefits for the cultivator.
The natural energies on Earth was long gone because of the modern industries’ mass productions of items, Earth was just like a wasteland of natural energies.
[TL: Earth, as in planet he lived on previously]
As for this little mountain village, the thickness of the natural energies within this small piece of land was almost at the same level as those marvelous realms described in the ‘Scroll of Stealing’¨. No wonder all the kids here possess so much internal energy, and no wonder why Doggie standing beside him could have such a muscular body and grow so ripped.
A land where the natural energies are rich, even a piece of potato would grow bigger and sweeter than other places, same goes for humans!
Along the way, as if Doggie was famous within the village, many villagers waved and greeted him.
Those who are older than him would just call him Doggie; those who were same age as him, they would call him brother Doggie; those who were young would just call him uncle Doggie with respect. Wu Qi saw a few teenage girls who were quite pretty. These girls shyly greeted Doggie with blushed faces.
The land was fertile, the natural energies were rich, and the landscape was amazing. This really was a perfect place to live. Although the men who live here were tall and ripped like Doggie, those teenage girls were all gentle and pretty, it almost seemed like you could squeeze water out from their faces.
Wu Qi stared at those teenage girls; he could not help but melt away a little. This kind of charm and elegant natural beauty was something he had never seen before.
Retracting the Innate Water Energy from his eyes, Wu Qi shook his head. Now is not the time to concern about the beautiful teenage girls, it was time to find out where he was right now.
Following Doggie and walking all the way to the village entrance that was located at the end of the suspension bridge, Wu Qi saw a few old men carrying sticks in their hands and leading a group of men while scolding and beating those who were rolling on the ground.
Those men all had bodies similar to Doggie, they are men with shoulders strong enough to carry horses, beating and scolding people is normal for them. Those old men who were carrying sticks in their hands, they were so old that their bodies were bending like bows, but they were still as nimble as squirrels. They used the sticks to scold and beat the men laying on the ground like mad men. A very astonishing sight.
Wu Qi and Doggie walked close to these people. As if they had just finished releasing their anger, an old man coughed and struck the group forcefully with his stick once again, and then he let out a high-pitched roar.
A few ripped men swiftly dragged the men from the group up and used a dagger in their hands to cut the throats of these men in a neat manner.
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