Joyful and awe-inspiring.
The boys glanced at it and then quickly lowered their heads, not daring to look any longer.
The result is that one moment the priest is more beautiful than flowers in your eyes, and the next moment you see your own dirty feet.
The boys from the Wood Tribe suddenly looked up somewhat shyly, as if they wanted to make a flower bloom from their feet.
Shen Nong didn't linger; he wished he could grow wings and fly away.
Ever since entering the tribe, the horrible stench has been constantly assaulting his nostrils, making Shen Nong feel like he can't breathe.
He just wanted to find a place with less of a smell so that his lungs could breathe some fresher air.
"Tiger Mountain, Sheep Rain, Rabbit Flower..." Cat Grass called out to his friends, not wanting them to miss such an important event as starting a fire.
Seeing the priests and their entourage walking further and further away, he quickly said, "The priests said they would teach us how to make a fire, come quickly!"
The boys, who were looking down at their feet, looked up when they heard the word "fire," as the tribe hadn't had fire in a long time.
They couldn't sleep peacefully at night. Yesterday, Rabbit Flower was almost snatched away by wild animals in the mountains.
The group chattered incessantly, bombarding Catgrass with questions, "Catgrass, is what you're saying true?!"
"The priest is going to teach us how to make a fire?"
What is starting a fire?
“Rabbit Flower, you’re so stupid. Starting a fire is starting a fire,” Tiger Mountain replied.
Yang Yu affirmed, "That's right, starting a fire is starting a fire."
Rabbit Flower didn't understand. He scratched his head and asked again, "So, what is starting a fire?"
Catgrass couldn't stand it anymore. He imitated what the adults were saying at the altar and told his friends, "Lighting a fire is the priest giving fire to our Wood Tribe."
Wow! The priest is amazing!
"With fire, we won't be afraid to sleep."
Shen Nong had no idea how many young fans the catnip had attracted to him. When the boys arrived, Shen Nong was using a dagger to cut off the branches.
The beautiful dagger reflected a sharp, dazzling light in the sunlight, making the people of the Wood Tribe hold their breath.
This is amazing!
Even the sharpest stone knives they usually use are not as sharp as the divine artifacts in the priest's hands.
Whispers began to circulate among the crowd about how beautiful and sharp the artifact was, almost causing Shen Nong to cut her finger.
The bark-peeled branches need to be dried in the sun, and now that the sun is strong and scorching, they will dry quickly.
While she was at it, Shen Nong used her dagger to scrape off some twigs to prepare tinder for making fire by friction. After preparing the soft and fluffy tinder, she also laid it out on the stone slab to dry.
Use the sharp part of a dagger to dig several small holes in the base plate used for drilling wood at appropriate locations, and carve grooves around the holes to facilitate the falling of wood chips.
The peeled branches should be dried in the sun for a while longer. The less moisture in the branches, the shorter the time it will take to start a fire by friction.
But Shen Nong was too thirsty. He was like a seedling wilting under the scorching summer sun, unable to even stand up straight.
He placed the baseboard on the tinder, separating it with a thin twig to allow more air to flow into the wood chips that fell from the drill, making them easier to ignite.
The peeled branches spun rapidly in the small pit on the base, and the sawdust generated at the joints due to the rapid spinning gradually turned from wood color to black.
Black sawdust fell from the groove onto the tinder, accumulating little by little.
The tinder began to rise in wisps of white smoke, and the smell of burning filled the air.
The smoke grew thicker and thicker, and Shen Nong saw tiny sparks of light emerge from the tinder, disappearing in an instant.
He quickly stopped, picked up the tinder, and carefully blew on it rhythmically.
The starlight eventually turned into a cluster of flames. Shen Nong quickly placed it on the ground and picked up a small twig she had prepared to cover it.
The small flame slowly grew bigger, and more and more branches were added.
"fire!"
The Wood Tribe, who dared not breathe loudly during the fire-making process, finally couldn't help but scream when they saw the fire growing bigger and bigger.
The entire Mu tribe, consisting of over sixty people, clasped their hands together in front of their chests and reverently shouted to Shen Nong, "Thank you, priest, for bestowing fire!"
Shen Nong sat on the rock, looking helplessly at the scene of the cult-like worship in front of her.
I thought to myself, it's good that you know how to express gratitude, but could you please stop bowing?
In their time, only the dead needed to be worshipped!
But I'm not dead yet, I'm a living, breathing person!
[Sizzle... sizzle... sizzle...]
Shen Nong looked around suspiciously. What was that sound?
[The system has been activated as the host has been taught the "fire-making by friction" skill.]
Shen Nong: ? ?
Do you want to strive for success? Do you want to stand out? Do you want to reach the pinnacle of life? Then join us! As long as you complete the tasks, the next infrastructure king could be you!
Shen Nong felt like he might be going crazy. What had he just heard?
The voice didn't answer him; instead, a panel popped up in front of him.
[Task 1: Food is essential for survival. Lead your tribe to a good meal!]
[Reward: 1000 base points.]
[Congratulations, host! You've been struck by luck! You've received a newbie gift pack. Would you like to open it and take a look?]
Shen Nong stared coldly at the rows of words floating in the void.
Three players have already received the Marrow Cleansing Pill from the R Planet Newbie Gift Pack, and five players have already received the Spaceship from the B Galaxy Newbie Gift Pack...
Several messages flashed before Shen Nong's eyes like bullet comments, making him dizzy and almost unable to keep up.
He had played a farming-themed holographic game, which was recommended to him by his senior, who was also his plant-related consultant.
There are also similar system tasks inside; completing the tasks will earn you rewards, while failing to complete them will result in penalties.
The game's main appeal was experiencing the feeling of real farming, which he found very interesting. However, he ended up playing it for two days because he was too busy and didn't have time to finish it.
However, he was certain that he was not in a holographic game, which meant that a higher-dimensional intelligence was trying to manipulate him to do something they could not do.
Aren't you going to order yet?
Seeing that Shen Nong remained silent, the system couldn't help but ask.
Shen Nong thought to herself, "As expected, there is a higher-dimensional intelligence manipulating things behind the scenes. But as the old saying goes, what is meant to be will be."
He decided to meet with the other party anyway, and said seriously, "If you don't order, all the attempts to induce consumption are just playing dirty tricks."
The system retorted, "Who induced you to spend money? Don't you want to condense your shattered crystal core?"
Shen Nong was speechless; he truly couldn't bring himself to refuse.
Especially since he is now in another world, a dangerous and primitive era where people eat raw meat and drink blood.
If his crystal core is repaired, in this era, his wood-type ability will not only ensure his safety but also guarantee his food supply, as it will promote plant growth, ensuring he will never go hungry again.
However, we cannot let the other party lead us by the nose. It is said that when there is great profit, there will be brave men. The same can be understood in reverse.
Dangerous things require the lure of great rewards.
"What price will I have to pay to repair the crystal core?"
The system exclaimed in surprise, "Repairing the crystal core is a free gift from your newbie package. Why would you have to pay a price?"
Shen Nong ignored its words and quietly watched this high-dimensional intelligent being perform.
Before long, the other party couldn't keep up the act anymore and told the truth: "You just need to complete the mission and lead this primitive era into a higher level of social civilization... It's actually very simple..."
The people of the Wood Tribe remain unchanged, each muttering incantations, their voices too soft, too chaotic, and too deep to be heard clearly.
The few words I heard were all about worshipping him like a god; poverty alone cannot describe the situation.
The cannibals and the wood tribes have already given us a glimpse into the state of this continent: they are backward, ignorant, and barbaric.
And on this continent, there are countless tribes like this.
Shen Nong didn't know if the primitive era she lived in was the same as the primitive era recorded in the ancient books of his time.
But he knew that it took millions of years for the primitive era, as recorded in ancient books, to evolve into a more advanced social civilization.
Is that all you call simple? Can he live for millions of years? Obviously not.
Detecting that the host wanted to relax and do nothing, the system immediately popped up a page that, although grayish, still deeply attracted Shen Nong's attention.
[Infrastructure System Shop: As long as you have enough infrastructure points, you can buy whatever you want! The shop has everything you can imagine.]
Shen Nong felt that she could do it again. As the ancients said, even a clever housewife cannot cook without rice.
He now not only has rice, but it's also the finest, most premium rice.
Shen Nong stared intently at the items in the mall, "Give me a discount on everything here."
Before the system could reject him, he preemptively declared, "Otherwise, I'm quitting. I don't care who it is."
After a brief standoff with Shen Nong, the system ultimately had no choice but to give in.
They started by offering a 1% discount, but eventually negotiated a rock-bottom price of 30% off with Shen Nong.
It was so angry that it opened the host's data and scanned it from beginning to end, but it still couldn't understand how someone who was buried in research all day could bargain so well.
What the system didn't know was that Shen Nong's "Give me a discount" today was just the beginning.
After opening the newbie gift pack given by the system, he found crystal core repair fluid inside. He first stored it in the system's storage cabinet, planning to take it out and drink it when no one was around.
The people here worship and revere the gods.
In their eyes, priests are beings directly linked to the gods. Thinking of the system's mission, Shen Nong decided to stay here, starting from the Wood Tribe.
The system's first task is to feed the people in the tribe. Although there is no set time for completion, it is definitely better to do it as soon as possible.
Refreshing the missions earlier will give him more base points, which he can then use to buy whatever he wants.
They should have goals in their hearts and hope for the future.
But Shen Nong kept typing into the system, listlessly asking, "Is there any water?"