Xiao Wei pressed closely against Bai Mu, her small hand clutching a corner of his cloak. Her eyebrows trembled slightly; the charging giant wild boar seed to have given her quite a fright.
The scene just now was indeed terrifying. Imagine walking down the street and suddenly seeing an out-of-control truck flipping and rolling right toward you. The sheer force of the wind hitting your face would make your heart race and your breath stop in an instant.
The wild boar had nearly plowed them both over. Wherever it passed, the turf was torn up as if churned by a bulldozer, leaving behind deep hoofprints. After all, Xiao Wei had never witnessed such a massive spectacle. Even if she had ntally prepared herself beforehand, it was inevitable that she would be terrified.
Bai Mu patted her small head through her hood, assuring her that the beast had been killed. Along the way, he used a few brief sentences to summarize the Main Quest for this Script.
Simply put, they had to survive in this place for thirty days. Over the course of these thirty days, Mountain Evil Gods like this giant wild boar could show up at any mont, trying to kill them.
Xiao Wei imdiately wore a bitter expression and tightened her grip on Bai Mu's hand, looking completely frightened.
"These monsters aren't as scary as you imagine," Bai Mu comforted. "Look, we already finished one off. If you feel too afraid, I can put you back in the inventory first," he added.
Xiao Wei quickly shook her head and replied, "Sir, I am not afraid. I just... I just feel very anxious thinking about you fighting such monsters. If only I could be of more help to you."
It seed her anxiety did not stem from the danger or the monsters themselves; rather, she was far more worried about Bai Mu's safety.
"You are already helping , aren't you?" Bai Mu pointed out.
During the few minutes they spent talking, the giant wild boar's corpse underwent so changes. It rapidly decayed, turning into a pus-like substance that seeped into the soil until nothing was left but a massive skeleton.
Bai Mu felt it was a bit of a pity. Originally, he had wanted to carve a few pieces of at off this wild boar to see if he could make a stew with his cooking pot. As an "Evil God" level wild boar, its at should have been of a rather high grade. If prepared properly, it might have yielded a al that permanently boosted his attributes. Then again, looking at it from another angle, it could have done the exact opposite and cursed him with a permanent negative effect.
He thought these bones might be useful for brewing a bone broth or crafting weapons, but he soon discovered that they had also beco incredibly fragile. A light squeeze was enough to snap them in half, and the marrow inside had turned into a foul-slling, murky black liquid that resembled rotten egg yolk. Thus, he abandoned those strange ideas and turned his attention to the villagers over by the hill.
These villagers had witnessed the entire process of him killing the giant wild boar. There were about thirty people still alive, more than half of whom were young won. Bai Mu noticed that this tribe had excellent genetics. The girls were all quite pretty, wearing their long hair in a uniform style. They were slender, and the exposed curves of their thighs and arms were supple, exuding a healthy beauty.
They had clearly taken Bai Mu for so sort of "ssenger of God" or "Incarnation of God," worshiping him from afar.
The feeling was bizarre; Bai Mu had only ever seen people kneel and kowtow to corpses and graves.
When Bai Mu glanced their way, a few of the elders spoke a few words, and then the villagers herded their deer down from the hill. Xiao Wei asked, "Sir, who are they?"
"The natives of this place," Bai Mu replied. "Don't worry, they aren't our enemies."
Two young won stepped out of the crowd. Their hair was tied back, and both sides of their cheeks were painted with totem-like patterns using so kind of white powder. Bai Mu recognized their faces; they were the pair of sisters he had saved at the very beginning.
Perhaps because they were the first to encounter Bai Mu, they were pushed forward to negotiate with him.
The two girls did not show any timidity. Instead, they approached Bai Mu with an earnest and solemn expression.
They knelt about five ters away from him, leaving their necks and backs completely defenseless and exposed.
Kneeling was one of the most primal forms of body language. To kneel before soone ant that the person could easily step on your vitals and suffocate you. Typically, it signified submission; in sacrificial rituals, it represented offering up everything one had.
The two girls closed their eyes and kissed the earth beneath their feet. Bai Mu suspected that if he hadn't caused such a massive commotion earlier—which made them afraid to get too close—they would have very likely shuffled over on their knees to kiss his shoes.
He figured that if he ordered them to strip naked and dance right now, they would do so without hesitation.
Of course, Bai Mu didn't have such twisted tastes. Furthermore, he didn't share a language with these people, making any detailed communication completely impossible.
They could almost exclusively communicate through drawings or body language. Bai Mu had no interest in their worship, nor did he want to be placed on a pedestal by these villagers.
Naturally, what he wanted to know most right now was information regarding the Mountain Evil Gods.
Thus, he tried every possible thod to express his intentions. First, he walked up to the two girls and had Xiao Wei help them to their feet.
Since they treated him as a god, he might as well play the part.
The most important aspect of playing god was maintaining a sense of mystery. So-called charlatans were all aloof figures who never did anything themselves.
Once they handled things personally, that charlatan's mystique would vanish entirely.
Therefore, he let Xiao Wei stand in for him to help the girls up, maintaining an aura of distance from them.
The girls treated Xiao Wei with extre caution as well. They kowtowed several tis before they were finally willing to stand.
Xiao Wei lowered her hood and smiled at them. She was a typical Western girl; one could tell at a glance that her facial features were different from everyone else present. Moreover, her blonde hair was an anomaly that constantly reminded the villagers of her extraordinary origins.
Besides, Xiao Wei had just cast magic. After that display, they were clearly revering both Bai Mu and Xiao Wei with utmost devotion, harboring not a shred of doubt and remaining completely obedient.
Bai Mu then pointed at the skeleton, found a tree branch, and began to draw in the mud.
With just a few strokes, he sketched out the boar. His drawing skills were quite good; in the past, whenever he had free ti, he would sketch to alleviate boredom, and drawing maps was one of his fundantal skills. After sketching a few comic-style panels, the girls finally seed to understand that he was asking where the giant wild boar ca from.
So, one of the girls returned to the crowd and spoke with an elder.
The elder stepped forward, pointing in a certain direction while gesturing wildly.
However, Bai Mu couldn't understand her aning at all, only roughly gathering that the giant wild boar seed to have run over from the west.
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