Chapter 54: Drilling into Wood to Get Fire

  "Master Wu is a god, can he really get heavenly fire like this?" Seeing Wu Rui holding the withered branch and constantly drilling, Ah Niu and others looked at each other in dismay.

  "I've said it many times, this isn't some heavenly fire, just ordinary flames. From now on, everyone can use them for warmth, cooking food, and scaring away beasts." Wu Rui helplessly instructed once again.

  Not bad, Wu Rui is teaching them how to make fire by drilling wood.

  This skill is very important, it's a food revolution, the transformation of civilization. If you want to let the Osen planet take off its barbaric hat, then it must enter the era of using fire... Of course, these are not what Wu Rui wants to say. This time on the Osen planet, in addition to 'transmitting medicine', he also wants to 'teach agriculture'. If crops don't have fire, they can't be eaten, so the method of drilling wood for fire must be taught.

  As he pondered, a wisp of smoke had already risen from the withered wood in Wu Rui's hand, gradually forming an ember. Wu Rui quickly placed the withered wood on the dry leaves and gently blew on it a few times. With a burst of flames, a pile of firewood was soon engulfed in a raging inferno.

  A group of people from the "barbarian lands" were stunned, the scorching flames scared them into continuous retreat.

  At this time, Wu Rui ordered: "Every ten people gather around the fire and learn this skill of drilling wood to make fire. In the future, you can use it at any time!"

  This is going to be tough for Ah Niu and the others. Although drilling wood to make fire seems simple, it's actually not easy to do. At least, it requires a lot of patience. However, everyone wants to make a good impression in front of the gods, so they all work very hard.

  But drilling wood to make fire isn't something that can be done just by putting in effort, a group of old men worked up a sweat, the wood was drilled through, but they still couldn't get any fire out of it, each and every one of them was anxious and sweating profusely.

  "It's on fire! It's on fire!" A sudden cry of surprise rose from the crowd, and soon a pile of wood behind them ignited into a raging inferno, accompanied by cheers and jubilation.

  However, it was surprisingly a woman's family who succeeded first.

  Now, Ah Niu and these big men's faces are somewhat unbearable. Nowadays, women have a low status, after all, they have little strength, can't hunt, and don't have much to do with household chores. Usually, apart from picking fruit, their biggest role is **to carry on the family line**. Who would have thought that now it's actually the woman who first made fire, so naturally the big men are worried that women will turn over and become the masters, and everyone's face doesn't look very good.

  These people's thoughts were written all over their faces, and Wu Rui could naturally see what they were thinking. With the intention of teaching them a lesson, he smiled and said: "Women are more patient and meticulous than men, and have an advantage in this aspect. Although they don't have great physical strength, the things they can do in the future are no less than those of men."

  Wu Rui didn't differentiate between people, and continued to add: "Of course, men have more strength and courage, they can hunt and fight off enemies, having irreplaceable abilities. Therefore, it's said that both men and women have their own advantages and will have their own responsibilities, everyone should treat each other equally."

  At first, when they heard the gods praising women, the men around them almost lost hope. It wasn't until they heard the rest of the words that they finally let out a sigh of relief. But even so, Ah Niu and the others' backs were instantly drenched in sweat, their hearts racing with fear. They had really been worried that Wu Rui would announce the arrival of a matriarchal society.

  The custom of equality between men and women on Osen planet was born from this.

  Wu Rui is now a deity, and every word he says is taken seriously by everyone, as if it were an imperial decree that must be carried out. Although they are still not used to it, with time, everyone will absolutely take the deity's words as a standard and carry them out without needing supervision.

  Wu Rui's words had struck a chord in the hearts of many women, and immediately hundreds of fiery gazes were cast upon him.

  "... Wu Rui suddenly felt a bit overwhelmed. In this era, women's clothing was not covering their bodies, and some were even exposing their chests and breasts. There was no point in talking about beauty or ugliness. Wu Rui didn't have a strong taste for such things. Seeing everyone lighting up the fire, he quickly changed the subject and said: "Everyone's fire is lit, now you can put your meat skewers on top of the flames."

  The rhinoceros meat had already been cut and washed, but unfortunately there was no salt, nor was there seawater nearby. Wu Rui could only use plants as a substitute, pouring the medicinal juice on the rhinoceros meat. It was simple yet luxurious, after all these were some rare medicinal materials, and some of the most environmentally friendly spice plants.

  The aroma of meat gradually spread throughout the square, and many people's mouths watered uncontrollably. If the gods hadn't spoken yet, they would have already been unable to resist taking a bite! Heaven, how can there be such delicious food in this world? Is this what the gods eat?

  "Not cooked yet!" Wu Rui couldn't help but laugh and cry, it's not even been a minute, the fragrance is just coming from the surface, inside must still be bloody. So he hurriedly instructed: "Remember to keep rolling the wooden stick, this way can make the roasted meat cook faster and won't let the surface get charred."

  About ten minutes later, everyone's barbecue finally came out of the oven, and under Wu Rui's command, they started eating eagerly.

  "How delicious!"

  "Who knew rhino meat could be so delicious!"

  "Heavens! We can also eat food of the gods!"

  Everyone was a rookie at barbecuing, so the meat was naturally mediocre, either undercooked or overcooked. But compared to the raw and bloody rhino meat they had before, this rhinoceros meat was indeed a delicacy. Everyone finished eating and still licked their chops, which made Wu Rui feel a chill, but he could also understand their feelings, so he just smiled faintly without teasing them.

  The dinner problem was solved, and everyone went to sleep one after another. Wu Rui refused Ah Niu's suggestion to stay in the stone cave and entered the forest alone. Ordinary people need sleep, but he is already a Golden Elixir cultivator, so he can naturally not sleep, and darkness is not a big problem for him. Rather than wasting time sleeping, it's better to take advantage of the opportunity to go out and search for treasures, find some spiritual herbs, dig up some medicinal materials, and avoid regretting it when returning to Earth.

  "Niu Wang, it's late at night, and Wu Daifu's divine eyes can actually see the road!" a tribesman exclaimed.

  "Wu Dafu is a god, what's the big deal about nighttime? If he wants to, he can make the sun rise right now! Hurry up and sleep, you guys still have to build houses tomorrow!" Ah Niu scolded, but unbeknownst to him, he was also amazed in his heart.

  "...". Wu Rui, who hadn't gone far, almost got knocked to the ground by a wooden board. Is it possible for the sun to rise now? To say he's not an immortal is one thing, but even if he were, it's not necessarily something he could do, right?

  In the eyes of ordinary people, gods are all-powerful, but Wu Rui knew that gods do not have such great abilities, they are actually just a group of powerful cultivators.

  ……

  The next morning, just as the sun was rising, Wu Rui returned to the village on time. The tribesmen who were building a wooden house saw that it was Wu Daifu, and they all wanted to kneel down to worship him, but they were all stopped by Wu Rui's words.

  Cao Tong had been running back and forth among the patients, and upon seeing Wu Rui return, he hastily came up to him with a smile and asked: "Teacher, are you going to have me teach me how to decoct medicine?"

  "Heh heh, not bad, but you need a mud pot to decoct the medicine. First, have someone call Niu Wang over." Wu Rui said with a smile.

  "Wu Daifu, the little one has arrived. What are your orders?" Before the grass boy could speak, Ah Niu, who had heard that Wu Daifu was back, hurried over and just caught Wu Rui saying he wanted to see him, so he hastily came forward to ask for instructions.

  "Ah Niu, you've come just in time. Go find twenty young men and women for me, the clever and agile ones. Today I'm going to teach them how to make mud pots!" Wu Rui said with a smile. Having rice but no pot is useless, and besides, if one wants to teach the grass children to decoct medicine, without a medicine pot it's impossible. Although he could directly refine some for him, what if they were broken or lost? The best solution was to teach them how to make them.

  Giving people fish is not as good as teaching them how to fish and hunt.

  "Alright, I'll go get them!" Ah Niu turned around and left, soon bringing back twenty young men and women. Before leaving, he didn't forget to warn them: "You all must learn well from Master Wu's divine skills, whoever doesn't learn I'll throw them out to feed the wolves!"

  "Yes, King Niu, we will definitely learn from Wu Daifu's divine skills." These people were somewhat nervous and responded in a scattered manner.

  Wu Rui slightly shook his head, but also didn't interfere with Ah Niu's management, and then led them to the back mountain. The back mountain was a yellow mud geological area, and it was a very sticky type of mud. If you mix it with water, you can even make bricks, making it extremely suitable for shaping mud pots.

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  P.S: Sorry for the late update.