Chapter 55: The Leader of the Foreign Tribe Requests an Audience

  Taking the twenty apprentices to the back mountain, Wu Rui took out the big hoe used for picking herbs from the Minna ring and personally dug up the miscellaneous soil on it. At the same time, he said to the people behind him: "Remember, when burning a mud pot, you must use pure yellow mud, otherwise it may crack at any time during firing."

  "Yes, we will definitely remember!" Twenty people responded sparsely.

  Wu Rui's movements were swift, and in the blink of an eye, he dug out a pile of bright yellow mud. Then, from the Minna ring, he took out a small water bucket and had a man go to the stream to fetch water back, pouring it into the mud. At the same time, he had the others use wooden sticks to stir the mixture until it was thoroughly uniform and sticky, but not too wet, otherwise, it would be difficult to shape.

  "Next, everyone follows me to do it. First, we need to pinch what's called a big bowl." Wu Rui said loudly while his hands started moving.

  In the valley of Shennong, there was a pottery artisan. When Wu Rui was young, he had learned pottery for a few days because of his playful nature. Unexpectedly, it came in handy now. However, compared to Shennong Valley, the conditions here were even more crude and many necessary tools were missing. Unless using divine sense, it would be difficult to create exquisite works.

  However, this is not a problem. Wu Rui only needs to teach them the basics and tell them about the direction of development. As for how they will develop in the future, it depends on their own intelligence and talent.

  Compared to drilling wood for fire, this pinching mud pot is more complicated and difficult to learn, and it takes a lot of time. After spending half a day, they finally mastered some skills and pinched out hundreds of large bowls, as well as some large pots and small basins.

  "After shaping the prototype, it needs to be placed in the sun to dry and harden, which takes about two or three days if the weather is good! To save time, I'll use magic to dry a batch first as teaching materials. Later when you guys are firing them yourselves, remember to dry them!" Wu Rui said as he manipulated the energy of the Fire Spirit Pearl, directly drying a batch of clay bowls and pots.

  Actually, he could have directly refined it with the Fire Spirit Pearl, but now that he wants to teach them ordinary smelting methods, there's no need for a solo performance.

  The dried mud vessel was already quite solid, although it still couldn't hold water, but picking it up by hand was no problem. Wu Rui had them take it to the fire pit that had been pre-burned into charcoal and perform the final step - firing.

  After spending several more hours, although a few mud bowls were burnt during the process, most of them surprisingly succeeded. As they saw one sturdy mud vessel after another being taken out, the twenty or so people couldn't help but feel a wave of excitement and a strong sense of accomplishment.

  "This mud can really hold water!" A woman exclaimed excitedly.

  "Hey, little peach, this is no ordinary mud, it's a big bowl!" A man beside her corrected with an air of superiority, causing everyone to burst into laughter.

  "Hehe, does everyone remember what to do now? Don't forget any of the steps, or there might be mistakes." Wu Rui Le hehe asked, and was quite happy that his teaching had been successful.

  "We all remember, Wu Daifu is a god!" The twenty men and women shouted in unison. After spending a day together, they discovered that this god had a very good temper and was also very enthusiastic. Gradually, they forgot their fear and replaced it with boundless admiration and gratitude.

  "Alright, from now on you all focus on practicing this and teach more people, pass down this craftsmanship!" Wu Rui concluded with a sentence, picked up the medicine pot made by Cao Tong, along with two large bowls, and headed back to the village.

  The people of the Ah Niu tribe now have several thousand, plus the wooden houses are relatively simple, in just half a day's time, all the collapsed wooden houses have been restored, and everyone's face is filled with smiles. Seeing Wu Rui return, they all clasped their hands together and bowed to worship, even praying for peace and safety, which made Wu Rui feel very depressed.

  "Teacher, is the medicine pot done?" A young man with animal skin rushed out of the stone cave, and it was the grass boy who heard Wu Rui's return.

  "Isn't it?" Wu Rui smiled and raised the muddy pot in his hand, then turned to ask him, "Has the herb I wanted been sent back yet?"

  "The ox king has been sent over and is in the stone cave!" Looking at the peculiarly shaped mud pot in Wu Rui's hand, Cao Tong became excited.

  "Let's go, I'll teach you how to decoct medicine!" Wu Rui said with a smile, and then he set up a fire pit in the stone cave with Cao Tong. At the same time, Dun Dun instructed Cao Tong on the key points of washing, water quantity, and fire temperature for decocting medicine. These things were not difficult, and since Cao Tong was indeed clever, he quickly grasped them all.

  "Wu Dafu, how are those young ones doing?" Ah Niu quickly came over, enthusiastically asking Wu Rui. The fire drill had already brought huge changes to his tribe's life, and now Wu Rui was teaching the grassland children medicine and also teaching people to make ceramics. Ah Niu was truly grateful to Wu Rui.

  "They're all very clever and have learned how to fire pottery, so in the future they can be in charge of making tools for the tribe." Wu Rui praised with a smile.

  "That's great, that's great!" Ah Niu was also very excited. With Wu Daifu's guidance, his tribe became more and more perfect, and as the great king, he naturally took center stage.

  "By the way, Ah Niu, although the wooden house has been rebuilt, it still lacks defensive measures. Moreover, there are many ferocious beasts in the Rhinoceros Forest, and the lives of our people cannot be guaranteed, let alone talking about living a peaceful life." Wu Rui suddenly poured a basin of cold water on Ah Niu.

  "...The smile on Ah Niu's face disappeared, replaced by a bitter expression, but he still said helplessly: "We also know this, but the rhinoceros is so powerful, we can't defend against it at all!"

  "I've seen many thorny plants in the forest that we can dig up and plant around the village to surround it. Rhinoceroses may have thick skin, but they also have weak spots, like their eyes, and won't charge into thorns for no reason." Wu Rui offered his advice.

  "Ah! How could I have forgotten that?" Ah Niu suddenly woke up with a start, his face flushed with excitement.

  "Don't be too excited, it'll take a year and a half for the thorny plants to grow in scale. What if we encounter another rhino attack during this period?" Wu Rui poured cold water on him at this time.

  "Uh..." Ah Niu's expression froze instantly, and he couldn't help but ask nervously: "Doctor Wu, what should we do?"

  Wu Rui did not hide his private thoughts and earnestly instructed: "Behind us is a stone mountain, on top of which there are many huge boulders. You can mobilize your tribesmen to transport them down and pile them up around the perimeter to a height of about half a person's height, which can barely block the rhinoceroses from entering. However, this project requires a huge amount of labor, and even if several thousand people work together at the same time, it will take ten days or half a month to complete. You can discuss this with your tribesmen."

  When Wu Rui said that, Ah Niu also knew that this matter was not easy. After all, a piece of stone weighed tens of kilograms, and the larger ones weighed hundreds of kilograms. It's not easy to carry them down from above. However, primitive humans had great strength, and apart from hunting, they didn't have much work to do. Plus, they could endure hardship. The more Ah Niu thought about it, the more excited he became. Finally, he gritted his teeth and made up his mind: "Let's do it!"

  Wu Rui didn't say anything about it. He just didn't want to see these people being attacked by rhinos, but he didn't want to interfere with their management and decisions either.

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  In the following days, Wu Rui not only taught the grass children medical skills every day but also taught them agricultural skills such as planting fruit trees and breeding wild chickens. Although everything was just getting started, with Wu Rui passing on various skills, this knowledge would eventually spread to every corner of the Osen star.

  Especially Ah Niu, this guy's ambition in his heart is getting bigger and bigger. Now that Wu Rui is still here, he may not dare to act rashly, but once Wu Rui leaves, this guy will definitely go on a campaign of conquest, and at that time, the knowledge in the tribe can be spread out quickly.

  War, although it brings death and injury, is also a catalyst for the evolution of civilization, and is inevitable. Even if Ah Niu did not have this intention, other tribal leaders on the planet of Osen would, so Wu Rui had no reason to stop him.

  During the day, Wu Rui diligently carried out his upgrade tasks, but every evening when the sun set, he would enter the Rhinoceros Forest alone and sweep through it, searching for various medicinal materials. He was like a super fighting machine that never stopped, not even for a moment. Even Golden Dan practitioners would feel some fatigue.

  However, the Rhinoceros Forest was like a treasure trove, a treasure trove that made Wu Rui reluctant to leave. After these days of searching, Wu Rui had collected all the raw materials for the Pei Yuan Dan, Jie Du Dan, Hua Yu Dan, Fu Shang Dan, and Hu Mai Dan, except for the Wannian Ren Shen obtained last time, Wu Rui also found San Ye Jin Zhi, Qian Nian Lian Ou and other top-grade spiritual objects...

  How can Wu Rui be happy and not think of Shu in such a place?

  "Wu Daifu, there is a tribal leader outside who wants to see you. What do you think..." Wu Rui was in the middle of teaching Cao Tong medical skills when Ah Niu suddenly came running to report this message.

  "Looking for me? What's the matter?" Wu Rui was somewhat perplexed at the moment.

  "Wu Dafu, this man is the leader of a large tribe from a nearby wetland plain. His tribe has great power and tens of thousands of people. I don't know how he heard that our Rhinoceros Forest has divine beings, so he brought a thousand tribesmen to pay their respects." Ah Niu reported truthfully. At first, when he heard that over a thousand people were coming to the tribe, he was startled, thinking they had come to attack! It wasn't until he went out and asked about it that he learned the other side was seeking an audience with the divine beings.

  "Is there such a thing?" Wu Rui, however, vaguely felt that something was not quite right about this matter. It shouldn't be as simple as Ah Niu thought. If it were just an unprovoked attack, would they need to bring over a thousand men?

  But before seeing the visitor, it's useless to make random guesses. He waved his hand and said, "Let him come in!"

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