A cart with eight wheels was already very heavy.
After all, all the materials used were solid wood. When added together, they would weigh at least 1,000 kilograms.
Looking at their surprised expressions, Fu Rui knew that this kind of modern high school physics knowledge was a miracle in their eyes.
They could never imagine how such a heavy thing could be easily pushed by them.
Xi Xi also looked at her claws. “How did I do it…”
“Would you believe me if I told you it was the wizard’s blessing?” Fu Rui chuckled and joked.
“Yes.”
Unexpectedly, Li nodded with a serious expression. Then, she turned to Xi Xi and said, “Only wizards can unleash such miraculous and powerful powers.”
Xi Xi’s expression also became quite serious. “Li, it seems like your tribe’s wizard is even more powerful than ours.”
“Of course!” Li laughed and said proudly,” Rui is the best.”
“When did you become my fan?” Fu Rui looked at her suspiciously. This was not her usual attitude.
“Hmph!”
Li moved to his side and lowered her voice. “Of course I have to give you some face in front of outsiders.”
Fu Rui rolled his eyes.
After the cart was completed, the transport of resources was handed over to Zhu Ganglie.
Its physique was strong, making it most suitable for this kind of physical work. Moreover, it was familiar with the routes to and fro the tribes. The nearby wild beasts did not dare to attack it either.
Thus, Fu Rui made it return to the porcupine tribe’s village and bring over everything that could be used.
The cart could not pass through the forest, so it could only move along the riverbank.
To ensure that the porcupine leader returned before dark, Fu Rui asked Xia and the other eight cow-eared girls to help move the items and speed up the process.
Xi Xi looked at the obedient Zhu Ganglie and asked curiously, “Did you cast a spell on it? Why is it so obedient?”
Fu Rui declined to comment and didn’t explain much.
About two hours later, they returned.
The wooden cart was loaded with large amounts of wood and stone materials, as well as a lot of crude iron.
Crude iron was a resource that could be used to make better weapons and armor.
Fu Rui stored these items in the warehouse within the village. Their supplies immediately became abundant. In the future, when he built houses and walls for the village, he would not have to worry about not having enough materials.
Fu Rui rummaged around for a while before finally finding the Stone of Talent that Xi Xi had mentioned.
It was a white stone the size of a quail egg. It looked as ordinary as the pebbles on the beach.
The only difference was that there were actually red threads flowing inside of it. It was very strange.
[Stone of Talent]: It can awaken a unique talent for any living creature. It can only be activated when combined with the ancient bloodline of the eagle-bodied tribe.
“System, where do we get this bloodline?” Fu Rui couldn’t possibly ask Xi Xi for it. This was somewhat shameless.
“Ding, relevant material has been found — [Eagle Demoness’ Blood Essence]. Consumes 1,500 Civilization Points.”
“One thousand and five hundred points…”
This was an astronomical figure. Fu Rui might not even be able to save up this much in a few years.
From the looks of it, he had no fate with the Stone of Talent, so it was best to return it to Xi Xi.
Fu Rui couldn’t help but be slightly disappointed. However, when he thought about it, it actually didn’t really matter. Since he already possessed the system, did he have to worry about this tiny bit of talent?
It didn’t matter anymore.
Fu Rui put the stone into his pocket and started to prepare dinner.
Halfway through, Xi Xi walked over.
“Since the beast-eared tribe’s crisis has been resolved, it is time for me to leave.”
She looked at Li, who was helping her. “Li, my good friend, it’s time to say goodbye.”
Fu Rui was a little surprised. “It’s already dark now. Aren’t you going to leave tomorrow?”
“There’s no need to wait. The eagle-bodied tribe needs me.” Xi Xi raised her wings. “I can fly, so it doesn’t matter if it’s dark or bright.”
“The eagle-bodied tribe… How are they now?” Li asked worriedly.
“Not too good.” Xi Xi didn’t say much, as if she didn’t want her good friend to worry.
Li could only look earnestly at Fu Rui.
Fu Rui naturally understood what she meant. He smiled and said, “I’ll send you there after dinner. You should bring some food along too.”
Xi Xi was a little hesitant. “I don’t think that’s a good idea.”
“Sigh, you risked your life to remind us. What’s wrong with giving you some food?”
Li held her arm. Then, she looked at Fu Rui. “Rui, how much should we bring? There are many people in the eagle-bodied tribe.”
“Let’s bring more food. We won’t be able to finish all the porcupine meat anyway. Half of the meat hasn’t even been processed.”
Xi Xi pursed her lips. “In that case, thank you, great wizard.”
“I told you I’m not a wizard.”
Fu Rui chuckled and stopped thinking about this matter. Instead, he focused on cooking.
During dinner, Wei Wei reported the number of casualties in the tribe to Fu Rui.
Due to his good command, no one had died in the war with the porcupine tribe. At most, only a few beast-eared females had their skin scratched by plants when they were charging through the forest.
No harm had been done.
As compared to the porcupine tribe, which had been completely destroyed, it was a complete victory.
This was completely within Fu Rui’s expectations. With the help of the system, wouldn’t it be easy to deal with a brainless race like the porcupine tribe?
Everything he did was to ensure the survival of the beast-eared tribe.
Reality did not disappoint him either.
After the meal, Fu Rui asked the beast-eared girls to load the supplies into the cart.
Large chunks of meat were placed on the cart in batches.
The newly ripened potatoes, wheat, and other food and condiments from the field were also put on the cart.
He had also taken quite a lot of miscellaneous items, like fire starters and ropes.
Furthermore, Fu Rui did not forget to process the wheat. After turning it into flour, he placed it in a ceramic jar to store in the cart.
After he was done with his work, he brought a dozen beast-eared girls and Zhu Ganglie towards the eagle-bodied tribe.
When they arrived at their destination, they were shocked by the scene before them.
The village of the eagle-bodied tribe was already in ruins.
There were broken walls everywhere and corpses strewn across the ground.
More than 90% of the houses had been violently destroyed. Moreover, their valuables had all been plundered by the porcupine tribe.
Xi Xi couldn’t help but feel sad upon seeing this. She silently led Fu Rui deeper into the village.
“Ah, it’s that damned porcupine!”
“Dammit, why is it here again!?”
When the eagle-bodied tribesmen saw Zhu Ganglie, their eyes flashed with hatred.
Xi Xi hurriedly explained, “Don’t do anything, everyone. The porcupine leader has already been subdued by the wizard of the beast-eared tribe and has become his puppet. It won’t hurt anyone anymore.”
Everyone looked at them in surprise.
“These are some gifts I brought for your tribe. I hope you can get through this.” Fu Rui pointed at the cart behind him.
“Is… is this true…”
Xi Xi nodded. “It’s true. Please help us move the items.”
Everyone thanked him again. Soon after, several eagle-bodied men came up to carry the things. Meanwhile, the eagle-bodied women looked at him with eyes full of admiration, their faces pink like cherry blossoms.
This made Li, who was beside him, unhappy.
Fu Rui accepted it calmly and followed Xi Xi into a relatively intact stone room.
Under the moonlight outside, an old woman on the bed coughed a few times and sat up shakily.
Xi Xi hurriedly rushed over to support her while introducing him to Fu Rui. “Great witch, the beast-eared tribe has brought resources to help us. This is their wizard, and that’s Li. I told you about her before.”
Fu Rui stepped forward with the Stone of Talent and said, “I found this in the spoils of war after I defeated the porcupine tribe. Now, I’d like to return it to its owner.”
The old woman did not reach out to take it. She only coughed heavily and waited for a long time before she could catch her breath. Then, an aged voice sounded in the room.
“Since it is already the spoils of war of the beast-eared tribe, it has nothing to do with the eagle-bodied tribe.”
Then, she forced a smile. “If you don’t mind, please accept it.”
As she spoke, she turned to Xi Xi. “Xi Xi, if the great wizard needs it, use your bloodline to help him or someone else awaken their talents. Don’t refuse his request.”
Xi Xi nodded heavily. “I understand.”
Fu Rui immediately understood what the other party meant. He was planning to use the Stone of Talent as a gift for bringing resources to the eagle-bodied tribe.
“In that case, I won’t refuse.” He did not hold back.
Then, Fu Rui let Li and Yuan go out first. He started to awaken his talent.
“Great wizard, please hold on to the Stone of Talent.”
Xi Xi’s tone became respectful. After Fu Rui did as he was told, she used her sharp claws to cut a small wound on her arm.
Her scarlet blood dripped onto the white stone, but it did not disperse. Instead, it was drawn in by the red threads and absorbed into the stone.
As her blood continued to pour in, the color of the entire Stone of Talent changed.
When all the white areas of the stone turned dark red, a light screen suddenly lit up and enveloped Fu Rui.
Fu Rui had no idea what was going on in this confusing world. He only felt a cool sensation all over his body, and his heart beat faster.
By the time the light dissipated, the color of the Stone of Talent in his hand had already disappeared and had cracked into several pieces.
“Is the process of awakening over?”
Fu Rui did not know what talent he had awakened.
At this moment, the system prompt suddenly sounded.
“Ding. Congratulations to host for awakening the talent [Talent Activation]!”
[Talent Activation]: The host can consume a certain amount of Origin Power to awaken any creature’s innate talent under certain conditions. Origin Power can be recovered over time.
He could awaken the talents of others?
Wasn’t this too awesome?
However, what were the specific conditions to do so?
He then turned to look at Yuan, who was waiting outside, and a message popped up.
[Yuan]
Race: Beast-Eared Spirit
Gender: Female
Talent: None (Can Be Awakened)
Activation Requirements: Make Love Once
Origin Power Consumption: 5
…
Fu Rui’s mouth opened unconsciously, and he didn’t know what to say.
Make… Make love?
This talent…
It seemed like it was not just awesome!