Chapter 17

"It seems that apart from the sea monsters, the greatest enemy on this island is the warriors who once sailed out to sea together!"

Ye Mo felt heavy-hearted and once again entered the dense jungle to search for more body-strengthening herbs.

He also wanted to break through to the eighth and ninth levels of the Body Tempering stage as soon as possible, and bring back healing herbs to treat Wang Hu and the others' injuries, so they would have a better chance of surviving the potential dangers on this isolated island.

In the sunlight.

Ye Mo looked around in the dense jungle, as if searching for something. Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he searched toward a patch of shrubs. A moment later, he held a green herb in his hand.

"Third-grade coin grass!"

Ye Mo was slightly pleased, carefully dug out the green herb, and placed it in his bag.

"These few herbs are barely enough to treat Wang Hu and Yang You's external injuries."

Ye Mo counted the herbs he had on him, feeling a bit disappointed. In the one or two hours near the camp, he had only found two medium-grade healing herbs and one low-grade body-strengthening herb.

"It's getting late, I should go back and check on the camp."

Ye Mo looked up and saw it was already late, so he had to prepare to return to the cave.

After a fifteen-minute sprint, he quickly saw the scene inside the spirit wood fence of the cave camp.

Wang Hu and Yang You were polishing and making spirit wood javelins in the camp.

Mo Ling was assisting the two of them.

Since first-grade spirit wood was extremely hard, ordinary iron tools found it difficult to cut it, let alone make more refined javelins.

Wang Hu and Yang You, being初级武者 (beginner warriors), found the work very strenuous.

They took turns using the Ink Plum Sword, gradually shaping the spirit wood sticks into sharp javelins.

All three were drenched in sweat, but they didn't show any signs of slackening. After all, this was a matter of life and death for them. Without sufficient defensive weapons, they would be the ones to die if the sea monsters came.

All three were highly motivated and worked very hard.

Wang Hu and Yang You's sweat had soaked through their clothes, which still bore old bloodstains, and they had no time to wash. The sweat mixed with blood kept dripping, and if someone didn't know better, they might think they were sweating blood.

Ye Mo greeted the three of them, entered the cave, and placed the wild fruits and healing herbs he had picked in a clean spot. Then he came out to assist them in making the spirit wood javelins.

In terms of martial skills, Wang Hu practiced a low-grade spear technique. His iron spear had been lost in the shipwreck, so in addition to making javelins, he also needed to make a spirit wood spear for long-term use.

Yang You practiced short sword techniques, focusing on speed, and was slightly weaker in strength.

With Ye Mo's help, the speed of making the spirit wood javelins increased significantly. In just two hours, they completed seven or eight spirit wood javelins and two spirit wood shields.

The spirit wood shields were even harder to make than the javelins, but they were very thick and had strong defensive capabilities. They could withstand the impact of a hundred-pound force from a weapon like the Green Edge Sword for dozens of strikes, and were light and easy to carry.

When the first star appeared in the night sky, Ye Mo used dry branches to start a bonfire and found four gray seabird eggs in the herb pile, providing a bit of meat. They had been eating wild fruits for the past two days and were tired of it. Additionally, the three of them were seriously injured, and eating only wild fruits was very detrimental to their recovery.

Mo Ling washed the wild fruits and distributed them to everyone.

The two of them didn't hesitate, thanked Mo Ling, and started eating.

The four of them gathered around the bonfire, eating dinner while discussing their next actions.

"According to this progress, it will take until tomorrow to complete twenty spirit wood javelins and four spirit wood shields. As for the two short spirit wood towers, the earliest they can be built is by tomorrow evening."

Wang Hu said while munching on a fruit.

"Right, as long as we can build them within one or two days, there won't be much of a problem. The camp's defenses will be greatly enhanced, making it safer."

Ye Mo thought for a moment and continued, "I picked a few body-strengthening and healing herbs today. You should use them to heal and strengthen your bodies as soon as possible, to recover from your injuries and improve your strength."

He had a few low-grade body-strengthening herbs that he couldn't use at his current late-stage Body Tempering cultivation, so he decided to give them to Wang Hu and the others to avoid wasting them.

Upon hearing this, Wang Hu was deeply moved, his eyes reddening, and he knelt down to Ye Mo.

"Previously, my brother and I were robbed and pursued by a few warriors, almost losing our lives. After being taken in by Brother Ye, we were well-fed and well-housed, and even given healing herbs and the more precious body-strengthening herbs. We didn't have to worry about anything else except working. Even my master in Donglai Country didn't treat us as well! Brother Ye saved our lives and gave us body-strengthening herbs, which is like the difference between heaven and earth. I will never forget this great kindness!"

"Get up, Wang Hu! It's just a small matter. I saved you, but you also work for me! It's evened out."

Ye Mo was a bit flustered. Seeing Wang Hu kneel to him, he felt uncomfortable despite the gratitude, and quickly helped him up.

"Brother Ye saved our lives! If you don't mind, my life is yours. Wherever you tell me to go, I will go!"

The usually quiet Yang You suddenly knelt down as well and said in a low voice.

Wang Hu looked at his brother, with whom he had lived for several years, in surprise. He hadn't expected these words to come from the taciturn Yang You.

"This... "

Ye Mo was speechless, waving his hands awkwardly.

"Regardless, I accept it!"

Yang You said in a low voice.

"I accept it too! From now on, whatever Brother Ye tells us to do, we will do it."

Wang Hu said loudly, bowing his head.

Mo Ling watched from the side, smiling but not speaking. She was equally grateful to Ye Mo, as he had saved her life. However, as the princess of Donglai, she was of noble status and couldn't casually pledge her life to someone like Wang Hu and Yang You.

"Get up! From now on, we are brothers in adversity."

Ye Mo quickly helped the two up and continued, "Tomorrow, you two continue to make weapons and build the wooden towers in this temporary camp. I will go out to search for body-strengthening and healing herbs to help everyone recover their strength as soon as possible. Once we get through this crisis, we will leave this isolated island together and continue our search for the Donghai Immortal Village!"

Only by boosting everyone's morale and giving them hope for the future could they survive in this harsh environment on the isolated island.

Sure enough, the three of them looked at him with fiery eyes.

Cultivation!

For the warriors of the Nine States Continent, it was an irresistible and enormous temptation.

After all, they were all warriors who had sailed out to sea, knowing the dangers of the East Sea, yet they still chose to seek immortality, showing their deep desire for cultivation.