Chapter 97

Whether it was the explanation given by the red light or the information obtained from Hong Zhongwei and Liang Xiong, the awakening of the Blood Star indeed had a significant relationship with exercise.

However, no matter how much exercise one did, Bu Ye could awaken a large star every ten days or so, a speed that had already completely exceeded the normal range. Even in the upper country, there was no one who could do it this fast.

What was going on?

Bu Ye didn't need to worry about it because not only he, but all the other穿越者 in this batch had the same problem, each awakening large stars at an incredibly fast rate...

It was obvious that the red light had standardized them when it summoned them, although there were differences in appearance and physique, their potential was roughly the same. Exercise did play a certain role, but it wasn't the decisive factor.

Regardless, awakening new large stars was exactly what Bu Ye urgently needed. He relied entirely on the blood qi provided by the large stars to fight the cancer cells.

After being excited for a while, Bu Ye finally relaxed and soon fell into a drowsy sleep.

About an hour later, when there was just a hint of light on the horizon, the noise woke Bu Ye from his sleep.

When he got up to look, he saw that the local slaves had woken up and were about to start working.

Judging by this, it seemed that they, the newcomers, wouldn't have much time to rest either.

As he was watching, Bu Ye suddenly saw a very amusing scene. Not far away, Yang Ming was extremely sleepy, lying on her side on the hay. The noise disturbed her sleep, and she was so angry that she made a cat-like "mew" sound, then grabbed a large handful of hay and covered her head with it...

This tough woman finally showed a bit of femininity in her half-sleep, and it was the kind of femininity that belonged to a young lady.

However, there was someone even more impressive than Yang Ming, and that was Nie Ning. This beauty had some kind of sleeping skill, and despite the noise, she didn't wake up at all and continued to sleep soundly on her side.

At this moment, Bu Ye suddenly heard a voice from beside him: "If you were to conduct a survey asking young women what their biggest hobby is, what do you think the answer would be?"

Bu Ye turned his head and met Lu Nan's handsome face, which made him want to punch him...

Fortunately, they were all familiar with each other, so Bu Ye didn't mind Lu Nan's initiative and asked, "What answer?"

"Sleeping," Lu Nan said straightforwardly without any suspense.

"Sleeping?" Bu Ye's eyes widened.

"Don't believe me? Try it on those two," Lu Nan said with a serious expression.

"They would say sleeping now because they're being asked now," Bu Ye said with a smile.

"Still don't believe me! Even if you ask them normally, the answer would be the same, hehe." By the end, a smug look had appeared on Lu Nan's face, implying that he was better at understanding women than Bu Ye.

Bu Ye said bluntly, "You're a real pervert, but better than a hypocrite."

"Are you insulting me or praising me?" Lu Nan was puzzled.

"Of course, it's praise," Bu Ye said. He had just woken up and wanted to perk himself up, so he decided to chat with Lu Nan.

"But, the standard you're comparing me to is a bit low," Lu Nan said bluntly.

Bu Ye stretched out his hand, pausing and raising it repeatedly, and said, "The hypocrite is here, you're here, and the passing line is here."

"Damn!" Lu Nan cursed.

"What do you want?" Bu Ye suddenly asked.

Lu Nan was taken aback and then said awkwardly, "You noticed... I haven't had a chance to talk to those three people, I just wanted to ask how your training went yesterday."

"You haven't had a chance to talk to them, but they wouldn't even acknowledge you, right?" By this time, Bu Ye was fully awake and said with a smile, "Actually, it was nothing much, just some small combat techniques, like rolling and leaping."

Bu Ye was a passive person, and Lu Nan wasn't a bad guy to him. This was the first time they had formally interacted, and since Lu Nan was being proactive and friendly, Bu Ye didn't have to be cold. Plus, he had just learned to flash jump and was about to awaken his eleventh large star, so his mood was good, and the two of them chatted quite harmoniously.

Bu Ye didn't think much of it, but for Lu Nan, this smooth interaction was a pleasant surprise. Because Bu Ye was right; it wasn't that Lu Nan hadn't had a chance to talk to the three people, but that Guo Su, Yang Ming, and Qi Yanbin simply ignored him.

At this moment, the sound of a wooden clapper came from the entrance of the shed, one after another, loud and urgent, and no one could sleep anymore.

Yang Ming sat up with a "huff," about to explode, but was promptly stopped by Qi Yanbin.

"Everyone up! Hurry up and come out, it's time to eat and work!" A cursing voice came from the entrance.

"Eating is fine, but can we skip the work..." Nie Ning, who had just woken up, complained with a sad face, but fortunately, her voice was too low to be heard at the entrance.

However, no matter how much they complained, they had no choice. Within a minute, everyone in the shed had gotten up and started heading out.

Breakfast was a mix of coarse grain cakes and vegetable porridge, with no color, aroma, or taste. But for those who had worked all day yesterday and hadn't eaten enough last night, it was a rare delicacy...

But even with such a meal, some of the new穿越者, who were more refined, didn't take enough the first time and found the baskets and bowls empty when they went back for seconds...

After that, the slaves were taken away in batches, and Bu Ye and the others saw Dali again, who took them to the same small training ground as yesterday.

Time flew by, and soon half a day had passed. At noon, a middle-aged man from the Qing Shi tribe brought two slaves to deliver food to everyone.

As the middle-aged man was about to leave, Dali suddenly remembered something and asked, "By the way, have Daka and the others returned?"

"No, they're probably trapped in the mountains. Dazha has already sent people to rescue them," the middle-aged man replied.

Dali frowned, "How many people did he send? We can't let the news leak to the wolf cubs in the south."

"Don't worry."

Bu Ye and the others, who were eating, had no idea that this matter was related to them.

In the blink of an eye, Bu Ye and the other穿越者 had been in the Qing Shi tribe for three days. By the third night, the training of the ten people had shown some initial results. However, their "instructor" Dali showed no signs of joy and was worried all day on the third day.

Under the moonlight, the ten people were still practicing the new techniques they had learned, and a tall figure walked over from a distance.

Dazha!

"Brother Dazha!" Dali greeted him from a distance, with great respect in his tone.

"Um, how is the training going here?" Dazha, standing at the edge of the training ground, which was over two meters tall, exuded a sense of authority, and said.

"Not bad."

"Then take them into the mountains tomorrow," Dazha said, looking at Bu Ye and the others.

"Haven't found them yet?"

Dazha nodded and said solemnly, "Three days with no news, and the people sent out haven't even found a mark. And the wolf cubs in the south have been restless these past two days. I can't spare more people to search the mountains."

"Alright, I'll give them a crash course tonight, and we'll head into the mountains tomorrow," Dali said decisively.

"Good, I'll send you four more people when the time comes," Dazha said.

"No need, these slaves are quite skilled," Dali declined.

Dazha couldn't help but sneer and looked at Bu Ye and the others mockingly, "It's precisely because they are quite skilled that I need to send four more people with them."

Dali was taken aback and then realized. When he looked at Bu Ye and the others again, he couldn't hide his anger.

Everyone had just learned about this arrangement and hadn't had time to think about it, but Dazha and Dali had already begun to suspect their intentions. It was a classic case of being accused of wrongdoing even when innocent.

The next day, before dawn, five six-legged rhinoceros beasts left the south gate of the village. Each rhinoceros carried one large and two small people, and under the last bit of night, they headed west. At first, the six-legged rhinoceroses moved slowly, but once they were about five miles away from the village, Dali shouted, and the five rhinoceroses finally started to gallop.

"Thud thud thud thud! Thud thud thud thud..."

The rhythm of the six-legged rhinoceroses' gallop was clearly different from that of ordinary horses. Their six legs moved quickly and steadily, with almost no up and down movement. Their steps were not light, but they were quite agile and powerful, and the momentum of the five rhinoceroses charging forward was quite impressive.

Bu Ye was sitting on a rhinoceros ridden by a Qing Shi warrior named Da Qi. There was no saddle under his buttocks, but he didn't feel uncomfortable at all. The back of the rhinoceros was wide, hard, but not as hard as stone, more like leather.

However, between Bu Ye and Da Qi, there was another person, Guo Su...

Their first conversation was quite whimsical. It was time to get on the rhinoceros, and they had been silently looking at Da Qi's back for a while. Clearly, whoever got on first would have to occasionally hold Da Qi's waist, and would also be held from behind by the other person...

"Rock-paper-scissors, the loser goes in front," this was the first thing Guo Su said to Bu Ye.

"Okay," this was the first thing Bu Ye said to Guo Su.

"Best of three, or does the first round not count?" Guo Su asked.

"Just one round to decide," Bu Ye said with a smile.

"Alright."

Then, Bu Ye won purely by luck, with no skill involved.

...

The six-legged rhinoceroses continued to gallop, and the sky behind them in the east gradually brightened, surpassing them and spreading to the west.

The sky was getting brighter, but the people were getting colder, and the rhinoceroses' nostrils were spewing long white mist.

Ahead was the vast snowy mountain range that Bu Ye and the others had seen when they first arrived!

Three days ago, a seven-person team from the Qing Shi tribe had entered the mountains to hunt and had not returned. Their task this time was to find that seven-person team, to see them alive or to find their bodies.

PS: Let's start with a short chapter, I'm sleepy.

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