The tree needs water, he needs water to drink (Revised)

As soon as the word "make a fire" came out, the eyes of the people in the Wood Tribe lit up and they said in disbelief: "The priest is going to give our Wood Tribe the power of fire!"

Shen Nong was confused when he saw the primitive man who was so excited and told others about it. What kind of divine power? It was not divine power, but making fire... Forget it, let them be...

After teaching them how to make a fire, he would leave, as a way of repaying them for calling him "priest" with all their sincerity.

Shen Nong was escorted back to the real Mu Tribe. On the way back, they passed by a giant forest that blocked out the sun. It was the natural barrier of the Mu Tribe.

Shen Nong was very interested in this forest of giant trees. There was no record of such giant trees either in the interstellar space or in ancient books.

Want to study.

Walking along the stream in the forest, the view becomes wider and wider.

The entrance to the Wood Tribe is surrounded by a wooden fence, and there are a few shelters made of leaves and wood scattered around the tribe.

Previously, all the young and middle-aged men in the Mu tribe participated in the ceremony of summoning the priest. There were also a dozen elderly people and seven or eight children in the tribe.

There were more than a dozen cats as big as the one that went to the woods to report the news. When they saw Shen Nong, their expressions were exactly the same.

Happy and in awe.

After taking one look, the boys didn't dare to look any further and quickly lowered their heads.

The result is that one moment you see the high priest who is more beautiful than flowers, and the next moment you see your own dirty feet.

The young men from the Mu tribe suddenly felt embarrassed to look up, as if they wanted to see a flower from their feet.

Shen Nong didn't stay for long. He wished he could grow wings and fly.

Ever since entering the tribe, a deadly stench has been drilling into his nose, and Shen Nong feels like he can't breathe.

He wanted to quickly find a place with less odor so that his lungs could breathe some slightly fresher air.

"Tiger Mountain, Sheep Rain, Rabbit Flower..." Maocao called out to his friends, not wanting them to miss such a big event as making a fire.

Seeing the priest and his group walking further and further away, he hurriedly said, "The priest said he wants to teach us how to make a fire, come here quickly!"

The young men who were looking down at their feet raised their heads when they heard the word "fire". There had been no fire in the tribe for a long time.

They couldn't sleep well at night. Yesterday, Tuhua was almost taken away by wild beasts in the forest as food.

Several people kept chattering and pestering Mao Cao, asking, "Mao Cao, are you telling the truth?"

"The priest wants to teach us how to make a fire?"

"What is a fire?"

"Tuhua, you are too stupid. To make a fire is to make a fire." Hushan replied.

Yang Yu affirmed: "Yes, making a fire is making a fire."

Tuhua didn't understand, so he scratched his head and asked again, "So, what is fire?"

Maocao couldn't stand listening any longer. He imitated what the adults said at the altar and told his friends, "To light a fire means that the priest wants to give fire to our Mu tribe."

"Wow! The priest is so powerful!"

"With a fire, we won't be afraid to sleep."

Shen Nong didn't know how many little fans the cat grass had attracted. When the boys rushed over, Shen Nong was using a dagger to cut off branches.

The beautiful dagger reflected a sharp and dazzling light under the sunlight, and the people of the Mu tribe were so frightened that they dared not speak.

It’s a magical weapon!

The sharpest stone knives they usually used were not as sharp as the weapons in the hands of the priests.

The crowd began to whisper about how beautiful the artifact was and how sharp it was, and Shen Nong almost cut his finger by listening to it.

The peeled branches need to be dried in the sun. The sun is strong now and the branches dry quickly.

While this was going on, Shen Nong used a dagger to scrape off some branches to prepare the tinder for making fire. After the soft and fluffy tinder was ready, he also placed it on the stone slab to dry in the sun.

Use the sharp part of a dagger to dig a few small holes at appropriate positions on the bottom plate used for drilling wood, and carve grooves on the edges of the holes to facilitate the falling of wood chips.

The peeled branches should be exposed to the sun for a while. The less moisture the branches have, the shorter the time it will take to make fire.

But Shen Nong was too thirsty. At this moment, he was like a seedling wilted by the scorching summer sun, and not even a leaf could stand up.

He placed the base on the tinder and separated it with a thin branch to allow the drilled wood chips to have more air and burn more easily.

The peeled branches rotate rapidly in the small pits on the bottom plate, and the sawdust produced at the interface due to the rapid rotation slowly changes from wood color to black.

The black sawdust fell through the groove onto the tinder, accumulating little by little.

A wisp of white smoke began to rise from the tinder, and the smell of burning filled the air.

The smoke was getting thicker and thicker, and Shen Nong saw little sparks of fire coming out of the tinder, which disappeared in a flash.

He stopped immediately, picked up the tinder and blew at it carefully and rhythmically.

The starlight eventually turned into a cluster of flames. Shen Nong quickly put it on the ground, picked up the small branches prepared beside him and slowly covered it with it.

The small flame gradually grew bigger, and more and more branches appeared.

"fire!"

The Mu tribe members, who dared not make a sound while drilling wood to make fire, finally could not help but scream when they saw the fire growing bigger and bigger.

More than sixty people from the entire Mu tribe, big and small, folded their hands in front of their chests and shouted devoutly to Shen Nong: "Thank you, priest, for giving us the fire!"

Shen Nong sat on a rock, feeling a little helpless as he looked at the evil-looking cult organization's worship scene in front of him.

I thought to myself, you know it’s good to be grateful, but can you please not bow?

In their time, only the dead needed to be worshipped!!

But I am not dead now, I am a living person!

【Sizzle..sizzle..sizzle..】

Shen Nong looked around suspiciously. What was that sound?

[Detected that the host has taught the skill of "Drilling Wood to Make Fire", the infrastructure system has been activated. 】

Shen Nong: ? ?

[Do you want to strive for progress? Do you want to stand out? Do you want to reach the pinnacle of life? Then join us, as long as you complete the task, the next infrastructure king will be you! ]

Shen Nong felt like he might be crazy. What did he hear?

The voice did not answer him, but a panel popped up in front of him.

[Task 1: Man is made of iron and rice is made of steel. If you don't eat, you will be hungry. Lead your tribe to have a full meal.]

[Reward: 1000 infrastructure points. ]

[Congratulations to the host for being lucky. You have received a novice gift package. Do you want to click it to see it? ]

Shen Nong looked at the rows of words floating in the void with a cold face.

[Three people have obtained the Marrow Cleansing Pill in the R Planet Beginner’s Gift Package, and five people have obtained the Spaceship in the B Galaxy Beginner’s Gift Package..]

Several messages flashed before Shen Nong's eyes at once, like a barrage of messages, dizzying him and almost unable to keep up.

He played a holographic farming game that was recommended to him by his senior brother who was a plant consultant.

There are similar system tasks in it. You will be rewarded if you complete the tasks, and you will be punished if you fail to complete them.

The main point of the game is to experience the feeling of real farming, which he found very interesting. However, he was too busy and didn't have time to play it, so he didn't finish it after two days.

But he was sure that he was not in a holographic game, which meant that there was a higher-dimensional intelligence trying to manipulate him to accomplish something they could not accomplish.

【Aren’t you going to order yet? 】

Seeing that Shen Nong remained silent, the system couldn't help but ask.

Shen Nong thought to himself that there was indeed a high-dimensional intelligence controlling everything behind the scenes, but as the old saying goes, blessing is not a disaster, and disaster is inevitable.

He decided to meet the other party and said seriously: "Don't order. All the inducement to consume is just hooliganism."

The system defended itself: "Who induced consumption? Don't you want to condense your broken crystal core?"

Shen Nong was speechless. He really couldn't say no.

Especially since he was now in a strange world, and it was a dangerous primitive era where people had to eat raw meat and drink blood.

If his crystal core is repaired, in this era, his wood-type ability will not only ensure his safety, but also his food, and it will stimulate the growth of plants, so he will definitely not go hungry in the future.

But we cannot let the other party lead us by the nose. It is said that when there is great profit, there will always be brave men. The same applies when the saying is understood in reverse.

Dangerous things require the temptation of huge profits.

"What price do I need to pay to repair the crystal core?"

The system said in surprise, "The repair crystal core is your novice gift package, given to you for free. Why would you have to pay for it?"

Shen Nong didn't respond to its words, but just watched this high-dimensional intelligent creature perform quietly.

It didn't take long for the other party to continue acting. To be honest, [You are required to complete the task and lead this primitive era into a higher social civilization... It's actually very simple...]

The people of the Mu tribe remained as they were, each of them muttering something, but the sound was too soft and too mixed to be heard clearly.

The few words I heard were all about worshipping him like a god. The word poverty alone cannot describe the situation here.

The cannibals and the wood tribes have already given us a glimpse of what this continent is like. They are backward, ignorant, and barbaric.

And there are countless such tribes on this continent.

Shen Nong didn't know whether the primitive era he was in was the same as the primitive era recorded in ancient books of his time.

But he knew that it took millions of years for the primitive era recorded in ancient books to enter a higher social civilization.

This is simple? Can he live for millions of years? Obviously not.

Upon detecting that the host wanted to do nothing, the system immediately popped up a page. Although it was gray, it still attracted Shen Nong's attention.

[Infrastructure system mall, as long as you have enough infrastructure points, you can buy whatever you want! The mall has things you can't think of, but there is nothing it doesn't have. 】

Shen Nong felt that he was ready again. As the ancients said, a skilled cook cannot cook without rice.

Now he not only has rice, but also high-quality refined rice.

Shen Nong stared at the things in the mall, his eyes fixed on them. "Give me a discount on all the things here."

Without waiting for the system to reject him, he took the initiative to control the system, "Otherwise I will quit, whoever loves me can do it."

The system and Shen Nong were in a stalemate for a while, but finally had to give in.

He started by quoting a discount of 99% and finally reached an agreement with Shen Nong at a 30% discount.

It was so angry that it opened the host's information and scanned it from beginning to end. It couldn't understand how someone who was immersed in research all day could bargain so well.

What the system doesn’t know is that Shen Nong’s “give me a discount” today is just the beginning.

After opening the novice gift package given by the system, he found crystal core repair liquid inside. He first put it in the system's storage cabinet and then took it out to drink when no one was around.

The people here worship and fear gods.

In their eyes, priests are people who are directly connected to gods. Shen Nong thought about the system's mission and decided to stay here, taking the Mu tribe as the starting point.

The first task of the system is to feed the people in the tribe. Although there is no set time limit for completion, the sooner the better.

If the task is refreshed earlier, there will be more infrastructure points, and with infrastructure points he can buy more and more.

We should have goals in our hearts and hope for the future.

But Shen Nong kept knocking on the system, and asked listlessly, "Is there any water?"

The system asked back, "Are there any infrastructure points?"

"No."

[What water would I drink without you? The first rule of the system is that the mall does not allow credit. ]

Shen Nong didn't expect to get water from the system, but he was so thirsty that he couldn't help but ask.

However, he confirmed that the system did not cost a penny, so he did not lose money.

Shen Nong was extremely thirsty. Not only did he not find any container in the vast expanse of the Wood Tribe, even if there was one, he could not wait for the water to heat up.

So Shen Nong drank the crystal core repair fluid as if it were water.

There's no way, the trees need water and he needs water.

The system was stunned by its host's actions, but it couldn't tell what was wrong. The thinking of this low-dimensional creature was truly bizarre.

..

It was now too late to go out hunting.

Shen Nong went to the stream to wash off the dirt on his body, and actually felt a hint of coolness in the evening breeze.

In order to welcome the new priest, the Mu tribe had already prepared their best cave for the priest to live in.

Shen Nong was brought to a dark cave, surrounded by lush vegetation and swaying tree shadows under the moonlight.

The entrance of the cave looks like the mouth of a ferocious beast, and once you enter, there is no way back.

Hu Xiao beside him slapped his head and said, "How could I forget that there is fire in the tribe now? Go and build a fire at the entrance of the priest's cave."

The straw cat was small but very clever. He ran to the fire pit and started a fire for the priest.

Shen Nong sat on the rock at the entrance of the cave, supporting his head with his hands, looking up at the starry sky boredly.

Although he could sit on a starship and watch the nebulae in the universe during the interstellar journey, he had never seen stars on a planet.

The stars are twinkling, the stars are vast.

It turns out that the starry sky is so beautiful even when viewed from such a distance.

The fire has been set up, and with the light of the fire, the cave entrance doesn't seem so dark.

The scene inside the cave can also be seen.

Stone pots, stone bowls and bone knives are placed along the edges of the cave.

The number seems to be quite large.

So, he didn't see any shadow of containers from the Wood Tribe before, because they were all in this cave?

Shen Nong wanted to look inside to see what was inside, but because the light was too dim, he could not see anything.

Gurgle, gurgle, Shen Nong's stomach protested, he was hungry.

At this time, Hu Xiao, who had left halfway, returned to the cave and handed the thing wrapped in a large leaf to Shen Nong.

"Priest, eat meat."

Meat?

It just so happened that he was hungry.

Shen Nong took the meat with great anticipation, but his expression was visibly depressed.

It was meat, yes, but it was moldy, green, and hard.

Shen Nong felt that if he took a bite, he might die again. He just didn't know if he could wear it back after death.

"you eat."

Life is more important, Shen Nong returned the meat.

Hu Xiao scratched his head and took the meat again. Why didn’t the priest eat such good meat?

"Priest, you won't be hungry after eating meat." Hu Xiao wanted to try harder and persuade the priest to eat meat. "This is the best meat in the tribe. Other meat has bugs and smells bad."

Shen Nong began to understand what Hu Xiao was talking about, and he suddenly felt that he was no longer hungry.

His hands were waving so hard that they left afterimages. The word "rejection" was written all over his body. "I'm not hungry!"

Gurgle gurgle..

Shen Nong: My stomach is so weak...

"My stomach is rumbling, which means I'm hungry. When an orc is hungry, he will have no strength, and without strength he can't fight." Hu Xiao handed the meat to Shen Nong, saying sincerely, "Priest, eat the meat quickly."

Shen Nong's mind was full of thoughts on how to refuse this deadly meat, and he didn't even hear the word "orc" that Hu Xiao said.

He caught a glimpse of the stone pot in the cave and said to Hu Xiao, "I won't be hungry if I drink water. Please help me fill the stone pot with water."

Hu Xiao didn't believe this at all. They had been hungry before and had no meat to eat, but they also drank water. At first, they could still feel full, but as soon as they peed, they were hungry again.

He looked at the priest and felt worried. What should he do if the priest didn't like to eat meat?

But he still followed Shen Nong's instructions and obediently filled the stone pot with water. He would obey whatever the priest said.

Shen Nong thought that Hu Xiao would ask someone to help carry the stone pot to the stream, after all, the stone pot looked very heavy.

His body was originally thin, and Hu Xiao was even thinner than him, with his arms having less flesh and prominent bones.

Shen Nong found it very strenuous to lift the heavy stone pot by himself, let alone Hu Xiao. But what surprised Shen Nong was that Hu Xiao not only lifted the stone pot, but also held it at his waist with one hand.

Does this primitive man have some supernatural power gene?

After all, Shen Nong is not doing genetic research, so it's okay for him to be surprised.

While Hu Xiao was filling the water tank, he went to find a few small stones with few holes and threw them into the fire.

The stream was some distance away from the cave, and when Tiger Roar came back, the stones were almost as hot.

Shen Nong carefully picked up the stone with two branches and threw it into the stone pot filled with water.

"Squeak"

The stone pot emitted white hot steam as the stone suddenly cooled. Shen Nong threw several hot stones into the pot, and the water slowly began to boil, making a gurgling sound.

Boiling water with hot stones is a quick way to get hot water.

Tilt out some hot water and clean two stone bowls, one of which is used to scoop water.

Shen Nong held the hot water in the stone bowl and blew it, his face steaming with mist.

He looked at Hu Xiao, who had not yet left and looked confused, and asked kindly, "Do you want to drink too?"

Hu Xiao stared blankly at the hot water that the priest made with magic. This was the holy water. He would become stronger after drinking it!

So except for the two bowls of wine that Shen Nong drank to fill his stomach, almost the entire pot was drunk by Hu Xiao.

Shen Nong watched Hu Xiao, whose stomach was rumbling as he walked because he drank too much water.

These primitive people are really strange.