novelraw Chapter 169 -169-Salvation! The Human Race’s Guide!
Chapter 169 -169-Salvation! The Human Race’s Guide!
Blackstone Tribe.
Deep within the boundless mountain ranges,
hundreds of warriors clad in crude beast hides were fleeing for their lives, their faces filled with panic.
"Run! Run! We’ve enraged that giant beast!"
"That monster can shatter the earth with a single stomp and bring down forests with one roar—it’s far too terrifying!"
"We knew full well it was its territory. We never should have barged in... We’re finished now!"
The warriors were in utter disarray.
Yet amid the fleeing crowd, a group of young men pushed against the flow instead.
"Roger! What are you and your hunting party trying to do? Run now!"
"Don’t be reckless, Roger! That giant beast is absolutely not something we can kill. Hurry and leave!"
"That’s right! You may be the strongest warrior in the tribe, but you have no idea how powerful that beast really is! You’re no match for it!"
But the youths turned a deaf ear to the old hunters’ desperate warnings and instead strode forward toward the beast.
At the front, the young man named Roger wore a resolute expression as he shouted aloud,
"A warrior of the Blackstone Tribe would rather die in battle than retreat in disgrace! I’m going to challenge that giant beast!"
The moment his words fell, the young men at his side echoed him at once.
"That’s right! The Blackstone Tribe is invincible!"
"Roger has awakened a high-grade Beast Soul—I believe he’ll win!"
"I believe in Roger, just as I love this land!"
Ignoring all attempts to stop them, they pressed onward against the tide until they finally caught sight of the giant beast.
Its body was like an ancient mountain peak given life, and its two eyes blazed like twin suns hanging high in the heavens.
Roger showed no fear at all and gritted his teeth as he roared,
"Beastform!"
Roar—!
In an instant, Roger’s whole body underwent a violent transformation, turning into a gigantic beast!
Yet compared to the colossal monster before him, he was no more than an infant standing before a giant.
"Roar—!"
Roger bellowed and charged headlong toward the beast.
The monster swung a massive paw and sent him flying with a single slap.
Pfft!
Cough—
Blood gushed from Roger’s mouth, but he still refused to give up.
"Beast Soul!"
A phantom shot out from his body and lunged straight at the beast.
Roar! Roar—!
Disdain flashed through the giant beast’s eyes. It struck again, shattering the phantom with one blow.
Pfft—!
Roger’s Beast Soul instantly dimmed, and he himself spat out mouthfuls of blood. Unable to maintain his beastform any longer, he collapsed weakly to the ground.
The youths who had come with him immediately rushed forward to check his injuries.
"Cough... cough... I’m no match for it!"
"Don’t worry about me. Run..."
A trace of despair flashed through Roger’s eyes as he urged his companions to flee.
And at that very moment—
Boom!
Boom! Boom!
The giant beast strode toward them.
Each step made the earth tremble violently, as though mountains and land alike were shaking.
"This is bad—it’s too fast..."
"Our speed is nowhere near enough to outrun it... We’re all going to die here..."
Despair filled the faces of the young men.
Yet in that same instant—
Whoosh!
A figure suddenly appeared in front of them, blocking their path.
A faint smile played at Daniel’s lips as he looked at the enormous creature before him.
This giant beast was only low legendary-grade, nothing more.
He swung Stellar Wrath.
"Hunting Domain!"
"Shadowfont!"
"Wind’s Embrace!"
"Aetherlance!"
-300,000,000!
-300,000,000!
-300,000,000!
In an instant, the winds and clouds changed color.
Under Daniel’s control, countless meteors came crashing down upon the savage beast like a torrential storm.
In the blink of an eye, the giant beast was instantly slain!
Beasts without Immortal Singularities were laughably easy to kill.
As long as their life force was exhausted, they would die completely.
He did not even need to summon clones, nor could he be bothered to use forbidden spells.
[Ding! You have slain [Savage Colossus Bear], obtaining [Blood Crystal] ×10,000, [Gemstone] ×10,000, [Beast Soul] ×10,000!]
Daniel listened to the system prompt with an indifferent expression.
During his survey of Aerial Realm, he had already slain animals of all ranks.
Whether they were common-grade, epic-grade, legendary-grade, or even higher legendary-grade creatures, the number of drops had always been more or less the same.
In other words, if ordinary players came here to grind monsters, the base number of drops from each beast-type lifeform would remain the same.
He attributed this to the special nature of Aerial Realm.
After all, this was a newborn world.
He did not really mind either way. Once he harvested the materials from the players later and applied Millionfold Boost...
Heh.
While Daniel was thinking, the tribal youths behind him were staring at him with eyes filled with incomparable awe.
Roger was the boldest of them all. He dropped to his knees reverently.
"Honored god... have you come to save us?"
Daniel turned around and carefully examined the group of young men.
They were full of vitality, and what stood out most was their fearless, combative spirit.
He had already decided to cultivate a human agent—someone through whom he could establish an ideal civilization in this newborn land.
And these youths were the sparks in his hand.
At that thought, Daniel shook his head at Roger.
"No. I am not a god."
He smiled faintly, his voice ringing with strength.
"Because even gods... will one day be trampled beneath the feet of humanity."
"You may call me... the Guide."
Rustle—
All the young men dropped to their knees in unison and respectfully cried out,
"We pay our respects to Lord Guide!"
Daniel studied the tribal youths before him.
In the way they looked at him, five parts were devout worship, and the other five were deep reverence.
Establishing his authority had gone perfectly. The plan could begin.
With that thought, he waved his hand and took out ten thousand of each item—Blood Crystal, Gemstone, and Beast Soul—piling them up before the youths like small mountains.
Roger and his companions looked at the Guide in confusion.
Daniel said calmly,
"I want to make a trade with you."
"Agree to my terms, and all of these will be yours. They can grant you unparalleled Strength."
Roger lowered his head respectfully.
"Lord Guide, please command us."
Daniel’s voice was as calm as still water.
"With these, you will be able to grow stronger and seize a safe territory with ease."
Hearing that, Roger’s gaze fell upon the resources on the ground.
He had awakened a Beast Soul himself, so he naturally understood the value of these items.
Blood Crystals could allow people to grasp the source of Strength.
Gemstones could provide humanity with endless energy.
Beast Souls could make the tribe’s strongest even stronger.
With these things, the Blackstone Tribe truly had a chance to rise and become a dominant force!
Daniel took in every change in his expression and continued in the same calm tone.
"And the price for these is simple—"
"For every ten creatures you kill, you must hand over one portion of the materials you obtain as tribute to me."
Roger trembled with excitement and hurriedly bowed low.
"We will obey Lord Guide’s command! Thank you for your generosity!"
Though young, he understood what truly mattered.
If they could not obtain the resources before them, whether the tribe would even continue to exist was uncertain.
But with them, the tribe would inevitably flourish.
If not enough to dominate a region, it would at least gain the power to protect itself.
And once they secured a safe stretch of land, they would have a stable source of food.
With food, the tribe could multiply and grow.
It was the simplest calculation in the world.
The young men beside Roger also hurriedly voiced their agreement.
Seeing them accept, Daniel gave a slight nod.
Through a trade like this, he would be able to secure a stable stream of output from Aerial Realm even before the players had fully grown.
He possessed the Millionfold Boost talent. Anything that passed through his hands could be multiplied a millionfold!
If the million or so humans of Aerial Realm could continue to grow and prosper, then the quantity of items he would receive would become astronomical.
In the end, these native humans were nothing more than leeks he had carefully planted.
From beginning to end, all he had invested was a mere ten thousand drops from legendary-grade monsters.
And in return, he would receive a never-ending stream of human production across endless years.
At present, the native human population numbered less than a million—
but what about in the future, when they reached ten million? A hundred million?
By then, the resources he harvested would fill an entire world.