The Growth of a God

Chapter 56: "Living" Bones
Li tribe, the altar of the Creator.

Shu Li kept waving the bone stick in his hand, but his expression was unusually solemn.

"This thing... is alive."

Hearing this, the prophet of the Li tribe, Ali, just raised his head calmly and stared at his boss with his pale skull face.

"Nonsense, not only is it alive, it's also growing."

"As long as you are willing to stick it in the soil, it can absorb nutrients from the soil and eventually turn into a new bone-bearing beast."

This is the characteristic of all bone-dwelling animals and also the habit of this "creature".

"No, I mean, it shouldn't be alive."

"It's just a bone. How can it grow automatically like a living thing?"

"And even if it is a 'close relative' of bamboo, it can't change from a plant to an animal, right?"

Although he could understand Shuli's thoughts, Ali didn't care much about it.

At this stage, Ali has not yet gotten rid of the most basic security needs, so naturally he would not like to dig into the details like the undead.

Rather than exploring the principles behind it, Ali is more concerned with how to apply this special bone in practice.

"Either way, this is a good thing for us."

"This kind of bones from bone-bearing beasts have a certain degree of self-healing ability."

"If we can use them to transplant and replace the bones of the Skeleton People, perhaps we can greatly improve our ability to survive."

After thousands of years of enlightenment and teaching, Ali had long realized the difference between himself and the undead.

Although the skeletons have a long lifespan, they are not truly immortal after all.

No matter how much they replace and maintain their bones, the lifespan of the Skeleton People is limited.

If we use the bones from bone-born beasts, we will most likely be able to break through the limits of the skeleton people.

At the very least, ordinary skeletons who do not have the ability to replace and transplant bones will no longer have to worry about repairing their bodies after they are damaged.

For the common people who are already good at [bone replacement technology], this kind of bones that can heal themselves and even grow on their own can be used to great effect.

"Well, that's right. You skeletons and undead are different after all."

After being reminded by Ali, Shuli also reacted.

I have to mention it here that Shuli had a bad temper and was extremely warlike.

But due to his many years of experience, he possesses wisdom and knowledge far beyond that of ordinary undead.

Even compared to Ba Lian, who was recognized by the undead as the "wisest prophet", Shuli thought that he was not much worse.

"You, the Skeleton People, don't have the same strong desire for knowledge as we do..."

"Even the most basic needs of living things, such as food and safety, are no longer a problem for you now."

"So your race has been maintaining its current state for thousands of years and has never been able to make any further progress."

"This is extremely fatal to a race and a civilization."

Although it was not the first time that he heard Shuli comment on his own race in this way, Ali still concentrated on playing the role of "listener".

It was as if he was still the little skeleton that Shu Li rescued from the endless pile of corpses.

If Ali had eyes now, you could even see the fanatical admiration in her eyes.

This is not an exaggeration.

In fact, the Skeleton People themselves do not have a fixed form.

The first skeletons to be revived were their original appearance, which was also the appearance that most of the skeleton people maintained throughout their lives.

However, in order to make herself more like Shuli, Ali kept replacing her body and bones, and finally had the appearance that could barely be called a human, or even a female.

In a sense, the special branch of "Limin" was able to be born among the group of Skeleton People, in large part because of Ali's outrageous operation.

"You mean... the bone beast can help us get out of our current situation?"

Nodding affirmatively, Shu Li said in a tone of faith.

"Yes, the appearance of the Bone Beasts not only makes ordinary Skeleton People feel threatened, but also gives them a chance to change themselves."

"For safety and necessity, there will always be skeletons who want to replace their own bones with the bones of bone-beasts."

"But the bone beasts in the wild are too dangerous, so the concept of 'taming' is bound to emerge."

"Taming other creatures is an essential skill for the birth of a civilization."

"When the Skeleton People realize that they can satisfy their more diverse needs by domesticating other creatures, their desires will be fully activated."

Shuli was not sure whether his idea was correct.

The only thing he could be sure of was that he seemed to have caught an opportunity that could truly change the Skeleton People.

"Taming bone-born beasts!?"

Because Ali had been with Shuli for many years, he could understand some of the unfamiliar words in the other person's mouth by guessing.

But it is precisely because of this that Ali's shock at this moment seems so normal.

"Let those dangerous bone-born beasts live together with ordinary skeleton people?"

"How is that possible?"

"They are not from the Li tribe. It's too dangerous to do that!"

With the corner of his mouth slightly raised, Shuli asked back with interest.

"Why isn't it possible?"

"It's not like the bone-born beast was a bone-born beast from the beginning."

Holding up the bone stick in his hand, Shu Li continued speaking with the expression of a mad scientist.

"As long as we start training them from the time they are still bones, we will be able to select out well-behaved and obedient bone-born beasts sooner or later."

"As for the danger?"

"Since bone beasts are very dangerous to ordinary skeletons, why not start training them from our tribe!"

After these words were spoken, Ali fell silent instantly.

"But didn't you say that bone-born beasts are not pure living creatures?"

"They are most likely 'monsters' that appeared due to some unobservable crisis, just like those evil spirits."

After a brief silence, Ali suddenly remembered something Shuli had said and couldn't help but ask again.

"But they're not pure undead either, are they?"

"Compared to those uncontrollable evil spirits, bone-born beasts at least have the possibility of being tamed."

Shaking his head gently, Shu Li still spoke calmly.

“Opportunities always coexist with crises, and what we need to do is to limit the ‘crisis’ to a controllable range.”

"So, the skeletons... no, to be more precise, all the children of the Father..."

"It is necessary to find out the origins of these bone-born beasts and evil spirits!"

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