Final Lord

Chapter 30: The Caveman Disappears

Wang Bufu knocked Weiyi's head and said with a smile:
"You can smell all this? You have a really good nose."

"It's not something I can smell, it's something I feel." Wei Yi smiled sweetly, "Brother Kate, let's compete to see who reaches the Extraordinary Level 2 first, or you first.

The loser gives the winner a gift."

Wang Bufu glanced at Weiyi's panel and scolded with a smile: "I won't compete with you. You are already level 8. You just want to cheat me out of things."

Wei Yi's eyes widened in surprise: "Huh? How did you know I'm level eight?"

"I can smell it. I can accurately smell the scent of upgrading from your sweat. What do you think? I have a good nose, right?"

"It doesn't stink. How could I stink? You bad guy." Wei Yi cursed and pinched Kate.

This scene stunned Butler Ming, and he almost pulled out two strands of his beard.

Ouch, this is... the brother-sister relationship has gone bad! When did it go bad? These two are right under my nose every day, and I didn't even notice they were dating.

"By the way, Weiyi. I have something to tell you." Wang Bufu said as he picked up a passing cat sand beast from the ground.

"Take these cat sand beasts and their cubs and form a hunting team. Hunt some animals on Chicken Leg Peak. Bring back any excess meat and make it into jerky for Uncle Ming.

But be careful not to kill too many animals, as the animal resources on Chicken Leg Mountain are limited.

If there is really not enough food, just tell me and I will go with you to take them to other mountains to kill monsters and bring back some meat.

By the way, you must never eat monster meat, as it will turn them into monsters too. Be careful of this."

Weiyi took the cat sand beast and said with a smile:

"I understand. Just leave it to me. We have a lot of deer and rabbits on Chicken Leg Mountain. We can't eat them all in a short time."

Wang Bufu smiled slightly. With sufficient meat reserves in the territory, Steward Ming's superb cooking skills would be put to good use.

A rich variety of food supply can improve the happiness of the people in the territory. When the people in the territory are happy enough, their loyalty to the territory will continue to rise even if they do nothing.

Once the loyalty of the cat sand beast increases, it will be able to provide more [People's Hearts]. People's Hearts can replace Fire Energy, and the problem of the territory's urgent lack of Fire Energy can be alleviated.

"Also, starting today, I will be training the cat sand beasts and having them take charge of the security work around the territory. Cat sand beasts are naturally active and aren't suited to staying in burrows all the time, so they should be let out into the mountains to roam freely.

Also, starting tomorrow, I'm going to put together several defense plans for our territory. We'll run through drills for monster invasions, enemy attacks, earthquakes, floods, and other natural and man-made disasters, just to be prepared. You and Uncle Ming will both participate."

"Yeah! I understand."

……

In the next few days, the territory entered a relatively peaceful period of development.

Wang Bufu continued writing military books intermittently to expand his military book collection. He successfully completed the second volume of the Military and Geography Book and started writing the third volume.

Wei Yi took the cat sand beast to hunt everywhere. Dried meat was hanging all over the ground. The poison cave people were spitting saliva. The cave carriers were eating soil while digging deep into the ground to find water element crystals. The blind cat was meditating in the cave and never came out.

This kind of stable development would have been great, but things didn't go as planned and something went wrong.

Looking at the big butt trembling in front of him, Wang Bufu frowned.

Big Butt was a caveman raised by Blind Cat. After Blind Cat meditated, King Bu Fu asked him to take over Blind Cat's position temporarily. He lived up to King Bu Fu's trust and practiced repeatedly until he learned to speak the common language.

"What did you say? Six poison cavemen are missing?"

"Yes, yes, my lord. I count the number of cavemen every afternoon. This afternoon, when I counted, I found that six cavemen did not come to the gathering.

I asked the other cavemen, and they said no one had seen them since morning.

I thought they might be practicing spitting water in some cave and forgot the time, so I didn't come to tell you right away. I would have led people to search, but I searched all the caves and couldn't find them. "

Wang frowned in disbelief and asked in his mind, "When was the last time the other cavemen saw them?"

"It was yesterday evening at the water cellar," Big Butt replied quickly. "They had used up the two buckets of water from today's practice. They lined up to go to Bixi Valley to fetch water, but it was already quite late, so I didn't let the team set off."

"It's very likely that they escaped the village overnight and went to the Bixi Valley to fetch water. I knew some of the cave dwellers would be dishonest." Wang Bufu sighed and said, "Even if they made mistakes, they are still my subjects until I judge them. If they are dead, I want to see their bodies."

Wang Bufu immediately contacted Wei Yi with perfect command.

"Weiyi, what are you doing?"

"I'm practicing swordsmanship. What's wrong, brother?"

"A caveman has gone missing. Please pass on my order and have all the poison cavemen and cat sand beasts gather here. We will go to Bixi Valley to look for them."

"Yes!"

……

A quarter of an hour later, Wang Bufu and his troops arrived at the Bixi Valley. Standing on a high point, he had a panoramic view of the entire valley, but unfortunately, he found nothing. This puzzled Wang Bufu.

"Cavemen aren't too small, and there aren't many obstacles in the Bixi Valley. If they came to the Bixi Valley, we should be able to see them from here.

Even if they were killed or even eaten by the monsters, we can find traces of a battle. But the whole valley is peaceful and it doesn't look like a battle has taken place at all."

Wei Yi was surprised and said, "Could it be that they left the territory and escaped?"

As Wei Yi's words came out, Big Butt trembled with fear. He was afraid that the lord would have a prejudice against all cavemen because of these few cavemen, and he cried out in panic.

Wang Bufu patted Big Butt's head to appease him. He shook his head and said, "Don't say that. They are not slaves now, but subjects. As subjects, they can leave the territory at any time. There is no such thing as escape.

I believe that the cave people can live happier in my territory than in other places, and there is no reason for them to escape."

Weiyi stuck out her tongue and apologized immediately: "I didn't think before I spoke. Just pretend I didn't say anything. Brother Kate, could it be that they burrowed into the ground, so we didn't see them?"

Wang Bufu nodded.

"That's possible. But it's also possible that they went to other peaks. Don't worry, I can sense them as long as we're close enough. Come on, let's go down and take a look."

Wang Bufu led his troops to the Bixi Valley. The distribution of monsters in this valley had been clearly known to the cavemen. He easily bypassed the hatred areas of all monsters and arrived at the center of the Bixi Valley.

The closer he got to the center, the tighter Wang Bufu's frown became.

"Still no. Even at this point, even if the missing cavemen are hiding underground, I can still sense them. We need to be prepared for their deaths."

"Big Ass, you've been managing the cavemen lately. Now that they've gotten into trouble, you can't escape blame. When you get back later, you can relinquish your position as acting captain. I'll choose someone more careful."

Upon hearing this, Big Butt stiffened, his entire body limp. Wang Bufu sighed inwardly. While Big Butt lacked any talent, he was honest, hardworking, and loyal. He was also the second caveman to learn to speak some common language. For both public and private reasons, he was the perfect candidate to succeed Blind Cat.

But if he wasn't punished for such a mistake, the cavemen would undoubtedly discuss it. Over time, this would lead to a decline in their overall loyalty. Even if it hurt, he had to shed tears and execute Ma Su.

"Everyone, listen up," Wang Bufu said loudly, "Everyone, follow me on one last patrol of Bixi Valley. If we still don't find anything, we'll abandon this place and search other peaks."

"Yes!" the cavemen answered in unison.

Wang Bufu took the caveman around again, but unfortunately, the thing he didn't want was still there.

Wang Bufu sighed and decided to give up. Their movements had already attracted the attention of some monsters, and staying any longer would easily put them in danger.

"Retreat, return to the territory."

"Wait a minute!" Just as Wang Bufu was about to leave, Big Butt blocked his way and said in a halting Common Language, "Village Chief, there's still one place we haven't searched. In the water."

"In the water?" Wang frowned in disbelief. "The water in Bixi Valley is poisonous. If they were in it, wouldn't they have been poisoned to death long ago? Wait...that's not right!"

Wang Bufu was halfway through his words when he suddenly realized what was happening.

He and Wei Yi would surely die if they fell into the clear stream, but the cavemen wouldn't!

To survive in the soil, cavemen developed specialized skin. They lacked eyes, noses, or even pores. They were also anaerobic organisms that didn't require air to survive.

In other words, cavemen can move around in the clear stream without worrying about toxins and lack of oxygen. As long as they drink the water, they will not die!

Wang Bufu made a quick decision: "Big Butt, go down into the water and look for it. We'll follow you on shore. Remember, no matter what happens underwater, don't open your mouth to drink water!"

"Yes!"

Big Butt was determined to redeem himself for his crime, and even when faced with the poisonous stream water, he did not hesitate at all and jumped in at a stroke.

The stream in the Bixi Valley was very turbulent. After Big Butt sank to the bottom of the water, he felt a huge force pushing him downstream.

He stuck his spear into the cracks of the rocks in the water, hoping to use it to stabilize his body, but the impact of the stream was too great and washed away the rocks along with it.

Big Butt was a little panicked. He was like a rootless duckweed at the bottom of the water, with nothing to hold on to, and could only be swept away by the stream.

Fortunately, he remembered Wang Bufu's instructions and kept his mouth shut, so he was not poisoned to death by the stream water.

Just when Big Butt was isolated and helpless, a voice sounded in his mind.

"Don't struggle, Big Ass. You can't control yourself in the stream, and those missing cavemen probably can't either.

Just follow the stream and don't worry, we will follow you on the shore."

Big Butt suddenly felt much more at ease. He relaxed his body and let the stream carry him away.

The stream carried Big Butt down, around several winding river channels. Sensing the stream bottom, Big Butt was suddenly startled! Beneath the seemingly calm stream, there was actually a huge undercurrent whirlpool!

He quickly told Wang Bufu his discovery in his mind.

The king frowned when he heard this. He quickly notified the cavemen and tried to use his spear to pull the big butt out, but it was too late.

In just a moment's delay, Big Ass was sucked into the vortex. Wang Bufu instantly lost his connection with Big Ass and could no longer sense his location.

"What!" Wang Bufu was shocked. "I understand now. The whirlpool under the stream is not an ordinary whirlpool, but a whirlpool in the wild building space!"

"Brother Kate, what is a space vortex?"

"This is a kind of outdoor structure similar to a teleportation portal. Each space vortex is connected to one or more space vortexes. No wonder I can't sense the location of the missing cavemen. I'm afraid they have all been swept away to other places by the space vortex."

Wang was biting his fingernails and looked a little serious.

Wei Yi quickly asked, "Brother Kate, what should we do? Follow the space vortex to find them?"

"No!" Wang Bufu immediately rejected the idea. "Many spatial vortexes are one-way, allowing entry but not exit. Entering a spatial vortex rashly is too dangerous.

Fortunately, the teleportation range of the space vortex is related to the size of the vortex. I just sensed that this vortex is only large enough to support teleportation of about ten kilometers. Big Butt and the others are not far away from us. We can definitely find them if we look for them."

ten kilometers……

Wang Bufu closed his eyes and constructed a map in his mind with the vortex as the center.

After just a moment, his eyes suddenly opened.

Within a radius of ten kilometers, there was only one place he had not yet searched - inside the mountain of Chicken Leg Peak!

"I understand! The exit of the space vortex can only be a space vortex, which means the exit of the space vortex must be in the water. There must be an underground river or underground lake inside Chicken Leg Mountain. Let's go back!
I will never give up. Even if I have to dig up the entire Chicken Leg Mountain, I will find them."

Wang Bufu immediately returned to his territory and organized the cavemen to violently dig up Jitui Mountain.

"Before, we weren't in a hurry. I had the cavemen dig from the top of the mountain, searching for the source of the Bixi River while exploring for minerals. Now, that's no longer possible. We have to dig directly from the end of the river, all the way into the mountain."

Under Wang Bufu's organization, dozens of cavemen dug at the water source at the same time, causing the soil to fly everywhere and the rocks to collapse.

As the sun grew brighter, the mounds of earth on the ground grew higher. A huge pit had already formed at the source of the Bixi River.

When a thick layer of soil was dug up, Wang Bufu's ears moved because he heard a roar like thunder.

He was anxious and immediately ordered all the cavemen: "Retreat! Leave the excavated pit!"

The king refused to obey and the cavemen immediately obeyed his orders. They ran away and evacuated quickly.

Boom!

With a loud bang, the soil under the pit collapsed, and the surging stream mixed with mud and rocks suddenly gushed out, merging into the clear stream and flowing down.

The water level of Bixi River rose visibly, quickly submerging its banks and the surrounding trees. Many demons living near Bixi River were startled by the sudden increase in water and fled frantically in both directions, causing a commotion.

Wang Bufu sighed in his heart. What he was worried about finally happened.

The source of Bixi River is really an underground lake. Originally, the water flowed slowly, but now the gates have been opened to release water, and all the water stored in the lake has been drained out in an instant.

If his judgment was wrong and there were no water element crystals in the Bixi Mountains, then drinking water in the territory would become a big problem.

But right now, we have to act swiftly and there is no time to worry too much.

(End of this chapter)