In order to become a Heroic Spirit, I had no choice but to cause trouble in history.

However, Liliana did not feel jealous or upset.

As long as the tribe can become stronger, everything will be fine!

This is a microcosm of people in this era.

Pure, clean, and united.

“Definitely, Uncle Lilian. Even if you don’t want to go, I’ll have to get my mom to make you go,” Oshin said with a laugh.

“Uh…” Liliana suddenly felt that she shouldn’t have agreed.

Ou Shen folded the map up and stuffed it back into Jimia's backpack.

He didn't reveal his deeper thoughts, as doing so now would only further confuse the four people whose thinking was already somewhat chaotic.

His ultimate goal was to give the tribe multiple territories on Doris Island.

The population will increase.

The Doris tribe had only forty people a few years ago.

There are now forty-five.

Two elderly people died, and seven more children were born.

The hunting teams that previously had the highest mortality rate have not lost a single member in the past few years.

The hunting party's tragic casualty rate meant that strong men died one after another in the wild, which is why there were far more women than men in the tribe.

Wild beasts posed little threat to this group of burly men, whose average height exceeded two meters. Even bears were no match for them; the men often died in the jaws of monsters.

As Ocean grew, his five senses became more acute, and he became more sensitive to magic. Thanks to Ocean's perception and later exploration, the hunting team of the Doris tribe gained a deeper understanding of the forest, and there were no more casualties.

This made Ocean think a lot, especially about hunting.

The grid-like arrangement of Doris Island is the result of Ocean's thinking.

He was thinking even further ahead.

If the men didn't die at the hands of monsters, the birth rate of the Doris tribe would definitely continue to rise, and the population would continue to increase. Once the population really increased to a certain extent, this small tribe would not be able to accommodate more people.

Therefore, establishing new settlements in the forest is the best solution.

The campsite is the prototype of the new settlement.

This process will be very long, and Ou Shen has no way to record it; he can only keep imagining it in his mind.

He thought that by then, the monsters would no longer be able to threaten the safety of his people, and the tribe would grow larger and larger.

With his backpack on, Ou Shen walked to the exercise area.

When Luslan saw Ocean approaching, he stopped lifting the stone, wiped the sweat from his chin, and looked at Ocean: "What did you talk about with my father and the chieftain?"

"We talked a lot." Oshin tossed his backpack aside with a dull thud, chuckled, and said, "Ruslan, Jimia, let's quickly draw the map of the north!"

Planning alone is useless; only by taking proactive action can one achieve their goals. Ou Shen understood this principle.

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Chapter 497 A Possible Second Powerful Magical Beast

"Hermes, what are you doing?" A woman with reddish-orange hair and a beautiful, well-proportioned figure walked up from behind Hermes and looked at him with a puzzled expression.

Hermes, who was lying on the experimental table, turned his head and saw a beauty that could drive an ordinary person mad.

Aphrodite, the goddess of beauty and love.

That's her name.

She can also be called [Spiritual Intelligence Battleship Aphrodite], but on this Earth, she truly wields the power of beauty and love.

As a new machine modified from part of the original Titan series flagship Chronos, Aphrodite is the best performing in the fleet in terms of intelligence processing and spirit intelligence warfare.

"It's just an experiment," Hermes said with a nonchalant smile.

“Oshenanos’s file?” Aphrodite smiled politely and walked to Hermes’s side.

Although Hermes is not among the main gods, he is extremely important to the entire fleet. Most importantly, Hermes' ships are the fastest in the entire fleet, and he is also responsible for first-hand intelligence gathering. In fact, most of the spiritual information that Aphrodite receives is transmitted to her by Hermes.

Moreover, Hermes' strength is among the top two below the main gods. Like another ship, the Liquid Resource Production Ship Dionysus, its mechanical performance surpasses that of other ships. The strong deserve respect.

So the two of them have a pretty good relationship, even though they are on Earth now, most of the functions that were originally needed for space travel are not needed here.

Hermes nodded: "I'm quite interested in this success story, so I'd like to observe it further."

“I heard that the Great God is also quite interested in Oceanus. I must say, he truly deserves to be called the only successful experiment.” Aphrodite smiled.

“There are still many people who aren’t interested. After all, there are precedents of second-generation mechs falling to Earth and their pheromones infecting sea monsters and giving birth to magical beasts.” Hermes’ attention shifted from Aphrodite back to the instrument in front of him. “People like Hestia, Artemis, Apollo, and Athena didn’t have any interest in Oceanus at all, did they?”

“The structures of second-generation and third-generation mechs are still very different,” Aphrodite said, frowning. “Even my third-generation mech, which was modified from a second-generation mech, is the same. The composition of the neural units and the structure of information are completely different. How could those magical beasts and demigods like Ocean be the same? Moreover, Ocean Anos is a combination of a god and a mortal. This is the first life form born from the first attempt to use divine power and a target without magic power.”

Hermes turned to look at Aphrodite in surprise: "What? You're interested in that little fellow too?"

“Just a bit curious.” Aphrodite frowned. “As a spirit particle intelligence processing battleship, meticulousness is the first element that constitutes me.”

"Would you like to take a look at this?" Hermes stepped aside, making room for her.

"What is this?" Aphrodite asked curiously as she approached.

“Oshenanos’s cells,” Hermes explained. “A little skin tissue and inactive blood. He fought many battles but was rarely injured. These were all the cells I could collect.”

"The Great God ordered that no captures or dissections be carried out before he comes of age, so I collected a little bit of this."

Aphrodite brought her face close to the instrument, observing Oceanus's cell specimen.

“This…” Aphrodite was somewhat surprised.

Hermes nodded: "That's right, Oceanus... is not a standard human. Although he is physiologically similar to humans, he is actually a completely new species—a subspecies of humans, that's how it can be described."

"The new humans, whose cellular structure and magic circuits are sufficient to support divine power, are what we call demigods."

......

Oshen and Luslan, along with Jimia, are currently on the north side of Doris Island.

"This northern part of the island is really strange. First, there was a stretch of very low trees, and then here, the trees all become so tall." Kimia looked at the tall tree canopies and pursed her lips.

"Wait a minute." Ou Shen squatted down and placed his hands on the ground.

"Any discoveries, Oshen?" Luslan stood still, looking at Oshen with a serious expression.

“I’ve been paying attention to it since those low trees.” Oshin closed his eyes, feeling the ground and the magic. “Although it’s very subtle and sparse, there are some scattered magical molecules in this air.”

"The concentration of magical molecules in the air here... is slightly higher than in a typical forest, although not by much..."

Ruslan's expression darkened: "...The node of another spiritual vein?"

“That’s the most likely explanation.” Oshin stood up and pursed his lips. “The height and shortness of the trees are due to the influence of magic. The fact that it can release this level of influence suggests that… this ley line node is quite large.”

All three of them looked rather solemn.

The existence of the spirit vein node means that there will be more magical beasts in this area.

This also means that even more powerful monsters may be entrenched on the node.

"That Hydra was already difficult to deal with, and now another one has appeared..." Kimia scratched his head in frustration.

A while ago, a group of people made a special trip to the spiritual vein node in the northeast to observe that Hydra.

Its enormous body, a full forty meters long, and its terrifying and awe-inspiring presence all demonstrate its power.

Such a monster...it is highly likely that a second one exists on Doris Island.

“This is difficult…” Ou Shen grimaced, looking very troubled.

Luslan patted Ocean on the shoulder and sighed, "In any case, let's continue drawing the map. We should be able to sense the direction of the magic."

Oshin nodded: "We need to be careful. We're not sure if such a magical beast exists, and if it does, we don't know its species. If it's a Hydra or a Demon Bear, that's fine, those things don't move very fast. But if it's a Chimera, it will be very difficult to deal with."

With four heads and four abilities, the Chimera is one of the most troublesome monsters, even among all magical beasts.

“Hmm, Miya, let’s leave a mark first.” Luslan looked at the big Miya.

“Okay.” Miya took off her backpack, took out a bottle containing fish blood, and dripped two drops onto the ground.

"Let's keep going." A wary and cautious look appeared in their eyes as they set off again.

And on a remote, desolate highland...

"Roar......"

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Chapter 498 The Sphinx That Shouldn't Exist

Ou Shen held charcoal in his hand, observed the surrounding terrain, and drew lines on a new piece of cloth.

Once the new cloth is finished, Ocean will have Doris sew the new map piece onto the large cloth.

“The magic here is already very strong,” Oshin said solemnly.

Jimia sighed, "So, we're not far from the spiritual veins...?" He carried two demonic sheep on his back.

Any animal can potentially be transformed into a magical beast through magical infusion. However, due to the limited lifespan and range of activity, the chances of herbivores transforming into magical beasts are much lower than those of predators. It's not that it's impossible, just that it's relatively rare.

The Demon Sheep is a magical beast transformed from a goat.

"This forest has few animals, but mostly magical beasts. It seems there really is a spiritual vein node here," Ruslan said, looking at the map. "And there are unexpectedly many herbivores..."

"Is it possible that the magical beasts dwelling there are magical beasts transformed from herbivores?" Luslan asked Oshen.

"...That possibility can't be ruled out, but I still lean towards predators." Ocean held a wooden stick in his hand. "I hope my guess is wrong..."

A bead of cold sweat hung on his face.

If it is indeed a predator, then it is definitely a very intelligent one.

Ou Shen sensed that the ecological imbalance in this area was very strange.

Wolves, bears, chimeras, hydras—not a single one was seen. In this area, heading south, there's usually a magical beast or bear every few kilometers, and occasionally a pack of wolves. But in this area, in the northern part of the island covered by spiritual veins... there isn't a single carnivorous animal, not even wolves. Instead, there are a frightening number of herbivores, and quite a few sheep and pigs have even been transformed into magical beasts.

This gives rise to two possibilities.

A powerful herbivorous monster dwells there, driving away predators and protecting these herbivores.