841 Time to Plant Mushrooms (1/2)

Chapter 841 – Time to Plant Mushrooms

After the Yellow Emperor Tribe defeated Chiyou in the Battle of Zhuolu, they settled in Zhongyuan.

A portion of them were ordered by the Yellow Emperor to chase the remaining Chiyou tribe all the way to Nanjiang. Who would have expected the ground to suddenly collapse and a huge crater would appear?

In a single night, the entire tribe was buried underground.

Catastrophe struck as close to 70% of the tribesmen died. The fortunate ones survived in this mysterious underground world and stubbornly bred. Since then, thousands of years had passed.

To remember their past, this underground world tribe called themselves the Youxiong Tribe and used bears as their symbols (Xiong is Chinese for bear). They relied on the taming and hunting methods passed down by the Yellow Emperor to slowly gain a footing in the underground world.

After the ground collapsed, the underground world entrance was once again sealed shut. Only after the release of the Satellite City and the reappearance of the underground world to the world did they manage to meet today.

It was also thanks to Ouyang Shuo's luck that he managed to have such a fortuitous encounter.

When Ouyang Shuo and his group arrived at the Youxiong Tribe, they were given a warm welcome. That injured middle-aged man was actually the captain of the hunting team, and his position was only lower than that of the tribe leader and elder.

After they learned that Ouyang Shuo cultivated the authentic Yellow Emperor Internal Cultivation Technique, even the tribe leader was stunned and said emotionally, ”I did not expect that I'll manage to see a person with the emperor's legacy.”

Ouyang Shuo smiled as he briefly introduced Shanhai City and the underground world matter to him, saying sincerely, ”Since we are fated, how about moving the tribe to Shanhai City?”

The tribe leader was tempted but shook his head, ”We appreciate your kind intentions. Based on our records, our ancestors always wanted to return to land but had no way to do so. We have already gotten used to living underground and are afraid of not being used to it if we go back up.”

Ouyang Shuo thought about it, ”Since that's the case, I will not force you. However, the land that you're on is still my land, and the underground world is still within Shanhai City's territory. As long as you agree, I will take you under my rule and arrange for people to send down advanced equipment and tools as well as soldiers to train your warriors. I also suggest you to send a portion of the children and ladies up to land to let them live there and slowly adapt. You would not hope for the descendants of the Yellow Emperor to forever live under this dark sky, right?”

”This....”

The tribe leader, the elder, and the middle-aged man all exchanged glances with one another.

One had to say that Ouyang Shuo's suggestion was truly tempting. Although the warriors of the Youxiong Tribe were not weak, the monsters of the underground world were stronger, and they would have casualties every time they hunted.

Furthermore, there was a lack of sunlight in the underground world, so sparse quantities of grain could grow. Ever winter was a huge test for the entire tribe and starvation became their greatest enemy.

Ouyang Shuo continued, ”You all still do not know, right? The Yellow Emperor has already appeared in the wilderness and is only secluding himself. I think that if you go up, only then will you have a chance to meet him.”

The three of them were getting more and more emotional, and they all exchanged glances once more and nodded.

The tribe leader said, ”The good grace of the emperor, how can I not accept it?”

As he said that, the three of them bowed in unison.

A bright smile appeared on Ouyang Shuo's face as a System Notification sounded out in his ear.

”System Notification: Congratulations player Qiyue Wuyi for successfully recruiting underground lost race Youxiong Tribe, your name spreads across the underground world. Player awarded 10 thousand reputation points.”

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”System Notification: Congratulations player Qiyue Wuyi, territory has recruited the Mountain Barbarian tribe, Li Race, Gaoshan Race, and the underground world lost race, country establishment quest completed!”

Ouyang Shuo was delighted. He did not expect that during his first underground world exploration trip he would actually complete the 1st country establishment quest.

At night, the Youxiong Tribe held a huge feast to welcome Ouyang Shuo and his men.

A special food item on the table attracted Ouyang Shuo's attention.

It was a thick soup, apart from the meat of some beast, there was also a type of mushroom that was really similar to the golden needle mushroom of real life. Ouyang Shuo picked up a bunch; it entered the mouth smoothly and was delicious.

Ouyang Shuo was astonished, this was the first time he had eaten such a mushroom in game. Even in Shanhai City where there were numerous delicacies, such a mushroom had never appeared.

”Is this wild?”

The underground world was damp and was in fact really suitable for wild mushroom growth.

Ouyang Shuo turned around and asked the tribe leader, ”Tribe leader, are these mushrooms foraged from the wild?”

The tribe leader smiled, ”Monarch does not know but these mushrooms do in fact grow in the wild. However, these ones are grown by us in caves.”

”You grow it yourselves?” Ouyang Shuo's interest was piqued.

”That's right.” The tribe leader brushed his moustache and smiled, ”Speaking of these mushrooms, there's a story behind it. Based on tribe records, around 300 years ago, the tribe faced a food crisis and could only survive on wild vegetables and mushrooms; especially mushrooms, which became our main source. However, although the mushrooms grew fast, they withered fast and were hard to store. A tribe man thought about growing it in caves, and he played around with it for a year before perfecting the technology. In our age, the technology has already been perfected and there are many types of mushrooms. The golden needle mushroom you speak of is just one of them.”

Ouyang Shuo thought to himself, 'Was this one of the dark technologies hidden in the underground world?'

Thinking of this, Ouyang Shuo asked, ”Tribe leader, can you teach this technology to the outside world? I want to let the people see that even the underground world have their unique skills.”

The tribe leader smiled, ”The Monarch thinks too highly of us, please wait.” He turned around and left as he said that.