82: Chapter 82 Communication Spirit Stone

Moonlight was like water, pouring silver onto the earth.

The sound of the Lingxi River was like the oldest lullaby on the Savage Continent, flowing gently outside the window.

Zhao Linger lay on Wang Sheng's chest.

A moon-white Savage Beast hide covered them both. Silver-blue moonlight spilled in through the window cracks, like threads woven by the gods of the Savage Continent, gently covering them.

The faint fragrance of the frost moon orchid was like the scent of moonlight itself, permeating the room. The petals of the moonlight rose trembled slightly in the night breeze, like the softest notes of a Spirit Sound Master.

Zhao Linger's left fingertips traced circles unconsciously on the skin of his chest, as if a Spirit Sound Master were plucking the softest melody on her most cherished instrument.

Her cheek pressed against his chest; inside, there was a heart like the sun, beating now at the same rhythm as hers—"thump, thump, thump."

Her Spirit Sound Master hearing had never been so satisfied. For three years, the heartbeat she had secretly listened to from the third row back was now right beneath her ear, like the most steady drumbeat on the Savage Continent—every single beat was hers.

"Ding!" A system notification sounded in Wang Sheng's mind.

Congratulations, Chieftain, on marrying your fourth wife!

[Wife]: Zhao Linger

[Profession]: Spirit Sound Master (S-Rank, Epic Profession)

[Charm]: S

[Quality Rating]: Natural Spirit Sound, Intelligence Core

[Marriage Reward]: Communication Spirit Stone x 10 (Can establish an internal tribe communication network, 10-mile range, spirit power-driven, enables telepathic communication after binding personnel)

[Talent Inheritance]: Spirit Sound Affinity

- Sonic skill effects +30%

- Sound perception range +200%

- Spirit Sound spirit power consumption -20%

- Can perceive and analyze abnormal sound waves (includes edge signals of Shadow Clan communication channels)

- Combo Skill: Spirit Sound Transmission (When teaming up with Zhao Linger, can establish a temporary telepathic communication network, 50-mile range, lasts for 1 hour)

Wang Sheng looked at the system panel.

Ten Communication Spirit Stones could establish an internal tribe communication network with a ten-mile range, driven by spirit power, allowing telepathic communication once personnel were bound.

This was a crucial step for the tribe, moving from an "information island" to "information warfare." On this Savage Continent, information was life.

Whoever obtained information first held the initiative on the battlefield.

The reason the Shadow Clan could manipulate Savage Beasts from the shadows was largely because they possessed some form of shadow communication method, whereas Guangming Village had never had any communication tools; all information had to be delivered by people running.

Now, with the Communication Spirit Stones, core members within a ten-mile range could communicate telepathically. This meant real-time command during battle, real-time warnings during patrols, and real-time contact during diplomacy.

And Spirit Sound Affinity was an even more important talent than the Communication Spirit Stones.

Sonic skill effects +30% meant that any sonic-related ability he used would be stronger. Sound perception range +200% meant his hearing would far exceed that of an ordinary person. Spirit Sound spirit power consumption -20% meant he would be more enduring when using Spirit Sound abilities.

Most importantly, "can perceive and analyze abnormal sound waves (includes edge signals of Shadow Clan communication channels)" meant he could hear the Shadow Clan's communications.

The Combo Skill: Spirit Sound Transmission, when teamed up with Zhao Linger, could establish a temporary telepathic communication network with a fifty-mile range, lasting for one hour.

This was a range far exceeding the ten-mile limit of the Communication Spirit Stones, and it was a temporary telepathic network, meaning that when out on an expedition, even if they were beyond the range of the Communication Spirit Stones, he and Zhao Linger could maintain contact with the village by working together.

The moment Spirit Sound Affinity awakened, Wang Sheng's hearing underwent a qualitative change.

It was as if the gods of the Savage Continent had used their fingers to unseal his hearing, and the world became different.

He could hear the resonance of the spirit stones at the bottom of the Lingxi River. That low-frequency hum, like the oldest bell tolling on the Savage Continent, came from the spirit stones in the riverbed, resembling the heartbeat of the earth.

He could hear the hum of the silver-blue light from the Ancestral Spirit Altar, like the oldest prayer on the Savage Continent, coming from the Spirit Runes of the altar, resembling the whispers of ancestors.

He could hear the breathing in every tent in Guangming Village. The sleeping breaths of the tribespeople were like the quietest chorus on the Savage Continent, rising and falling, just like the sound of the Lingxi River.

He could hear the sound of the spirit grain stalks growing in the spirit fields, resembling the subtle sounds of spirit flowers blooming in the moonlight.

He could hear the sound of the moonlight rose petals unfurling in the Spirit Garden, as if it were Su Mengyao's soft breathing in her sleep.

He could hear that in the next room, Frost Mage Lin Shiyun had turned over; the rustling sound of her long, silver-white hair rubbing against the Savage Beast hide was like a breeze over an ice sheet.

In the master bedroom, Shen Xun'er's steady and quiet breathing was like the sound of moonlight itself, gentle and composed.

He could even hear, from very far away, a very faint sound wave that did not belong to any Savage Beast.

That sound wave was like a low-frequency hum coming from the depths of the earth, an extremely low frequency, like the oldest abyss on the Savage Continent breathing. Ordinary people could not perceive it at all, but Spirit Sound Affinity allowed him to capture its existence, as if a Spirit Sound Master had precisely isolated a faint note in the noisiest environment.

That hum had a pattern, a structure, it had... meaning!

It was not a Savage Beast; it was language.

"Shadow Clan..." he said in a low voice.

Zhao Linger lay on his chest; she had heard it too. Her Spirit Sound Master perception was already far beyond that of an ordinary person, and now, in the lingering resonance of spirit power, her hearing was even sharper, as if the most precise instrument of a Spirit Sound Master had been tuned by the gods of the Savage Continent themselves.

"Mm, I heard it too yesterday in the forest," her voice was light, just like the subtle notes of a Spirit Sound Master, coming from his chest with a quietness like moonlight falling into the Lingxi River.

"They said a word: 'Bright'."

Wang Sheng's fist clenched slightly beneath the Savage Beast hide.

The Shadow Clan was talking about "Bright"; they were paying attention to Guangming Village. They were using some kind of low-frequency sound wave to transmit information deep within the Savage Beast Forest, and that information contained the word "Bright."

This meant the Shadow Clan already knew of the existence of Guangming Village. No, not just knew; they were paying attention, discussing, and... plotting.

"For now, only the two of us know about this." His voice was like iron that had been forged, steady, resolute, and unquestionable.

"Spirit Sound Affinity has given us the ability to eavesdrop on the Shadow Clan's communications. This is our secret weapon. If the Shadow Clan knows we can hear their communications, they will change their communication methods, and we will never be able to hear them again."

Zhao Linger nodded seriously.

Her round, big eyes shone in the moonlight. It was no longer the light of playfulness, no longer the light of coquettishness, but the seriousness of an Intelligence Core, as if a Spirit Sound Master had adjusted all her senses to their most acute state, like the most precise acoustic probe on the Savage Continent.

From today on, she was no longer just the girl who secretly listened to heartbeats from the third row back. She was the Intelligence Core of the Bright Tribe; she possessed the talent of a Spirit Sound Master, she had the blessing of Spirit Sound Affinity, and she was the only person who could eavesdrop on the Shadow Clan's communications together with Wang Sheng.

"I will remember everything I hear every time." Her voice was clear and serious, like the most precise note of a Spirit Sound Master. "Frequency, time, direction—I will record everything."

Wang Sheng reached out and ruffled her short hair, as if, under the moonlight of the Savage Continent, he were petting a kitten that had finally found its way.

"Mm." It was just one word, but Zhao Linger heard the trust within it, as if it were an acknowledgment written by the gods of the Savage Continent with a golden pen in the silver-blue night sky.

She buried her face deeper into his chest, listening to that heart like the sun—"thump, thump, thump"—steady and powerful, like the most stable drumbeat on the Savage Continent. At this moment, this drumbeat... was hers.