16: Chapter 16: Complete the mission, fish!

Early the next morning, Zhao Feng took ten adults to the vicinity to gather Snake Tongue Grass. The largest growth area for Snake Tongue Grass was right by the nearby large lake.

Zhao Feng was wearing shoes transformed from his Ruyi Robe, so he felt nothing.

However, looking at the naked members of the Human Race beside him, Zhao Feng secretly made up his mind that after planting the Four-Seasons Fruit Fir, he must teach the Human Race to wear clothes.

The mountain in the early morning was filled with a faint mist. Apart from the footsteps of the group and the rustling sound of branches and leaves being pushed aside, everything around was silent, occasionally interrupted by swishing sounds, as if some animal were passing by.

Every member of the Human Race walked cautiously.

They knew deep down that these places were actually filled with danger at every turn; perhaps with the next step, some large beast would rush out and tear them to pieces.

Seeing their four-to-five-meter-tall bodies walking so timidly left Zhao Feng speechless.

In fact, Zhao Feng had long since borrowed the bestial aura of the Thunder Flying Flood Dragon. Under such powerful pressure and aura, how could any beast dare to come near?

After climbing over a not-so-high hill, one could see the large lake from afar.

The lake was vast, with no end in sight.

A faint mist hung over the lake surface, obscuring the view.

Under the morning sun, the lake surface reflected shimmering rays of light, which were quite dazzling.

Although the water surface was as smooth as a mirror, occasionally a giant beast would break the surface, leaping into the air to swallow insects skimming across the water.

In the shallow water by the shore, there was not so much danger.

Some insects and reptiles came to the shore to drink. They were very vigilant; at the slightest disturbance, they would quickly dart away, not giving the beasts underwater any chance.

The shore was very harmonious; a Blade-Armed Mantis was drinking water not far from a Land Earthworm, yet it showed no killing intent toward the food drinking beside it. It seemed as if it had always been a herbivore, a situation that left Zhao Feng amazed.

The Snake Tongue Grass was silver all over, extremely dazzling.

Because its toughness was too great, no animals liked to eat it, so it had developed into a large patch, but now, its day of disaster had arrived.

Snake Tongue Grass was a type of creeping algae that grew tentacle-like leaves, with tips that forked like a snake's tongue.

It grew creeping along the ground and had short roots.

A single Snake Tongue Grass could grow up to four or five meters long. This shimmering silver patch must have had over a thousand plants, which was definitely enough for weaving a net.

After harvesting over two hundred Snake Tongue Grass plants, Zhao Feng and the others returned to the village.

From afar, the people on guard on the village wall saw Zhao Feng and the others and immediately shouted for the people below to open the gate.

After everyone finished breakfast, Zhao Feng found the fastest learner in the Human Race and brought him along, preparing to teach him how to weave a net.

To learn how to weave a net, one must first learn how to twist rope.

Any vine used for twisting rope must be dried before it can be used.

Because fresh vines have too much water content and low fiber density, twisting them directly into rope not only makes them prone to breaking, but they will also loosen up after drying due to shrinkage.

Since he had to teach someone else to make it, he naturally couldn't use things like time acceleration.

And since air-drying took too long, Zhao Feng spread the harvested Snake Tongue Grass in the small plaza. The sun had been scorching these past few days, so by tomorrow, it should be almost dry, and only then could he start the next step.

He drew a picture on the ground: the sun above, and some winding lines below representing grass, then pointed to the sky and the Snake Tongue Grass.

Although that member of the Human Race understood his meaning, he did not know why, so he could only nod in confusion.

With nothing to do for the moment, Zhao Feng had this person guard the Snake Tongue Grass to prevent others from damaging it, and he returned to his small shack to begin his daily Cultivation.

Over a month of time had made Zhao Feng very familiar with the Cultivation Technique.

At this point, he had already entered the second step, imagining the flow of Qi following his exhalation downwards from the Shanzhong Acupoint to the Dantian.

With each steady breath, wisps of colorful Evolutionary Spirit entered the Dantian along with his intent, and then, according to their respective attributes, they gathered together in the Dantian, seemingly forming individual vortices.

As the Evolutionary Spirit became more abundant, Zhao Feng only felt a numbness in his Huiyin Acupoint, as if a flow of Qi was about to rush through there.

Moreover, with his breathing, this impact force became stronger and stronger. He quickly tightened his perineum and slightly guarded his Dantian with his intent.

There was no further movement afterward. The Huiyin Acupoint was the first barrier to connecting the Small Heavenly Circuit; only by accumulating enough Origin Qi could one break through it in one go.

After finishing his Cultivation, Zhao Feng continued his Nine-Palace Visualization until he felt his head beginning to feel slightly numb; only then did he conclude his session using the "Eight Methods of Withdrawing Talismans."

Desires arose in his mind, and Zhao Feng could not help but smile bitterly.

With the progress of the Cultivation Technique, his body seemed to be gradually becoming stronger and healthier. Once the Origin Qi was sufficient, desires would come swarming in.

Fortunately, the only female creatures around were the strangely shaped Human Race.

Although these members of the Human Race were plump enough, they were, after all, very different from humans, so Zhao Feng naturally would not have any inappropriate thoughts.

If he couldn't break through the Huiyin Acupoint, this surge of desire would persist. It seemed that if he couldn't achieve a Breakthrough for the time being, then he would have to go out for a trip to avoid committing a terrible mistake.

His nighttime Cultivation also showed no signs of breaking the barrier; it seemed he still needed a few days of accumulation.

A day passed just like that, and in the blink of an eye, it was the afternoon of the next day.

After nearly two days of scorching in the sun, the Snake Tongue Grass had completely lost its moisture.

Zhao Feng took the person he called "Net" and soaked the dried Snake Tongue Grass in water for over an hour before taking it out to prepare for weaving the net.

Signaling to Net to pick up a piece of Snake Tongue Grass just like him, Zhao Feng first tore the Snake Tongue Grass from the center into two halves, and then looked at Net.

Net clumsily used his claws to hold the Snake Tongue Grass and pull, but because of the long, thin claws on his fingers, his fingers were not that nimble, and after struggling for a long time, he still couldn't tear it open.

Fortunately, he did not live up to Zhao Feng's expectations; utilizing his other four hands, all six hands went into action, and he finally completed the action of tearing it open.

Zhao Feng, secretly admiring his own foresight, wiped away a non-existent cold sweat and signaled for Net to follow his lead.

First, tear the Snake Tongue Grass into relatively fine fibers, and then, using both hands, twist every three strands of fiber together to form a thin rope.

By braiding every three thin ropes, they could be turned into a thicker rope.

Although Net was stumbling while twisting, he finally finished it, and he even felt like he was getting faster and faster, which gave Zhao Feng a feeling of great satisfaction.

In one afternoon, the two of them finally twisted all the Snake Tongue Grass into rope. Next, they arranged them vertically and horizontally and connected them with knots. The two of them didn't even have time to eat dinner, but they finally finished making a large net before nightfall.

This net was rectangular, about 20 meters long and 7 or 8 meters wide. Given the physique of the Human Race, at most four people could operate it.

After a delicious dinner, Zhao Feng called three people along with the net to come to the small plaza to practice fishing.

The Human Race, having too much curiosity about novel things, was naturally chaotic, jumping and leaping around. After being scolded a few times by Zhao Feng, they hung their heads and began to practice properly.

I have to say, the learning talent of the Human Race is truly worthy of being a System product; it is certainly not just for show.

Although they didn't know what the point of swinging it back and forth was, the four of them quickly learned how to use the net. Next, they would just have to wait for the next day to arrive.

"Pull! Pull!"

The four people's muscles bulged like small hills, and under Zhao Feng's encouragement, they exerted all their strength to drag the large net through the water.

As the net got closer and closer to the water surface, animals inside began to splash and jump around.

"Woo! Woo!"

A group of people who had followed to watch the excitement raised their three pairs of arms and cheered loudly. The Flying Flood Dragon to the side sneezed, spraying the cheering crowd and covering them in slime.

Just as the people were cheering, the familiar System prompt sounded again.

"Ding! Task Five complete. Awarding 1,000 Transformation Points. Current: 320,5174 Transformation Points. Issuing a random treasure chest."

"Task Six issued."

Task Six: Military Power

Task Brief: Your Human Race has initially acquired language and writing and is able to create and use a simple tool. However, they are still fragile when facing wild beasts. Please expel or exterminate the dangerous creatures within a ten-kilometer radius of the village within one year.

(Note: This task is a civilization development task and requires the Human Race to complete it independently. The Host must not use System power to directly help complete the task.)

Task Objective: Expel or exterminate dangerous creatures within a ten-kilometer radius of the village within one year.

Task Reward: 10,000 Transformation Points, mysterious large iron chest.

The sudden completion of the task and the issuance of the new task made Zhao Feng forget to look at the harvest scene before him; he hurriedly checked the task information on the System interface.

The overjoyed Human Race did not notice the change in the powerful Lord; they swarmed forward and killed the aquatic creatures in the net one after another. With just this one net, tonight's dinner was already settled.

They handed the prey to the women behind them and began to cast the net for the second time.

At this moment, Zhao Feng was planning how to complete the System task.

Because the population of the village had suddenly increased, they had not yet divided into specialized teams for hunting and other tasks. They were still accustomed to the old concept of everyone going together, with at most a few people left to guard the home base.

After returning, he should divide the current positions in the village. With Zhao Feng's prestige, this would not be a problem.

In addition, the empty-handed Human Race could not deal with large wild beasts relying only on their claws, so they still needed to develop weapons suitable for the Human Race. Combined with sonic attacks, completing the task should not be a problem.

The fishing ended perfectly, and the people happily carried a large amount of prey back to the village. This was the first time they had obtained so much prey without any casualties. Tonight was bound to be a very happy night.