Crossing To The Primitive With A Game Panel

Lu Yu had heard from Wu Li’s description earlier, saying that the people on that land were as sturdy as small mountains, incredibly strong. He didn’t pay much attention to it. In a society where the physical quality of ordinary people was even worse than that of modern people, the Matai people were definitely the strongest bunch.

He thought the troublemaker who had come was just a young unlucky kid, but he didn’t expect this unlucky kid to be almost as tall as Tai Lie…

Despite his face looking like that of a teenager, he was this tall. Not only was he tall, but his muscles were also terrifyingly developed, which was astonishing.

Truly “sturdy as small mountains,” could he be one of those primitive people from that land?

However, the claim of being “incredibly strong” was doubtful because the mountain-like person was currently being grabbed by Tai Lie’s wrist, howling in pain.

Lu Yu frowned.

He gently pulled Tai Lie’s other hand.

Tai Lie glanced at him, then released his grip.

Lu Yu spoke coldly to the person in front of him, rubbing his wrists, “The food I make, no matter what it looks like, is for ours to eat. You don’t have to bother.”

Lu Yu didn’t want to cause trouble and wanted to quickly send this person away. But if this person was really from that land, according to Wu Li’s description, it might not be easy to get rid of him.

Lu Yu discreetly looked around, wanting to see if this person had any companions or people from the same place. Logically, someone this tall should be very conspicuous, but surprisingly, Lu Yu didn’t find anyone else, apparently just this one person.

Lu Yu relaxed a bit.

He was about to say something else when the person in front suddenly calmed down. The previous cries of pain seemed to disappear in an instant, and with an unclear expression, he glanced at Lu Yu and silently turned and walked away.

Lu Yu furrowed his brow. After a moment’s thought, he summoned the game panel board and aimed the halo at the person.

The game panel board had a function to search for beasts, but it could also search for humans. However, most of the humans searched out were categorized as “ordinary humans.” The only exceptions Lu Yu had encountered were the Matai people and Cha Zhe.

Later, Lu Yu had also searched for other people with the panel board. He had searched every person in the Valley, but there was nothing special. Today, when he went to exchange for Sakura wood and cotton, he had also opened the game panel board to search, but again, he found nothing.

However, this time, the panel board showed something he had never seen before.

[Altered Human Species]

As usual, apart from this, there was no further explanation.

A storm surged in Lu Yu’s heart.

Altered…

Different from “Special Human Species” and “Evolved Human Species,” “Altered” was very obvious, and it definitely involved some form of human intervention; otherwise, who would do the altering? God? Nuwa? (Nuwa is a Chinese mythological figure often depicted as a goddess. She is known for creating humanity and restoring order to the heavens.)

Lu Yu lifted his head, his gaze closely following behind the person categorized as an altered human species.

The person walked briskly through the crowd, perhaps it was his intimidating stature or something else, but everyone silently made way for him.

“What are you cooking?”

A person came up from the side and sniffed the stone pot where Lu Yu was steaming crabs.

It was Yin He.

Since the incident where he led the Zhou Lang to Lu Yu last time, although Lu Yu had slapped the Zhou Lang’ face and later cooperated with them, the storm between them had calmed down. However, Lu Yu didn’t think much of Yin He. Later, when he asked Lu Yu for help to deal with meat, Lu Yu refused on the grounds of poor meat quality, and he hadn’t shown up again.

Unexpectedly, he appeared now.

Lu Yu saw him circling around the stone pot like a puppy, sniffing from time to time, and couldn’t help but ask, “How did you find us? What do you want?”

Yin He grinned, “Your tribe’s people are so tall, I spotted you at a glance.”

“Right.” His expression suddenly turned serious as he remembered something, “How did you end up in conflict with the people from the Three Great Tribes?”

Lu Yu said, “The Three Great Tribes? When did we have a conflict with the Three—”

He suddenly stopped talking, his pupils shrinking, staring at Yin He, “Are you saying that the person who looked as sturdy as a mountain just now is from the Three Great Tribes?”

Yin He nodded affirmatively, “Yes, didn’t you see the scar on his waist? He should be from the Wei Shui Tribe.”

Lu Yu hadn’t paid attention. In this society where people fought with beasts every day, having some kind of scars on one’s body was really normal. Tai Lie had scars on his body, which he had get before, but later, when Lu Yu arrived, Tai Lie had taken red medicine, but those scars did not disappeared.

However, after Yin He mentioned it, Lu Yu remembered that the person just now seemed to have a circular scar on his waist. That scar didn’t look like it was caused by a wild beast’s claws; it looked more like it was burned with something round.

So, the person just now wasn’t the person Wu Li described from that land, but from the Three Great Tribes?

After thinking for a moment, Lu Yu asked Yin He, “Do all people from the Three Great Tribes have that kind of scar?”

Yin He scratched his head, “Not really. It seems like only the stronger warriors have them. It’s said to be a kind of honor bestowed upon warriors. Well, I’m not too sure. I just heard it from my father.”

“I see.”

Yin He’s eyes flickered, “I’ve told you such big news, can you let me have a bite of the food you cooked?”

Lu Yu glanced at him, thinking that he did indeed receive important information from him. Adhering to the principle of not owing favors to others, he compromised, “Okay, I’ll give you one.”

“One?!” Yin He’s eyes lit up, swallowing saliva, insincerely saying, “Can you give me a whole one? It’s embarrassing to ask for just one.”

He thought Lu Yu was cooking small wild beasts, like rabbits or young chickens.

Although he usually didn’t like eating these small wild animals because they had little meat and lots of bones, and they were dry to eat, but who was Lu Yu? He could make even vegetables taste delicious, he’s the person who made Zhou Lang shut up. Yin He was full of confidence in him.

Lu Yu smiled, “Hmm, one, a whole one.”

After about fifteen minutes, the crabs were steamed.

In Yin He’s starry eyes, Lu Yu lifted the lid of the pot.

The green-colored big crabs were steamed golden yellow. With the addition of deodorizing grass and various other seasonings, the big crabs not only had no fishy smell but also exuded an enticing sweetness.

Lu Yu could tell from the smell alone that the crabs were well steamed, and it was the perfect time to feast.

Yin He also found the smell good, but when he leaned in to take a look, he found that there were actually those big bugs crawling on the beach in the pot!

“You’re actually going to eat this?!” Yin He was shocked, his face full of incredulity.

“Yeah, just this.”

Lu Yu reached out to grab the grass to tie the crabs but accidentally got burned. He hissed and touched his ear.

Tai Lie walked over, grabbed his hand, and saw the red fingertips, his face stern, eyebrows furrowed.

Lu Yu smiled ingratiatingly, “It’s okay, I’ll soak it in cold water later.”

Tai Lie looked at him in silence.

Lu Yu understood what Tai Lie didn’t say. He wanted him to take the red medicine…

Lu Yu wasn’t very willing. It was just a minor injury; it was really too wasteful to take the red pill.

Tai Lie also understood Lu Yu’s meaning and knew he was being thrifty.

Tai Lie paused for a moment, lowered his head, and held Lu Yu’s finger in his mouth.

The warm, moist feeling enveloped his finger all at once, and Lu Yu froze, his face gradually turning red.

“You…” Yin He, who had been shocked at the idea of eating bugs, looked at the two of them, his eyes wide.

Lu Yu came to his senses, realizing that there were outsiders around, and quickly withdrew his finger. When he did, his fingertip inadvertently scratched Tai Lie’s tongue.

Both of them were startled.

Lu Yu turned his head away.

He didn’t see Tai Lie’s muscles suddenly tense up, and there was a moment of turmoil in his eyes, which he forcibly suppressed afterward.

Yin He’s gaze between the two of them was suspicious, “You two aren’t…”

“Forget about eating!” Lu Yu shouted loudly, feeling guilty.

Yin He was confused, “Huh?”

Lu Yu reached for the crabs again, but before his hand could reach, a big hand had already reached out and took out the crabs one by one, placing them on the stone plate Lu Yu had prepared.

This pot wasn’t theirs; they had rented it from someone else. It was a huge stone pot that couldn’t be hugged by both arms, and only this pot could hold their full basket of crabs.

With so many fragrant crabs taken out and stacked up like a pyramid, it was quite eye-catching.

The people around who were also preparing food looked over.

“What is he doing? Looks kind of strange.”

“It seems like those bugs with many legs from the seaside…”

“Huh? Can you even eat that kind of thing?”

“Tsk tsk, this tribe must be so poor. Can’t even afford a piece of meat, resorting to eating this stuff. It’s worse than eating dirt.”

“But it smells quite good though…”

“I guess they put some herbs in it, but what’s the use? Looking at those bugs, they don’t seem appetizing, and the skin is hard. How do you eat it?”

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Yin He originally wanted to give it a try, after all, it was made by Lu Yu. But after hearing what the people around were saying, he also felt it made sense. It was his first time seeing someone make and eat this kind of thing. So now he hesitated too.

Lu Yu raised an eyebrow, “You really won’t eat?”

Yin He hesitantly reached out his finger and poked the crab shell.

Hard.

He pulled back his finger and said awkwardly, “I think I won’t eat it after all…”

Lu Yu said, “It’s not that I’m not letting you eat.”

Despite being watched by a crowd, Lu Yu remained calm.

When the crabs weren’t so hot anymore, Lu Yu picked one up, broke off a crab leg skillfully, twisted and pulled it, and a piece of tender, white crab meat was pulled out.

This piece of meat looked tender and soft and bounced a few times in the air.

Since there was no soy sauce or vinegar, Lu Yu made a ginger and garlic sauce for dipping. He dipped the crab meat in a bit of sauce and offered it to Tai Lie’s mouth.

Tai Lie took a bite, his pupils shrinking slightly.

Lu Yu then broke off another crab leg for himself and ate the crab meat in one bite, closing his eyes in satisfaction.

The people around were all stunned.

So it’s not eating the skin of these bugs?

Why does this meat look kind of delicious?

Yin He’s mouth kept watering, and his eyes were fixed on the tender white meat. But since he had just said he wouldn’t eat, he felt embarrassed to ask now.

Seeing Yin He’s expression, Lu Yu found it both amusing and sympathetic, so he handed him a crab leg.

Yin He imitated Lu Yu’s action, twisted and pulled, but ended up with nothing. Getting anxious, he went directly, forcibly opened the shell, dipped it in the sauce, and took a bite of the white meat inside.

One second later.

“This is so delicious!!!! Is this the food of the gods?!!”