Beastmen couldnât live without wine. To them, the most important thing was their mounts, the 2nd most important was their argali goats, and the 3rd most important was wine. No matter what the occasion may be, wine was ever present.
Winters in the prairie were cold. Even during summer, the nights wouldnât be hot. They would be in trouble if they lacked wine while they had to herd every day, every year.
This was the day Wales and Zhao Hai swore the Beheading Blood Oath, so they drank quite an amount of wine. They discussed how to deal with Gasol during the process of drinking.
It was inadvisable to use force against Gasol, as he was now in control of the Herculean Bull Tribe. Herculean bulls were known for being one of the stronger races when it came to fighting power, so taking them head-on was tantamount to seeking their own deaths. Wales wouldnât do that, because no matter what Gasol did, he was of the same race, and so were his followers. If Wales fought against Gasol the hard way, the ones suffering would be the herculean bulls. Wales hoped for the herculean bulls to become powerful, so he naturally wouldnât do something that could harm himself and benefit others.
Although Zhao Hai could help Wales and the others come up with ideas, the ways in which he could help were limited. He lacked understanding when it came to their matters.
Zhao Haiâs group returned to their tent that afternoon. He didnât drink too much wine, as he was now Walesâ brother. Being someone like family meant that there was a much more carefree treatment for each other.
Upon returning to his tent, Zhao Hai drank a large glassful of the spaceâs water. Every time he drank the spaceâs water after taking alcohol, he would sober up quickly without the discomfort that usually came after drinking. That was why drinking the spaceâs water after wine had become a habit of his.
Laura looked at Zhao Hai after he drank the water and asked, âHai-bro, are you really going to help Wales become chieftain?â
Zhao Hai gave her a bitter smile, âWhat else can I do? Iâm now his blood-sworn brother, so I can only help him as much as I can. I didnât think that he would want to become my blood-sworn brother. The oath is very special too. Just like Xu Wan Yingâs blood oath. If you make the oath, there will be a sensation.â
Laura nodded, âWe can tell from the name itself. Helping Wales with all our power isnât anything much. If he succeeds, weâll have easier days on Beastmen Prairie. But what Mendez mentionedâŠ. What was up with the human merchants making contact with Gasol?â
Zhao Hai shook his head, âI have no idea either. Human merchants donât usually mix themselves into the conflict between beastmen, because if that were made known to other beastmen tribes, they would never be able to set foot on the prairie. But why did they make contact with Gasol? Could it really be that they helped fueling Gasolâs actions? Which power did they belong to?â
Laura frowned as well, âHumans who set foot on Beastmen Prairie mostly donât look into whoâs from which power, because that will easily cause misunderstandings. But now that youâre Walesâ blood-sworn brother, if we defeat Gasol, we can then check out which power those merchants belonged to. Even if we canât investigate for the time being, we can let Wales do it. Your identity is useful here.â
Zhao Hai smiled, âIt looks like there are many benefits to becoming Walesâ brother. Oh right. Letâs go into the space and check out their gifts. I have a feeling that those gifts are very special.â
Laura and the others laughed at that. The 4 of them appeared in the space instantly. The gifts were inside the storage, so there was no reaction from the space.
As soon as they appeared, Cai-Er flew over immediately and sat on Zhao Haiâs shoulder, âYoung master, Ah-Wen is so mean. She wonât even play with me.â
Zhao Wen also flew over, and rested on top of Zhao Haiâs head without moving or making a sound. Zhao Hai looked at Cai-Er and asked in annoyance, âCai-Er, did you play tricks on Ah-Wen again?â
Cai-Er was very naughty, while Ah-Wen was too honest, which was the reason for Cai-Er picking on her. But Ah-Wen was good tempered and didnât get angry in the slightest. At most, she would just ignore Cai-Er for a period of time.
Zhao Hai noticed something strange. Before Cai-Er entered the space, she was very prone to sleep, but that changed after entering the space. Not only did she not sleep, she was hyper every day as well.
Cai-Er giggled and didnât say anything to Zhao Haiâs question. He shook his head as he couldnât do anything about her. He simply asked, âIs everything alright at the Messystone Hill resort?â
Zhao Hai and the others had left the place, but Cai-Er left a branch behind. It was hidden inside the white fruit tree in the resortâs garden. Normal people couldnât see it.
The branch was for monitoring Greenstone Hill resort, since they were still cooperating with the Fansile family, who would periodically obtain some Peachland products.
Cai-Er replied to Zhao Haiâs questioning, âThere are quite a lot of people that have been monitoring the place for a long time, and they havenât left. Some snuck into Messystone Hill, but they havenât discovered anything yet.â
Zhao Hai nodded, âBe careful not to let them find something out. If they are being too forceful, then turn them into flower manure.â
Cai-Er heeded his words with a sound. Zhao Hai asked, âWhat about Iron Mountain Castle? Is it alright?â
Cai-Er laughed, âGreat! Iron Mountain Castle is fine, and the 2 argali are being kept well. They eat magic radish leaves as well, and even eat MY leaves. Hmph.â
Zhao Hai chuckled, and then Mendezâs gift, the dagger, appeared in his hand. Zhao Hai unsheathed the dagger and found the blade to be very beautiful and eye-piercing. He touched it gently and found it to be cool to the touch. It wasnât to say that the material of the dagger was cold, but the sensation from its sharpness could make people shiver.
The dagger had cloud-like patterns. They werenât painted or etched. They were formed after using a special method in the forging process. The patterns could only appear after layering the metal multiple times with a special method.
Laura took the dagger from Zhao Hai and took a closer look. She nodded, âThis should be a dwarven master blacksmithâs work. This cloud-patterned dagger is very precious and rarely seen on the continent.â
Zhao Hai was obviously not as in-the-know as Laura in this regard, so he just nodded and put the dagger away in the storage. No matter how good it was, it wouldnât be very useful to him right now.
After storing the dagger, Zhao Hai took out the cane. The moment it appeared, the notification voice in the space came,
As soon as the notification voice stopped, Zhao Hai felt the cane shaking in his hand, and then a virtual figure of a person appeared above the cane. The virtual figure looked like a 7 or 8-year-old child, wearing 5-colored clothes.
The figure wasnât very large, as it was about the size of the cane itself. The cane itself was standing in front of Zhao Hai, which made him feel very bizarre.
The virtual figure bowed and said, âGreetings to young master.â
Zhao Hai was used to this kind of situation. He knew it had to be yet another creation of the space. He didnât mind and just nodded, âLetâs call you Mu-Er from now on. Follow me. Iâll show you to where the ranch is.â Mu-Er obeyed with a sound, and then climbed onto Zhao Haiâs hip like a snake without further movements.
Cai-Er flew down from Zhao Haiâs shoulder and looked at this virtual figure with curiosity. She wanted to touch Mu-Er, but Mu-Er dodged. The more Cai-Er tried, the more Mu-Er resisted. Both of them went in circles around Zhao Hai.
Laura and the others laughed at the 2 of them. They were now basically immune to the abilities of the space. Zhao Hai was happy to have gotten this amazing cane.
Zhao Hai said nothing about Cai-Er and Mu-Er playing around. It didnât take long for his head to light up as Zhao Wen joined in the fun. Zhao Hai shook his head with a bitter smile, and the vial containing the Liquid Of Life soon appeared in his hand.
The notification voice came again,
Zhao Hai did a double take. He didnât imagine that the Liquid Of Life could have so many good points about it. Just the part about reviving dead plants was too awesome. Later on, he could get some dead special plants and revive them using the spaceâs water. He would no longer need to worry about the lack of plants in the space. There was a bit of a time limit, but it was good enough.
Most importantly, since the Liquid Of Life was now fused with the spaceâs water spring, he would have an endless source of it from now on.