On the 8th of December, Hua Kai woke up early in the morning and couldn't help but smile. Last night, his [Big Dream Visualization] and [Air Splitter Spear] finally broke through to the realm of mastery.
Hua Kai: Body Tempering Realm Level 5
Aptitude: D-
Physique: 15
Energy: 16
Willpower: 20
Mental Cultivation Method: Meditation Technique (Intermediate Yellow Rank) (Mastery)
Spear Technique: Air Splitter Spear (Advanced Yellow Rank) (Mastery)
Special Mental Cultivation Method: Big Dream Visualization (God Level) (Basic)
Special Skill: Eye of Truth (Unable to level up)
All three of his attributes increased by one point. In just over a month, he went from Qi Cultivation Level 9 to Body Tempering Realm Level 5. Even Fifth Uncle was not as monstrous as him when he was young. Mastery of both mental cultivation and martial arts techniques at the age of 12 was not easy, even if it was only Yellow Rank.
Hua Kai went to the training field and sparred with Fourth Uncle. The villagers looked on and cheered for Hua Kai. Everyone was happy to see that Fort Wah Ka had such a master. Not only did he manage the whole family well, but he was also very talented in martial arts.
Hua Kai heard the system notification that he had received two luck points. He now had some experience with the increase of luck points.
There were five main sources of luck points.
The first was the improvement of the family's cohesion. This was the easiest way to get luck points. Hua Kai gave out training meals to the whole village in the afternoon, gave out resources to the geniuses he visited, and then gave out luck points by performing well in the training field.
The second source was the improvement of the family members' strength. These few days, there were many people who broke through in training. Hua Kai also received a few luck points reward notifications.
Although it was not much, there were many people who broke through.
The third source was the improvement of the loyalty of the family members on the crystal pillar in the [Family Secret Realm]. Hua Kai realized that as long as the loyalty of the family members exceeded 90 points,
The family would be rewarded with luck points for no reason.
The fourth source was the battle rewards. Hua Kai had seen it once on the way back to the village. However, this was something that could only be found by chance. When the family's strength increased, maybe exterminating bandits would be a good source of luck points.
The fifth was the family's external environment. Last time, Fort Wah Ka's crisis was averted because the family's crisis had been resolved and they had established a relationship with the county magistrate's Han family.
After fighting with Fourth Uncle for more than an hour, Hua Kai finally admitted defeat after exhausting all his strength. When Hua Xing saw that his grandson's spear technique had reached the Great Mastery stage, he suppressed his excitement and explained to him how to use the Great Mastery [Space Splitter Spear], as well as the requirements to reach the Great Mastery stage.
The clan's martial arts techniques were the foundation of a person's martial arts. Without a martial arts technique, it would be very difficult to display one's true strength. The reason why a clan was strong was because of the experience passed down from generation to generation. When Hua Kai heard this, he understood a lot of things that he didn't understand in his dream last night. Even though he was only at the Tempered Body Stage Level 5, he already had 20 points of Willpower and the Great Mastery of the [Space Splitter Spear]. This allowed him to fight against someone in the Tempered Body Late Stage.
Hua Kai was meditating to recover his True Qi. At this moment, he suddenly felt snowflakes falling from the sky. It was snowing!
When it snowed, it was even harder for the desolate beasts to find food. Every year after it snowed, the village would be attacked by the desolate beasts. Hua Kai ordered Fourth Uncle to increase the strength of the guards on the city walls. From today onwards, the guards would be divided into three groups, led by Fourth Uncle, Hua Yue, and Commander Wei. They would take turns to guard the city walls. The entire Fort Wah Ka entered a 24-hour state of war.
For the next two days, it snowed heavily, and a thick layer of ice formed on the city walls.
Captain Hua Xing told Hua Kai that the number of desolate beasts outside the village was increasing. When the desolate beasts ran out of food, they would definitely besiege the towns and villages. However, there were only about a hundred desolate beasts outside Fort Wah Ka. If the desolate beasts weren't hungry to a certain extent, they wouldn't launch an attack on the village.
"We can't just watch as more and more desolate beasts gather. If the snow doesn't stop, the desolate beasts will continue to gather. Now, it's best to take the opportunity to drive them all away before the savage beasts appear outside."
As the captain of Fort Wah Ka's village protection team, Hua Yue was the most experienced in dealing with the savage beasts attacking the village. When he saw that nearly a hundred desolate beasts had gathered outside the village, he reported to Hua Kai.
Hua Kai agreed to the other party's suggestion. He ordered the salt-making workshop to stop work and canceled all the training in the village. He organized hundreds of experts above Body Tempering Stage 6 in the village to gather at the village entrance at noon.
Fourth Uncle, Hua Yue, and Commander Wei stood at the front of the group. When Fort Wah Ka's gate slowly opened, more than a hundred people of Fort Wah Ka's elite team left the village.
The snow outside the village was already more than six inches high. The people of Fort Wah Ka quickly lined up as soon as they left the village. When the desolate beasts saw people coming out of the village, they stood up and looked at them vigilantly.
Hua Zihuan was the spearhead of the team. He slowly commanded the team to approach the desolate beasts. A red fox-like desolate beast saw that it had walked far away. A steel-back pig that was more than one meter tall and more than three meters long was not convinced. It was panting heavily and its front hooves kept digging into the snow. It looked like it was about to launch an attack on the guards.
Not all desolate beasts had high intelligence. At this time, many desolate beasts were starving. When they saw the guards, they instinctively attacked. Most of the desolate beasts were carnivorous. To them, the guards were a rare delicacy.
"… Everyone, stop! Defensive formation!"
Hua Zihuan saw that the steel-back pig was panting and about to launch an attack. He quickly commanded everyone to stabilize the formation.
A few Body Tempering Realm cultivators stepped out from the middle of the team. They quickly came out of the circle and aimed their spears at the group of desolate beasts. However, the end of the spear was facing down into the snow. Some of the Natal Opening Realm cultivators stepped on the spear shaft. This was a method used by spearmen to deal with charging cavalry. The steel-back pig looked like a high-grade desolate beast. They had to come up with a way to deal with such a strong enemy.
The village guards got into formation. The group of desolate beasts was far away, but they did not come. Many of the more intelligent desolate beasts were originally planning to escape. When they saw the village guards stop, they also watched from afar.
"Forward …" Hua Zihuan maintained the formation and slowly approached the group of desolate beasts. He only took a small step forward every time. However, when they were only 50 meters away from the group of desolate beasts, the village guards stopped.
"This pig is really smart. I've provoked it, but it still doesn't come. It looks like I have to lure it over."
Hua Zihuan used Snowball to call out to the Gangback Beast in the distance. The beast seemed to know that the village guards were not to be trifled with and did not dare to be the first to charge forward.
"Fourth Master, I'll go!"
"I'll go!"
… …
"Don't say anymore!
These desolate beasts are nothing to me. Let me show you what I'm about to do. "
At this time, the team would be in danger if they took the initiative to approach. Someone had to go and lure the desolate beasts over.
This was not a simple task. There were so many desolate beasts. If they were not careful, they could be surrounded. When that happened, they would definitely be satisfied and run for their lives.
Hua Kai and the rest of the villagers were watching from the top of the city gate. They saw Fourth Uncle leave the team and walk straight towards the group of desolate beasts.
Perhaps the desolate beasts felt that they had the advantage in numbers, or perhaps Hua Zihuan alone was not a threat. When Hua Zihuan was within 20 meters of them, the desolate beasts finally stood up straight.
Hua Zihuan saw that the desolate beasts still had no intention of chasing after him. He formed a snowball in the snow and threw it at the group of desolate beasts. This time, the group of desolate beasts finally reacted.
"Ha … Ha …"
"Roar …"
All the desolate beasts ran towards Hua Zihuan. Hua Kai, who was on top of the city gate, felt his heart sink. The entire Fort Wah Ka was shouting, "Fourth Master, run!"
Hua Zihuan saw that the desolate beasts were chasing after him. How could he not run? He saw that the steel-back pig was the fastest. In just a few steps, it was getting closer and closer to Hua Zihuan. Hua Zihuan saw this and released all his True Qi. His legs flew towards the direction of the village protection team's spear formation. The entire village protection team was already prepared for battle.
Hua Zihuan saw that the steel-back pig was less than 10 meters away from him. He knew that if he went any further, the steel-back pig would scatter the team. When he was only a few meters away from the village protection team, he suddenly stopped and turned around to stab the steel-back pig behind him with his spear.
The steel-back pig saw that the opponent had stopped and quickly slowed down. It could feel the power of this human's spear. It lowered its head to protect its head and exposed its back.
"Bang!"
Hua Zihuan's spear pierced the steel-back pig's back. The spearhead was only about an inch deep. The steel-back pig was not seriously injured. Hua Zihuan felt his entire right arm go numb. He steadied himself and instantly returned to the team.
It was Hua Zihuan's attack. The village protection team quickly opened up a path for him to enter the formation and then quickly closed it. By the time the steel-back pig reacted and ran to the front of the formation, the formation had already been restored. With a tragic cry, three spears pierced the steel-back pig. Because the spears were fixed in the snow, the steel-back pig was almost skewered by inertia. Without waiting for it to struggle, Hua Yue and the rest pierced its vital points with their spears. The steel-back pig died.
The other desolate beasts, incited by hunger, followed the steel-back pig to the front of the village protection team's spear formation. Before they could get close to the village protection team, they discovered that the steel-back pig was already dead. They all rushed towards the village protection team.
"Three … Two … One … Kill!"
When Hua Zihuan saw the desolate beasts coming, he took advantage of the opportunity. The first row of village protection team members pierced their spears at the same time. Together with the spears on the ground, more than ten desolate beasts died. The second row was mostly at the Natal Opening Realm. Their spears were accurate and fast. A few desolate beasts managed to dodge the first wave of attacks. Just as they were about to approach the village protection team, the second row came to fill in the gaps.
The first wave of attacks was perfectly blocked by the village protection team. Everyone in the first row quickly retreated, creating a gap between everyone and the desolate beasts. There were more than ten dead desolate beasts lying there. There were also a few desolate beasts that seemed to have not died yet. They were constantly struggling on the ground.
"Second row … Kill!" Hua Zihuan ordered the team to control the distance between them and the desolate beasts.
The second row of 30 spears quickly attacked, killing another ten or so desolate beasts. Hua Zihuan did not wait for the desolate beasts behind him to get close. The second row of spears quickly retreated while the third row quickly attacked.
After three rounds of attacks, more than half of the desolate beasts had died. The village protection team also began to suffer injuries.
The first row was mostly at the Natal Opening Realm. They were the strongest in the village and were able to withstand the pressure of the first defense. The second row was mostly at Body Tempering Stage Level 8 or 9. The third row was only at Body Tempering Stage Level 6 or 7.
After the third row of spears, the third row once again retreated into the formation.
Hua Zihuan saw that most of the high leveled desolate beasts in the group of desolate beasts had died. When the first row of attacks arrived, nearly half of the desolate beasts were either dead or injured. A few of the smarter desolate beasts began to hesitate.
They began to break away from the group of desolate beasts and prepared to escape.
"Attack at will, kill!"
Hua Zihuan saw that the desolate beasts had lost their momentum. Even though he changed the order, a few Natal Opening Realm experts leapt out of the formation and chased after the desolate beasts.
The villagers who were lying on the walls of Fort Wah Ka cheered happily. The desolate beasts had finally begun to disperse.
Hua Kai saw the system notification that he had received 6 clan luck points for chasing away the desolate beasts. The desolate beasts that had escaped were relatively intelligent. After suffering losses in Fort Wah Ka, they would not return to Fort Wah Ka. The pressure on Fort Wah Ka this winter would be reduced.
Fourth Uncle led the village protection team and chased after the desolate beasts for a few hundred meters. They left behind a pile of desolate beast corpses and stopped chasing. They turned around and killed the desolate beasts that were not completely dead. They organized the villagers to collect the desolate beast corpses and used snow to cover the bloodstains. This way, they would not attract new desolate beasts.
Huajiabao City Gate was wide open. Many villagers rushed out of the village to help. There were even some children in their teens. At this time, they should be enjoying the joy of victory. Hua Xing stood on top of the city gate and nodded with a smile.
The entire Fort Wah Ka could not be supported by just one person. Allowing more people to learn how to fight desolate beasts was the only way for the clan to become stronger.
Hua Kai stood at the gate to welcome all the village protection team members back to the village. This time, they had killed more than 50 desolate beasts. Most of the desolate beasts' meat could not be eaten. These desolate beasts that attacked the village were mostly carnivores. Most of their meat was sour and contained a certain amount of poison. Some omnivores, such as the steelback pig, were considered edible.
After returning to the village and summarizing the battle, only one of the village protection team members had suffered light injuries. He would recover after a few days of rest. Fort Wah Ka had killed 4 high-grade desolate beasts, 19 mid-grade desolate beasts, and 31 low-grade desolate beasts. They had obtained 54 pieces of beast hides, 2,600 kilograms of desolate beast meat, and 600 kilograms of desolate beast bones.
The women in the village began to skin and bone the desolate beasts. Some of the desolate beast meat could not be eaten, but the bones could still be refined into silver.
Hua Kai instructed Third Uncle to distribute all the desolate beast meat to the entire village. Some of the high-grade desolate beast meat would be kept for the family and the rest would be distributed to the village protection team members who had fought bravely today. The mid-grade desolate beast meat would be distributed to the other village protection team members and the genius families. The remaining low-grade desolate beast meat would be given to the ordinary villagers.
Every family would be given about 10 kilograms of desolate beast meat. This was the way Fort Wah Ka had always been distributed. The bones of the desolate beasts naturally belonged to the Hua family. When winter was about to end, the Hua family would refine the bones and extract bone coins and gold and silver from them.
At night, all the Fort Wah Ka villagers began to stew meat. Hua Kai had not finished eating the black bear meat last time, so the housekeeper gave him another 15 kilograms of steelback pork. He stored all the desolate beast meat in his portable space, leaving only a small portion for his mother every day. This way, he could ensure the freshness of the meat.
At night, when he entered the portable space, Hua Kai checked the family panel.
After distributing the meat in the afternoon, he had obtained another 2 luck points. In total, he had obtained 12 luck points. This made him think about how to use these luck points to quickly strengthen the strength of the entire family.
This was because only by strengthening the family could he obtain more luck points. He had already discovered this when he was upgrading the family's [Meditation Mantra]. Looking at the 84 luck points displayed on the crystal pillar, Hua Kai checked the information of all the family members.