Chapter 12 Happy Cooperation, Bro!
"Why haven't I achieved a civilization milestone after taming animals?" Lu Yuan looked at Old Wolf rolling on the ground and tossed him a small dried fish.
The wolf extended his tongue and swallowed the dried fish.
Seeing that Lu Yuan's hands were empty, the wolf assumed a haughty and disdainful air, looking very much deserving of a thrashing.
Theoretically, taming animals should definitely count as a major turning point in civilization, right? Why wasn't there a milestone?
When he saw the attribute "Extraordinary Level: 0," Lu Yuan immediately understood.
"It seems that I need to tame an Extraordinary Life to achieve a civilization milestone... Otherwise, other civilizations would have already completed the 'taming animals' process. How would it be my turn?"
So, Lu Yuan said irritably, "You're really useless! Why aren't you an Extraordinary Life?"
"Dude, I'm missing a milestone here!"
"Awooo?!" Old Wolf, trying to please, bit gently on Lu Yuan's trouser leg.
Life was too comfortable; wagging his tail and begging a bit, he could get something to eat.
How could this wolf possibly attack his great master?
Lu Yuan snorted coldly, feeling it was quite revolting.
The fellow's fur was sticky with urine, feces, and pus secretions, so Lu Yuan forcefully dragged him to the river for a bath.
The wolf struggled wildly, emitting sharp screams, just like when a pig is slaughtered!
"Awooo, awooo, awooo!!"
"Asking for a beating again, huh!"
After a round of punching and kicking from Lu Yuan, Old Wolf showed an utterly disheartened expression, losing all dignity, lying in the river, allowing himself to be trampled.
Gradually, he began to enjoy playing in the water, even lying in the water after he was clean, feeling very comfortable.
The one-eyed look at Lu Yuan, with his large mouth half-open: "Woof?"
Why aren't you massaging me?
Hurry up and give me a massage!
I'm very anxious!
Lu Yuan couldn't help but laugh, "Being naughty, huh? Struggling during the wash, and now crazily playing in the water."
Soaked, Old Wolf was actually very thin, and the deep scars on his back, represented past battles.
The blind eye, obviously, was injured in a battle.
Clothes make the man, fur the wolf; after the bath and cleaning the pus sores, Old Wolf instantly became imposing, a transformation from shotgun to cannon; even his two deflated testicles puffed up.
"You bask in the sun here for a bit, I'll go check the fish traps."
With his tongue hanging out, he watched excitedly as Lu Yuan harvested a great catch of fish.
His poor brain couldn't understand why this box kept yielding an endless stream of fish.
"Awooo, awooo! Woof!"
Master, can we wolves learn this trick?
"If you could learn it, you'd be a true werewolf!"
It was clear that his health was rapidly improving.
Perhaps it was because the blue pill really had an effect, or maybe it was because his nutrition had significantly improved, but Old Wolf's health level had soared by several notches.
The blind eye, too, gradually lost its pus and at least there were no maggots crawling anymore.
[An aged Pangu Grey Wolf has developed a close relationship with you and sees you as superior.]
[With your careful nurturing, it might live for a few more years.]
[Shape: 4.8-5.6]
[Qi: 8.8-9.2]
[Spirit: 1.6-1.9]
[Extraordinary Level: 0]
[Ability: None]
Its attribute values in the lower range seemed to have improved.
"Woof, woof, woof!" Suddenly, it barked fiercely and fled like the wind.
Lu Yuan focused his gaze and saw a giant crocodile, nearly 10 meters long, slowly approaching!!
He hastily activated Different Space to protect himself.
Old Wolf's bones were aging, muscles degenerating, and even some of his teeth had fallen out, but the only excellent trait was the survival instinct honed over many years at the bottom of society.
As soon as he encountered a formidable enemy, Lu Yuan hadn't even reacted when it howled and fled in sheer terror...
It really demonstrated a traitor's attribute!
Luckily, being able to give an early warning was a huge help.
An hour later, after the crocodile had left, Lu Yuan exited the Different Space and found the wolf lying smugly in the bushes.
"Pleasure working with you, buddy!"
"Ao?"
...
Under Old Wolf's leadership, a simple survey over the next week helped Lu Yuan roughly understand the distribution of forces within a 50-kilometer radius.
The strongest boss-level creature was, without a doubt, the gigantic Cannibal Flower!
Standing a hundred meters tall, with tens of thousands of vine branches and a mass of ten thousand tons, it was at the top of the local food chain.
When Lu Yuan scouted it, he only discovered a series of "???"
The gap between their powers was too great, making the "Pioneer's Eye" unable to access the attribute panel.
"If only I could taste one of its fruits, that would be great."
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Besides the Cannibal Flower being the strongest boss, within tens of kilometers there also lived a Snake King, Sky Scorpion, Donkey-headed Monster, Fire Lizard, and Poisonous Queen Bee, each a lesser boss-level Extraordinary Life.
These names were randomly picked by Lu Yuan; the Snake King alone was a meter in diameter, as thick as a water tank!
Twenty to thirty meters long, its weight could surpass several elephants.
The Poisonous Queen Bee was a giant bee over a meter long, buzzing like a drone as it led hundreds of thousands of bees.
This swarm of bees appeared to have formed a symbiotic relationship with the boss Cannibal Flower.
The Donkey-headed Monster was a decomposing unidentified creature, some parts already exposing bone, settled in one spot, motionless.
Agreying miasma surrounded this motionless 'donkey'.
[Corrupted Fallen Creatures, even if slain, yield no spoils; don't let it detect your presence.]
[Attribute: ???]
As for the Sky Scorpion, it was a large scorpion covered densely with little scorpions on its back.
And the Fire Lizard was a fire-breathing lizard as huge as an elephant.
In any case, Lu Yuan certainly wasn't going to rashly disturb these inexplicable creatures.
"Sigh, I clearly killed the Hell Demon Spider with the most potential in this region, yet I get bullied by the underlings."
"Life at the bottom of society isn't easy..."
...
Surveying the surroundings was a taxing task, but over this week, Lu Yuan had diligently collected quite a lot of trash.
First and foremost, the most significant trash: Lu Yuan found a large group of crops that resembled potatoes and pumpkins!
The tubers and fruits of these plants contained large amounts of carbohydrates and were excellent staple foods.
There was also a breadfruit-like plant whose fruit also contained a lot of starch, practically like ready-made flour!
This largely solved his long-term food supply issue, even achieving the highest goal of a balanced diet.
Lu Yuan seriously suspected that he had found a supermarket from the past.
After buildings collapsed, various plants made contact with sunlight and grew indiscriminately, forming this botanic garden.
"Plant life force is really enviable. Just give them a bit of sunlight, and they grow."
"While humans need so much, yet still can't live well..."
Sometimes, Lu Yuan would stand atop the high ruins, imagining the splendid civilization that once existed.
Were the streets of an Alien Civilization as bustling as those in human cities? Did they have neon lights?
Were the citizens of an Alien Civilization also full of conflicts and disputes?
Did the Otherworld have entertainment products like novels and anime?
Prosperity is but a garnish on decay. When prosperity fades, only decay remains eternally, slowly covering the splendor of the past.
Where will I be in a hundred years?
Where will all of humanity be in a thousand years?
As time passed, despite Old Wolf's company, Lu Yuan grew increasingly isolated, which became his greatest trouble.
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