Chapter 129 - atesa

Zero followed the natives to a natural valley in Death Ridge.

The vegetation here was also brimming with vitality, but it lacked a demonic feeling when compared to the mutated plants outside. As he walked along the path, he was sure that these plants were just ordinary plants. Other than being able to provide rich amounts of oxygen to the valley during the day, they wouldn't show any strong signs of aggression.

There was a small pond in the middle of the valley. The pond was only about ten meters wide. The pool was covered in water and was guarded by heavily armed natives. It was clear that this pool was very important to them.

Surrounding the pond were layers of wooden houses. It was just that these layers of wood were built on large trees with intertwined roots. The structure of the wooden house was simple and the style was rough, but it had a kind of primitive and natural flavor to it.

There were a total of thirty or so wooden houses in the entire tribe. Zero estimated that the tribe's population was at least a hundred people. It couldn't be considered a large tribe, but it had quite a large number of people. When strangers like Zero and Mony entered the valley, it attracted the attention of many other natives.

The misunderstanding between Zero and the female aboriginal was only resolved after the prophet Gutner arrived. It was clear that, regardless of race or knowledge, Guttner did not belong to the tribe the Prophet called the Shan. The obvious white race separated Guttner from the dark-skinned natives, and it was only after Guttner's explanation that Zero realized that the purified water in his mouth was the source of what the Semitic people called life.

And the source of life that the Flash Clan regarded as their treasure was actually the pool of water in the valley.

Guttner had been a geographer and explorer, and he and the expedition had been in danger during an expedition ten years earlier. All but him had died in the forbidden area, and Guttner had been lucky enough to be saved by the Semitic. It wasn't really appropriate to call it rescue, but for the Semitic people, the Guttner who was unconscious at that time was a delicious food.

But when Gutner woke up, he used his advanced knowledge to shock the people of the Semitic tribe, and was thus worshipped as a prophet by the patriarch of the Semitic tribe. Gutner also liked this simple and unadorned native, so he stayed behind, using his knowledge to bring a little more chips for the Flash's survival.

Guttner's greatest contribution was to find the underground water that the Semitic people called the source of life. It was also thanks to Gutner's own extensive geographical knowledge that it was a miracle that a source of water with an acceptable contamination level could be found in a region of radiation sources like Death's Ridge. It had to be known that the water used to be used to survive was either to drink the mutated beasts' blood or to dig up the roots and extract the sap to serve as a source of water. But regardless of which method it was, it was extremely dangerous. Thus, the average lifespan of every member of the Flash Clan was around twenty years.

Until Gutner found the source of water, few people among the Semitic people had died from lack of water in the last decade.

However, this source of water was not sufficient. Other than the small amount of underground water, because of the radiation that was everywhere in the Death God Ridge, the water would usually only last for around a day. It could be said that the existence of the source of life only created a small gap between the tribesmen and their lives. And in this forest, there was more than just a lack of water.

There were torches in front of every log cabin in the valley, and a bonfire near the Origin of Life lit up the surrounding space. This was the most primitive form of illumination. After getting used to the new era's light source, walking into this kind of tribe would give birth to a feeling of absent-mindedness. It was as if time had regressed back to an old era, and to a relatively old era at that.

But the blue glow in Gunther's cabin reminded him that he was still in an era of crisis.

After sending the few of them to the Prophet's wooden house, the woman then left with the other guards. As for the injured aboriginals, they were brought to the clan to seek help from the witch doctor. At the same time, the corpse of the Firelizard was also brought back. The armoured shield snake scales that even the M500 couldn't pierce through, Gutt ordered people to take them out. Combined with some oak fibers, they could be used to create an astonishing soft stomach.

This was another of Gunnar's contributions to the Semitic people. Although he was not a master weaponsmith, his many years of exploration had given him a wide range of knowledge. Even the saw the woman had used had been designed by Gunther and had gone to Phoenix himself, built by the metalsmiths of the city according to his plans.

In the Prophet's room, Zero saw an oval-shaped utensil. There were four or five strange flowers floating in the pot. These flowers had five petals, and from the veins, they shone with a ghostly blue light. The entire flower emitted a blue and white halo, illuminating the entire wooden house. But Zero knew they were more than just lighting, because he could feel strong radiation coming off them.

However, the blue flower's container must have been encrypted to minimize the leakage of radioactive material from the blue flower's body.

"Go anywhere, but don't touch that thing." Gunter pointed to the oval container and said, "That's a Death Flower. Have you heard of it? Yes, it was the most powerful radiation source in the entire God of Death Ridge. Believe me, as long as a normal person comes into direct contact with it, it won't take you 5 minutes to say goodbye to this world. Even though this world is not worth staying in at all … "

He poured two bowls of water for Zero and Monnie, along with some dried meat from some unknown beast.

While the two of them ate, Gunther kept asking Zero some questions about the outside world. It could be seen that this old man had been isolated from the outside world for too long. Zero could not think of any reason why he would be willing to stay in this remote and dangerous place.

At some point, Monnie had fallen asleep amid Gunnar's seemingly endless questions. The Prophet had asked Zero to carry Monnie to a corner of the cabin and sleep, while he held the magnifying glass and studied Colt as if he were looking at a rare treasure.

Without disturbing him, Zero walked up to the door and looked out at the peaceful world.

It was already late at night. Other than the guardians of the Origin of Life, the rest of the Shamans had all fallen asleep. However, in the empty space before the Origin of Life, there was a graceful figure moving up and down.

It was the black girl who had nearly missed her attack. She was holding her saw and was constantly attacking the ground. From afar, she looked like a fairy dancing in the night, full of fantasy.

"The child's name is Atesa." He did not look back, but he seemed to know who Zero was looking at.

It seemed that this girl, Atesa, practiced these killing techniques every night. It was just a distant observation, but from her quick and agile movements, as well as the occasional attacks that far exceeded the human body's capabilities, Zero was sure that this young girl would definitely have some achievements in the field of combat. And from the way she waved the saw, the silver light flowing on the surface of the ferocious soldier made it seem that Atasha was still involved in the Elemental Domain.

Usually, one would possess two different abilities, known as wide area proficiency. And those who were proficient in wide regions were either mediocre or geniuses. After all, no one was able to develop an entire domain of abilities. The potential of humans was limited, and those who wanted to develop an entire domain of abilities were just greedy for nothing. In the end, all they would do was try their best.

The higher the level of the ability, the more focused one would be on developing the domain ability that they were good at. A wide area proficient was nothing more than someone who specialized in one area of ability, while the other areas of ability were only used as support.

Zero could be considered an expert in the field. His current abilities were related to the Arena, the Sense Realm, and the Elemental Domain. But regarding the automatically generated bullet time, as well as the fire element he absorbed from Saurun, Zero didn't intend to spend any time to evolve it. The reason was simple. The Agility enhancement skill in Fighting Domain was able to unleash the shooting skill that was the most proficient at zero. Rather than developing the element domain that he was not good at, he preferred to focus on the ability to strengthen his Agility.

Of course, with his in-depth knowledge of the Discipline world, Zero understood that Agility enhancement wasn't a very powerful ability. On the contrary, it is a very common adjunct. Therefore, the zero investment in it is also limited to the earlier stage. Now, Zero will keep the evolution point intact, and it will no longer be ready to invest blindly in any of the existing abilities until it finds a more powerful one that suits it.

As for those with the same wide range of ability, if there were no mishaps, at least Atasha had the ability of proficiency in cold weapons, low-grade strength, agility enhancement, as well as the unknown level of light element proficiency. This was the conclusion he made after he observed her. To have these abilities, in a backward clan, Atasha's potential was already very good.

Most importantly, she was still young.

And youth represented an infinite future!

"She is my favorite child, and at the same time, she is also the pride of the Shan people." Gunther was still not ready to put Colt down, but he looked at the sniper rifle and said, "Do you know what the name Artema means? In the language of the Semitic people, it is the meaning of the Moon's daughter, and the Semitic people worship the Moon God. Therefore, you see, Atasha is highly regarded in this tribe, and even I, an old man who carries the name of the Prophet, am not inferior. "

"Moon's daughter?"

Zero repeated the words that were full of the ancient flavor, when he said the last word. In the distance, Natasha stopped the deadly dance. She seemed to sense it and looked toward nothing.

The dark night could not cover up the light in Atasha's eyes. It was like the moon, and the frost filled the sky!