Chapter 146: Seven-Colored Stones
Chapter 146: Seven-Colored Stones
The joyous news brought by Shan Mao did not end there.
During last night’s surprise attack, Shan Tai, leading the Shan Yue Warriors, had almost completely wiped out the Wu Tu Outcasts.
In the end, barely more than ten outcasts managed to escape.
The Shan Yue Warriors suffered only a little over thirty casualties.
Among them, five warriors perished, three sustained severe injuries, while all others had minor wounds!
Calling this “joyous news” seemed like dark humor.
Yet, for the tribes of the Great Wilderness, such losses truly counted as very minor.
One must remember, the Wu Tu Outcasts had nearly two hundred members, including two High-tier Totem Warriors as leaders.
They had annihilated the thousand-strong Muteng Tribe!
The Shan Yue Tribe suffered such slight losses yet thoroughly crushed the Wu Tu Outcasts and rescued Muteng Village Fort.
No one would think the cost too heavy.
Falling in battle for one’s tribe was also an honor.
Most importantly, this rescue saved five to six hundred Muteng clansmen.
With the Muteng Tribe’s Shaman Chief dead…
Following the rules of the Great Wilderness, the Shan Yue Tribe now held the right to decide the fate of these Muteng clansmen.
Under normal circumstances, their best outcome was a name change—joining the Shan Yue Tribe.
This wasn’t too hard to accept.
In the Great Wilderness, it was common for Giant tribes to split or merge.
Many tribes grew powerful precisely by absorbing others, eventually establishing city-states and becoming lords!
Of course, the Muteng Tribe could reject this arrangement.
Then, they must offer proper compensation.
Winter was coming. Without the Shan Yue Tribe’s protection, especially after losing so many warriors, the Muteng Tribe’s fate remained uncertain.
Their future was already sealed!
The Shan Yue Tribe also seized a chance to grow stronger.
After reporting to Shan Yan, Shan Mao returned to Muteng Village Fort.
Gao Jing accompanied him this time.
Gao Jing himself requested this, gaining the Elder Shaman’s approval.
Gao Jing felt regret.
He’d missed witnessing an intense tribal battle firsthand.
He hadn’t seen Shan Tai fiercely fighting two formidable foes or breaking through during combat to crush his enemies.
But that wasn’t his real reason for visiting Muteng Village Fort.
Still hidden in Shan Mao’s knapsack, they followed the old mountain-crossing path.
By midday, Shan Mao and Gao Jing arrived at Muteng Village Fort.
Shan Yue Warriors and Muteng Giants continued clearing the battlefield and tending to the wounded.
Village life hummed with busy yet orderly activity.
Shan Mao soon found Shan Tai.
Shan Tai was stained with blood, bearing scars on his face and body from the previous night’s battle.
Most of his wounds had healed.
The sight remained shocking!
What truly astonished Gao Jing was the aura radiating from this mightiest Shan Yue warrior.
It was deep, formidable, and razor-sharp with fighting intent.
The pressure felt immense.
“My apologies,” Shan Tai offered, sounding regretful after hearing Shan Mao’s message. “I just achieved my breakthrough. I can’t yet control this new power.”
The difference between a Totem Warrior and a Great Totem Warrior was fundamental.
Shan Tai, building strength for years, broke through instantaneously. Losing control over such sudden, massive power was only natural.
Once he adjusted to his new strength…
And performed the Beast Spirit Fusion…
He’d become a true Great Totem Warrior!
“It’s fine,” Gao Jing answered, activating his own Totemic Power to resist the invisible force from Shan Tai.
He felt somewhat relieved.
He asked, “Brother Shan Tai, may I see that mine cave now?”
“Of course,” Shan Tai agreed without hesitation. “Shan Mao will take you. Take whatever catches your fancy.”
Muteng Village Fort lay reclaimed.
The Muteng Tribe would merge into the Shan Yue Tribe.
Thus, that Seven-Colored Stone mine cave naturally belonged to the Shan Yue Tribe.
Shan Tai held little interest in this cave—the very thing that drew the outcasts’ greed. He happily offered Gao Jing this small favor anyway; whatever Gao Jing wanted couldn’t amount to much.
So, Shan Mao led Gao Jing into the mine cave.
By Giant standards, the cave wasn’t particularly large—a gaping darkness offering no glimpse inside.
The entrance lay strewn with mining tools: stone shovels, wooden clubs, and vine baskets.
No one bothered tidying up now.
Directly outside the mouth, a large pile of ore lay stacked.
Most bore a grayish-green appearance.
Many chunks featured irregular, colorful stripes swirling across their uneven surfaces, while others looked like large, oval eggs or jagged rocks.
Beside were scattered many pieces of debris.
Inside the thick stone shell, there was a large area of crystal-clear sea-blue jade.
Its texture was clear and color pure, looking very beautiful!
Gao Jing extended his hand and touched the jade.
It felt warm and smooth to the touch.
He could feel that within this jade, there was a hint of spiritual energy.
But compared to that Green Crystal before, it was completely incomparable; the concentration was much lower.
Yet surprisingly, Gao Jing became even more interested.
He switched to another piece of ore and continued looking.
Inside this piece of ore, the Seven-Colored Stone was green; its color concentration was lighter than the Green Crystal, and the spiritual energy was very little.
But it was more than the previous blue stone.
In Gao Jing’s eyes, this green stone was also extremely beautiful.
Now he strongly suspected that this Seven-Colored Stone was actually jadeite from the Primary World!
Gao Jing didn’t know much about jadeite.
Things like ice-quality, glass-quality, glutinous-quality, old pits, new pits—he had seen some photos and introductions about jadeite on the internet, as well as stories about gambling on stones.
But if a piece of jadeite were placed before Gao Jing, he couldn’t tell at all if it was real or fake.
So Gao Jing also couldn’t confirm whether the Seven-Colored Stone was real jadeite.
Thinking for a bit, Gao Jing picked up several pieces of debris with skin and shell and put them into his backpack.
He planned to take them back to the Primary World for checking.
Actually, if Gao Jing wanted to know the truth now, he could have withdrawn from the Great World right away.
Anyway, time was still.
As for the electricity needed for going back and forth, it was very small.
But Gao Jing wasn’t in such a hurry.
Anyway, whether real or fake, it wouldn’t escape.
Now he didn’t worry about money at all.
His state of mind was naturally different.
If the ore before his eyes was truly jadeite…
Gao Jing couldn’t help but let out a long breath.
Then he had found another huge source of wealth!
In the Primary World, jadeite’s value was far above Red Sandalwood’s.
A single piece of Imperial Green Jadeite could sell for millions!
How small a thing that was!
The green stone that Gao Jing threw into his backpack earlier felt just like the Imperial Green Jadeite he’d seen online!
If real, could it be sold for millions?
But here it was just broken bits trampled in the mud!
Gao Jing picked up several more pieces of debris of different sizes.
As for inside the Mine Cave, he did not go in again; with these samples, it was fully enough.
In the following days, the weather got colder and colder.
Shan Yue Village used all their Pack Beasts; even the Pi-Pi Rhino joined the moving group.
All members of the Muteng Tribe were willing to join the Shan Yue Tribe, but staying on in Mu Teng Village was not practical; splitting between both sides would only badly weaken their own strength.
If danger came again, regret would be too late.
So the whole Muteng Tribe moved to Shan Yue Village.
Fitting many more people in the valley where Shan Yue Village was located was no trouble at all; the only problem was to finish building new houses before snow fell for the Muteng Tribe people to live in.
Of course, all winter supplies stored in Muteng Village, including grain, weapons, furs and more, were also all taken.
These supplies had been messed up a lot by the Outcasts.
Also, the Seven-Colored Stones dug out earlier by the Muteng Tribe, best-quality ones for trade, were similarly taken by the Shan Yue Tribe.
As for some big ores that were left behind, they became Gao Jing’s gain.
Carried by Pi-Pi Rhino to Shan Yue Village, they were all piled up behind the house at Ten-Mile Slope.
The amount weighed hundreds of tons.
But compared to those thrown away at Muteng Village, it was not even a thousandth as much.
And more ore was still hidden in the Mine Cave, not dug out yet!
After Muteng Village was finished moving, Shan Tai himself stepped in to wreck the mine tunnels.
He sealed off the Mine Cave that had brought trouble.
This was the Elder Shaman’s demand.