Harvesting Rewards

Awooo!

Awooo, awroo!

Wolf howls echoed through the sky.

Under the lingering glow of the setting sun, the wolf pack charged madly toward Luoshan Village, racing forward with bloodlust and frenzy.

The dense mass of wolves surged toward Luoshan Village as though commanded to do so, making the villagers worried once again.

However.

When the Gray Wolf pack reached the area before the first trench, the sharp Cheval de Frise buried in the ground pierced their paws, drawing blood everywhere.

The intense pain slowed them down, forcing them to advance carefully while avoiding the obstacles.

But when they reached the trench, the path was blocked, leaving them no choice but to jump.

Yet the trench was wide. Without enough room for a running start, many Gray Wolves failed to clear it and fell into the spike-filled trench, impaled until they were drenched in blood. Countless wolves were killed or injured.

This heavy blow completely slowed the wolf pack's advance, and they hesitated over whether to continue.

But after wavering for a while, they pressed onward again, heading toward the second trench.

"Fire!"

Li Xuan stood atop the village walls, holding a paper horn as he shouted.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

A great number of arrows shot out from the village, streaking toward the wolf pack.

Although these villagers were less skilled than soldiers, Li Xuan had deliberately made them hold their fire until later, allowing the wolves to get closer so they could inflict the greatest possible casualties.

Sure enough.

Under the barrage of arrows, the wolf pack that had just resumed its advance suffered another heavy blow. Many Gray Wolves died, and their cries of agony made the surrounding wolves hesitate.

At that moment, a relatively large one-eyed Gray Wolf in the pack let out a howl and led the wolves in another charge.

What followed were more sharp Cheval de Frise and trenches, leaving behind countless wolf corpses.

By the time the wolves broke through the second trench, their numbers had plummeted to fewer than three hundred.

When they reached the third trench, there were not only trenches and sharp Cheval de Frise, but also Tripwires, Cheval de frise, and large piles of firewood blocking their path.

"Set it on fire!"

Li Xuan shouted once more.

At his command, countless flaming arrows shot out and quickly struck the firewood piles that had been soaked in oil.

Boom! The firewood piles instantly erupted into fierce flames, giving off scorching heat.

The Gray Wolves passing near the bonfires suffered terribly, howling as they were burned and rolling about without end.

The bonfires were like the final straw that broke the camel's back, causing the already fearful wolf pack to completely lose its composure.

Then, they lost their nerve.

The frightened Gray Wolf pack began to flee, but what awaited them were countless arrows and the remaining trenches.

An hour later, the battle finally came to a complete stop.

Luoshan Village had won a resounding victory. Not a single person had been injured, while countless Gray Wolf corpses lay outside the village.

"We won! We won! Hahaha, wonderful! This is wonderful!"

"The Gray Wolf pack was nothing special. We killed so many Gray Wolves so easily."

"What do you know? Without Li Xuan, a lot of us would have died."

"That's right, it was all thanks to Li Xuan. Without him, we really might have lost quite a few people."

As Li Xuan's name was shouted, everyone turned to look at him before rushing toward him.

"Li Xuan! Li Xuan! Li Xuan!"

Li Xuan was tossed high into the air, thrown skyward again and again amid cheers and cries of gratitude.

Ding! You are surrounded by numerous emotions. You have activated the Emotion Water function. Activate it?

The mechanical voice suddenly rang out, leaving Li Xuan slightly stunned.

"Emotion Water? What is that?" Li Xuan muttered inwardly.

Ding! You can absorb all kinds of emotions within the range of your Natural Space, then condense them into Emotion Water.

Ding! Emotion Water is weak and slow to take effect in its early stages, but it has endless wondrous uses and countless effects that you must gradually explore.

For example: healing injuries, increasing lifespan, enhancing Soul Power, improving attributes, increasing Soul Ring age, enhancing Martial Souls, evolving living creatures, and even condensing Green Fatty Experience Cards, and so on.

Listening to the system's mechanical voice, Li Xuan froze, remaining motionless as the villagers tossed him around.

The effects of this Emotion Water were simply too heaven-defying. It was practically the power of a god.

However, the system said its effects were very slow, which gave Li Xuan a vague idea.

Perhaps it needs to be consumed for a very long time before it has any effect. Li Xuan muttered inwardly before choosing to activate the Emotion Water function.

Ding! Activation successful. You may inspect it in your Natural Space.

After the system's voice faded, Li Xuan had no time to pay attention to it, because at the moment it activated, he saw many emotions.

Joy, admiration, happiness, gratitude, delight, jealousy, affection. These emotions continuously emerged from the villagers all around him, then were absorbed by him and condensed into Emotion Water.

At the same time, the small spring in his Natural Space gradually began to change color.

The clear water slowly transformed into spring water containing purple droplets.

Those purple droplets were Emotion Water.

This change greatly surprised Li Xuan. He wanted to enter his Natural Space to take a look and test the effects of Emotion Water, but at that moment, the system's voice sounded again.

Ding! Repelled the wolf pack. Obtained Advanced Forging knowledge +3 physique.

Ding! Please choose one.

Basic option: Use an Experience Card to become Green Fatty. After repelling the second wave of wolves, go to Holy Soul Village and trick Tang San. Reward: Mass Soul Power Cultivation Method.

Intermediate option: Do not use an Experience Card. Find a way to repel the second wave of wolves, then go to Holy Soul Village and trick Tang San. Reward: Mysterious Heaven Skill.

"Hmm? A second wave of wolves?"

Li Xuan frowned deeply, turned to look outside the village, then raised a hand to stop everyone.

With both feet back on the ground, Li Xuan took a deep breath and shouted.

"The wolf attack on the village isn't over. There may be a second wave, because there weren't many wolves today, while there are as many as two or three thousand wolves in Wolf Valley. So everyone must continue holding the line."

"What? There's a second wave of wolves? Then... what should we do?" a villager hurriedly asked.

"First, clear out the trenches outside the village. Then set up the firewood piles again and lay traps. Also..."

Li Xuan began issuing various orders. After today's victory, the villagers trusted him completely and all followed his commands.

As a result, the defensive work went very smoothly. By late at night, everything had been prepared, and all that remained was to wait for the wolf pack to arrive.

After working all day, Li Xuan finally had a chance to rest after arranging the sentries.

He also had Emotion Water to study, so after returning to Jiang Zhu's home, he took a bath and quickly entered the separate room that had been prepared for him.

Meanwhile.

Within Wolf Valley.

The ten-thousand-year Soul Beast, the White Wolf King, looked at the few Gray Wolves that had fled back. It let out an enraged roar and decided to personally lead the wolf pack to Luoshan Village the next day.

It did not know that in Luoshan Village was the person it least wanted to see.