The Role of Constitution

"Old Bai, do you think A'Chen really awakened his bloodline?"

"Nine times out of ten. The way he looked, either he was attacked by an evil ghost, or he awakened his bloodline."

"But just as he said, if the evil ghost that attacked him could enter the Totem Sanctuary and attack our clansmen so easily, there would be no need for it to hide. So, it is basically certain that he awakened his bloodline."

"Moreover, A'Chen's awakened bloodline must be quite powerful. Otherwise, it could not have consumed so much blood essence."

At the thought that someone in the village had awakened their bloodline, even amid their difficult circumstances, the chief showed a faint smile.

"If A'Chen really awakened a powerful bloodline, then our village can be saved. I remember that as long as they do not die young, clansmen who awaken their bloodline will at the very least reach the Barbarian Bone Realm."

"Indeed. And relying on their awakened bloodline, those people blessed by heaven would not be weak even within the Barbarian Bone Realm. The Barbarian Bone Realm is enough to protect a small village like ours, with around a thousand people."

"The Barbarian Bone Realm... Ancestors, bless us. If such a figure truly appears, our village will be saved."

The two of them placed great hopes on Lu Chen. It was also because they believed Lu Chen had awakened his bloodline that the Witch Doctor Master included him among the geniuses and provided him with hot soup.

At the same time, faced with Lu Chen becoming someone who had awakened his bloodline and might become the village's strongest warrior in the future, Clan Chief Da Shi did not feel much jealousy.

It was not because he had cultivated a good temperament, but because life had forced him to be so.

Unlike the Central Plains, in this Wild Wasteland, being clan chief meant power, but it also meant responsibility.

The Wild Wasteland was fraught with danger, and whenever danger appeared, the clan chief had to be the first to step forward.

A coward could never earn the recognition of other Barbarians.

Thus, the position of village clan chief was both a benefit and a shackle.

The death rate among chiefs of small tribes was not low.

Since he could die at any moment, Da Shi had no great attachment to the position of clan chief.

Not to mention that the world was becoming increasingly dangerous, and the pressure on him was growing ever greater. He was already close to being unable to hold on.

Chief Da Shi was not even sure whether he would live to see Lu Chen grow up. How could he possibly be in the mood to feel jealous?

Thus, this world continued changing, while time slowly passed. In the blink of an eye, three days went by.

At dawn, before the sky had brightened, a young man clad in beast hides stood beneath a tree, continuously throwing punches.

He was a somewhat thin youth, yet although he was lean, every punch he threw stirred the air with a thunderous rush of wind.

The youth was Lu Chen. Compared with the skeletal, evil-ghost-like appearance he had borne three days ago, he was still somewhat thin now, but at least he looked human again.

And that was thanks to the importance the Witch Doctor Master and the clan chief placed on him.

Over the past three days, Lu Chen had not only been able to drink Medicinal Soup every day, but had also received plenty of large chunks of meat afterward.

It was only through the Medicinal Soup, the large pieces of meat, and, most importantly, Constitution's recovery bonus that Lu Chen had recovered.

"I never expected Constitution to be so useful in the real world."

"At first, I only paid attention to Strength and Agility. What an idiot I was. Constitution is the most important of all attributes."

Games and the real world were different. By now, Lu Chen understood the importance of basic attributes. Among them, Strength represented explosive force, physical attack power, and carrying capacity.

Agility, meanwhile, concerned reaction speed, running speed, and the like.

Yet none of those gave Lu Chen as great a surprise as Constitution did.

In games, Constitution only represented defense.

But in the real world, Constitution was far more useful. Defense was merely its most insignificant aspect.

After several days of exploration, Lu Chen had already realized that Constitution represented overall physical fitness.

It included bodily defense, endurance, resistance to natural environments, disease resistance, and recovery ability. It even included the speed at which food was digested.

Among these, Lu Chen valued endurance, recovery ability, and digestive ability the most.

There was no need to say much about endurance. Great strength only meant great explosive power. Without endurance, no matter how strong one was, one would only have three swings of the axe.

The same applied to speed. No matter how high one's speed was, Constitution had to serve as its foundation. Only then could one run long distances.

If endurance made Lu Chen view Constitution in a new light, then recovery ability gave him an enormous surprise.

One aspect of recovery ability was the body's healing speed. The higher one's Constitution, the faster the body healed.

Lu Chen felt that once his Constitution reached a certain level, he might even gain the ability to regrow a severed arm.

Of course, although bodily healing speed was important, what Lu Chen cared about even more was something else: the speed at which his stamina recovered.

After a person labored for an entire day, their body needed rest. An ordinary person needed half a day to recover, but Lu Chen, whose Constitution was formidable, needed only a little over an hour.

And that gave Lu Chen a great deal more time to train.

"Right now, I can train four times a day. That still is not my limit. If there is enough meat, I could even train five times a day."

The Witch Doctor Master and the clan chief both thought highly of Lu Chen and gave him plenty of food. Unfortunately, Lu Chen's Constitution was strong, and exercising consumed a great deal of energy. Even the Witch Doctor Master's supplies were beginning to fall short.

Lu Chen did not ask for more.

"Although I can sense why the Witch Doctor Master values me, and I could ask for more, taking without end will only make people resent me."

"First, I'll get through this trial. Afterward, I'll join the Night Patrol Team directly. I can temper myself while fighting. With contributions to my name, I won't need to worry about food."

With that thought, Lu Chen withdrew his fists and stood tall. At that moment, the sound of a Barbarian Bull Horn rang out from the center of the square. It sounded only once—the call for the youths to gather for training.

Following the sound into the square, Lu Chen quickly discovered that a large number of Barbarian youths had already gathered together.

Normally, at this time, they would follow the clan chief, the guard captain, or the Hunting Team captain and begin three hours of grueling, beyond-the-standard training.

But this time was a little different.

As early as two days ago, the clan chief and the Witch Doctor Master had informed the group of Barbarian youths that the Elite Group selection would be held today.

Therefore, that morning, no one underwent intense training. All the Barbarian youths were conserving their strength as they awaited the coming battle for the position.

At the same time, although this was a battle among Barbarian youths, many of their family members had gathered in the middle of the square.

Quite a few Barbarian girls had also gathered around the edge of the square, chattering as they discussed the Barbarian youths standing within it.

Amid such an atmosphere, Lu Chen entered the square, and his arrival drew countless gazes.

"A'Chen, that lucky bastard."

"If I defeat him, I'll get to drink the Medicinal Soup prepared by the Witch Doctor Master."

"I can defeat him."

Lu Chen was the target of envy and jealousy. Although the others had also drunk the Medicinal Soup, those youths had already displayed their strength.

Only Lu Chen had never shown his strength, and his body was still somewhat thin. That made people see him as someone they could defeat.

Thus, nearly all the Barbarian youths fixed their eyes on Lu Chen.

Feeling those gazes, Lu Chen's lips curled into a faint smile.

"In the Barbarian Tribe, strength is justice? I rather like this ancestral rule too!"