Everything in the inheritance He Binji had entrusted to Xu Yi had been explained with utmost clarity: these Origin People possessed intelligence but no perception. In their eyes, the Precious Medicines here were no different from the other wild plants and weeds. Thus, the Origin People could not recognize Precious Medicines, and naturally would not destroy them.
Earlier, the purple-robed man had reported that they had not found a single Precious Medicine. The only possibility was that the Origin People had picked them all clean first.
But if the Origin People did not recognize Precious Medicines, how could they have picked them all first?
Liu Zhenlin had caught a hint of the truth, but still couldn't figure out the crucial point.
Xu Yi said, "There must be an Origin Person here who has recovered some of his memories. That's the only way to explain how the Black Origin People managed to clear out the Precious Medicines."
At this, Liu Zhenlin and the purple-robed man's eyes lit up. The purple-robed man even exclaimed repeatedly, "That must be it! That must be it! I was wondering how those wild things had suddenly gotten so sharp. Brother Wang, your words have truly awakened me from a dream."
He feared Liu Zhenlin would blame him for their failure to find any Precious Medicines. With Xu Yi's explanation, his culpability was immediately reduced considerably.
After thinking it over, Liu Zhenlin also accepted Xu Yi's analysis. He pointed at Xu Yi and praised him. "Brother Wang, you're clever and perceptive. You have the makings of a great general."
Indeed, though the Origin People possessed intelligence, they were like primitive savages born in the wilderness. They had intelligence but no inheritance, much less any accumulated knowledge, and could only be considered savages.
But once they recovered some