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After dinner, Xiao handed Wu Yue a powerful magnet covered in black powder. "Is this iron?"

"It's not just iron, there should be other things as well, but iron should account for the majority." Wu Yue answered as he took out an empty can and carefully collected the powder.

Just a little bit.

It seems there aren't any abundant iron ore deposits nearby. He sighed, "I don't know when I'll be able to craft a dagger. It would be great if I could find an iron ore vein or something."

"Iron ore vein?" Thanks to the communication pill, Xiao understood that Wu Yue was talking about a place with a lot of iron. He immediately became interested and asked, "Where should I look for it?"

How could Wu Yue possibly know where to look? But after thinking for a moment, he said, "Perhaps we could start in the river. If a river flows through a mineral vein, the ore will be scattered throughout the river due to the current. If a river has significantly more iron than other places, perhaps we can find the mineral vein by following the river."

Xiao took note and said, "Okay, I'll try it every time I come across a river from now on."

Handing the powerful magnet back to him, Wu Yue said, "Actually, it takes too long to find iron to make weapons. If you want to fight back and drive away the hyena tribe as soon as possible..."

Before he could finish, Xiao grabbed his wrist and asked, "Do you have a solution?"

He certainly wanted to fight back as quickly as possible, but he also knew that the few knives in his hand were not enough to fight against the hyena tribe. Those barbarians were strong, bloodthirsty and aggressive, and they fought like they didn't care about their lives.

Wu Yue didn't mention the rattan armor for the time being. Instead, he asked, "What kind of weapons does the Hyena Tribe have?"

Xiao pointed to the stone spear on a man gnawing on his ribs: "Just like us, some are made of stone, some are made of bone."

Wu Yue had seen their weapons; they were very crude and required a lot of strength to cut into the opponent's body.

This made things much easier. Wu Yue thought for a moment and then asked, "Do you take any defensive measures when you fight? Do you try to protect your most vulnerable parts?"

Xiao shook his head, but soon nodded again, pointing to his neck: "We wrap our necks with fur. If we get hurt here, we'll bleed a lot and die easily. But the people in the Hyena Tribe don't do that. They'll even laugh at us."

It seems that you know some basic protection, so you should understand the importance of armor.

So at this time Wu Yue took out the basket woven today and the stone vine from the space.

"This is..." Xiao picked up the basket and examined it curiously. "Is it made of stone vines?"

"Yes, in my hometown, this is called a basket. It can be used to carry things. However, the gaps in this kind of rattan are too large, so it can't hold very small things." After Wu Yue introduced the basket, he picked up the stone vine and showed it to Xiao. "This plant called stone vine is flexible and strong. I heard that it can last for a long time without rotting. I think we can try to use this vine to make rattan armor to protect the body."

"Protective vine armor?" Xiao piqued. "Wrap the vines around your body like this basket? But then you can't run. You can't wield weapons either, so you can only take hits."

"I'm not talking about wrapping this thing around your body. Besides, it's not too heavy, so it shouldn't be too heavy to stop you from running." Wu Yue pulled out a notebook and a pen from his space and started drawing for him. "My idea is to weave five square rattan pieces out of rattan. The three big ones should be about the same size as your upper body, and the two small ones should be slightly wider than your thighs."

He then drew a simple figure on the paper: "Connect two large pieces of vine with long fur and let them drape over the shoulders. The hems also have fur at the front and back to tie together, which is very good for fixing the body. This way the upper body is basically safe. The same goes for the lower body, just connect the three pieces with fur. Put the two smaller pieces in the front to protect the legs and make movement easier."

He looked at the basket in his hand and drew a circle on the little man's head. "As for the head, you can weave a basket according to the size of your head and wear it directly on your head. You can also use long fur to secure it at the chin."

Xiao watched without blinking. The pictures and Wu Yue's detailed description allowed him to clearly imagine the final product in his mind.

If such a thing is really made, after wearing it, the only exposed parts are the limbs. The limbs are flexible and can easily avoid enemy attacks. Even if you are accidentally injured, it is basically not fatal.

Wearing something like this, you can definitely fight three people at the same time!

Wu Yue, seeing him remain silent for a while, grew nervous, wondering if this primitive man could understand the benefits of armor. But he had clearly underestimated Xiao, who quickly recovered and looked at him eagerly, "We have eighty-three adult men, all capable of fighting on the battlefield. How long will it take to complete eighty-three sets of these vine armor?"

He couldn't wait to drive out the hyena tribe, take back the land, population and salt, and wash away the humiliation.

Wu Yue thought about it and felt that weaving rattan strips should be simpler than weaving baskets. However, from today's perspective, most of these primitive people were clumsy and unable to do these things. Only the small trees were surprisingly suitable for these things.

"Let everyone have a good rest today. I will teach them tomorrow and then see how everyone progresses." But this job cannot be entirely relied upon by him and Xiaoshu. It seems that he has no choice but to teach them more patiently.

Xiao nodded: "Then I will leave the smarter and more agile people behind tomorrow, and take those who are not good at this out hunting." Anyway, he now has a Tang sword in his hand, so hunting is still very easy.

Wu Yue agreed, looking over his shoulder. Was this guy really unconscious from his injuries the day before? Now he looked completely fine.

Xiao followed his gaze, looking at his own wound. While the deep, visible wound had begun to heal, it wasn't nearly healed in just one day. Of course, he felt pain, especially when hunting. With large movements, he could even feel the wounds crumbling again. But as the leader of the tribe, he couldn't let his pain show. He had to stand strong and protect the tribe.

So he kept his composure and said nothing.

Wu Yue hesitated for a while, but still took out some more white medicine and gave him some more. Although these remaining medicines were very precious, the person in front of him was also very important to his future survival, and he didn't want him to encounter any accidents.

The primitive people, who had nothing to entertain themselves with, went to bed early. The next day, Xiao took people out hunting as usual. Wu Yue cooked another pot of soup and shared it with everyone. Then he took out the stone vines and began to weave vine armor.

It was not difficult to turn vines into rattan sheets. He briefly recalled the security guard's technique, changed the method of weaving the winnowing basket, and then he got rattan sheets.

I picked up a stone knife and tried it. Although the vines were not very tight and the gaps were a bit large, it was enough to deal with Stone Age weapons.

Xiaoshu came over after Wu Yue took out the vines. He followed and learned while Wu Yue was weaving. After Wu Yue finished weaving, he also finished his, and his piece was even more beautiful than Wu Yue's.

Seeing this, Wu Yue touched his head and praised him again. Xiaoshu was very happy, but also confused: "Lord God, what is this thing used for?" Unlike a basket whose function can be seen intuitively, he could not figure out the use of this square piece no matter how he looked at it left and right.

"You'll know later." Wu Yue smiled mysteriously. Having mastered the method, he gathered together the other people who had nothing to do and began to teach them how to weave rattan strips.

Most people found it difficult to learn, but there were one or two smart ones who, after being taught a few times, managed to weave usable rattan pieces.

Seeing that they had gradually gathered enough materials for a set of rattan armor, Wu Yue handed the teaching job to Xiaoshu. He took the rattan pieces himself and asked for a piece of sheepskin he had harvested while hunting yesterday, and sat aside to study them.

I used the scissors in the space to cut the sheepskin into long strips. After trying it, I found it was quite strong.

According to the idea, fur is tied to each vine piece, which looks good, but I don’t know how it will work in actual combat.

He decided to try putting it on. It was a little difficult for him to put it on alone, so he waved to Xiaoshu, and with his help, Wu Yue slowly put on this crude rattan armor.

I turned my head, twisted my waist, and jumped. It was okay. Although there were some restrictions on movement, it was acceptable. The weight was also okay and not a burden.

Seeing that the messenger of God had the vine hanging on his body with just a few tries, the primitive people present became interested, but they didn't quite understand the significance of this.

Can stone vines keep you warm when worn on your body?

Wu Yue, who had put on the rattan armor, was about to give it a try. Seeing that these primitive people were confused, he wanted to show off. He asked, "Who among you is the most powerful?"

Several people stood up immediately.

"My Lord, my name is Shi, and I am the most powerful besides the leader!"

"Bullshit! You lost to me in our last fight! Messenger of God, my name is Fish, and I'm the most powerful!"

"My Lord, I am the most powerful one!"

“…”

Those who stood up were all members of the hunting team from yesterday. They all looked quite fit. "Okay, okay," Wu Yue smiled, but secretly he was complaining. Didn't Xiao say that the ones he reserved for him were all smart? It looked like...

He randomly chose the familiar-looking man named Shi and demanded, "Shi, now use your weapon to attack the part of my body covered with the vine armor."

This guy's current weapon is the stone axe discarded by Xiao. It is crude and bulky, and this vine armor should be able to protect him.

Shi was shocked and refused repeatedly: "No, no, how can you attack the great messenger of God!"

Wu Yue frowned: "This is not an attack, just testing the practicality of the vine armor. Don't worry, your axe can't hurt me."

Shi then hesitantly approached with the stone axe in hand. He raised the stone axe, gritted his teeth, and then tentatively slashed it lightly across Wu Yue's chest.

Wu Yue: “…”

Forget it, he called Xiaoshu for help. He quickly took off the rattan armor and put it on Shi again, then shouted to the crowd, "Yu, come here." It seemed like these two had some conflict, right? It was just right.

Hearing the call, Yu took a few steps forward, his eyes constantly glancing at the vine armor. He seemed to roughly understand what this thing was used for.

After handing the stone axe to Yu, Wu Yue said, "Then you two should have a fight. Let's see who is stronger, the weapon-wielding fish or the protective stone. Of course, it's just a sparring match, and you can't really hurt anyone."

It was common for men in the tribe to fight over women, food, or even a quarrel, so the others were happy to watch the fun and quickly made way for the two of them.

The primitive people's fighting style was not very technical. Yu, who was holding a stone axe, only used two moves: chopping and slashing. Shi's movements were quite agile and he basically avoided Yu's attacks, but the space was too small and he was hit on the chest once or twice before he could dodge.

Even if the fish controlled the force, generally speaking, a primitive man with his upper body naked would have his skin broken and bleed if hit by such an axe, or at least would feel obvious pain.

But Shi was surprised to find that nothing happened to him.

Yu tightened the stone axe in his hand, increased his strength and swung it at Shi again.

Shi was pushed back a few steps by the great force, but when he touched the place where he was cut, he found that apart from a little pain, there was nothing wrong.

He was shocked, the fish was shocked, and everyone present was shocked.