I Come to Teach You Cultivation-Chapter 247 - 17: Bronze Beast (2/3)

Proceeding all the way along the abandoned concrete road.

It didn’t take long for Wu Yi and his two companions to arrive at the outermost part of the Flood Control Village.

Then, Wu Yi and Xiao Yue were unsurprisingly shocked once again.

"What are those things?"

At this moment, it was the early spring season, and blue "monsters" were busy in the fields.

Either picking out stones and roots, or expelling pests and diseases...

Wu Yi looked closely and found that those blue "monsters" resembled small wild boars with four tusks.

But compared to ordinary wild boars,

they were as wooden and lifeless as objects, showing no trace of spirituality.

On the backs of those "blue monsters," the mountain people sat steadily on naturally formed saddles, reaching their hands into the "brains" of the creatures.

It was as if controlling machines, the mountain people constantly adjusted their behaviors and directions.

"Are those artificial Tusked Porpoises?"

At this point, Xiao Yue exclaimed in surprise.

Because he had already recognized that those "blue monsters" were the very ones that had once crushed his bones — the [artificial Tusked Porpoises].

However, compared to those [artificial Tusked Porpoises] Xiao Yue had seen before,

the current "blue monsters," aside from maintaining the Tusked Porpoise appearance, had no other resemblance to the former.

Their soil-formed bodies exhibited a stiffness and mechanical feel between life and death.

"No, those aren’t made of soil at all..."

Suddenly widening his eyes, Xiao Yue discerned the essence of those "blue monsters."

"Is that mineral metal?"

"And it’s a kind of blue mineral metal?"

Seemingly unable to determine what exactly constituted these "blue monsters,"

Xiao Yue could only use the vague term "mineral metal" to indirectly express his shock.

"That is bronze."

"And they aren’t called ’artificial Tusked Porpoises’; they are Bronze Beasts."

With a hint of seeing country folk, Unihorned Rhinoceros arrogantly assumed the role of the explainer again.

"My master realized early on..."

"Trying to replicate the ’Tooth of Dang Kang’ to create treasures that could cultivate and farm on their own was not only too difficult but also lacked any practicality."

"So, he went against the norm, completely diminishing the spirituality of these Bronze Beasts, using them solely as tools."

Actually, there was no need for Unihorned Rhinoceros to continue with the introduction, as Wu Yi had already seen the full picture of the Bronze Beasts.

As Unihorned Rhinoceros mentioned, from afar, they looked like creatures, but up close, they were movable bronze statues.

A unique Proverb Talisman covered their bodies.

Although these proverbs appeared incomplete,

they endowed the Bronze Beasts with a unique vitality that allowed them to move like living beings.

At the same time, the forms of these Bronze Beasts had clearly been specifically designed.

After all, no matter how a normal creature evolves, it will never grow things like saddles and control rods.

The mountain people sat steadily on the backs of the Bronze Beasts.

Then, by using the control rod on the beast’s head, they directed their actions.

In this way, even if these Bronze Beasts lacked the spirituality of the [Tooth of Dang Kang], they could still complete the most basic cultivation and farming tasks.

Using the wisdom of the mountain people to replace the spirituality of the Bronze Beasts, this became the version of [Artificial Tusked Porpoises] revised by Li Boyang.

Of course, due to their extremely demanding cultivation conditions,

and the need for large amounts of tin, copper, and other special minerals to synthesize the Bronze Body during growth,

most mountain people simply referred to them as "Bronze Beasts."

As for Li Boyang’s official name — the Bronze Version·Controllable·Mass-produced Artificial Tusked Porpoise?

Most mountain people have likely forgotten this complicated and obscure name.

"Can the mountain people also manufacture these things on their own?"

As the group got closer, Wu Yi’s face showed increasing astonishment.

Contrary to what Wu Yi initially imagined,

those Bronze Beasts were not solely driven by Proverb Talismans; they had complete mechanical transmission structures.

Wu Yi even saw several mountain people attempting to "repair" the damaged Bronze Beasts using various tools.

Unfortunately, the mechanical structures and components of the Bronze Beasts were too intricate,

and the "repairs" by the mountain people only resulted in further damage to the Bronze Beasts.

Every time this happened, the mountain people could only sigh helplessly, frustrating the onlookers.

"Initially, my master did think about allowing the mountain people to cultivate and breed their own Bronze Beasts."

"However, as you can see now, the bodies of these Bronze Beasts are extremely intricate; every wear and absence of a component could render them non-functional."

"In such a scenario, ordinary wooden or bamboo structures are evidently unsuitable."

"Even with steel, it would not withstand the erosion of years and easily break."

After a slight pause, Unihorned Rhinoceros continued to explain.

"Hence, my master eventually managed to manufacture this new type of ’bronze’ through continuous trials and selections."

"This bronze appears similar to brass, but I’m not even aware of its exact formulation."

"The only certainty is that this bronze possesses strength comparable to steel, while maintaining the malleability of brass, and itself being a kind of Heavenly and Earthly Treasure like ’talisman bamboo’..."

"Using this special bronze to create the Bronze Beasts could not have been more suitable."

Hearing this, Wu Yi already understood.

"Compared to the ’Artificial Tusked Porpoise’, cultivating these Bronze Beasts requires consuming vast amounts of metal ore, something ordinary mountain people simply cannot afford..."

"No, not even ordinary mountain people; entire villages might not even manage to cultivate a few Bronze Beasts."

"This has nothing to do with the resources they consume; it’s simply because most villages lack mineral veins, let alone the new type of bronze synthesized from various ores."

Under the surprised gaze of Unihorned Rhinoceros, Wu Yi elucidated Li Boyang’s idea.

"As such, the Prophet simply abandoned the initial thought and instead mobilized all the mountain people, specializing in the production of these Bronze Beasts at a particular location."

"Those with copper mines provide copper mines, those with tin mines provide tin mines..."

"Ultimately, the collective effort of the whole Hundred Lands Mountain Range fabricated these Bronze Beasts for ordinary people to use."

"What I’m curious about now is whether the Prophet provided these Bronze Beasts to all mountain people for free?"

"Or is what I’m seeing now merely a special case of the Flood Control Village?"

Shaking his head decisively in denial, Unihorned Rhinoceros said proudly.

"Of course not, my master is not as superficial as you might think."

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