Capítulo 109: Chapter 109
While the Barbarian Great Shaman was divining, the warriors of Yu Village were still in a state of ghostly cries and wolf howls.
The agony of tempering their bodies with a bath of beast blood made even the tough men with iron bones unable to help but scream. Some warriors who hadn't soaked in the medicinal bath yet mocked and laughed.
"Come on, Lao Qi, is howling like this not embarrassing?"
"Damn, try it yourself!"
"Try it, and I bet I won't make a sound."
Those who hadn't taken the medicinal bath didn't think it could be that uncomfortable. They had been on the battlefield, facing enemies and taking a cut without screaming like this. Those who were crying and howling were just being overly dramatic!
"An hour is up, next one."
The people waiting in line at the door were called in, undressed, and entered the bath.
At first, this person could still mockingly ridicule the previous one, saying there was nothing to it, and he didn't understand why the previous person screamed so much; those who were crying were just too delicate!
"It doesn't hurt at all. Screaming like that, I think this must be a perilous place like a dragon's den or a tiger's lair."
"If you're so capable, don't talk tough later!"
The person who had already left the bath smirked.
The person sitting in the bath was still laughing mockingly, thinking that others were just losing face and being melodramatic.
However, as time passed bit by bit, the hot water in the bath seemed to turn into needles, piercing his skin densely. The pain was intense and continuously penetrated into his body.
The person's face changed slightly, but although the dense and intense pain was uncomfortable, it was still within the bearable range. So, he didn't take it seriously yet.Until a quarter of an hour passed, the pain became increasingly intense. After feeling pain all over his body, he finally tasted bitterness, and his facial expression became increasingly ferocious.
Now it was the turn of the person who had left the bath to mock: "What's wrong? If you're capable, don't change your face. Look at your face, twisted like a monkey."
The person in the bath clenched his teeth, sweating profusely, and his face turned bright red.
"Enough, don't hold back, shout it out." the person from before sneered.
"Ah!" The person in the bath couldn't hold it any longer, screaming even more miserably than the previous one, unaware of what had happened to him.
The people coming in later, unaware of the situation, saw this and mocked him just like he did earlier, saying he couldn't endure a little pain, like a woman.
The person in the bath now regretted mocking others and, gritting his teeth, retorted, "When you sit in here, if you make a sound, kneel down and call me grandpa!"
"Sure, if I don't make a sound, I'll kneel down and call you grandpa."
The person in the bath sneered inwardly, waiting; he was determined not to make a sound.
Yulie, responsible for the medicinal bath affairs, rolled his eyes at the conversations. He had heard these dialogues over and over in the past few days. If it weren't for Lord Yusuo asking him and a few witch doctors to handle the medicinal bath affairs, he wouldn't willingly listen to these people's wolf howls.
"Don't howl so loudly; if you don't care about your throat, I care about my ears."
The warrior, scorned by Yulie, blushed but couldn't help screaming; it was too damn painful!
...
The medicinal bath continued for several days, and the warriors in the warrior camp finally completed the medicinal bath.
They all seemed like they had shed a layer of skin. Every time they heard the words "medicinal bath," they reflexively shivered.
Despite the pain, it had to be said that after the medicinal bath, the physique of these warriors had strengthened.
The most obvious manifestation was that Jian Yunchuan doubled their training intensity, and surprisingly, they could all endure it.
Yusuo was satisfied with this result, and the effort was not in vain.
After strengthening their physique, the next step was to cultivate internal energy techniques.
This couldn't be done like the medicinal bath, throwing them into a tub and calling it a day.
Even though internal energy techniques and cultivation methods in immortal cultivation differed, understanding was still required. Many people couldn't comprehend even after explaining to them for a long time. They couldn't grasp the concepts of internal energy and dantian.
"This is more challenging than I thought," Yusuo said with some distress.
Luyan told him, "They are rough people; it's good if they can understand commands."
Yusuo sighed. Indeed, Luyan hit the nail on the head.
These warriors were mostly illiterate. If they could understand what meridians were, it would already be considered good. Asking them to find their own dantian was even more challenging, let alone comprehending internal energy techniques.
Moreover, everyone's comprehension was different, and suitable internal energy techniques varied. It wasn't realistic to have all the warriors practice the same technique.
He had oversimplified things before.
But if they didn't learn, with just a strong physique, sooner or later, they would encounter warriors stronger than the barbarians. What would happen then?
Yusuo agonized over this for several days.
In the end, it was the all-encompassing elves who found a solution in the database.
"Soul of Battle?"
[Yes, similar to a group damage bonus, considered a kind of momentum.]
Yusuo understood. His martial arts master had mentioned this before. It was like the powerful momentum created when thousands of troops stood together. Through special training, this momentum could be enhanced and integrated into combat.
The information from the comprehensive elves showed that through special training, the warriors' momentum could be enhanced, raising their strength several levels in battle.
[Generally used with specific techniques and formations.]
[The tacit understanding and bloodthirstiness among warriors are also crucial.]
Yusuo carefully examined the information. He thought the proposal from the comprehensive elves was more suitable for enhancing group combat power.
The warriors in the warrior camp were, after all, a whole, not individual entities. Strengthening their overall strength was natural.
And this thing was much simpler than teaching them how to cultivate internal energy.
"Good, let's go with this."
...
When Yusuo proposed the Soul of Battle training method, Jian Yunchuan and others agreed, unanimously believing it was more suitable for enhancing the strength of the warriors in the warrior camp.
Upon hearing that they no longer had to practice the internal energy technique that made them bald, the warriors all breathed a sigh of relief.
To be honest, they didn't not want to practice well; it was just that they really couldn't comprehend it.
Perhaps a few individuals could understand, but for most, it was truly beyond their grasp.
To avoid disappointing Yusuo, each person didn't dare to reveal their inner confusion. They gritted their teeth and practiced with stars in their eyes.
"Mountain God above, finally don't have to practice this thing."
"Lord Yusuo is wise. If we continue practicing, I might go bald."
"That's right. I'd rather soak in the medicinal bath every day than practice this thing."
The warriors sighed with relief. After no longer practicing that internal energy technique, they cooperated exceptionally well with the Soul of Battle training. Even if it was tough and tiring, they persevered.
It was evident they really didn't want to use their brains to practice that internal energy technique again.
Yusuo: "..."
These guys acted like he had forced them to eat beheading rice in the past.
Those internal energy techniques are good stuff, okay? They just didn't appreciate them.
Luyan told Yusuo, "Everyone has things they're not good at. Now it's good. Soul of Battle is quite suitable for them."
As he said before, these warriors were rough people, and their talents were limited. Forcing them to learn something they weren't good at was unrealistic and would only lead to a negative dead end, wasting time.
Yusuo grunted in frustration, no longer dwelling on the matter.
He stored those internal energy techniques in the village's warehouse, treating them as a kind of reward. In the future, anyone in the village willing to learn could apply, as long as they passed the review. This way, it wouldn't be considered wasted.
...
The Soul of Battle training wasn't something that could be quickly mastered in a day or two. Jian Yunchuan and the others were in charge, and Yusuo occasionally went to check. Seeing that everything was developing as expected, he felt relieved.
On the side of the Barbarians, after suffering a significant loss, they had been quiet during this period.
Yusuo didn't know if they were holding back or preparing for something big. After releasing the snow wolves and eagles to monitor the movements in the Barbarian Forest, he temporarily didn't bother with Barbarian affairs.
The battle with the Barbarians made him feel the urgency of the situation,
not only in the improvement of the warriors' strength but also in the shortage of medical professionals who understood medical arts.
The witch doctors from the original Five Villages understood some medical arts, but their medical knowledge was still very backward. Most of them still relied on witchcraft for treatment, something that would be considered feudal superstition causing harm in later times.
Now Yusuo Village had grown to a village with thousands of people. Firstly, he couldn't handle every minor ailment alone, and secondly, the medical knowledge of Shanyang and the others could be used as doctors after some training. There was no need to waste their potential.
In fact, Shanyang and the others were all talented individuals to become witch doctors of a village. The main problem was the lack of more advanced medical knowledge; their medical skills weren't systematic.
So, he planned to gather the witch doctors currently in the village, set up a medical facility, and teach them more advanced medical arts.
"Medical facility? Lord Yusuo, do you mean for us to become doctors in the medical facility?" Shanyang and the others, after hearing Yusuo's idea, probably understood his intention but were still surprised. After all, a village could only have one witch doctor according to the rules.
After joining Yusuo Village, Yusuo didn't reject them because they were witch doctors. Instead, he valued and used them, letting them assist in the rear of the battlefield. They were already very grateful for this treatment.
Normally, they were also careful not to reveal that they were once witch doctors and tried not to cause trouble for Yusuo.
Unexpectedly, Yusuo now wanted to establish a medical facility and teach them more advanced medical skills, making them doctors in the facility.
How could Shanyang and the others not be shocked and moved?
But they still had concerns, fearing that this would cause unnecessary trouble.
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