Otmu's Ascension to Beast King: The Key Isn't the Stonecloth

Once they realized what was happening, everyone immediately swam or struggled towards the puppet beast.

Shi Xuan and Vice General Wang exchanged a glance and immediately organized the people on the shore.

They threw out ropes and long poles to help their compatriots in the water get closer to the Otmu.

At first, Otmu was somewhat flustered and at a loss, his huge body swaying slightly in the water.

It's just trying to protect itself.

But as more and more people grabbed its body and climbed onto its back.

Looking at the relief on their faces, as if they had survived a disaster.

Hearing words of gratitude spoken to oneself...

Something seemed to have been touched in its simple mind.

Once upon a time, it hid in a wheat field and saw a similar scene.

Now, the way these rescued people look at it... seems a bit like it?

"Hey! Big guy! Can you get any bigger? There's not enough room!"

A villager, who had just climbed up and was trembling, shouted at its huge wooden ears.

"Please! Make it bigger! My brother is still in the water!" a woman cried and pleaded.

"Quick! Over there! There's another child who's been swept away!"

A cacophony of shouts flooded its simple consciousness.

Otem looked at those expectant, pleading, and trusting faces.

I looked again at the still raging river and the many more struggling figures.

It suddenly felt that it should do something.

"No...no problem!"

Its muffled sound echoed across the river.

Then, under everyone's gaze.

Ottmuna's already enormous body began to expand once more!

The wood fibers make a teeth-grinding crunching sound.

The vines at the joints grew wildly and intertwined, reinforcing the rapidly increasing size of the body.

Ten meters... twenty meters... twenty-five meters...

Ultimately, its size settled at an astonishing level, a full thirty meters!

Its body is as broad as a small plaza floating on water.

It's even bigger than many houses in the village!

It resembles a sea fortress built from ancient trees and vines!

More people who had fallen into the water were pulled up and gathered on its broad back and shoulders.

It even actively stretched out its huge wooden arms, reaching out to the villagers in the distance who were about to be washed away.

"Hurry up!"

"Swim this way! Quickly!"

"Great! We're saved!"

……

Cheers, cries, and expressions of gratitude rang out once again.

This time, it was a true escape from a desperate situation.

Yin Xue remained quietly nestled at the edge of Lin Mo's collar.

Its blood-red eyes gazed thoughtfully at the enormous wooden puppet beast in the river, which was constantly expanding and trying to save people.

Suddenly, her small nose twitched slightly.

It was as if I had caught a peculiar scent.

A look of realization and slight surprise crossed her small face as she murmured softly:

"Otem...this kid actually broke through to the Beast King level?"

Lin Mo was stunned when he heard Yin Xue's words. He never expected to witness Ottomu grow into a beast king.

Yin Xue's voice carried a rare hint of seriousness.

"Warcraft and Beast King are fundamentally different. Ordinary warcraft are limited by their bloodline and racial talents, and their growth has an upper limit. But once a beast king becomes a beast king, it means that the shackles of race are broken, and the life form is leaped. Theoretically, it can keep leveling up."

At this point, Yin Xue smacked his lips.

"This little wooden puppet...tsk, I never expected that its obsession would become the opportunity for a breakthrough."

By this time, most of the villagers had already been lifted ashore.

The first thing they did after being rescued was to thank Lin Mo and Otmu.

"Thank you so much, Mr. Lin!"

"Yes! Not only did they defeat the Beast King, they also saved us!"

"We have no way to repay you. From now on, if you give the order, the people of Shiyi Village will not hesitate for a moment!"

……

Lin Mo frowned as he listened to these words; he had only intended to save Shi Qin.

These people were just an unexpected bonus.

"Mr. Lin, come with me."

A girl's voice rang out, and Shi Qin quickly stepped forward, grabbed Lin Mo's hand, and headed straight for the village.

The villagers followed.

Only Shi Xuan remained to comfort the wounded civilians, and Vice General Wang maintained order.

Soon after, a group of people arrived at a well-preserved house.

"Isn't this the warehouse? What are Xiaoqin doing here with Mr. Lin?"

"Of course! We'll eat all the remaining meat and drink all the wine!"

"Yes! We absolutely have to celebrate!"

……

Facing the excited crowd, Shi Qin gave a stern but sharp rebuke: "Keep your voice down!"

The crowd immediately fell silent, not understanding why Shi Qin had suddenly acted this way.

Lin Mo roughly guessed what it was.

As Shi Qin pushed open the warehouse door, a considerable amount of food was piled up inside.

Shi Qin pointed to the small mountain of herbs piled up in the corner of the warehouse, then turned to Lin Mo and said, "Mr. Lin, this is the stone-cloth grass you wanted."

Lin Mo's heart tightened as he looked at the unremarkable herb; this was the purpose of his visit.

Shi Qin continued, "Refining the Stone-Clad Herb is a secret recipe in the village. The old people who could refine the Stone-Clad Herb have either gone into hiding or died. Now, only I can refine it in the village."

Lin Mo frowned and asked, "How long will it take to refine all of these into herbs?"

Shi Qin's expression was grave: "It will take at least a week."

Lin Mo's pupils contracted; he couldn't wait that long.

Shi Qin then continued, "But if the whole village mobilizes... give me 10 hours."

The villagers present were stunned when they heard this.

"Xiao Qin, what do you mean by that? Isn't the method for refining the Stone-Clad Herb supposed to be kept secret?"

"Yes, this was passed down to us by that hero back then."

"It is said that the hero is a top alchemist, whose unique refining techniques can create potions with absolutely no side effects."

Hearing these words, Lin Mo finally understood that the key was the alchemy technique, not the stone-cloth grass!

Does that mean that in the future it is possible to refine a potion that is even more effective but has no side effects at all?

Even Yin Xue in his arms was surprised: "If I'm not mistaken, they're talking about a hero from 200 years ago, who is said to have become a god of medicine and ascended to the divine realm. I didn't expect that there would be his legacy here."

At this moment, Shi Qin interrupted the villagers' discussion again: "Shut up! What's the use of keeping this technique that can only refine stone-cloth herbs! Now that Mr. Lin has saved us, shouldn't we repay him with all our might!?"

After she finished speaking, the villagers looked at each other in bewilderment.

Just then, Shi Xuan's gruff voice came from outside the door: "That's right! Xiao Qin is right! Since Mr. Lin needs it, we should do our best!"

As he spoke, he led his mercenaries in: "With my brothers here, we can shorten the time even further."

"No...that's right! What clan rules and village precepts! Mr. Lin's affairs are our affairs!"

"I'm so stupid! Why did I hesitate to help Mr. Lin?!"

"Haha, I never thought I'd have the chance to learn the alchemy techniques that only the village chief can learn."

"Exactly! Anyway, I didn't lose anything! I'll learn it!"

……

Shi Qin breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the villagers' reaction.

"Mr. Lin, with your help, I'm confident I can refine all these herbs within six hours."

At this moment, Yin Xue's voice came: "Perfect timing, I can use this time to set up the formation."

Listening to their conversation, Lin Mo nodded: "Then let's begin."