Chapter 927 Lu Li: I can’t reproduce parthenogenetically

Chapter 927 Lu Li: I can’t reproduce parthenogenetically

Chapter 927 Lu Li: I can’t reproduce parthenogenetically

Since Lu Li and his companions now have very high attributes, traveling is no longer a problem. It only took them a few hours to cross several city-states and return to the location of the tribe.

The people in the tribe are in a state of panic. No hunters go out hunting today. Hundreds of people from the entire tribe gather in the woods outside the sacrificial site.

Lu Li and Aizen jumped down from the basin, immediately attracting the attention of others.

The crowd was in a panic, but fortunately someone recognized Lu Li and his group, and the situation calmed down.

"Elder Ji, do you know what's going on?"

Lu Li looked up at the sky. Originally, he and Aizen thought that this phenomenon was very dangerous, but after a day and a half, it seemed that apart from the sky being covered by gray fog, nothing terrible happened.

Ji Hong exchanged glances with Lu Li, and brought Lu Li to a deserted place outside the woods before speaking, "This is the same as what the Sword Keeper said, but there is no relevant record in the tribe. It may also be that at the end of the previous era, the tribe was unable to leave any records."

"This doesn't make sense, because the tribe still exists, so there must be people who survived from the last era to re-establish the tribe."

Lu Li said that this was a truth that even he could understand.

"Perhaps some people knew, but they did not leave any information for future generations. The reason is easy to understand. If they had known the outcome long ago, how many people would have tried hard to survive?"

Ji Hong's expression was filled with sadness. He also didn't know what the gray fog in the sky was for, but he was clear that the end of the era was approaching, and they still hadn't found the Human King that the Sword Keeper mentioned.

Then the ending of this era will probably be no different from previous eras, and destruction will still await them.

There are only a few people left in the tribe now, and it is unknown whether anyone can survive to the next era and continue the will of mankind.

"Everyone will die, so does that mean there is no life?"

Lu Li asked, "Take your people back to normal life. There is no point kneeling outside to pray. The Sword Keeper is not a god, he is also a human being. If he intends to protect you, he will do it even if you don't kneel like this. If he doesn't intend to, kneeling to death will be useless."

Ji Hong had an expression of emotion, he actually understood what Lu Li meant. The sword keepers knelt woodenly in front of the throne in the cave, they could not shake the other party's determination to guard the throne.

After returning, Ji Hong made a speech to evacuate the people and told everyone to do what they should do.

Apart from anything else, if they don’t hunt, they will have no food and will starve to death sooner or later.

After the turmoil in the tribe subsided, Lu Li went to see the Sword Keeper, hoping that he could give his opinion on the current situation.

But the Sword Keeper just knelt in front of the throne and remained silent for a long time. When Lu Li was about to leave, he spoke, "When the figure on the Iron Throne reappears, hope will also come."

"I already know the truth about the demise of mankind. The Human King died in the ancient war with humans. I don't think there is reincarnation in this world. What are you waiting for?"

Lu Li asked, "Has anyone ever really pulled out this sword in history?"

He said that reincarnation does not exist in this world because he has mastered certain reincarnation laws. He once tried to resurrect people in the city using the same reincarnation law he used before, but failed.

And even if he changed his method and used the Impure World Reincarnation to summon the people from the underworld, he would still fail.

Not every world has a reincarnation system. In some worlds, death is just death. Once the soul disappears, it will never return.

Lu Li saw dust falling off the sword keeper's shoulders, and it was obvious that he was shaken.

"According to your prophecy, the prelude has already begun. Even if we will eventually be destroyed, wouldn't it be better for us to die knowingly?"

Lu Li walked up to the Sword Keeper and asked, "Or do you think about the future of mankind?"

After a few seconds of silence, the Sword Keeper spoke, "I will protect the tribe until the last moment."

Lu Li walked towards the Iron Throne with his hand on the hilt. His strength was now far greater than before. Even the entire cave was shaking and the ground was rumbling, but the sword still could not be moved. Even if he could pull it out with brute force, that was not a normal way.

"As far as I know, there should be people like me in every era, but they should not be able to pull out this sword, right?"

Lu Li said in a deep voice, "After all, I can't imagine you inserting this sword back after the incident is over. If the Human King returns, facing the bloody battle at the end of the era, people like you will definitely follow the Human King and die in battle."

Some of the dust on the Sword Keeper's body fell off again, just like his shaken heart.

After a long silence, his voice was filled with sadness. "In every era, there have been saints who have tried, but everyone, including you, has failed."

"What did the Human King tell you? That great rebel, I don't think he would leave a meaningless message and let you guard the throne in vain."

Lu Li asked. He and Aizen had discussed these questions on the way here. Now that the Sword Keeper was willing to communicate, he naturally asked more questions.

"Before the great king passed away, he prophesied that the human king would eventually return. As I told you before, he would lead mankind through the long night and into the light."

The Sword Keeper spoke slowly, "And before that, I will guard the last spark of humanity."

Lu Li was a little disappointed, precisely because he felt that the Sword Guardian did not hide anything this time, so he was disappointed, because the other party did not give him the information that could turn the tide.

Previously, the Sword Keeper said that the strange method of devouring would not allow them to survive the end of the era. Now Lu Li also felt this way, because this method could improve him very quickly, and he already had 242 points of comprehensive attributes.

Compared to the state when he entered the world, he has improved his comprehensive attributes by 22 points. This transformation is quite incredible, but recently when Lu Li swallowed the monster, he felt that he was no longer gaining strength.

There is a limit to the power gained by devouring monsters. This is related to each person's adaptability to monsters. Lu Li has almost reached the limit in this regard.

The most adaptable person Lu Li has ever seen is Nia. Nia only started to devour monsters later, but he is now quite powerful and his strength is still on the rise.

But generally speaking, Lu Li has reached a bottleneck. If he cannot find a new way to improve his attributes, it will be difficult for him to see a significant improvement in a short period of time.

The upper limit of difficulty in this world is level 76. According to Lu Li's understanding of the nature of space ratings, this means that in the worst case scenario they will face enemies with comprehensive attributes of at least 252 points.

In the eighth-level realm, there is a difference of 10 points in comprehensive attributes, which is a gap of times. No matter how good Lu Li is at fighting, he cannot win.

"I only found five scrolls. Do you need to collect them and place them in the tribe?"

Lu Li took out the scrolls he had collected during this period. The Sword Keeper said that there were nine scrolls outside, but Lu Li found that it was impossible to collect them all, at least not something that a person with a lucky attribute like him could do.

It was a miracle that he could find four scrolls. They were all found in companies in major cities. Speaking of which, Lu Li found this a bit strange.

Because he didn't understand why the cultivation scrolls in the tribe were lost, and what puzzled him even more was why every human ruler in these large city-states had a scroll.

This was too much of a coincidence. Lu Li even thought that there was a scroll of the tribe in the old capital that they had not yet visited. These scrolls were too evenly distributed and well preserved. It was common for things that were originally lost to disappear completely after a long time, buried in the dust. If someone was interested in the scrolls and wanted to collect them, there would be several scrolls in one place, not one scroll in each city-state.

At this time, the Sword Keeper looked at the five leather scrolls in Lu Li's hand and sighed, "It seems that you have understood."

Lu Li was stunned for a moment, and he thought to himself, what do I understand?

But he remained calm and nodded, "Can you tell me now? Why are these scrolls in the city-state?"

"Because the city-state was originally part of the tribe."

The Sword Keeper's voice was distant, as if it came from the last era. "These scrolls were given out by me. The Holy Enlightened Ones took the scrolls and went out to explore with people who yearned for the outside world, but they all failed."

"Is it like this in every era? Are those holy enlightened people like me?"

Lu Li seemed to have realized something. Apart from those scattered small city-states or human settlements, the large city-states had a long history and seemed to be able to survive the reckoning of the era.

"No...you are different."

The sword keeper looked up at Lu Li and said, "You are a little special."

"What's so special about it? I can't pull out that sword either."

Lu Li was puzzled.

"You haven't chosen to escape yet and returned here."

The sword keeper said.

Lu Li understood now, "So, those city-states were established by the Saints who thought there was no hope for humans to stay in the tribe, so they took humans out? And in the end, they all decided to rely on strange creatures to survive?"

The Sword Keeper nodded. "There are many people like this. They may not have wanted to join the gods from the beginning, but they experienced despair in the outside world and eventually forgot their original intentions. There must have been some who held on to the end, but failed to develop a new tribe."

Lu Li knew what the Sword Keeper was talking about. Some of the small city-states that were submerged in each era were probably founded by people who left the tribe, but they were unwilling to succumb to the strange creatures and eventually perished.

For nine thousand years, generation after generation of tribal people have walked out of the wilderness. Those who stayed true to their original aspirations all died tragically, and those who lost their original aspirations did not expose the location of their tribe. I don't know whether I should sigh or be thankful.

"I'm just curious, how did the people of the tribe survive in the past eras?"

Lu Li asked what he was most concerned about, "Humans in this world cannot grow crops. I believe there is an ultimate strange power looming over everyone, so the location of the tribe should never be a secret, right?"

The Sword Keeper lowered his head and said, "I cannot protect the people of the tribe. If the king is truly gone, then this world will end."

Lu Li frowned when he heard this, "What do you mean by unable to protect?"

"You should have noticed that there are very few people in the tribe, but what if I told you that before the end of the last era, the tribe still had a population of hundreds of thousands?"

The sword keeper's words left Lu Li puzzled.

"Does it matter? Even though there were a lot of casualties, there are still people who survived, right?"

Lu Li asked.

"The numbers in the sky decrease every day. That is the countdown of life."

The Sword Keeper said, "When it beats, humans of the corresponding age will be wiped out and disappear from the world forever. There is no need for strange creatures to attack the tribe, and the humans in the tribe will disappear completely."

Lu Li was a little surprised when he heard this, "What about the humans in the city-state?"

"I haven't paid attention to it, but I think the humans ruled by the new gods should not be included in this list."

The Sword Keeper said, "After all, those city-states have existed for eternity and are still strangely prosperous today."

"So you...oh, you seem to be well over a hundred years old."

Lu Li understood why they felt that the numbers in the sky had no impact, because they had no reference, and there were no humans that old in the tribe. The oldest, Ji Hong, was actually only in his sixties.

"This is the truth. I have told you everything you want to know. It is up to you to decide whether to stay or go."

The Sword Keeper glanced at the scrolls in Lu Li's hand and said, "Take these."

However, Lu Li threw the scroll on the ground and said, "Can I avoid being wiped out by running away? Even if I am willing to leave, I can't reproduce alone, and the tribe will still perish."

"Don't you have a special female saint beside you?"

The sword keeper's serious words choked Lu Li.

"Ahem... With your strength, you must be able to see that her body is so weak, how can she be considered a Saint Enlightened One."

Lu Li said speechlessly, "I just want to say that I will not leave. History has proven that passive waiting will only lead to destruction and death. Even if I die, I will only die on the way to charge."

After saying this, he turned and left the throne room, leaving the swordsman kneeling there alone, as silent as a sculpture.

Outside the cave, Chuchu leaned against the wall, "I'm really sorry that I'm so weak."

"You eavesdropped on me!?"

Lu Li was a little surprised. He didn't know how Chu Chu did it.

"When I visited the Sword Keeper before, I left something in the cave. It turned out that he really was like a statue. He said nothing and didn't move."

Chu Chu said, and then turned her face slightly away, "Are you really not going to consider the Sword Keeper's proposal? Based on my understanding of this kind of world, when the enemy's thunder strike comes down, our current strength is simply unable to compete."

"Like I just said in there, I would only consider dying on the charge."

Lu Li smiled and said, "Of course, I also have to consider your safety, so after the two pieces of equipment on hand are made, I will let Nia send you to the city."

Chu Chu rolled her eyes. "I don't want to go back to the city with that stupid big guy. Don't look down on me, okay? Besides, who said I only made two pieces of equipment for you?"

(End of this chapter)