Another half a month passed in the blink of an eye. The most surprising thing during this period was that Bei Chi had actually succeeded!
Forging weapons is an extremely difficult endeavor, but his personality was indeed very suited for it, and his talent was also exceptionally high.
Although the weapons he had forged so far had not yet reached the strength of those I brought with me, it was only the beginning, and these weapons had already begun to develop a certain spirituality.
Given more time, I believe he would definitely be able to craft true divine weapons.
Most of the weapons forged during this time were given to the savages.
Furthermore, in order to support him to the greatest extent possible, we even managed to dismantle a ship and take all the steel from it for his use.
While this steel was far from comparable to precious ores, its strength was at least勉强 acceptable.
In addition, to further expand our combat force, I even had Lin Chun attempt to have the savages cultivate.
Perhaps due to their intelligence, their progress was very slow, but a portion of the savages could cultivate, and at the very least, they could slowly sense a trace of the power of the Shepherd God.
This gave me hope.
Ever since I witnessed the tragic aftermath of the battle of the Heavenly Dao, I understood that such a conflict could absolutely not be accomplished by a single person.
Therefore, I needed all of us to work together.
This time, I summoned several people to my room, with Lin Chun and Chen Zhi standing behind me.
These ten chosen individuals were the ones who had shown the most promise in subsequent training.
They had now fully mastered the power of attributes and had also cultivated their respective martial skills.
To a certain extent, their combat effectiveness had soared to a new level.
"I called you here today because there's something I need your help with..." I said slowly.
"Brother Lu, please don't hesitate to give us any orders. There's no question of helping or not helping. You've helped us so much; it's only right for us to do anything for you!" said a relatively burly man with a smile.
"Then I'll be direct," I replied, not being overly modest. "This time, I need you to help me deal with some enemies. However, I must tell you in advance that the enemies you'll encounter this time are far more powerful than any you've faced before!"
As I said this, I deliberately observed everyone's expressions.
If I saw even a hint of fear on anyone's face, I would absolutely not allow them to participate in this mission.
However, to my surprise, not only did these individuals show no fear, but their faces were filled with excitement.
Lin Chun coughed, then gave a general overview of the humanoid monsters, including their appearance and combat abilities.
Our intention in doing so was to make them reconsider, as if they were to encounter those monsters and someone's mindset wasn't right, they could potentially lose their lives.
"Brother Lu, to be honest, I'm very excited to have this opportunity to take action!" one of them said with a smile. "I'm not just doing it to hone my combat skills, but also because I can help you, Brother Lu..."
As he finished speaking, the others nodded in agreement.
"I believe all of us feel the same way. We originally came to assassinate you, but you took us in. Most importantly, you didn't look down on us; instead, you helped us improve our strength!"
"To be able to live such a peaceful life on this deserted island, you must have put in a tremendous amount of effort and hardship before. And now, we all enjoy the fruits of your labor, so we actually feel a sense of unease..."
"Being able to help you now is such a great thing for us. We finally have a chance to repay you, Brother Lu. Although this is a trivial matter, it makes us feel much better!"
Hearing this, I was deeply moved. "Thank you is unnecessary. Our survival here is not due to the efforts of one person, but the result of everyone's collective struggle!"
I didn't dwell too much on these formalities. I brought out the weapons Bei Chi had forged during this time. "Everyone, pick a suitable weapon for yourselves. Get accustomed to it tonight, and we'll depart early tomorrow morning!"
Upon hearing this, everyone stepped forward to select suitable weapons. Although these weapons were still worlds apart from my short sword, they were at least far superior to the crudely made iron and steel swords from before.
Luo Yaqin initially intended to join, but I refused. I had seen the weapons she selected; none were suited for combat, and most were geared towards healing injuries.
I could understand what she was thinking, and I was also deeply touched.