[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts":3,"chapter-i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-145":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Contracted All Ancient Divine Artifacts",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1865126,2473,"Chapter 145 - 44: Flame Village","i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-145",145,"\u003Cp>These people are generally twice as sturdy as the Fengbai Village people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They are covered in strong muscles, looking full of power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young men of Fengbai Village felt a bit pressured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, from the crowd opposite, a leading figure emerged, also looking like a middle-aged man, but much more robust compared to Feng Pingcheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this Fengbai Village, mentioned in the historical records?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me introduce myself, I’m the village chief of Flame Village, Huo Lie.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His loud voice suddenly echoed around the entire bonfire, truly a person true to his name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Village chief Huo Lie, I’m the village chief of Fengbai Village, Feng Pingcheng.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the other’s introduction, Feng Pingcheng came over and spoke proactively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had intended to exchange a few polite words and probe into the other’s intentions, but he did not expect Huo Lie to already sit down casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes were fixed on the meat roasting over the bonfire, almost drooling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What kind of meat is this, smells so good?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Calamity Beast Meat!\" A young man from Fengbai Village, responsible for the barbecue by the bonfire, said proudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Calamity Beast Meat?\" Huo Lie’s eyes narrowed upon hearing this, his two big red eyebrows slightly raised. He looked around a bit puzzled, still unable to identify anyone capable of killing a Calamity Beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who cares about that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s eat first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huo Lie originally intended to use his brain, but later decided against it. People from Flame Village, what use do they have for brains, just do it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying and doing it, Huo Lie lowered his head to eat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He devoured the Calamity Beast meat and couldn’t help but give a thumbs up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This kind of meaty Calamity Beast is truly substantial to eat. In our Flame Village, all the Calamity Beasts are of the plant type, they disgust us to no end.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hard to burn, and after burning, you can’t eat them, who can bite into that stuff?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While eating, Huo Lie cursed and unknowingly explained the conditions in Flame Village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Pingcheng listened in a daze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, when he came to his senses, the originally large piece of leg meat had been eaten up by Huo Lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go to the warehouse and bring another piece of leg meat, make it a big one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Pingcheng hurriedly instructed his villagers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shortly after, a whole hind leg of a Human-faced Owl was carried over by five men from Fengbai Village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing this leg, not only Huo Lie, but also those villagers from Flame Village who accompanied him, all had their eyes lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They eagerly joined in the feast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief interaction, Han Zhan found these Flame Village villagers to be more straightforward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To put it nicely, they are simple. To be frank, they are brainless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When there’s a fight, they charge in; when there’s good food, they eat heartily; when asked a question, they answer without thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such nature is actually a good thing, as far as Han Zhan is concerned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, are we friends now?\" Han Zhan tentatively asked Huo Lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the introduction of Feng Pingcheng, Huo Lie learned that all this Calamity Beast meat came from Han Zhan alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he generously shared it with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Friends? What friends? We’re brothers!\" Huo Lie took a big bite of meat, chewed heartily, and said at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Flame Village is to the east of Fengbai Village. Did you encounter a strip of flat, bare land on your way here?\" Han Zhan asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, indeed, there is such a strip of land.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don’t know, in that place, there used to be the Deceitful Tree Forest. Deceitful Trees are a type of Calamity Beast, they are indistinguishable from normal trees, camouflaged in large forests, very hard for ordinary people to differentiate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But if you come close to their area, you’ll be ambushed, unable to defend yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We also tried to pass through that area, but always failed... failed...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Failed at the last step,\" Feng Pingcheng reminded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, right,\" Huo Lie responded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides the Deceitful Tree Forest, there’s a river whose danger level exceeds that of the forest!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In short, it was because of the sudden disappearance of the Deceitful Tree Forest that I led the men of Flame Village to try our luck and came across you guys.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, the sudden connection between Flame Village and Fengbai Village,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was it because of the Bone Flute inserted into the Circular Stone Plate on the mountaintop, and after turning, it caused this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then could it be that the clue left by Fu Xi is also in Flame Village?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this thought, Han Zhan asked, \"In your place, is there any golden bird or towering tree?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\" Huo Lie exclaimed, looking at Han Zhan curiously, \"How did you know?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There’s no golden bird, just a pile of bones wrapped in vines on a giant tree.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That towering tree is incredibly tall, from afar, it seems like it reaches the sky, so calling it the Towering Tree seems appropriate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What started as a casual question ended up leading to real information?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it was Han Zhan’s turn to get excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Han Zhan? You don’t plan on seeking that giant tree, do you? I advise you to abandon that thought.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If such words come from Huo Lie, it already proves the seriousness of the issue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huo Lie, as the brawniest man in Flame Village, is the village chief of Flame Village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If even the toughest person advises Han Zhan to give up, is there anything more to say?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That giant tree has mutated.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s more terrifying and powerful than ordinary Calamity Beasts, stepping into its territory is certain death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even Flame Village treats that area as an absolute forbidden zone, strictly forbidding villagers from approaching.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yet, every year many hardheaded fellows try to challenge the forbidden zone, ultimately paying with their lives. These brainless folks!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huo Lie cursed at the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhan and Feng Pingcheng both raised their heads to look at him, but said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And you? Have you never gone there?\" Han Zhan asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I did, but didn’t get in, my father beat me and dragged me back,\" Huo Lie replied sullenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flame Village people have this one merit, they don’t like lying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Fengbai Village, going up the mountain is taboo. That’s why there are Human-faced Owls guarding the mountain, but once defeated, it unlocks the next area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This seems like some sort of progress-based game, one stage after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Flame Village, approaching the giant tree is taboo. So Han Zhan’s next task undoubtedly relates to this giant tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After pondering for a moment, he had made his decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On Huo Lie’s side, the heroes from Flame Village finally all ate their fill, sitting in a row with their bellies out, making a sight not too pleasant to look at.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huo Lie also patted his belly, stood up satisfied: \"That being said, we will head back first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The road between Flame Village and Fengbai Village is now open, our villagers can engage in mutual trade.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Flame Village excels at forging weapons and armor, I will bring some over tomorrow for exchange with your extra food.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Pingcheng’s eyes lit up at this, agreeing wholeheartedly, \"No problem!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1212,"2026-06-10T05:31:13.178Z",1,"novelbin.me","d1a0baf74ce81b561a1a89504807caa6101a15df0765c0809d772204f7558032","i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-146","i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-144",617,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-cover.jpg"]