In the Realm of Sumeru: I Have a Stat Modifier
Chapter 1

Journey Through the Rainforest

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Journey Through the Rainforest

It took Lin Feng half a day to finally understand his current situation.

But looking at the towering trees and tangled vines before him, he still felt somewhat melancholy.

Just a few hours ago, Lin Feng had been sitting in front of his computer playing an online game called "Genshin Impact."

While he was farming a weekly boss with his party, his big brother's dozens of Musou no Hitotachi came crashing down on him. Before Lin Feng could offer a friendly greeting, his vision went black. When he woke up, he found himself hanging from a tree at least twenty meters tall.

After seeing a group of long-legged mushrooms swagger past beneath him, Lin Feng finally confirmed that he had transmigrated into the world of "Genshin Impact"—Teyvat.

He had always been alone in his original world, so transmigrating to Teyvat was not necessarily a bad thing.

After all, finding a little courtyard near Wangshu Inn to hole up in, occasionally eating at Wanmin Restaurant, and petting dogs by Liyue Harbor Bridge after meals had always been Lin Feng's dream.

But his current predicament truly left him with lingering regrets.

Compared to being locked in a Treasure Hoarders' cage or tossed into a Hilichurls' cooking pot, hanging from a tree was not entirely unacceptable—but only if it was an ordinary forest!

He had only just managed to get used to keeping his balance in the tree.

Then, to his dismay, a snarling Long-Maned Tiger leaped down in front of him.

"..."

Lin Feng stared at those exaggerated fangs and briefly wondered whether his arms were even thicker than the tiger's teeth.

"Roar!"

The Long-Maned Tiger let out a thunderous roar, expressing its fury at the human who had intruded into its territory.

Looking at his thin arms and legs, Lin Feng decisively abandoned the idea of roaring back and turned to run.

The Long-Maned Tiger's footsteps followed close behind him.

Fortunately, though this body was young, its stamina was far greater than his in his previous life. As Lin Feng slid down the rough tree trunk, he felt as if he were playing a real-life version of Pac-Man—except this time, he was the pellet.

"Awoo!"

The Long-Maned Tiger, already skilled at climbing, pounced at Lin Feng.

"Damn it, I'm going for it!"

Seeing the Long-Maned Tiger drawing closer and closer, as well as the ground roughly four meters below, Lin Feng squeezed his eyes shut and jumped.

He rolled several times across the ground to cushion the impact and was not injured, but he still felt that things were going terribly. His vision had been obstructed by the roll, which might give the Long-Maned Tiger an opening to attack.

Rip!

The sound of tearing cloth reached him. Pain flared across his back, instantly pulling Lin Feng's attention back to reality.

I'm done for. I'm really going to become a walking all-you-can-eat buffet!

Lin Feng thought miserably.

Planning to make one final struggle, he climbed to his feet and seriously considered whether he should try a sliding tackle. At least then he could die with a little dignity.

However, at that moment, Lin Feng spotted several Thorn-Crowned Crocodiles basking on the bank of the wetland behind him. His eyes lit up, and he rolled aside to dodge the Long-Maned Tiger's pounce.

He got up and charged toward the Thorn-Crowned Crocodiles like a madman.

I can only hope the Genshin Impact archive was right about Long-Maned Tigers caring deeply about their territory, he thought silently.

—Since another group of predators was here, this was probably the edge of the Long-Maned Tiger's territory. Lin Feng was betting that it would not start a conflict with the Thorn-Crowned Crocodiles over a human with barely any meat on him!

Just as he was about to run straight into the crocodiles, he could already faintly smell the fishy stench between their teeth. Gritting his teeth, he leaped high and vaulted over a Thorn-Crowned Crocodile's head.

"Roar!"

After the Long-Maned Tiger that had been closely pursuing Lin Feng saw those irritable neighbors rising to their feet, it let out a few unwilling roars. Facing the Thorn-Crowned Crocodiles, it slowly retreated step by step into its own territory.

"Whew."

Lin Feng stopped beside a small pond some distance away from the crocodiles. Once his heartbeat had calmed slightly, he let out a long breath and sat down on a blackened fallen log.

Looking at the marching ants by his feet and several red-and-green parrots drinking at the pond's edge,

Lin Feng suddenly realized that this was no longer the watered-down world from the game. Even an animal here truly possessed a life of its own.

Dragging his body, which had become especially exhausted after the adrenaline wore off, to the pond, he looked at the handsome face in the water that was not much different from his previous life and felt relieved.

As expected of me. I was already this handsome when I was barely a teenager.

Lin Feng thought smugly.

After running such a huge distance, his clothes were already soaked through.

While running, he had noticed the unusually enormous mushrooms in the forest and giant trees that several people joining hands still could not encircle.

He knew that he was likely somewhere in Sumeru's rainforest, but real Sumeru was probably absurdly vast, so Lin Feng had no way of determining exactly where he was.

His clothing was still in the style he had worn before transmigrating: a white shirt and sun-protective jacket on top, with black casual pants below. After being scaled down to fit his current body, they actually fit rather well.

After briefly observing the surroundings and confirming that the area was relatively safe, Lin Feng began examining the wound on his back. To his surprise, aside from some damage to his clothes, the wound was not deep.

Since he did not dare wash it directly with the pond water, he could only use his clothes to roughly wipe the injured area.

Seeing the wound still oozing blood, he worried that it might become infected with bacteria or something.

He could only hope that the beasts here did not carry any strange viruses.

"Grrr~"

As his mind relaxed, Lin Feng's stomach growled at an inappropriate time. After half a day of intense exertion, he was only getting hungry now. He felt that he was holding up pretty well.

Looking at a parrot drinking by the pond, he tossed the stone in his hand up and down. A mysterious confidence suddenly surged within him.

Whoosh.

The stone shot forward, accurately striking—a frog behind the parrot.

Lin Feng stared blankly at the startled parrot flying away, finally understanding one of life's greatest illusions.

Sighing, Lin Feng walked over to the twitching frog and picked up this hard-won food reserve.

Who would have thought that the very next second he touched the frog,

a massive amount of information suddenly appeared in his mind.

Individual Information: Amphibian—Jungle Tree Frog Level: 1 (It is merely an ordinary little life.) Attributes: None Entries: Glide, Mucus, Unconsciousness Emotion: @#¥%& Favorability: 0 (It does not know you.)

Lin Feng, who had originally been somewhat disappointed, perked up. He realized that this was very likely the cheat that had transmigrated with him.

He tried concentrating his attention on those entries.

Then he saw more detailed information:

Glide:

Exceptional Jungle Tree Frogs could glide through the rainforest. This tree frog was considered especially gifted among them.

Mucus:

The skin of a Jungle Tree Frog could secrete mucus with various medicinal uses. Licking it directly would cause paralysis.

Unconsciousness:

It had temporarily lost consciousness and would recover in 417 seconds.

As he was reading, Lin Feng noticed that the timer under Unconsciousness ticked down to 416. So it updates in real time, Lin Feng pondered.

Other than viewing information, did it have any other functions?

The next moment, detailed information appeared in his mind.

Primal Demon Cultivation System (Internal Test Version v0.53)

Functions:

Data View

Data Modification

Entry Enhancement

Modified Primal Demon: Novice Treasure-Hunting Weasel (Click here to view detailed information)

Disclaimer: "This system is for personal learning purposes only and may not be used commercially. Please delete it within 24 hours of downloading."

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