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Unlike the gloominess of the dense forest, the grassland outside was bright and cheerful.

The grassland was not large, probably around two li across. All kinds of weeds grew wildly across it, some even reaching one or two meters tall. They thrived with abandon, and as Xu Yang walked through them, he was almost completely hidden.

Xu Yang's nose was filled with the scents of wildflowers and grasses. He could not catch even the faintest trace of any beast.

There were plenty of tiny insects like butterflies, dragonflies, and bees, but unfortunately, none were on Xu Yang's menu. When he saw the bees, he had wondered whether he could find a hive and get some honey. But after watching a bee finish gathering nectar and fly into the dense forest, he could only abandon the idea.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~~"

As Xu Yang wandered around aimlessly, the sound of water washing over sand and stones suddenly reached his ears, and his nose picked up the rich moisture in the air.

Could there be fish?

Hope flared in Xu Yang's heart once more.

Fish were not part of a wolf's usual diet, but Xu Yang was the master of this body now. Starving as he was, he would stuff any meat into his stomach.

He broke into a jog, flattening the weeds around him as the sound of the waves grew louder and louder.

There had never been roads in this world; brave wolves carved their own paths. His thick wolf fur kept Xu Yang safe from the weeds and dead branches. After traveling roughly five hundred meters toward the source of the damp air, he finally reached the source of the waves!

A lake roughly two kilometers in diameter appeared before Xu Yang.

This was a Silted Lake, wide from east to west and narrow from north to south. At its narrowest point, the two shores were less than a hundred meters apart. At that very moment, several fierce crocodiles basked in the sun by the lake, while several pieces of driftwood resembling dead tree trunks floated lazily on the water. In the shallow water farther away, several long-legged waterbirds searched for small fish. The reeds by the shore rustled, clearly concealing other creatures within...

Looking at the vibrant scene before him, Xu Yang was delighted, yet deeply troubled.

A lake capable of sustaining large animals like crocodiles clearly had abundant resources and no shortage of food. But where food was plentiful, there would also be no shortage of carnivorous predators... He was only a "half-baked" wild wolf now, lacking wilderness survival knowledge. Combined with a wolf's smaller build, he was no match for the freshwater overlords. This meal would not be easy to obtain.

"Plop~~~"

The sounds of heavy objects falling into the water rang out one after another.

The crocodiles spotted the gray-furred wild wolf emerging from the weeds. With agile limbs, they slipped into the water in an instant.

Xu Yang wore a bitter expression. Great, the hosts had already prepared to welcome a "wolf."

"Grrr~~"

Giant crocodiles and hunger—these twin threats tormented Xu Yang. Even a clay figurine had some temper, let alone a person.

Staring at the rippling lake surface, Xu Yang's eyes revealed a ferocious glint for the first time!

Screw it! A wolf that died would face the sky; one that lived would live for ten thousand years!

The weed-covered ground stood higher than the lake, separated from the shore by a rocky beach sixty or seventy meters wide. Though Xu Yang had resolved to stop being afraid, he would not foolishly seek out a giant crocodile for a fight to the death. Carefully bypassing the widest part of the eastern shore, he ran toward the shallow waters where the waterbirds were catching fish.

"Flutter, flutter, flutter~~~"

Xu Yang's presence was not powerful, but the innate aura of a carnivore was still enough to intimidate the waterbirds.

After driving away the waterbirds, Xu Yang waded into the water. It was not deep, only twenty or thirty centimeters, though it was somewhat murky because the birds had been chasing fish everywhere moments ago.

The shallow water was good news for Xu Yang. At least he did not have to worry about a giant crocodile sneaking up and suddenly hitting him with a death roll.

There were not many fish, but there were some. Standing in the water and looking around, Xu Yang spotted two silver carp about eight or nine meters away. They were the width of a palm and more than thirty centimeters long—quite large fish.

"Splash~~~"

Xu Yang gently broke the surface as he tried to catch the two silver carp.

Eight meters, seven meters, six meters... When Xu Yang came within five meters of the carp, their stupid, clumsy brains finally sensed that something was wrong. Water was their home ground. With a flick of their tails, the two fish instantly darted five meters away.

Xu Yang gained nothing except for leaping forward as the carp flicked their tails, splashing up a large sheet of water and muddying the area.

There was a reason fish were not on a wolf's menu.

The hunger in his belly did not allow Xu Yang to feel dejected. He observed the surroundings again and discovered that the silver carp had not swum far away.

Are they reluctant to leave these water hyacinths?

Xu Yang's eyes rolled as a plan formed in his mind—a "waterborne version" of waiting by a stump for rabbits: waiting by the water hyacinths for fish. This method would certainly be ineffective against land animals, but against stupid silver carp, it had a chance of succeeding.

Xu Yang stared fixedly at the two silver carp more than ten meters away as he slowly backed up, retreating until he reached the Water Hyacinth Cluster floating by the shore. Bending his limbs, he submerged most of his body beneath the water, leaving only his head above the nose exposed.

Waiting, waiting... Amid the thick fishy scent of the water and the fresh vegetal fragrance of the water hyacinths, Xu Yang's heart was exceptionally calm.

Everything was ready. All he had to do was wait for the opportunity to arrive...

One minute, two minutes... Ten minutes passed. The silver carp's pitiful brain capacity had forgotten the danger from minutes earlier, and instinct drove them toward the water hyacinths.

The water was clear, and Xu Yang could see everything plainly.

The two silver carp swam toward the Water Hyacinth Cluster without the slightest guard up, completely failing to notice Xu Yang hiding among the plants.

Seven meters, six meters, five meters... Three meters. They're still coming closer—now!

Xu Yang roared inwardly and exerted force with all four limbs. His wolf body burst through the water like an arrow released from a bow, leaping fiercely before plunging hard back into the water. He was as fast as lightning, closing in on the defenseless silver carp in an instant.

His two forelegs were like the sharpest fish spears, instantly tearing through the carp's dorsal fins and piercing straight through them. Two sprays of crimson blood blossomed beneath the water.

Resources +0.1

Resources +0.1

This time, Xu Yang heard the notification clearly. The two silver carp had brought him 0.2 units of resources.

Having caught the two silver carp, Xu Yang quickly went ashore. The most important thing now was filling his stomach.

He shook the two carp off his claws. With no knife and fork or chopsticks, Xu Yang simply held one fish loosely between his forepaws and began gnawing away with loud crunches. Honestly, it tasted far worse than Wild Deer meat. The scales and bones made his mouth uncomfortable, and compared to the warm, tender deer meat with its faint salty flavor, the fish was cold and fishy—not much of a delicacy.

But compared with starving to death on an empty stomach, those flaws were no longer flaws.

Both fish, bones, blood, and all—seven or eight jin in total—went into Xu Yang's stomach. He was still far from full, but at least his eyes would no longer turn green from hunger, with nothing but food, food filling his mind.

Xu Yang licked the Corner of the Mouth and his forepaws, still wanting more. In the animal world, having something to eat was already an immense blessing.

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