Lu Chen needed to gather some information.
This morning's hunt made Lu Chen realize that, not being particularly fast, unless he slowly learned hunting techniques, he could only use himself as bait to hunt powerful Barbarian Beasts.
After all, compared to ordinary beasts, Barbarian Beasts were more powerful and had their own territories.
At the same time, being strong, they would not run away when facing creatures invading their territory, but would choose to fight.
This meant Lu Chen didn't have to worry about beasts escaping; as long as he defeated the Barbarian Beasts, he could obtain a large amount of flesh.
Of course, most Barbarian Beasts were dangerous, but wanting to become stronger meant taking some risks.
Moreover, being a soul from the 21st century, Lu Chen wasn't reckless. His visit to Uncle Da Zhuang was to reduce risks.
"If I directly search for Barbarian Beasts everywhere, it will not only be slow but also easy to encounter powerful Barbarian Beasts that are difficult to deal with. But asking people is different."
"Barbarian Bull Village has been established here for many years and definitely knows where the Barbarian Beasts are. They must also have some understanding of their abilities. After getting information from here, I can completely choose the Barbarian Beasts I can handle to deal with."
"In this way, I can hunt Barbarian Beasts and reduce many dangers."
Gathering information before hunting was Lu Chen's idea.
However, Da Zhuang didn't know what Lu Chen was thinking. He thought Lu Chen was asking to avoid the Barbarian Beasts' territory.
His good relationship with Lu Chen's father, and Lu Chen's gratitude earlier, made Da Zhuang tell Lu Chen about the surrounding Barbarian Beasts almost without reservation.
After learning the information, Lu Chen got up to leave.
"A'Chen, stay and have a meal before you go."
"Yes, A'Chen, stay. Auntie will make you something good to eat today."
Looking at Da Zhuang's wife's smiling face, Lu Chen thought of the memories of the Barbarian youth, A'Chen.
The Barbarians were poor, and every family's food was extremely precious. In the past, Uncle Da Zhuang often helped Lu Chen, which made Da Zhuang's wife very dissatisfied.
But now, with Lu Chen's gift of half a Brown Bear, Da Zhuang's wife's attitude had undergone earth-shattering changes.
This was the respect brought by strength.
However, Lu Chen still didn't plan to stay. He ate too much and wouldn't eat here.
Just as Lu Chen was about to leave, thinking this visit was over, Da Zhuang's wife, as if thinking of something, suddenly brightened up and said, "A'Chen, you don't have a wife yet, right? What do you think of my Xiao Mai?"
These words made Lu Chen stop abruptly. On the other side, Uncle Da Zhuang also smiled.
"A'Chen, you're not young anymore, it's time you had a wife."
"No, I'm still young, not even sixteen yet."
Of course, Lu Chen could only say this in his heart. Barbarians were considered adults at thirteen.
"Uncle Da Zhuang, I don't plan to get married anytime soon, and I have Xiao Wei to take care of me at home."
"A'Chen, Xiao Wei doesn't look like she can do heavy work. Our Xiao Mai is different. How about this, let Xiao Mai go to your house to help tomorrow?"
"No need, really no need!"
The enthusiastic Da Zhuang's wife made Lu Chen feel a little overwhelmed.
Almost fleeing home in a somewhat disheveled state, Lu Chen found Xiao Wei waiting at the door for a long time.
"A'Chen, you're back."
"Yeah, is the meat stewed?"
"It's stewed."
Entering the room, looking at the two bear paws that were already cooked in the pot, Lu Chen didn't eat them immediately. Instead, he opened the attribute panel and brought up the Experience Points and upgrade interface.
[Experience Points: 487]
Last night's proactive attack, plus the chance encounter with the Small Drum Monster, and the battle with the wild bear during the day today, all of this allowed Lu Chen, who had just been promoted to Swordsman, to once again have more than four hundred Experience Points.
At this time, Lu Chen was ready to use the energy of the bear paws to use up these Experience Points and transform them into his own strength.
However, looking at the attribute panel, Lu Chen had a headache about what to improve.
Experience Points are very useful, whether used to improve skills or levels, they can enhance Lu Chen's strength.
However, Lu Chen has few Experience Points, but there is much he wants to improve, so he is somewhat hesitant.
After a moment of silence, Lu Chen suddenly gritted his teeth.
"System, increase the Swordsman level."
[System Prompt: The host has consumed 200 Experience Points to raise the Swordsman level to Level 2. Host Agility +1]
The increase in level, adding to basic attributes, is a very important thing.
But the reason Lu Chen prioritized leveling up is not entirely this.
"My skills are very powerful, but most of those skills are designed to deal with humans or beasts."
"And now the biggest threat to me is the strange."
"Therefore, for safety considerations, my primary goal now is to quickly level up. When I reach Level 5, I can rely on the system to draw a skill that can deal with the supernatural. At that time, I will be much more relaxed."
Wanting to acquire more skills, especially those that can detect or deal with evil, is the reason Lu Chen prioritized leveling up.
And Lu Chen remembers very clearly that their studio's skill library has quite a few skills that can harm the supernatural.
"Armament Haki, Observation Haki, Angel's Judgment Sword, Ghost Swordsman's Ghost Slash, these are all skills that can harm evil spirits, I hope I can draw one."
Of course, drawing skills is something that can only be done at Level 5. Now, Lu Chen still needs to work hard.
Leveling up still requires energy, but this time, perhaps because it was only leveling up, and only one level of one of the two professions, Lu Chen's consumption was not much.
Two bear paws, Lu Chen only ate one and a half, and he replenished the system's consumption.
Looking at the remaining half of the bear paw in the pot, and then looking at Xiao Wei, who was watching enviously but not saying a word, Lu Chen nodded in satisfaction.
"You can eat the rest."
In the past, Lu Chen couldn't find a way to obtain food, and was a little stingy, only giving Xiao Wei a little minced meat.
But now it's different. In the wild, a large number of Barbarian Beasts are waiting for Lu Chen to hunt, so the little food in front of him is no longer in Lu Chen's eyes.
"Thank you, sir."
After letting Xiao Wei eat the food and wash the clothes she wore last night, Lu Chen went to rest.
"Although my body allows me to not sleep for several days without any problems, I still have to continue hunting tonight, so it is necessary to conserve energy."
Wanting to be in the best physical condition to face the battle at night, Lu Chen slept until evening in one breath, and only got up after his spirit was fully nourished.
At this time, Xiao Wei, according to Lu Chen's instructions, had cooked the meat again.
But this time, Lu Chen didn't eat it, but wrapped it in a large tree leaf. When Lu Chen was packing the food, seeing that Lu Chen was going to leave some food for her, Xiao Wei quickly spoke.
"Sir, that half of the bear paw is enough for me to eat for several days, I'm not hungry now."
"Are you sure? Don't worry about not having enough food, I can still afford to support you."
"Enough, sir, absolutely enough, I'm already very full."
This is a lie, just not hungry, Xiao Wei put away the remaining meat. In these few years in the Barbarian Wasteland, Xiao Wei has understood the preciousness of food. Afraid of becoming a burden and being driven away, she doesn't dare to eat too much at all.
Lu Chen didn't notice this, nor did he have the mind to think too much. Right now, his mind is full of thoughts on how to deal with evil spirits.
After Xiao Wei said she didn't want food, Lu Chen didn't leave any behind, and went out directly with the food wrapped in leaves.
Along the route of last night, Lu Chen quickly arrived at the patrol camp, and at this time, there was already a person there, carrying a pottery pot, waiting for Lu Chen.
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