A Smooth First Day

Thud! The thunderous sound of the bowstring echoed through the forest.

Almost simultaneously, one of the three Snow Wolf that were moving together in the distance fell to Linsey's arrow.

The attack was too sudden.

The sudden death of their companion startled the other two Snow Wolf, causing them to jump up in fright.

They didn't even dare to sniff the corpses of their dead companions, and began to flee in panic.

Now, with the combination of Hunting Module and map capabilities.

Linsey could kill this low-level Devil Beast without even appearing in its sight.

A few breaths later, three more bowstring twanged.

Because of the interference from the trees in the forest, Linsey's first arrow missed, but the next two arrows hit their targets in succession, successfully killing the remaining two Snow Wolf.

Throughout the entire process, the three Devil Beast knew almost nothing about their impending death, except that the attack came from the forest where the loud noise had erupted.

On the contrary, the innocent birds around them became frightened.

They took flight from the forest, fleeing the dangerous area in a state of panic.

"That sound is so loud..."

At that moment, Linsey walked in from the west.

He scratched his head in a puzzled expression, then put away the Iron Horn Great Bow and replaced it with an ordinary wooden bow.

The Iron Horn Great Bow's destructive power has far exceeded the needs of this event.

Meanwhile, the exaggerated noise it caused actually hindered the work of eliminating the Devil Beast.

"Powerful weapons are not necessarily suitable for every situation."

"The right approach is to do professional things in a professional way."

Linsey sighed, then began gathering material from the Snow Wolf.

Luck is neither good nor bad.

He acquired two wolf fangs, a wolf bone, and a wolf claw, which he casually placed on the Synthesis Table to examine.

1 Wolf Fang + 1 Iron Ingot / Steel Ingot + 1 Wood = Wolf Fang Dagger

1 wolf bone + 1 rope + 1 Iron Ingot = Wolf Bone Pendant

[3 Wolf Fangs + 2 Wolf Claws + 1 Wood + 1 Wolf Fang Pendant = Wild Wolf Staff]

"Oh?"

Linsey raised an eyebrow.

Instead of using the materials he had collected, he directly pulled another tooth from the Snow Wolf's corpse.

I placed this wolf fang, which wasn't for skill acquisition, on the Workbench for a closer look.

Compared to the materials collected through skill gathering, this wolf fang can only be used to craft ordinary daggers and cannot be used for high-level equipment such as the Wild Wolf Staff.

"Common materials like ores can be used in any way, but the crafting of these special equipment requires very high-quality materials, and may even require perfect materials collected through skills?"

Linsey summarized her experience and then put the Wolf Bone Pendant back together first.

[Jewelry/Material: Wolf Bone Pendant]

[Slightly increases agility and strength; can also be used as a material to craft other items.]

[A common attribute accessory, reasonably priced.]

Linsey immediately hung the Wolf Bone Pendant around her neck, which increased her strength and agility by a little.

"Attribute bonuses are simple and easy to use, not bad at all."

After muttering a quiet sigh, Linsey stood up again and continued forward.

As he traveled, he opened the map to check his surroundings.

On the map, the Green Marker symbolizing friendly forces advance steadily eastward like parallel lines. Any enemy Red Dot blocking their path are quickly eliminated by their respective personnel.

This is the formation set up by Anrui.

Stretching from the town to the far east, at regular intervals, awakened individuals are assigned to clear out Devil Beast along a designated route.

People mostly live in groups of two or three.

Provided that there is enough distance to look after your companions, you can also ensure the clearing of Devil Beast.

Awakened beings can cooperate well and their combined combat power is generally higher than that of low-level Devil Beast, making the whole process very smooth.

For those like Linsey, who are more capable in combat and adapted to living in the forest, they are assigned to each route individually.

Due to the inertia of previous work arrangements.

Anrui assigned the Female Hunter Dan to the southernmost end of the team, where she was responsible for monitoring the situation in the southern forest.

Linsey, a young man who had also proven his Scouting Skill, was assigned to the northern end, to be in charge of the northern forest, which was ranked second in importance.

"Everything is normal; this is the best-case scenario."

They confirmed that the surrounding area was safe and secure.

Linsey breathed a sigh of relief.

He simply left the Snow Wolf's carcass on the spot and ignored it.

The Awakened Ones' primary mission this time is combat; they shouldn't waste time and energy on these corpses. Anrui will arrange for dedicated personnel to handle their retrieval.

They continued forward, and after some time, Linsey spotted a new target ahead.

"It's an old friend..."

Linsey shook her head slightly, a faint smile playing on her lips.

Two Ice Badger appeared in front of him.

Since dealing with that Tree Spirit that smuggled in from the Black Mountain World.

The Ice Badger in the forest lost control and became an ordinary Devil Beast with no special characteristics.

It's quite a coincidence that Linsey bumped into each other again.

Immediately, Linsey raised his bow and aimed, and the arrow instantly transformed into a cold glint, shooting towards the target ahead.

From morning until night.

Apart from rest periods for meals, the entire Awakened team steadily advanced their cleanup efforts.

Overall, the first day of the operation went quite smoothly.

Although some people were injured in the fighting, they were quickly provided with support and professional medical care.

After a whole day of fighting, no one was seriously injured or killed.

After nightfall, Anrui relayed the order through Alan.

Everyone gathered together and set up camp at the end of this eastern campaign to prepare for rest.

Because there are designated people responsible for preparing the food.

Linsey, having some free time, sat alone by the campfire and began organizing the materials she had gathered that day.

A bunch of claws that can be made into daggers or Wolf Tooth Club.

Two emerald tail feathers for making arrows, two pieces of rotten rabbit fur, a leopard tendon, two animal hides, and one heart each from a bear, Moon Hunt Leopard, and Snow Wolf.

"That's a lot."

"If I hadn't organized my backpack beforehand, I really wouldn't have been able to fit all this stuff!"

Linsey was very satisfied with today's results and immediately began to synthesize according to the formula.

First, there's the Wolf Bone Pendant, which he's only worn for less than a day before leaving Linsey.

After a full day of clearing out.

He had collected enough materials to craft a Wild Wolf Staff, and there was no reason not to give it a try.

Linsey a series of moves.

A wooden staff carved with a ferocious wolf's head immediately appeared in his hand.

Looking directly at the lifelike wolf head above, you almost feel like it could come to life!

[Equipment: Snow Wolf Staff]

[A type of Wild Wolf Staff; the wielder can sacrifice Essence to summon a Snow Wolf to work for them; the wolf's lifespan lasts until it dies, or the wielder cancels the summoning.]

A staff capable of summoning Snow Wolf is of high value.

Linsey held the Snow Wolf Staff in her hand.

Before I even had a chance to summon it, I noticed the changes on my Attribute Panel.

The Attribute Panel reflects Linsey's true condition, and now a new entry has appeared below his basic attributes.

[Summoning Slots: 1]

"So I can only summon one summon at a time now?"

Linsey seemed to be deep in thought.

In his crafting recipe list, there is also the recipe for the Bat Staff, which should also summon a bat to work for him.

Shall we summon it now and try?

Linsey glanced at the other Awakened Ones resting around her and decisively abandoned the idea.

Continue studying the composition list.

Three more rotten rabbit hairs are needed to craft a pair of Gray Fur Rabbit Shoes.

And—[1 bear heart + 1 wolf heart + 1 eagle heart + 1 leopard heart = the Heart of the Beast]

"The Heart of the Beast? Only the heart of an eagle is missing!"

"But in those Hidden Borderlands, are there Devil Beast like eagles...?"

Just as Linsey was pondering how to obtain the relevant materials.

He saw Anrui walk to the center of the camp, pat his chest with his only remaining arm, drawing everyone's attention.

Almost simultaneously, the prepared food began to be distributed among the people.

With today's successful mopping-up operation underway, and seizing this perfect moment, the Lord naturally wouldn't stand idly by. He immediately began praising and encouraging the day's achievements:

"Gentlemen, today's mission was a complete success!"

"I'm so glad everyone could..."

Linsey wasn't particularly interested in this kind of encouragement.

He took the roasted rabbit leg that was given to him, took a bite, and recognized it as the prey that had been killed that day. A sliver of hope popped into his head.

"Prey killed by other members of the group during an activity."

"Although I didn't participate in the kills, is it possible to collect materials from them?"