The Girl Who Transformed and Multiplied Infinitely, My Numbers Have Become a Disaster

"I can feel it—I haven't leveled up, but my body seems a bit more agile." The woman glanced at her own arm and remarked.

"Yes, this part of the power can be brought into reality. You should know what that means. Strictly speaking, I'm just as much a newcomer as you all. The difference is that my last start went badly—my teammates were wiped out—so I had to use the freebie chance to restart. I never expected to run into an even more dangerous Gray Wolf this time."

The tall man stepped forward and picked up the glasses-wearing man's short sword, then said thoughtfully, "Direct combat probably won't work against that kind of wolf from before. I suggest we make some simple traps and long-handled weapons."

"How do we do that?" Ye Qian asked.

"Dig some deep pits on the outer perimeter, camouflage them with grass and such, and build a circle of wooden walls behind the pits. The wolf's fireballs trigger explosions—if they hit the wooden wall, they'll likely blow up too. The pits can slow the wolf down, and we'll use long-handled weapons to pierce it from a distance."

"Good idea. Let's try it."

Since they couldn't think of a better method for now anyway, the group busied themselves following this plan.

As Ye Qian worked, she watched the man and woman raise their axes, swiftly chopping the previously felled trees into segments, then driving them into the ground and securing them to form a simple wooden wall.

She didn't waste time either, focusing entirely.

After about twenty minutes of labor, Ye Qian looked back and saw twelve 1.5-meter-high wooden stakes lined up in the distance.

A wooden spear had also been crafted.

"That fast?"

Ye Qian muttered to herself and swung her axe down.

Thump!

An item glowing with white light dropped out.

[Item: Ice Needle Card (White)]

[Type: Consumable]

[Description: A card sealed with a 1st-tier magic spell, Ice Needle. Recite silently to activate.]

"Ice Needle Card?"

Holding the card—black-backed with blue text and a few thin needles drawn on it—Ye Qian fell into thought.

This scene obviously caught the tall man's attention too.

"A skill card?"

"It's Ice Needle." Seeing him approach, Ye Qian said.

"Lucky break. That skill's power should be enough to deal a fatal wound to the wolf. When we get attacked later, we'll be a lot safer."

The man smiled, as if relieved.

Ye Qian tucked it into her pocket.

After working a while longer, she noticed a red dot appear again on the mini-map in the distance.

This time, there was only one.

It was about 300 meters away—seemed to be the current detection range of the mini-map.

"It really is a Gray Wolf."

Once she confirmed the target, she immediately grabbed her hoe and ran behind the wall they were building.

"A monster's coming."

"Hm?" The man looked up in surprise, frowning.

The woman beside him nervously gripped her spear.

Seeming to realize it had been spotted, the wolf opened its mouth and fired a fireball.

"Get down!"

The man shouted at once.

The three of them immediately crouched and retreated five meters behind the wall.

Boom!

Less than two seconds later, the wooden wall in front erupted with a violent explosion. A wooden plank flew backward and landed beside Ye Qian.

"Grab the spear and fight!" The man shouted again.

Standing up, he saw the wolf charging in.

He raised his wooden spear and thrust it forward with force.

But the target's speed was faster than expected. Seeing this, Ye Qian pulled the card from her pocket and silently recited: "Ice Needle!"

A cold, glowing light emanated from the card.

Three ice needles over ten centimeters long instantly formed, whistling through the air. With two thwip-thwip sounds, they pierced the wolf's body.

One needle was especially accurate—it went straight through its eye socket.

Blood gushed out. The Gray Wolf rolled once and collapsed to the ground.

[Killed LV3 Gray Wolf.]

[Obtained: Gray Wolf Hide ×1, Wolf Meat ×1, Guided Arrow Tower Blueprint (Green) ×1]

[Extracting energy...]

[Extraction complete. You have obtained 100% of the energy from this kill, totaling 13 points.]

A beam of light flew out and merged into Ye Qian's body.

Ding!

[Your level has increased to: LV2]

[Strength +0.3, Physique +0.2, Agility +0.2, Spirit +0.3, Intelligence +0.2, Resistance +0.1]

[Remaining unspent energy: 5 points]

[Your personal attribute interface has been unlocked. You may silently recite to query it.]

A mysterious power surged forth.

Ye Qian noticed the words above and silently recited.

Beep!

[Name: Ye Qian]

[LV: 2]

[Experience: 5/20]

[Attributes: Strength 1.1, Physique 1.1, Agility 0.9, Spirit 1.2, Intelligence 1.0, Resistance 0.4 (Except for Resistance, the average for an adult human is 1)]

[Skills: None]

[Currency Held: 20 Copper Coins]

[Items: None]

"Is this already the result after the upgrade?"

She hadn't expected that even after reaching LV2, she would only be on par with an ordinary person.

Ye Qian assessed her condition. Splitting required at least 10 points of energy.

She breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at the items dropped by the corpse in the distance, and walked over to pick them up.

Guidance Arrow Tower Blueprint (Green)

The man behind her took a deep, fearful breath and glanced at the item in Ye Qian's hand: "Green, excellent quality. You're really lucky."

Ye Qian shrugged and checked the item's effect.

[Blueprint: Guidance Arrow Tower (Green)]

[Consumed Materials: Timber ×200, Iron ×20, Guidance Device ×1]

[Consumed Currency: Copper Coin ×10]

[Description: An arrow tower capable of automatically firing arrows, with a range of 300 meters. Requires crafting a Guidance Device and infusing it with magic.]

"The materials can be handled. I'll just buy them directly from the market. I've saved up quite a bit of money before."

The man took a pouch from his waist and tapped a few times on the screen in front of him.

Then all the money in the pouch vanished, and a transparent crystal and twenty heavy iron ingots appeared before him.

[Do you want to activate the blueprint's automatic integration?]

This line of text appeared before Ye Qian's eyes.

"Yes."

The blueprint emitted a beam of light, and a small tower, barely over three meters tall, materialized.

At its top was a peculiar device that seemed capable of rotating freely.

The man spent another 20 Copper Coins to buy twenty Iron Arrows from the market and installed them on the tower.

"With this thing, we should basically be safe." After finishing, he laughed. "From now on, we can just leech experience off the Arrow Tower. We only need to build a wooden wall to take cover. The rest of the time, we can slowly earn money and develop."

Ye Qian checked the time. It had been exactly one hour since they arrived.

A new prompt had already appeared on the interface.

[Exit this World (Optional)]

[If you remain for 24 hours without leaving, you will be forcibly ejected. Upon leaving, time in the Main World will not pause. Please be prepared for potential destruction.]

"We can leave?" She raised an eyebrow.

Seeming to read Ye Qian's thoughts, the man beside her mused, "You can leave, sure, but I wouldn't recommend it. Otherwise, the later stages will be hard to get through."

"Alright." Ye Qian sighed softly.

Since that was the case, she might as well stay here and keep killing some monsters. After all, they had the Arrow Tower.

She also needed to accumulate energy, preparing for proliferation.

The group busied themselves once more.

Perhaps it was because she had leveled up to LV2, but Ye Qian, who had been exhausted before, found that digging the ground had become surprisingly easy.

At least the hoe in her hand no longer felt so heavy.

She already knew what Copper Coins were for—they were used to exchange for survival items in the Main World, essentially the game's dedicated currency here.

As for the interface, that chat group was still locked.

Ye Qian didn't mind either.

For the rest of the time, she worked methodically alongside the other two.

An hour later, another red dot appeared on the minimap.

But this time, the Arrow Tower had already turned in advance. When the target got a little closer, it loosed an arrow with a whoosh.

The Iron Arrow flew nearly 300 meters, piercing the target's shoulder with precision.

The target turned out to be a giant rabbit. It could be seen trying to dodge in advance, but it was still hit.

A second and third arrow flew in succession, securing the kill.

Puh!

[Killed LV1 Little White Rabbit.]

[Obtained: Rabbit Fur ×1, Rabbit Meat ×1]

[Extracting energy...]

[Extraction complete. You received one-third of the energy from this kill, totaling 1.5.]

She glanced at the other two—they seemed to have gotten their share too.

"See that? That's the effect of buildings," the man said, grinning with confidence. "All we have to do is leech experience off this. As long as we stand near the tower, we get a share of the energy. But stuff like the rabbit fur that drops, or the arrows used up—those need to be picked up outside."

"Got it." Ye Qian nodded.

She felt like this man had his eye on her. Earlier, while hoeing, he kept sneaking glances her way.

Not that she could help it—she really was quite pretty, and wearing clothes that drew attention.