This Question is Beyond the Scope

After a simple one-on-one test, Zhou Xu began to try various things.

For example, making Skeleton Soldiers use slings!

According to Zhou Xu's thinking, this would instantly turn them into skeleton slingers.

But reality quickly made him realize it was best not to think too optimistically.

Making Skeleton Soldiers hold slings? No problem, they could do that!

Making Skeleton Soldiers hold stone projectiles? No problem, they could do that too!

A sling in one hand, stone projectiles in the other, all no problem!

However, making the Skeleton Soldiers place the stone projectiles on the slings, spin them, and throw them? Sorry, couldn't do it!

The Skeleton Soldiers indicated this was beyond the scope of their abilities.

This also completely confirmed for Zhou Xu that these Skeleton Soldiers were categorized as melee units.

As for whether he could unlock ranged units, he estimated it would require more True Words, such as 'Skeleton Slinger'.

With the True Word characters he currently had, he clearly couldn't form them successfully.

During this time, Zhou Xu naturally also experimented with various combinations of True Words. In this process, he vaguely discovered that there should be some sort of pattern or logic to the combination of True Word characters.

Simply put, True Words formed through random or forced combinations wouldn't be able to exert their effects.

In any case, besides the most logically formed 'Skeleton Soldier Control', he had tried many other random combinations, but unfortunately, none had any effect.

Incidentally, this kind of experimentation also consumed energy.

Therefore, Zhou Xu knew when to stop. He had things to do every day and couldn't afford to wear himself out.

As dusk fell, Zhou Xu, who had returned to his tent and lay down, habitually began to ponder things before sleep.

[If True Words are driven by a special power within me, does that mean I can actually cultivate? But the problem now is, how should I cultivate?]

Zhou Xu was truly at a loss regarding this matter.

He could only feel a power being drawn from within him when he cast True Words, but at other times, he couldn't find any clues, which truly worried him.

After all, only by finding a cultivation method could he achieve a faster path to improvement and make his True Words stronger.

Of course, it was also possible that this power simply couldn't be cultivated.

Or, to put it more simply and crudely, the True Word power would grow stronger through constant consumption and recovery.

This was also a possibility.

In fact, compared to the beginning, Zhou Xu felt that the True Word power within him had indeed become stronger.

[Perhaps the improvement of True Word power is simply a process of constant consumption and recovery, just like physical training, which is a cycle of exercise and recovery. True Word power is also improved through daily practice.]

[However, even so, I can't exhaust my power every day for training. After all, once the power is depleted, it cannot recover quickly in a short period. Moreover, in this world, I need to reserve strength for battles that could erupt at any moment.]

[It's best to maintain daily consumption at around thirty percent, ensuring I always have seventy percent of my strength to deal with any unexpected situations.]

As he was thinking, the fatigue accumulated throughout the day gradually overwhelmed his consciousness. Accompanied by snores, Zhou Xu fell into a deep sleep.

The next morning, Zhou Xu, slumped in his tent, slowly opened his eyes.

Over this period, he had cultivated a good biological clock. Even if he wasn't fully awake, he would generally wake up around this time.

After all, in this era, to survive better, he had no time to linger in bed.

But perhaps it was because he had been researching so much yesterday, and his True Word power had been consumed more, but his head felt a bit heavy now.

He walked out of the tent and took a few breaths of fresh air, feeling a bit more invigorated.

Just like when he was at the Salt Lake Tribe, he had already assigned tasks to the various teams and departments upon arriving at this camp.

So every morning, he didn't need to repeat arrangements; the tribe members would naturally begin their new day's work, saving him a lot of trouble.

Only the hunting team needed to wait for him to set off today.

After all, starting today, the hunting team's hunting methods would also change. With the activation of snare traps, the requirement for personnel would be further reduced.

Zhou Xu roughly estimated the activity area of the wild rabbits, and three people should be able to cover it easily.

As for the freed-up personnel, Zhou Xu naturally began preparing to form an exploration team and gradually explore outwards.

The priority now was to quickly find some crops, especially those that could serve as staple foods, so he could successfully initiate the Agricultural Era and further solve the food problem.

"Jing Hong, I'm entrusting the task of leading the exploration team to you."

Ye Jinghong's Command Star Rating had now increased from one star to two stars; going from one to two was quite simple.

Under this premise, his Command limit was four stars, so Zhou Xu didn't mind giving him more opportunities to train and help him grow.

More importantly, Ye Jinghong's 'Execution Expert' Talent could also play a role in this matter, improving their exploration efficiency.

And this was precisely what Zhou Xu needed right now.

Upon receiving the order, Ye Jinghong immediately displayed his decisive and efficient nature. He gathered the personnel, took the map, and set off immediately.

On the first day, the exploration range would be around the Black Moon Camp, and they would be able to return before dark, so there was no need to worry too much.

The key would be later, when they wanted the exploration team to go further, they would inevitably have to spend nights outside.

To solve this, he had to address the issues of carrying food and Freshwater.

The food problem was actually easy to solve. Back at the Salt Lake Camp, he had already taught Ye Jinghong and the others how to make preserved meat using salt.

Preserved food could be stored for a longer time and was also convenient to carry.

Carrying Freshwater, on the other hand, was a more troublesome problem.

Within their camp, the primary method for storing water was using pottery jars, but these were heavy and could easily break if not handled carefully, making them unsuitable for transport in this situation.

Aside from pottery jars, the only method Zhou Xu could think of at the moment was to sew water bags from Beast hides.

Beast hides, bone needles, and thin ropes made from tree bark – they had all the necessary Materials, and the process wasn't overly complicated. Beast hides themselves were thick and elastic; as long as they were sewn tightly, they could hold water.

Zhuang Mengdie quickly learned how to do it, and with that, another task was added to her department's workload.

That's right, the original handicraft team, with the continuous increase in its projects, had now expanded into the Equipment Department.

Currently, all sorts of tools and equipment needed by the tribe were produced by the Equipment Department.

And the position of Minister naturally fell to Zhuang Mengdie.

After arranging the matter of sewing Beast hide water bags, Zhou Xu, who was staying at the Black Moon Camp, didn't get any rest. He immediately went over to the rabbit cages.

Although the rabbit cages hadn't been set up for more than two days, they already held eight or nine wild Rabbits.

The Rabbits, with their limited intelligence, clearly didn't know how to deal with their hunting traps and ended up being easily caught