Five Animal Frolics

The spell list did not contain only spells related to natural elements; it included every spell the Druid class could learn.

Call Animals, Ignite, and the like belonged to the Path of Summoning, while spells related to the Path of Elements were included as well.

The Book of Nature primarily enhanced spells containing natural elements and added natural-element spells beyond the Druid spell list.

It also improved one's understanding and insight into natural-element spells.

At the same time, it arranged spells related to natural elements prominently at the front.

The level-zero cantrip list included all cantrips, divided into a Druid list and a non-Druid list.

After all, there was nothing difficult about this for a spellcaster. As long as one possessed special energy such as Natural Force and was willing to spend the time, one could learn any cantrip.

Cantrip spell formulas were exceedingly simple, and their casting components were usually no more than a note or a hand gesture.

The Druid and non-Druid lists had been separated mainly for convenience.

The cantrips in the Druid list offered clear assistance in carrying out class-related activities, such as Sprout.

"Sprout

Spell Level: Level 0

Spell Cost: 1 Natural Force point

Spell Component: Verbal (su)

Spell Description: Accelerates plant growth, especially the germination of plant seeds.

This cantrip can make seeds sprout, cause newly germinated plants to grow roughly three centimeters, make flower buds bloom, and so on.

Fruits and vegetables can be ripened with this cantrip."

Among the ways Druids could gain general experience, the greatest source was planting.

Completing planting-related class activities granted a corresponding amount of general experience based on the type and quantity of plants grown.

Not every seed could take root and sprout successfully. Whether in ancient times or modern times, cultivation involved selecting seeds.

This meant choosing large, plump, high-quality seeds from harvested crops and saving them for sowing, thereby increasing the following year's sprouting and survival rates.

Sprout could not only select suitable seeds, but also ensure that they germinated successfully.

This greatly improved plant survival rates.

For the entire day, aside from finding a place to eat a simple lunch at noon, Ling Qing spent all his time sitting in the woods by the river, studying matters related to the Druid class.

Druids could draw energy from nature and wield unique magical powers.

But Druids were not merely spellcasters; they also possessed formidable close-combat abilities.

When transformed into animals, they could gain the fighting power of fierce beasts, and they also had many spells that enhanced their own physical combat abilities.

Such as Light Feather Step, Jump, Stone Fist, and the like, which he could learn now.

However, as Ling Qing looked at the highly conspicuous Five Animal Frolics under the general skills section of the panel, he fell into thought.

Since the Five Animal Frolics his grandfather had taught him since childhood could be recognized as a skill, could the martial arts manuals published online also become general skills?

And conversely, were those martial arts passed down for thousands of years—now mockingly called "dance techniques"—really nothing more than flashy, impractical moves?

Could it be that someone had truly mastered them, but was merely keeping it hidden?

After all, even virtual class abilities from games had appeared.

Like those videos he had watched yesterday—did those two people truly possess such incredible kung fu, only claiming it was special effects?

His thoughts ran wild for a while. Only when night fell did Ling Qing eat dinner and return to his rented room.

He still had to work tomorrow. Even if extraordinary beings hidden beneath the ordinary really existed, they were not people he could come into contact with yet.

Rather, it would be best to avoid them. He should only approach them once he had built a solid class foundation and gained the ability to protect himself.

For now, improving himself honestly was the important thing.

As soon as dawn broke the next day, Ling Qing naturally woke from his sleep.

He stared blankly at the rough ceiling, unable to fall asleep again.

Even the Heart of the Druid, shaped like an acorn, surged with vigorous vitality through its Natural Force, urging him to get moving.

After all, the rising sun and the awakening of all things were part of the Way of Nature, and as the old saying went, the day's work began in the morning.

He endured for less than a minute before he could no longer bear it. Rising from bed, he casually washed his face.

He picked up a book from beside the bed, slipped it into his backpack, slung it over his shoulder, and pushed open the door.

Upon reaching the river, he easily found yesterday's spot and closed his eyes, connecting with the surrounding plants.

The stomata on the emerald leaves opened wide, carrying out photosynthesis beneath the morning sun.

"Character balanced the needs of plants within the perception range and completed a class activity. You gained 1 point of general experience."

"Character completed a Druid's basic cultivation. Your maximum Natural Force permanently increased by 1 point."

After sorting out the balance of the surrounding plants, Ling Qing opened his eyes and checked his phone. It was still very early.

He opened the panel again:

Name: Ling Qing

Class: Druid Lv. 1

Natural Force: 5/5

Health: 100%

Personal Attributes:

Strength: 10; Agility: 9; Constitution: 9; Intelligence: 11; Perception: 14; Charisma: 10

Class Experience: 5

Status: Healthy

General Skills:

[Five Animal Frolics] (Expand Details ↓)

Class Skills:

[Heart of Nature], [Wild Empathy], [Elemental Perception] (Expand Details ↓)

Spellbook: Book of Nature (Expand Details ↓)

Other than his Natural Force and general experience each increasing by 1 point, that round of cultivation had brought no other changes.

This was the perfect time to study the [Five Animal Frolics] in the general skills section.

As he opened the detailed information panel, he took a book from his backpack.

It was a thread-bound book with a blue cover, bearing five black characters: "Hua Tuo's Five Animal Frolics."

He opened the cover and compared it with the contents of the information panel line by line.

After reading through it once, Ling Qing found that the information panel's contents were much clearer and easier to understand.

Moreover, when he focused all his attention on it, a virtual dynamic projection appeared.

It included detailed annotations for the key movements between each transition, the way the muscles moved, and more.

There were also supplementary training methods generated by combining it with the Druid class abilities.

Hua Tuo's Five Animal Frolics!

It was a health-preserving and fitness exercise created by Hua Tuo, a physician of the Eastern Han, who inherited ancient guiding and nourishing techniques and drew upon the principles of yin and yang, the five elements, viscera and manifestations, meridians, and the circulation of qi and blood in traditional Chinese medicine.

By observing the postures of animals, he created a set of health and fitness exercises based on the images and movements of the tiger, deer, ape, bear, and bird.

It was primarily a fitness exercise that strengthened the body by imitating the movements of those five animals: tiger, deer, ape, bear, and bird.

Yet after being combined with Druid spells, its body-strengthening effects became even more worthy of the name.