A New Life in the Great World

Even from three or four hundred meters away, Gao Jing could still see the several gray figures that had suddenly appeared with perfect clarity.

They were five Giant Rats in total—two adults and three young.

They looked rather like beavers, with bloated bodies, blunt heads, tiny eyes, and thick fur covering them from head to toe.

But these Giant Rats moved more like kangaroos. Standing over two meters tall, they leaped forward on two powerful hind legs at a considerable speed.

Their forelimbs were short and thick, tipped with sharp claws. Together with the fangs protruding from the corners of their mouths, they looked like they were not to be trifled with.

Behind them stood a shrub-covered mound, which was likely where their nest lay hidden.

Squeak! Squeak!

The two adult gray rats charged in front, with the three smaller ones close behind.

The five rats darted through the grass and stopped just over a hundred meters away from Gao Jing.

One of the adult rats suspiciously twitched its nose, as if it had caught a scent that made it uneasy.

Fear and hesitation showed in its rodent eyes.

By the time they had rushed over, Gao Jing had already taken out his hunting crossbow from the storage space.

He held it up and aimed at one of the adult rats.

However, Gao Jing no longer had much confidence in the crossbow's killing power. He did not know these Giant Rats' weaknesses either, so while assuming a fighting stance, he also prepared himself to return.

The adult rat's uncertain behavior made Gao Jing's heart stir.

This thing was clearly a little afraid.

Afraid of what?

Gao Jing immediately put away the hunting crossbow.

He stared directly at the adult rat and strode toward it.

Barehanded.

Yet brimming with murderous momentum!

Seeing Gao Jing rapidly close in on them, the gray rats immediately fell into a commotion.

The two adult rats in particular became extremely tense and agitated, letting out shrill warning cries in unison.

They slowly backed away.

Gao Jing was actually rather nervous as well, his hands clenched tightly into fists.

But after noticing the gray rats' reactions, he quickened his pace instead.

"Get lost!"

When Gao Jing closed to within twenty or thirty meters of the adult rat, he suddenly shouted sharply!

The pupils of his eyes involuntarily narrowed into vertical slits, turning blood-red.

Squeee!

The adult gray rat Gao Jing had fixed his gaze upon shrieked in terror, turned around, and ran away.

Its long tail lashed behind it, scattering droplets all along the way.

It had actually been scared into pissing itself!

The other four gray rats were not much better off. As if the end of the world had arrived, they fled after it.

They rushed up the mound and vanished from Gao Jing's sight in the blink of an eye.

"Ha!"

Seeing this, Gao Jing laughed and unclenched his fists.

He had actually scared them away.

Thinking it over carefully, the adult rats were probably afraid of the Red Serpent aura on him.

After all, snakes were the natural enemies of rats!

After driving away the "natives" living by the creek bank, Gao Jing took a turn around the area.

He decided to make camp here.

The reason he did not immediately cross the stream and enter the plains was entirely out of concern for safety.

The wilderness ahead looked beautiful and peaceful, but Gao Jing had no idea what dangers might be lurking nearby.

Grasslands were unlike forests. The terrain was flat, with few places to hide or take cover. If he encountered an attack by a large number of wild beasts, he would not even be able to run away.

At that point, his only option would be to return to the Main World.

But the problem was that time in the two worlds was relatively frozen. Whatever time he left at would still be the exact same point in time when he returned.

In other words, he could not make danger disappear by returning.

If Gao Jing encountered something impossible to match—like the Crimson Giant Serpent, a creature even bullets could not pierce—then he would have to bid the Great World farewell forever.

Therefore, before proceeding with his next adventure, Gao Jing needed to first investigate the surrounding area.

Advance step by step and fight steadily—then he would not throw his life away.

He had come prepared. He had brought high-powered binoculars, an infrared night-vision device, and two Mavic 2 drones.

For his campsite, Gao Jing chose a tree.

He selected the thickest and tallest giant tree nearby, then climbed up to a branch a hundred meters above the ground with the help of vines.

Then he picked a suitable hollow, gathered leaves and spread them flat, set up his tent, and secured it with ropes.

A simple treehouse was complete.

It was high enough above the ground that he did not have to fear surprise attacks from wild beasts, while the dense canopy sheltered him from wind and rain.

And the view was exceptionally broad.

If he was unfortunate enough to be trapped up in the tree, Gao Jing could return to the Main World to buy a personal aircraft. After learning how to operate it, he could come back and escape, rather than being left helpless.

The only problem was that climbing up and down the tree was a little troublesome.

But compared to the risks of camping on the ground, that bit of trouble was nothing at all.

By the time Gao Jing had finished working, the sky had gradually darkened.

He watched the moon rise in the east.

Aside from the astonishing size of its creatures, the Great World had many things in common with the Main World.

It resembled a primitive Main World. Forests and grasslands covered the land, with no sign of human habitation. Naturally, there was no pollution either, and the air was incomparably clean.

The Great World's gravity, atmospheric pressure, environmental radiation, and so on were not much different from those of the Main World. A compass worked here as well.

Day and night alternated, and a day was roughly twenty-four hours long.

Both the sun and moons rose in the east and set in the west.

There were just two moons.

One of them was especially bright, luminous, and enormous. Its silver moonlight made the stars across the sky pale into insignificance.

The other moon that rose alongside it was much smaller and dark red in color.

Gao Jing took out a self-heating meal and beef jerky for dinner, eating while admiring the Great World's nightscape.

A cool evening breeze brushed across his face, and the grasslands beneath the moonlight were tranquil and peaceful.

He did not go to sleep until very late.

The next morning, Gao Jing woke to crisp birdsong.

Yawning, he crawled out of the tent.

He discovered that quite a few birds were playing and frolicking in another large tree nearby.

Most of them were "small" birds.

Gao Jing now had a basic standard for judging the size of creatures in the Great World.

There were no animals on his tree.

When Gao Jing set up camp yesterday, he had deliberately checked and confirmed that the tree he chose had no bird nests.

Before going to sleep, he had also scattered a great deal of snake-repellent powder around the branches.

The birds clearly did not like the smell.

Gao Jing climbed down from the treehouse.

Back on the ground, he went to the stream to wash up.

The Copper Anchor storage space was truly convenient and practical. Everyday necessities like toothpaste and toothbrushes could be taken out whenever he wanted, so there was no need to carefully budget the items he carried on him.

Gao Jing used stream water directly to brush his teeth.

Although he had stocked plenty of drinking water in the storage space, he still wanted to try the water here.

The stream water was cool and clear, with a faintly sweet taste in his mouth.

This was superb natural water.

Splash!

A fish about a foot long suddenly leaped from the water, the Silver Scales on its belly glittering brilliantly beneath the morning sun.

It was only a few meters in front of Gao Jing.

It was gorgeous.

This was a naked provocation!

Gao Jing spat out the toothpaste water in his mouth and licked his teeth.

After finishing washing up, he took a fishing rod and bait from the storage space.

The rod was a sea rod, the line was thick, the hook was large, and the bait was blood bait.

Gao Jing had brought all sorts of fishing and hunting tools with him in case of emergencies.

Now they were finally coming in handy.

This stream, which originated in the northern mountains, was over ten meters wide. Even at its deepest, it was only four or five meters deep.

Gao Jing chose a spot where the current was relatively gentle, swung his rod, and cast the bait.

The moment the baited hook entered the water, the float suddenly plunged down. The taut fishing line bent the sea rod into a drawn bow!

Gao Jing had not expected a bite so quickly, much less one so fierce. He hurriedly gripped the rod handle tightly.

He pulled backward!

Gao Jing's strength was now far beyond that of an ordinary person. Although the hooked fish fought fiercely underwater, he still forcibly dragged it from the surface, sending it crashing onto the shore amid a spray of glittering droplets.

It thrashed and leaped unwillingly, coating itself in mud, dust, and broken grass.

The fish Gao Jing had caught was over half a meter long, with a blue-black back and a silver-white belly. It looked like some kind of salmon.

Gao Jing set down the fishing rod and drew his military knife.

One slash ended its life.

After removing the hook, Gao Jing carried the fish into the stream to clean, scale, and butcher it.

When he cut off the head and peeled back the skin, beautiful, vivid orange-red flesh immediately came into view.

It was almost exactly like premium salmon.

Gao Jing could not resist slicing off a small piece of raw fish with his knife and putting it into his mouth for a taste.

This was not proper practice. Wild freshwater fish often carried parasites and were unsuitable for eating as sashimi.

Especially an unknown fish from another world.

But he felt that even if he swallowed the entire fish raw, nothing would happen.

The fish melted in his mouth.

Not only was there not the slightest fishy taste, it was fresh and sweet, making his taste buds explode.

The taste was incredible!

Gao Jing suddenly found himself starting to like life here.

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