"Let's go. Even with beasts like that attacking, we still have to go out and search. We just can't go too far this time."
After breakfast, Ye Fei headed out again with the two little ones in his arms.
They had grown a little over this time, even though nothing unusual had happened and they hadn't found many good things.
Of course, he had gotten a little stronger himself.
[Name: Ye Fei (ID: Snow Mountain/0099-5111-1111) Race: Human (cultivator) Talent: See Through Cultivation realm: Qi Refinement First Tier, Body Tempering 3 times, Spiritual Energy 96/1000 Cultivation method: Spirit-Guiding Art Cultivation spell: Low-Level Golden Light Shield (not yet initiated) Health: 96 Stamina: 95 Mental energy: 91 Combat Power: 5 Equipment: Five-Piece Warmth Set (warmth +25, defense +2, speed +1) [Pet: Qingxue (level 6 Snow Fox Cub), loyalty 100, Combat Power 30, Sharp Claws and Sharp Teeth, Speed, burst, healthy and lively] [Pet: Feng Bai (level 4 White Tiger Cub), loyalty 100, Combat Power 30, Sharp Claws and Sharp Teeth, Beast King Aura, Speed] Inventory 3/11: Level-One Blood-Replenishing Pill ×19, Level-One Spirit-Replenishing Pill ×15, Simple Wooden Arrow ×8 bundles Survival Points: 648]
Both little ones had reached 30 Combat Power, while Ye Fei himself had only 5.
Even so, that didn't stop Ye Fei from being happy about his growing strength.
He believed that as long as he kept working hard, the future would only get better.
He carried the two little ones outside. Today's Random Quest was Hunting, requiring three prey animals.
Ye Fei continued chopping trees after heading out. He would certainly look for prey, but today he didn't let the two little ones roam. Instead, he kept them perched on his shoulders and took them everywhere with him.
[Pheasant, Combat Power 4, capturable]
Ye Fei looked at the pheasant a dozen meters ahead. The notice that it could be captured tempted him a little, but remembering that he had nothing at home to feed it, he raised his bow instead.
Whoosh!
The arrow shot out and went straight through the pheasant's head. His accuracy was pretty good.
[Killed a pheasant, Survival Points +1]
Ye Fei walked over and processed the pheasant, adding a White-Feathered Chicken and feathers to his Inventory.
With one down, he continued circling the nearby area, looking for more targets.
"It's really cold today..."
Ye Fei muttered quietly as he walked.
"Yip?"
Little Fox tilted her head and looked at Ye Fei curiously.
She hadn't understood what he meant.
"It's nothing. Let's keep going."
Ye Fei shook his head. He had only made an idle remark.
Still...
Today's weather was listed as sunny. Although there was no temperature reading, neither the sunshine nor the unusually gentle breeze should have made the air colder.
Unsure whether something had already appeared around his home, Ye Fei quickened his pace as he searched for prey.
One wild rabbit, taken care of.
One more to go.
Even though he had neither seen nor sensed anything, Ye Fei still felt a sense of urgency.
Even if he was only scaring himself, he quickly collected and processed another pheasant after finding and shooting it, then went straight home.
Less than two hours had passed between leaving and returning home, and he had spent most of that time searching for prey.
"Qingxue, Feng Bai, play in the yard. Don't go outside."
Ye Fei set the two little ones on the ground and stroked their little heads. Pointing at the fence, he traced a circle with his finger to show the two little furballs what he meant.
They certainly couldn't understand his words, but after spending so much time with them, he could finally get some simple meanings across.
"Yip, yip, yip!"
Little Fox nodded, then pressed down on Little White Tiger's head, making the cub obediently nod as well.
The two little ones kept playing in the yard while Ye Fei went to craft a pile of fencing. The basic timber in his Storage Cabinet began disappearing rapidly.
[Snowfield/9109-0009-0158: The disaster has begun. Do you have a purple-grade weapon? I have one here that doesn't suit me. If you have one, we can trade.]
While Ye Fei was crafting fencing, he suddenly received a message from that rich big shot.
The other player needed a purple-grade weapon, and Ye Fei really did have one.
However, he wasn't sure he could use the other player's weapon.
[Me: Yes, {White Tiger Blade}. My stats are low, so if the weapon has high requirements, I might not be able to use it.]
Ye Fei pasted the weapon's stats directly into the chat message.
He figured that if he couldn't use the weapon offered in exchange, he could ask the other player to buy his with points instead.
[Snowfield/9109-0009-0158: Nice weapon. Take a look. If you want these, just open a trade. {Wind Spirit Repeating Crossbow}{Heavy Crossbow Bolt Recipe}] [Wind Spirit Repeating Crossbow (purple): Mounted heavy crossbow, comes with a 15% penetration effect, must be installed in a flat, spacious location, attack interval 3 seconds] [Heavy Crossbow Bolt Recipe: Timber ×50]
The heavy crossbow and the bolt recipe-a complete set.
But the other player didn't seem to like this way of fighting...
Without thinking much further, Ye Fei opened a friend-specific trade and listed the White Tiger Blade that had been sitting in his storage for so long.
For the other side of the trade, he copied over the two item entries he had been shown and waited for confirmation.
[Me: Okay, I've sent the trade.]
Ye Fei sent the message, then saw the heavy crossbow and recipe he needed arrive through the trade.
[Snowfield/9109-0009-0158: Done. Next time you have high-grade items, you can ask me directly. I'm not short on money or good stuff. That's all. Busy now.]
The other player seemed used to chatting this way, ending the conversation as soon as business was finished.
Still, that sort of wealth-flaunting chatter really could rub someone the wrong way!
But after Ye Fei learned the Heavy Crossbow Bolt Recipe and crafted one, he no longer had any complaints.
[Heavy Crossbow Bolt: Comes with 25% penetration damage, single-use consumable]
Although a single Heavy Crossbow Bolt required 50 units of basic timber and could only be used once, its 25% penetration combined with the repeating crossbow's 15% made a total of 40%.
Even if they didn't stack, this bolt still gave him something to look forward to.
Moreover, because the repeating crossbow was a mechanical device, it imposed no stat requirements on him. Perhaps because it consumed bolts, it also had no durability consumption of its own.
It really was one delightful surprise after another!
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