[Pet: Qingxue (Level 7 Snow Fox Cub), Loyalty 100, Combat Power 37, Sharp Claws and Sharp Teeth, speed, burst power, healthy and lively] [Pet: Feng Bai (Level 6 White Tiger Cub), Loyalty 100, Combat Power 45, Sharp Claws and Sharp Teeth, beast king aura, speed]
Qingxue the Little Fox had leveled up once, reaching level 7. Her Combat Power had increased by two points more than last time, bringing it to 37.
But what surprised Ye Fei was Little White Tiger Feng Bai. The little one had jumped straight from level 4 to level 6, reaching 45 Combat Power...
Clearly, Feng Bai had eaten most of the Beast Essence Stones.
Once their evolution was complete, the bloodstains on their fur vanished, leaving both little fluffballs white again. He tucked them back into his pockets.
He opened the settings specifically to adjust the courtyard wall, bringing all the wolf carcasses within its boundaries before he began dismantling them.
That was the advantage of leaving a large open area: he could process the bodies of those invaders at home whenever he wanted.
[Broken Wild Wolf carcass, can be harvested]
There was nothing surprising about that description. The two little ones had already eaten all the good stuff, so it was only natural that the carcasses were broken.
Still, Ye Fei began salvaging as much of the remaining materials as he could.
[Claws +112, beast fangs 38, beast sinews 32, beast bones 199, beast meat 95, low-level leather 63]
Although the carcasses were broken, they still yielded plenty of these basic white-grade materials.
The drop rate was just rather low. Only the bones and claws were relatively intact.
Once everything had been dismantled into materials, Ye Fei adjusted the courtyard wall again, restoring his little square courtyard.
"Of course it refuses to give me strength..."
Ye Fei went back inside and sat down. He listed three types of his newly acquired materials on the trading interface before checking the results of his earlier body tempering.
[Body tempering successful, Comprehension +2]
He opened the Survival Handbook and found his previous body-tempering result. Ye Fei felt utterly helpless.
This time, both attribute points from body tempering had gone into the same stat.
[Personal attributes: Strength 5, Spirit 5, Speed 5+1, Defense 5+2, Comprehension 9, Luck ?]
The Fine Iron Longbow required 6 Strength. Both of his body-tempering attempts had succeeded, yet neither had increased that stat. It was frustrating...
Still, he had one more chance for now.
After cooking and eating some Cabbage and Beef Meatball Soup, Ye Fei began another round of body tempering.
[100 spiritual energy consumed, body tempering begins]
Perhaps because the previous round had hurt so much, this one did not seem quite as difficult to Ye Fei.
This time, the pain was in his left wrist. It lasted only half an hour before the notification announced that his body tempering had succeeded.
[Body tempering successful, Strength +1, Spirit +1]
Ye Fei had always felt that the allocation of these attribute points was completely random.
Still, it had finally given him Strength, and he could at last breathe a sigh of relief.
Looking at his Combat Power, which had now reached 6, and the Body Tempering 6/12 display, Ye Fei relaxed and went back inside. He lay on the bed, holding the two little fluffballs, and slept for a while.
He was exhausted. Although successful cultivation and body tempering always left him in excellent physical condition, that did nothing to stop him from feeling mentally drained.
By the time he woke up, it was past three in the afternoon.
"You two, behave..."
Ye Fei opened his eyes to see two little white fluffballs beside his pillow, watching him with their little heads tilted.
He reached out to stroke their little heads, then got up with a smile.
It had been a long time since he had slept in a bed. Though this single bed was extremely basic, waking up in it swept away all the weariness that had built up in his mind.
"Ying, ying~"
Little Fox came closer, jumped onto Ye Fei's shoulder, and rubbed her little head against his face.
"It's all right, it's all right. Everything's fine now. Be good..."
Ye Fei stroked Little Fox's head, then rubbed his face against her little head to show his happiness.
"Awoo~"
Little White Tiger pounced on him too, clinging to Ye Fei and nuzzling him all over before settling on his shoulder. A little paw rose to scratch at his hair, which had not grown since he entered the game.
"Hungry, aren't you? Let's make something to eat. Afterward, we can head out and chop some more wood."
Ye Fei picked up the two little ones and placed them on his shoulders, then went to make a simple lunch.
He simmered some sliced-meat soup without adding vegetables this time, and the two little ones were especially happy with their meal.
After eating, Ye Fei went out to chop wood. His Random Quest for the day was to chop down ten trees.
The quest was simple, but it did not reward many survival points either.
Ye Fei did not dwell on that, though. The materials he had harvested that morning were enough to earn him a sizable haul of survival points.
He chopped down ten trees over the afternoon and sold all the pine needles and ice that dropped as well. While eating dinner, he looked at the survival points he had earned from selling everything and smiled.
[Survival points: 1108]
His current survival points had passed a thousand, and Ye Fei was delighted.
He had saved up survival points before, but he always needed to buy things. This was his first time reaching four digits.
Still, all the credit belonged to the two little fluffballs. They had killed that pack of thirty or forty Wild Wolves. Even though the dismantling had yielded only low-level materials, selling those materials alone had earned him more than seven hundred survival points.
Ye Fei opened the Survival Mall. This time, he did not hesitate and went straight to the cultivation category.
Comparing his Combat Power with his pets', Ye Fei was certain that he was currently pathetic in a fight.
That meant he still needed to work hard to improve himself.
[Meditation Cushion: usable by cultivators, slightly increases cultivation speed, points required to purchase: 1000]
Among the handful of items available, Ye Fei immediately set his sights on this round Meditation Cushion.
At last, he would not have to keep sitting on the ground!
What was more, it boosted cultivation, which meant he could absorb more spiritual energy.
With more spiritual energy, he could keep improving himself. This really was something he urgently needed right now!
After purchasing the Meditation Cushion, Ye Fei had only a little over a hundred survival points left, and the items he could not afford disappeared from view again.
"This is a cushion for meditation?"
He could not tell while it was in his inventory, but once he placed it on the ground in the courtyard, Ye Fei suddenly felt his expectations shatter.
A round Meditation Cushion, two meters in diameter...
He had thought it would be a tiny cushion, like the ones he had seen in television dramas. In reality, he could easily lie down on this thing and take a nap!
"As long as it works..."
After staring at it for two minutes, Ye Fei gave up.
Whether this was a meditation cushion or a rug, there seemed to be no reason to get upset about it. As long as it boosted his cultivation, that was enough.
Sitting down again, Ye Fei resumed his cultivation for the night.
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