On the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, as the sun was about to set, Bone Douluo, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing were resting in an open space. Jun Yi stood to the side, looking helplessly at Ning Rongrong, and said:
"You and Zhu Zhuqing were the ones who were attaching the Soul Ring, so why did you have to bring me along? I haven't even broken through to the Soul Ancestor yet."
"Hehe, I'll bring you, I'll bring you. Why didn't you resist when I asked Grandpa Bone to bring you? I think you were enjoying it. If it really doesn't work out, you can leave now."
Ning Rongrong made a face and retorted to Jun Yi, looking quite adorable.
"I don't want to die out there and be eaten by Soul Beast," Jun Yi replied.
" Kid Jun, I brought you to the Star Dou Great Forest so you could familiarize yourself with what Soul Beast Forest is like. After all, you've never been to Soul Beast Forest before and have never attached Soul Ring. In the future, when you have the strength, you'll definitely need to lead others in Soul Hunting, so you should get to know the terrain better and avoid making a fool of yourself."
Bone Douluo smiled and reminded Jun Yi. Jun Yi felt that his words made a lot of sense.
" Grandpa Bone is quite right. I don't think I've ever been to the Soul Beast Forest much. All I can recall is that I went to Sunset Forest a few days ago. As for the Star Dou Great Forest, I've never been here even once."
Jun Yi nodded, indicating his agreement with what Bone Douluo had just said.
Sitting there, Zhu Zhuqing asked Bone Douluo with some curiosity, "Your Majesty Bone Douluo, why do I feel like there are so few more Soul Beast on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest? I remember when we came here before, we could easily see many ten-year or even Hundred-Year Soul Beast, but today we've walked for a whole day and we've hardly seen any Soul Beast along the way."
Bone Douluo was also somewhat puzzled, "What you said is indeed correct, today is really strange, there are only two possibilities for these two situations."
Bone Douluo paused for a moment, then explained to the three, "The first type is a beast tide. Generally speaking, whenever a beast tide occurs, the Soul Beast on the outer edge of the Star Dou Great Forest are usually the first to charge, which is why there are few Soul Beast Soul Beast the outer edge."
Upon hearing this, Ning Rongrong shook her head and said, "We didn't see a single Soul Beast before entering the Star Dou Great Forest, so it definitely wasn't a beast tide."
"Then it can only be the second one," Zhu Zhuqing agreed.
Bone Douluo nodded, his expression becoming slightly serious. "The second possibility is that all these Soul Beast have gone into hiding."
Ning Rongrong was puzzled and asked, "Hidden? Why would you hide?"
"That could only mean that Soul Beast over ten thousand years old appeared on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest. Soul Beast have a much stronger sense of perception than humans, and they hid after sensing a powerful Soul Beast."
After Bone Douluo finished speaking, Zhu Zhuqing's expression changed, but Ning Rongrong remained indifferent, saying:
"It's just Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. With Grandpa Bone here, what do we have to be afraid of?"
Ning Rongrong's words pleased Bone Douluo greatly. His previously solemn expression turned into a beaming smile as he said, " Rongrong is right. With me here, Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast can't get close to us at all. Don't worry."
Ning Rongrong nodded vigorously, then turned to look at Jun Yi, only to find Jun Yi deep in thought.
"What's wrong, Jun Yi? Are you scared?" Ning Rongrong called out to Jun Yi.
"No, I just find it a little strange," Jun Yi replied, frowning slightly.
"What's strange? Is something wrong?"
"It's probably just a coincidence."
Jun Yi shook his head and then sat down between Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing.
He took out a square Soul Tool from his Soul Tool and placed it in the middle of the open space.
"Hey, Jun Yi, what's this?" Ning Rongrong asked Jun Yi curiously, looking at the cube in front of her.
"This is a little gadget I made myself, for wilderness survival."
Jun Yi then channeled his Soul Power into it, and immediately a ball of flame emerged from the top of the cube-shaped Soul Tool.
"With this, we no longer need to chop wood to start a fire, which is very convenient."
This cube-shaped Soul Tool Soul Tool was created by Jun Yi based on the gas stove from his previous life. It only requires inputting Soul Power to start a fire for cooking and survival in the wild. Jun Yi named it the Soul-Burning Stove.
Wow, this is great! Do you have a second one?
Ning Rongrong's eyes lit up as she asked Jun Yi.
"That's all. I'll make you one later. It's not difficult; it's just a regular Level 1 Soul Tool."
"Good."
Bone Douluo then came over, looked at the Soul-Burning Stove, and then at Jun Yi, saying, "You really have some ideas, kid, you actually made something like this."
Then Jun Yi took out a pot and some vegetables from his Soul Tool. "It's a pity I didn't bring any meat, otherwise I could have made meat soup."
"Unfortunately, it's getting late, and there might still be Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast lurking in the forest. I can't leave here," Bone Douluo said, shaking his head.
"Then let's have vegetable soup, I'm fine with anything, we've only eaten dry rations today," Ning Rongrong urged hurriedly.
Seeing Ning Rongrong urging him, Jun Yi asked in return, "Can you make soup?"
No way.
Ning Rongrong shook her head; she had no idea how to make soup, and even boiling water was a struggle for her.
"I don't know either."
Jun Yi helplessly spread his hands. He knew a little bit about everything, but when it came to cooking, he really couldn't do it at all.
"That Grandpa Bone, you..."
"Ahem, this old man will take a stroll around the neighborhood to see if there's any danger."
Before Ning Rongrong could finish speaking, Bone Douluo stood up and walked out of the open space.
Jun Yi watched Bone Douluo's departing figure and said, "Obviously, Grandpa Bone won't either."
"I... I can make it, but it might not taste very good," Zhu Zhuqing, to Jun Yi's left, said softly.
"Really, Zhu Zhuqing? That's wonderful!"
"Then let's get started."
After saying that, Jun Yi placed the pot on the Soul-Burning Stove and put the vegetables next to Zhu Zhuqing. Then Ning Rongrong took out a water sac the size of a head and placed it next to Zhu Zhuqing.
Then the two looked at Zhu Zhuqing expectantly, ready to watch her make soup.
"Then I'll begin." Zhu Zhuqing skillfully started making the soup, while Jun Yi assisted Zhu Zhuqing at Ning Rongrong's request.
Before long, a pot of vegetable soup was ready. Then, Zhu Zhuqing skillfully took out some seasonings from her Soul Tool and put them into the soup, and the aroma wafted out.
"Wow, Zhu Zhuqing, you're amazing! I love you so much!" Ning Rongrong went straight to Zhu Zhuqing's side and hugged her tightly.
"It's alright," Zhu Zhuqing replied with a smile.
"It's really amazing, it smells just as good as what you get in restaurants," Jun Yi praised, giving a thumbs up.
Bone Douluo then returned to the open space, his brows slightly furrowed, and said to the three:
"This soup smells so good."
(End of this chapter)