Chapter 119: A Smooth First Day
Chapter 119: A Smooth First Day
Bang!
A thunderous twang of a bowstring reverberated through the forest.
Almost simultaneously, one of the three Snow Wolves that were hunting together in the distance instantly fell to Lin Sai's arrow.
The attack was too sudden.
The sudden death of their companion startled the other two Snow Wolves, causing them to leap up in fear.
They didn't even dare to sniff the corpse of their fallen comrade and began to scatter frantically around the area.
Now, with the combination of the hunting module and map abilities.
Lin Sai could kill these low-level beasts without even appearing within their line of sight.
After a few breaths, three more bowstring sounds rang out.
Due to the interference of the forest trees, Lin Sai's first arrow missed, but the next two arrows hit their marks consecutively, successfully taking down the remaining two Snow Wolves.
Throughout the entire process, these three beasts only knew that the attack came from the forest that erupted with loud noises; they had almost no idea how they died.
On the contrary, the innocent birds nearby became startled by the loud twang of the bowstring and took flight from the forest, fleeing the dangerous area in a panic.
"That sound was too loud..."
At this moment, Lin Sai approached from the west.
He scratched his head in frustration, then put away the Iron Horned Greatbow and replaced it with an ordinary wooden bow.
The killing power of the Iron Horned Greatbow had already far exceeded the requirements of this mission.
At the same time, the exaggerated noise it created was actually hindering the task of clearing out the beasts.
"Powerful weapons aren't necessarily suitable for every situation."
"The right tool for the right job is the correct approach."
Lin Sai muttered to himself as he began collecting materials from the Snow Wolves' bodies.
His luck was neither good nor bad.
He obtained two wolf teeth, a wolf bone, and a wolf claw, which he casually placed on the synthesis table for examination.
[1 Wolf Tooth + 1 Iron/Steel Ingot + 1 Wood = Wolf Tooth Dagger]
[1 Wolf Bone + 1 Rope + 1 Iron Ingot = Wolf Bone Pendant]
[3 Wolf Teeth + 2 Wolf Claws + 1 Wood + 1 Wolf Tooth Pendant = Wolf Staff]
"Oh?"
Lin Sai raised an eyebrow.
Instead of using the materials he collected, he directly pulled out another tooth from the Snow Wolf's corpse.
He placed this tooth, which was not obtained through his skill, on the workbench for inspection.
Compared to the materials collected through his skill, this tooth could only be synthesized into an ordinary dagger and couldn't be used for high-level equipment like the Wolf Staff.
"Ordinary materials like minerals can be used interchangeably, but the synthesis of these special equipment requires very specific materials, and only the perfectly collected materials obtained through skills can be used?"
Lin Sai summarized his experience and then proceeded to synthesize the Wolf Bone Pendant first.
[Accessory/Material: Wolf Bone Pendant]
[Slightly increases Agility and Strength; can also be used as a material to create other items.]
[Ordinary attribute accessory, moderately priced.]
Lin Sai immediately put on the Wolf Bone Pendant around his neck, gaining a slight increase in Strength and Agility.
"Attribute bonuses are simple and useful, not bad at all."
He muttered to himself, then set off again, heading eastward.
As he walked, he opened the map to check the situation around him.
On the map, the friendly green markers representing their allies were advancing steadily eastward like parallel lines. Any hostile red dots that blocked their path were quickly eliminated by the corresponding personnel.
This was Andre's formation.
From the town to the distant east, every certain distance had an Awakened assigned to clear out beasts along a route.
Most of the time, they worked in pairs or threes.
While maintaining a distance that allowed them to support each other, they could also ensure the clearance of beasts.
Awakened individuals could cooperate and divide tasks effectively, and their combined combat strength was generally higher than that of low-level beasts, making the entire process very smooth.
For those with exceptional combat strength and adaptability to forest environments, like Lin Sai, they were assigned to handle a route alone.
Due to the inertia of previous task assignments.
Andre had arranged for the female hunter Dan to be at the southernmost end of the team, responsible for monitoring the southern forest.
Lin Sai, a young man who had also proven his reconnaissance abilities, was assigned to the northern end, responsible for the second most important northern forest.
"Everything is normal; this is the best situation we could hope for."
After confirming that the surrounding area was safe, Lin Sai couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
He simply left the Snow Wolves' corpses where they were and didn't bother with them.
The main task of the Awakened this time was combat, and they shouldn't waste time and energy on these corpses.
Andre will arrange for specialized personnel to handle the retrieval of these materials.
The team continued their journey, and after some time, Lin Sai spotted a new target ahead.
"It's an old friend..."
Lin Sai shook his head slightly, a faint smile on his lips.
Two ice badgers appeared before him.
Since dealing with the smuggled Tree Spirit from the Black Mountain World, the ice badgers in the forest had lost control and reverted to ordinary monsters without any special traits.
This was the second time Lin Sai had encountered them, and it seemed their fates were intertwined.
Lin Sai immediately raised his bow and aimed, firing an arrow that turned into a cold glow and flew towards the target.
...
From the morning until nightfall, the Awakened team maintained a steady pace in their clearing operation.
Overall, the first day's clearing went quite smoothly.
Although some team members were injured in battle, they quickly received support and medical treatment from professional healers.
After a full day of fighting, no one suffered serious injuries or fatalities.
As night fell, Andre conveyed his orders through Alan.
Everyone gathered at the endpoint of the eastern clearing operation to set up camp and prepare for rest.
With dedicated personnel in charge of food preparation, Lin Sai had some free time. He sat by the campfire, organizing the materials he had gathered that day.
He had a pile of claws and teeth that could be used to make daggers or clubs.
There were also two sets of green tail feathers for arrows, two portions of rabbit fur, one leopard tendon, two animal hides, and one heart each from a bear, a moon leopard, and a snow wolf.
"That's quite a lot," Lin Sai thought.
"If I hadn't organized my backpack beforehand, these items would have taken up all the space!"
Lin Sai was pleased with his haul and immediately began crafting according to the formulas.
First, he crafted a Wolf Bone Pendant, which he had worn for less than a day. It was now ready to leave Lin Sai's possession.
After a full day of clearing, he had gathered enough materials to craft a Wolf Staff. It would be a waste not to try it out.
Lin Sai went through the crafting process.
A wooden staff with a fierce wolf head carving appeared in his hand.
Looking at the lifelike wolf head, he felt like it could come to life at any moment!
【Equipment: Snow Wolf Staff】
【A type of wolf staff; the holder can expend Essence to summon a snow wolf to work for them; the duration lasts until the snow wolf dies or the summoning is canceled.】
【A staff that can summon a snow wolf, it has a high value.】
Lin Sai held the Snow Wolf Staff in his hand.
Before he could summon the snow wolf, he noticed a change in his attribute panel.
The attribute panel reflected Lin Sai's current status, and below his basic attributes, a new entry appeared.
【Summon Slot: 1】
"So I can only summon one creature at a time?" Lin Sai pondered.
In his synthesis list, there was also a formula for a Bat Staff, which presumably allowed him to summon a bat to work for him.
Should he try summoning it now?
Lin Sai glanced around at the other Awakened individuals resting nearby and decided against it.
He continued studying the synthesis list.
He needed three more portions of rabbit fur to craft a pair of Gray Rabbit Shoes.
And—【1 Bear Heart + 1 Wolf Heart + 1 Eagle Heart + 1 Leopard Heart = Beast Heart】
"A Beast Heart? I just need an eagle heart!"
"But are there any eagles or similar monsters in the Hidden Frontier...?"
As Lin Sai pondered how to obtain the necessary materials, he noticed Andre walking to the center of the camp. The one-armed man clapped his chest, drawing everyone's attention.
Almost simultaneously, the prepared food was distributed among the group.
Taking advantage of the successful clearing operation, the lord seized the perfect moment to praise and encourage the team for their achievements:
"Everyone, today's mission was flawless!"
"I'm delighted that you all could..."
Lin Sai wasn't particularly interested in the motivational speech.
He accepted a roasted rabbit leg and took a bite, recognizing it as one of the prey they had killed that day. A thought suddenly occurred to him.
"If it's prey killed by other teammates during the same mission..."
"Even though I didn't participate in the kill, can I still collect materials from it?"
(End of Chapter)
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