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Chapter 239: Builder's Hand
Chapter 239: Builder's Hand
"This kind of weather condition..."
"Ordinary animals would never venture out in the wild!"
Lindsey immediately became interested.
After the raging storm came this blizzard, and he hadn't hunted any fresh prey for a long time.
As for magical beasts, they were all meant to be eaten anyway.
In the end, there wasn't much difference between the meat of magical beasts and ordinary wild animals.
With renewed enthusiasm, he stood up from the campfire. However, before Lindsey could set out, his Attribute Panel gained a new entry.
【Survival Construction Level: 3→4】
【Survival Construction Ability: Builder's Hand】
【Builder's Hand: Expands the player's construction range, allowing the excavation and placement of building materials without direct contact.】
【Note: How many earth blocks does the simplest house require?】
"..."
Lindsey blinked, quickly realizing what had happened.
The advancement of the 【Survival Game Player】 ability was not only tied to quest rewards but also closely related to real-life activities.
This time, during the blizzard, he had expanded a considerable underground survival space, built a camp, crafted materials, and cultivated farmland.
This comprehensive construction of the survival system was something Lindsey had completed for the first time.
Such an experience perfectly aligned with the core principles of the survival game, thus leading to the module's upgrade.
"Will the next advancement requirement be to build a castle in real life?"
Following this pattern, Lindsey could imagine the potential for further advancement in the survival module.
Building cities and creating wonders should provide opportunities for it to continue breaking through.
But... what about after that?
Thinking about it, Lindsey shook his head.
He glanced at Hong, who was still sleeping peacefully beside him. Her eyes were tightly closed, and her tranquil, beautiful face glowed in the light of the campfire.
"Let her rest well..."
Lindsey smiled softly, not wanting to disturb Hong.
He went alone to the passage they had descended through, planning to capture the few rampaging magical beasts outside and test his new skill in the process.
According to the skill description,
Lindsey took out his meteor hammer and swung it at the sealed cave entrance above his head.
Clang!
Despite there being more than a meter of space,
Lindsey and his meteor hammer did not touch the ceiling.
But it was as if the hammer had struck the earth block directly, the familiar sound rang out again, and the digging effect was clearly in action!
"Really, no contact is needed to dig?"
Lindsey widened his eyes and raised his hand, swinging the meteor hammer once more in the air.
Clang—Crack!
With the meteor hammer's digging capability, a regular earth block was easily broken in one or two strikes.
The next second, a square earth block fell directly, landing on Lindsey's face.
"Damn—Spit! Spit! Spit!"
Lindsey quickly shook off the dirt.
This time, he didn't climb up but instead continued swinging the meteor hammer at the earth blocks further above from his current position.
Clang Clang—
Sure enough, another earth block was dug out.
Lindsey continued testing, and soon discovered the limits of this skill.
Within a two-meter range, using this extended digging ability consumed negligible Essence, not even keeping up with the automatic recovery rate of his Essence.
However, just like the 【Map】 skill,
once the range exceeded two meters, the 【Builder's Hand】 consumed Essence rapidly, with five meters being the current usage limit.
Lindsey then switched to other weapons.
But unfortunately, as the skill description stated, the 【Builder's Hand】 only worked with tools. Weapons like daggers or whips couldn't benefit from this skill.
"But a tool like the meteor hammer, with its own effects, is powerful enough to injure someone."
Lindsey pondered the development of this skill.
He switched back to the Meteor Hammer and thoroughly dug out the passage above his head.
Whoosh!
The accumulated snow at the entrance collapsed first, covering Lindsey's face.
The raging blizzard, following the cave, poured underground, and the once-warm cave immediately started to cool down! Lindsey jumped out of the cave.
He took out a mud block from his bag, and without squatting or bending over, he waved it in the air.
Boom! The cave below was instantly blocked by the mud.
【Builder's Hand】 had the same effect on digging and placing materials, both within a 2-meter range. Beyond this range, the consumption increased dramatically.
"If I can find materials that are hard enough..."
"Using this placement ability, within a 2-meter range, I can raise a barrier at any location at any time."
Lindsey continued to contemplate the development direction of this skill.
He opened the map and, holding the 【Handheld Radar】, headed towards the red dot on the map.
The heavy snowstorm greatly obstructed his vision.
A few meters away, visibility became blurry.
The rushing blizzard also created considerable noise, making it difficult to distinguish surrounding sounds.
Lindsey decisively switched on the 【Puzzle Game】 module.
This way, within the blurred range, some objects had their outlines highlighted, and the sounds were layered, allowing him to distinguish some noises apart from the blizzard.
Creak—Crack—
Lindsey walked forward, one foot deep and the other shallow.
His luck seemed good; even before reaching his intended destination, the red dots appeared on the map.
These beasts were coming from the east to the west, directly opposite Lindsey's position.
Soon, the 【Handheld Radar】 also captured their location.
Lindsey reacted swiftly; he casually placed the 【Handheld Radar】 between his neck, and the Spider Shadow was already nocked with an arrow.
But this arrow didn't fly.
Because in the detailed feedback from the 【Handheld Radar】,
These marks on the map were not the expected shapes of beasts but distinctly human with visible limbs and bodies!
"Humans?"
Lindsey was unsure what to do.
He had encountered humans in the Black Mountain World, but on the map, they were marked with the hostile color red.
He had discovered them first, but they were unaware of his presence.
Would it be okay to launch an attack without hesitation?
"..."
Lindsey unconsciously lowered his body, almost burying himself in the boundless snow.
At the same time, the Spider Shadow in his hand changed to an Iron Horned Bow, and Silent Edge's enchantment was applied to it.
Lindsey had three guesses in mind.
These people were also from the Hidden Frontier, hoping to escape from the Black Mountain. They were residents of the small town, trapped here by the sudden blizzard, and lacking supplies, they were running around like headless flies.
Or they had come to this world over a decade ago when the teleportation array in the Hidden Frontier was still intact, and they had stayed until today.
Lindsey had seen records of such people in the frontier town.
For certain Awakened with special requirements, this was also possible, and even Hunter Dan, originally could have become one of these existences with her husband.
The last and worst guess:
These people belonged to the Dragon Beast's forces.
The reason they were marked red on the map was also due to this unavoidable hostility!
Under the blizzard, Lindsey quietly hid in the snow.
He patiently waited for the humans' movement, and the arrow of fate, already focused by his gaze, was ready to be released.
(End of Chapter)
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