Ling Xi’s figure disappeared, and Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao stood in place for a long while, their expressions lost and forlorn.
“Big brother, where are we going next?”
Finally, Xiao Xiao was the first to break the silence.
“This… let’s leave this forest first~!”
After thinking for a moment, Ye Feng decided to get out of this seemingly endless great forest first.
…
In fact, although Ling Xi’s figure had disappeared from Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao’s sight, she hadn’t flown far.
She was quietly watching Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao from high in the sky, lost in thought.
Only after Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao left did she snap back to reality, flapped her wings, and departed…
…
On the other side,
As an important supply point before heading to the City of Despair, the Firefly Outpost should have been deserted after explorers swarmed towards the City of Despair.
But at this moment, an elder with white hair was looking towards the direction of the City of Despair with a look of shock.
“The ‘sun’ is gone!”
“The Divine Stone fragment in the City of Despair has been taken?”
…
In the evening,
Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao had walked for quite some time and had not yet left the forest, so they set up camp where they were, preparing to rest.
After dinner,
Ye Feng tidied up the defenses, and then the two lay down in the tent to rest.
Xiao Xiao held a silver-winged hairpin in her hand, gazing at it quietly, somewhat lost in thought. That hairpin was a gift from Ling Xi.
Meanwhile, Ye Feng opened the system’s [Personal Information] panel.
[Name: Ye Feng]
[Strength: 401 (Ordinary person: 8)]
[Agility: 401 (Ordinary person: 8)]
[Intelligence: ?]
[Precision: 10 (Ordinary person: 2)]
[Available Points: 2773]
[Precision Points: 0]
“This trip has yielded quite a lot~”
Seeing the number in the available points column, Ye Feng was quite pleased. So many points were the guarantee for his future strength.
Especially since the system’s detection range had increased to 10 meters, finally no longer the awkward 1 meter.
And the system could automatically distribute points smoothly, saving him the trouble of thinking about it~
The only regret was the Divine Stone and the Despair Potion. Ye Feng didn’t know how to use them.
Ye Feng absolutely would not, like those crazy explorers, directly consume the Despair Potion.
Even if he didn’t explode and die, becoming a foolish giant was not what he wanted…
“Troublesome… I should ask Bing about it, she might know~”
Ye Feng was a little frustrated. Time was tight, and too many things had happened, so he had forgotten about this.
“Never mind, I won’t think about it anymore~”
After pondering for a while with no leads, Ye Feng opened the [Regional Chat Channel].
Speaking of which, he hadn’t opened this for a while.
“Holy crap, did you guys see? Big shot Zhang San has risen to 100th place on the Combat Power Ranking!~”
Soon, a message caught Ye Feng’s attention.
“I saw it too~ It seems he just ascended today~”
“Right, Big Shot Zhang San is super inspiring! He went from not being on the list at all, to 500th, then 400th, 300th… steadily climbing to 100th place!”
“Indeed, Big Shot Zhang San is one of the few people on the Survival Potential Ranking who hasn’t been replaced!”
“In the past month or so, the people on the Survival Potential Ranking have changed hands several times… Zhang San is one of the few familiar faces~”
…
“Hmm?”
Ye Feng frowned slightly and immediately clicked on the Combat Power Ranking next to the [Regional Chat Channel]. After a glance, he saw his ID at the 100th position.
“Hmm… According to the system, my current combat power is Bronze early stage…”
“This Bronze early stage combat power… is already in the top 100 of the combat power ranking in my area?”
Ye Feng was quite surprised.
He had tested it before. When he picked up weapons like the Gatling or the Barrett, his ranking on the Combat Power Ranking would rise significantly for a short period, but it would quickly disappear and return to its original state.
Now, this 100th place should be his ranking without the aid of firearms or other weapons, meaning pure self-combat power…
Then, Ye Feng looked at the messages in the [Regional Chat Channel] again.
Lian Sheng: “Let me tell everyone something I witnessed, something terrifying!”
“Whoa, isn’t this Brother Lian Sheng? Where’s today’s ‘Lian Sheng’s Wild Hunt’?”
“Hurry up and broadcast, I want to see you fight goblins in the cave!”
“The one upstairs, you want to see the women captured by the goblins in the cave, right…?”
…
Brother Zhu Wo: “‘Lian Sheng’s Wild Hunt’? What’s that?”
“The one upstairs, how long have you been away that you don’t even know this?”
Brother Zhu Wo: “Uh… I’ve been a gigolo, being ooxxed by various rich women every day… so tired that I just sleep when I get back to my room, I don’t even want to move a finger. Today I finally have some free time…”
“In ancient times, there was Wei Sheng embracing the pillar, now there is ‘Lian Sheng’s Wild Hunt’!~”
Brother Zhu Wo: “Wei Sheng embracing the pillar, what’s that again?”
“Legend has it that a man named Wei Sheng promised to meet a woman at a bridge. He waited for a long time, but the woman never came. The water rose, and Wei Sheng stubbornly held onto the bridge pillar and refused to leave, eventually drowning!”
Brother Zhu Wo: “What does this have to do with Lian Sheng’s Wild Hunt?”
“That Wei Sheng wanted to meet his girl even in death. This Brother Lian Sheng, every day, even if it means risking his life, goes out to hunt monsters, catch fish, kill jackals, trap tigers, etc… He’s almost died several times, yet he’s unfazed. He even livestreams every day, it’s thrilling…”
“Yes, I even tipped him…”
“Brother Lian Sheng, hurry up and broadcast your wild hunt…”
…
Lian Sheng (voice message): “Cough, cough, everyone, listen to me first. There’s a very important matter I need to tell you all first~”
“What is it?”
“Is your hemorrhoid acting up?”
“Not going hunting anymore?”
“Got taken in by a rich woman?”
…
Lian Sheng: “You people… Big Shot Zhang San was right, we must absolutely not let the natives touch our bracelets!”
Lian Sheng: “Before, the tall, handsome, and strong guy you saw, after returning from hunting and having a drink with a native, was accidentally touched on the bracelet, and he directly became an idiot. Now he just drools and says things like ‘brother, sister, I want candy’!”
Lian Sheng: “It’s really frustrating. Yesterday he was hunting monsters with me, and today he’s like this…”
“Holy crap, is that true? That scary?”
“I think I saw Big Shot Zhang San post something about this before, that if they’re touched, their memory disappears, but I’ve never seen it with my own eyes…”
“Brother Lian Sheng, have you made contact with other survivors yet? Is it dangerous outside?”
Lian Sheng: “Guess why I risk my life every day to go hunting!?”
“Why?”
“+1 to the person upstairs.”
“+10086~”
…
Lian Sheng: “There’s an Adventurer’s Guild in the town where I am. I joined an expedition team there!”
“Damn, that’s so cool?”
“Indeed, doesn’t it resemble the Adventurer’s Guild from light novels?!”
“Are there any beauties?”
…
Lian Sheng: “Cool my ass, beauties? What kind of privileged environment have you guys been living in?!”
Lian Sheng: “Where I am, adventurers are also called refugees, people without homes. Although there are powerful individuals who willingly become adventurers, more are people who can’t make ends meet. Men are about to become slaves, women are about to be taken to brothels, or even eaten… Do you think I’m doing this for fun, risking my life every day to hunt those ferocious monsters…”
“……”
“……”
…
“It seems that some adventurers are forced by circumstances, not just because they are strong~”
“And there are organizations like Adventurer’s Guild… do they issue quests?”
He gained a lot of information from what Lian Sheng said.
“Big brother, look quickly, there’s another broadcast message about you!”
At this moment, Xiao Xiao’s voice rang out.
…