It was already midnight, and Jiang Xun looked outside, finding it pitch black.
It seemed he couldn't do anything tonight.
Closing the "magic wasteland handbook," Jiang Xun stroked "Wa La," who was sprawled out.
He used it as a pillow and fell into a deep sleep!
Only the desk lamp on the wooden table in the tent flickered, alternately bright and dim.
Outside the tent, the quiet forest gradually became incredibly dark, accompanied by rustling sounds from time to time.
He didn't know if it was the sound of wind blowing leaves or footsteps.
......
The night passed quickly.
【Time】
blue star calendar: Year 1, Day 1, 6:00 AM
(Daytime: 6:00 AM — 2:00 PM)
In the early morning, the first ray of sunlight shone through a gap in the tent.
The entire tent looked even more fantastical!
"Wa La, Wa La!"
Feeling his head being vigorously pushed.
Jiang Xun groggily opened his eyes.
Turning his head, he saw "Wa La" standing with hands on hips, glaring at him with a resentful expression.
Huh?
Seriously?
What's with you, a squirrel, puffing out your chest and glaring at me?!
Yesterday, you ate my only ration, the milk candy!
What's wrong with me using you as a pillow?!
Jiang Xun also widened his eyes, not to be outdone, and stared back at "Wa La."
Jiang Xun: "Wa La, do you know what the biggest purpose of a pet is?"
Wa La: "?"
Jiang Xun: "If it can't provide emotional value, then it must provide nutritional value!"
As soon as Jiang Xun finished speaking,
He saw "Wa La" roll its eyes at Jiang Xun disdainfully, as if it understood.
"Oh, hey?! You dare to look at me with that kind of expression?!"
Jiang Xun grabbed "Wa La" menacingly and kneaded it in his hands.
"You have quite a bit of meat. If I can't find anything to eat, I'll eat you!"
Jiang Xun tidied his messy hair, stretched his body, and prepared to go out.
He knew that today should be a relatively important day.
At the very least, he needed to find something to eat. He couldn't really starve himself to the point of eating a squirrel, right...?
Without leaving the tent rashly, Jiang Xun first opened the "magic wasteland handbook."
The weather section had changed:
【Weather】
Temperature: 16° ~ 24°
Weather Conditions: Clear sky, slight fluctuations in magic energy.
Wind Force Level: Breeze
Magic Atmosphere: Starlight whispers, hinting that mysterious magic power is quietly awakening.
Starlight Omen: In the night sky, stars align into an ancient Magic Array, foretelling good luck and fortuitous encounters.
There were still seven and a half hours left of daylight.
The area channel was already lively:
"I didn't sleep a wink last night, feeling a bit out of it now."
"Tell me about it. Something was calling outside all night. I didn't dare to sleep at all!"
"I'm hungry. I want to go out and find something to eat, but I don't know if it's dangerous outside."
"Bro, haven't you gone out yet? It's freezing outside. If you don't find food, won't you starve to death sooner or later?"
"What freezing? It's an ocean outside for me?"
"Huh? I'm in a dark, gloomy cave here. I don't dare to go out at all!"
"No, why does it look like a graveyard outside for me?"
"My condolences, brother..."
......
Jiang Xun closed the handbook and didn't read further. From the fragmented chat, he had already roughly understood some things:
First, everyone was far apart from each other, making it almost impossible to unite and do anything.
He looked up at the fantastical scenery outside and secretly rejoiced.
Thank goodness... The environment outside his place looked quite normal!
Stuffing the handbook into his pocket, Jiang Xun grabbed his staff and walked out.
As soon as he stepped out, he seemed to remember something, turned around, ducked back into the tent, and put "Wa La" into his pocket as well.
"You, a little squirrel, staying here alone is too dangerous!"
Jiang Xun explained, but in reality, he was afraid that if he couldn't find food, he could still use the squirrel as a last resort.
Otherwise, what if he starved to death?!
Stepping out!
A fresh, damp scent filled his nostrils, and Jiang Xun's mind instantly cleared a few points!
The surroundings were quiet yet seemed to whisper.
The ground beneath his feet was soft, and dewdrops rolled on the grass tips, wetting his shoes.
Not far away, exotic flowers and plants shimmered with Glimmer, and towering ancient trees seemed to have souls, looking down.
In the distance, faint, dazzling light and shadows flitted through the forest.
Nearby, some unknown creature lightly leaped past...
Jiang Xun took a deep breath, feeling the wonder of the Magic Wasteland World in the morning.
As a young man who had spent ten years of his youth on a sickbed,
Jiang Xun felt an unprecedented surge of vitality and desire for exploration.
He looked up at the bizarre forest, secretly deciding that no matter what, he would explore today.
"Grumble—"
His stomach's timely reminder brought his thoughts back on track.
The handbook seemed to mention upgrading the house...
Jiang Xun raised his staff and aimed a "Legendary Dark Magic" at a large tree not far away!
"Gulana Dark God — Chop Tree!"
The icon for 【Gathering Art】 in the panel flashed, then entered a half-hour cooldown.
Jiang Xun only felt as if something had been partially extracted from his body.
The tip of the white staff in his hand shimmered, then a pale yellow halo flew towards the tree trunk.
Then.
"Snap!"
"Boom!" A loud noise.
The unknown Giant Tree, nearly half a meter in diameter, not far away, collapsed with a crash.
The trunk was evenly cut into half-meter sections of raw wood, scattered on the ground.
Jiang Xun walked over and counted, there were twenty pieces!
"As expected of a Magic World!"
Information appeared before him:
【raw wood】
Type: Material
Level: Glimmer
Note: A basic building material, the more the merrier.
Seeing this, Jiang Xun thoughtfully opened his information panel:
【Personal Information】
Name: Jiang Xun
Level: Glimmer
Strength: 3
Agility: 5
Stamina: 4
Intelligence: 8
Magic Value: 161 / 210 (Recovery Rate: 11+33 points / h)
Skills: Acquisition Art: (Level 1)
Indeed, the Magic Value section was exactly 50 points less.
Good heavens!
Jiang Xun roughly guessed the Magic Value calculation method:
A normal adult with 5 Intelligence has 100 Magic Value.
Each point of Intelligence increases the Magic Value limit by 20 points.
And using Acquisition Art to chop down a tree consumes half of a normal person's Magic Value, which is 50 points.
It seemed that most people would still need several days to collect the 100 pieces of wood needed for an upgrade.
After all, a normal person's Magic Value recovery rate was only 5 points per hour.
Jiang Xun also relied on the 【magic source】 rewarded by the system, which gave him a three hundred percent bonus, allowing him to reach 44 points per hour.
Thinking of this, Jiang Xun raised the silver pendant on his chest and kissed it!
Opening his magic book, he indeed saw the area channel already filled with wails:
"Damn it, chopping down a tree with Acquisition Art cost 50 Magic Value!"
"Tell me about it, and the recovery rate is only 5 points per hour. It takes a whole day to fully recover!"
"Help! I didn't check my Magic Value and chopped down two trees. Now I feel completely drained and can barely stand!"
"Hahaha! Good thing I chose the staff, it added 50 more mana, so I can chop one more tree!"
"Bowing to the expert, seeking resource exchange! I have edible berries here!"
"Looks like those who chose axes are blessed; they can still chop trees by hand after running out of Magic Value!"
"Those who chose the novice sword should be able to manage too!"
......
Jiang Xun frowned in thought. It seemed that the recovery rate would also increase with the Magic Value limit.
It just takes a fixed day to fully recover, then...
"Avada Kedavra!"
"Ba La La Energy — Shaluka — Chop Tree!"
After Acquisition Art's cooldown finished, two more embarrassing, unknown incantations popped out of Jiang Xun's mouth.
Another tree and a rock not far away both shattered, turning into basic resources scattered on the ground.
"Awesome!"
Ignoring the raw wood and stones on the ground, Jiang Xun walked straight deeper into the area.
He still hadn't found anything to eat!