After learning from the Special Affairs Group, Qin Chuan already knew how to use the equipnt item slot and could take the herbs and fruits before his eyes for ergencies.
He carefully picked the herbs, trying to preserve their dicinal properties as intact as possible, and then stored them in the equipnt item slots.
Guessing Qin Chuan's intentions, Water Flower approached a low bush bearing fruit, controlling the water to sweep past and gently catch the falling fruits, placing them on the ground.
By the ti Qin Chuan had filled an equipnt item slot with herbs, amounting to ten tis what Water Flower had picked before, there were already over a dozen pieces of fruit piled up in front of Water Flower.
"Good job," Qin Chuan praised as he rubbed Water Flower's head and carefully collected the fruits.
With Water Flower's Grass and Wood Recognition trait, he beca quite confident about the upcoming wilderness survival.
Having secured the fruits, Qin Chuan cupped his hands around his ears and listened attentively.
Just as Water Flower had ntioned, he indeed faintly heard the sound of the water flow.
Thinking of the description in the Wilderness Survival Guide, Qin Chuan hesitated no more and lay on the ground, one ear pressed to the earth, attempting to capture a clearer sound.
Seeing this, Water Flower blinked, showing a puzzled expression.
"Woof?" (What are you doing?)
"I'm trying to figure out which direction the sound of the water flow is coming from."
"Woof~" (It's from that way!)
Water Flower lifted a paw, pointed in a certain direction, and wore an expression that seed to say, "Do you really need to lie on the ground to hear that?"
Qin Chuan: "..."
He silently stood up and discreetly dusted the dirt off himself.
He had almost forgotten that Water Flower possessed extrely keen senses.
"Let's go. Let's check over there."
Without hesitation, he lifted his feet and moved in the direction Water Flower had pointed.
Water Flower followed closely behind Qin Chuan with a thoughtful look on its face.
It was considering whether it should pretend not to have seen what had just happened.
After all, it seed that Qin Chuan was rather embarrassed...
"Woof~" (This fruit can quickly restore energy!)
"Good, take more."
"Woof~" (This herb can detoxify!)
"Take it!"
"..."
As the duo made their way in stops and starts, the empty spaces in the equipnt item slots were also gradually filling up.
After following Qin Chuan for several hundred ters, Water Flower suddenly sniffed the air, its face showing a hint of surprise.
"Woof! Woof!" (Wait! Sothing good is nearby!)
"What good thing?" Qin Chuan stopped in his tracks, his face showing interest, "Is it another special herb?"
Water Flower sniffed carefully again, its face uncertain.
"Woof~" (I'm not sure, but it should be of great help to .)
"Then let's have a look," Qin Chuan declared decisively.
Enhancing a Contracted Spiritual Beast's level was one of the main thods to increase power in the Dream World.
This was sothing the Special Affairs Group had stressed, and Qin Chuan wholeheartedly agreed.
If they really could find sothing that would strengthen Water Flower, they couldn't simply pass it by.
Water Flower nodded vigorously and sniffed attentively along the way, finally lifting its head sharply to look at the cliff side of the valley.
At about fifty ters high on this mountain cliff, a stubborn branch was protruding from a crevice in the rocky surface. Hanging from the branch was a water-blue fruit roughly the size of an apple, plump and round, its surface having a sparkling radiance.
It was clearly sothing good.
"Woof!" (That's it!)
Water Flower barked, feeling the unique allure of the fruit; desire filled its eyes.
"This cliff…"
Qin Chuan approached the cliff before him and looked again at the fruit fifty ters above.
The cliff was not as steep as cut by a knife, but it still had an inclination of about seventy degrees. Fortunately, there were plenty of rocks scattered above, making it not too difficult to find footholds.
For Water Flower, a canine-type Spiritual Beast, climbing a cliff was extrely difficult, but for Qin Chuan, although it was a bit troubleso, it was not entirely impossible.
After all, the Wilderness Survival Guide had detailed nurous rock climbing techniques.
He was certain he had morized them well, even if he had never practiced them.
Testing the grip on the protruding rocks at the base of the mountain, Qin Chuan made up his mind.
"Water Flower, wait for down here, I'll go pick the fruit."
He shouted, grabbed a handful of rock dust from the ground to rub on his hands, and without hesitation started to climb.
"Woof!" (Be careful!)
Water Flower sat apprehensively below Qin Chuan, gazing up. With every new footing Qin Chuan found, its expression grew tenser, only relaxing when Qin Chuan steadied himself.
One step, two steps...
Qin Chuan quickly climbed to a small platform about ten ters high and began a short rest.
Due to this being his first attempt, he had made a few minor mistakes and had expended more energy than a professional climber would have, leaving him without the strength to continue upwards at the mont.
He reached into his equipnt slot, took out a fruit that restored stamina, and ate it. After resting for a minute or two, Qin Chuan felt almost fully revived.
Without ti to marvel at the fruit's recovery speed, he hastened to climb further up using his hands and feet.
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger; this ti Qin Chuan's movents were distinctly more agile.
It was only when he reached twenty-five ters high that he had to stop again, exhausted, taking out a second fruit to recover.
By the ti he had eaten the third fruit for recovery, he was less than ten ters away from the water-blue fruit on the cliff.
Gazing at the glistening light on the water-blue fruit, Qin Chuan made one last-push upwards.
Eight ters... five ters... two ters...
He was getting closer and closer to the water-blue fruit, just within reach, when suddenly there was empty space beneath his foot.
The stone Qin Chuan had been stepping on as his foothold suddenly broke off.
In this critical mont, Qin Chuan swiftly redistributed his weight, barely managing to support his body with his hands, preventing a direct fall.
However, without a new foothold for his floating foot, he could only struggle to maintain his position. As his strength drained away, he would ultimately fall.
Water Flower, panicked, leaped onto the cliff to help, but after climbing less than five ters, it fell heavily to the ground, its face filled with frustration and anxiety.
Feeling the growing soreness in his hands, Qin Chuan gradually cald down.
"Water Flower, use Rapid Stream Break on my footsoles!"
The words had barely left him when a stream struck fiercely against the soles of Qin Chuan's shoes.
The Rapid Stream Break, having ascended nearly fifty ters, no longer had the strong force it did upon release, but its remaining montum was still enough to easily push Qin Chuan upwards.
In the instant his hands were relieved of pressure, Qin Chuan seized the montum to reach upwards, snatching the water-blue fruit and tossing it into his equipnt slot, while his foot found another previously unreachable foothold.
His hands also caught onto the rocks before him and after so shaking, he finally stabilized his stance.
He had succeeded!
Listening to Water Flower's jubilant barking from below, a radiant smile appeared on Qin Chuan's face.
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