"Let's call it the Goblin River from now on!"
From a high vantage point, the river in the forest wound its way forward, stretching all the way to the horizon.
Li ng, perched on a treetop, packed up his wooden board and swiftly slid down the tree.
As soon as he landed, his figure flickered and he dashed down the mountain.
In the following days, Li ng focused on one task: mapping both banks of the Goblin River.
Another new day began in the forest on the southern shore of the Goblin River.
Deep in the dim forest, Li ng walked leisurely, holding a wooden map and making adjustnts with charcoal.
After several days of following the river upstream, Li ng had gained a lot, morizing the topography of the Goblin River's banks.
"This is... hmm, a scent I've never slled before!"
Li ng suddenly halted in his tracks, raising his head slightly and twitching his nose, sniffing the unique scent in the air with his keen sense of sll.
"Could it be a high-level Magical Beast?" he wondered, looking towards the depths of the forest.
The tribe was located at the northern edge of the Goblin Forest, and encountering a high-level Magical Beast was not an easy feat.
In areas inhabited by Barbarians, high-level Magical Beasts were also rarely seen, as Barbarians would consciously drive them away or hunt them.
Despite their strength, the lack of intelligence was the greatest weakness of Magical Beasts, making even the strongest of them targets for hunting.
"Let's go take a look!"
Driven by curiosity, Li ng headed towards the source of the scent.
After walking about three hundred ters, a sunlit clearing appeared in the forest ahead.
Seeing this, Li ng quickly hid behind a large tree, cautiously peeking out to observe.
What he saw left him stunned.
Outside was a forest lake, not very large, about two thousand square ters.
The water was shallow and crystal clear, revealing so round, semi-transparent little creatures.
[Water Sli]
[Level: 1]
[Strength: 1]
[Defense: 1]
[Agility: 1]
[Magic: 3314]
[Elental Affinity: LV3]
The bizarre panel attributes left Li ng, hidden behind the tree, in disbelief. All attributes were 1, even the level was 1, yet the magic value was as high as 3314. Such a high magic attribute value without any attack magic skills was too strange.
"Didn't expect it to be Water Slis!"
Hiding behind the tree, Li ng looked greedily at the Water Slis in the lake. The skill of the Water Slis was exactly what he needed. With the "Elental Affinity" skill, the problem of insufficient magic could be perfectly solved.
Li ng glanced at the ground, bent down, and picked up a stone about half the size of his fist, weighing it in his hand.
He looked towards the lake, searching for a target.
"You're the one!"
Li ng locked onto the nearest Water Sli, assuming a throwing stance from behind the tree.
With a powerful throw of his right hand, the stone flew out.
"Smack!"
The stone crossed over twenty ters and struck a Water Sli, bursting it like a balloon with a "pop," its remnants quickly dissolving into the water.
Li ng was montarily stunned by the sight.
anwhile, the death of their companion startled the Water Slis, causing them all to dissolve into water and disappear without a trace.
Seeing the Water Slis vanish, Li ng, hidden behind the tree, was dumbfounded.
"How am I supposed to catch them now?"
Li ng walked out from behind the tree, speechless, looking at the calm lake, feeling at a loss.
"I don't believe you won't co out!"
After a while, Li ng turned away from the lakeshore and hid back in the forest.
Ti passed slowly, hour after hour.
Three hours later, in the forest by the lakeshore.
"Why is there still no movent?"
Li ng, hiding behind a tree, peeked at the lakeshore. It had been so long, yet the lake remained still.
"Could it be they won't co out?"
Helpless, Li ng continued to wait.
Another hour passed...
Another day passed...
Three days later, at noon, in the forest by the lakeshore.
"Damn it, co out already!"
Li ng, holding a huge rock, angrily walked out of the forest.
The boulder was thrown with a "splash," landing in the water.
"Co out, co out!"
Frustrated, Li ng picked up stones from the lakeshore and threw them into the lake, causing water to splash everywhere.
The sound of splashing water echoed through the area.
"Not coming out, huh? Let's see how long you can hide!"
Three days of waiting had exhausted Li ng's patience.
He quickly approached a large boulder on the lakeshore, pulling it out of the ground with both hands.
"I'll crush you!"
The several-ton boulder was hurled out, flying dozens of ters before crashing heavily into the water.
With a "boom," a massive column of water shot into the sky, causing the water's surface to ripple violently, forming small waves that slowly spread out.
After venting his frustration, Li ng lay on the lakeshore, panting heavily.
"You little cuties, you really know how to waste my ti!"
Li ng grumbled as he crawled to the water's edge, gulping down lake water.
"Ugh, what is this stuff, no taste at all!"
After a few sips, Li ng spat out the lake water in disgust.
[Skill Devour successfully activated, acquired skill "Elental Affinity"]
The sudden system prompt left Li ng stunned.
"What the... this works?"
Li ng was shocked, feeling a mix of emotions.
He had waited for three days, only to acquire the "Elental Affinity" skill in such an unexpected way.
"Could the water in this lake be made of parts of the Water Slis' bodies?"
The water had no taste at all, clearly not ordinary water. If it wasn't water, then what was it?
With a thought, Li ng opened his character panel.
[Na: Gobu ng]
[Race: Goblin]
[Level: 15]
[Strength: 1675]
[Defense: 1659]
[Agility: 591]
[Magic: 1086]
[Charm: 0]
[Luck: 11]
[Devour: Chance to acquire skills by devouring the flesh of Magical Beasts]
[Steel Skin: LV5 (Strength 1500, Defense 1500, Agility 500)]
[Wind Blade: LV1]
[Body Regeneration: LV5]
[Heart Speech: LV1]
[Ice Elent Control: LV1]
[Berserk: LV1]
[Limb Enhancent: LV1 (Strength 50, Agility 50)]
[Elental Affinity: LV1 (Magic 1000)]
The magic value indeed increased, soaring by a thousand.
"Could the water in this lake be liquid ford by magic?"
Realizing this possibility, Li ng hurried back to the water's edge and drank several large gulps of lake water.
But it turned out Li ng was overthinking it. The magic attribute value didn't change at all.
"Looks like I was overthinking!"
With an awkward smile, Li ng stood up.
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