Chapter 6: Getting Ready to Go on an Adventure
When the last skeleton fell, Jia Zhengjin, having exhausted his stamina, sat panting heavily by the fire. The scorching heat made sweat pour down his body, but the successful escape from danger left him feeling extremely relieved. His wildly beating heart finally began to calm down.
The skeletons' white bones had turned black in the fire, making it hard to imagine that these creatures had been active just moments ago.
The dozen or so skeletons directly raised Jia Zhengjin to level 2 with half the experience bar needed for the next level already filled. He gained a skill point, which could be used to unlock an ability in the skill interface.
Without a doubt, to develop quickly in the early stages and rapidly create metal tools or weapons to deal with the unknown creatures of this world, as well as to advance up the tech tree and unlock higher-level technologies to build necessary facilities for survival, the [Find Ore Veins] ability was the top priority to unlock be it in a game or in this reality.
After unlocking [Find Ore Veins] in the virtual interface with his skill point, Jia Zhengjin felt as if his mind had expanded. He stood up and tried looking into the distance while activating this newly unlocked ability. The dark world before his eyes immediately changed, with strange points of light appearing in the darkness. Red and green lights intertwined, densely packed like city lights.
Jia Zhengjin knew these light points indicated the locations of mineral deposits. Red points represented iron ore, green points - copper ore, white points - silver ore, yellow points - gold ore, and many other minerals each had their own distinct color.
In the forest behind this coastal area, there was an abundance of iron and copper ore, the resources most used in the early stages. This discovery pleased him greatly; he only needed to craft a stone pickaxe to mine these ores! Once he entered the Iron Age of technology, encountering skeletons would be much more manageable.
However, the forest was completely unknown to him. This was a different world with beast-men and undead creatures like skeletons. Who knew what dangerous beings lurked in the dense forest! Perhaps there were more powerful undead creatures, or terrifying magical beasts, or even man-eating plants?
Anything was possible! So before venturing in to explore, he needed to equip himself with at least a set of protective gear.
Moreover, because of the skeletons' appearance, Jia Zhengjin had been too scared to put on clothes and was still naked!
The most urgent task was to craft clothing that could keep him warm and provide some defense.
The most basic clothes were made from plant fibers: a fiber shirt, fiber pants, fiber gloves, fiber shoes, and a fiber hat. If he had to make them by hand, it might take a month or two. But using the crafting function, he only needed to wait briefly for the progress bar to complete, and they would appear!
Clothes made from plant fibers weren't very comfortable to wear, but at least they provided warmth. More importantly, wearing a full set of clothes meant he no longer had to run around naked! Jia Zhengjin had no desire to be a nudist, even in this uninhabited land.
"These clothes are ridiculous! Looks like I'll need to gather resources quickly to make more comfortable equipment!" Jia Zhengjin muttered to himself, not very satisfied as he put on his clothes.
The red moonlight gradually faded, and the blue sun began to climb the sky. Strangely, although the sun was blue, its light illuminating the earth didn't turn the whole world blue, which puzzled Jia Zhengjin.
He sat by the fire all night, not daring to stray too far. He feared there might be more skeletons or undead creatures nearby, or even more dangerous nocturnal beings. Fortunately, nothing else happened, and he safely passed his first night in this other world!
The kindling had mostly burned up, leaving him with over a hundred pieces of charcoal. It seemed that he didn't have to worry about making torches and using charcoal as fuel, as this method of production was quite simple!
As light returned to the land, Jia Zhengjin finally felt less worried. After eating a few coconuts to alleviate his hunger and thirst, he first examined the burned skeletons.
He hadn't dared to touch them at night, fearing they might come back to life, but in daylight, he grew bolder.
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[Message] You obtained bone powder!
[Message] You obtained bones!
[Message] You obtained bone powder...
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The dozen or so skeletons mostly yielded bone powder and bones. Bone powder was an alchemy material, necessary for various potions; bones could be crafted into bone knives for harvesting meat and fur from animal carcasses. However, Jia Zhengjin already had a dagger, so he discarded these bones.
The human skeletons were poor, yielding only bone powder and bones. But from the lion beast-man skeleton, he found the only good item.
[Roar Skill Book] A beast-man intimidation skill, an ability inherited from the beast-men's ancestors. Concentrates power to roar and intimidate enemies, reducing their attack power. Has a chance to scare away weak opponents!
Although it was a beast-man skill, the skill book wasn't race-specific. So once used, Jia Zhengjin could immediately learn to roar.
"How ridiculous! Such a rare treasure as a skill book, and it actually dropped!" Jia Zhengjin certainly wouldn't waste a skill book that could enhance his survival ability. He decisively used the skill book, and soon felt as if new knowledge had been poured into his mind.
"Roar~~!" He recalled the roar description in his mind, then opened his mouth and let out a beast-like, ear-splitting sound from his throat.
"Coo~~" In the nearby forest, a flock of unknown birds were frightened by the roar and flew away fluttering towards the distance.
"Haha! That feels so powerful!" Jia Zhengjin was excited and roared into the air several more times until his stamina was nearly depleted, then obediently sat down to rest.
Using skills also consumed stamina. With Jia Zhengjin's 100 points of stamina, even normal resource gathering would consume it quickly, let alone a combat skill!
Fortunately, this was just the initial state of his stamina. In later stages, he could increase his stamina through monster-slaying or crafting high-level equipment to obtain stamina-boosting gear. He could also use alchemy to create stamina-restoring potions, or learn specific skills to increase his stamina.
In short, it was difficult to raise his stamina too much in the early stages but would become easier later on!
On his second day in this other world, Jia Zhengjin decided to leave the beach area and start exploring the resource-rich forest.
Before setting out, he started to collect materials. He collected a large number of stones from the beach, then cut down several coconut trees for logs and gathered more plant fibers.
He then started crafting . He crafted a [stone axe] for faster tree-cutting, a [stone pickaxe] for mining, a [stone shovel] for digging, and used the rest to make stone spears for combat.
Stone spears could be used for both melee and throwing. However, their production speed was slow, so crafting them on the spot when encountering monsters would surely lead to defeat! But preparing a large number of stone spears in advance could greatly enhance his combat power during his exploration!
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