The storm finally dissipated an hour later.
Jiang Yi returned to the small pond, dragged his belongings onto the central stone, and set up a tent.
He cleaned the hanging pot, gathered firewood, and used flint to start a fire by the shore.
Many of the surrounding Hilichurls had left with the Abyss Mage!
The south was becoming increasingly dangerous, but the north, conversely, had become safe.
Only one or two Hilichurl camps remained.
The fish, which had started to smell bad on the way, was discarded by Jiang Yi and buried directly in the dirt!
It took him some time to spear another one.
Adding Mushrooms, small lamp grass, dendro slime, and Black Bass, a delicious bowl of fish soup was complete!
Jiang Yi, who had been starving, devoured it, licking the pot clean.
The dendro slime, which was originally unpalatable, had an unexpectedly crisp texture after cooking, losing its astringency, with only a faint bitterness and a full, sweet flavor.
The small lamp grass was fresh! The Mushrooms were smooth!
The fish, aside from lacking a bit of seasoning, was perfect.
No industrial pollution, that's great!
After eating his fill, his bones felt itchy, and his left hand was completely recovered.
He ran ten laps around the small pond, his body gradually warming up, and that feeling of evolution returned!
Jiang Yi intensified his efforts and ran another twenty laps.
However, without a life-or-death crisis, his adrenaline didn't surge, and his speed couldn't compare to his swiftness when fleeing.
Embracing the idea of developing his body with this useless Golden Finger, Jiang Yi began to do push-ups, immediately completing a hundred.
His movements were standard, and he was drenched in sweat!
His muscles were prominent, his physique slender, and his toes strong enough to dig a three-bedroom, one-living-room space into the ground.
In the standing long jump, he leaped three meters in one go.
He looked invigorated, feeling as if he was becoming a superman.
Grrr!
In just two short hours, his stomach was rumbling with hunger!
"Is this the price of strength? It's nothing!" Jiang Yi wiped away some sweat.
He lit a fire, cooked, and ate a snack!
Two fish, three dendro slime, three small lamp grass, five Mushrooms, a whole pot full!
This time, he ate slowly and methodically, sucking the fish bones clean, extracting the marrow, and gnawing the fish heads clean.
After a rest, he did another hundred sit-ups, a hundred squats, and a hundred frog jumps.
Then, excretion and bathing.
Lighting a fire, eating dinner!
Exercising, swimming, holding his breath, catching fish.
His lung capacity became longer, and his reaction time for catching fish became faster, quickly reaching the state of catching fish barehanded, as in the game.
For a late-night snack, he ate more fish, paired with sweet flower, Mint, and Matsutake.
Bathing in the moonlight, he performed a set of military combat Moves from his military training.
Ten times, to loosen his muscles and bones.
Seeing the moon high in the sky, he nestled into his tent and went to sleep on time.
The next day, he added the universally practiced Tai Chi in the morning, focusing on breathing exercises and calming push hands.
He seemed to perceive the movement of his Qi and blood.
Jiang Yi experienced the joy of practicing martial arts and its mysteries for the first time.
Perhaps he could go to Liyue and find a master!
This thought flashed through his mind as he continued his cultivation from the previous day.
Breakfast, snack, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner, late-night snack. Six meals a day, twenty fish, almost depleting the pond's ecosystem.
Running, push-ups, sit-ups... all kept up.
He continuously improved himself, taking advantage of the feeling of evolution.
In a crisis-ridden Teyvat, can ordinary people go out without level 90 strength?
Three days later, the terrifying erect ape stood up.
The resources in the small pond could no longer support his physical training and evolution, so he cast a greedy gaze towards the wild boars in the forest.
It is said that Paimon's combat strength is one-fifth of a wild boar.
He felt that he could now defeat ten Paimons without even breathing hard.
With a final sense of caution, he walked into the forest, used a wooden stick to dig a large pit, and set up a trap.
At night, wild boars seemed to come to the pond to drink water!
This path was one of the animal trails.
Holding a sharpened two-meter-long wooden stick, he waited quietly.
In the evening, gurgling sounds came.
Three Hilichurl Fighters chased a small wild boar, gnawing on an Apple, as they ran past.
"Mosi!" (Eat)
"Mita!" (Meat)
"Enemies on a narrow road!" Jiang Yi looked at their direction and felt that these three Hilichurl were likely the same three who had chased him when he woke up.
That Hilichurl camp was also one of the few strongholds that had not followed the Abyss Mage forward but were collecting supplies in the rear.
When he spied, he saw exquisite treasure chests filled with swords, Ore, crowns, feathers, similar to artifacts.
"I'm sorry! I know your identity, but now you are just murderous monsters!"
Jiang Yi gripped his long spear, letting go of the injustice and "Mercy" he felt in the game for some Hilichurl being Khaenri'ah remnants.
Through breathing and calming his mind, he cleared away distracting thoughts.
As an ordinary person, he didn't have much fighting experience, let alone killing enemies.
Rushing out directly would easily make him forget his Moves, become flustered, his mind blank, and fight purely by instinct.
Therefore, instead of regretting it afterward, it was better to practice and deduce before the battle: how to dodge that Move, how to break that Move, and how to pierce the enemy.
Tai Chi, military combat Moves, Tai Chi sword... they might not be useful, but they were better than knowing nothing.
According to Lumine's analogy, one Hilichurl has the combat strength of three wild boars.
Jiang Yi watched them run wildly in the forest, never entering the trap.
The small wild boar was tired from being led around by the three Hilichurl and was directly knocked out by random sticks.
"A free pig!" Jiang Yi's mouth curved slightly. As the Hilichurl sang and carried the wild boar, preparing to head back, he leaped down from the tree.
His gaze was fixed tightly on the back of the last Hilichurl's head, and the long spear in his hand thrust out with the precision of spearing a fish.
The spearhead pierced through the blood-stained mask. With a crack, after successfully killing one Hilichurl, the long spear broke under the immense force.
"Darn it!" Jiang Yi stepped forward, about to ambush the other two Hilichurl who had their backs to him.
The Hilichurl on the left reacted, letting out a terrified, angry shout!
"Unu!" (One)
"Ya!" (Human)
Jiang Yi, following his practiced plan, immediately delivered a lightning-fast five-hit combo.
Left hook, right hook, left kick, right kick, and then a double-handed Parry and Block!
With two thuds, the left and right punches left this Hilichurl a bit bewildered.
A pain in his groin, and his body tilted forward.
Those two kicks were the White Crane Spreads Wings from Tai Chi.
The final Parry and Block blocked the Hilichurl's wooden stick, and he punched it in the mask.
He then pulled back, avoiding the attack of the other Hilichurl, picked up the dead Hilichurl's wooden stick, and confronted them.
Without further ado, the Hilichurl performed a jumping slash and a continuous stick attack.
Jiang Yi also swung his stick upwards.
Three days apart, one should be seen in a new light.
I've leveled up!
With a loud shout, the sticks collided, and the Recoil force traveled from his tiger's mouth to his arm.
Jiang Yi's adrenaline surged, his face grim, overpowering the Hilichurl.
After a fierce struggle, with a heavy thud, the two Hilichurl lay on the ground, covered in wounds.
Jiang Yi panted heavily, both nervous and excited.
Killing Hilichurl by his own ability was something he had never imagined.
Reviewing the battle, aside from the smooth start, things got a bit chaotic afterward.
The Hilichurl often sparred with each other, and their fighting and coordination were quite good, forcing him into dangerous situations several times.
He only managed to gain the upper hand by relying on his body's explosive power.
Jiang Yi took three masks, the wooden sticks, and the wild boar, and only buried the Hilichurl after returning to the pond.
"I killed three Hilichurl who came out to hunt. Will other Hilichurl come looking for them?" Jiang Yi felt a bit uneasy. If a Mitachurl or a Hilichurl with element arrows appeared, he might not be able to defeat them.
Reality is not a game.
You can't fight with full strength when you have only one drop of blood left.
Injuries can be fatal!