"Big brother, I was wrong, please spare me!"
"It hurts so much, please don't kill me, we're both from Earth!"
"I was wrong, I really didn't mean to ambush you, please spare me this one time!"
"Ambushing others, you deserve it! Everyone, let's disperse!"
"You were ambushed and counter-killed, you're too weak!"
Although the brown scorpion was frantically begging for mercy in the chat channel, Qin Feng showed no signs of stopping. Before long, he had devoured half of the brown scorpion's head.
"You have killed an Earth Scorpion Cub. Reputation +3."
The Earth Scorpion Cub stopped struggling, lying motionless on the ground. Only after hearing the system prompt did Qin Feng dare to relax.
"Hiss~ It only added reputation, no growth progress? Could it be that killing other creatures doesn't grant experience points?"
A major guess he had was overturned, but Qin Feng knew now wasn't the time to ponder these questions, as the intense battle just now had lowered his satiety to a critical point.
"Satiety -10%."
"Your satiety is below 20%. You have gained the 'Beginner Weakness' trait. All attributes -20%."
"A scorpion is a scorpion, I guess. Its head is quite crunchy, like eating a crispbread!"
Qin Feng gritted his teeth and started gnawing on the scorpion's corpse.
"Satiety +15%."
"Satiety +15%."
...After devouring most of the scorpion's corpse and reaching 80% satiety, Qin Feng finally stopped eating.
"Earth Scorpion Cub (Normal) +1."
Attempting to put the corpse into his storage backpack, which only had ten empty slots, Qin Feng unexpectedly succeeded, and it only took up one slot.
"Earth Scorpion Cub (Normal): The corpse of a common Earth Scorpion Cub. It contains faint earth elements. Its tail can be used in medicine and has a relatively high value. Can be sold for: 11 copper coin."
"Sell!"
Seeing the selling price was over 10 points, Qin Feng had a thought and chose to sell it.
"Sale successful: copper coin +11."
"Buy white intelligence!"
"Purchase successful: White Intelligence +1."
"White Intelligence +1: Generates a random piece of intelligence within one kilometer of you."
"A 10% trigger chance is still a bit too low. I hope this white intelligence can give me some surprise!"
Qin Feng had a thought and opened the white scroll in front of him.
"Activation successful: At your one o'clock direction, 800 meters away, there is a clean pond with drinkable water. A large amount of water-drawing grass grows by the pond. (White)"
"Is this really white intelligence? I'm almost embarrassed to take both food and drink. Eight hundred meters in the one o'clock direction isn't too far off my target, so I might as well go take a look!"
Putting away the intelligence scroll, Qin Feng immediately headed towards the one o'clock direction, moving through the decaying leaves.
Rustle ~
Rustle ~
After passing a few moss-covered bluestones, Qin Feng keenly noticed that the air here was much more humid.
Continuing forward, standing at the top of a triangular green peak, Qin Feng successfully took in the scene ahead.
A pond, which for him was practically a lake, lay quietly surrounded by the forest. The water surface shimmered under the sunlight, and a lush circle of green grass grew around it.
Qin Feng scanned the surroundings, found no danger, and then cautiously continued forward until he reached the edge of the pond.
Gulp ~
Gulp ~
He lowered his head and drank several mouthfuls of the pond water. The water was clear, sweet, and refreshing.
"Satiety +5%."
After drinking his fill, Qin Feng tried to collect some of the pond water into his backpack, but found he had no container to hold it, making it impossible.
"This must be the water-drawing grass!"
Spending 10 copper coin just to drink pond water was something Qin Feng naturally didn't want to do, so he immediately turned his attention to the lush green grass by the water.
These green grasses were exceptionally tender, and their leaves were covered with a thin mist. If he weren't a carnivorous magical beast, he would have actually wanted to take a few bites.
Qin Feng tried to wrap his tail around a stalk of green grass, crawl backward, and pull hard.
Thump ~
Using all his strength, which was as high as eight points, he finally managed to pull out a stalk of green grass by the roots after a moment.
"Satiety -5%."
"Growth Experience +1."
"water-drawing grass (Normal) +1."
"water-drawing grass (Normal): A plant that grows by the water. It contains faint water elements and abundant water resources. It is an ideal food for herbivores and a favorite drink ingredient for Adventurers. Selling price: 3 copper coin."
"What's going on? Pulling grass can increase growth experience?"
Qin Feng was bewildered, then his face lit up with joy.
"There must be hundreds, if not a thousand, stalks of water-drawing grass here. Tell the Mountain Wolf I won't be looking for him today!"
Qin Feng immediately flicked his Lizard tail, wrapped it around another stalk of water-drawing grass, and pulled hard.
Thump ~
Compared to the first stalk of water-drawing grass, this one took twice as long. Only then did Qin Feng manage to pull it out by the roots.
"Satiety -5%."
"Growth Experience +1."
"water-drawing grass (Normal) +1."
"Hiss~ This water-drawing grass is quite difficult to pull out."
Qin Feng panted and rested for a moment before starting to pull the third stalk of water-drawing grass.
"Get up!"
Thump ~
The third stalk of water-drawing grass took even more time, but Qin Feng successfully pulled it out.
"Satiety -5%."
"Growth Experience +1."
"water-drawing grass (Normal) +1."
Rustle ~
Rustle ~
Just as Qin Feng was resting among the water-drawing grass, he suddenly heard the rustling of leaves in the distance and immediately tensed up.
"Someone... no... a magical beast is coming?"
Hiding among a patch of lush water-drawing grass, Qin Feng cautiously poked his head out to observe.
Rustle ~
The next second, he saw a magical beast resembling a silly roe deer bounding from the direction of the forest, rustling the weeds it passed.
Crunch ~
The silly roe deer arrived at the pond's edge, took a bite of the water-drawing grass by the pond, and its eyes immediately lit up as it began to tear and chew heartily.
"Its size is many times greater than mine, and its combat power is at least several times higher. Although it's an herbivorous magical beast, it's safer not to be discovered!"
Qin Feng hid among the water-drawing grass, holding his breath, waiting for the magical beast to eat and drink its fill and then leave on its own.
However, the next second, something unexpected happened.
Gurgle gurgle ~
The calm surface of the pond suddenly made an unusual sound of flowing water, and a small, fountain-like jet of water erupted.
Seeing this, the silly roe deer didn't retreat but advanced, leaning its head closer to observe the gushing water column, its eyes filled with large question marks.
Thump ~
The next second, the pond was broken open, water splashed everywhere, and a large Water Elemental, entirely azure blue and robust, rose from the lake's surface.
The Water Elemental, over two meters tall, looked down at the silly roe deer. It suddenly extended its arms and dragged the silly roe deer, which had extended its head, into the pond.
Gurgle ~
Gurgle ~
The silly roe deer drank its fill in the pond and happily floated on the surface. The pond's surface returned to calmness.
"This place is too dangerous, it's simply not... a Lizard... a place where a Lizard can stay!"
Having witnessed this scene firsthand, Qin Feng, who had originally regarded this place as paradise, no longer dared to linger and hurriedly scurried into the forest.
"Little Lizard!"
Qin Feng was startled and turned his head to look, only to see the Water Elemental, at some unknown moment, had extended its pointed head from the pond.
"Find a water-attribute treasure or a human water-attribute mage and bring them here, and I can give you a large amount of water-drawing grass!"
Hearing this, Qin Feng quickened his pace without looking back.
Who knew if this Water Elemental was trying to trick him into stopping, only to then take him out with a water arrow.
After all, even a mosquito's leg is still meat, and he was still a big Lizard...