Destiny Rekindled

Chapter 11 A second of pause
"Just here."

Qin Chuan carefully observed the surrounding environment and stopped.

At his feet, water splashed in step with him.

In front of the man and the beast stood a large, inward-concave rock. Under their feet was a relatively flat rock surface. The rocks on the sunny slope were dry enough, and the erected rocks could also serve as a rock wall, reducing the difficulty of building a shelter.

This place is only a few dozen meters away from the stream they just discovered. Whether it is the terrain or other factors, Qin Chuan can't find any fault with it.

The textbook-like location made Qin Chuan, who had only read half of the wilderness survival guide, eager to try.

"First, prepare the stone knife and drill wood to make fire..."

Qin Chuan led Shuihua to search around and found a stone the size of a head.

"Splash, rapids break!"

"Woof!" (Here it comes!)
Shuihua responded with a sound, and with a flick of its tail, a powerful stream of water hit the stone hard.

The stone broke into several pieces. Qin Chuan stepped forward to pick them out and soon found a stone with a sharper edge.

A simple stone knife will do the job.

Qin Chuan was quite excited about successfully putting the theory into practice. He quickly searched around and found some dead wood. With the help of Shuihua, he found a vine that could replace the hemp rope. He returned to the shelter where there was nothing and started to work on it.

With the help of a stone knife, a simple fire-making equipment was quickly made.

"Watch out, Shuihua! I'm going to perform a magic trick for you!" Qin Chuan rubbed his hands together, sat cross-legged, grasped both ends of the vine with both hands, and began to pull it repeatedly.

The upright wooden stick wrapped in vines was spinning rapidly driven by the vines. The end polished by the stone knife kept rubbing against the groove carved by the stone knife on another piece of dead wood, making a dull sound.

Shuihua was already curious about the meaning of Qin Chuan's action, and at this moment she widened her eyes and stared at the fire-making device in his hand without blinking.

Five minutes passed.

Qin Chuan looked at the unchanged device in front of him, and calmly shook his slightly sore hands, "It's really not easy to make fire by rubbing two sticks together."

"Woof?" (Is this for making fire?)
Listening to Qin Chuan's words and thinking about the scene she just saw, Shuihua looked suddenly enlightened.

"Yes, in order to survive better here, we need a source of fire." Qin Chuan nodded, took out a fruit that could restore physical strength and ate it, "You go find some food nearby to fill your stomach first, I will continue."

He originally wanted to complete this historic achievement under the witness of Shuihua, but he did not expect that making fire by rubbing two sticks together would be more difficult than he imagined. In this case, he decided to assign some tasks to Shuihua.

"Don't go too far, be careful." After giving a worried reminder, Qin Chuan rubbed his hands and devoted himself to the task of drilling wood to make fire again.

Shuihua glanced at Qin Chuan, then turned and walked towards the dense forest behind him.

Soon, Water Flower ran quickly towards the stream with something in its mouth.

Beside the stream, a squirrel-like creature with fiery red fur and a large tail made entirely of flames was drinking water. When it saw the water splashing towards it, it quickly stopped drinking and a look of vigilance and dissatisfaction appeared in its eyes.

Shuihua stopped and put the two fruits in her mouth on the ground.

"Wang! Wang!"

The little squirrel was stunned for a moment, and then squeaked twice.

After the two spirit beasts exchanged a few words, the little squirrel stepped forward, held the two pieces of fruit in his arms, and quietly followed Shuihua to the shelter.

"Ok?"

Qin Chuan noticed the movement and turned his head, then he saw the little squirrel.

[Spiritual Beast Race: Flame-tailed Squirrel]

[Spiritual Beast Attribute: Fire]

[Spiritual Beast Level: Juvenile Level 3]

[Spiritual Beast Status: Uncontracted]

[Spiritual Beast Introduction: Flame-tailed Squirrel is a fire-type spiritual beast. It is greedy and naughty. As long as you don't steal its food, its personality is quite friendly. ]

"Splash..."

Qin Chuan was about to ask about the situation, but he saw the flame-tailed squirrel use its big tail made of flames to touch the dry firewood piled nearby. "Bear!!!"

With a low explosion, the dry wood was instantly ignited.

After doing all this, the flame-tailed squirrel shook its tail towards Shuihua as a farewell, and walked away with the two fruits in its arms.

Qin Chuan looked at the burning dry firewood, then looked at the innocent-looking Shuihan, and after a moment of silence, he threw away the fire-making device in his hand that had just emitted a wisp of white smoke.

Damn it! The guide misled me!
"Done!"

Qin Chuan stretched out his hand and washed it in a ball of water. He looked at the straight wooden pillars and rolls of hemp ropes and vines in front of him with satisfaction.

After several hours of hard work, his tool has changed from a stone knife to a more efficient stone axe. A pile of dead wood not far away is burning with a vigorous flame, and a strange-looking fish, which is now roasted golden and greasy, is skewered on a wooden stick inserted diagonally next to it.

A juvenile Lv1 rainbowtail fish, caught with Splash.

The next thing to do is to use these wooden pillars and vines to build a simple shed as a temporary shelter.

But don't rush this step.

Qin Chuan glanced at the time.

【07:51:49/08:00:00】【00:00:01】

There are less than ten minutes left before the entrance to the dream world closes.

I’ll deal with the remaining work next time I enter the dream world.

After washing his hands, Qin Chuan sat cross-legged beside the fire, took the fragrant grilled fish, gave half of it to Shuihua, and while tasting it, he stared at the last second displayed on the panel.

Before, he thought it was a normal function.

But after the special affairs group’s explanation, Qin Chuan realized that this might be his special feature, or in the words of the novel, it is the golden finger.

Since it is a golden finger, we must understand its use.

Qin Chuan used his free hand to randomly tap on the panel, trying to find a breakthrough.

Suddenly, his hand stopped.

【07:53:26/08:00:01】【00:00:00】

Looking at the new time display, Qin Chuan was stunned.

He just accidentally touched the panel area corresponding to "08:00:00" and accidentally used up this one second.

This second is added to the original eight o'clock. Does it mean...

Without taking the time to taste the delicious grilled fish, Qin Chuan quickly ate the rest of the grilled fish and stood up. "Shuihua, let's do a little experiment."

Shuihua took a reluctant look at the grilled fish that she had not finished eating, and quickly followed.

Standing in the dense forest, Qin Chuan stared at the time.

【07:59:59/08:00:01】【00:00:00】

On the branch above Qin Chuan's head, a colorful sparrow suddenly flapped its wings and flew up. Its wings accidentally touched a fragile dead leaf, causing it to fly down.

【08:00:00/08:00:01】【00:00:00】

The surroundings suddenly fell into absolute silence, and the sudden quietness allowed Qin Chuan to clearly hear his own heartbeat.

He stared at the fallen leaf that was frozen in front of his eyes, suddenly raised his head to look at the colorful sparrow frozen in the air, and then turned to look at the water splashing around curiously behind him.

"Wang?"

【08:00:01/08:00:01】【00:00:01】

[Entrance to the Dream World Closed]

(End of this chapter)