Destiny Rekindled

Chapter 24 Human Traces
"Is this right here?"

Standing outside the valley, Qin Chuan turned his head to look at the splashes and confirmed again.

"Woof!" (Right here, there is more than one special fruit!)

Shuihua nodded heavily, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke again.

"Woof!" (There's still the scent of the shadow leopard we killed.)
"Hmm..." Qin Chuan touched his chin and fell into thought.

After staying in this world for more than ten days, he also discovered some patterns in his daily searches.

Extraordinary energy exists in every corner of the dream world, but this extraordinary energy is not evenly distributed. Places with more concentrated extraordinary energy are more likely to have more precious resources or fruits that can enhance experience.

But at the same time, places with rich supernatural energy are also more suitable for the growth of spiritual beasts.

So, Splash's two discoveries do not conflict.

If there really is more than one special fruit in the valley, it means that the concentration of extraordinary energy here is richer than any other place he has found before. As the only growth-stage creature nearby, it is reasonable for the Shadow Leopard to occupy this place as its own nest.

And now, the Shadow Leopard has been killed by him.

In this way, the valley in front of us became the safest place.

After all, other spirit beasts dare not enter the shadow leopard's lair.

"set off!"

After figuring out the key points, Qin Chuan waved his hand and entered the valley along the narrow path outside the valley with a splash of water.

The space in the valley was not big. As soon as he entered, he was hit by a fishy smell. Following the smell, Qin Chuan found a cave on a rock wall. There were a lot of broken bones piled at the entrance of the cave.

Obviously, this is the shadow leopard's lair.

The exploration of this place can be put aside for the time being. Qin Chuan looked around and soon saw several fruits with special halos not far away.

There are six in total, three of which are water blue fruits, one of which can increase the level experience of Water Splash by 50 points, and the other three fruits are two khaki and one light green, corresponding to the earth and wind elements respectively.

Although these three are also special fruits, Shuihua cannot absorb them because of their different properties.

The Shadow Leopard did not move for the same reason.

"Woof!" (Clarified Fruit!)

Shuihua walked forward excitedly, circled around the fruit, looked at Qin Chuan eagerly, and swallowed her saliva constantly.

Seeing this scene, Qin Chuan felt a little regretful that he had used the experience gems too early.

Clear fruits can only be used by water-type spirit beasts, but experience gems have no restrictions. No matter how you look at it, experience gems are more important.

But the regret only lasted for a moment.

After putting the three pieces of Cheng fruit into the equipment column, Qin Chuan said seriously, "You have already reached the maximum experience point. Eating Cheng fruit before you advance will have no effect."

"So I'll keep it for you first, and you can eat it after you complete the advancement."

"Woof~" (Okay~)

Although Shuihua felt a little regretful, he quickly cheered up by shaking his tail and looked at the remaining three fruits.

Qin Chuan was in a dilemma, because there was only one empty slot left in his equipment bar, and two fruits with different attributes needed to occupy the two slots.

The other empty spaces were filled with things that Qin Chuan had determined to be necessary based on his experiences over the past ten days, such as fruits that could quickly restore physical strength, herbs that could quickly heal wounds, etc. None of these were indispensable.

But it would be a bit of a loss if you encounter special fruits and don’t take them.

After a little thought, Qin Chuan put the two special earth fruits into the equipment column, and then directly put the special wind fruit in his arms, "Okay, that's it."

If you meet a wind-type spirit beast that you like later, you can send it away to establish a good relationship with it.

Qin Chuan had encountered special fruits with other properties several times before and dealt with them in the same way.

You may not see them when you look up, but you may see them when you look down. Except for the fierce creatures like the Shadow Leopard, Qin Chuan was very friendly to his neighbors. After making sure that there were no special fruits missing, Qin Chuan set his sights on the Shadow Leopard's lair.

The nest is not deep, and everything inside the cave can be seen clearly during the day. The closer to the cave entrance, the stronger the fishy smell.

Qin Chuan walked in with his nose covered, ignoring the uneaten meat in the corner and the claw marks of varying depths on the rock wall. Soon his eyes were attracted by a raised stone platform in the center of the cave.

The stone platform was about half a meter high, with a very flat surface and a small depression in the center.

Qin Chuan stretched out his hand and touched the inside of the pit, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

The inside of the pit is smoother than expected, and it is not rounded, but feels like a series of flat surfaces pieced together, and you can clearly feel the creases of the pit.

just like…

A finely cut crystal was once inlaid here, but was later removed.

"I'm late." After confirming this, Qin Chuan withdrew his hand regretfully.

If nothing unexpected happens, there used to be a valuable resource here, but it had been taken away before he came.

If it was a dark resource, it is possible that the Shadow Leopard used it itself. After all, the Shadow Leopard was only Lv12 and should have advanced not long ago.

If it is a resource with other attributes...

There are too many possible situations.

"Woof~" (What a pity~)

Shuihua, who was standing by, also realized this and showed a regretful expression on her face.

"It's okay. Anyway, the resource we missed can't be water-related." Qin Chuan smiled, comforted himself, and then walked out of the cave. "Next, let's explore the surroundings."

"Six special fruits can grow here, and special resources can be condensed. The extraordinary energy is very rich, which should be able to accelerate your growth."

"I'm going to build another simple shelter here."

“With the cave as a foundation, it won’t take too much time to build.”

Shuihua naturally agreed with Qin Chuan's idea.

Although there are traces left by the Shadow Leopard here, it won't take much time to clean them up.

The man and the beast walked out of the valley, cooperated with each other skillfully, and began to explore and familiarize themselves with the surrounding environment with the valley as the center.

Where are the edible fruits and plants, where are the fruits with other special effects, where are the trees that can be used for construction...

With the experience of building a shelter last time, they were adept at this kind of exploration.

As time went by, the man and the beast explored larger and larger areas, and they were already one kilometer away from the valley.

Just then, Splash made a surprising discovery.

"Woof woof!" (Look at this!)

It picked up something from the ground and ran towards Qin Chuan quickly.

Qin Chuan took the thing that Shuihua brought, took a look at it, and his pupils suddenly shrank.

That's... a stone knife!

Unlike naturally formed stones, the thin and sharp edge of this stone knife had obvious marks of polishing. Qin Chuan was sure that he would not make a mistake.

And that means, there are other players nearby.

Thinking of this, his expression became serious.

Is the other party an enemy or a friend?
(End of this chapter)