Destiny Rekindled

Chapter 9 Identification of Plant Characteristics

After the special affairs team’s popular science training, Qin Chuan already knew how to use the equipment inventory and could take away the herbs and fruits in front of him for emergency use.

He picked the herbs carefully, trying to preserve their medicinal properties as completely as possible, and then put them into his equipment inventory.

As if guessing Qin Chuan's thoughts, the water splashed in front of the low bushes bearing fruits, controlled the water flow to brush past, gently picked up the fallen fruits and placed them on the ground.

By the time Qin Chuan filled an equipment inventory with herbs, which was ten times the amount Shuihua had picked before, there were already more than a dozen fruits piled in front of Shuihua.

"Well done." Qin Chuan rubbed Shuihua's head and put the fruit away.

With Shuihua's ability to identify plants and trees, he gained considerable confidence in his future survival in the wild.

After collecting the fruits, Qin Chuan cupped his hands over his ears and listened carefully.

Just as Shuihua said, he did vaguely hear the sound of flowing water.

Thinking of the introduction in the wilderness survival guide, Qin Chuan lay on the ground without hesitation, with one ear pressed against the ground, trying to capture clearer sounds.

Seeing this scene, Shuihua blinked and looked confused.

"Woof?" (What are you doing?)

"I'm trying to determine which direction the sound of the water is coming from."

"Woof~" (From that side!)
Splash raised a paw and pointed at something with an expression that said, "Do I need to lie on the ground to listen to this?"

Qin Chuan: “…”

He stood up silently and brushed off the dirt on his body without leaving a trace.

I almost forgot that water splashes have extremely keen senses.

"Let's go over there and have a look."

Without hesitation, he lifted his legs and headed in the direction indicated by the splashes.

Shuihua followed Qin Chuan closely, with a thoughtful look on her face.

It was considering whether it should pretend not to have seen what happened just now.

After all, Qin Chuan seemed to have no face...

"Woof~" (This fruit can quickly restore physical strength!)

"Okay, take more."

"Woof~" (This herb can detoxify!)
"Take it away!"

"... "

The man and the beast walked and stopped from time to time, and the empty spaces in the equipment inventory became fewer and fewer.

After following Qin Chuan for several hundred meters, Shuihua suddenly sniffed and a look of surprise appeared on her face.

"Woof! Woof!" (Wait! There's something good nearby!)
"What good stuff?" Qin Chuan stopped and showed an interested look on his face, "Is it some special herb?"

Shuihua sniffed it carefully again and an uncertain look appeared on her face.

"Woof~" (I don't know either, but it should help me a lot.)
"Then let's go and take a look." Qin Chuan spoke decisively.

Improving the level of the contracted spirit beast is currently the main way to become stronger in the dream world.

The Special Affairs Group specifically emphasized this point, and Qin Chuan himself also agreed with it.

If you can really find something good that can make the splash stronger, you must never let it go easily.

Shuihua nodded heavily, sniffed carefully along the way, and finally raised his head suddenly and looked at the cliff on one side of the valley.

About fifty meters above the cliff, a branch stubbornly protrudes from the crevice of the rock. On the branch hangs a water-blue fruit, about the size of an apple, plump and round, with a crystal-like glow on the surface.

It's a good thing at first glance.

"Woof!" (That's it!) Shuihua shouted. Feeling the unique attraction of the fruit, its eyes were full of desire.

“This cliff…”

Qin Chuan walked closer to the cliff in front of him and looked at the fruit fifty meters high.

The cliff was not as steep as a knife, but it was inclined at about seventy degrees. Fortunately, it was covered with rocks, so it was not difficult to find a fulcrum.

For a canine spirit beast like Shuihua, climbing the cliff is very difficult, but for Qin Chuan, although it is a bit troublesome, it is not completely impossible.

After all, many rock climbing techniques are introduced in the wilderness survival guide.

He was sure he had memorized it, but had never put it into practice.

After grabbing the protruding rock at the foot of the mountain to test the feel, Qin Chuan made up his mind.

"Shuihua, wait for me down there. I'll go pick the fruit."

He shouted, grabbed a handful of rock ash on the ground, rubbed his hands, and climbed up without hesitation.

"Woof!" (Be careful!)

Shuihua squatted under Qin Chuan nervously, with its head raised high. Every time Qin Chuan stepped on a new foothold, its expression became more nervous. It did not breathe a sigh of relief until Qin Chuan stood firm again.

One step, two steps...

Qin Chuan quickly climbed to a small platform about ten meters high and took a short rest.

Because it was his first time, he made some small mistakes and consumed more energy than professional rock climbers. At this moment, he no longer had the strength to continue climbing.

He took out a fruit that restored his strength from the equipment inventory and ate it. After resting for a minute or two, Qin Chuan felt that he was almost fully recovered.

Without having time to marvel at the fruit's recovery speed, Qin Chuan quickly used his hands and feet to continue climbing up.

The first time is new, the second time is familiar. This time, Qin Chuan's movements were obviously more agile.

It was not until he climbed to a height of twenty-five meters that he was exhausted again. He took out the second fruit and began to recover.

When he ate the fruit for the third time to recover, he was less than ten meters away from the water-blue fruit on the cliff.

Looking at the bright light on the water-blue fruit, Qin Chuan took all his strength and continued to move forward.

Eight meters... five meters... two meters...

The distance between him and the water blue fruit was getting closer and closer. Just when he was about to reach out and reach the water blue fruit, his feet suddenly felt empty.

The stone that Qin Chuan used as a foothold suddenly broke.

At the critical moment, Qin Chuan quickly changed his center of gravity and barely supported his body with his hands to avoid falling directly.

However, there was no new fulcrum around his feet, so he could only try his best to maintain his current state. As his strength was exhausted, he would eventually fall.

The water below jumped onto the cliff in a hurry to help, but it fell heavily to the ground after climbing less than five meters, looking frustrated and anxious.

Feeling the constant pain in his hands, Qin Chuan gradually calmed down.

"Splash, use Rapids Break on my feet!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a stream of water hit the sole of Qin Chuan's shoes heavily.

The Rapids Breaker, which had flown to a height of nearly fifty meters, no longer had the powerful force it had just released, but the remaining force still easily pushed Qin Chuan up.

The moment the pressure on his hands was released, Qin Chuan took advantage of the momentum to reach upwards, picked the water-blue fruit and threw it into the equipment inventory, while stepping on another fulcrum that was previously out of reach.

He also grabbed the stone in front of him with both hands, and after shaking for a while, he finally stabilized his body.

It worked!
Listening to the cheers of the water below, Qin Chuan showed a bright smile on his face.

(End of this chapter)