Playing with fantasy beasts in the martial arts world

Chapter 3: Guo Fu's Attributes and Terms
He split a few pieces of wood he had gathered, lit dry grass and fallen leaves with flint, and then placed the embers under thin dry branches. As the flames gradually expanded, Cha Nan also placed thicker pieces of dry wood on the fire, leaving enough space between the pieces of wood, but not so much that it would hinder the transfer of heat.

As the flames rose, the entire cave warmed up in no time.

Although this period has been filled with near-death experiences, Cha Nan has already completed the initial transformation of some basic life skills from theory to practice.

Thank you to my past self for staying up all night watching survival shows, knife forging competitions, and donkey hoof repair videos.

Several fist-sized red berries were placed on a stone plate and roasted. After roasting, the raw berries tasted a bit too sour and astringent, but when roasted, they were dried into berries that were very similar to dried cranberries, and were still passable for filling one's stomach.

This is also the easiest food to obtain in the world of fantasy beasts; you can basically find it by just going into any forest.

Of course, these berries would be even better if they were stir-fried with a few foraged mantis egg whites.

Cha Nan had tried it once, and it tasted much better than scrambled eggs with tomatoes. And she didn't know if it was just her imagination, but after eating the mantis chicken and eggs, Cha Nan felt that her body was stronger. The energy she had previously spent on her seniors and juniors had been replenished to some extent.

While stir-frying the red berries, Cha Nan finally checked Guo Fu's attributes and stats.

On the blue light screen, Guo Fu's entire body image floated in the center. At the top right was her slowly recovering health bar, as well as her relatively complete satiety and SAN values. Below that were her attack, defense, work speed, and work adaptability.

"One hundred and seventy-five attack, seventy-five defense, and thirty-three work points... These stats are only slightly better than level one Mian Youyou." Cha Nan smacked his lips in dissatisfaction, feeling like he had acquired a piece of trash, and at the same time, he had some concerns about the potential of the martial arts world.

After all, if the overall level of the martial arts world is too low, it will be of limited help to his development of the fantasy beast world.

Of course, Guo Fu is not a very universally applicable example. After all, she perfectly inherited Guo Jing's dullness, but not his perseverance and tenacity. Although she came from a family with a strong academic background, her own strength level in the martial arts world would at most be only third-rate.

"Her work value is a bit low, but she can do basic jobs such as handicrafts, mining, chopping trees, planting vegetables, and transporting supplies. This is also an advantage of humanoid Palu. Although she is not good at any particular job, she can do a little bit of everything. She is a pretty good helper in the early stages!"

Shifting the gaze to the left, the partner skill is displayed as 'Water Cloud'. The 'player' can enjoy a 200% bonus to water attribute internal energy cultivation through the bond. If the player chooses to ride, the effect will increase to 400%.

"Is this a proper ride?" Cha Nan wasn't sure, since the tech tree couldn't be upgraded and the Palu equipment crafting table couldn't be made.

Of course, not all partner skills need to be activated with Palu equipment. Whether humanoid Palu riding requires a saddle is a question worth considering.

There are many active skills, which basically include all the martial arts of Peach Blossom Island, as well as most of the martial arts of the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan.

Unfortunately, the Nine Yin Manual was not passed down. Perhaps Guo Jing and Huang Rong knew that their eldest daughter's aptitude was too poor and the Nine Yin Manual could not save her. In addition, she was foolish and impulsive, so passing on the Nine Yin Manual to her would be more of a curse than a blessing.

In short, Guo Fu's impressive martial arts skills were displayed like those of a novice, entirely because she was inherently weak, lacked talent, didn't work hard, and the martial arts she learned were not well-suited to her personality.

For example, the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms is the most powerful and fierce external martial art in the world, which is naturally not suitable for women with weaker physiques to learn. On the other hand, the martial arts of Peach Blossom Island rely most on talent, so it would be strange if Guo Fu could learn them.

Finally, there are passive skills, which are the affixes.

The three entries displayed as 'clumsy,' 'frail,' and 'cheerleader' were all disappointing, a truly appalling sight.

The cheerleading squad is the only thing worth watching; it can increase work efficiency by 25%, but what good is that? Chanan brought Palu here to work, not to have Palu supervise his work.

"It seems unlikely that Guo Fu will become a good Palu. Let's look on the bright side. At least she knows a lot of martial arts. If I can learn them, it will give me more security."

Cha Nan casually took out the Palu Ball and released Guo Fu from the team. Guo Fu only felt a blur before her eyes, and Yun Zhonghe, who had been looking fierce and lewd, had disappeared.

The surrounding scenery had completely changed and become unfamiliar. The only thing that still looked somewhat familiar was the man sitting by the campfire, turning over red dried fruit with a stick.

With sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, he was quite handsome, not much less so than Yang Guo in terms of facial features. The only pity was that he was too dark-skinned, unlike Yang Guo who was fair-skinned and clean-cut.

Thinking of Yang Guo, Guo Fu felt a surge of irritation.

Then, surprisingly, he began to find the dark-skinned man in front of him more and more pleasing to the eye, and more and more handsome.

"What's so great about Yang Guo? He's so ordinary... nowhere near as charming as him!" Guo Fu thought to herself, and her temper, which was about to flare up, inexplicably subsided.

However, she forgot for a moment about Yelü Qi, who had died three years ago.

That's her real husband.

"Oh right! Xiang'er and Polu!" Guo Fu suddenly realized that only she had escaped; her younger brother and sister were still missing.

Guo Fu didn't even dare to imagine how miserable they would be if they fell into the hands of that villain Yun Zhonghe.

"Don't worry, when we get back, the time will be set precisely at the moment we left!" Cha Nan said.

"What...do you mean?" Guo Fu couldn't understand.

"It means that we have arrived in another world, and as long as we go back, we will reappear in the lobby of the Andu Old Shop and face that lecherous thief Yun Zhonghe again!" Cha Nan had to explain more clearly.

Cha Nan didn't intend to hide the matter of the Fantasy Beasts World from Guo Fu.

Now that Guo Fu is his Palu, she cannot betray him unless he releases her.

In the setting of the mythical beast Palu, there is no option to defect.

Therefore, no matter how harshly you treat Paru, apart from losing a little SAN value, there won't be any adverse consequences.

"Have we passed through the boundary gate?"

"Wait... why now?"

"Also, Father said that my martial arts skills are not good enough and my internal strength is not qualified, so I shouldn't be able to enter the realm gate!" Guo Fu was slightly relieved after hearing from Cha Nan that her younger siblings were safe for the time being.

Because she was already Chanan's Palu, she naturally had the utmost trust in Chanan.

However, this comprehension ability definitely needs to be improved.

I wonder if I'll ever be able to find a black market dealer and buy her something to help improve her brain function.

(End of this chapter)