Playing with fantasy beasts in the martial arts world

Chapter 5 They really treat her like Palu

A golden light spread out, and two low-level Palu Balls and five pieces of Palu Ore popped out of the wooden treasure chest.

At the same time, Cha Nan's face lit up with joy, and she quickly opened the technology tree panel.

As expected, the previously dark technology panel is now lit up. All panels with two or fewer technology points that do not require prerequisites are now lit up. Looking at the lower left corner, it shows that there are two ordinary technology points remaining.

In retrospect, not having levels is actually quite good. Although we lose the attribute points for leveling up and the technology points for level rewards, we are no longer restricted by levels.

Provided the conditions are met, even technologies at levels 50 or 60 can be activated.

"Finally, we can power on the Palu terminal and the original workbench."

"It's a pity. If only I had three tech points, I could have also unlocked the low-level Palu Ball crafting skill." Cha Nanyou was somewhat dissatisfied.

As for early tools like stone pickaxes and stone axes, Cha Nan didn't intend to waste precious technology points; he figured he could easily make them himself by hand.

Once you have more Palu under your command, you won't need to do everything yourself.

Guo Fu looked at the several sky-blue, shimmering fragments of Palu mineral and seemed to recall something. She said, "This gem... I feel like I've seen it somewhere before."

Cha Nan didn't even look up, sorting through her spoils, and said with a smug look, "Isn't that what your sister is wearing around her neck!"

"Here it's called Paru Mine Fragment, though you might call it something different!"

Cha Nan had his eye on the string of beads around Guo Xiang's neck long ago. The energy fluctuations emanating from those beads were very similar to those from the fragments of the Palu ore, and they had even triggered a reaction on the panel. He had coveted them several times, and in previous encounters, he had even tried to trade or steal them, but unfortunately, he had not succeeded. Later, due to various accidents, he was constantly implicated and died, which made him think of giving up contacting these unlucky three siblings. Unexpectedly, this time his luck had turned around.

"Oh! I remember now, that was a birthday present that Grandpa gave to Xiang'er two years ago."

"I heard it's a treasure my grandfather brought from another world through a portal. Wearing it for a long time can accelerate the condensation of internal energy," Guo Fu said, without a trace of envy or jealousy in her tone.

When Guo Xiang was born, she was already sixteen or seventeen years old. Over the years, her parents had been busy guarding Xiangyang, so she had taken care of her younger siblings most of the time.

To Guo Fu, Guo Xiang was both a younger sister and a daughter.

Cha Nan was taken aback when he heard this. He hadn’t expected that the fragments of the Palu ore could increase the speed of cultivating internal energy. If that were true, wouldn’t he be able to take off in the martial arts world once he developed his skills and unlocked the quarry and crusher?
After all, a crusher can turn rocks into Palu ore fragments.

Of course, this requires the cooperation of a Palu with watering properties, and the so-called 'stones' here are not ordinary stones that can be found everywhere, but a special kind of black stone that is three to four times heavier than ordinary stones of the same volume.

These stones may contain trace amounts of Palu minerals.

In most cases, fragments of Palu ore are hidden within these large rocks, and a small amount can be obtained by chiseling open these black rocks.

As for those brightly lit Palu mines, they definitely exist in this fantasy world, but they are extremely difficult to find, and are probably occupied by some powerful Palu as their habitat.

Don't ask Cha Nan how he knows; he died so many times before, it wasn't for nothing.

Although he was stuck in the martial arts world, he still managed to learn some general information through merchants traveling between the north and south.

In the world of fantasy beasts, he also explored some areas as much as possible, and gained a general understanding and speculation about the changes after the game map was made into a world.

With the Paru Ore fragments and the technology unlocked, the next step is to find a place to establish the first outpost.

Cha Nan naturally wanted to find a place with abundant resources to establish a base.

Wood, stone, iron ore, and most importantly, Paru ore fragments are the most crucial resources in the early game.

“Building a stronghold requires eight standard timbers, three blackstone blocks, and one Paru ore fragment.”

"Now we need to cut down trees and collect black stones."

Cha Nan had originally collected some wood and stones, but they were all destroyed during his previous deaths.

Of course, the main reason for not setting up a base beforehand was the lack of technology points. Activating the Palu terminal wasn't difficult with wood and stone. Cha Nan turned to look at Guo Fu, who was still clutching her clothes and not fully dressed. Her gaze lingered on the spot that drew her attention for two seconds before she said, "Your internal injuries should be healed by now!"

"Alright, go and cut down the trees. Remember, they must be trees that are at least as thick as one person can hug, and the pieces of wood must be half a foot long and five fingers wide."

Such strict requirements are naturally a change brought about by the realism of the game. Those branches that can be picked up anywhere on the ground can only be used as firewood and cannot be used as crafting materials.

The slight smile that had just appeared on Guo Fu's face suddenly froze.

No, how could such a delicate and beautiful girl like her be asked by this dark-skinned guy to go logging?

Are you still being unreasonable?
I'm so angry! I really want to chop off his arm!
"Give me tools. I can't go chopping empty-handed!" Guo Fu said angrily.

Although she didn't know why, she could never refuse Cha Nan's requests.

"I'll figure it out myself. I'll just find some suitable guys. I'm not exactly well-off here!" Cha Nan said, waving his hand.

If he remembered correctly, Guo Fu also had a dagger that could cut through iron like mud. Although it was not suitable for felling trees, it should be barely usable after adding a long handle and weighting it with stones.

"If I'm going to cut down trees, what will you be doing?" Guo Fu pouted, walking towards a large tree that was as thick as one person could hug, and said this with dissatisfaction.

“I’ll go find a way to save your brother and sister!” Cha Nan said.

He wasn't just making empty promises; he genuinely meant it.

Saving the Guo siblings would be very beneficial to him, as it would help him quickly establish himself in the martial arts world and systematically learn all the knowledge related to martial arts, laying a solid foundation.

In the short term, the world of fantasy beasts is only suitable as a secret base. Humans are social animals, and Cha Nan also needs to interact and communicate with his fellow humans to gain a sense of belonging.

In the dangerous world of martial arts, even with an immortality buff, mastering strong martial arts skills is still essential for surviving well and enjoying life.

"Oh! Then... good luck!" Guo Fu wedged the dagger in her hand into a wooden stick, then tied it tightly with scraps of cloth torn from her clothes, and began to use her internal force to chop down the tree. Even though her wrists ached from the shock of the iron-hard tree, she did not stop. She just muttered something under her breath, and it was unclear whether she was talking badly about Cha Nan.

Watching the spoiled young lady turn into a little pushover under her tutelage (tiaojiao), Cha Nan felt gratified. She glanced at the other girl's protruding buttocks a few more times before looking away.

Although Guo Fu did not turn around to look at Cha Nan, she instinctively felt the other's burning gaze and the location where his gaze lingered. She involuntarily squeezed her plump legs together, and her logging movements became somewhat distorted, like those posed photos of internet celebrities who are trying to flaunt their influence, wanting to show off but also afraid of showing too much.

Cha Nan saw this and immediately understood with a smile.

He now has another reason to succeed in passing the challenge.

After all, if he were to die again and the game were to rewind, Guo Fu and he would no longer have the same relationship.

Following the route I remembered, I walked deeper into the forest, searching for black stones that could be used as materials, as well as searching for level one cotton.

Cha Nan's first real mythical beast, Palu, was Mian Youyou.

Although Mian Youyou is the lowest level of mythical beast, it has a very powerful innate skill... self-destruct!
Meanwhile, its companion skill 'Fluffy Shield' is essentially a layer of armor, making it a prime example of a powerful and defensive early-game pet.

Cha Nan had observed some battles between mythical beasts and found that even low-level Palu at levels one or two had mastered at least three active skills.

So as long as you're not too unlucky, the probability of getting Cotton Yoyo, who has the self-destruct skill, is quite high.

Self-destruct is a type of non-attribute pet skill with high single-target damage. After self-destructing, the pet will return to the team and enter a near-death state. It can be slowly restored by placing it in the stronghold.

No matter how powerful Yun Zhonghe is, if he gets hit by Mian Youyou's self-destruction, he will at least be seriously injured.

At that time, if Chanan still had a Palu Ball, he could have tried to capture Yun Zhonghe and transform him into his own Palu.

(End of this chapter)