I'm in Genshin Impact, and I started by teaming up with Luna.

Wu Qiu was exhausted, looking like a lapdog, his hands red from the cold. Although he had wrapped the wild boar's body in leaves, the chill still made his hands bright red.

However, Wu Qiu had a surprised smile on his face. Because in front of him was a flower, a flower that emitted a fiery red light.

"Blazing Flower".

This flower is not rare in Genshin Impact. Getting close to it will cause burn damage, and you need to use a Hydro or Cryo elemental attack to harvest it.

However, for Wu Qiu now, this Flaming Flower is a valuable item. Moreover, the Flaming Flower in front of him is quite different from the one in the game.

There were no plants around this flower at all; the entire flower was engulfed in flames, and the red light emanating from it turned the surrounding earth crimson.

Wu Qiu was now seven meters away from the Blazing Flower, but the heat wave still burned his face.

Finding a stick, Wu Qiu poked the wild boar towards the Flaming Flower, about four meters away, and the frost on the wild boar's body began to melt noticeably.

Soon, the wild boar went limp, its body soaked by the melting frost, and blood flowed out through the icicles.

The icicles were melting rapidly. Seeing this, Wu Qiu quickly used another hooked stick to pull the wild boar and the icicles out.

The icicle had melted and flowed out of the wild boar's body. Wu Qiu picked up the water-soaked icicle; it had melted and become a sharp object resembling an ice spike.

Pick up a short stick from the side and stick it into the back of the ice spike. Move it a little further away and wait for the ice to refreeze. A decent ice blade is thus roughly completed.

He gave it a shake; it was quite sturdy. Wu Qiu was very satisfied. "Finally, I finally have something to defend myself with."

They pulled the wild boar over. The boar's hide was very thick; if Wu Qiu had an ordinary knife, he might not have been able to cut it open.

But this ice skate was different; Wu Qiu only needed to apply a little force to slice open the wild boar's belly.

"It can cut through iron like mud. With this divine weapon, if I encounter a wild boar like this again, I..."

"At least I dared to run away..."

Humming a little tune, Wu Qiu happily processed the pork. Of course, he couldn't cook, nor did he know how to prepare it, so he simply cut the wild boar meat into strips.

Then, arrange the meat on the pigskin and carefully place it near the Flaming Flower. The Flaming Flower worked its magic; in just a short while, the aroma of pork wafted over.

Once the pork was roasted, Wu Qiu couldn't wait to pick up a piece and put it in her mouth. It was a little hot and a little bland, since no salt or seasoning had been added.

Yet, this still brought tears of happiness to Wu Qiu's eyes. His day had been utterly miserable, and now, having tasted this meat, he would gladly die.

Wu Qiu left the remaining meat to air dry and lay down to rest. With water, meat, and the warm warmth of the Flaming Flowers, Wu Qiu truly wanted to spend his entire life here.

He knew that this place was ultimately unsafe. Although he had a weapon, he would still die if he encountered monsters. In his hands, the ice blade was actually just a decent kitchen knife.

Two days passed just like that, and Wu Qiu had a fairly good time during them. Although the weather was hot, it was still cold at night.

There was nothing nearby to make blankets or clothes, so Wu Qiu was still shirtless.

Of course, with the Blazing Flower around, Wu Qiu wasn't cold, and no wild beasts attacked him, so he was doing just fine.

Until this day, Wu Qiu secretly took his dried pork and left. Why secretly? Because three fire-type slimes had taken over Wu Qiu's territory.

Wu Qiu was furious, so he ran away. There was no way around it; even though slimes are the weakest monsters, they can be incredibly painful when they get angry.

Wu Qiu walked in one direction for three days. Those three days were incredibly difficult for him.

Not long after, they encountered two wild boars. It's unclear whether they knew Wu Qiu was carrying roasted meat from their companions or something else.

Upon seeing Wu Qiu, she treated him like she had met her father's killer, chasing after him relentlessly. Wu Qiu was so fast that he almost took off; he had never run so fast in his life.

Then, the meat that Wu Qiu had worked so hard to grill was stolen. No one knew which little bastard had done it, resorting to underhanded tactics.

They covered his head and started kicking him, then tried to steal his things. Wu Qiu had to fight tooth and nail to protect the unfinished one-handed sword and a little bit of dried meat.

But that's not the worst part. The worst part is the mosquitoes at night. There are bites all over my body.

With a four-star array on his left and a seven-star diagram on his right, at his most powerful, you could see all twelve constellations pinned to his back.

Even today, Wu Qiu is still somewhat dazed. He keeps thinking, "There can't be a protagonist who's more miserable than me, right? I feel like God just wants to kill me."

As he was thinking, Wu Qiu suddenly felt something moving above him. Looking up, Wu Qiu was immediately shocked.

Then a meteor-like object, flashing blue light, hurtled towards him, straight at him, as if it were aimed directly at him.

"Holy crap! No way! God! Are you not even going to put on an act to kill my heart anymore!?"

The situation was urgent, and Wu Qiu turned and ran. His feet seemed to have a tiny electric motor, propelling him forward with incredible speed.

But no matter how fast he ran, how could he possibly outrun a shooting star? Just as he was about to be hit, Wu Qiu let out a furious roar of resentment.

"Oh no! My life is over!!!!"

Chapter Four: The Falling Meteor

"Do not!!!"

Boom!

Screams erupted, one after another, and Wu Qiu went from running on his feet to scrambling and rolling. He didn't want to be crushed to death like that; that would be too much of a loss.

Fortunately, the meteor was clearly not aimed at him. Although he hadn't completely escaped the attack range, Wu Qiu had already moved away from the center of the meteor's impact.

The meteor crashed to the ground, instantly creating a cloud of dust and spreading energy that sent Wu Qiu flying more than ten meters away.

Fortunately, it wasn't too high. Wu Qiu clung desperately to the trunk of a tree, which prevented him from being blown away like Sun Wukong was when he encountered the Banana Leaf Fan.

The first wave of energy dissipated. Wu Qiu, his hair flying, stared blankly at the huge crater in front of him and the lingering smoke.

"Seriously? God, are you really that cruel? I haven't done anything wrong, why are you hitting me with a meteor?"

Wu Qiu swallowed hard, hugging a tree. If he hadn't run fast, or if he hadn't been closer, with that kind of power, he probably wouldn't even be left with ashes.

Whoosh!

Wu Qiu suddenly felt a chill on the top of his head. Looking up, he realized that it was only about three centimeters above his head.

The entire tree was neatly cut off by something, and it slowly fell off right in front of Wu Qiu, finally collapsing to the ground.

"Holy crap! What's going on?"

Before Wu Qiu could react, there was another whooshing sound. This time Wu Qiu saw it; it looked like a blade of light or a blade of wind.

It passed straight across Wu Qiu's face, cutting off everything in its path. It was impossible to stop it, and in the end, it seemed to dissipate on its own.

Wu Qiu was drenched in sweat and dared not move. If that thing had been just a fraction more off, half of Wu Qiu's face would have been gone.

Whoosh whoosh! ! !

The constant whooshing sounds of air being cut came crashing down. Wu Qiu finally realized the danger: "Oh my god!"

Letting go and lying on the ground, listening to the whooshing sounds overhead, Wu Qiu was truly afraid that an attack would land on him. With that kind of power, his small body would definitely be sliced ​​to pieces.

Wu Qiu lost track of time, becoming numb with exhaustion. He thought, "Is this never going to end? In a normal storyline, this should be over in no time, right? What's going on? It's already 2 AM! What is this? A Gatling gun? Even Gatling guns need reloading, right? Why is this one using unlimited ammo?"

Finally, the sound of the wind subsided, and Wu Qiu dared to raise his head. Only then did he realize that there wasn't a single intact tree left within several hundred meters of him.

The entire surrounding area was completely destroyed, demonstrating just how fierce the storm-like attack had been.

Preliminary calculations suggest that it was a wind blade. After all, there's almost no dust around now, so it must have been blown away.

At the center of the meteor's fall, a stone radiating blue light slowly emerged, as dazzling and captivating as a star in the sky.

Wu Qiu stared blankly at the stone. Without thinking, he took a step and unconsciously walked towards it.

By the time Wu Qiu realized what was happening, he was already standing in front of the stone.

"Oh my god!"

Wu Qiu quickly stepped back. A gentle whirlwind, a blue whirlwind, surrounded the stone.

However, Wu Qiu didn't find the wind gentle at all, since those wind blades were all composed of this kind of wind.

"This, this, this, this should be safe now, right?"

Wu Qiu hesitated. After all, this thing looked like a treasure, and now that it was right in front of him, should he risk it?

After thinking for a moment, Wu Qiu made a tough decision, drew his ice blade, and cautiously moved forward, slowly approaching the stone.

Ten meters, it's fine.

Seven meters, no problem.

Even after they reached three meters, nothing had happened. By this point, Wu Qiu was extremely nervous.

If a wind blade were to suddenly fly out at this moment, Wu Qiu would not be able to dodge it and would surely die.

Finally, Wu Qiu reached the stone. He gently touched the gravel with his ice skate, and the wind swirling around it dissipated without any resistance.

The blue light on the gravel gradually dissipated, and the true appearance of the gravel slowly revealed itself to Wu Qiu.

Suddenly! Just as Wu Qiu was concentrating, the light of the broken stones dimmed, and then they fell directly down from their floating state.

"Hey hey!"

Wu Qiu instinctively reached out and caught the pebbles. But he quickly realized the potential danger and threw the pebbles into the air.

But Wu Qiu thought that since he had already caught it, it would seem cowardly to throw it away again. So he mustered up his courage and caught the falling pebbles again.

At this point, Wu Qiu finally got a feel for it. The stone felt nothing special to him; it was quite ordinary.

As Wu Qiu opened his arms, he saw the pebbles. His pupils suddenly contracted, and he exclaimed, "This!...It's so ordinary!"

Ordinary, yes, just ordinary, too ordinary, without a single distinctive feature. It's a piece of gravel, like a fragment that fell from some other rock.

This stone was too ordinary in appearance and everything else; it was the kind of stone that would be indistinguishable from any other stone if dropped on the ground.

I held it in my hand, looking at it from left to right, rubbed it with my fingers, and even bit it. It was hard and sturdy, but it seemed like just an ordinary stone.

Wu Qiu was a little disappointed, thinking, "The force just now might not have come from the stone at all, but from the friction between the stone and the air during the fall."

Whether you believe it or not, whether there's any scientific basis or not, that's just how I feel.

As for why the stone didn't break, Wu Qiu didn't know, but it didn't seem like something capable of unleashing such power.

But then I thought, "In this unfamiliar world, you just happened to fall into my arms. Perhaps it's fate."

As he spoke, Wu Qiu found a thin vine, the kind that was particularly thin yet quite sturdy, and also very soft.

Wu Qiu tied the stone securely and made it into a simple pendant, which he then hung around his neck.

"The meteor didn't kill me, so I'm actually quite lucky. Since it didn't kill me, you can be my talisman from now on. I know it's useless, but it's still good to have some peace of mind."

With that, Wu Qiu picked up his things and quickly left. He had to leave fast; his belongings had been stolen a few days ago, leaving him with only a small amount of dried meat, a rough one-handed sword, and an ice blade.

Wu Qiu needed to find food, and the people who robbed him a few days ago were definitely human. It was impossible for a monster to cover his head, let alone just attack him without killing him.

Therefore, Wu Qiu must know that there is a village in or around this forest. Wu Qiu is heading there because even if the people in the village are fierce, they are definitely better than those in the forest.