There's a big problem with dreams in this world.

"Hehe, now that I've almost mastered archery, what should I learn next?" Fang Qingrou asked expectantly, following behind Charles.

"after?"

"Next, we'll train you on your control over spiritual energy, and also on improving your mental defenses. Hmm, the Pope should have a book on this; we can borrow it from him later."

“Then, you need to learn how to use the wind to simulate a human voice, or to manipulate the wind to make yourself float off the ground.” As he spoke, Charles squatted in front of the Winter Wolf’s corpse and quickly cut up the material with a knife.

The meat of the Winter Wolf is not tasty; it has a sour taste. However, its skin and certain teeth are quite valuable. All you need to do is peel off those two parts.

As for the remaining meat, let it return to nature's embrace, whether it rots and is absorbed by plants or is eaten by other passing carnivores.

"It all seems to be support abilities. Are there no wind blades, tornadoes, or anything like that?" Fang Qingrou asked after hearing Charles's words.

"That's wishful thinking." Charles chuckled. "Constructing wind blades consumes too much energy and isn't very powerful. It's better to just enhance the weapon directly."

"Isn't your arrow's range far enough?"

“As for tornadoes…” Charlton paused, then said, “If you become strong enough, you can create not only tornadoes, but even typhoons!”

"Master, can you create a stage breeze?" Fang Qingrou asked curiously.

She had never seen Charles go all out, so she wasn't really sure how strong he was.

However, since he can become the strongest hunter in Fremures and even knows His Holiness the Pope, he must not be too weak.

She had previously learned that Charles's blessing from the sacred tree was that of the "Divine Revelation."

The name sounds impressive, but in the early stages, it can only predict the weather for the next few days. Its only offensive ability is [Mental Shock], a skill almost all support classes possess.

However, later on, after the user advances to the blue level of the Dream Game, the [Awakener] can change the weather on their own.

Of course, it was only a small area; at the beginning, it was questionable whether it could even cover a radius of ten meters.

However, the potential of this skill cannot be denied. As it continues to grow stronger, the means of changing the weather will become more and more powerful. Whether it is heavy rain or heavy snow, bright sunshine or cloudy skies, even typhoons can be artificially created.

Although, all of this is theoretical...

She didn't think Charles could be that strong, but he should be able to handle just a small demonstration.

“A typhoon won’t work.” Charles shook his head, then hesitated for a moment before saying, “But a tornado could be tried.”

After Charles finished speaking, he raised his left hand.

A gentle breeze flew from his palm, drawing the snowflakes from the ground and forming a small whirlwind about fifteen centimeters high.

"Master, you can't call this a tornado, it's more like a broom gust of wind." Fang Qingrou said, somewhat speechless.

A whirlwind...

Charles nearly choked on his breath after Fang Qingrou's retort, and said irritably, "Get lost! If I really caused a tornado, would the animals in this forest survive?"

"Ha, haha..." Fang Qingrou chuckled dryly, too embarrassed to say anything more to argue with Charles.

"Boom!!"

Suddenly, a sound like the earth shaking came from afar, startling the two people who were chatting.

"What was that sound?" Fang Qingrou asked in surprise.

"Qingrou, you go back first. I'll go check on the situation over there," Charles said with a somewhat grave expression.

He is a licensed hunter of the kingdom, and he must go to the scene to investigate when he discovers any unusual activity in the forest.

Fang Qingrou is still a novice, and Charles is not confident that he can protect her if she encounters some tricky problems, so he told her to go back first.

Although Fang Qingrou was reluctant to leave and felt that she was not weak either, she still nodded in agreement when she thought of the stealth skills she had only learned for two months.

"Master, please be careful," Fang Qingrou said with some concern before leaving.

"Don't worry, it's the same as usual." Charles couldn't help but smile when he heard his daughter's concerned words.

He ran quickly through the snow toward the direction from which the sound came, and soon Charles smelled a pungent stench of blood.

"This is........."

Charles looked at the snow-covered ground in front of him with a somewhat solemn expression.

Scarlet, vast expanses of scarlet, everywhere were the corpses of winter wolves, severed by some kind of sharp weapon, their entrails and limbs scattered like rubbish.

In addition, the ground at the scene looked as if it had been plowed by something, with uprooted soil everywhere and an ethereal atmosphere permeating the air.

thump!

thump!

thump!!

Charles seemed to have thought of something, and his heart began to pound.

He searched in the snow and soon found a winter wolf that still had a faint consciousness.

He gently stroked the other's head, trying to ease its pain.

"Awooo..." the winter wolf howled weakly, while sticking out its tongue to lick Char's palm.

It didn't want to die; it hoped Charles could save it.

“Sorry…” Charles shook his head. The winter wolf’s abdomen had been ripped open, and its intestines were exposed.

Compared to its brothers who were cut in half, it was lucky; but unfortunately, it had lost too much blood and could not be saved.

"Can you tell me what that big guy that attacked you looks like?" Charles reached out his other hand, rubbed the Winter Wolf's head, and then gently scratched its chin.

"Awooo..." The Winter Wolf's consciousness gradually faded, and its eyes met Char's. A huge creature covered in a ferocious shell, which had scattered the Winter Wolf pack with its movements, came into Char's view.

"It really is it..."

Looking at the other person's familiar face, Charles couldn't help but mutter to himself.

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Chapter 486: Riddler, get out of the dream world!

"Breathe in, exhale; breathe in, exhale..."

In Hunter Charles's hut, Lu Qing stayed in her room, breathing rhythmically.

The [Vanhusdan Breathing Method] is not the kind of martial arts technique that can be practiced continuously or even replace sleep. It is simply a breathing method that allows the human body to absorb elemental power.

It can put a certain strain on the body, so the practice time shouldn't be too long; about two hours a day is just right.

[Vanhustan Breathing Technique LV3-LV4]

Strength +1, Agility +1, Constitution +1, Spirit +0

Lu Qing opened her eyes and looked at the words that appeared on the diary, but she was not surprised.

The upgrade of the [Vanhusdan Breathing Technique] did not bring her much benefit, probably because her physical attributes were gradually approaching the value of 50.

Those whose spirit attribute has already reached 50 will not even receive any improvement.

As for spiritual power, its damage increase rate was very rapid at the beginning, but it has slowed down now.

However, the character panel does not display the amount of spiritual power, so Lu Qing does not know exactly how much spiritual power she has, but can only roughly sense it.

"Let's meditate now," Lu Qing said, sitting on the bed and closing her eyes.

This was the second skill the Pope taught her, and its effect was similar to that in most fantasy works: enhancing mental strength.

Lu Qing's mental attribute of 50 points could not be increased any further, but after these days of cultivation, she discovered something rather unexpected.

That means her mental attributes might not be as powerful as they appear on the system panel.

It's supposed to be 50 points of spirit attribute, but it's really just a paper tiger, built up by sheer numbers.

If Lu Qing were to describe it, it would be the difference between fifty pounds of steel and fifty pounds of cotton.

Although they are the same weight, fifty pounds of cotton can be easily torn apart, while fifty pounds of steel requires specialized equipment.

That's pretty much the feeling. In short, the quality of her mental strength, which she increased by adding points through the system, is quite worrying.

While meditation cannot increase her mental attributes, it can continuously refine the quality of her mental power, thereby improving her mental defense.

Yes, she learned all this knowledge from "How to Improve Mental Defense Level".

.........

After spending an hour meditating and feeling that she had made a little progress, Lu Qing stood up and walked out of her room.

Next, she will listen to the Pope's lectures and continue learning from the books.

[Meditation LV3]

[Advanced Carpenter LV1]

[Spiritual Power Mastery LV1]

[Mental Shock LV1]

[Basic Pharmaceutical Manufacturing LV5-LV6]

Purification Technique LV1

[Mysticism LV2]

[Spirit Communication LV1]

[Mental Contract LV1]

These are the recent changes to her skill list. Most of the newly acquired skills are ones she has only read about and can theoretically use.

That's why these skills are all at level 1. To be honest, even if you asked her to use them now, she might not be able to.

Back on the first floor, Lu Qing was somewhat surprised to find that Fang Qingrou had returned sometime earlier and was sitting on a wooden chair in the living room with the Pope.

"What happened?" Lu Qing asked, noticing that Charles wasn't there and the two of them had serious expressions.

"I don't know." Fang Qingrou shook her head and recounted her experience in the wild to Lu Qing.

"Don't worry, Charles won't get into trouble so easily," the Pope reassured Fang Qingrou.

"Mm." Fang Qingrou nodded.

She didn't think Charles would get into trouble. One reason was Charles's strength, and the other was that Charles still had some skills he hadn't taught her. The system shouldn't let him get into trouble.

"........."