With the boar's pained howls, it was soon burned alive by Divine Flame Spell, emitting the aroma of roasted meat.
Bai Ye approached the charred corpse and clicked Collect.
[Collect successful. You obtained Polluted Beast Hide x1, Sharp Boar Tusks x2, Polluted Beast Bone x3.]
"Not bad."
Bai Ye nodded slightly, satisfied with the loot.
Besides using some materials for synthesis, if he found a blacksmith or learned forging skills later, he could craft equipment.
In short, the more the better.
Bai Ye wouldn't discard anything.
When playing other games before, he was a "junk collector," loving open-world games and picking up "junk" everywhere.
This realistic game was no different.
After resting a while, Bai Ye continued deeper into the mountain.
He was much more cautious now.
Monsters in the mountain were stronger, mostly polluted beasts, much harder than Corruptors.
Some had thick hides that Bai Ye couldn't cut, forcing him to use Divine Flame Spell.
But Divine Flame Spell could only be cast three times before he had to rest.
No choice but to be careful.
Even so, monsters still found him.
After a few steps, he encountered a polluted python, black-scaled and armored like the boar.
Bai Ye wielded his knife to slash, seeing sparks fly.
He really couldn't cut it.
Helpless, he used Divine Flame Spell again to kill it.
[Collect successful. You obtained Polluted Beast Hide x1.]
Seeing the prompt, Bai Ye sighed, pale-faced.
Tired.
Magical Power was overconsumed.
Bai Ye had to temporarily quit the game and sit cross-legged to recover.
After half an hour of Meditation, his Magical Power nearly recovered.
At this moment, Bai Ye noticed the sky outside had darkened without him realizing.
"Already six o'clock? So fast?"
He checked his phone, surprised.
Immersed in the game, he hadn't noticed time flying.
Shaking his head, Bai Ye took his phone and decisively got out of bed to go out.
After eating dinner outside, Bai Ye bought lots of supplies and stored them at home.
Instant noodles, spicy strips, canned food, rice, and condiments.
Buying too much at once would arouse suspicion, so Bai Ye bought only a little each day.
Returning home, it was already eight at night.
Not rushing to play the game, Bai Ye lay in bed with his phone, entering the Nameless Forum.
Compared to yesterday, the forum looked much livelier.
"Looks like many new players joined."
Bai Ye guessed.
A glance showed many new posts.
[(Pinned) July 3rd, the official will open an offline trading market in M City!!]
[I just discovered this game today. Amazing! Thought I had a cheat but turns out everyone can play.]
[Finally found an organization, please share guides! Help!]
[Bonus time! Join the official and get a free weapon to explore!]
[Brothers, are there other races? I found Kobolds, not sure if they can communicate.]
[Offering big money for equipment, materials exchange also accepted!]
[July 3rd, official offline trading market opens in M City!!]
[...]
Bai Ye was immediately attracted to the first post.
Clicking to read, a gleam flashed in his eyes.
"The official actually started offline trading."
This was a good thing.
At least for Bai Ye.
Because the organizer was official, no worries about scams.
In a game that granted power, no one knew if other players' inner darkness would be magnified. Official hosting at least guaranteed internal security.
Also, Bai Ye could trade with other players inside the game.
The event was tomorrow.
Bai Ye checked the location: Suburb, a bit remote.
But that was normal. The game couldn't be known to ordinary people to avoid chaos, so it must be far from populated areas.
Besides, Bai Ye clicked the post about Kobolds.
The poster said he was a new player on his first day, who found a Kobold camp in the mountains after exploring for a while.
But he didn't know if they were hostile, so he didn't approach and came here to ask.
Many replies followed.
Some advised attacking proactively.
Some advised spying secretly.
Others advised avoiding.
Bai Ye was full of envy.
"Kobolds, that's a treasure race."
Kobolds were not very strong but shared hobbies with dragons, liking shiny things and mining.
Also, their noses were special and could sniff out minerals.
So if a Kobold tribe was found, there might be mineral deposits nearby. Even if not, they definitely had good items.
Maybe not treasures, but iron and copper ore were absolutely essential for players.
Later upgrades of Shelter all required these.
Too bad Bai Ye hadn't met them, or early Shelter Upgrade resources wouldn't be a problem.
After browsing the forum a while, Bai Ye rested enough, sat upright, and opened the game to continue exploring.
The screen was dim, only the character emitting faint light to disperse nearby mist.
Occasionally, beast roars sounded in the mountain.
Bai Ye controlled the character, walking carefully through the mountain.
The wind sounded like ghostly howls, making him uneasy.
This time, he didn't meet any polluted beasts and relaxed.
With his current strength, meeting polluted beasts meant using skills, as normal attacks caused no damage.
But skills could only be cast two or three times, then he had to log off to recover Magical Power, so not meeting beasts was best.
Suddenly, Bai Ye stopped controlling and listened carefully.
He vaguely heard some sounds coming from afar...
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