Chapter Eleven: The First Expedition

  Let's talk about Wu Ye Yu, after leaving the house, he had already controlled the water flow to wash away the bloodstains on his face and hands, and since it wasn't too obvious on his body, he didn't bother with it. He smoothly left the city and directly ran towards the small stream in the forest from last time. During the process, he even took out the basic sword technique book he had obtained from his mission to study.

  Wu Ye Yu didn't have a sword, nor even a decent weapon. However, he wasn't in a hurry to buy one either. After all, even if he was anxious, it wouldn't be of any use. His total assets were just that little, and hoping to rely on this bit of money to buy a good sword was simply a pipe dream. As the saying goes, "Many things don't weigh heavily on one's mind." He was only ten years old now, and his eleventh birthday was still several months away. There was plenty of time to deal with these matters.

  Moreover, Wu Yeyu wasn't without consideration. In fact, if we're talking about weapons, his own primary water-based power, when practiced to the extreme, could condense ice with a strength far surpassing steel or even alloys. Although he's still far from achieving that now, who dares say this will take a long time? Didn't he make significant progress just this morning because of Wu Renjie's matter?

  Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel a sense of pride in my heart. I took out a large bucket from the storage space and controlled the water inside to float up. After putting away the bucket, I started walking while practicing controlling the water.

  Only to see this large mass of clear water under Wu Yeru's control began to change shape, and gradually compressed inward, compressing again, after more than ten minutes of relentless effort, finally transformed into a irregular large ice lump over one meter long and as thick as a soup bowl, while Wu Yeru's face was also already red from holding his breath, sweating on his forehead, really had reached the current limit, wanting to shrink another millimeter inward was impossible, really was willing but unable.

  Looking at the floating ice chunk in front of him, Wu Ye Yu felt a sense of powerlessness. Maybe, just maybe, his training method was wrong from the start? Perhaps he had been focusing on the wrong direction, simply controlling a ball of water to constantly change its shape and outline details. While this might have some effect on his water control technique, it seemed like something that would only be effective later on. Although these things were important, they didn't seem to have much impact on training his water control technique. Overemphasizing these minor details was actually counterproductive, and what he needed now was quantity - constantly challenging himself to control more water, pushing the limits of how much he could handle. This method might seem a bit clumsy, but as the saying goes, "great skill is not showy." The best method was one that produced the greatest effect when it was most needed.

  After getting through this hurdle, Wu Yeru's face, which had been red from the ice block, returned to normal in an instant. He casually put the ice block away into his storage space, and a stream of thoughts flowed through his mind, like a long-stuck bowel movement finally being relieved. The feeling could only be described as refreshing and exhilarating. With a light step, Wu Yeru walked forward, sighing, "Indeed, being too clever can sometimes lead to trouble!" It seemed that sometimes using simple tactics was still necessary.

  After walking for a while, they finally arrived at the creek and began their search for energy. Wu Ye Yu walked upstream along the creek water because this river flowed from the depths of the demon beast forest, so the further in you went, the less likely it was to be inhabited by humans, and the more likely it was to find some unknown good things.

  After walking for a while, Wu Yeyu felt as if something was off, as if he had overlooked something. The thing was on the tip of his tongue, but he couldn't think of it at that moment. The feeling of being stuck in his heart was very uncomfortable, so he simply stopped thinking about it and continued walking forward.

  As Wu Ye Yu walked along the way, he would use his scouting skill to examine every strange thing he saw. Apart from finding a few ordinary herbs, he didn't find anything else, but his scouting skill was getting smoother and more proficient. As he continued walking forward, he also didn't put down his water control technique. The creek water near Wu Ye Yu seemed to suddenly flow over a slide, lifting it high up, while the riverbed below was exposed, revealing several strange fish that had lost their water and were jumping around. Occasionally, there would be a crab crawling around wildly. Whatever fish or stones looked slightly pretty would be examined by him using his scouting skill, but unfortunately, these things only had some ornamental value and lacked energy. Even so, Wu Ye Yu didn't plan to let them go. The pretty fish were thrown into the water tank in his space, and the pretty stones were piled up in a corner of his space. After all, there was nothing in his courtyard either, so it wasn't bad to bring some back as decorations.

  After walking for a long time, nothing valuable was found. However, in a clump of grass, several beautiful ordinary orchids were discovered and Wu Ye collected them along with the surrounding mud and that bunch of grass into his space. Who knows if those flowers and grass are symbiotic...

  After a while, Wu Yeru was getting a bit impatient, so he took out some dry rations and started eating. They were beef cakes and buns that he had bought from the small town, and they tasted pretty good and were cheap too. Hmm, he thought to himself, this will do for now. For foodies like him, eating always lifted his mood, and after stuffing a few buns into his mouth, Wu Yeru suddenly felt that this wasn't so bad after all - it was just like having a picnic.

  Just then, Wu Ye Yu, who was still walking forward, suddenly heard a loud splash and turned his head to see a bizarre creature with its mouth wide open rushing towards him. The creature had short but numerous sharp teeth and its tail swung back and forth as it ran. For the time being, let's call it an alligator. At this moment, he couldn't use his scouting technique to examine it.

  Fortunately, Wu Ye Yu was still a distance away from the creek water, and when the crocodile pounced, he sensed it early and had time to react. He quickly changed his footing, twisted his body several times, and moved three meters away. Then, in an instant, he took out a large ice chunk from space and controlled it to stuff into the crocodile's mouth. The crocodile stared as the ice chunk entered its own mouth, then continuously bit down with its teeth, only to discover that it was very hard. After that, it even swallowed the ice chunk into its belly, looking like it wasn't a particularly intelligent creature. Wu Ye Yu thought to himself that it probably wasn't even a low-level demon beast, just a wild animal.

  Seeing that the ice lump had already entered a part of the crocodile's belly, he didn't hesitate and suddenly enlarged that part of the ice. It's easy to expand things that are difficult to compress, and at the same time, the edges of the ice lump were transformed into sharp thorns, constantly expanding and shrinking.

  Only to see that the alligator's belly was instantly swollen, and then it started to swell, along with the ice block, blood and flesh had already flowed out, and its internal organs were almost shattered. The alligator itself also struggled to shake its tail, and after a while, it stopped moving.

  A reconnaissance technique was used and the information about the alligator was right in front of him.

  Crocodile (Beast): Skilled at hiding in shallow water, ambushing and preying on animals that come to drink, with a powerful bite force and explosive power, it is one of the more ferocious common beasts, posing no great threat, energy value 1.

  When Wu Ye Yu saw the energy value of 1, he couldn't help but brighten up in front of him, and then his chubby little hand was pressed on the corpse of the Angle Crocodile Beast. A few seconds later, the corpse disappeared, leaving only a somewhat strange-looking ice lump at the original location.

  "This is actually our first income from this adventure in the true sense!" Although it's only 1 unit of energy, it's much better than that 0.01.

  At the same time, Wu Ye Yu suddenly thought of what was wrong with the place he had been feeling uneasy about. This place was actually the Demon Beast Forest, where demon beasts roamed. Although it was only the outer periphery now, just a short while ago even the cornered crocodile beast dared to launch a sneak attack on him. And yet, he, a small and unarmed fatty, was walking in so openly and brazenly - was he going to go offer himself as a free meal?

  At this point, I couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. Fortunately, Grandfather didn't probe too deeply, or else it could have been truly dangerous. Hurriedly, I found a sunny spot and summoned the system to find something that can hide my aura for self-protection!

  This time Wu Ye Yu didn't hold back either and directly paid the system 100 energy points to find the most suitable way to calm himself down at this stage.

  Only a row of breathing techniques and items with breathing effects appeared on the screen:

  Basic Breath Control: Allows the host to master their own breath, increasing their sensory sensitivity, and passively collects the host's breath. The effect increases with the host's practice level, up to a maximum of 3 levels. Required Energy Points: 3000. (Note: This is the foundation of foundations, the most basic means of survival, recommended for beginners to learn first.)

  Screw you! Since it's something recommended to learn first, why didn't you get it for me last time? Are you waiting for me to die before you're satisfied?! Hmm, no response? Fine, I'll settle the score with you next time!

  Xunxi Dan: As long as you carry one on your body, it can guarantee that within a day, you won't be detected by anyone or any other species that is more than three realms higher than yourself. It's a very practical and inexpensive lifesaving method. Required energy points: 100.

  ……

  Although there are still many things lined up below, they're not too expensive, it's just that at this stage, they're really not necessary. Anyway, I'm just wandering around the periphery, mainly to prevent being ambushed by some fierce beasts. If I encounter them head-on, I have ways to shake them off - after all, my previous life's hunting experience wasn't for nothing! Moreover, whether or not I can encounter a demon beast is still uncertain. These things are temporarily enough for now. Those mid-level demon beasts that are three stages higher than me are all in the depths of the forest and generally won't be encountered. Besides, with my unparalleled luck, how could I possibly run into such an existence on the edge? Do you think this is a novel or something?

  Bought two things with a heavy heart, put the Intensive Dan in my pocket, and quickly learned the basic Intensive technique. After learning it, I suddenly felt much safer. It seems that I was too naive, which led to some of my preparations being insufficient. Subconsciously, I thought this place was like those lucky forests from my past life where even encountering a rabbit was considered good luck. Hmm, this mindset is unacceptable and must be changed immediately. New semester, new atmosphere, new environment, new look...

  At this moment, a strange sound rang out from Wu Ye Yu's body, with a rhythm like this.

  "Da-da-da-da-dum, da-da-da-dum..." That's the famous accompaniment to the Battle of the Village Entrance, when the little devils came in. It scared Wu Ye Yu half to death! How did this phone call come about? I flipped over my mobile phone and took a look - that little loli has learned quickly enough to be able to give me a call now!