Chapter 19: High Risk, High Reward
[You have killed the Yasenman Tribe Chieftain]
[‘Yasenman Tribe Chieftain’ is a key figure in the Red Soil Region, obtaining 8% World Source. Total World Source obtained: 8%.]
[You have obtained the Chieftain’s Bundle.]
Su Xiao lay on his back on the hillside. He hadn’t rested long before hearing hurried footsteps approaching.
Struggling to sit up, Su Xiao looked around.
On a distant hillside, a faint figure was running away. This figure was unusually conspicuous in the night, completely stark naked, with no clothes at all.
It was Umbrella-less Brother. It had to be said, Umbrella-less Brother’s survival instincts were tenacious. Earlier, a wooden spear had pierced his eye socket, yet he still hadn’t died.
Although he wasn’t dead, the series of misfortunes along the way had left him half-dead.
After witnessing the battle between Su Xiao and the red-skinned natives on the hillside, Umbrella-less Brother’s only thought was to run.
Three red-skinned natives could pin him down and rub his face in the dirt. That fierce guy on the hillside was dealing with dozens at once, and he won in the end. This scared Umbrella-less Brother so much he didn’t even dare to breathe loudly.
After the battle on the hillside ended, Umbrella-less Brother recovered some stamina. Although that ruthless guy seemed exhausted, Umbrella-less Brother didn’t want to take any risks. His first reaction was to flee, to get as far away as possible.
As long as he lived, that was fine. That guy was freakishly strong; he didn’t even want to get near his battlefield.
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When Su Xiao noticed Umbrella-less Brother, the latter was already running far away with brisk steps.
“Hahaha, I’m alive! After great disaster comes great fortune! Holy shit... Ahhh!!”
Umbrella-less Brother started shouting triumphantly after reaching a safe distance, as if venting his frustration. But his shouts soon turned into screams, and the sound grew fainter and fainter.
“Over there... I think it’s a cliff...”
If Su Xiao remembered correctly, that was indeed a cliff. He had observed the surrounding terrain during the day.
Umbrella-less Brother had just escaped the native tribe and then ‘committed suicide by jumping off a cliff.’
Bubu Wang looked in the direction where Umbrella-less Brother had disappeared. His dog face, swollen almost into a ball, showed some melancholy. His gaze seemed to say: ‘This guy really knows how to have fun.’
Leaving aside Umbrella-less Brother’s ‘exciting journey’ for now, Su Xiao lay on the ground resting for a while. His body had basically regained sensation.
He picked up the nearby [Chieftain’s Bundle]. This was an item similar to a treasure chest. He had obtained this kind of item once before in a war world.
This special ‘chest’ had great randomness. It could yield items of high value, or it could produce something worthless.
Putting away the [Chieftain’s Bundle], the current situation wasn’t suitable for opening it. Su Xiao pulled out several broken spears stuck in his body. The sharp pain stimulated his nerves, and darkness flickered before his eyes.
After stitching up the wounds and bandaging them, Su Xiao let out a long breath.
Looking at the empty tribe in the distance, the enemies were dealt with. It was time for the harvest. He was ravenously hungry.
Walking down the hillside, Su Xiao held a high-intensity flashlight and searched through the tribe, finishing off the severely wounded red-skinned natives along the way.
There were dozens of tents in the tribe, making the search no simple task.
Every tent had dried meat, but the appearance of this meat was suspicious. Su Xiao didn’t eat any of it.
Searching tent by tent, he soon arrived at the largest tent in the center.
Although this tent was equally crude, it contained quite a few things.
After searching for a while, Su Xiao had a decent haul. He found a ‘roasted whole pig.’ Although he wasn’t sure if this creature was actually a pig, it was definitely edible. This was an item certified by Reincarnation Paradise.
[Charcoal-Roasted Baro]
Quality: Blue
Type: Recovery Item
Effect: After use, restores 100% Health Points within 1 hour and alleviates fatigue.
Rating: 56
Introduction: Although the name is strange, this is a delicacy roasted with medicinal herbs and charcoal fire. Only the tribe’s leader is worthy of enjoying it.
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Not only did Su Xiao find a [Charcoal-Roasted Baro], but he also found several bamboo tubes of fresh water.
Taking a small sip, this fresh water was very sweet, probably mountain spring water.
With food and fresh water temporarily secured, Su Xiao didn’t rush to eat or drink. Instead, he continued searching inside the tent. He needed to leave quickly; the strong smell of blood might attract other creatures.
After searching for a while, Su Xiao found an earthenware jar.
The jar was very rough, but for the red-skinned natives, this should be a treasure-level item.
Su Xiao shook the jar. There was something inside. To be safe, he placed the jar on the ground, stepped back a few paces, and used a pebble to break it.
The jar shattered, and several sparkling crystals rolled out. Su Xiao’s face lit up with joy.
Rolling out of the jar were five Soul Crystals (Medium) and a small bamboo tube.
Five Soul Crystals (Medium) could already be considered a fortune. High risk brought high reward.
As for that small bamboo tube, in a certain sense, its value was even higher than the Soul Crystals.
[Unknown Creature’s Feces Powder]
Quality: White
Type: Material
Rating: 5
Introduction: The feces of some creature in the Black Forest, processed into powder form.
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Based on the information, this item seemed of little use. But that wasn’t the case.
This must be the feces of an extremely terrifying creature. The feces itself had a rating of 5 points, which was almost unbelievable.
The scent of this terrifying creature would frighten other beings. If this feces powder was sprinkled around a campsite at night, most creatures wouldn’t dare approach.
This way, Su Xiao could get adequate rest, increasing his chances of surviving ten days.
After looting everything, Su Xiao quickly left the basin and headed straight for a distant valley.
This was the spot he had chosen during the day. The valley had a cave, and there were no signs of any creature having lived in the cave.
Five minutes later, Su Xiao arrived in front of the cave. The small traps he had set near the entrance hadn’t been triggered, which reassured him.
He sprinkled a circle of that unknown creature’s feces powder around the cave entrance. This feces was precious and needed to be used sparingly.
But no matter how sparingly, this feces could be used at most five times. Sprinkling too little would be useless.
Moving several large rocks from nearby to block the cave entrance, Su Xiao breathed a sigh of relief inside the cave.
The cave wasn’t deep, only about five meters. Sitting on the dry grass mat he had laid out during the day, he had finally reached a somewhat safer place.
Fatigue filled his entire body. Su Xiao really wanted to just lie down and sleep.
“Woof.”
Bubu Wang stared intently at the [Charcoal-Roasted Baro], drool already flowing.
Su Xiao cut the [Charcoal-Roasted Baro] in half. Although it wasn’t small, it was only enough for one meal for him and Bubu Wang.
When hungry, anything tastes like a delicacy, especially since the [Charcoal-Roasted Baro] was indeed quite tasty.
After eating half a [Charcoal-Roasted Baro], Su Xiao picked up the nearby bamboo tube and gulped down the mountain spring water inside.
Bubu Wang did the same. Man and dog were perfectly synchronized.
With food and sufficient water intake, Su Xiao began to feel drowsy. Bubu Wang was the same.
Lying on the dry grass, Su Xiao soon fell into a deep sleep. As for keeping watch, that was left to fate. Massive blood loss, penetrating wounds, exhaustion, and the residual arrow poison frog venom still in his body—not dying was already a testament to his tenacity. Staying alert during sleep was simply impossible.
He needed to survive a total of ten days. Su Xiao had only survived less than one day so far.
If the survival difficulty of the normal area was 2, then the Red Soil Region was 10. As for the Black Forest, it was at least 50.
[Remaining survival time: 227 hours. Number of surviving contractors: 462.]