Novel Lived
Chapter 4 - Gain experience by drinking soup? Boil it!
Chapter 4: Gain experience by drinking soup? Boil it!
[Loot: Purified Bones X10]
Su Mu stared at the bone-like object in his hand, lost in thought.
“The Anti-Evil Crossbow can really increase the drop rate of these items. Is it because of the purifying effect of the crossbow?
“Enemies hit by the crossbow bolts are directly purified. So the loot will drop more often.”
After stepping out of the shelter, Su Mu encountered three Skeleton Dogs. However, Su Mu didn’t even step out of the protective shield. The three Skeleton Dogs bit the shield without causing any damage. They also became easy targets for Su Mu to shoot and kill one by one.
The Skeleton Dogs that the system rated as novice killers were nothing special. Of the three Skeleton Dogs, Su Mu killed two of them with a single arrow. The remaining Skeleton Dog seemed to be injured even before it attacked Su Mu.
Not wanting to waste a crossbow bolt, Su Mu picked up a brick and smashed the Skeleton Dog’s skull. Only a piece of Purified Bone fell from the Skeleton Dog. If he had used a crossbow bolt to kill it instantly, it would have dropped four or five pieces.
“The purifying effect actually has additional hidden attributes. This is a pleasant surprise.”
Su Mu happily put the loot into his system backpack. Then he looked at his personal information.
[Shelter owner: Su Mu]
[Shelter level: 1]
[Special Buildings: None]
[Personal level: 1 (30/1000)]
[Equipment: Anti-Evil Crossbow (Level 1)]
[Energy Stones: None]
Huh? It seems like I’ve leveled up a bit.
After opening the system, Su Mu noticed that his level had increased by 0.1. He couldn’t help but scratch his palm. It seemed that killing three monsters had indeed increased his strength slightly.
“The leveling speed from killing monsters isn’t very fast. But it’s something.”
Su Mu looked at the Purified Bones. Using them to make soup could increase his strength. However, what was more important to Su Mu was the Energy Stones.
Originally, he thought that these would be dropped by defeated monsters. However, after killing three Skeleton Dogs, the number of Energy Stones was still zero.
If energy stones appeared in your personal information, they must be important items. They may be related to upgrading weapons or the shelter.
“Let me check the chat forums. Maybe I can find some information about energy stones.”
After visiting the world forum, Su Mu realized that he had thought too much. Or rather, he hadn’t fully grasped the danger of the so-called Newbie Killer Skeleton Dogs due to his ease in dealing with them.
[User 1: Damn it, are those monsters outside really meant to be fought?”]
[User 2: I don’t think so. I hit a Skeleton Dog in the head with a hammer. The dog’s head didn’t break, but my arm almost did.]
[User 1: That’s nothing. I confidently swung my weapon at a Skeleton Dog, and it bit my leg and broke it! I barely managed to crawl back to the shelter. My leg is broken now. How will I survive?”]
[User 3: Don’t these Skeleton Dogs have teeth? How did you get bitten?”]
[User 1: It’s truly comparable to the bite of a crocodile, capable of breaking bones in an instant!”]
[User 4: That’s why they call them rookie killers!”]
[User 5: Unless you’re lucky enough to get a special weapon like a fire axe, most people can’t handle Skeleton Dogs.”]
[User 5: They’re overthinking it. If they could handle it, they’d be bragging about killing Skeleton Dogs by now.”]
Skeleton dogs are indeed rated as novice killers by the system. New survivors, armed with their first weapons, confidently set out to challenge what they thought were the weakest monsters in the world, only to be brutally defeated. Some were even seriously injured by the Skeleton Dogs and could only cry out for help on the chat forums.
Meanwhile, Su Mu was having a much more relaxed time. He casually gathered some dry wood nearby and prepared to make a fire to cook soup.
“This Anti-Evil Crossbow can even be used as a lighter. How convenient.”
Using the flames from the purifying crossbow, Su Mu lit the firewood and began to make the soup. Unlike the ugly appearance of the Skeleton Dogs, the bones they dropped made a delicious broth.
Delicious.
Su Mu took a sip and felt the warmth spread through his body. In this world, the sun was almost grey, providing light but little warmth. Enjoying a bowl of bone soup in this ashen world was quite a treat.
Just then, the protective shield of the dwelling was breached again. The smell of bone broth wafted through the window of the shelter. A Skeleton Dog, unable to resist, charged directly at Su Mu.
“Awooo! Awooo!”
Although the Skeleton Dog had no expression, its growl indicated that it was very angry. After all, there was a human in the shelter who was using the bones of his companions to make soup.
The Skeleton Dog even seemed to be considering calling his companions to join him in attacking the human inside the shelter.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
This was the first time Su Mu had heard the Skeleton Dog’s howl. It made him curious; he had thought that these Skeleton Dogs were just undead creatures.
But from the sound, it seemed like they had some kind of soul?
However, Su Mu couldn’t understand the Skeleton Dog’s language and had no intention of communicating with it.
“Do you want a taste? Sorry, none for you.”
With that, Su Mu aimed his Anti-Evil Crossbow. The howling Skeleton Dog quickly transformed into Purified Bones, dropping five pieces.
“Why bother me while I’m eating? Now you even come over to give me an extra meal.”
Su Mu went over and picked up the loot. As he collected the items, he felt his strength increase slightly again. When he opened the system panel, he noticed that his personal information had changed once again.
[Shelter Owner: Su Mu]
[Personal Level: 1 (40/1000)]
“Just drinking a sip of soup can raise my level? What a great deal!”