Chapter 12: Wheat Seeds and the Bronze Chest

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When a personal territory reaches the mid-stage of development, if the game mechanics remain unchanged, many survivors will inevitably choose to switch to farming mode. After all, compared to battling monsters to gather resources, farming is undoubtedly a more stable way to progress, at least free from life-threatening dangers. Of course, farming requires a considerable amount of land.

“However, farming isn’t really my style. Let’s see if anyone else needs seeds,” Han Xing opened the group chat and asked directly, “Hey guys, anyone want some seeds?”

Cheng Jian Yong replied eagerly, “Seeds? Yes, yes! Send me some quickly!”

Shen Yun chimed in, “Whose seeds are they? Send me some too.”

Han Xing was speechless.

“They’re wheat seeds, what are you two thinking about?” he clarified.

Both of them sighed in disappointment.

Cheng Jian Yong lamented, “Ah... I thought maybe we could find those classic masterpieces here too.”

Shen Yun added, “Yeah... I was hoping for that for a long time.”

Han Xing looked utterly baffled. “So, do you want them or not?”

Cheng Jian Yong shook his head, “No way. My place is so tiny that even going to the bathroom would be considered a high-altitude littering offense—there’s no space to farm.”

Shen Yun agreed, “I don’t want any either.”

“Fine then,” Han Xing said, closing the group chat.

The floating island continued its journey.

This time, Han Xing targeted a cloud about the same size as before.

The system prompted: “Multiple signs of biological activity detected inside. They appear to be guarding something.”

“Hm?”

Han Xing keenly noticed this system alert was different from the previous ones.

Multiple creatures meant more than one monster inside. As for what they were guarding, it was likely some precious material or perhaps even a treasure chest!

Definitely worth checking out.

Han Xing nocked his bowstring, readying himself for battle.

But this time, it was different from before—he had two iron arrows pinched between his fingers.

[Skill: Twin Arrows (fires two arrows simultaneously; after activation, has a five-second cooldown.)]

Focusing intently, Han Xing left no room for carelessness.

As the cloud dispersed, three long green figures appeared.

Each was over two meters long, with log-thick bodies covered in green scales.

These features identified them as three pythons.

[Forest Green Python (One-Star Creature)]

[Level: 2]

[Strength: 7, Agility: 8, Spirit: 5, Constitution: 6]

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[Skills: Charge, Neurotoxin]

A one-star creature with two skills, and three appeared at once.

This was the strongest wave of enemies Han Xing had faced since arriving in this world!

The three pythons immediately coiled their bodies as they spotted Han Xing, then sprung forward like springs.

“Hissss!”

Low hissing sounds came from their mouths, and Han Xing even saw their gaping jaws, each equipped with two curved venomous fangs.

Han Xing remained calm and aimed carefully.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Activating Twin Arrows, two iron arrows shot out simultaneously.

One of the forest green pythons was instantly pierced through its body by an arrow; another was hit in the tail.

“Hisss!!!!”

The two pythons howled in pain, raising their heads, but one managed to break through the encirclement, quickly bounding several meters to leap onto Han Xing’s territory.

Han Xing furrowed his brow.

This was the first time a monster had breached his territory—a precarious situation.

Suppressing his fear, he drew another arrow from his quiver, preparing for a second assault.

The forest green pythons were highly agile; even with his backpack’s enhancement, Han Xing could only just match their speed.

The next moment, the green python twisted its flexible body and lunged rapidly toward Han Xing, closing the distance to less than two meters.

Han Xing took a deep breath, locking his gaze on the python’s open mouth.

Before fully drawing his bow, the refined iron arrow flew from his hand.

“Pfft!”

The arrow pierced flesh, and Han Xing’s face lit up.

He clearly saw the arrow strike the python’s throat, entering through its mouth and penetrating the windpipe before exiting the other side.

Armor penetration!

Precision!

Both effects triggered simultaneously, and striking a vital point caused this arrow’s damage to skyrocket.

The green python was grievously wounded, its massive body thrashing wildly on the ground.

Without hesitation, after hitting this python, Han Xing quickly drew another arrow, aiming at the two remaining pythons that had also been hit by his Twin Arrows.

They still tried to mimic the first and rush onto his territory.

Han Xing fired immediately.

Thud!

An iron arrow nailed the fastest python to the head, halting its advance abruptly.

With increased agility and the longbow’s precision effect, Han Xing’s accuracy had improved significantly.

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Now, two of the green pythons were severely injured and incapacitated; the last one stood no chance.

After the battle, the system notification appeared.

[Defeated Forest Green Python LV2*3, gained 60 experience points, your level has increased.]

[Current Level: LV2]

“Leveled up!” Han Xing clenched his fists, feeling a surge of power flowing through his body as all his attributes improved.

Checking his status panel, agility rose by 2 points, strength by 1, constitution and spirit each by 1.

For a hunter, agility was the most crucial attribute; with the backpack’s bonus, it finally broke into double digits.

“Time to handle the loot…”

Han Xing approached the three python corpses and began dismantling them one by one.

[Successfully dismantled ‘Forest Green Python Corpse’*3, recovered 7 refined iron arrows, obtained three one-star snake skins, 58 kg of snake meat, and three venom sacs…]

The loot was decent; the 58 kilograms of snake meat replenished his food reserves to a full state. The three venom sacs were a surprising bonus.

[Venom Sac: Special material, seemingly an alchemical component. Can also be directly applied to weapons to imbue them with neurotoxin effects.]

“Interesting.”

Han Xing looked at the three dark bluish-black venom sacs, each about the size of a fist.

They were marked as usable directly on weapons—in other words, his arrows could now be coated with poison.

This was truly a deadly poison-tipped arrow.

After dealing with the python carcasses, Han Xing’s gaze turned toward a distant floating island.

A 3-meter by 3-meter platform stood there, and at its center rested a bronze-colored treasure chest.

“Bronze chest!” Han Xing exclaimed, feeling his luck was still quite good.

With three level-2 forest green pythons guarding it, a bronze chest inside made perfect sense.

Han Xing approached the chest, rubbing his hands excitedly.

“This is my first time opening a treasure chest. May the luck gods bless me—I have to get something epic!”

“Blueprints, weapons, gear—anything goes!”

Filled with anticipation, Han Xing opened the chest.

Before him lay a dazzling array of materials, and beneath them, a white book caught his eye!

[Obtained 5 Spirit Cores, 9 refined iron, 11 rare earth elements, 300 ml drinking water, Holy Light Healing (Cleric exclusive skill)]

“Wow! It’s a skill book!”