Chapter 2 The mists are too dangerous to go down the mine!

Digging underground, however, doesn’t seem to be out of the question.

In case you dig up any buried treasure ……

Of course it would be better to dig up coal, or coffin boards or something that would burn, after all, and might be a direct solution to the crisis of the campfire going out at the moment.

Xu Jingnian had a brainstorm.

It’s too much a matter of luck, though.

It can only be a last resort without a solution.

So Xu Jingnian was still prepared to try first, to see if he could step into the mists and take the right path to find firewood, not knowing how dangerous it really was out there?

With that thought in mind, he removed from the homestead campfire, a woodstove that was not yet fully burned, and held it in his hand to be used as a torch.

[Torch: Incompletely burned firewood that disperses the fog of death and illuminates a space within a two-meter diameter.]

Just this way, the time for the campfire to burn was shortened by a full third.

Less than two hours left.

Time was very short, and he had to take the little pangolin and step into the mists to find firewood to add to the fire and return quickly.

With that time alone, it’s almost a race to the bottom situation.

Xu Jingnian glanced at the little pangolin beside him, and then gazed at the mist that was like an abyss.

It seems to see through the fog and make the unknown beasts hiding inside disappear, but unfortunately he doesn’t have that ability ……

“Hoo-“

He took a deep breath to be on the safe side, and instead of calling the little pangolin directly, he took a slow walk himself to the edge of the campfire’s illumination.

Raise the torch.

The mist in front of them was instantly dispersed, illuminating a range of about two meters.

Prepare yourself mentally.

Xu Jingnian fiercely stepped out.

After stepping out of the confines of the campfire and only advancing a few steps, he could faintly hear ragged panting from beside him as something approached!

In the next moment, he decisively jumped backward and retreated as fast as he could in his life, back into the range of the campfire’s illumination.

Swish!

Only to see a black, slender, sharp claw stab out from the mist, stopping about a few centimeters away from Xu Jingnian’s horrified expression.

Zip!

Soon, the firelight illuminated it, and burnt white smoke immediately rose from the surface of the sharp claws’ skin, which quickly retracted back into the mist.

No more movement.

“What the hell ……”

Xu Jingnian gasped for air, his body already drenched in cold sweat, and the adrenaline secreted at breakneck speed caused him to shiver slightly uncontrollably.

He hastily opened [Nearby Chat] and sent out a bubble message for the first time:

“What to do, there’s a very strong beast outside my campfire, can’t get out at all, have you guys ever had this happen?”

The bubbles of nearby messages became less frequent now, and after a while, someone replied to him:

“No, I’m all out and back from a trip with my favored beasts already, haha, picking up a piece of wood less than a few dozen meters from the campfire.”

“You’ve been home guarded by a wild beast? I haven’t gone out yet, but just tried the mists, and there doesn’t seem to be anything there.”

“Finish, then you wait to die.”

Look at a few of the bubbles that reply to you.

Xu Jingnian understood, and it seemed that he was the only one with an unknown and extremely aggressive monster next to his campfire.

He was a little headstrong.

Looking at the speed of that attack just now, the little Pangolin Armor definitely couldn’t beat it, its specialty was digging holes, and its combat power wasn’t even necessarily as high as his own.

As for his Sentinel Beast talent, even if he threw out the negatives, the advantages were just helping his pet beasts recover from fatigue.

Not helpful for fighting ……

What to do?

Xu Jingnian at this time and hungry and thirsty, can be said to be physically and mentally exhausted, it looks like the program to step into the mist to find firewood is not feasible ……

He started by putting the firewood back into the campfire.

Avoid burning both sides at the same time, double the consumption of the already small firewood, with only two and a half hours to go.

Maybe it’s only a betting hand!

If only, underneath his homestead, there happened to be a grave, then he could just get the coffin boards up and burn them ……

At this time, the little pangolin seemed to be idly bored, and without even having to command it, it started digging a hole into the ground on its own!

Xu Jingnian saw this.

He thought about it and wondered if he could trade firewood with the others if he didn’t have a coffin board but the little guy got lucky and dug up other treasures.

He opened the [Trading] panel.

At this moment, there were actually some trading items already on it, and then, Xu Jingnian’s eyes suddenly widened!

[Wood*5: Wood picked up in the Mists of Death can be used as firewood. My favored beast can spit fire, so I don’t need wood to add to the fire. Exchange it with water!]

Sure enough someone was selling lumber!

Hsu Jingnian didn’t have the water the man needed.

But keep checking for more trades, and it’s not just this one person who trades for wood, there seems to be a lot of people who have contracted Fire Favored Beasts that don’t need wood.

“If you can dig up something ……”

Xu Jingnian had some expectations.

His own contracted Pangolin Armor’s combat power was no good, and it was too dangerous to go in the mists, but its specialty was digging holes.

If one can go underground and dig up something useful, then it is possible to get firewood through the trading system!

Or even, in exchange for other resources ……

Thus, Xu Jingnian resolutely, in his mind, tried to visualize the digging, and intended to have the pangolin bring up the harvest.

Two simple instructions are given.

Dig down!

Bring up all but the rocks to him!

Xu Jingnian didn’t know if the little pangolin would be able to understand the meaning and carry it out correctly.

With his eyes closed now, he could only vaguely perceive that there was indeed a connection with the pangolin, but it wasn’t deep.

Good thing the pangolin seemed to understand!

It was only seen glancing at Xu Jingnian.

Then it raised two sharp claws, the dirt had been plowed away, and it plunged into the rock with a swish!

Then it was time to dig in and claw the stone all the way out like it was a block of tofu.

“That fierce?”

Xu Jingnian was a bit surprised.

I didn’t realize that the claws of the little guy could easily dig through the rocks ….. It wasn’t something that just any ordinary creature could do.

It’s also considered a transcendent favored beast!

Moreover, the little pangolin armor dug up, even planing and drilling, the whole body made strength, the speed is comparable to a digger!

Specialty is digging holes, really no joke!

But soon, as the work of digging a hole into the ground progressed a little, roughly when a pit was dug about a meter down.

The little guy then showed his fatigue, swinging his claws at a significantly lower speed, breathless, and with his voice out of control, he began to whimper and gurgle.

[Fatigue Synchronization] came into play.

Although Xu Jingnian didn’t move, he followed suit and got tired!

“Hoo-“

He gasped for air and sat down on the floor in exhaustion.

Adjust your breathing and relax your body ……

Next moment.

A panel emerges before your eyes:

[Has gone into a state of rest]

[Comfort bonus: -300 (nothing – 100, beasts poking around – 200)]

[Energy recovery per second: +0.7]

[Favored Beast Tenfold Energy Recovery: +7]

Xu Jingnian entered a state of rest and looked at the mountain-piercing armor, whose head, vaguely, could be seen with green numbers pulsing every second:

+7…+7…+7……

“Whimper, whimper, whimper~”

The little pangolin, though tired, did not stop, still struggling to carry out his orders.

It’s exhausting.

It caused the claws to become a little weak.

But since Xu Jingnian sat down for a break ……

The little pangolin then began to feel, in a steady stream, a warmth inexplicably bubbling up inside his body.

That warmth flowed through the body, like experiencing countless massages to relax, and the tired flesh gradually recovered.

Warm and fuzzy all over …..

It feels, well, kind of addictive!

“Come on, let me help you rest.”

Xu Jingnian watched as the little pangolin armor went from exhausted, to having steady limbs, to being full of vigor.

The more you dig, the more you get!

……

After some time.

At this moment, Xu Jingnian sat down next to the pitch-black pit piled high with debris and stretched tiredly.

[Homestead bonfire]

[Illumination range: five meters in diameter (changeable …… currently consumes 5 points of firewood per hour)]

[Remaining firewood: 2.4]

[Estimated burn time: twenty-nine minutes ……]

There is very little burn time left.

And with the negative effect of Beast Peeking still present, it was clear that the sharp-clawed monster was still waiting, hiding stupidly outside the range of the homestead bonfire.

Once the flame is out.

It would surely pounce immediately and tear everything apart with those sharp pointed claws ……

Xu Jingnian was scared just thinking about it!

“O little one, a miracle!”

After waiting patiently for another two minutes, Xu Jingnian suddenly heard a loud noise from the pit, and the little pangolin climbed up.

It didn’t sell itself short and directly stood beside Xu Jingnian, holding a glittering crystal stone with both claws and handing it in front of it.

Xu Jingnian’s eyes instantly widened!

“What is it?”

It wasn’t a coffin board, but his heart thumped, and he hastily reached out and took it, as if he were holding a life-saving treasure, turning it over carefully to observe it.

It blazed in the hand, like a ruby.

[Fire Crystal]

[Type: Ore]

[Information: Crystals with fire attributes, usually produced in fire crystal veins.]

[Effect: Cannot be ignited by a bonfire, but it contains fire-attribute energy, making it an excellent choice for fire-type favored beasts to level up].