As time passed, the hints in two directions changed.
During the time Andrew was chopping down trees, the lightning leopard under the tree with the squirrel hole had left, and the only danger left was the squirrel's claws.
And the hint for the swift wind snake under the dead branches had also changed!
[East: There are many dead branches, good raw material for your campfire! But there is a swift wind snake lurking under the branches, be careful of being attacked!]
Now it became:
[The swift wind snake is digesting a frog. You can take advantage of the situation and attack it, and you will likely win!]
After some thought, Andrew decisively chose to kill the swift wind snake!
After all, he could always check the squirrel hole later.
As for what kind of creature the swift wind snake was?
The name sounded impressive.
The swift wind snake had eaten a frog, so its speed must have been slowed down. If Andrew didn't take advantage of this opportunity to kill it, it would be much harder to do after it had finished digesting!
He headed east.
This place was a bit far from Andrew's grass shed, and the concentration of fog had increased a lot.
Andrew could only see about two meters of the road ahead, and beyond that, it was all white.
There were many dead branches falling into the forest.
Andrew saw the hint that there was no danger, so he picked up some dead branches along the way.
[Dead branch +1]
[Dead branch +1]
[...]
He picked up about seven or eight dead branches and finally came across the place where the snake was.
[Danger!]
[Under the dead branches one meter ahead, there is a swift wind snake. Although it is digesting a frog, if you're not careful, you may still get bitten!]
[Swift Wind Snake: Known for its speed, it moves like the wind, coming and going freely. It is highly venomous, and if you get bitten even slightly, you will die within three seconds, without even enough time to drink an antidote!]
Andrew stared fixedly under the withered branches.
Sure enough, he saw a brown snake with a baby's arm-thick body, its belly high and bulging, probably digesting the unlucky frog that was inside it.
The venomous snake lay motionless as if it had indigestion.
In addition to the patterns on the snake's body, it was already similar to the color of the withered tree.
At this time, it was coiled on the withered branch, and it looked no different from a dead tree. If it were not for the clue that Andrew could see, he would fall victim to it!
Andrew lifted the rusty metal axe high and chopped it down toward the snake's head.
The next second.
The snake's head fell to the ground, its mouth open, and it seemed to still want to attack Andrew.
As a fan of survival reality shows, Andrew naturally knew how well-developed a snake's nervous system was.
So before the snake's head could react, he had already smashed it with another blow.
Directly smashing the snake's head into a pulp!
[Snake Meat +2]
[Snake Gallbladder +1]
[Poison Fang +2]
[Wind-type Beast Core +1]
Not bad! Not bad!
Andrew rubbed his chin and having a system was really convenient.
At the moment when the snake was killed by Andrew, it was directly decomposed into various materials and ingredients.
However, he could understand this snake meat and snake gallbladder.
He just didn't know what this [Wind-type Beast Core] was.
Could it be a cultivation game?
Andrew was startled and quickly took out the Wind-attribute Beast Core to take a look.
[Wind-type Beast Core: With a certain chance of obtaining it by killing creatures in the mist. It has multiple uses! (You can't become an immortal, so give up!)]
It turned out that this wasn't a cultivation game. It was really disappointing.
However, these things actually had additional explanations. The system was quite thoughtful!
Andrew also took a look at the snake meat and found that the explanations for it were different.
[Snake meat: It has a fragrant and sweet taste, can supplement a certain amount of hunger value, and has no special features. (Raw, cannot be eaten directly. Please roast it before eating!)]
[Snake gallbladder: Can clear the liver and improve vision. Eating it can provide a certain amount of poison resistance. (Permanent!)]
[Poison fangs: Good materials for making poison arrows. (Toxic substances in the poison sac have automatically attached to it, so don't worry about the poison fangs being non-toxic!)]
Not bad. This snake gallbladder actually had a special effect. He just didn't know how much he had to eat to not be afraid of being bitten by a snake. In any case, the snake gallbladder didn't need to be processed, so he just threw it into his mouth.
[System prompt: Hunger value +2, poison resistance +1]
Hunger value? Andrew opened the magic book and silently recited the character attribute panel.
Sure enough, his attributes appeared in the magic book.
[ID: 888-Andrew (can be renamed)]
[Strength: 5/10]
[Dexterity: 7/10]
[Hunger value: 6/10]
[Poison resistance: 1/10]
[Status evaluation: Fatigue, please rest as soon as possible.]
It seemed that the upper limit of character attributes was probably 10, except for genetic mutations and athletes!
And he had just eaten a snake gallbladder, so his poison resistance increased by 1. Could it be that he would be immune to poison when it reached 10?
Andrew couldn't confirm for the time being. He could only wait and see if he could kill a few snakes to try eating them. When his poison resistance was upgraded to 10, he would know.
After killing the poisonous snakes, Andrew then turned his attention to the direction of the squirrel hole. It was already late.
There was less than an hour until the fog returned.
Andrew could even feel the fog around him gradually thickening.
Before, he could see clearly within a two-meter range.
But now, he could only see less than one meter ahead of him.
As time goes by, the fog would get thicker and the threats within the fog would come along!
He needed to hurry!
Andrew walked quickly towards the squirrel hole.
He had been given directions, so he knew which direction was dangerous and which was not.
Therefore, he just needed to walk forward carefully, making sure not to trip over any tree roots!
Soon, Andrew arrived at the dead tree.
It was a huge dead tree, and the squirrel hole was about three meters high. Andrew could only see the general outline of the tree and the location of the squirrel hole through the thin fog, and he could hardly see what was above.
The dead tree was bare.
It was difficult for Andrew to climb up and reach the squirrel hole without equipment.
Moreover, even if he climbs up to the position of the squirrel hole without any equipment, he would not have a free hand to reach into the hole!
Furthermore! There was a squirrel in the hole who was watching him like a hawk.
If he got scratched by its claws, even if it was not a serious injury, it could lead to infection or something.
It was not worth the risk!
In this kind of ghost place where there were no medicines, Andrew didn't want to take any chances.
However, since it was a tree, he should be able to chop it down, right?
Andrew smiled and swung the rusty metal axe in his hand.
[Dry Tree: Durability 50/99]
Nice!
The dry tree was even easier to chop than a regular tree. It only took two swings to bring it down!
Andrew swung at the tree.
The squirrel probably sensed the threat and ran out of the hole, standing on the trunk over two meters high, staring at Andrew with bared teeth!
Squeak squeak squeak!
It squeaked as if protesting against Andrew for destroying its home.
[Squirrel: Adult, there is a certain chance of taming, good at picking nuts and ripe fruit! Claws have a certain attack power, the threat is weak.]
It's already an adult? Then it's not worth taming.
After all, anyone who has played games knows that once a pet is an adult, even if it is tamed, the taming degree will be much lower than that of a juvenile pet.
There's no point in taming it at all!
Andrew picked up a rock from the ground.
He threw it at the squirrel, which hadn't reacted yet, and it fell straight down from the tree!
[Squirrel Meat +1]
[Animal Skin +1]
The squirrel was too small.
However, no matter how small the mosquito is, it is still meat. Andrew naturally wouldn't waste it.
Little squirrel, let me see what good stuff you've hidden in your nest!