Chapter 25: The Owner of the Stone Knife

He weighed the stone knife in his hand, and Qin Chuan looked around.

For outdoor survivors, there are probably three possibilities why such a stone knife was lost.

The first is that the person obtained a more suitable tool, making the somewhat crude stone knife useless, so it was discarded casually.

The second possibility is that the person died and restarted their account, but the stone knife they made was left behind.

The third possibility, and the least likely one,

was that the person genuinely dropped it by accident.

Just as Qin Chuan thought of this, a sharp cry suddenly came from above his head.

Both human and beast quickly looked up, only to see a cyan figure swooping down from the sky. Before it dived, its color had blended almost perfectly with the sky, making Qin Chuan and Water Flower completely unaware of its presence.

"Arf!"

Water Flower's expression was tense, and she immediately assumed an attacking stance, her body surrounded by swirling water, ready to unleash several Rapid Stream Breaks at any moment.

However, as the cyan figure approached, Qin Chuan's expression suddenly turned surprised.

[Spiritual Beast Clan: Cyan Jade Falcon]

[Spiritual Beast Attribute: Wind Attribute]

[Spiritual Beast Level: Juvenile Stage Lv10]

[Spiritual Beast State: Contracted]

[Spiritual Beast Introduction: The Wind Attribute Cyan Jade Falcon, possessing super sharp vision and extremely fast speed, its color-mimicking feathers make it hard to detect before it strikes.]

Contracted...

Seeing such a Spiritual Beast State in the Dream World for the first time, Qin Chuan was stunned for a moment, but he quickly realized what this meant.

The player behind this Cyan Jade Falcon was the owner of the lost stone knife!

"Wait a minute."

He stretched out his hand to stop Water Flower, who was ready to attack, and stared intently at the descending Cyan Jade Falcon.

"Screech—"

The swooping Cyan Jade Falcon fluttered its wings and halted ten meters above the ground, its cyan eyes sharply focusing on Water Flower below, its aura tense.

The brief standoff between the two was quickly interrupted by a shout.

"Little Qing! Did you find my stone knife?"

As the shout echoed, a figure rapidly approached. Seeing the situation, the figure paused, then ran even faster and stopped in front of Qin Chuan, grabbing his hands and shaking them vigorously.

"I finally met another player! Hello, hello!"

[Player Name: Yue Li]

[Player Level: Apprentice Level]

[Contracted Spiritual Beast: Cyan Jade Falcon]

It was a female player, her delicate features up close momentarily distracted Qin Chuan, but remembering that appearances could be altered in the Dream World, he quickly regained his composure.

"Hello, just call me Luo."

"I'm Yue Li," the female player said with a giggly smile, "You're the first player I've met in this world. Have you encountered any other players?"

"No," Qin Chuan shook his head, surprised by her forwardness yet relieved by her genuinely friendly demeanor.

At this moment, he couldn't help but think of his desk-mate, Little Fat.

Xiao Pang had indeed encountered other players earlier, but it was a foreign female player, and he had been struggling with English until now, uncertain how well he was communicating.

"It seems we are each other's first friends in the Dream World," Yue Li said earnestly, as if this was very important to her.

"Chirp~"

Originally tense, Water Flower and the Blue Hawk each calmed their auras. The Blue Hawk, flapping its wings, landed on the female player's shoulder, staring at Qin Chuan, more precisely, at the spot on Qin Chuan's chest.

"Eh?" Listening to her Spiritual Beast, the female player showed a surprised expression, "Do you have a Tornado Fruit?"

Before Qin Chuan could speak, she quickly pulled out a Clear Fruit, "Want to trade?"

"Trade!" Qin Chuan didn't hesitate, pulling out the Wind Attribute Fruit that he couldn't fit in his Item Equipment Bar and had been carrying in his pocket.

He also returned the stone knife to her.

As he stored the Clear Fruit in his Item Equipment Bar, Qin Chuan also realized the importance of interacting with other players.

Many times, the resources collected by lone wolf players are not useful to themselves.

But the more players you meet, the more you can exchange in similar ways to obtain resources you can actually use.

"Yay, I got another one!" Yue Li joyfully secured the Tornado Fruit, gleefully boasting to Qin Chuan, "I've saved up nine now. Once Xiao Qing advances, she can get a big boost in experience right away."

"That many?" Qin Chuan couldn't help but express his surprise.

"Xiao Qing's trait is Energy Vision, which can identify the strength of energy within sight and quickly find Experience Fruit," Yue Li said with a touch of pride.

As Yue Li introduced Xiao Qing, the named Blue Hawk proudly raised its head.

"Impressive." Qin Chuan responded appropriately, although he was quite astonished.

The young girl in front of him was being surprisingly open with someone she had just met.

"Hehe~" Pleased with Qin Chuan's agreement, Yue Li casually sat on a nearby large rock, "I accidentally dropped the stone knife and had Xiao Qing help me look for it. I didn't expect it to be so coincidental."

"Uh..." Qin Chuan's mouth twitched slightly, "Did you really drop the stone knife by accident?"

It turned out to be the third scenario he thought least likely.

"Yes, it's the most useful stone knife I have." While speaking, Yue Li rummaged through her woven backpack and pulled out a fruit resembling bread, handing it to Qin Chuan, "This is the Bread Fruit I just picked. Have one!"

"I've been here so long and only discovered this type of fruit can satisfy hunger." Taking a bite of another Bread Fruit, Yue Li seemed slightly gloomy, "Luckily, it tastes pretty good."

Qin Chuan glanced at Water Flower and then accepted the Bread Fruit, "Thank you."

Seeing Qin Chuan take a bite, Yue Li immediately showed an expectant look, "How is it?"

"Indeed, very nice." Qin Chuan nodded.

The fruit had a somewhat bready aroma, sweet but not cloying, and very filling.

"Too bad, the portal will soon be closing," Yue Li said, finishing the Bread Fruit in her hand and clapping her hands with a slight regret, "It's rare to meet other players."

"We can continue tomorrow when we enter again." Qin Chuan smiled, then changed the subject, "Speaking of which, there's going to be an update tomorrow."

"Exactly." Yue Li waved vigorously, eyes full of anticipation, "I can't wait! I hope they'll add some ways to get low-level resources so Xiao Qing can advance and become stronger sooner!"

"Hopefully so." Qin Chuan nodded.

Water Flower needed two more low-level resources to advance, and he still had no clue where to find these. Yue Li's hopes were also his hopes.

The two newly acquainted players chatted sporadically as the time for the Dream World portal to close drew nearer.

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[Dream World Portal Closed]