Chapter 31: Initial Ranking Settlement

"Wow! You actually built such a big shelter so quickly!"

Standing in front of Qin Chuan's shelter, Yue Li couldn't help but exclaim, her face showing an amazed expression, "Can I go in and take a look?"

"No problem, feel free to look around." Qin Chuan casually waved his hand, watching Yue Li who was busy exclaiming in front of him, his expression turning bizarre.

He hadn't expected that this young girl hadn't even built a shelter and had been wandering around the Dream World with a stone knife for twelve days.

Having no choice, he had to bring her to his shelter first.

"You even know how to fire pottery!" Upon entering, Yue Li was even more astonished; she widened her eyes at Qin Chuan, "Is our time in the Dream World really the same?"

"Of course it's the same." Qin Chuan smiled helplessly, "I just spent more time studying the Wilderness Survival Guide given by the Special Affairs Group, didn't you receive it?"

"I did." Yue Li's gaze flickered slightly, without saying much.

A sharp cry rang out, and the Qing Jade Falcon, which had disappeared into the sky at some point, flew back, landing on Yue Li's shoulder, softly chirping and telling her something.

After hearing the Qing Jade Falcon's discovery, Yue Li's eyes instantly lit up; she ran back to Qin Chuan, "There's a stream nearby?"

"Over there." Qin Chuan pointed in the direction of the stream, "Don't you have one by you?"

"There's a small cave that can collect water, with a constant flow out of a rock crevice; it's quite convenient to collect, but there's no stream like this one," Yue Li explained, then showed a hopeful look, "Can you take me to see it?"

"Let's go, Water Flower and I were just about to catch a few fish." Qin Chuan didn't refuse.

"There are fish?" Yue Li couldn't help but swallow.

In the Dream World, apart from Breadfruit, she hadn't tasted any other foods.

The two quickly arrived at the stream, and seeing various Spiritual Beasts quietly lowering their heads to drink in a harmonious coexistence, Yue Li sat on the bank, propping up her cheek, momentarily entranced.

Such a scene, whether in the Dream World or in reality, she had never seen before.

"Water Flower, the task of catching fish is up to you." Qin Chuan made an encouraging gesture to Water Flower, then turned to walk toward the densely growing grass vines and woods by the stream.

Collecting these grass vines and woods only needed simple processing to become very flexible vine ropes, suitable for making backpacks or used for securing wood.

Qin Chuan planned to move the shelter to the valley where the Shadow Leopard was as soon as possible and needed lots of grass vines and woods.

Picking up the stone knife tied at his waist, Qin Chuan quickly got busy.

Water Flower strolled to the stream, her gaze quickly locking onto a fish in the stream with a rainbow-colored tail that shimmered in the sunlight, watching the Rainbow Tail Fish that was still completely unaware of the impending danger, and touched the surface of the water with her paw.

The stream suddenly froze for an instant, and a powerful force burst from the water, like an invisible hand quickly grasping the Rainbow Tail Fish, and then throwing it toward the shore.

That unlucky Rainbow Tail Fish then floundered and struggled on the bank, but it was already too late.

Easily catching a Rainbow Tail Fish, Water Flower slightly raised her head, looking rather pleased.

But in the next moment, a green shadow swooped down heavily, plunging into the water.

In just a breath's time, the green shadow flew out again, a gust of wind sweeping by in an instant, completely blowing off the water droplets stuck on its feathers.

The Qing Jade Falcon placed another Rainbow Tail Fish on the shore, giving Water Flower a competitive glance.

Water Flower's eyes narrowed slightly.

Bold! How dare you show off in front of the fishing master, Water Flower!

"Woof!" ("Let's have a competition!")

Soon, two figures busied themselves, with sporadic splashes of stream water, the number of rainbow trout on the bank grew increasingly larger.

The commotion awakened the daydreaming Yue Li. She turned her head in amazement, watching two Spiritual Beasts vying for the title of Fishing Master.

Where's Luo?

Yue Li looked around, quickly spotting a busy figure among the grass, vines, and trees.

She stood up, patted her bottom, and then quickly walked to Qin Chuan, taking out her stone knife, "Let me help you!"

"Thank you then."

Qin Chuan didn't stand on ceremony and pointed to the grass and vines, telling Yue Li where to cut.

Yue Li quickly got the hang of it, helping Qin Chuan collect and asked, "What are these grasses and vines for?"

"Some are used to make vine bags to carry the pottery and other important things from the shelter, and some are for making the framework of the new shelter."

"New shelter?" Yue Li looked surprised, "You're moving from here?"

"Yeah, the Shadow Leopard's den is a good place, well suited for a shelter," Qin Chuan paused for a moment, "It's also closer to the Burning Flame Wolf. Once we move there, we can discuss a strategy more quickly to deal with that guy."

"In that case..." Yue Li's eyes spun, tentatively asking, "Can I crash at your shelter?"

"Huh?" Qin Chuan looked at Yue Li in surprise.

"Don't worry, I'll pull my weight in building the shelter!" Yue Li's expression was earnest, "The physical fitness of all players in the Dream World is about the same, and my strength is no less than yours."

"That's fine, it's good to have someone to look out for each other." Qin Chuan thought for a moment and nodded.

In the Dream World, they didn't sleep, nor did they need to be too concerned about gender.

And aside from the Time Stop ability, Yue Li was no less capable than he was.

Such a game partner was indeed reliable.

The only caution was not to reveal his Time Stop ability.

"Then it's settled!" Yue Li beamed with joy, humming an unknown tune, even the speed of her collecting grass and vines increased significantly.

Soon, the grass and vines were almost completely collected by the two of them while the Spiritual Beasts' fishing battle had also come to a close. Water Flower, being a Water Attribute Spiritual Beast, had the upper hand and successfully defended its status as the Fishing Master, to the trout's misfortune in the stream.

"You guys..." Looking at the flopping rainbow trout on the riverbank, Qin Chuan's lips twitched slightly, "Pick the five most injured ones; release the others."

Instantly, Qin Chuan received grateful looks from the rainbow trout.

With an extra hand, Qin Chuan greatly sped up the efficiency of relocating the shelter, as well as the speed of construction.

Furthermore, building a shelter was simpler inside a cave, and Qin Chuan had the experience. With ten minutes left before the entrance to the Dream World closed and the day's first tally began, Qin Chuan and Yue Li were already savoring their fish soup in the newly built shelter.

[Ranking List daily tally begins]

[Congratulations to the player for achieving 1st place on the Spiritual Beast List (Juvenile Stage), Experience Gem +10]

[Congratulations to the player for achieving 52nd place on the Extraordinary List, Spiritual Beast Snack +5]

[Congratulations to the player for achieving 1st place on the Achievement Leaderboard, Achievement Key +2]

Qin Chuan's eyes brightened, the rewards had arrived!