Chapter 670: Jielin Survival Manual

After exchanging information with the Cummings family, Mu You recovered a lot from his injuries and was able to get out of bed and move around. However, he was not in a hurry to leave. Instead, he followed the family of four and wandered around the fourth floor, continuing to collect detoxifying herbs and learning the survival skills of the Jie Lin.

"Don't fight the ecology here, but try to integrate."

This was the survival secret that Cummings told him before he set off.

Every creature in the Jie Lin has its own position and role. The entire ecosystem is actually a large symbiotic system. The creatures each have their own duties and form a stable closed loop.

As an alien species, humans want to join this symbiotic system. What they need to do is not to destroy it, but to carefully feel the rules of this ecosystem, find a place where they can participate, and then integrate into it without affecting the overall ecology, comply with the needs of the ecology, help do what they can first, and then think about harvesting what they need, so that they will not be excluded by this closed-loop ecology.

【"The Moon Butterfly actually does not reject alien species, and even welcomes the addition of creatures from the outside world. Within seven steps, there must be an antidote. This principle of balance between mutual growth and mutual restraint is fully reflected in this jungle. As long as you pay attention, you will not encounter a real desperate situation in this jungle." Cummings said. 】

In the next three days, Mu You followed this family silently, learning the survival skills of the fourth level, and gradually figured out their survival strategy.

Cummings was right. To survive here, you must first admit your weakness, lower your posture, and follow those lower creatures, observe, imitate, and learn their way of survival.

Finding the rules and then using the rules is always the most efficient way for humans to survive in unfamiliar environments.

【The moonlight sprinkled through the uneven treetops, covering this mysterious land with a layer of silver gauze. In the jungle ahead, a huge creature with barbs on its back and antlers on its head was quietly hiding behind a bush, eating grass leisurely. 】

Hippopotamus with antlers, a creature unique to the fourth layer of the Ring Forest, is a gentle herbivorous creature similar to cattle and sheep. It generally does not actively attack other creatures. Because of its large size and delicious meat, it has become the hunting target of the Cummings family today.

Mu You did not take action, hiding in the jungle in the distance and silently observing the actions of the four people.

Among the four people, Cummings, as the head of the family, naturally shouldered the most important task. He crawled through the grass in the dark and quietly approached the hippopotamus.

Cummings stopped a few dozen meters in front of the hippopotamus, reached into the grass nest next to him and fumbled around, and grabbed a long strange fish from it, and then pinched the belly of the strange fish to exert force.

The strange fish suddenly made a miserable cry similar to that of a screaming chicken, which echoed in the jungle for a long time.

The hippopotamus that was eating grass in front of him suddenly raised his head, kept making threatening snorts in his mouth, and stomped his limbs manically on the ground.

Cummings remained unmoved and continued to pinch the strange fish. After three repetitions, the hippopotamus was finally completely enraged, with spikes on its back erected and eyes red, and rushed towards Cummings' position.

Cummings hurriedly threw away the strange fish and retreated to the distance. At the same time, two more strange fish calls came from the deep jungle in another direction.

The hippopotamus, which was running wildly, naturally changed direction and continued to rush towards the source of the sound.

In this way, the hippopotamus was led by three people in relays and quickly led into the trap area they had preset.

My elder brother Mile stood in front of a ring wood, wearing a mechanical lighting lamp on his head and holding a mechanical claw in his right hand.

When the furious hippopotamus rushed over, Mile immediately turned on the instrument on his head, and a beam of strong light shot out, shining into the hippopotamus' eyes. The hippopotamus wailed, his eyes were stinging, tears kept flowing, and his vision was blurred, but he still instinctively charged towards Mile, as fast as lightning.

Mile hurriedly activated the instrument in his hand, and the mechanical claw popped out, grabbed the nearby ringwood trunk, and flew Mile out with it.

The next moment, the hippopotamus, carrying huge kinetic energy, collided with the hard ringwood behind it. As a result, the ringwood did not move at all, and the hippopotamus's pair of antlers were broken and fell off.

The hippopotamus, who lost its antlers, wailed, and the vitality of his body quickly dissipated, and soon died.

[After the hunt, the four people gathered around the prey, but did not immediately go forward to touch the antler hippopotamus. Instead, they remained in awe, lowered their heads and waited silently until the cocoon on the hippopotamus's body was formed, the blue spirit butterfly flew out and went away, and the molt disappeared, and then they went forward to pick up the remains of the prey...]

Mu You watched the whole hunt. The lighting equipment and hook equipment used by the little boy were tools removed from the armor left by the mechanic.

In fact, he used it wrong. This hook itself is a lethal weapon. If Mu You uses the mechanical heart to control this hook, he can activate more functions on it. There is no need for such a troublesome process. He can directly kill the hippopotamus with the hook.

However, Mu You did not remind him. The hunting method of this family of four does not rely on tools, but on the division of labor and cooperation of four people. Even without the assistance of these two mechanical equipment, they can find other things to replace them.

After watching the hunting of this family for a few days, Mu You has completely understood that in the Ring Forest, humans are indeed at the bottom of the physical body. Maybe they will never become the top of the food chain like the savages, but relying on wisdom that is one level higher than other creatures and the ability to use tools, they can still survive better than most creatures in the Ring Forest.

Three days later, Mu You was completely healed and found Cummings to say goodbye to him.

[“It’s all here.” Cummings takes you to a warehouse in the backyard, and you see that the warehouse is filled with all kinds of mechanical parts. ]

[“They are all from the three armors. I thought they might be useful in the future, so I didn’t throw away any of the disassembled parts.” Cummings said. ]

[You walked into the house and took a look, then turned back to ask Cummings if you could pick some parts to take away and borrow for a few days. ]

[“Of course, you can take whatever you want, and it’s okay to take all of them. These were originally left for you by the mechanic, and we took them away without permission.” Cummings scratched his head a little embarrassedly. ]

After a few days of getting along, Cummings already knew that Mu You was the successor of the mechanic, and those armors were also left for the successor.

Mu You clicked on Ava.

The chameleon helmet flew out from his head, floated in the warehouse, and scanned all the parts.

Soon, more than a dozen usable mechanical parts were marked by it.

Mu You controlled the character to move forward and connected the parts one by one with the mechanical heart, and finally formed a weird humanoid armor that looked messy. Because it was obviously top-heavy, it gave people a feeling that it would fall down at any time.

Although the shape was a bit strange, the power was indeed good. Twelve external accessories plus six internal accessories were all complete, and the weapons were all high-damage accessories. According to Ava's calculations, the combination of these parts was the best combination.

[With a rumble, the pieces were combined on you, and finally combined into a complete armor. ]

[The moment the armor was formed, you clearly felt the hot light in the eyes of the little boy next to you, and his eyes were full of envy when he looked at you. ]

["When I finish my business and come back, this armor will be yours." You said to Mile. ]

["Really?" The little boy's eyes lit up and he was very surprised. ]

Of course, Mu You would not take these parts directly. He just needed these parts to help him enter the savage tribe.

The quality of these temporarily modified parts is actually not high. They are far less useful than the Black Angel outside the Ring Forest. It is useless for him to take them out. He will return them after the work is done.

[Cummings watched this scene with a smile, and suddenly came forward and put a book in your hand. This is a handwritten book called "Ring Forest Survival Manual". ]

["This is the Ring Forest Encyclopedia compiled by us based on many years of life experience. It records all the Ring Forest creatures and habits we have seen. It may be of some use to the Fool. Take it." Cummings said. ]

Mu You was surprised. This is not just a little use, but a great use!

With this manual, the difficulty of survival in the Ring Forest will be greatly reduced, and other Fools will have the opportunity to come in and venture in the future, which greatly saves the time of the Fool to open up the wasteland from scratch.

[You thanked Cummings, and then told him that after you met the Savage Chief this time, you will persuade him to send someone to move the boulder at the exit of the Ring Forest and open that space channel. 】

Mu You was reminding them that the passage to the Ring Forest would be opened soon. If they wanted to leave the Ring Forest and return to the Star Spirit World, they could pack up and prepare to move now.

【After you finished speaking, the Cummings couple looked at each other, but both smiled and shook their heads: "Thank you for your kindness, but no need, we don't plan to leave the Ring Forest."】

【"Why?" You were puzzled. 】

Mu You was surprised. He thought that the two of them must have missed their hometown very much after being away from home for more than a thousand years, but he didn't expect the two of them to refuse so straightforwardly.

【Cummings scratched his head and said awkwardly: "How should I put it? In fact, a thousand years ago, we learned from the savages that the Fool might be destroyed and decided to stay in the Ring Forest. Since then, we can no longer be considered Fools. After so many years, we have adapted to the life in the Ring Forest. The current Star Spirit World is a strange place for us."】

【"What's more, the children are here, we can't leave them." Cummings' wife added. 】

【"But your lifespan..." You hesitated. 】

Mu You didn't know how long the two people had lived before they came, but now more than a thousand years have passed, and there is still something like the Rain of Time in the Ring Forest that consumes life. Even if the two carefully avoid the rain, after so many years, most of their lives are almost gone.

Going to the Star Spirit Realm, at least returning to the Sky City, there is a chance to replenish their lifespan. If they don't return to the Star Spirit Realm, they will die sooner or later.

Mu You couldn't figure out why they would rather die in the Ring Forest than go back to their hometown.

["Maybe it's hard for outsiders to understand, but in fact, in the Ring Forest, death is not the end..." Cummings explained with a smile, but didn't explain more. 】

Mu You was stunned, thought about it carefully, and combined with what he saw and heard in the Ring Forest these days, he gradually understood what he meant.

Indeed, because of the existence of the Soul Butterfly, there is no real death in the Ring Forest, only constant reincarnation. The concept of reincarnation is real in this forest. For the creatures here, the death of the body is just the beginning of the next new life, so there is no need to be afraid.

Mu You exhaled and stopped trying to persuade them. It was obvious that his family had completely integrated into the world system of the Ring Forest. For them now, the Fool and the Astral World no longer had a sense of belonging. Instead, the Ring Forest was their true homeland.

Mu You said goodbye to the four people and set off in his armor.

This set of armor is actually far inferior to the complete Black Angel, but it is made of local materials and is very smooth to use. With the support of the armor, Mu You's combat power has increased sharply, and it has become easy to pass the fourth floor.

It only took one day for Mu You to walk out of the fourth floor.

[You have come to the fifth floor of the Ring Forest. ]

[The density of the surrounding ring wood has increased again, and the transmission of game text has encountered a significant delay. In the current environment, you cannot transmit props through the game, and all texts will be delayed by 15-30 seconds. ]

In the fifth floor, the suppression of the game system has indeed increased again. Props have become directly unable to be transmitted, and the text delay has also increased to a maximum of half a minute!

What is the concept of half a minute of game delay? Basically, when he saw the event, he was already dead.

Fortunately, the modified armor was not suppressed. If he encountered danger next, Ava could take over the armor in real time, which would greatly reduce the impact of text delay.

[As you step onto the fifth floor, various black and white creatures emerge from the jungle ahead, looking at you with fierce eyes, as if there is a trend of biological riots again. ]

[You grab a handful of insect sloughs from your pocket and eat them. ]

[Your energy limit is reduced by 7 points, currently: 0 (-297)]

[You gain 7 restricted attribute points, which can be added to other attributes except intelligence. ]

[You gain 0.7% divine system resistance, and the current total resistance is: 29.7%. ]

After eating this insect slough, the divine energy in Mu You's body is completely zero, and the attribute has also reached the limit. Even if you eat insect sloughs again, the attribute will not increase.

Mu You opened the panel and simply allocated a few restricted attributes. Now his attributes are:

Strength: 248

Agility: 346

Intelligence: 297

Constitution: 61

Mu You evenly allocated the 297 points of restricted attributes awarded to strength and agility, and did not increase his constitution at all, because constitution affects life, defense, injury recovery, toxin resistance and other aspects, and these things are all covered by the passive talents of the vampires, and adding constitution has a relatively small improvement on him.

As for health value, one point of constitution can only add one point of real life. In this regard, it is far faster to rely on potions and star upgrades than to rely on constitution improvement.

The real disadvantage of this set of attributes is that the original ratio of 1:2:3 of strength, agility and intelligence has been broken, resulting in the Fool Card being unusable in the future. However, at this stage, Mu You basically has no need for the Fool Card, and it is impossible to continue to block his attributes for an item.

【As the energy in your body changes, the hostility of the creatures in front of you gradually dissipates, no longer paying attention to you, and each returns to their own territory. 】

【You start the armor and cross the bushes, and continue to explore forward...】

The fifth floor is indeed more dangerous, but with the protection of the armor and the survival manual given by Cummings, Mu You feels that as long as his luck is not too bad and he keeps a low profile, he should be able to pass through here in one go... Of course, the premise is that he does not encounter those top creatures on the fifth floor.

After all, this set of armor was temporarily modified by a mechanic. It is okay to use it to bully ordinary creatures, but when facing creatures at the top of the food chain, they will only be torn into pieces.

Mu You obviously overestimated his luck. After only half an hour, he could no longer laugh. (End of this chapter)