Survival For All: I, Aura Creator

Chapter 17 The Heart of the Wolf King (Please Collect!)

[Backpack]: Iron Axe, worn-out iron pickaxe, high-toughness simple bow, crude simple arrows*30, hard simple arrows*30, wind-stepping shoes, grassland wolf fur coat, inedible meat 11.05kg, edible meat 2.9kg, fur*2, drinkable water*3180ml (container), drinkable tree sap*100ml, medicinal tree bark*2, iron tree fruit*1, iron ingot*2, Level I fence blueprint, stainless steel iron pot*1, feathers*9, iron darts*5, lighter*1 (95%), hemp*4, five-spice powder*8g, salt*190g, wood*60, fire-resistant wood*865, preservative wood*1232, high-toughness wood*56.

Ning Ze briefly checked the backpack, which was packed full of items. It seemed like this was some kind of second-dimensional backpack with no storage limit, but this did not diminish the satisfaction welling up in Ning Ze's heart.

A satisfaction similar to that of finding a treasure?

Strange, why would I have such a thought?

His level also upgraded from LV.2 to LV.3 (35/700), and his Origin Value remained at 135.

"It's time to get up and go out."

After leaving the small wooden house, Ning Ze arrived at the location where the Night Wind Wolf King had been the previous night. A torn-off wolf paw was quietly placed on the ground.

However, just like the wolf corpses he had seen yesterday, the entire severed paw emitted a foul smell of decay, and the flesh on it had also rotted.

Ning Ze used a stick to move the severed paw further away and then followed the bloodstains on the ground.

After a whole night, the bloodstains from the Night Wind Wolf King's wounds were still clear. He followed the bloodstains for over a hundred meters, and the traces of blood splattered on the ground had not stopped.

The Night Wind Wolf King had shed a lot of blood from its front leg.

Ning Ze continued to track the bloodstains and, after walking for over four hundred meters, he stopped at the entrance of a cave.

According to the bloodstains, the Night Wind Wolf King had most likely entered this cave as its lair.

The cave was pitch black, and the outside light could only penetrate about four or five meters into the cave. Beyond that, it was pitch darkness.

Furrowing his brow, Ning Ze found a few dry branches nearby and, after lighting a pile of dry leaves, he lit one end of a branch to make a makeshift torch.

Although the flame flickered as if it could go out at any moment, it eventually flared up after burning for a while.

After making these preparations, Ning Ze walked into the cave with the torch.

The bloodstains on the ground were still there. The reason the Night Wind Wolf King had entered this cave was most likely because it was their den.

The distance to the Night Wind Wolf King's corpse was not far. After walking about fifty meters into the cave, Ning Ze smelled a foul odor and then found the wolf king's corpse on one side of the cave passage.

"Where's the loot? Let's find it quickly."

The torch was almost burnt out, so Ning Ze took out another branch to keep the fire going.

The Night Wind Wolf King's corpse had not completely decayed, but signs of decay had begun to appear. The meat was definitely inedible, but the wolf fur might still be useful.

After stripping off the entire wolf fur, Ning Ze casually threw it into his backpack and then began to dissect the wolf corpse.

Soon, he found the so-called "loot."

[Heart of the Wolf King]

[Effect]: Night Vision II (200% increase in night vision), Subjugation I (some creatures will feel fear towards you), Group Command I (your commands are more easily obeyed)

[Explanation]: A product of the night, it does not need to be carried on the body and is effective when placed in the backpack.

"Great stuff!"

Ning Ze was instantly delighted. He had expected the loot to be some kind of equipment, as is usually the case with monster drops. However, he had ended up digging out a heart from the wolf king's body, a heart whose value probably far exceeded that of ordinary equipment.

However, this heart had already shrunk, and it was only as big as the tip of his thumb and felt hard to the touch.

At first, Ning Ze had wondered how to carry this thing with him, but he hadn't expected it to be effective when placed in the backpack.

The various effects of the Heart of the Wolf King were all good, especially the night vision effect, which was a capability he urgently needed. With a 200% increase in night vision, it was equivalent to three times the night vision, so he no longer had to worry about not being able to see at night.

After putting the Heart of the Wolf King into his backpack, Ning Ze continued to search the wolf's belly, but in the end, he did not find any other loot.

Just then,

"Howl~ Howl~"

Suddenly, the sound of a wolf came from the cave. However, the howl was short and sounded somewhat unusual.

But Ning Ze still took it very seriously. He stuck the torch into the ground and quickly stood up, holding the iron axe in his hand.

Compared to the dagger, the iron axe was not only his main tool for logging but also the most lethal weapon.

Before long, Ning Ze saw a wolf's head peeking around the corner of the cave passage.

With the help of the firelight and his night vision, he clearly saw that the wolf's head was not large. It looked like a small wolf, roughly the size of an adult domestic dog.

The small wolf's two shiny green eyes were staring at him in the darkness, and then it ran towards Ning Ze.

Ning Ze couldn't help but tighten his grip on the iron axe, but the sense of crisis did not appear, indicating that this small wolf might not have any malicious intent towards him. He decided to observe the situation further.

"Howl~ Howl~"

It wasn't until the small wolf had run up to Ning Ze that it stopped and let out two short howls at him.

Seeing that Ning Ze didn't make any extra movements, the small wolf pricked up its ears and cautiously approached his feet. Then, it rubbed its head against his leg, just like a dog seeking comfort.

Ning Ze was surprised. The sense of crisis in his heart had not appeared, and the small wolf didn't seem to have any intention of attacking him, so he put down the iron axe in his hand.

"Could this little wolf mistake me for one of its kind?"

Ning Ze was now wearing a grassland wolf coat and had the scent of the Night Wind Wolf King on him.

Perhaps this little wolf cub really did mistake him for one of its kind.

After that, Ning Ze gazed at the small wolf cub.

[Dark Wind Wolf Cub (Can be bred)]

[Level]: 1

[Explanation]: A wind wolf that lives in dark environments. Over time, it will mutate into a Night Wind Wolf when it reaches adulthood.

"Huh, this thing can be bred?"

Its prefix is "Dark," missing the word "Night," indicating that it has not fully mutated into a Night Wind Wolf yet.

The small wolf cub was no longer content with rubbing against his pants. It stuck out its tongue and licked the skin exposed on his ankle.

"Is this really a wolf cub? Why does it look more and more like a dog?"

Ning Ze couldn't help but find this little wolf cub inexplicably cute and affectionate.

(End of this chapter)