Wilderness Survival with Druid System

Regarding Druidism, Chen Wen didn't understand it at all.

At first, he thought the system's functionality was just to provide entries.

But he never expected there to be special abilities.

After this survival challenge, he must collect some information about Druids and have a look.

Chen Wen couldn't help but think.

In case Druids have sacred beasts, sacred trees, or sacred plants, then next time his survival location should be inclined towards these places.

The special ability provided by the Wren to Chen Wen is quite good.

[Animal Doctor] can help him better tame and make friends.

And it allows for an additional extraction of an entry.

This is definitely of great assistance.

Chen Wen already has a rough understanding of the effect of the [Lucky Charm].

Simple and straightforward, it boosts luck.

And it's very easy to make.

After eating, Chen Wen came beside the Wren family.

The Wrens appear very docile towards their new master.

Following the new method he mastered, Chen Wen plucked a Wren tail feather and then used [Animal Doctor] to treat the Wren.

The Wren didn't feel any pain.

And the blessing from [Animal Doctor] didn't have any flashy special effects.

With a thought, the Wren received the blessing.

However, as a sacred bird, the Wren didn't bring any new special abilities to Chen Wen.

Chen Wen didn't mind; the Wren's [Animal Doctor] and [Lucky Charm] were already quite awesome.

The raw materials for the Lucky Charm are simple, a Wren tail feather, and fragrant berries or spices.

Crush the berries or spices, mix them, and then wrap the mixture around the base of the tail feather.

Place it in a dark place overnight, and it's considered done.

Luck is a mysterious thing, and the effects it shows vary greatly.

The last time Chen Wen obtained a lucky entry, it was when he was fishing on a deserted island.

Every time he cast out a lure, he could catch a big fish.

It caused all the anglers to exclaim that someone had opened a hack.

This is one manifestation of being lucky.

But in the desert, what kind of effect does being lucky have

Chen Wen really doesn't know.

Maybe he'd encounter an underground water spout when stepping out, or perhaps a big-horned sheep crashes around his shelter while he's sleeping.

No one can say for sure.

So Chen Wen decided to make the Lucky Charm as soon as possible.

...

The fifteenth day of survival.

More than halfway through surviving.

In the remaining half of the time, six competitors will decide the winner and collect the accumulated prize money from each other.

After accumulating for the first fifteen days.

Adam is now ready to search for the other competitors.

Surprisingly, Gaston managed to cross the Giant Pillar Great Plains and successfully found Gina.

After hearing about teaming up to deal with Chen Wen, Gina didn't hesitate at all.

"Alright, we'll team up!"

Gaston and Gina successfully united and, while surviving together, prepared to eliminate Chen Wen.

The east of the plains is stormy.

In contrast, where Chen Wen and Roland are on the west side is rather calm.

After hunting the big-horned sheep, both of them began a relatively leisurely life.

After completing the camp chores each day, they lay in the shelter waiting for night to fall.

In the morning:

Habitually greeted the burrowing owl, stoked the fire, drank some mesquite bean soup, and ate some jerky.

Meanwhile, Chen Wen tore some of the coyote's meat to feed to the bobcat.

The bobcat also received Chen Wen's [Animal Doctor] healing, improving its recovery speed, looking better each day.

Chen Wen also extracted a new entry from the bobcat's body once again.

[Olfactory Enhancement (Purple): You can actively smell more scents, be more sensitive to smells, and track prey by scent. ps: Active entry, requires a day between uses]

[Note: Smelling helps us more accurately lock onto prey! — Bobcat]

This entry is considered extracted from taming, not friendship.

Chen Wen discovered that only one extraction is possible with friendship.

This left him a bit disappointed.

He was quite interested in the bobcat's [Agility].

That thing is an upgraded version of [Swift].

However, enhanced olfactory senses will do; in the wilderness, finding prey requires keen smell.

...

After eating, the bobcat went alone with the two cubs to hunt, practicing hunting skills.

Chen Wen didn't plan to follow it.

He decided to go to the pool to fetch water and check the traps in passing.

The snare trap is crucial for this survival challenge.

Even though Chen Wen already has an entire sheep and a coyote, this meat isn't just for him to eat.

While the bobcat now has some hunting abilities, they're good for small animals, not for larger ones.

Raising cubs is quite a food-consuming business.

Therefore, the bobcat needs food support from Chen Wen.

To maintain his energy, Chen Wen also eats three meals a day.

The food consumption is quite fast.

And these snare traps can provide extra meat when Chen Wen isn't hunting.

This greatly relieves Chen Wen's pressure.

Indeed, upon reaching the spring valley, Chen Wen saw a roadrunner caught by the neck snare.

He picked up the stiff roadrunner and put it in his bag.

This roadrunner is enough to feed the bobcat family for a day.

Bobcats, unlike humans, don't need three meals a day.

They can manage on a full meal for more than a day, as can the two kittens.

After storing away the roadrunner and fetching water.

Chen Wen continued to check along the other side of the valley.

Just as he was leaving the valley, a peculiar creature caught Chen Wen's attention.

This was also a bird, trapped in a snare.

And it seemed to still be alive, just fainted.

Chen Wen approached and examined it: "It should be a Crested Eagle!"

The trapped bird's feathers were overall brown, with an eagle-like head, some chestnut colored long feathers on the wings, and white tips on the tail feathers.

It matched the description of a Crested Eagle.

The Crested Eagle was trapped by its leg.

The snare was tightly wound around its shank, and judging from the marks, it probably struggled for a long time.

But a snare is like that, the more you struggle, the tighter it gets.

Until the trapped animal exhausts its strength.

The Crested Eagle had exhausted its strength through continuous struggles.

If Chen Wen came tomorrow, the Crested Eagle might have died from exhaustion.

At this moment, as if sensing the approach of another creature, the Crested Eagle suddenly woke up.

It screeched, trying to alarm and drive away Chen Wen.

But Chen Wen wasn't fazed at all.

After all, the sound of the Crested Eagle's call... really made it hard for him to keep a straight face.

The call of the Crested Eagle sounded like a squeaky duck, yes, like that yellow duck.

Just not as raspy.

"Indeed, many birds of prey have calls that don't match their appearance."

Chen Wen shook his head, grabbing the Crested Eagle's body with one hand under its panicking gaze.

In its fear, the Crested Eagle tried to peck Chen Wen with its sharp beak.

But Chen Wen's other hand wasn't just for display.

He grabbed the Crested Eagle's head, about to apply force to twist its neck.

Suddenly, the Crested Eagle made a peculiar sound.

And a prompt from the system flashed in Chen Wen's mind.

[Tame Success]

Tame?

Chen Wen was taken aback, but didn't twist the Crested Eagle's neck.

He looked at the equally startled Crested Eagle and couldn't help but think: Brother, you've got no backbone?

I hadn't even snapped your neck yet?

And you just yielded to me?

Chen Wen had encountered this situation once before.

On a deserted island, that Black Panther had done the same, choosing to submit before Chen Wen killed it.

Chen Wen had then hypothesized that there are two ways to tame according to the system.

One is through friendly feeding, so the animal submits; the other is through the threat of death, forcing the animal to yield.

Clearly, Chen Wen's luck was good, encountering the second scenario.