Martial Arts: I Have a Wilderness World-Chapter 64: Exploration Set; Tracking

At this point, he didn’t go out hunting.

Plans never keep up with reality. For now, he could only take things one step at a time, adapting as he went.

He temporarily set the warehouse’s area at two hundred square meters. If it wasn’t enough later, he could just expand it.

Once the medicinal brew was ready, it was time for another session of "scalding the pigskin."

With each impact and blow, he found himself growing fonder of this tangible change.

It was like having a progress bar while pursuing a girl, knowing exactly where you stood each day. Or like a struggling author watching their story’s stats climb.

It was a thrill and satisfaction that words couldn’t describe!

When the pounding ended, he felt the surging qi and blood in his body and his ever-increasing strength, and he couldn’t hold back a smile.

——Martial Arts: Body Refining Skill (80/100, Uninitiated)

"Tomorrow! Tomorrow I’ll officially reach Entry Grade and become a Ninth Grade Martial Artist!"

Cheng Zongyang closed the interface and suppressed his excitement.

Night had fallen. Cheng Zongyang entered the market hut, ignoring the quest tab and looking straight at the item shop.

He had cleared a slot by buying the watermelon yesterday. He hadn’t had a chance to see what new item had appeared today.

A light flashed, and the information for a new item materialized.

——

[Outdoor Explorer Protective Suit]

Description: A professional suit of clothes for outdoor exploration, including long and short-sleeved tops, long pants, combat boots, special socks, and cut-resistant gloves.

Special Function: Self-adjusts to the wearer’s body.

Quantity: 1 (set)

Points: 10

——

Staring at the newly appeared item, Cheng Zongyang was stunned for a long time.

’Is something off here?’

’How could the market hut possibly generate something like this?’

But a moment later, Cheng Zongyang bought it without hesitation.

’Whatever it spawns, just buy it!’

The next second, a black outfit appeared on the counter.

Feeling the substantial weight of the clothing, Cheng Zongyang liked it more and more the longer he looked at it!

The familiar material, the familiar style...

For a moment, he felt his eyes welling up with tears.

He hadn’t seen a modern item in nine years!

With this outfit, he wouldn’t have to be so cautious, whether in the Wilderness World or the Inner Mountain.

"This market hut is something else! You’d almost think it has some kind of personalized big-data recommendation engine. If it does, then please, give me more stuff for Martial Arts and medicine. Firearms would be best!"

Cheng Zongyang muttered to himself and quickly changed into the clothes.

As soon as he put on the loose short-sleeved undershirt, it immediately shrank, fitting his body perfectly.

"Holy shit!" Cheng Zongyang was shocked. ’What kind of technology is this?’

’Nanotechnology?’

’Metaphysics?’

’A function of the system?’

Now, Cheng Zongyang was even more eager to put on the rest of the outfit—the clothes, shoes, and all.

Instantly, the suit protected his entire body from the neck down.

Soon, the perfectly fitting black Explorer Suit was on Cheng Zongyang’s body.

He didn’t even feel stuffy or hot in it.

Next, he tested the suit out with various movements—walking, running, jumping, punching, and clearing obstacles.

There wasn’t the slightest bit of discomfort.

Then, he tested the boots and gloves. They were also cut-resistant and puncture-resistant. While they couldn’t block everything, they were more than enough for ordinary situations.

"Isn’t this the turning point I needed?" Cheng Zongyang smiled.

He took off the suit, put it away, and went back to work on his warehouse.

By the light of the fire, Cheng Zongyang built the frame of the warehouse.

Even though he was just one person, his movements weren’t slow.

After midnight, with the main frame complete, Cheng Zongyang washed up and went to sleep.

The next morning, Cheng Zongyang was woken by the incessant chirping of birds.

After washing up, Cheng Zongyang put on the Explorer Suit, donned his cloth mask, and left the Wilderness World, armed with his Bow and Arrow and Long Saber.

He reappeared at the spot he had left from yesterday. As soon as he materialized, Cheng Zongyang quickly scanned his surroundings, only to suddenly spot several gray wolves about a hundred meters away at his two o’clock, their heads bowed as if they were eating something.

Cheng Zongyang was thrilled the moment he saw the gray wolves and immediately crouched down.

He stayed perfectly still, hidden by the tall grass.

’Large animals mean there’s still a water source in the mountains!’

Just as Cheng Zongyang spotted the wolves, the alpha, which had been eating while warily watching its surroundings, noticed a fleeting black shape. It snapped its head up, its gaze sharp!

The alpha let out a short "whuff," its eyes fixed on Cheng Zongyang’s position.

Although it didn’t know what had just flashed by, it was highly alert.

Hearing the alpha’s warning, the other members of the pack immediately stopped eating and looked up, following the alpha’s gaze.

Not far away, Cheng Zongyang remained motionless. With years of hunting experience, he was very patient.

His goal wasn’t to kill the wolves, but to track them.

The wolves were eating now, which meant there was a high probability they would go for a drink afterward.

The enemy doesn’t move, I don’t move. He was like a statue.

Coincidentally, Cheng Zongyang was downwind, so they couldn’t smell him.

"Grrr..." the alpha rumbled again. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

Instantly, the other gray wolves lowered their heads and resumed eating, while the alpha continued to scan the area.

’Quite alert!’ Cheng Zongyang thought, peering at the alpha through the tall grass with only his eyes visible.

In the forest, a gentle mountain breeze blew, rustling the branches. Leaves whispered, and many withered yellow ones drifted to the ground.

Once the gray wolves finished their meal, the alpha turned and left.

The other gray wolves, their muzzles stained with blood, quickly followed, licking the blood from their lips while glancing from side to side.

Cheng Zongyang still didn’t move. He locked onto the direction they had gone and continued to wait.

During this time, he saw numerous insects crawling around his feet.

If not for the Explorer Protective Suit, he would have been bitten.

After a short while, Cheng Zongyang saw the alpha return alone, its gaze once again sweeping over his location.

Only after confirming there was truly nothing there did the alpha leave again.

Cheng Zongyang knew what was happening; this wasn’t the first time he’d encountered such a trick.

Wolves are naturally suspicious. It was perfectly normal for them to double back.

Half an incense stick’s time later, Cheng Zongyang crept over to where they had been eating.

There, he found the corpses of creatures that had been eaten down to their heads and limbs.

They were two sika deer.

Looking at the sika deer, their eyes wide in death, Cheng Zongyang didn’t let them go to waste. He stored both carcasses in the market hut of his Wilderness World.

It seemed the wolves had only eaten the deer’s bellies, Internal Organs, and the meat from their backs. They hadn’t touched the other parts, leaving plenty of meat behind.

He could butcher the limbs for himself to eat. Even if his family didn’t eat it, his parents could use it as a favor, gifting it to people they had good relations with...

’Huh? Now that I have a safety net, I’m talking like a big shot.’ He caught himself and shook his head at the thought, almost slapping his own face.

’Back then, not eating it and giving it away? Impossible.’

Next, Cheng Zongyang took out his Long Saber and began Tracking the marks on the ground, following the trail. Along the way, he carved his own unique markers in a few places.

During his pursuit, he also discovered a lot of animal droppings.

’Is the difference between the Outer Mountain and Inner Mountain of Tianduan Mountain really this huge? And this is just the periphery of the Inner Mountain!’

The Outer Mountain lacked water; countless plants and animals had died of thirst.

And yet, the Inner Mountain seemed completely unaffected by the drought.

It was truly unbelievable.