Chapter 46: Chapter 46: System Upgrade
Before long, Yan Bian returned to the camp by helicopter.
As soon as he got off the plane, he couldn’t wait to share his experiences and told everyone what Chen Wen had left for him.
Hearing Yan Bian’s words, the people who had been waiting at the shelter were dumbfounded.
"Are you saying there’s been someone surviving on the island with us all along? And he built a camp all by himself? There’s plenty of food? The fire never went out!?"
This was Wang Zhi’s exclamation.
"Went out to the coral reef to fish, and casually killed a bull shark? Guocheng, slap me; I think I must be dreaming!"
The experienced fisherman, Bai Yachuan, was completely stunned.
Lv Guocheng also looked shocked.
As an experienced angler with some money, he had gone overseas to fish for sharks.
He had truly witnessed the ferocity of bull sharks!
"The Black Panther we never even saw was killed by him alone? By himself? And without using any weapons?"
Zhuo Hongnian’s mouth was open wide enough to swallow a goose egg.
Yan Bian, hearing this, explained, "Actually, something was used, but it was a very crude Swiss Army knife."
But this explanation was almost worse than no explanation at all.
Everyone held their heads; clearly, they were all shaken by this explosive news.
After a long silence, Lu Heng dryly remarked, "If it’s really as you say, then this brother is simply a natural-born wilderness survival saint."
"No, he’s practically a superhero!"
Wang Zhi let out a long sigh and lay on the ground.
This scene began to go viral on the internet through live broadcasts.
A flood of traffic rushed towards Chen Wen.
...
Where was our protagonist?
At this moment, Chen Wen was lying on the large ship of the maritime bureau’s rescue team, letting several members examine his wounds.
"Here’s a wound, but it’s almost healed."
"The wound on the left arm is slightly inflamed; it’s deep—bitten by the Black Panther, right?"
"There are wounds on the leg too; let’s disinfect them here."
...
During the continuous examination by the members, someone soon noticed something suspicious.
"Chen Wen, when did you get this injury on your foot?"
Upon hearing the question, Chen Wen opened his eyes and recited the excuse he had prepared long ago: "A while ago, when I just arrived on the island, I encountered a shark at the coral reef."
While communicating with Yan Bian, Chen Wen deliberately obscured the timeline.
After all, his wounds were healing a bit too fast.
He was worried he might end up being the subject of a study if he spoke directly about it.
Hearing this, the other person nodded: "You’re really lucky; a few more days and it might have gotten infected. But your wound’s recovery speed is indeed quick, and you’re in good shape."
With that, the person continued to treat Chen Wen’s wounds.
Chen Wen smiled and closed his eyes.
In his mind, the system finally showed some changes.
[The current Wilderness Cultivation has ended, proceeding with the cultivation summary, calculating Inheritance Points]
[Completed!]
[The location of this Wilderness Cultivation: Tropical Island]
[Natural creations looted this time: Apple, Banana, Mantis Shrimp, Cat’s Eye Turban, Hair Clam, Coconut, Silverside Fish, Three-Spot Swimming Crab, Oyster, Red Conch, Barnacle, Bull Shark, Brown-Marbled Grouper, Magnificent Lobster, Indian Leopard (Blackened)]
[Natural creations extracted this time: Indian Leopard (Blackened)]
[Proceeding with cultivation summary (five dimensions), distributing Inheritance Points based on five dimensions performance]
[Mental State: Purple (During this cultivation, your mental state remained almost normal but you experienced some confusion)]
[Inheritance Points +16]
[Physical Condition: Green (During this cultivation, you were injured multiple times, even with fatal wounds)]
[Inheritance Points +7]
[Food Intake: Gold (During this cultivation, you ate quite richly and luxuriously, with adequate and relatively abundant nutrition intake)]
[Inheritance Points +20]
[Cultivation Environment: White (During this cultivation, you barely built any shelter, using the sky as a blanket and the ground as a bed was your norm)]
[Inheritance Points +3]
[Entry Acquisition: Blue (During this cultivation, you looted many entries)]
[Inheritance Points +12]
[The level before this cultivation: Introduction not reached, coefficient is 1]
[Total Inheritance Points = Five Dimensions Inheritance Points * Level Coefficient]
[Inheritance Points obtained this time: 58 points, Inheritance Points have been distributed]
[Summary complete]
Looking at the characters flashing in front of him, Chen Wen was somewhat surprised.
The cultivation ended, and there are rewards?
What are these Inheritance Points even for?
Out of curiosity, Chen Wen looked at the newly revamped system panel.
[Recipient of Inheritance: Chen Wen]
[Level: Semi-introduction (Currently, you have some understanding of the Druid, but with biases)]
[Inheritance Points: 58 (Inheritance Points can be used to activate entries in the Entry Library during the next cultivation)]
[Current functions: Extraction or Loot, Friendship]
[Friendship: When facing animals, your goodwill can be more easily perceived by them]
[Activated Entries: All entries in the Entry Library (all entries are activated by default in non-Wilderness Cultivation stages)]
[Entry Library: Sun-loving, Resilient Life, Instant Action, Tooth Tongue, Developed Adductor muscles, Hard Shell, Good Swimmer, Enhanced Digestive Ability, Resilience, Conch Sound, Steadfast, Bloodthirstiness, Adaptation, Perception, Jungle Shadow, Stealth Attack]
[Entry exchange price reference: White (20), Green (40), Blue (60), Purple (80), Gold (100)]
Swindler!
Damn it, I thought your system was upright, turns out you’re just a swindler!
Chen Wen couldn’t help but curse inwardly.
Such a scam!
After all my hard work, finally earning 58 Inheritance Points...
I can’t even exchange for a single blue entry?
Are you kidding me!
Scam system! I won’t use it in the future!
Chen Wen thought angrily.
However, upon opening the Entry Library, Chen Wen made a new discovery.
The system’s pricing was indeed just a reference.
Looking at the various entries in the Entry Library, Chen Wen realized.
The white [Conch Sound] was priced at only 4 points, indicates it’s really a useless entry.
The green [Good Swimmer] and [Perception] cost 24 and 22 points respectively.
While similarly green [Sun-loving] requires 32 points.
Among the blue entries, there were even greater differences; [Adaptation] only cost 41 points, whereas [Tooth Tongue] required 55 points.
The purple [Resilient Life] required 80 points, yet [Bloodthirstiness] of the same color only needed 65 points.
As for the gold entries, [Jungle Shadow] needed 90 points for exchange, whereas [Stealth Attack] required just 87 points.
After contemplating for a while, Chen Wen understood.
The system’s reference value represented the highest value of each color entry.
Which means, some top-notch purple entries are comparable in value to gold entries?
Chen Wen chuckled inwardly, thinking: System, system, don’t be so playful~
Still, it’s a good system!
Simultaneously, regarding system levels, Chen Wen also figured out a clue.
Some biases?
Could it possibly refer to the balance between looting and extracting?
Honestly, Chen Wen had considered taming some animals.
But in the wilderness, if you don’t pay a price, who will listen to you? Or befriend you?
All creatures in nature are shrewd.
If you don’t bring them benefits, they wouldn’t even look at you.
If there’s a chance, he might try taming them next time.
And the system also provided a new feature—Friendship.
It seems to be prepared for taming animals.
After coming back to his senses.
Chen Wen looked at the person entering the cabin.
The clothes indicated a coast guard uniform, presumably the on-site person in charge of this rescue operation.
Upon seeing Chen Wen, the person smiled.
"Chen Wen, great, I’ve been looking for you for days, it was worth the effort."
Hearing this, Chen Wen showed a grateful look: "Thank you, really, thank you all!"
The person waved his hand and laughed: "My name is Li Xing, just call me Mr. Li."
"Mr. Li."
Chen Wen semi-sat up and asked, "Mr. Li, are there other crew members who survived?"
Hearing Chen Wen’s words, Li Xing’s expression stiffened, and he shook his head: "No, you were the last one found; the others have all perished."
Upon hearing this, Chen Wen appeared mournful.
So many people, and in the end, only he was left.
This is truly...
"Condolences, and may the souls of the departed rest in peace; those who survive must cherish life even more."
Li Xing comforted Chen Wen with a few words, asked some details about the sinking of the fishing boat, and then left the cabin.