Swoosh!
The arrow shot out, precisely hitting the right eye of the Forest Wolf.
At this moment, Han Xing's Sky Island was less than three meters away from the Sky Island where the Forest Wolf was, with a gap area in between.
The Forest Wolf let out a tragic howl as its eye suddenly received severe damage. It abruptly halted, nearly falling from high altitude.
In the early stage of the game, the Hunter has very few skills, so it's crucial not to let the enemy get too close during combat.
Han Xing quickly maneuvered the Sky Island Territory to retreat, increasing the distance.
The system prompt appeared.
"Notice: The alert range of a One-Star Creature is ten meters. Beyond this distance, it will disengage from battle, and the Sky Island will revert to an unexplored state."
The unexplored state is the kind of state where the outside is shrouded by the Cloud Layer. Before entering, any attacks from outside cannot affect the Sky Island inside.
"Ten meters, huh? That's enough!" Han Xing controlled the territory, quickly retreating.
"Huff..."
Exhaling lightly, an arrow appeared out of thin air in his hand, and Han Xing strung the bow and shot again!
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
Three arrows in succession, two hitting the target, one veering off into the air.
The Forest Wolf constantly howled in pain, but it was stuck in a 2-cubic-sized block, unable to advance or retreat.
In the current situation, it was clear Han Xing had kited the Forest Wolf.
This is also a common tactic used by Hunters.
Han Xing continued to shoot arrows.
Another four arrows were fired. Two hit the target, two missed.
Han Xing was quite satisfied with this hit rate.
Considering he's currently nine meters away from the Forest Wolf, maintaining such high accuracy while ensuring safety was already commendable.
Choosing the Hunter Profession, the system's initial skill 'Basic Bow Mastery' gave him an innate familiarity with the Bow and Arrow.
In the future, as he levels up and his agility increases, his hit rate can improve further.
At this moment, the Forest Wolf was pierced with five arrows, looking quite miserable, yet it still hadn't fallen.
Monsters on the Sky Island have strong life force. Previously, Han Xing was lucky with the Slime; the third arrow triggered the 'Sharp' effect.
However, with two more arrows from Han Xing, the Forest Wolf finally whimpered and fell down.
[Successfully killed Forest Wolf lv1, gained 10 Experience Points.]
Seeing the prompt, Han Xing let out a sigh of relief.
He maneuvered the Sky Island to approach the Forest Wolf's body.
[Do you want to disassemble the Forest Wolf's body?]
"Yes."
[Successfully disassembled 'Forest Wolf body', recovered Arrows*7, obtained One-star Beast Hide*1, obtained Wolf Meat 37kg, obtained Beast Bones 102 pieces.]
The Forest Wolf's body disappeared, leaving behind a Beast Hide, a large pile of red Wolf Meat, and a mountain of white bones on the ground.
"So much Wolf Meat!" Han Xing exclaimed.
37 kilograms of Wolf Meat is enough to feed an adult for several days. If he eats sparingly, it could last half a month!
Killing a Forest Wolf essentially resolved Han Xing's food crisis.
Even if he can't finish it all, he could trade it with other players.
Currently, in channel 107, Han Xing was probably the only one capable of soloing a One-star Beast. Meat, as a food resource, is undoubtedly scarce and incredibly sought after!
After putting all the loot into his backpack, Han Xing merged these two territories with his own territory.
The area of his Sky Island expanded again, becoming a T-shaped space with a size of five cubic meters.
Now, even if he lay down directly, he wouldn't have to worry about falling over.
At this moment, someone suddenly sent him a private message in the local chat channel.
Celestial Phoenix: "Master, I see the arrows you have listed on the trading platform. Are you a Hunter Profession?"
"Yes," Han Xing replied with a message.
Celestial Phoenix: "Master, I have something, are you interested?"
"Let me see it."
Han Xing didn't like beating around the bush, and the other party promptly sent over the item information.
[Refined Iron Arrowhead Blueprint (Green)]
A green equipment, and it's an arrowhead blueprint!
Han Xing's pupils constricted, and a desire for this blueprint rose instantly in his heart.
But he quickly curbed his excitement, steadied himself, and said: "I can take it, what's your price?"
The other person, named Celestial Phoenix, also breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
He had seen Han Xing's listings on the trading platform and deduced his profession.
Celestial Phoenix straightforwardly said: "I want water, a large quantity, not less than 2 units!"
Upon hearing his condition, Han Xing was stirred but remained calm and said: "2000 milliliters of water, do you know how precious water resources are right now?"
Celestial Phoenix: "I know, but this is a green equipment blueprint! Although I don't quite understand this world yet, I know that such items become more valuable later on, and when that time comes, even 20,000 milliliters of water might not be enough to trade it."
Han Xing sneered, "You said it yourself, they become more valuable later, but right now, what everyone lacks most are survival resources. I don't have water, but I do have some food. If you really want to sell, just state a price I can accept."
After Han Xing finished speaking, the Survivor named 'Celestial Phoenix' knew his initial price was somewhat outrageous, so he made some concessions: "Food is fine too, but no less than 10 units."
Han Xing continued to sneer: "5 units at most, 5 kilograms of food, that's enough for you to last two or three days."
Celestial Phoenix hesitated for a moment, but finally gritted his teeth and said: "Fine, 5 kilograms it is!"
Both parties quickly completed the transaction.
Even though 5 kilograms of food is a lot, no matter how you look at it, Han Xing still came out ahead.
[Successfully acquired 'Refined Iron Arrowhead Blueprint', learn it?]
Han Xing immediately chose to learn it.
In the next moment, the blueprint section showed a new green equipment blueprint.
[Refined Iron Arrow (Green)]
[Materials needed for crafting: Refined Iron*2, Feather*1.]
Han Xing pondered for a moment, "Refined Iron, this material, can only be obtained from some chests in the early stages of the game. I wonder if there is any in the trading channel now."
He entered the trading channel, then input the keyword 'Refined Iron', and quickly filtered seven listings.
All these people were asking for water and food in exchange. Han Xing initiated private chats, bargaining each one down.
Finally, he traded 3 kilograms of Wolf Meat and 4 Berries for 12 pieces of Refined Iron.
One of the materials for crafting arrows was gathered, now only feathers were needed.
Han Xing asked in the group chat: "Can anyone lend me some feathers? I need to make something."
"Feathers? Brother Xing, I got some for you!" Cheng Jianyong said in the group chat.
"Let's trade."
After the transaction, the system prompt came through.
[Successfully received fur of some primate*23.]
Looking at the few black strands of hair in his hand, Han Xing couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth twice.
"Cheng Jianyong, are you insane? Who needed your leg hair?"
"Damn! Didn't you ask for hair? You didn't specify!" Cheng Jianyong said angrily.
Han Xing threw those strands of leg hair away, "I meant bird feathers, feathers from birds!"
To prevent further misunderstandings from Cheng Jianyong, Han Xing deliberately emphasized the latter part.
Seeing their chat, Shen Yun couldn't help but laugh, "Brother Xing, when I was exploring the Cloud Layer just now, I found a large bird's nest, but there were no creatures inside. I managed to grab a few feathers, just for you."
"Great."
After completing the transaction, Han Xing's backpack had 9 gray-white feathers.
[Feathers of Big-beaked Bird (Common Material)]
With the materials gathered, he opened the blueprint and started crafting.
Flashes of white light passed continuously.
[Successfully crafted Refined Iron Arrow (Green)*6.]