บท 27: Interesting Plants And...

[Day 19]

Day 19 is here!

And now… I have grown immensely strong.

Heh, nothing shall stand on the path of my ice.

I will paint the snow with the crimson blood of my enemies!

My path shall be filled with bloodshed and the cries of agony of my enemies!

Nothing shall stand on my path for immortality…

…Joking.

Who do you think I am? Some cultivation novel protagonist or something?

Not really, but well, I kind of think a bit like that, but not as much.

I mean, I am not an edge lord.

Though, to tell you the truth, I really want to paint the snow with some blood, because I am fucking hungry!

I have been cultivating and training these last two days as promised, and now, I should be pretty strong.

Well, not really.

But I have become a tiny bit stronger at the very least.

Not many Skills leveled up or something, but my stats increased a bit.

And the most important stat, Mana, increased a tiny bit too…

Anyways, here's my status.

…

Name:?

Race: Young Ice Dragon.

Titles: Merciless.

Mana Core Cultivation: Rank 1 (Middle Stage).

Status: Hungry.

Vitality: 262/262

Mana: 232/232

Strength: 78

Dexterity: 49

Magic: 70

Abilities:

Unique Skill: [Immortal Body]

Unique Skill: [Winter Magic]

Unique Skill: [System]

Unique Skill: [Ice Absorption]

Unique Skill: [God] (Sealed)

[Camouflage: Level 2]

[High-speed Thought Processing: Level 3]

[Wind Magic: Level 2]

[Mana Control: Level 3]

Ice Dragon Natural Skills:

[Ice Dragon Bloodline]

[Ice Dragon Breath: Level 2]

[Ice Dragon Scales: Level 2]

[Lesser Self-Regeneration: Level 3]

[Freezing Slash: Level 2]

[Freezing Bite: Level 2]

[Ore Body: Level 2]

Resistance:

[Cold Immunity]

Ice Dragon Natural Resistances:

[Physical Attack Damage Resistance: Level 3]

[Fire Resistance: Level 1]

[Wind Resistance: Level 2]

[Thunder Resistance: Level 1]

…

Pretty nice boost, I got my Magic stat to 70 at last, and my Dexterity is about to reach 50.

Also, I got over 30 Mana Points extra, which means more magic I can use.

Based on how much my Mana and Magic Stat increase, it seems that my Mana regeneration speed increases.

Before it was 10 Mana per minute, now it is 15 Mana per minute, not bad at all!

Now, I am craving food.

I guess I can't really keep being here anymore.

My body is way bigger than before, meaning that I get hungrier faster, and I need way more money to maintain this big body of me.

I will also keep advancing through the forest as stealthily as I can and building up caves and little things as I go.

I need to secure at least a sizable meal.

Well, I will eat whatever I catch first, and then I will keep looking for something more.

The ideal would be to find a big pack of wolves though.

Alright, time to get going!

No need to waste time thinking about depressive stuff.

Because in fact, through these two days, I feel more and more lonely, I am going insane, haha…

I wish I could get a companion or something, I feel like an autistic person all by myself.

A loner's life is way too sad, this is not realistic in real life!

Clash!

I use my claws to destroy the door made of ice I made, as I say my farewells to this little cave I made.

I glance at it for the last time as I continue my journey through the snowstorm.

The winds are pretty strong today.

The beautiful pine tree forest greets my sight.

The sky is completely covered with clouds that are constantly releasing specks of ice.

I can't help but admire the natural beauty of such weather.

I thought I would have some kind of PTSD with snow after being buried by snow… But I can't help but find it beautiful and comfortable.

It soothes my heart.

Even in this place filled with dangers.

I guess I am really an Ice Dragon, I just feel at home in the ice, in the snowstorms, bathed by ice.

It feels like my element, you know.

I haven't even explored that much but… this world is really beautiful.

I walk around the pine tree forest, activating Camouflage to camouflage myself (duh), as I hide beneath the trees and advance with caution.

Use my great senses as a dragon to sniff things…

I find some strange herbs on the way, which are different from the Ice Grass commonly found here.

The herbs look like blue-colored grass and have tiny azure-colored flowers.

They're rather beautiful.

An Ice Attribute herb often eaten by Ice-Attribute Monsters to remove pain, also has a good effect on the digestive system, helping those that have a hard time doing the deed.

It can also be used as a Cultivation Material for Ice Path.

…

Oh, it is like a medicinal herb I guess. Although it doesn't help to heal, it alleviates pain…

Now I wish I could have some kind of Inventory function.

I keep browsing through this large patch of plants as I find another herb similar to it, but this one has flowers with only three petals.

An Ice Attribute flower is often eaten by Ice-Attribute Monsters to increase their wounds regeneration speed, it also tastes good and has a nice aroma, often drink as tea.

It can also be used as a Cultivation Material for Ice Path.

…

Interesting… wait, a flower?

Huh…

And this one really does increase regeneration speed.

Should I pick some?

But where can I even save them?

Well, I will try to memorize this place…

Let's leave a mark on the tree with my claws.

I quickly make a large X-shaped mark on the pine tree right in front of these plants, and on its back too.

And then I keep walking through the snow, wondering if I ever will need this, perhaps I will just go out of the forest anyway and it might be too much of a pain to get it.

I keep walking through the snow stealthily, as I find a bit more patches of these plants.

I leave marks on them as well, and I keep going…

But a sudden presence makes me go still.

I quickly hide beneath a tree as I see a large figure camouflaging within the ice.

I almost didn't see it because I thought it was a pile of snow…

But when I noticed that it was roaring while eating something crunchy…

It is a bear.

And it's eating a whole ass Ice Gator?!