Conquest of Taboo and Debauchery

Ye Fei couldn't help but feel a bit confused about the strange ring he'd obtained. Was it just luck, or was it because the opponents he'd faced earlier had been too weak to yield anything special?

It seemed simple enough to test. He recalled a skill called "Search" he'd seen in one of the barbarian's games, which allowed players to find items on fallen enemies. All he needed was a body to experiment on—obviously not Li Si's—but he could find another one.

With that in mind, Ye Fei jumped into action, letting out a sharp shout that startled a few large birds perched nearby. He picked up a few stones, flicked them, and in a moment, the unfortunate birds let out weak cries and fell to the ground.

He placed his hand on one of the birds, thinking "find items" in his mind. He felt a slight drain on his internal energy; apparently, in this world, his internal strength was like the magic power used in games.

But the drain was minor, less than what his internal strength could regenerate. When he removed his hand, the bird's body crumbled into dust, though no items remained on the ground.

Although nothing appeared this time, Ye Fei felt certain the skill was real; he hadn't intended to destroy the bird, and the amount of internal energy expended was too little to reduce it to ashes.

Encouraged, Ye Fei continued his experiment. On the fourth try, as another dove's body faded to dust, an unusual object materialized nearby—a rounded wooden stick about 30 centimeters long, with a small, jagged blade on top. Ye Fei wasn't sure what to make of it at first.

As he picked it up, information appeared in his mind: "Broken Blade of the Turtledove: Created from the spirit of a turtledove unwilling to die. Grants a 0.1% increase in attack power."

The attribute seemed absurdly small compared to what he'd expected. Even a stray piece of metal would be more useful than this strange item.

Unwilling to give up, Ye Fei spent the next two hours hunting various animals in the forest. By then, he had over twenty "items," including pieces of jewelry, weapons, and clothing. Most of it was less useful than the Broken Dove Blade, but one piece—a "Wild Boar Ring" from a wild boar's corpse—boosted defense by 1%.

Although the boost was modest, and the ring itself was quite unattractive, it was still the best item Ye Fei had found, so he kept it as a souvenir.

Deciding not to waste the remaining bodies, Ye Fei tried another skill, "Potion Search." This one had minimal energy drain, almost too minor to notice. After using it on about a dozen more animals, Ye Fei found four small, round, purple pills. He chuckled at the color, grateful they weren't blue, though he wondered who would want to take them in public.

Despite their strange appearance, the pills had remarkable effects. Each could restore a percentage of the user's physical health, with recovery amounts ranging between 5% and 10%. Ye Fei guessed this meant not only physical healing but also stamina and internal energy restoration.

Realizing the pills' potential, Ye Fei regretted using so much of his energy on item searches, which had yielded mostly useless junk. But in a forest as vast as this, animals were plentiful, and he figured sacrificing a few lives to protect his friends and family was justified.

For the rest of the afternoon, Ye Fei gathered more pills, clearing a thousand animals in his search. By evening, he had hundreds of these purple recovery pills stored in his inventory.

The pills were largely similar, with recovery rates between 5% and 10%, likely because the animals in this forest shared comparable strength levels. He realized that greater potency could probably only be gained from stronger opponents.

Yet, these pills were more than sufficient since they could be taken repeatedly without any "cooling time" like in games. And he was now eager to test his skills on more formidable adversaries, hoping to obtain equipment that could aid his loved ones.

Looking at the growing pile of purple pills, Ye Fei couldn't help but feel amazed at his newfound power. With this ability, he was virtually unstoppable.

Any future enemy would have to take him down instantly—otherwise, he could wear them down indefinitely. Yet, with his current abilities, he doubted any opponent could push him that far.