"Since you remained motionless for more than three seconds, you have activated Level 1 Passive Concealment, and most insects will ignore you unless you appear before them."
"You have passively activated Level 1 Danger Perception, enabling you to observe an area within a 10-meter radius, but dense wild grass poses significant obstacles to you."
Wang Wu lay in the grass, feeling as if every cell in his body was rebelling, then transforming into a torrid heat, flowing throughout his entire body. Meanwhile, the wounds on his body were healing at a rapid pace, reflected in the attribute bar as his Life Value increased by 0.1 at regular intervals.
However, he also noticed that the recovery of his Physical Strength would consume his Satiety.
What delighted him most was that, in the attribute bar, from top to bottom, most of the attributes had a small plus sign appearing after them.
Does this mean they can be upgraded?
Wang Wu pondered for a second. Right now, he couldn't beat anyone, so hiding himself well was crucial.
Other attributes could be considered over time.
With a thought, a warm current naturally formed within him, like a cyclone, expanding and upgrading continuously, eventually enveloping his whole body. At the same time, a total of 20 points of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi were consumed.
At this moment, all the plus signs in the attribute bar disappeared; it seems that 20 points of Spiritual Qi is the minimum requirement for an upgrade.
Simultaneously, he also felt as if he had become one with the surrounding environment. His breathing, heartbeat, and even the flow of blood seemed to merge into some kind of rhythm, indescribably wonderful.
Three seconds later, a message silently flashed by.
"Since you remained motionless for more than three seconds, you have activated Level 2 Passive Concealment, and a vast majority of insects and some beasts will ignore you unless you appear before them."
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"Some beasts?"
Wang Wu was a bit worried; Level 2 Passive Concealment still didn't seem very reassuring.
The only thing that gave him some peace of mind was that his Level 1 Self-Healing was constantly taking effect, and his Satiety was abundant enough, almost consuming a little every minute to make his Life Value slowly recover.
Auto-healing, how great.
Otherwise, under normal circumstances, once a beast was injured, it was almost fatal.
And so, waiting anxiously for nearly five hours, Wang Wu managed to restore his Life Value at the cost of consuming 240 points of Satiety, with the wounds across his body quickly scabbing over, as if he wasn't injured at all.
Besides that, there was another good piece of news: this area seemed quite safe, though it might be the effect of his Level 2 Concealment.
Wang Wu truly wanted to hide here forever, but unfortunately, by noon, his remaining Satiety was depleted, and the shadow of hunger loomed once more.
Moreover, with the decline of Satiety, his Physical Strength was also slowly decreasing.
"Turns out, a high metabolism is quite a hassle!"
Looking up at the bright, dazzling sun, Wang Wu hesitated for a moment and decided not to take any risks.
Yesterday, he dared to go out scavenging for food because there was that rock crevice, with a grassland not far outside. At the slightest rustle, he could immediately retreat into the rock crevice.
But today, he had circled to the other side of the cliff, where there was no rock crevice to hide. If he were discovered, the consequences would be dire.
Otherwise, why were the heavily armored knights of Gray Rat in the bush quiet?
In fact, the entire valley had been very calm.
Neither the Flame Scorpions on the second small hill nor the White Rat on the third small hill were visible, nor were the red little birds, even the Mantis Blade Master and Black Snake Sentinels were nowhere to be seen.
It was like a dead land, but only those who had seen the scene at sunrise would understand how vibrant and filled with hidden potential this valley truly was.
Thus, he absolutely must not move, even if it meant starving to death!
He had to be tough on himself.
And so, enduring the gnawing hunger, the scorching sun, and the thirst, Wang Wu stayed in the grass throughout the long afternoon. As the sun set, the valley seemed gilded with a layer of gold, beautiful and magnificent, and only then did red little birds finally emerge, frolicking among several large trees.
The trees in the valley were not many, sparse; there were only about thirty to fifty of them.
But the trees where these red little birds roosted were unique.
With broad leaves and sturdy trunks, they reached at least fifty meters high, and there were six such trees, all seemingly claimed by this flock of red little birds.
Meanwhile, the other trees in the valley seemed malnourished, with the tallest barely reaching ten meters, like the one Wang Wu relied on for shelter, which likely didn't even reach ten meters.
Aside from that, the most numerous were the expanses of shrubbery.
These over two-meter-tall shrubs were like a world of their own, with dense foliage and sharp thorny wood spikes isolating most predators. If there were a stream in these shrubs, it would be like a paradise.
But entering these shrubs was not easy, as this was the territory of the Gray Rat.
While pondering, Wang Wu suddenly saw a group of Gray Rats appear at the edge of a bush dozens of meters away. They looked plump and round, seemingly very cute, but only those who had been charged head-on by them knew how fierce they could be.
"Wait, what are they doing?"
Wang Wu blinked hard and saw this group of Gray Rats working together to drag a giant leaf, similar to a banana leaf, filled with red berries. Even from this distance, he could smell the sweet fragrance of the berries.
Oh wow, irresistible, completely irresistible!
At this moment, Wang Wu really couldn't resist the urge to rush out and rob them.
But he held back because another two squads of Gray Rats emerged, particularly strong, each one about the size of half a Little Teddy, with bulging muscles and impressive strength, wearing little vests—not vests, armor. Damn!
These two squads of Gray Rats ran out, like two teams of heavy cavalry, guarding the sides, escorting the group transporting the red berries.
"Chirp chirp!"
A few red little birds flew down, chattering arrogantly, but the Gray Rats seemed to be deaf, ignoring them altogether. In no time, more red little birds swooped down, snatching up the red berries, stripping the banana leaf bare in no time.
Yet the Gray Rats remained unmoved.
Until the red little birds returned to the trees, looking like red flames under the sunset, did another two squads of Gray Rats charge out from the bushes, transporting more red berries. But this time, no red little birds intercepted, as if having received their fill, granting passage.
This batch of Gray Rats quickly advanced, heading towards the second small hill behind the cliff, the domain of the five White Rats.
And as they passed the first small hill, the territory of the Flame Scorpions, sure enough, dozens of small scorpions came out, seemingly also wanting to play king of the hill. But those two squads of Gray Rat heavy cavalry were not to be outdone, each side leaving some corpses behind, mission accomplished, while the red berries were delivered to the nest of the five White Rats.
Watching from the grass, Wang Wu was greatly astounded, and his desire for those red berries grew immensely.
However, he also understood very well that the valley seemed not very large, but each had its own niche, and if he were to act brashly, he would gain nothing good.
Thus, only clever strategies would work!