This post has documented 17 types of monsters, and the poster undoubtedly possesses a strong ability to gather information.
[All monsters have the ability to move in the dark, please fight near a light source!]
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[Fourth Type: Zombie (?) or Walking Corpse (?)]
[Strength attribute around five, Constitution six to seven, fears fire, no intelligence, only predatory instincts]
[Danger level: Low, reasonable use of available resources may allow you to kill it]
[Killing drops rotten flesh, bones (suggest trying your luck at the Lucky Well), small amount of experience]
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[Seventh Type: Little White (nickname by the main character, because it really looks like it!) or Skeleton]
[Strength six to seven, Constitution around three, no intelligence, long-range attack, will automatically attack the nearest enemy, attack range ten meters, far exceeding the light range of most players!]
[Danger level: Extremely high! There's a sound of bone friction, run when you hear it!]
[Killing drops bones, decayed arrows, small amount of experience]
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[Thirteenth Type: Carnivorous Bird]
[Strength two to three, Constitution one, beware of high-speed sprints! Note that they are pack monsters!]
[Danger level: Extremely high! You can't even see from which direction it will attack you!]
[Killing drops meat, feathers, small amount of experience]
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[7-Day Safety Period, monsters will not attack the Shelter, use this time to explore the surroundings and farm monsters]
[If there is new monster information, please contact me immediately! Reward offered!]
After reviewing all 17 types of monsters, the least dangerous one turned out to be a grotesque-faced hound as tall as an adult's thigh!
Without a light source, any monster could kick Su Luo to death like a dog.
Su Luo remained silent, crawling in the darkness.
In the System's Regional Channel, Wang Ming was fearfully sending messages, while a group of see fun men watched the spectacle.
[Wang Ming: I can't see anything, damn, I can't even tell if my eyes are open.]
[No worries, just pretend you're sleeping (funny)]
[Actually, it's not just you two who haven't found a Shelter, guess where they are now?]
[Wang Ming: They're all dead, right... I think I hear something moving in the distance... rustling...]
[666]
[Damn, I was just chased by a dog! Now I can't find my way home!]
[Add one more to the fun]
[Lol]
Looking speechlessly at the messages in the Regional Channel, a notification sound interrupted Su Luo's lurking.
There was a small red dot on the Personal Channel, Su Luo clicked it open.
[Qin Lang: Hello, hello, I'm Qin Lang, representing our Mutual Aid Association to greet you!]
[Su Luo: Hello]
[Qin Lang: Hello, Mr. Su Luo. We are researching the negative effects of prolonged exposure to Absolute Darkness, and you are one of the few Survivors we can contact who meets the conditions!]
[Qin Lang: If you notice any abnormalities, please be sure to inform us. We will provide equivalent information in return. We will do our best to help you! The top post on the forum is hosted by our president.]
[Su Luo: Okay]
[Su Luo: I've been in the dark for about an hour, aside from psychological pressure and loss of body temperature, no special conditions]
Qin Lang paused slightly, stopped typing, and scrolled back to Su Luo's previous messages in the Regional Chat.
[Su Luo: I can't see anything, I'm crawling on the ground]
"Is there really no problem?" Qin Lang was a bit puzzled.
The message box continued to flicker.
[Su Luo: If possible, I'd like to ask you for a favor]
[Qin Lang: Please say!]
[Su Luo: Could you take pictures of the contents of two Basic Skill Books and send them to me, I'm too bored]
[Qin Lang: Okay, hold on.]
Qin Lang opened another chat box.
[Qin Lang: Your Skill Book is unused, right?]
[Mutual Aid Association said to keep some as samples, right? Anyway, it's not very useful in the early stages, so I kept it]
[Qin Lang: Great, now screenshot the entire content and send it to me, two pieces of bread]
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Su Luo continued crawling towards the light spot, his limbs starting to stiffen, exhausted.
Ten minutes later, Qin Lang's chat box sent over a bunch of images.
[Qin Lang: ok]
[Su Luo: ok]
Opening the images, Su Luo began to memorize the contents.
Actually, using two Skill Books would allow direct learning, not requiring actual study. But Su Luo wanted to experiment with his Talent: Learning Pays Off.
Strangely, although the symbols were unfamiliar, the Survival System translated them into words Su Luo understood.
[You are in a learning state...]
[Appraisal 0 Level (1/50)]
This book was unexpectedly scientific, looking at the table of contents: Cognition, Judgment, Identification, Reasoning...
A total of twenty chapters, from shallow to deep, from easy to difficult, with clear organization and increasing knowledge.
Su Luo loved reading, memorizing as he crawled, ignoring the rough ground and rugged terrain.
Over ten minutes later, as he finished the first chapter.
[Your "Appraisal" has leveled up!]
[Appraisal Level 1 (0/100)]
["Take my Appraisal!"]
"So simple? No need to waste Skill Books?" Su Luo opened the forum and started searching.
Sure enough, he wasn't the only one who discovered the self-learning potential of Skill Books, someone had already started a post documenting it.
[The Knowledge System of the Real World—Skill Books Can Be Self-Learned]
A quick look at will leave you more fulfilled.
[As the title suggests, the Skill Books issued by the System are actually highly condensed disciplines! The knowledge is explosive, but after System translation, it has been proven to be self-learnable.]
[Perhaps the knowledge of our civilization will also become Skill Books...]
[Skill Books are extremely exaggerated, using them allows direct entry into a discipline]
[We can repeatedly use skills to increase proficiency]
[But during use, we haven't learned new knowledge, meaning skill upgrades are not due to our learning! It's the System's power!]
[Then... if we master skills on our own... could it be stronger?]
[Just thinking about it is exciting...]
The post hadn't been updated yet, Su Luo clicked to urge for more.
"So... can Skill Books still be used?"
[Detected that you have learned "Appraisal", cannot repeat learning!]
Alright, they can't.
Following the same method, he mastered Gathering in ten minutes.
This skill was even simpler to master than Appraisal.
But Su Luo had already memorized a vast amount of knowledge, which might have taken a week in the past.
"Talent..."
Su Luo looked at the panel, pondering, this Talent seemed not strong, yet surprisingly useful.
[Talent: Learning Pays Off:
Effect One: Guaranteed minimum benefit during learning
Effect Two: Your learning focus is significantly enhanced]
It seems it was Effect One's help, minimum benefit, learning pays off.
Shaking his head, he continued crawling, quickly learning the second chapter of Appraisal.
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Meanwhile, Wang Ming was frantically rolling down a slope. He had just stepped into the void, tumbling down a steep slope, barely managing to stop.
"I shook it off... seems like I shook off that sound..." He lay on the ground, gasping for breath, grateful for escaping death.
Falling off a mountain without dying, and losing the distant monster, he had some luck.
Stumbling to his feet, he thought for a moment and dropped to the ground.
In the darkness, walking on all fours felt much safer!
No wonder that Su Luo said he was crawling!
Struggling to find support, he groped around in the darkness with his hands and feet.
Soon, he touched a cold, hard, metallic-feeling large object.
"A box? Could it be a treasure chest?"
The joy of finding hope in despair surged through him, seemingly forgetting the pain, his hands eagerly explored the "metal," trying to find an opening. "I knew it! Surviving a disaster..."
Suddenly, the "ground" beneath him lifted abruptly!
A pair of scarlet lights, bright enough to pierce the surrounding thick darkness like searchlights, suddenly lit up above his head!
It wasn't a treasure chest at all! It was a gigantic humanoid boot! He was lying on the foot of a seven to eight-meter-tall giant creature!
Wang Ming's blood froze instantly, his mind went blank, leaving only one last desperate thought: "Surviving a disaster... must have... more to come!!!"