"Let's call it the Goblin River from now on!"

  From a high vantage point, the river in the forest wound its way forward, stretg all the way to the horizon.

  Li Meng, perched on a treetop, packed up his wooden board and swiftly slid dowree.

  As soon as he nded, his figure flickered and he dashed down the mountain.

  In the following days, Li Meng focused oask: mapping both banks of the Goblin River.

  Another new day began in the forest on the southern shore of the Goblin River.

  Deep in the dim forest, Li Meng walked leisurely, holding a wooden map and making adjustments with charcoal.

  After several days of following the river upstream, Li Meng had gained a lot, memorizing the topography of the Goblin River's banks.

  "This is... hmm, a st I've never smelled before!"

  Li Meng suddenly halted in his tracks, raising his head slightly and twitg his nose, sniffing the unique st in the air with his keen sense of smell.

  "Could it be a high-level Magical Beast?" he wondered, looking towards the depths of the forest.

  The tribe was located at the northern edge of the Goblin Forest, and entering a high-level Magical Beast was not an easy feat.

  In areas inhabited by Barbarians, high-level Magical Beasts were also rarely seen, as Barbarians would sciously drive them away or hunt them.

  Despite their strength, the ck of intelligence was the greatest weakness of Magical Beasts, making evero of them targets for hunting.

  "Let's go take a look!"

  Driven by curiosity, Li Meng headed towards the source of the st.

  After walking about three hundred meters, a sunlit clearing appeared in the forest ahead.

  Seeing this, Li Meng quickly hid behind a rge tree, cautiously peeking out to observe.

  What he saw left him stunned.

  Outside was a forest ke, not very rge, about two thousand square meters.

  The water was shallow and crystal clear, revealing some round, semi-transparent little creatures.

  [Water Slime]

  [Level: 1]

  [Strength: 1]

  [Defense: 1]

  [Agility: 1]

  [Magic: 3314]

  [Elemental Affinity: LV3]

  The bizarre patributes left Li Meng, hidden behind the tree, in disbelief. All attributes were 1, even the level was 1, yet the magic value was as high as 3314. Such a high magic attribute value without any attack magic skills was toe.

  "Didn't expect it to be Water Slimes!"

  Hiding behind the tree, Li Meng looked greedily at the Water Slimes in the ke. The skill of the Water Slimes was exactly what he needed. With the "Elemental Affinity" skill, the problem of insuffit magic could be perfectly solved.

  Li Meng g the ground, bent doicked up a stone about half the size of his fist, weighing it in his hand.

  He looked towards the ke, searg for a target.

  "You're the one!"

  Li Meng locked onto the Water Slime, assuming a throwing stance from behind the tree.

  With a powerful throw of his right hand, the stone flew out.

  "Smack!"

  The stone crossed over twenty meters and struck a Water Slime, bursting it like a balloon with a "pop," its remnants quickly dissolving into the water.

  Li Meng was momentarily stunned by the sight.

  Meanwhile, the death of their panion startled the Water Slimes, causing them all to dissolve into water and disappear without a trace.

  Seeing the Water Slimes vanish, Li Meng, hidden behind the tree, was dumbfounded.

  "How am I supposed to catch them now?"

  Li Meng walked out from behind the tree, speechless, looking at the calm ke, feeling at a loss.

  "I don't believe you won't e out!"

  After a while, Li Meng turned away from the keshore and hid ba the forest.

  Time passed slowly, hour after hour.

  Three hours ter, in the forest by the keshore.

  "Why is there still no movement?"

  Li Meng, hiding behind a tree, peeked at the keshore. It had been so long, yet the ke remaiill.

  "Could it be they won't e out?"

  Helpless, Li Meng tio wait.

  Another hour passed...

  Another day passed...

  Three days ter, at noon, in the forest by the keshore.

  "Damn it, e out already!"

  Li Meng, holding a huge rock, angrily walked out of the forest.

  The boulder was thrown with a "spsh," nding ier.

  "e out, e out!"

  Frustrated, Li Meng picked up stones from the keshore and threw them into the ke, causing water to spsh everywhere.

  The sound of spshing water echoed through the area.

  "Not ing out, huh? Let's see how long you hide!"

  Three days of waiting had exhausted Li Meng's patience.

  He quickly approached a rge boulder on the keshore, pulling it out of the ground with both hands.

  "I'll crush you!"

  The several-ton boulder was hurled out, flying dozens of meters before crashing heavily into the water.

  With a "boom," a massive n of water shot into the sky, causing the water's surface to ripple violently, f small waves that slowly spread out.

  After venting his frustration, Li Meng y on the keshore, panting heavily.

  "You little cuties, you really know how to waste my time!"

  Li Meng grumbled as he crawled to the water's edge, gulping dower.

  "Ugh, what is this stuff, no taste at all!"

  After a few sips, Li Meng spat out the ke water in disgust.

  [Skill Devour successfully activated, acquired skill "Elemental Affinity"]

  The sudden system prompt left Li Meng stunned.

  "What the... this works?"

  Li Meng was shocked, feeling a mix of emotions.

  He had waited for three days, only to acquire the "Elemental Affinity" skill in su ued way.

  "Could the water in this ke be made of parts of the Water Slimes' bodies?"

  The water had no taste at all, clearly not ordinary water. If it wasn't water, then what was it?

  With a thought, Li Meng opened his character panel.

  [Name: Gobu Meng]

  [Race: Goblin]

  [Level: 15]

  [Strength: 1675]

  [Defense: 1659]

  [Agility: 591]

  [Magic: 1086]

  [Charm: 0]

  [Luck: 11]

  [Devour: ce to acquire skills by dev the flesh of Magical Beasts]

  [Steel Skin: LV5 (Strength +1500, Defense +1500, Agility +500)]

  [Wind Bde: LV1]

  [Beion: LV5]

  [Heart Speech: LV1]

  [Ice Element trol: LV1]

  [Berserk: LV1]

  [Limb Enha: LV1 (Strength +50, Agility +50)]

  [Elemental Affinity: LV1 (Magic +1000)]

  The magic value indeed increased, s by a thousand.

  "Could the water in this ke be liquid formed by magic?"

  Realizing this possibility, Li Meng hurried back to the water's edge and drank several rge gulps of ke water.

  But it turned out Li Meng was overthinking it. The magic attribute value didn't ge at all.

  "Looks like I was overthinking!"

  With an awkward smile, Li Meng stood up.

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