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Ivan washed the mud off his body in the sea before climbing onto the deck and splashing himself with fresh water.

"This damn place, they've already given us a taste of their own medicine before we even got there!"

He cursed as he rinsed the water.

Klaus meticulously wiped the mud off the deck with a cloth. "This is good, at least it reminds us to be more careful from now on."

He gazed idly at the alluring yet deadly coastline in the distance.

That's right, a free lesson is worth it.

They abandoned the glittering golden beach and instead searched for a more reliable landing point.

About half an hour later,

A much more normal-looking gray sandy beach came into view.

The sand here is coarse and grayish, mixed with broken feathers, unidentified fragments, and withered branches. Although it doesn't look very appealing, it exudes a sense of authenticity.

Just to be on the safe side, I randomly picked up a salted fish and threw it far away on the ground.

"Clatter".

The salted fish landed, raising a small patch of sand.

...A minute passed.

The beach remains unchanged.

Several seabirds circling nearby noticed this "delicious" treat. They swooped down with a cacophony of squawks and fought over ownership of the salted fish on the beach, feathers flying everywhere.

"Looks like it's safe." He clapped his hands casually.

Ivan couldn't wait any longer. He cracked his shoulders with a 'click' sound. "What are we waiting for, boss? I'll lead the charge!"

The remaining people also need to be arranged.

"Ivan and I will go check the situation first; Aurora and Klaus will stay on the ship."

Aurora nodded, but Klaus frowned.

He didn't question the rationale behind the arrangement, but he was a little uneasy: "This continent is completely unknown, and the two of you..."

There were three people.

Ren's gaze fell on Jiro Sato, and he smiled gently. "Mr. Sato, come with us."

"Eh? Me?" Jiro Sato couldn't hide the fear on his face.

Should we let him leave this safe ship and set foot on unknown and dangerous land?!

Dame da!

Although she had a smile on her face, her tone left no room for negotiation: "Klaus and Aurora are technical and logistical personnel, so why don't they stay with me and Ivan? That way, we can protect you."

Subtext—

You're a ticking time bomb; you have to stay right under my nose.

"Yes, yes..." Sato dared not argue, "I, I definitely won't hold you back!"

Aurora handed Ivan a simple drawstring backpack, then said to Renyi, "Mr. Renyi, put whatever you need in here."

Ivan: "..."

Klaus immediately handed him a simple entrenching tool.

"Don't go too far!"

"Okay, okay, we're just going for a walk, it's not like we're being evicted..."

......

The three of them easily stepped onto the gray sandy beach.

They usually go barefoot on the boat, and this time, stepping onto land, they put on shoes for the first time in a long time.

In the moment when your feet are firmly on the ground,

"Ha!" Ivan couldn't help but jump up and down like a big kid.

Renyi was also a little excited, and even had an urge to take out those moldy potatoes and plant them.

Only Jiro Sato took each step with extreme caution.

It was as if the ground beneath my feet was a minefield, and I walked closely beside Ivan, wishing I could shrink into his shadow.

They crossed the not-so-wide beach and soon reached the edge of the jungle.

Here,

The tall trees I'd never seen before almost blocked out the sky, and the air was no longer filled with the salty smell of the sea breeze, but with the scent of plants and earth.

"I'll clear the way."

Ivan, carrying his "worries," took the initiative to walk at the front.

He used an axe to clear away the vines and branches blocking his path.

"Gah—"

A harsh bird call came from the left, startling Sato. A large, red and green bird darted past and disappeared into the bushes.

Ivan couldn't help but scoff.

"Sato, how come you're even more timid than that bird!"

Sato Jiro blushed with shame and dared not utter another sound.

He ignored this little incident.

His attention was completely drawn to the ecology here, and he squatted down to pick up a bit of black soil.

Nutrient-rich humus soil

[Comment: A breeding ground for plants; anything can grow. PS: Including some less-than-ideal plants.]

Fertile soil!

Ren Yi's eyes lit up, and he immediately plucked a nearby plant he had never seen before:

[Unknown Fern]

[Description: Not unlocked.]

"..."

Are you suggesting he try all sorts of herbs?

[Speaking of which, our Dragon Kingdom's previous contestants, numbers 18, 43, and 67, were all awakened members of the "Children of the Forest" sequence...]

[Yes, they could identify and control plants, but they were harmed by the United States.]

[Starting at sea is truly an ill-timed situation...]

[This lousy game is so unfriendly to farming/development-based players!]

He stood up at will, indicating that he should continue walking inside.

After walking a few steps, I found a clump of low bushes with clusters of bright red berries the size of fingernails hanging on them.

He casually picked one.

Unknown berries

[Description: Not unlocked.]

It's locked again...

After thinking for a moment, he handed the tempting little red fruit to his shoulder.

Xiao Jiu's tentacles curiously rolled over the berry, dangled in the air, and then stuffed it into its "mouth".

The pale blue Xiao Jiu suddenly turned into a bright red color, exactly like a berry, and even its body seemed to swell slightly, emitting a wisp of heat.

...It doesn't seem poisonous, but it doesn't seem to taste very good either.

"hot!"

"That's weird!"

Xiao Jiu climbed onto Renyi's head and tapped his face with its tentacles, expressing its strong dissatisfaction.

He randomly picked a few bunches and stuffed them into the backpack behind Ivan.

They continued deeper into the darkness, and the surroundings grew quieter, with only the rustling sound of their footsteps on the fallen leaves.

"Ah, please wait a moment."

Jiro Sato, who was walking in the middle, suddenly stopped, his voice trembling slightly.

Ivan turned around impatiently: "What now? Bugs?"

"No...no..."

Sato pointed to a patch of slightly damp mud on the right, "Footprints...footprints..."

He had been staring at the ground because he was so afraid of stepping on a poisonous snake or a trap.

Sure enough, there was a clear set of footprints on the muddy ground.

The footprint was about the size of an adult man's foot, with three thick toes and deep tips, suggesting the presence of claws.

They weren't in a single column, but rather many were haphazardly intertwined, all heading towards the depths on the right.

Look randomly in the direction of the footprints.

The area was dark and quiet, with no unusual activity.

[Holy crap, these footprints... why do they look so familiar?]

[I think I've seen this before in a museum...]

[Don't be so smack! Isn't this just a velociraptor?!]

[The adorable little creature in the movie that opens doors with its paws?!]

Ivan weighed the axe in his hand. "They take long strides, which means they run very fast."

He looked calmly at Jiro Sato and said affirmatively, "You discovered it very quickly."

Sato, who was being praised, trembled even more violently.

Now that he knew there might be a group of incredibly fast monsters in this forest, he felt like his legs no longer belonged to him.

"Let's go." Renyi showed no intention of stopping.

"Still...still going forward?" Sato's voice trembled slightly.

"Of course, we—"

He stopped abruptly, realizing something was wrong.

A tremendous force pushed Jiro Sato down behind a tree, and at the same time, Ren also rolled nimbly in the opposite direction.

With a "poof!" sound,

A short wooden spear, its tip still humming and trembling, was embedded in the ground where the man had just stood.

Ivan's reaction was in sync with Arbitrary God.

The instant he heard the sound of the spear being thrown, his massive frame moved with disproportionate speed to hide behind a rock, his axe held horizontally in front of his chest, his gaze sharply sweeping the direction from which the spear had come.

The jungle fell silent once more.

Apart from the rustling of leaves in the wind, all that could be heard was Jiro Sato's heavy breathing.

He stared in shock at the spear less than half a meter from his feet, a chill running down his spine.

"Quiet." He lowered his voice arbitrarily.

Jiro Sato, with a strength he didn't know he had, trembling as he held his breath, climbed behind the tree and leaned against the trunk.

Ten seconds, one minute, three minutes...

Shake, rustle...

A slight rustling sound came from the pile of fallen leaves in the woods...

The thing that attacked them seems to have appeared.

He casually raised his katana, the gleaming blade reflecting part of the scene behind the tree—

Little green thing.

Goblin?!