Chapter 2: Fairytale World

As the mist dissipated, Xie Yaoyao found himself standing on a dirt path.

Behind him, the path wound deep into a dark, dense forest.

In front, past a wooden signpost, large tracts of fields were all overgrown, and the scarecrows at the intersection and the crows circling overhead made the atmosphere even more desolate.

Further away, the outline of a village loomed in the thin mist.

Just as Xie Yaoyao was observing the surroundings, a 'ding' suddenly sounded in his mind!

"Welcome, Traveler 'Xie Yaoyao', to your first entry into the Fairytale World!"

"Congratulations to Traveler 'Xie Yaoyao' for awakening the talent 'Entry Fusion'!"

"Have a pleasant journey!"

The voice in his mind fell silent again.

And Xie Yaoyao discovered that a line of small white text had suddenly appeared in the grass by the dirt path.

【Primary Toxin】.

And below the small white text, a small emerald-green snake was flicking its tongue at him.

The moment Xie Yaoyao spotted the venomous snake, it immediately sprang into action, biting his calf fiercely like a sharp sword.

"Fuck!"

Feeling pain in his calf, Xie Yaoyao took a big leap backward.

When he looked again, the little snake had already 'whooshed' back into the grass, disappearing along with that white entry.

"Hiss~"

"That hurts!"

This was the only feeling Xie Yaoyao had after opening his eyes.

Shaking his somewhat dizzy head, Xie Yaoyao sat up from the bed and reached out to touch his calf.

"There's no wound at all!"

"But the feeling of being bitten just now was so real! And, why has my head suddenly become so dizzy!"

It seems going to that Fairytale World isn't without its price!

But this is too exaggerated!

If he remembered correctly, the entry on the head of that venomous snake clearly said 'Primary' 'Toxin'!

Just a 'Primary Toxin' was enough to instantly kill a grown man like him.

This magical Anshijie left a deep impression on Xie Yaoyao during his very first exploration.

Even the most venomous snake in reality couldn't kill an adult human in one second.

And this was only 'Primary Toxin'.

It seems this Anshijie is truly fraught with danger!

Taking a deep breath, he lay back down, closed his eyes, and concentrated his spirit.

Xie Yaoyao decided to explore that Anshijie again.

The thick mist dissipated, and Xie Yaoyao looked around.

He was standing on that same dirt path again.

Looking down, exposed under the gleaming white entry 【Primary Toxin】, a small emerald-green snake was staring at Xie Yaoyao's calf, eager to strike.

Sure enough, the next moment, a green sword shot toward his calf again.

Without any hesitation, Xie Yaoyao delivered a powerful kick, fully utilizing the skills he had as a starter on his school's soccer team back in the day.

The little green snake was kicked away without any surprise, slamming fiercely into an old tree behind it, falling to the ground and writhing in pain; it didn't look like it was in good shape.

Taking advantage of the situation, Xie Yaoyao didn't hesitate to pick up a dead tree branch from the ground and unleashed a crazy assault on the emerald snake on the ground.

"Told you to bite me! Told you to bite me! Bite me again! Bite me again!..."

How could a little snake withstand such a violent assault? Soon, its body was smashed, and it died on the spot.

Having taken his revenge, Xie Yaoyao let out a long sigh of relief, easing the fear from the realistic death experience and the unknown world.

Looking at the corpse of the emerald snake before him, a 'ding' sounded in Xie Yaoyao's mind again.

"Dropped entry 【Primary Toxin】 discovered. Equip it?"

"The current traveler is a First-tier Traveler and can equip one entry! Except for special entries, entries equipped by the traveler can be changed at will, with a cooldown of one hour!"

Xie Yaoyao's face lit up with joy, and he said without hesitation: "Equip entry 【Primary Toxin】."

There were no other entries for now, so naturally, he would use whatever was available.

Besides, he could always change it if he encountered something better later.

【Primary Toxin】: The application of toxins can allow you to achieve your goals in a simpler way.

This description is truly simple and clear!

Regardless, it finally gave him a little bit of confidence, even though he really didn't know how to apply it.

Settling his mood, Xie Yaoyao prepared to continue exploring this unknown world.

Looking back at the deep forest behind him and recalling the power of that little snake, he had no idea how many more were hidden in the forest.

Xie Yaoyao wisely decided to explore toward the distant village first.

Following the dirt path, Xie Yaoyao set off sneakily.

His eyes kept checking the grass by the side of the road from time to time.

This is what they call, once bitten by a snake, ten years afraid of a well rope.

The farmland was divided into square blocks, and a wooden signpost stood by the road.

The signpost was already very old, but the words on it could still be seen clearly.

The font seemed to be an alphabetic script, but it was more square than modern English letters, and the words were shorter; it seemed this script could express more meaning with fewer letters.

Xie Yaoyao had, of course, never learned this script, but the moment he saw it, he naturally understood its meaning.

"Yangtela Village and the Dark Forest? Then let's go to this Yangtela Village and take a look first!"

Crossing the signpost, the dirt path became slightly smoother, but the footprints on the ground were surprisingly few.

As Xie Yaoyao gradually approached, he could see that the fields on both sides were not completely barren; a very low-growing plant was planted in them.

It was just that this plant itself was a withered yellow color, and it was planted very messily, giving people a sense of desolation.

Plus, the two crooked scarecrows in the middle of the field also made the atmosphere...

Wait!

Scarecrows also have entries? Are they alive?

Truly worthy of being a Fairytale World!

As Xie Yaoyao approached, entries identical to the one on the venomous snake suddenly appeared on the heads of the scarecrows on both sides.

Not only that, but there was more than one entry on the heads of the two scarecrows.

The scarecrow in the field on the left had three entries: 【Insight】, 【Mocker】, 【Loyal to Duty】.

And the scarecrow on the right only had two entries: 【Insight】, 【Animal Affinity】.

What caught Xie Yaoyao's attention was that the 【Animal Affinity】 entry was blue, while the other entries were all white.

When Xie Yaoyao focused his attention on these entries.

【Insight】: You possess more meticulous observation skills than ordinary people, often able to discover details that go unnoticed, and you will weaken your own presence to a certain extent when observing others.

【Mocker】: Your language will always hurt others inadvertently; when you actively mock others, it will strike at their confidence, thereby weakening the opponent's defense by a small amount.

【Loyal to Duty】: You are a loyal person; you will increase your defense by a small amount when performing your own duties.

【Animal Affinity】: You are born to gain the favor of animals; as long as you do not actively harm them, no animal will actively harm you.

So, blue entries are rarer and more powerful than white entries.

Are these two dull, dirty scarecrows even more powerful than that venomous snake?!

Just as Xie Yaoyao raised his vigilance, hesitating whether to pass, the scarecrow on the left spoke.

"Look! Look! Yangtela Village has welcomed a new traveler! Tike, quickly make those annoying crow friends of yours leave; they will bring bad luck to our new friend!" ===== CHAPTER 3 =====