Chapter 102: Now I Understand

"Damn, are you sure this thing is just a joke?"

Feng Xue, pinned down and licked by the dog, stared lifelessly at the white wolf, trying to push it away—only to find his strength couldn't budge it at all!

Come on, he was at least a strength monster capable of lifting hundreds of jin with one arm… okay, maybe compared to people in this world, his strength really was defective-level.

"Definitely. Combat mode consumes certain resources: if a Wild One can provide 10 kilograms of fish meat, or equivalent high-quality protein, or 3 units of high-quality bioenergy, or 10.7 kilowatt-hours of electrical energy, it can activate the Wild Wolf Combat Mode for five minutes."

Sara clearly didn't care what Feng Xue was thinking—she only wanted him to recognize his weak position and get out to sea sooner.

But when Feng Xue heard her quote, he pulled out his phone, checked data, and started converting figures—

"10 kg of fish meat equates to 10.7 kWh; fish meat has about 4.2 kilojoules per gram, so one kWh equals 3600 kilojoules… hmm, considering food energy conversion losses, some reduction is normal—so if food energy utilization is around 80%, the numbers roughly match. And this '3 units'…"

"One human's basal metabolic requirement is one unit of bioenergy, according to the Wild One's internal conversion standard, equivalent to 12,000 kilojoules." Sara, observing Feng Xue's calculations, directly gave the answer. Feng Xue, hearing this, thought inwardly:

"Twice the normal value? That makes sense—given her numbers, I actually think 3000 kcal per day for an average person is a bit low…"

But regarding bioenergy…

Feng Xue extracted a small amount of Qi and said:

"How much is this?"

"Approximately 0.12 units. May I absorb it?" Sara's voice instantly became respectful. Feng Xue grinned, slapped the Qi against his chest—and Seeing Mo Ying, sensing his intent, immediately extended a tiny paw and snatched the Qi into the scroll. Inside his mind, he silently estimated:

"Less than one-ninth… wait, how much was that one breath? If I can extract at most for 60 years without eating (Note ①), then this one breath… how many months? One or two? Damn, I've never even calculated Qi in months!"

Feng Xue sighed and extracted another breath of Qi. Honestly, now he barely needed meditation to extract small amounts.

But this time, Sara didn't help him calculate—she coldly said:

"Will you provide energy?"

Feng Xue chuckled at this and replied:

"The agreement includes a clause for knowledge exchange, so calculate this for me—how much is this?"

"About 0.9 units." Sara reluctantly gave the number. Feng Xue smiled even brighter:

"At this ratio, without eating, I can continuously produce 60 units of bioenergy. The cultivation method's absorption rate for food in this world far exceeds normal standards… hmm, maybe people here can't digest nanounits, but the cultivation method digests them? Like how the Jade-Eating Technique extracts more Qi from jade essence? Hmm, does this involve E=mc²? Fuck it, as long as it's good for me, I don't care!"

Feng Xue's mind raced with thoughts, but his expression softened. Just as Sara began wondering if this lifeform had some kind of emotional regulation disorder, he suddenly tossed the Qi at her—

"Here you go! Don't need five minutes—just use Combat Mode to hit the sea surface once so I can see the power!"

Sara clearly didn't understand Feng Xue's mindset of "what I give you is yours; what I don't give, you can't take"—she immediately had the dog absorb all the Qi Feng Xue had tossed. Feng Xue, using his Qi Vision, couldn't even figure out how it was absorbing Qi—but before he could think further, the dog turned and swung its tiny paw toward the sea.

The strike seemed slow but was actually instantaneous—suddenly, a deafening explosion erupted. No light, no energy burst—just an ordinary swipe of the paw—and the calm sea surface instantly split open, a deep trench cleaving the water into two halves. Though the water quickly closed again, the lingering trace stretching far into the distance made Feng Xue swallow hard—

"How strong is your physical body, roughly?"

"Normal combat output barely reaches Excellent Level, slightly above Standard Level's upper limit. The Wild Wolf Flash individual's current maximum output exceeds the Excellent Level average; estimated potential to advance to Outstanding Level."

"Note: Standard Level is the most common combat tier in the Blue Lake Island Chain. Do you have any further questions regarding combat power?"

Hearing the artificially sweet, salesperson-like tone, Feng Xue's hair stood on end—he immediately said:

"I'll go get more fish—we leave tonight!"

"Wise choice!" Sara gave a satisfied thumbs-up emoji of a soybean-sized figure, then controlled the dog to wander over to Feina's side.

Feng Xue, however, still stared at the sea, his head aching.

The most common combat tier in the Blue Lake Island Chain is Standard Level. If this dog were Luffy, he'd be Usopp, who got on board with a special skill but a fragile body…

"Wait a minute—Usopp's body isn't fragile! Normal people would've died long ago… hmm, wait—I've been locked in my life after all, and I'm pretty tough too… so am I really Usopp? Feina's the captain, the dog's Zoro? Damn, Luffy's not stupid—he's not antisocial or withdrawn!"

…

"You really plan to sail with her?" Feng Xue, fishing on the shore with his line, was suddenly asked in a quiet voice by Liu Yunxi after a long silence. Feng Xue, maintaining his slow reeling motion, activated Seeing Mo Ying's communication mode—

"You're worried I'll make you the boat? Don't worry—even if something happens, I'll definitely take you with me!"

"…"

The brief silence made Feng Xue wonder if Seeing Mo Ying had even transmitted the message—but after a while, Liu Yunxi suddenly said:

"Shouldn't it be night by now? Why don't I feel the lunar essence?"

"Not at all?" Feng Xue looked up at the sky—the heavens over the sea were exceptionally clear; though the west still glowed faintly red, the crescent moon had already risen.

"This curvature… if the lunar phase here matches home, it should be the second or third day of the month?"

Feng Xue murmured to himself, then passed the thought to Liu Yunxi via Seeing Mo Ying. The white snake immediately rebutted:

"Unless it's a rare composite celestial phenomenon, lunar phases alone don't affect Yin Lunar Essence. And the lunar essence here isn't absent—it's just… very scarce, almost never reaching the ground."

"Is the moon farther from the surface here?"

Feng Xue stared at the distant full moon—it looked no different from Earth's. But then he suddenly smacked his forehead—

"Of course—I've been a cultivator too short a time; I keep forgetting to use Qi Vision…"

Yet as his spiritual energy flowed through his eyes, the moon rising above the horizon changed its appearance…

(End of Chapter)