Chapter 51: Learning Skinning

Ruan Qingtan originally still didn't know how to ask for a Logistics position for herself.

Now Lin Yifan volunteered to agree, which was naturally perfect.

Of course, it was still clear that the job couldn't be enjoyed yet, but at least there was hope.

A person lives; only with hope can there be a future.

Ruan Qingtan's mood improved considerably, so she immediately replied:

"No problem, no problem, as a Logistics staff member it suits me, so Captain, it's settled, I'll stick with you from now on, you can't go back on your word!"

"Don't worry, I never say one thing and do another," Lin Yifan replied with a laugh.

Having received the desired promise, Ruan Qingtan's mood lifted a bit more, and she quickly sent another message:

"By the way, Captain, I wonder if you have other teammates; if so, I'd like to get to know them as well."

"Although we can only trade online for now and can't gather, we're still teammates; let's share what we have, and if you need me, I can lend a hand."

Lin Yifan thought for a moment and agreed it was indeed a good thing.

Since the squad was confirmed, it was natural to raise the members' strength.

Hong Shaoqiang's strength is remarkable, especially in hunting, where he has unique insights.

In this world, killing a beast yields a Treasure Chest, so Hong Shaoqiang naturally doesn't lack Treasure Chests.

Ruan Qingtan's specialty is opening Treasure Chests; if the two cooperate, they can quickly boost their strength.

That was also good for him, and as for whether the two would turn traitor after getting stronger, Lin Yifan wasn't worried at all.

He couldn't say he wasn't concerned; he could only say he didn't care!

What he wants are teammates who can cover his back; if they do turn traitor, that's also fine, better than being stabbed in the back later,

So he introduced Hong Shaoqiang to Ruan Qingtan.

Unfortunately, there's no group chat function here, so after the introductions they can only add each other as friends individually.

As for how the two will chat or communicate, Lin Yifan doesn't intend to meddle further.

Everyone is an adult; what they say or do naturally follows their own rules.

If he had to manage everything, he'd rather not form a squad at all!

His time cannot be wasted on such meaningless trivialities.

He took a big handful of blueberries and a Silk Quilt from Ruan Qingtan, and exchanged them for the Beginner Skinning Skill Book.

As for the Beginner Cooking Skill Book, he let Ruan Qingtan keep it to study herself, but whether she chooses to learn is his own concern.

Fortunately, after hearing Lin Yifan's suggestion, Ruan Qingtan readily agreed.

Obviously, he also knew that this Life Skill is well suited for a Logistics staff member.

After obtaining the Beginner Skinning Skill Book, Lin Yifan didn't hesitate and learned it immediately.

Then, he finally opened his Personal Info, something he had constantly forgotten existed.

Because the thing is so gamified that he instinctively overlooks it.

Previously, by the Water Pool, when he buffed himself, he never opened Personal Info.

Now he finally remembered and decided to open it for a look.

Name: Lin Yifan

Strength: 9

Agility: 12

Physical Stamina: 13

Intelligence: 9

Remaining Attribute Points: 0

Age: 23

Life Tier: Excellent Human

Talent: 【Random Buff, one draw per day!】

【You can draw a lot once daily, gaining various buffs with different effects; the draw refreshes at 12 am each day. Whether you're a lucky king or a Non-lucky depends on your face!】

【Today's buff: Seek Gold Path】

【Seek Gold Path: Increases the chance of finding metal resources! If you want metal items, don't miss today.】

Life Skill:

【Beginner Skinning】 (Proficiency 1000/0)

(Evaluation: You are now an Excellent Human, your physical quality ranks among the top of humans, but don't be arrogant; you're still quite weak!)

"Huh! Personal Info actually changed!"

Lin Yifan stared at the info panel in surprise, noticing not only the order had shifted but the Life Tier had also risen.

He remembered clearly that his previous Life Tier was "Healthy Human", and now it had become "Excellent Human".

Just three points of Physical Stamina increased the Life Tier by one level—a pleasant surprise.

Could it be that Physical Stamina is the key reference for Life Tier?

He should recall that he once had 8 Random Attribute points; after allocating them all, his Life Tier only rose from Subhealthy to Healthy.

This time he added just three points to Physical Stamina, yet the Life Tier jumped a level; saying there's no correlation is hard to accept.

It seems that future Random Attribute points should first be put into Physical Stamina as a test.

Although he still doesn't know what the Life Tier increase truly signifies,

but based on his past online game experience, a higher Life Tier definitely means stronger power.

As for the other attributes, he'll take them gradually.

Then, Lin Yifan looked again at the Life Skill section.

The previous info page didn't have this entry; it seems that only after learning the Life Skill does this attribute appear.

And there is also proficiency, but aren't 1,000 points of proficiency a bit too much?

I also don't know whether, once this proficiency is maxed, the Life Skill can be upgraded directly.

At that moment, Lin Yifan suddenly noticed a small knife appearing before him.

The knife was about the size of a fruit knife, but its blade was a slightly curved arc.

When he focused his eyes, the knife's information also displayed.

【Skinning Knife】 (Skinning Skill Binding item, usable for)

"There's even a matching Skinning Knife!" Lin Yifan said in surprise.

Moreover, he could feel that this Skinning Knife was quite sharp, at least much sharper than his axe.

After fiddling with it in his palm, Lin Yifan crouched beside the crocodile and began skinning.

He originally thought that after mastering the Skinning Skill, he could, like in a game, issue a single command and have the skinning done automatically.

But he didn't expect that he still had to do it by hand!

Fortunately, the Skinning Knife was sharper than he imagined; crocodile skin that even his axe struggled to cut was quite fragile under the Skinning Knife.

With a light swipe of the Skinning Knife, a slit appeared in the crocodile skin, and following that slit he peeled off the whole hide piece by piece.

Although this wasn't his first time skinning animal hide, he found that this time the skinning was much easier than before.

Not only did he peel off the entire crocodile skin intact, but after the skin was removed, it required no tanning; the whole crocodile skin turned into a pile of rectangular leather.