Looking at the third location marked on the map, it was the furthest place from Manjin City. The map showed a lake, and around the lake was a large forest. Nidoran might live in the forest.
Aoki's original plan was to investigate these two relatively close places first. If he could successfully find and capture Nidoran, then he could return to Manjin City on the same day and submit the mission to the Hunter's Guild in Manjin City before setting off.
However, if he could not find Nidoran in the first two places, then the third furthest place would not have enough time to return on the same day. Therefore, if he wanted to search for Nidoran in the third place, Aoki would choose to sleep in the wild. Then, he would head north and pass through several connected forests before arriving at Yuanzhu City.
He folded the map in his hand and put it into his ring. Without hesitation, he embarked on the path to find the last location.
In any case, Aoki, Dark Crow, and the others had slept in the wild when they were on the trial island. Moreover, the environment on the trial island was much worse than here, so there was no pressure at all.
However, for trainers who had just gone on a trip, or for trainers who had only traveled for one or two years, this kind of wilderness survival was their greatest enemy.
Every year, countless young trainers died because of sleeping in the wild, but more and more people came one after another. Not only did the Alliance not stop this behavior, but they also strongly encouraged it. After all, there were enough people, so they did not feel the pinch.
The true geniuses or the direct descendants of the Alliance did not have to worry about falling in such a small place. If they were to unfortunately fail, it could only mean that this person's strength and talent were not up to standard.
Therefore, the Alliance treated this kind of trip as a screening for junior trainers, directly eliminating the trash.
When one had the strength to become an intermediate trainer, it meant that this person had definitely passed a certain test. Simple wilderness survival was no longer a problem for them. And these people were the backbone of the entire Alliance. They were also a relatively large group of people with official identities in the Alliance, second only to the sea of junior trainers.
As for advanced trainers, it was not so easy to become one. Simple wilderness survival was nothing more than a common occurrence.
Whether it was the Alliance or the various factions, the number of advanced trainers was a benchmark to measure the overall strength of a faction.
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Four hours later, Aoki finally arrived at the lake marked on the map with the Dark Crows and the Dazed Beast running at full speed.
Because they kept going deeper and deeper, traces of human activities could no longer be seen. They had entered the elves' paradise.
The levels of the Elves were also constantly increasing. When they approached the lake, their average level had already reached level 20.
Looking at the huge lake that almost merged with the sky, Aoki was speechless.
The location marked by the information merchant was near the lake. The lake wasn't big on the map, but the lake in front of them was too big. It would probably take them another two hours to go around it.
Furthermore, the activities of the elves did not only revolve around the lake, because there were too many elves who came to the lake to drink water. Living near the lake would definitely be troublesome, so most elves would look for a residence two to three kilometers away from the lake.
In this way, the search area was expanded. If they were unlucky, they might even need to search for another day tomorrow.
"These damn information merchants, in such a big elven activity area, any kind of elves could appear!" Aoki couldn't help but curse in his mind.
In fact, he had guessed correctly. Almost every piece of information that the information merchant sold about elves had marked this lake. Since the ecosystem here was huge, what if there was one?
Moreover, the information merchant's information was not necessarily accurate. It was just that compared to searching blindly, there were more clues.
Today, they fought all the way from Manjin City to the first location, which was the hill where Abbot lived. Then, they fought all the way to the second location marked on the map. In the end, they didn't find anything. Finally, they fought all the way to the lake.
The sun hadn't risen yet, and now it was already slanting to the west. The Dark Crows and Dazed Beast were fighting to their hearts' content.
It seemed that they wouldn't be able to find anything today. Aoki didn't force it. He found a scenic spot by the lake and prepared to set up camp.
The sun in the west lit up half the sky and shone on the surface of the lake, making it look like a burning painting.
Aoki took out a tent that he had prepared in Manjin City from his space ring. With the help of Dazed Beast's telekinesis, it was quickly set up.
He used the pebbles by the lake to make a simple stove. Then, he took out a kettle and filled it with lake water. He threw in a few purifying pills and set it on the stove to burn.
Although he had prepared some purified water in Manjin City, Aoki kept it for emergency use since he still needed to live in the wild for a while.
The water in this lake was very clear. With the help of the purifying pills, it was very safe. Moreover, the trace elements and minerals in the natural lake water were better than purified water.
Under the circumstances, Aoki would still choose to boil the water and drink it. Although the elves could drink it directly, Aoki was a human. His resistance wasn't that strong. If it caused him to feel uncomfortable, there might be hidden dangers.
In mild cases, he would only feel weak for a while. In severe cases, he might vomit, faint, or even go into shock.
After all, no one knew what kind of bacteria there were in the lake water. After boiling it, 99% of the bacteria could be killed. With the help of the purifying pills in advance, there was basically no problem.
He left a part of the boiled water outside to cool it down. The rest was stored in the ring for future use.
While waiting for the water to boil, Aoki also let the Dark Crows catch tonight's dinner. Every time they came back, they would bring back a few wild rabbits and pheasants.
Dazed Beast also went swimming in the lake for a long time. Occasionally, it would encounter a few Horned Goldfish, Carp King, and Mosquito Coil Tadpoles in the lake.
When it was free, Dazed Beast also used its telekinesis to catch a few fish for today's meal.
However, just as Aoki and Big Milk Can were preparing dinner, the Dark Crows flew quickly from a distance. "Caw caw", their excitement was obvious.
They flew in front of Aoki and flipped up and down, expressing something.
Aoki had subdued the Dark Crows for a long time. Their tacit understanding could be said to be the best among all the elves.
He immediately understood the reason for the Dark Crows' excitement.
"You mean, you saw Nidolan?" Aoki asked.
"Caw caw!" The Dark Crows nodded frantically.
He also knew what his trainer had been looking for today, but his luck wasn't very good. He didn't meet it all day. Originally, he just wanted to catch a few wild animals to satisfy his appetite. However, he was lucky enough to meet that elf.
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