196: Chapter 196 The Little Bird's Guess

Hu Gualing's excited heart suddenly plummeted.

He had subconsciously assumed that this skill book must be an incredible Wuxia secret manual. Even if it wasn't an Internal Skill, it should at least be an extremely powerful external Move that would let him take off immediately after learning it. Who could have imagined it would be a 'Recovery Spell'?

Although he didn't know the specific effects of the 'Recovery Spell' here, Hu Gualing, an avid gamer, could figure out with his eyes closed that this thing was just a skill for restoring HP to himself and his teammates, and it couldn't possibly have any offensive capabilities.

Seeing his dream Wuxia secret manual go down the drain, Hu Gualing drooped and complained, "Isn't this Fantasy Jianghu a Wuxia game? What's the point of bringing out a Recovery Spell?"

The speaker had no intention, but the listener took it to heart.

Xiao Niao pondered for a moment and frowned, "That's true. Logically speaking, even if it were a recovery skill, it should have been something like 'Rejuvenation Spell' to make sense. This 'Recovery Spell' really feels a bit out of place."

After saying this, Xiao Niao shifted his gaze to the white wild boar pants Hu Gualing was wearing on his legs and said, "And these pants of yours are also a bit strange."

"Hmm?" Hu Gualing looked down at his pants, not feeling that anything was wrong, and looked up at Xiao Niao in confusion, "What's strange about these pants? Didn't you just say I looked quite sharp in them?"

Xiao Niao replied, "It's not a problem with the pants themselves, but... think about it. The equipment we've looted from killing monsters before all appeared in a way that was easy to accept. For example, the headscarf on your head, or that fearless tusk in your backpack. Their appearance was very realistic and convincing."

When he said this, both Hu Gualing and Tang Yao began to think.

The brave man's headscarf currently worn on Hu Gualing's forehead was retrieved from beneath the belly of a Bloodthirsty Wild Dog after killing it. From the item description, it could be seen that this headscarf had been swallowed by the Bloodthirsty Wild Dog and was dropped only after it died, making its origin perfectly reasonable.

And that fearless fangs currently lying in Hu Gualing's backpack was pulled directly from the corpse of a Fearless Black Wild Boar. Its shape and size hadn't changed at all, and it was completely flawless.

These two pieces of equipment perfectly fit the realistic experience that the game Fantasy Jianghu emphasizes.

Hu Gualing and Tang Yao thought about it and couldn't help but nod. Seeing this, Xiao Niao continued, "Since everything has been so realistic until now, why did this Mutated White Wild Boar drop such stylish leather pants, and also drop a 'Recovery Spell' that clearly doesn't fit the style?"

"Hiss—"

Hearing Xiao Niao say this, Hu Gualing gasped, reached out to touch his cheek, and muttered, "Something's wrong. It really is a bit wrong."

Tang Yao frowned and asked, "Then what could be the reason?"

Xiao Niao said, "I think... it might be that the inside of the cave is different from the outside. It's possible this is a separate space."

"A separate space?" Tang Yao immediately shook her head in disbelief.

Xiao Niao explained, "Haven't you noticed? Before we came in, there was absolutely no light in the cave. But after entering, we found that this place is a huge space with countless fire basins placed inside. Plus, Tang Yao discovered from the beginning that the fuel in those fire basins seems to burn forever... So I think this place isn't as realistic as the outside, but rather a space with its own rules..."

With Xiao Niao's explanation, Tang Yao nodded, seemingly understanding.

And behind the dirt wall, out of their line of sight, a Bald Ugly Bird had deep eyes, seemingly pondering something.

A separate space? With its own rules? ...

Hu Gualing rubbed his cheek and thought for a long time. Suddenly, inspiration struck, and he widened his eyes, saying, "Could it be a Dungeon!?"

'Hmm?' Xiao Niao was stunned for a moment and thought carefully for a while. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that the 'Dungeon' Hu Gualing mentioned fit the place they were currently in perfectly!

The look in Xiao Niao's eyes as he gazed at Hu Gualing gradually changed, "Are you really a Genius?"

"What kind of look is that? Did you only just realize the fact that I am a Genius?" Hu Gualing said with an exaggerated expression, feigning dissatisfaction.

Xiao Niao ignored Gualing, who was pretending to be silly and joking, and nodded, "If this really is a Dungeon, then it makes sense for there to be some discrepancies in the game rules compared to the outside."

"For example, I've observed that although this Mutated White Wild Boar BOSS is very powerful, its attack methods are very rigid. Unlike the monsters we encountered outside—although their attack, defense, and HP cannot compare to this BOSS-level Mutated White Wild Boar, their combat styles were very flexible. Just like that Fearless Black Wild Boar; when its first charge was dodged by Gualing and it was about to miss, it directly made a turn and charged at me. After hitting me to death, it went to attack Tang Yao. It didn't even pay attention to Gualing attacking it from behind, as if it had quite high intelligence!"

"But looking at this Mutated White Wild Boar BOSS just now, it was very dull during the fight. It was almost led by the nose by Gualing the whole time and didn't seem to think about changing its attack target at all, for example, attacking Tang Yao or me first. Furthermore, the Mutated White Wild Boar BOSS's attack methods and forms were based on its HP; it only unlocked the corresponding form when its HP dropped to a certain level. It's exactly like the process of clearing a BOSS in the games we used to play!"