Live Strong in the Wilderness-Chapter 348: Black Qilin

A few minutes later, Xu Yi rode the Fierce Beast back to Lu Ke and her companions.

The Fierce Beast, upon seeing Lu Ke and the others, lunged at them, ready to attack.

Fortunately, Xu Yi jumped down, grabbed the beast’s neck, and prevented an accident from occurring.

This Fierce Beast is difficult to tame, and controlling it well is quite challenging, hence Xu Yi thought of frequently using his taming skills on it.

On the way back, Xu Yi used it six times. However, none of these six attempts succeeded.

"Xu Yi, you really did it, that’s amazing." Lu Ke looked at Xu Yi with envy.

"Although I’ve tamed it, it’s still a headache. Its ferocity is too strong, just now it wanted to attack you." Xu Yi said helplessly. A beast that can’t distinguish between friend and foe is quite troublesome.

"After all, it’s a Fierce Beast, and it’s probably the first time it’s seen humans, so being aggressive is in its nature." Zhou Chun commented, believing that since it could be made not to attack Xu Yi, it could naturally be trained not to attack others as well.

Xu Yi had just tamed it, so being able to ride it was already a significant success.

Having a mount is quite useful and very meaningful. It signifies that they can also tame other Fierce Beasts, allowing them to have their own mounts.

"Yes, you’ve just tamed it, and it hasn’t adjusted yet. If it doesn’t attack you, then surely it can be trained not to attack us." Lu Ke also comforted Xu Yi, her eyes filled with a mix of admiration and envy.

This Fierce Beast, covered entirely in scales, even its tail, looked unusually fierce.

Its back legs were hooves, front legs claws, like a creature pieced together, appearing quite peculiar.

"Let’s hope so. This guy has quite a temper and ferocity." Xu Yi said, continuing to tug on its neck and then pushed it down to the ground.

"It’s getting late, you guys should sleep, and I’ll take the night watch." Xu Yi said, considering it was already close to three o’clock. If they didn’t get some sleep soon, dawn would break.

The sun rose around seven, so there wasn’t much time left.

"What about you?" Lu Ke couldn’t help but ask. After all, Xu Yi had been exhausted all day.

"Don’t worry about me. If I go to sleep, you all might get bitten to death." Xu Yi replied. Regardless, there was no way for him to sleep now.

Besides, he could enter Spiritual Meditation, using Spiritual Vision to keep an eye on the Fierce Beast and prevent it from attacking others, which allowed him to rest as well.

However, he wasn’t planning to do so, as the spectators and organizers might not react positively.

"Alright, you guys get some sleep as soon as possible. By tonight, I’ll craft a muzzle, and tomorrow you can sleep on its back." Xu Yi said, only then could Lu Ke be reassured.

Sure enough, hearing Xu Yi say so, Lu Ke immediately nodded, then took the sleeping bag Xu Yi handed over.

So, everyone quickly lay down to rest.

Then, Xu Yi retrieved a bundle of rope from another Star Chart Space.

These military ropes are very firm, sufficient for weaving a sturdy muzzle.

Moreover, Xu Yi also intended to make a headgear, necessary for attaching the reins for steering.

After half an hour, Xu Yi finished crafting the headgear and placed it on the head of the Black Qilin.

Black Qilin was the name Xu Yi gave it.

After all, having tamed it, it was only appropriate to name it. Furthermore, Xu Yi thought it resembled the Qilin he had imagined as a child.

Once the headgear was on and the reins secured, Xu Yi mounted the Black Qilin and continued crafting the muzzle.

Just as dawn approached, Xu Yi completed the incredibly sturdy muzzle and fastened it around the Black Qilin’s mouth.

The Black Qilin’s mouth, somewhat similar to a panda’s, couldn’t bite once the muzzle was on.

After all this, Xu Yi turned off his headlamp.

"System, punch in."

While it was still dark, Xu Yi completed his 109th day of checking in.

There were only three days left until the next gift pack.

They spent four peaceful days in the desert, and today marked the fifth day of the challenge.

As the sun rose, the temperature rose rapidly, waking everyone up from the heat.

Despite not sleeping all night, Xu Yi didn’t feel tired at all. Perhaps it was related to his strong spiritual power, significantly stronger than the average person’s.

When the Black Qilin saw everyone wake up, it attempted to attack Lu Ke and the others again, only to get a good beating from Xu Yi, after which it looked at him pitifully.

Xu Yi ignored the Black Qilin and instead practiced the Eighteen Forms of Body Strengthening three times with everyone before eating some jerky and moving forward.

Xu Yi rode alone on the Black Qilin while the others followed behind.

Tame!

Xu Yi kept using his taming skills, eager to discover his own limits.

He found that within an hour, he could use it six times. After six times, he had to wait another hour to use his spiritual skills again.

This discovery was relatively valuable.

Each hour, Xu Yi used the taming skill on the Black Qilin.

However, until the afternoon, Xu Yi had not succeeded.

A 0.1% success rate is incredibly low; success depends purely on luck.

Since Xu Yi always stayed at the forefront, the Black Qilin did not attack the others throughout the day.

Moreover, they were relatively lucky today and didn’t encounter any other wild beasts. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

"Xu Yi, it’s getting dark. Let’s stop for a rest and have dinner." Lu Ke ran up and shouted.

"Alright." Xu Yi tugged on the reins, stopping the Black Qilin, then jumped down.

"Let’s not eat jerky. We’ll have self-heating meals today." Xu Yi said when he saw Zhou Chun taking out jerky to distribute, suggesting a change in plans.

Yesterday, he had stored the boxes of single-soldier rations, as only he had enough space.

Lu Ke now had some space, but her Star Chart Space was filled with water, so naturally, she couldn’t store anything else unless they had enough containers to store the water.

This suggestion brought delight to everyone.

Yesterday’s meal had been rushed after all; they hadn’t had rice or those ingredients for over a hundred days. How could they not have been eager?

So, everyone chose their preferred flavors to tell Xu Yi.

Liu Li and Cheng Jie insisted on having jerky, which Xu Yi didn’t stop, giving them enough jerky to last them ten days each.

After dinner, the group happily chatted, planning to rest for a while before continuing the journey.

However, they noticed lights appearing in the distance.

This meant that another group was approaching.

To join forces or not, that was the question.