73.7 per cent for option one, 15.8 per cent for option two and 10.5 per cent for option three.

……

[Option 1]

【Temperature increase】

……

Zheng Zhuo finally chose [Temperature Increase].

On the panel, the points accumulated over countless hours have inexorably turned to zero. In exchange, it is only a change of one word on the interface.

……

【Zheng Zhuo】

[Race: Ghost Fire (Crimson)]

[Ability: Identification, Evolution]

[Evolved: None]

[Points: 0]

[Optional Evolution: None]

……

Zheng Zhuo looked at his body—if the flickering flame could be called a body. He found himself turning from an ember-like dark red to a shimmering crimson.

Zheng Zhuo had heard that the temperature of a flame would be reflected in the color.

"I'm supposed to be a little better than a burn by now."

He continued towards the dead tree. On the way, he swallowed a withered weed.

The grass disappears faster in the body.

Useful. Zheng Zhuo made up his mind because of this. He calmed down a bit, and continued to approach the dead tree at a slow pace.

The picture began to become clearer than before.

Zheng Zhuo gradually saw the dead tree and the surroundings of the dead tree.

Some canids gather at the foot of dead trees, nibbling on something. They were extremely large compared to the current Zheng Zhuo, with hard bristles all over their bodies, and several of them raised their heads. Zheng Zhuo saw their strange faces with their skulls turned out and their disproportionately large fangs.

And above the dead trees, scavenging black birds hover. They have hideous faces, bulging eyes, sharp teeth in their mouths, and occasionally swoop into the canine herd to engage in a battle for food and food.

Zheng Zhuo opened the identification.

……

Wild Dog, Wild Dog, Wild Dog......

Vulture, Vulture, Vulture......

……

"It doesn't look like the wild dogs and vultures I thought they were."

This world designation is a bit wrong.

Zheng Zhuo carefully bypassed the location where the brutal competition for survival took place. He walked slowly to the foot of the dead tree.

"Good...... Start here and try. ”

His tongue of fire licked the roots of the dead tree.

The "taste" is not very good. It has no taste, is hard, and decomposes slowly.

However, because the temperature was raised in [Evolution] before, I could still feel the roots of the tree disintegrating little by little.

"Rated as at least edible."

Zheng Zhuo burned the bark that was brittle from dryness in small pieces, and then continued to burn.

He burrowed deep into the dead trees.

[Points: 17]

The number of points is slowly rising. He goes up, up.

It's boring repetitive homework again. This time, though, it's much more efficient than finding grass in the wilderness.

He occasionally drilled through the bark. The first time he drilled, he saw that there were far fewer wild dogs gathered under the trees, the second time he drilled, the vultures in the sky were gone, replaced by some translucent, white spirit-like existence, and the third time he drilled, he saw that there were no more wild dogs or vultures below. Where they had gathered, the bones of a white wild dog were left behind.

Was it eating the remains of a companion?

Zheng Zhuo felt that the [Crazy Ineffective] in the reality skill was definitely working. Because now he's calmly thinking, "Isn't that going to taste good?" ”

“…… No, it's okay to eat animals. ”

Now I'm predatoring. Prey on trees.

And so he defended himself.

The fourth time, Zheng Zhuo took the initiative to drill through the bark. He burned every inch and corner of the dead tree, appearing on the treetops.

Now, the dead tree is just an empty shell with only its bark remaining.

[Points:57]

The dead tree brought Zheng Zhuo 57 points. While confirming the points, Zheng Zhuo noticed that the floating dead thing had replaced the living thing that had been here.

The second time he drilled through the bark, he saw more and more of those spirit-like beings. They resemble some kind of more transparent jellyfish, floating in the air.

"[Identification]."

……

【Spirits】

……

Well. Good. Totally understood. The spirits of this world can also be seen.

Zheng Zhuo gave up resistance. He accepted it.

Compared to "This is a spirit!?" "He's more concerned about one thing. These white things that floated past him......

“…… Can you eat it? ”

He leaned over to another spirit as it floated past him.

- Squeak -

With a scream like the plastic bag being burned, the spirit began to decompose in Zheng Zhuo's body.

You can eat it. And it tastes good. Very refreshing.

"It's better than a dead tree."

[Points:59]

1 spirit is worth 2 points. It's easy to digest and the score isn't too low.

Zheng Zhuo began to try to catch the next one. His slow movement slowed him down a bit, and his size limited him missed some of his opportunities. But in the end, he ate a lot of spirits in the treetops.

[Points:79]

Later, the hunting in the treetops could no longer satisfy Zheng Zhuo. When he noticed that most of the spirits were gathering towards the wild dog bones under the tree, he jumped from the treetops without hesitation.

The flickering ghost fire fell into the spirit pile like hot oil splashing into boiling water. For a while, the screams were incessant.

[Points: 99]

Zheng Zhuo ate a lot of spirits. But more flew into the sky, and he couldn't catch up.

He stared at the feasts that had taken to the skies for a moment, then turned his gaze to the gnawed bones of wild dogs.

"Is there anything else I can eat?"

He muttered to himself.

But in fact, he already had the answer in his heart.

……

Gaba. Gaba.

The flames licked the bones of the wild dogs.

The remaining proteins in the corners and crevices that no animal could eat were carefully burned by Zheng Zhuo's flames and turned into points.

[Points, 105]

"My flame temperature must still be too low."

Zheng Zhuo glanced at his points and thought.

"If you can burn it along with the bones, you'll definitely get more points."

Burn it again.

Zheng Zhuo thought so, and once again burrowed into the abdominal cavity of the skeleton.

He continued to eat the bones for a while until he heard a rustling sound coming from outside.

What is the sound?

Zheng Zhuo poked his head out—

— only to see a hungry groundhog poking its massive face into the belly of the skeleton.

“……”

"Tsk! Whisper! ”

"Chirp!"

“……”

Once again, a brutal competition for survival took place next to the bones of the wild dogs. Only this time, it was one party that stuck to the other's face.

This was Zheng Zhuo's first time hunting a live animal. He didn't even get much to learn: he just slammed himself into the marmot's mouth and nose, igniting the hair on the other's head.

Thanks to the marmot's panic, its head was stuck in the dengo's ribs and could not leave. Zheng Zhuo was able to kill it with a slow speed.

After that, there was only one thing left for him to do: eat.

……

[Points: 150].

……

A complete groundhog is worth 45 points. Taller than an entire dead tree.

"Sure enough, living creatures are more delicious."

Zheng Zhuo's thinking is completely adapted to this world.

And then, he also saw a new change in his panel.

……

[Optional Evolution: Ignite/Possession/Sharp Front Paws]

……

Strange evolutionary direction.

Was it because I burned a lot of grass and trees? Possession sounds like it has something to do with spirits, sharp front claws......

Zheng Zhuo glanced at the newly emerged groundhog skeleton on the ground. Its front claws are indeed sharp.

It seems that the acquired abilities are related to the object of prey.

……

【Options】

Choose the direction of evolution. Which one to choose? 】

[Option 1]

【Ignition】

Specific: Nearby objects can be ignited without touching.

[Option 2]

【Possession】

Specific: It is possible to manipulate dead animal bones.

[Option 3]

【Sharp Front Paws】

Instructions: Grows two front paws made of flames.