Wilderness Survival with Druid System

Chapter 102: Chapter 13: Getting Along with the Octopus

The octopus paused.

It used its tentacles to pull a plastic bottle out and tossed it onto the coral reef.

Then its body curled up and squeezed into the crevice of the coral reef.

Is this its home?

Chen Wen thought, unable to resist leaning forward a bit.

[Can... this... find me]

The words appeared again in the chat box.

Chen Wen rubbed his chin and mused: Is this an invitation for me to find it here?

Ridiculous!

Is it planning to treat me like a friend?

By the way, do animals also make friends with each other?

As Chen Wen was pondering this, suddenly he recalled the system’s introduction about the function [Extract or Plunder].

It can extract attribute entries through taming or friendship!

Taming or friendship, master and servant or equal!

Both types of relationships seem to allow extraction of entries!

There’s a chance!

Originally planning to hunt the octopus with a trap, Chen Wen realized his oversight.

It seems he has another chance to extract the octopus’s entries.

Moreover, according to Chen Wen’s habit, it’s two entries if you tame first and then kill.

This deal sounds good!

Chen Wen smiled slightly and nodded at the octopus.

Then he slowly floated upwards.

...

”How did it go?”

Seeing Chen Wen’s head emerging from the water, Zhang Hu couldn’t help but ask, ”Did you catch it?”

Chen Wen shook his head slightly: ”No rush, I’ll catch it sooner or later, but not now. Let’s head back and leave the raft nearby.”

At sea.

Mr. Jia of the rescue team was puzzled: ”Has Chen Wen changed? He didn’t take this octopus even when he had the chance?”

Upon hearing this, the renowned diver laughed and said: ”Octopuses are different from ordinary fish. They are fast and have many tactics; it’s really difficult for people to catch them with bare hands underwater.”

”Besides, this octopus seems very interested in Chen Wen. Maybe something interesting will happen between them.”

Upon hearing this, the others seemed to think of something and laughed slyly.

Someone said: ”Are you referring to the kind of story from the Black Robe Secret Service Team?”

The diver’s face darkened as he cursed: ”Full of inappropriate thoughts! This is an octopus; they’re very smart!”

”I have a pair at home, and they’re much smarter than other fish. They can understand many of my actions.”

But they died... too suddenly.

Thinking of this, the diver’s expression darkened.

Seeing the diver’s expression, the others were somewhat puzzled.

Octopuses, low-level soft-bodied animals.

What kind of story could there be?

...

Back at the campsite.

Chen Wen recounted the day’s story to everyone, omitting the beginning and end.

Even so, everyone was completely engrossed.

Goodness, he actually encountered an octopus spirit!

Du Feng wasn’t very surprised, saying: ”Octopuses have strong learning abilities. That’s how the pair my master raised is, when people walk past the tank, they mimic human actions.”

”If you raise your hand, they will also lift their tentacles.”

Upon hearing this, Chen Wen nodded slightly.

It was his first time seeing such an animated creature, and he was quite amazed.

”Chen Wen, are you planning to continue observing it in the coming days?”

Du Feng asked.

Chen Wen nodded.

He was there for the entries, but he couldn’t say that.

”I just want to see how amazing this thing can be. I won’t go every day, just when I go fishing during the day, I’ll drop by.”

Everyone had no objection.

Let Chen Wen do as he pleases; survival is quite stable right now.

Every day is the repetition of the same tasks.

For example, Du Feng, who was close to getting sick from processing cassava.

Zhuo Hongnian, who was digging cassava, felt the same.

He was now pondering teaching others how to identify cassava to switch jobs.

The dull life needed something else to mix it up.

Chen Wen’s story was quite a nice seasoning.

After gaining everyone’s approval, Chen Wen was determined to get his hands on the octopus’s entries.

...

The next day.

Chen Wen dived to find the octopus.

Just as he expected, the octopus was in the same spot it squeezed into the previous day.

During the day, they don’t go out much but stay at home.

Seeing Chen Wen, the octopus seemed quite happy.

After emerging from the coral reef, the octopus led Chen Wen on a tour of the seabed.

It mimicked Chen Wen’s movements, sometimes walking along the seafloor, sometimes moving its tentacles behind itself slowly.

A very fascinating experience!

Chen Wen thought.

Soon after, Chen Wen went up for air, and the octopus followed.

While Chen Wen was breathing, it waved its tentacles at the surface, resembling a blooming flower.

But those densely packed, unordered suckers brought joy to those with trypophobia.

In the morning, the human and octopus simply swam together.

But by afternoon.

When Chen Wen came again.

The octopus had a new tactic.

It started using Chen Wen’s figure for hunting!

Chen Wen’s height is considered tall in human society, let alone the coral reef area.

In this region, when large sharks are absent, Chen Wen is a giant on the coral reef.

Many creatures instinctively retreat when encountering Chen Wen.

The octopus took advantage of this.

While chasing a crab, it deliberately drove it toward Chen Wen.

Forming a pincer attack.

And the crab was not accustomed to such a situation.

Upon sensing Chen Wen’s presence, the crab panicked and turned to flee.

Only to drive itself directly into the octopus’s reach.

The octopus spread its tentacles, and its body was like a blooming flower, enveloping the crab on the seafloor.

This flower looked eerily beautiful, but it symbolized death.

After all, octopuses are carnivores!

...

Interesting!

Chen Wen looked at the octopus, liking it more and more.

The more remarkable it seemed, the more outrageous the entries were.

After savoring the success, the octopus began using Chen Wen for continuous hunting.

It directly shifted nighttime hunting to the afternoon.

This was miserable for other reef creatures, especially crabs and sea snails.

Crabs: Do you know? That night killer has started acting during the day now!

Sea Snail: Whoa! Really?

Crabs: Why would I lie? My wife’s second uncle’s third grandpa’s adopted grandson was killed by it! Just recently!

Sea Snail: Oh my! Terrifying!

...

Chen Wen improvised a dialogue for the sea creatures while giggling.

Of course, no sound was made, just constant bubbles.

Just then, the two divers tagging along noticed the bubbles and were confused.

What happened? Does this count as unusual?

One of them couldn’t help but get closer to Chen Wen, intending to check the situation.

Yet, Chen Wen didn’t pay attention to the divers approaching; instead, he beckoned for the octopus to come over.

The octopus slowly swam towards Chen Wen.

But just as it was about to reach Chen Wen, the diver’s head appeared from behind.

The octopus startled.

Although it recognized the diver, that doesn’t mean it trusts them.

It only trusted the friendly Chen Wen.

Therefore, upon seeing the diver break the comfort zone.

The octopus swiftly flapped its tentacles and dashed away.

Before Chen Wen could react, it squirted ink again, disappearing into the depths.

Wait, what just happened?

Chen Wen stared blankly at the ink cloud, turned his head, and caught the diver’s eye.

The diver realized he caused trouble.

He awkwardly backed away.

Only then did Chen Wen realize what had happened.

Before diving, he had warned the divers.

Not to approach rashly.

But this diver...

Chen Wen’s expression was not very good; he quickly surfaced, leaving the two behind.

This concerned a major issue regarding the entries!

Absolutely cannot let this happen again!