The rest was easy. Benjamin, like an experienced hunter, skillfully used Spider Silk Launch. He gave his wrist a slight shake, quickly wound one end of the spider silk around a stone, and then threw it with all his strength. The spider silk, like a nimble long snake, drew a graceful arc in the air and sped towards its target. Try to capture prey with the stretch and stickiness of [Spider Silk]. The result...

[You conducted a simple development experiment on “Spider Silk” in this initial space, fulfilling the hidden requirements of this initial space]

[The system-assisted Active Skill “Spider Silk” is converted into a derived skill]

Spider Silk (derived skill).

Quality: EX.

Effect: Creates a 5-meter-long piece of spider silk that is retractable and has extremely strong stickiness and toughness. Costs 5 MP.

Derived effect: Spider Silk Launch can extend the spider silk to three times its original length and launch it to a designated location.

Introduction: You now need a red leotard. After you put it on, you can go try to save the world.

[Note: The derived effect of Spider Silk is enhanced based on the Contractor's INT attribute]

[Note: Derived skills do not occupy the Active skill bar and cannot be upgraded]

[Note: Using the derived effect requires an additional half of the MP required for the original skill]

[This initial space auxiliary skill conversion count is 1/3]

...

“I like this auxiliary function!”

This discovery made Benjamin very excited at the time. A big smile bloomed on his face, and he giggled like a child who had gotten a beloved toy. He took a brisk pace, dragging a string of small beasts stuck together by spider silk. The beasts struggled in vain, unable to escape. Benjamin returned to camp in high spirits, humming a jaunty tune the whole way. It has to be said that it was the appearance of this skill that led to the bountiful harvest.

Back at the camp, Benjamin waves his hand gently at Fluffy, signaling him to keep adding wood to the newly built fire. Fluffy obediently gets to work, his small figure bustling around the fire. Benjamin, meanwhile, sits nearby, his determined face looking particularly focused in the light of the fire. He draws his sharp dagger from his waist and slowly sharpens the wooden stick. The dagger dances nimbly in his hands, sending wood shavings falling to the ground.

[You have created a simple weapon, fulfilling the hidden requirement of this initial space.]

[You have the skill Unreliable Forging]

Unreliable Forging LV1 (Life skills).

Effect: Can process materials into simple and rough items, or convert finished products back into single materials. MP cost depends on the complexity of the materials and items.

Description: This can't even be called 'forging', it's just reshaping the materials.

...

“And there's a bonus.”

Benjamin's mood was getting better and better, and he felt that the sun was shining extra brightly today.

“OK, everything is ready, let's start Experiment 1.”

Benjamin numbered each experiment to make it seem more ceremonial. Before starting an experiment, he always felt the need to say something, otherwise it would feel soulless.

“Don't be nervous, little guy, this is just a little experiment.”Benjamin picked up a snake from the ground that had been wrapped in spider silk around its mouth. An inexplicable smile appeared on his face, a smile that seemed to contain a hint of excitement and anticipation. The snake squirmed restlessly in his hands, but it was unable to break free from the spider silk.

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“I fight ~ha~ drink ~yah~ah~ah~”

Accompanied by strange cries, Benjamin grabbed the snake's tail and started swinging it wildly on the ground. Yes, it was modeled on the action of the Hulk swinging Loki. The sight was truly dramatic. His arms swung, and the snake drew arcs in the air.

[You have dealt 5 damage to the beast through unarmed attacks, fulfilling the hidden requirement of this initial space.]

[You have mastered the skill Combat Basics.]

Combat Basics LV1 (passive skill).

Effect: Increases damage dealt in combat by 0.1%.

Description: You are now slightly better at fighting.

...

“Very good, experiment 1 was a success, let's move on to experiment 2.”

Benjamin secured a strange little beast, one he had never seen in the real world, to a tree branch. His eyes were focused and determined, like those of a scientist concentrating on an experiment. Then he threw the wooden spears he had made at it.

Benjamin was now in full display as the 'always-missing marksman', and his aim was truly terrible, with the wooden spears all missing the target.

But this had little effect on the outcome of the experiment because although the aim was terrible, there were plenty of spears.

[You have attacked the beast 5 times with wooden spears, fulfilling the hidden requirement of this initial space]

[You have mastered the skill Throwing Basics]

Throwing Basics LV1 (passive skill).

Effect: Increases damage dealt by throwing by 0.1% and the distance thrown by 0.1%.

Description: You are even better at throwing things than before.

...

[You have inflicted 5 damage on a beast with a dagger, fulfilling the hidden requirement of this initial space]

[You have mastered the skill Dagger Basics.]

[You have inflicted 5 damage on a beast with a rattan whip, fulfilling the hidden requirement of this initial space]

[You have mastered the skill Whip Technique Basics.]

[You have used a simple bow and arrow to deal 5 damage to a beast, fulfilling the hidden requirements of the initial space]

[You have mastered the skill Archery Basics.]

...

As he watched the passive skills gradually appear in the list of skills, Benjamin beamed with satisfaction. That smile was as bright as the sun, full of a sense of accomplishment.

“This is how a normal initial space should unfold,”

Benjamin said to himself, his heart full of anticipation.

The normally calm area around the waterhole is now punctuated by the piercing screams of a young animal. The sound is shrill and ear-piercing as if it is telling a story of endless suffering. The nearby animals are so alarmed that they shrink into their dens, shivering and refusing to go out.

At this moment, Benjamin seems to have turned into a mad scientist, conducting inhuman experiments on the animals. His eyes gleam with a fanatical light as he keeps up the non-stop action. Armed with [Unreliable Forging], Benjamin transforms the spent wooden spears into long knives, long swords, clubs, and all the weapons he can think of, experimenting in different ways. In the process, he masters the basic passive skills of several weapons.

During the experiment, Fluffy climbed a tree branch of its own accord, curling up into a ball with its small body to minimize its presence as much as possible.

“O_o! (I'm scared to death!)”Fluffy was filled with fear, not understanding why Benjamin had become so crazy.

Before they knew it, the experiment had finally reached its final item. Benjamin took a flaming torch and slowly walked towards the last beast. It was a large rat that Fluffy had caught, God knows how.

“If I were seen in the real world, people would say I was an animal abuser, but what can I do? I need to survive.”

Benjamin felt a little bad about this, but in order to master more skills, he had to continue.

[You have caused damage to the beast through the flames, fulfilling the hidden requirement of this initial space.]

[You have mastered the skill Mastery of Fire Element Basics.]