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Chapter 2

In the wilderness, there were quite a few animal corpses around the rotting corpses. It was as if this place had become a small mass grave.

If one had the ability of Astral Vision, they would be able to see a mosaic-like object wandering aimlessly in the surroundings. One could vaguely see that this object was in the shape of a human. The surrounding corpses were constantly emitting white smoke, which was absorbed by this human-shaped object, making it more solid.

"Caw, caw, caw!" A flock of crows flew over from afar. They seemed to be attracted by the rotting corpses below. They flew down and began to peck at the rotting corpses.

The blurry figure stopped wandering and stared at the crows. His mind was still a little muddled, but he knew that these things would die soon, and there would be new white gas for him to absorb.

The blurry figure instinctively knew that the white smoke was very important, so he began to quietly wait for these creatures to die.

As the blurry figure expected, not long after the crows pecked at the rotting corpses, they suddenly let out mournful cries and collapsed to the side.

However, the blurry figure waited and waited, but the white smoke did not come out of the corpses. Instead, a feeling appeared in the blurry figure's mind. The crows stood up again and pecked at the rotting corpses.

The blurry figure gradually became clearer, and he could vaguely make out Wang Yuan's appearance. He also gradually became much more clear-headed.

For example, his name was Wang Yuan, why he was here, what kind of state he was in, and he could even think normally.

"With my current state, if I'm not mistaken, I'm a ghost." Wang Yuan very easily accepted the fact that he had become a Float, because while he had remembered a lot of things, he had also lost a lot of things, and it wasn't as simple as losing his life.

For example, he could now calmly watch as the crows pecked at his corpses. Whether it was physically or mentally, he did not feel disgusted. If it was in the past, he would have run far away when he saw so many rotting corpses.

In his mind, there were a total of 13 muddled consciousnesses. These 13 consciousnesses continuously transmitted a cool aura, and it was this cool aura that allowed Wang Yuan to wake up.

And these 13 muddled consciousnesses were the 13 crows that were still pecking at his corpses. The feathers on these 13 crows were falling off, and some black fluff was growing back, as if their bodies were expanding.

The germs that killed Wang Yuan didn't kill these crows. Instead, they mutated and somehow connected to Wang Yuan's consciousness.

Through the mental connection, Wang Yuan could transmit his will to the crows. However, these crows could only understand some simple commands, such as flying to a rock over there. They couldn't do anything if he ordered them to dance, because they didn't have the concept of dancing.

However, Wang Yuan wasn't in a hurry. He remembered that he had read a bit about crows. On Earth, the smartest known bird wasn't the parrot that could imitate a human's tongue, but rather crows. The 'crows drinking water' that he learned when he was young reflected the ingenuity of their thinking. Their brains were much smaller than a domestic dog's, but their overall intelligence was roughly the same as a domestic dog's.

After a period of training, he believed that these mutated crows would be able to complete more of his commands. More importantly, what the crows saw and heard, Wang Yuan would also be able to see through their mental connection.

"The most important thing right now is to find more food." Wang Yuan's expression was very solemn. He could feel that his soul was wrapped in a layer of white gas. This white gas was protecting his soul, but it was constantly being consumed, and once it disappeared, his soul would be completely exposed.

Although he didn't know what would happen if his soul was exposed, his instinctive sense of urgency made him understand that exposing his soul was definitely not a good thing.

The problem he was facing right now was that this part of the wilderness had almost become a dead zone. Except for the thirteen crows and the microorganisms, there were basically no other living things. The rotting animal carcasses could no longer provide much white gas. Once there was no more white gas, Wang Yuan was very likely to disappear.

"Fortunately, I'm not like those supernatural beings described in those books who would die as soon as they see the light. With the white mist blocking me, I can stay under the sunlight for a while, of course, this could also be due to the fact that the sunlight in this world is different" Wang Yuan looked at the setting sun that dyed the wasteland red and consoled himself.

"So the main goal now is to migrate and find a large number of living things to replenish the white gas. It's not just me, these crows also need more food." The cool air transmitted by the crows was even more important than the white gas. The white gas was only protecting his soul, but the cool air was strengthening his soul. Of course, the aura that the crows could provide each day was also limited.

After that, Wang Yuan continued to test and gradually understood his current ability. He was now in a soul state, and he had no vision or hearing. Instead, he had a spherical field. This field had a range of three meters in the air, and within this range, he could see and hear clearly. However, after coming into contact with a physical body, this range of perception would rapidly decrease.

For example, the field of perception could only extend about ten centimeters in the soil under his feet. The reason why it could reach such a distance was because there were cracks in the soil. When Wang Yuan tried to sense a rock, his field of perception could only extend to one centimeter.

Other than that, Wang Yuan's ability to move at full speed was similar to walking slowly. His ability to move came from a kind of interference force produced by his soul. This interference force was a bit similar to telekinesis, but it was too weak at the moment. Other than moving himself, he could probably only shake a leaf. The range of his interference force was exactly the same as the field of perception.

"How miserable." Wang Yuan understood that the current state he was in right now was all because of his own stupidity, and this lesson only needed to be taught once: "How does that saying go again? What can't destroy me, will only make me stronger"

After an unknown amount of time, Wang Yuan glanced at the barren wilderness that was now littered with white bones. The white mist had almost completely disappeared, and the crows' mutation had also been completed. Each of them was now 2-3 times larger than before, their black feathers had regrown, their claws and beaks were reflecting a cold light, appearing extremely sharp.

"Then let's go and find a new life gathering place." The remnant soul slowly floated, and the thirteen crows followed it. The autumn wind blew, and the withered grass fell to the ground, slightly covering the pale white bones. In the coming year, these bones would probably nourish more grass.