Chapter 458 The true strength of the iron-eating beast and its importance!

"who?"

The other four kids looked at the second brother with confusion on their faces.

"Brother Shi!"

The little brown bear said with surprise.

"Brother Shi?" the other four asked back.

The "Brother Stone" they are talking about is the iron-eating beast.

According to the seniority in the family, the five of them call the iron-eating beast "brother" because the iron-eating beast came to the family before them and has more seniority, so there is nothing wrong with calling him "brother".

Su Mu also gave the iron-eating beast a nickname, "Xiao Shi".

Because the iron-eating beast likes to eat things like minerals, the name "Xiaoshi" is very suitable for it.

"Second brother, do you mean to let Brother Shi replace A Fei?" asked the third little squirrel.

"Second brother, are you kidding? Let's not talk about whether Brother Shi is willing or not. Can Brother Shi take on A Fei's position?" The eldest groundhog lowered his voice and frowned.

"Yes, second brother, Brother Shi's mission is different from ours. Brother Shi has always been guarding the gate of the front yard, and we are responsible for the work in the medicine garden in the backyard." The fourth little monkey continued.

"Big brother is right. We should not discuss whether Brother Shi is willing or not, or whether the master agrees or not. What we should discuss is whether Brother Shi is capable of taking on Ah Fei's position." The calmest owl among the five little ones pointed out the crux of the problem.

"Second brother, tell me, why do you think Brother Shi is the most suitable candidate?" After the eldest brother finished speaking, everyone looked at the little brown bear.

"In your impression, Brother Shi looks a bit clumsy, likes to sleep a lot, and his movements are rather lazy and not agile."

“That’s actually what I thought at first.”

"Until something happened a few months ago, which completely overturned my view of Brother Shi."

Having said that, the little brown bear paused, which made the four people next to him very anxious.

"Brother, keep talking!"

"Second brother, have you ever been a storyteller? How come your words are so suspenseful?!"

"Hey, don't be impatient! Listen to me."

"One day a few months ago, I was on a mission with Ah Fei, and I happened to meet Brother Shi who was also out, saying he was going out to find something to eat."

"The three of us just happened to be traveling together."

"A Fei is fast, you all have seen it. A Fei took me and we were speeding across the long river. I was afraid that Brother Shi couldn't keep up with A Fei, so I specifically told A Fei to slow down a bit."

"But who would have thought, when I turned around, I found that Brother Shi had been following behind me. It seemed to be walking at a leisurely pace, but it could actually keep up with Ah Fei's speed!"

"You all know Ah Fei's temper. He sped up all of a sudden until he reached full speed. Brother Shi was still able to follow behind him easily, and he kept a distance of three meters from beginning to end!"

"Do you know how terrifying it is? I suspect that Brother Shi is controlling the speed! In other words, it hasn't used its full strength yet, but Ah Fei has already used it."

Hearing this, the four little ones also took a breath of cold air. They didn’t expect that besides their master, there was another brother Shi who could keep up with Ah Fei’s speed!

"But even though I'm fast, I can't replace Ah Fei."

"The reason why Ah Fei can find so many powerful medicines is not just because of his speed, but also because of his keen sense of smell, insight, and perception." The boss frowned.

"Brother, don't be impatient, I haven't finished yet!"

The little brown bear sorted out his thoughts and continued, "After we arrived at our destination, Ah Fei used his extraordinary perception to find a Sanyi Wuxiang grass, a top-level medicine."

"Just when we were about to leave and move to the next place."

"Brother Shi came over and said that there was a Jieyou fruit seed buried in the dirt pile under our feet, and it hadn't yet sprouted."

"We were also skeptical at the time, but we still opened the dirt pile and found that there were indeed young sprouts of Jieyou fruit hidden inside!"

"The only Jieyou fruit tree in the medicine garden was found by Brother Shi!"

After listening to it, the four little ones opened their mouths wide, and their expressions were as wonderful as they could be.

The Jieyou Tree, a top-level sacred tree, lives in ancient books and legends. It is very rare and was even once thought to be extinct. How rare is it? It is so rare that there is only one tree in the huge medicine garden!

What shocked them the most was that Brother Shi found the hidden Jieyou Tree right under A Fei's nose. In other words, Brother Shi not only surpassed A Fei in speed, but also in insight!

"Why didn't you tell me such an important thing earlier?" the boss scolded the little brown bear.

"It's no use telling him. Ah Fei was still here at that time. It's impossible for Brother Shi to take Ah Fei's place. What's more, this is Brother Shi's secret. I don't want to expose other people's secrets. It's so rude."

"Now that Ah Fei is gone, I can finally speak out."

The little brown bear spread his hands.

"How about we go and discuss it with Brother Shi?" the third little squirrel asked tentatively.

"What are you discussing with Brother Shi? Just tell the owner directly. I see Brother Shi does nothing all day. He said he was guarding the front gate, but I see he just sleeps every day," the little owl snorted coldly.

From its tone, it can be seen that it is somewhat unhappy with the "lazy and gluttonous" attitude of the iron-eating beast.

"Xiaowu, keep your voice down!"

"What nonsense are you talking about!"

"Brother Shi is sleeping soundly. Doesn't this prove that our family is safe and nothing has happened?"

"If Brother Shi is busy, doesn't it mean that our family has a powerful enemy coming?"

"Also, we are all family. We can't have such big prejudices against each other! I don't want to hear such words a second time!" The eldest groundhog lectured the little owl.

"Oh." The little owl nodded.

He is a sword practitioner and is naturally outspoken. He says whatever he thinks and is very sincere.

But it was just talking, and had no ill will towards the iron-eating beast. It was just a simple complaint.

"Okay, don't alarm the master about this matter. The master now goes out early and comes back late. He is very busy and hard-working every day."

"It's just a small matter, so there's no need to trouble the master to deal with it."

"Let's go discuss this with Brother Shi first and ask for his opinion."

The boss said to the four people.

Soon, the five little ones came to the front yard.

Looking at a stone sculpture in front of the front gate.

This stone sculpture is the transformation of an iron-eating beast. When it sleeps, it usually takes this petrified form, sitting in front of the gate like a stone lion.

"Second brother, go and discuss this with Brother Shi."

"Third brother, you are good at speaking, so you should go and persuade Brother Shi."

"Fourth brother, you are smarter than me, so you should go."

"Ahem, I'm not very good at this. I'm not good at talking. Fifth brother, you should do it."

After pushing and pushing, it finally landed on Little Five Owl.

"I?"

"Are you sure?" The little owl pointed at himself and asked the four people.

(End of this chapter)