One hour later.

Gu Xi accepted the last fruit from a nearby tree, feeling incredibly pleased. Now the birds had food; next, she would continue searching for the next spot.

While she was picking fruit, she noticed a huge ice crystal tree not far away. Even standing on top of it, she couldn't see how tall it was. Although the tree wasn't bearing fruit yet, such a large tree must be extraordinary, and she definitely had to go check it out.

After packing her things, Gu Xi sprinted off, her legs kicking powerfully. As she ran, she kept glancing at the giant tree in the distance. Before long, she arrived at the spot where the giant tree grew.

The trunk of this giant ice crystal tree was enormous, similar to the ember crystal tree she had seen before, but that tree was dead, while this one was alive. It was now lush and full of life.

Its vitality was so strong that there were hardly any plants around it, and the surrounding area was completely bare.

Gu Xi walked around, looking at things. Suddenly, a few lumps of something not far away caught her attention.

Upon closer inspection, she realized it was those five silly birds.

Gu Xi crept closer and gently kicked them, but found they didn't budge.

"Hey, wake up! Now is not the time to sleep!"

Several silly birds had X's over their eyes, clearly indicating they had been beaten and were unconscious.

Gu Xi was puzzled. So what was going on?! Weren't those birds just hopping and flying around? Why are they lying here like this now?

They're probably not dead. If they were, their bodies would have turned to ashes like felled ice crystal trees. So they're probably just unconscious right now.

Seeing that the silly birds were alright, Gu Xi was temporarily relieved and quietly looked around.

These silly birds didn't just lie here for no reason; they must have encountered something, been attacked, and the enemy may not have left yet. She should be careful.

Suddenly, Gu Xi felt a gaze upon her, and she quickly looked up in the direction of the gaze.

Suddenly, an enormous ice crystal bird appeared on a branch of the giant tree.

This giant ice crystal bird is different from the other silly birds. Although it is also ice blue all over, it has a red crest on its head. Strange flames occasionally emerge from this crest, and its tail is also very long, like the tail feathers of a phoenix.

Its black eyes were fixed on her, but she couldn't discern any emotion in them. This ice crystal bird was clearly different from the others she had encountered before.

"The BOSS?"

Neither the other party made a move, nor did Gu Xi; the two simply stared at each other.

Hehe~

Finally, after staring at her for more than ten minutes, the Ice Crystal Bird BOSS seemed to have finally had enough, so it cawed twice, flapped its wings, and flew away.

Gu Xi only relaxed slightly after he could no longer sense the Ice Crystal Bird BOSS.

From the moment she arrived on the island, she noticed that these birds weren't particularly aggressive. Unless they attacked first, the ice crystal birds were quite easy to talk to.

So those five silly birds must have offended the king for some reason.

Gu Xi, recalling the spot where it had been standing, suddenly realized that this giant ice crystal tree was likely the nest of the ice crystal bird BOSS. If so, their approach would likely be seen as a provocation, so getting beaten up wouldn't be surprising.

However, she was very curious about what was inside the Ice Crystal Bird BOSS's nest.

Or she could go up and take a look while the big bird flies away.