The leopard looked at the porcupine with a hint of smugness in its eyes. Luckily, the leopard was smart, otherwise it wouldn't have received such treatment.

Despite being smaller than leopards, porcupines are actually much more powerful in combat. So, having good judgment is very important.

The most disappointed of all was the goat. They were all captured in the same batch, but the other two became squad leaders while he could only remain a team member.

The team assignments were completed quickly, and Lin Qian didn't have to worry about it at all.

Yama-kaze, Onigiri, and Hyakuten were not assigned any tasks or responsibilities, so the three of them were relatively free.

However, Fantuan was sent out by Lin Qian to observe. Fantuan's ability is the best detector. With Fantuan around, there is no chance of any traitors in the team!

Although the kitten just wanted to be cute and sleep, Rice Ball still obediently went to do its job. It understood that this was its role in the team and its greatest advantage.

As long as its special ability remains, this team needs it!

Don't let their cute appearance fool you; kittens are quite intelligent and sensible.

Seeing that he had nothing to do, Shanfeng continued learning to read with Baiteng. Well, Baiteng hadn't learned all the characters yet.

Preparations are still underway.

Tiger Dad led three teams to search for laborers, while Lin Qian and Yongqi were in the mountains confirming the location of the array's core.

The formations of top-tier spiritual veins are definitely not on the same level as those of primary and intermediate spiritual veins. The formation of this top-tier spiritual vein is not only exceptionally powerful, but also has twelve array eyes that need to be broken. One can imagine how complex and powerful the entire formation is.

In fact, the formations for both primary and intermediate spiritual veins are relatively simple, which is why Lin Qian and the others broke their virginity so easily before.

When it comes to high-level spiritual veins, the formation undergoes a qualitative change. However, Lin Qian was blinded by his previous gains from spiritual veins and skipped over high-level ones, heading straight for top-level ones. Therefore, he naturally couldn't experience this process and was now at a loss when faced with the formation of a top-level spiritual vein.

"Awooooo?" Brother, can we break this formation?

Courage stood at the key point of the formation, looking down at the ground, feeling extremely insecure.

It's not that the tiger cubs aren't strong enough; it's that this formation is completely unequal, something they can't even touch right now.

Previously, Yongqi had only surveyed the location of the formation without examining it closely, so they naturally didn't know its strength. Now that Lin Qian had returned, they finally began to inspect the formation, and what they found there left them dumbfounded.

Lin Qian also fell silent, his tiger-like eyes fixed on the ground, thinking for a long time but unable to come up with a solution.

They possess methods to break formations and can pinpoint the exact core of a formation.

But! We're not strong enough!

The key points of the formation can be broken one by one, but to break it completely, you need to have enough power to shatter them.

Clearly, given their current capabilities, they would struggle to even move the core of the formation, let alone break it. If they fail to break it, they might even face a counterattack from the formation, which would be disastrous.

Previously, things went very smoothly at the primary and intermediate spiritual veins, so naturally there was no counterattack. However, in reality, the counterattack power of this formation is very strong. It can reflect all the attacks of the one who breaks the formation back, and it is an indiscriminate attack, which is extremely annoying.

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Therefore, breaking through the formation without absolute strength is extremely dangerous.

The two brothers set off excitedly, but returned dejected.

The tiger mom and stepmother exchanged a glance, then stepped forward to greet their two cubs. The two tigers didn't ask what had happened, but silently nuzzled their cubs, offering comfort.

Courage couldn't contain his emotions and started howling at Tiger Mom.

"Ouch..." Mom, we're too weak...

The usually lively tiger cub looked so listless, and the mother tiger was surprised by the power of the formation, and then felt a little disappointed.

But it's not like courage. It has experienced countless successes and failures. For it, this is just another experience of failure, nothing unacceptable.

Compared to being unable to break through the formation, the tiger mom was more concerned about her cubs, and the loss of courage was something she didn't want to see.

Upon hearing this, the stepmother's icy blue eyes flickered, and she patted Lin Qian and Yongqi on the head with her paw.

"Awooo." Don't be sad, kids. It's okay if we can't break through. We can go to other spiritual veins first. We've already occupied this mountain range anyway. We can take action later when we're strong enough.

They were quite satisfied with this mountain range. During this period, they had marked out their territory and cleared and tidied up the forest, so it was naturally their territory.

My stepmother has a very open mind and is very thoughtful.

As an adult female tiger, she, like her mother, has experienced countless failures and successes, and will not be discouraged by a single obstacle.

"Aww, aww." My sister is right, kids. Failure is normal. It's okay to fail before you succeed.

The tiger mother looked at her two sons tenderly. As their mother, she had already taught them all the survival skills she could.

But they still have to experience and learn the true lessons of survival themselves. This ordeal is just an opportunity for them to accumulate experience on their path to growth. The tiger mom hopes that the two brothers can cheer up.

"Awooo!" Get up! You're all adults now, and you're all so dejected at the slightest provocation. What kind of tigers are you? If you keep acting like this, this territory won't be given to you!

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