"Noodles ready! Want some scallions, everyone?" Wang Fan called out loudly, carrying a large, steaming bowl of noodles.

Everyone immediately gathered around, their eyes fixed on the bowl of fragrant noodles.

"Yes, yes, yes, more!" Xiaomeng said impatiently.

Hua Nianci smiled and said, "Wang Fan, your cooking looks pretty good!"

Wang Fan proudly raised his head: "Of course!"

Just as everyone was about to enjoy their meal, Xiao Xuan suddenly appeared out of nowhere and started circling around the beef noodles.

Seeing this, Wang Fan smiled and asked, "Xiao Xuan, do you want to eat some too?"

Xiao Xuan seemed to understand and nodded quickly.

Everyone who saw this couldn't help but laugh.

"Then let's give some to Xiao Xuan too," Hua Nianci said.

Just as Wang Fan was about to serve Xiao Xuan some noodles, Xiao Hei and the Sand Sculpture family also ran over, staring longingly at the bowl of noodles, clearly wanting to eat as well.

"You all arrived just in time!" Wang Fan said with a helpless smile.

Wang Fan had no choice but to divide some of the soup among them. After dividing it all, there was no soup left in the bowl. Wang Fan shook his head helplessly.

"This noodle dish was a complete waste of money; I barely ate any myself," Wang Fan muttered.

Everyone couldn't help but laugh at his appearance.

"What are you laughing at? I'll redo it," Wang Fan said, feigning anger.

Hua Nianci quickly said, "Don't be angry. We still have some pastries we made. Try some to fill your stomach first."

Everyone nodded and prepared to get the pastries.

A short while later, the pastries were brought over and placed on the table.

Apart from a small portion of the pastries being exquisite and tempting, most of them were oddly shaped and full of humor.

Wang Fan picked up a crooked piece of pastry and joked, "Whose masterpiece is this? It's so unique!"

Upon hearing this, the four women began to decline the offer from each other.

Qin Xiaoxuan quickly said, "It wasn't me, my skills aren't that bad."

Su Yaqi also hurriedly shook her head: "It wasn't me either. At least what I made could be seen as having a shape."

Su Yalin's eyes widened: "Don't blame me, I don't have that ability."

“It’s not me either.” Xiao Meng waved her hand and pointed to a pastry that looked like a small fish, saying, “That’s the one I made.”

Seeing everyone decline, Wang Fan shook his head helplessly, picked up a piece, and put it in his mouth.

Everyone looked at him expectantly, their eyes filled with tension and curiosity.

Wang Fan had just put the pastry in his mouth and chewed it a few times when he made a face that looked disgusted, grimacing exaggeratedly.

"Ugh, this smell..." he drawled.

The expressions on everyone's faces instantly turned worried.

"Haha, just kidding! It looks a bit odd, but it tastes pretty good!" Wang Fan suddenly burst into laughter.

Xiao Meng said coquettishly, "Brother, you're so mean, you're deliberately scaring us."

Su Yalin chimed in, "That's right, it made us worry for nothing."

Qin Xiaoxuan and Su Yaqi also glared at Wang Fan. Sensing that things were not going well, Wang Fan quickly changed the subject: "I'll go see if he looks familiar."

………………

Wang Fan was sitting on the back of the sand sculpture, reflecting on the findings of his reconnaissance over the past few days.

On the island where they live, three major forces exist.

To the east is the giant bull tribe that the little sand sculptors killed together before, and its leader has the strength of the second tier.

There are two ferocious bears to the north, both possessing second-tier strength.

They hadn't fully explored the forest before them, only knowing that it was likely a bee colony.

I only found out about it by chance when I saw a swarm of bees capturing a giant bull.

The bee swarm rarely appears on ordinary days, and the trees in this forest are so tall that it is difficult to see what is happening inside, even from the air.

Wang Fan frowned, secretly calculating in his mind: "I don't know how strong this mysterious bee swarm is. Acting rashly might put me in danger."

Just as he was pondering, a fist-sized bee suddenly flew out of the forest, circled Wang Fan and the sand sculpture a few times, and then flew back.

A bad feeling welled up in Wang Fan's heart: "Could this be a spy from the bee swarm?"

Sure enough, not long after, an even more intense buzzing sound came from the forest.

The sound grew louder and louder, as if it filled the entire forest.

Wang Fan had already explored the area several times before, but had not been able to find a suitable opportunity.

Having finally gotten a chance to get close to the bee colony, he stared wide-eyed and observed it carefully.

The swarm moved in an orderly fashion, with many basketball-sized bees standing out, their aura indicating they possessed first-tier strength.

There were even one or two larger ones, exuding the aura of the second tier, but they didn't seem to be leaders.

This suggests that the leader may be of rank two or more, or even rank three.

Upon seeing this, Wang Fan gasped: "This is not easy to deal with. No wonder they are so brazen in capturing giant bulls."

Although individual bees are relatively weak, creatures of the same level can usually easily deal with several of them.

However, bee colonies, relying on their absolute numerical advantage and high level of organization, have increased their fighting power exponentially.

Wang Fan frowned, anxiously considering how to deal with the situation.

The sand eagle flapped its wings uneasily, seemingly wanting to escape.

Meanwhile, a high-level bee was methodically planning its attack, watching Wang Fan alone with the eagle with great displeasure.

Wang Fan's loitering near their territory these past few days had already aroused their vigilance and anger.

In an instant, a swarm of black bees surged toward Wang Fan like a tidal wave; the densely packed figures were enough to make one's scalp tingle.

"Oh no, let's go!" Wang Fan shouted.

Upon hearing Wang Fan's command, the sand sculpture could no longer contain itself. It flapped its wings and soared into the air.

Wang Fan held tightly to the sand sculpture's neck, not daring to loosen his grip even slightly.

However, the swarm of bees did not give up the pursuit; they followed closely and relentlessly.

Wang Fan glanced back and the swarm of bees, which resembled a black storm, couldn't help but complain, "I was just looking, was it really necessary to go to such lengths!"

However, the swarm of bees ignored his complaints and continued to pursue him aggressively.

Wang Fan gritted his teeth, took out the Bloodthirsty Battle Halberd, and said, "It seems that things won't end well today."

His eyes hardened and hardened, ready to fight the swarm of bees to the death.

At this moment, a second-tier bee charged forward first. Wang Fan roared and swung his battle halberd to meet it.

With a "poof," the second-tier bee was killed by Wang Fan in one strike, and green blood splattered everywhere.

But this action completely enraged the bee swarm, and even more bees rushed towards Wang Fan like a tide.

Fortunately, the sand sculpture was fast enough that only first and second-order bees could barely keep up with it.

Wang Fan rode on the back of the sand sculpture, constantly wielding the Bloodthirsty Battle Halberd, trying to block the swarm of bees' attacks.

A first-order bee seized the opportunity and stabbed at Wang Fan's back.

Wang Fan felt a chill from behind and suddenly dodged to the side. At the same time, he swung his halberd and cut the first-tier bee in half.