He looked at the little guy who was dozing off on his shoulder again and shook his head helplessly. Good boy, I am the mount, right?

There is no choice but to walk back.

It was already the afternoon of the next day. The sun was shining in the sky at around two o'clock, which was the hottest time of the day. Xu Xin took out the bottle of mineral water provided in the beginner's supplies from his backpack, took two sips, and walked slowly towards the tree house as if taking a walk.

After he used the bottle of [Special Tree House Root Potion], the protection range of the tree house extended another three kilometers outward, which was equivalent to quadrupling the area. This range was too large, and it was really powerless to explore it on foot.

Xu Xin opened the map. At this time, there were still only wild beasts in the hills in the northwest of the map. When the protection range of the tree house was expanded, that hill would also be within the protection range.

"Iron Armor should be unlocked by now. Perhaps I can try to hunt the beasts over there."

After walking for more than an hour, Xu Xin finally returned to the lake. The tree house was on the other side of the lake.

The lake water looked very calm at this time, and you could faintly see piranhas swimming in the center of the lake.

"Huh? Why do I feel like the piranhas are moving around a bit more? Is this an illusion?" Xu Xin frowned. He noticed that the closest piranha he could see seemed to be a bit closer to the shore than when he left last night.

"Maybe it's just a coincidence." Xu Xin comforted himself. He really didn't have a good way to deal with piranhas.

Walking along the lake, Xu Xin picked up a lot of reeds that could be used to make ropes.

Back under the tree house, Xu Xin took out the bottle of gray potion from his backpack and sprinkled it at the roots of the tree house.

[The treehouse's roots begin to grow again, which lasts for two hours, during which time entry and exit to the treehouse is impossible.]

Xu Xin: “……?”

What does root growth have to do with going in and out of a tree house?

Looking at the tree house in front of him with grief and anger, Xu Xin, who had traveled several kilometers and finally returned, was locked outside his own tree house.