Driven by inertia, and with the talisman pressing down on her, Lin Jingge was instantly propelled towards the gaping maw of the demon beast.

The moment came too quickly, and the monster's movements were equally swift; Lin Jingge had no chance to dodge it.

At that moment, she could almost see the patterns in the monster's mouth, and the stench it was spitting at her almost made her faint.

Lin Jingge cursed under her breath.

At such close range, just when the monster thought it could bite this arrogant person in two, it suddenly found that its mouth was wide open and could not be closed.

A crowbar appeared out of thin air and stood upright on the monster's upper and lower jaws.

[Run, Gege!]

Xiao Shi shouted.

Lin Jingge reacted quickly. Just after the man threw her into the monster's mouth with the talisman, the pressure from the talisman behind her disappeared, and she was enveloped in spiritual power, leaping several meters away in an instant.

She gave the man a cold look.

Lin Jingge will remember this grudge!

It was just a glance; after that, she turned and dashed into the dense forest.

The monster's mouth was stuck by a crowbar. Because of its strong bite, the crowbar pierced through its upper and lower jaws the very next second after Lin Jingge escaped.

Xiao Shi quickly put the crowbar back into his spatial storage and fled with Lin Jingge.

This scene seemed particularly bizarre to outsiders.

A stick of indeterminate material appeared out of thin air, resting precisely on the beast's jaws, only to vanish in the next instant.

The man took in everything, and his interest in Lin Jingge—no, it should be said that his interest in the treasures in Lin Jingge's collection grew even stronger.

"Roar—" The monster's upper and lower jaws were pierced, and it howled in pain. Its huge tail also swept wildly in all directions due to the pain, knocking down ancient trees that were too big for one person to hug.

However, at this moment, it couldn't care less about chasing after the person who hurt it; its first instinct was to get its egg back.

The cultivation of demonic beasts is inherently defying the heavens, and the higher their level, the more difficult it becomes to reproduce. Not only is it difficult, but they also have to sacrifice a portion of their own cultivation.

In addition, since monster eggs are highly nutritious and coveted by many other monsters, it dared not stay in that area.

If it weren't for this, a dignified fifth-tier demon beast like it wouldn't have appeared in such a place with sparse spiritual energy, nor would it have had its eggs stolen by a weak human because of its weakness in laying eggs!

The monster went berserk, its speed doubling instantly.

Even if this man at the Spirit Master level had many treasures, he couldn't withstand a berserk fifth-tier demon beast.

He fled through the forest clutching the egg, glancing in the direction Lin Jingge had run, and then sensing the monster closing in on him.

Finally, gritting his teeth, in order to survive, he had no choice but to smash the monster egg hard in another direction.

While the demon beast was protecting its eggs, he used the little spiritual power he had left and ran away quickly.

...

Even after escaping, Lin Jingge didn't dare to be careless. She ran for an hour before daring to stop and catch her breath.

She leaned against the ancient tree, slightly out of breath. Seeing that there was no danger around, she sat down looking at the ancient tree.

Most of the trees in this forest are ancient trees, thousands of years old, with very thick trunks and dense canopies that almost block out the sky.

[Gege, that was really close!] Xiaoshi leaped onto Lin Jingge's shoulder on all fours and nuzzled her cheek.

The subtle knowledge that others cannot see seems to have a physical presence in Lin Jingge's mind.

It feels so comfortable and therapeutic to be rubbed by soft, fluffy fur.

Lin Jingge took Xiaoshi off her shoulder, held her in her arms, and stroked the downy fur on Xiaoshi's back.

"You're so smart. If it weren't for that crowbar, I'd probably be dead by now."

Xiao Shi was a little flattered by the praise: [It's nothing, nothing at all. That crowbar is quite good. It truly lives up to its reputation as the hardest material in our interstellar space; even a fifth-tier demon beast couldn't break it.]

Lin Jingge took out one of the few spirit cores and gave it to Xiao Shi: "You should be able to absorb this, right? Consider it a reward."

Xiao Shi opened its mouth and bit it directly.

Since spiritual energy is more abundant than that of low-grade spirit stones, it can naturally absorb it as well.

"We've gained nothing today, and it's too late to go back to the monster horde at this hour," Lin Jingge sighed.

Sitting on the ground, he felt quite emotional, thinking that he couldn't even defeat a spiritualist.

Isn't it said that there's a huge gap between each level?

With the help of magical treasures, it's a piece of cake.

She unleashed the flames she had collected.

The flame was orange-red at the top and blue in the rest.

This was the essence of the fire she collected from the musket, and it did indeed resemble the flames inside the musket.

[GeGe, you haven't named this flame yet, have you? You're the one who suggested it, so you should name it!] XiaoShi poked at the flame with its paws.

It is a string of data, which is like nothingness to this world. No matter how high the temperature of the flame is, it has no destructive power to it.

Xiao Shi's words stumped Lin Jingge. How could she, who was terrible at naming, possibly come up with a good-sounding name?

Seeing Lin Jingge struggling with her dilemma, Xiao Shi immediately realized that Lin Jingge also had the attribute of being terrible at naming things.

"How about we call it Orange Blue Fire?" Lin Jingge scratched her head and finally came up with a name.

Xiao Shi's lips twitched: [Let's not...]

The flame in Lin Jin's song seems to share Xiao Shi's dislike of the name; the flames leap faster, as if in resistance.

"Xiao Shi, you're well-read, come here!"

Seeing that the name she had chosen was disliked, Lin Jingge brought Xiaoshi in front of her and made it think.

Now, Xiao Shi was also stunned, belatedly realizing that it was also terrible at naming things.

There are countless good names, but at this moment, it can't recall a single one.

"How about we call it Blue Flame? Little Blue? Orange Flame?" Xiao Shi asked tentatively.

This made Lin Jingge laugh.

In the end, I chose the middle option and picked the blue one.

The flame had been dormant within Lin Jingge's body for several days, nourished by her remaining spiritual energy, and was now in better condition than before.

Lin Jingge took out various materials, and the other party was in front of her.

Upon seeing this, Xiao Shi realized that Lin Jingge had taken out the small flame because she wanted to practice something.

Lin Jingge was unwilling to refine it before, but now she may have been discouraged by that man.

Xiao Shi secretly guessed, nestled to one side, lazily yawned, and lay on the ground quietly watching Lin Jingge's actions.

Actually, it only guessed slightly right. Although Lin Jingge was indeed discouraged, the reason she wanted to refine things at this moment was only because she had a new inspiration.

Who says you can only use things from this world to forge weapons?

She had been misled before, when it came to minerals and various materials.

The interstellar people have developed all available resources to their fullest potential. The resources used to create weapons and civilian products have undergone countless technological innovations, leaving only the most suitable resources.

Why go through all that trouble? Why not just use the materials from the warehouse?

Isn't this better than the materials used for forging weapons in this world?

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Lin Jingge: Get out of the way, I'm about to unleash my cheat code and take off!!