But unlike Deng Fei and Xu Shou, Zheng Gan's eyes were shining with excitement.
His exchange house had new goods.
Black pine giant snake eggs and black pine wild boar babies suddenly appeared on his exchange list.
At this time, he was already wondering if saplings of ancient spiritual trees would appear in the exchange office if the spiritual locust tree was killed.
After just a moment of hesitation, Zheng Gan made up his mind.
He had to try it no matter what.
"Old Zheng, should we continue exploring or go back?"
Tang Jingye's question interrupted Zheng Gan's thoughts.
After thinking for a while, Zheng Gan said in a deep voice.
"Let's not go back yet. This pool of water seems a little strange. I need to study it."
As he said that, he took out the flamethrower and handed it to Tang Jingye.
"Take care of these two big guys yourself and take this time to recharge your energy."
At this time, Zhao Jie suddenly said.
"Zheng Gan, look at Nuoya, she seems to have fainted."
Zheng Gan's heart tightened and he quickly turned to Noah.
Noah's face was as pale as snow, his brows were furrowed, as if he was enduring great pain.
He quickly checked Noah's panel and saw the word "weak" quietly appearing after Noah's name.
Zheng Gan quickly knelt on one knee and gently placed Noah's head on his thigh.
"Noah? What happened?"
Noah's voice was weak.
"Zheng Gan, I just tried to use my telekinesis to explore that pool of water, and there seems to be something underneath it."
"It can absorb my telekinesis, and now I can't even break the connection with it."
Noah's tone was filled with a hint of fear and confusion.
Zheng Gan immediately held Noah in his arms and rushed to the outskirts of the black pine forest.
"Noah, don't worry, I will protect you."
"As soon as you feel your telekinesis stop draining away, tell me immediately."
Noah hummed softly.
Zheng Gan carried Noah all the way out of the black pine forest, but Noah still couldn't break the connection.
Zheng Gan didn't know if it was because the distance was not far enough.
However, when in doubt, it’s always a good idea to go to an exchange.
Zheng Gan first searched for telekinesis and found a lot of things with names that sounded very sci-fi, but they required the next level of exchange and could not be exchanged yet.
So he searched for his mental strength again.
Mental recovery potion: can restore mental strength, 5 survival points.
In Zheng Gan's view, telekinesis should be mental power, or it should be generated by some kind of use of mental power.
As a last resort, he exchanged for a bottle directly.
After Noah drank it, his originally pale face gradually regained its rosy color, which finally made Zheng Gan feel relieved.
Noah is Zheng Gan's first partner, and her existence means a lot to him.
It was because of Noah that the Awakener Module appeared in the Exchange of All Things, which in turn triggered a series of events.
Then all his subsequent behaviors may change.
Perhaps, he would choose to stand by and not interfere with Mo Zicen and Tang Jingye's predicament.
Perhaps, he is hiding alone in some shelter, isolated from the world.
Or perhaps, he has become the host of those insects, and his body has been quietly invaded by them.
In fact, it’s not just Noah, Tang Jingye, Mo Zicen, and even Zhao Jie, they are all teammates he recognizes.
As long as it does not involve the sacrifice of life, he is willing to fight alongside them and overcome difficulties together.
After Noah recovered, he told Zheng Gan.
"Zheng Gan, I don't feel that bad anymore, but I can still feel that thing absorbing my mental energy."
"Noya, is there any relationship between distance and absorption speed?"
Noah closed his eyes, felt it, and shook his head.
Zheng Gan exchanged another 5 bottles of spirit recovery potion and put them in Noah's pocket.
"Noah, if you feel like you can't hold on any longer, drink a bottle."
"By the way, everything was fine before, what did you do later to cause this accident?"
"My focus before was mainly on those two giant beasts."
"At that time, nothing happened. Later, you said you wanted to study the pond."
"I just focused on the pool of water, and that was it."
"Hmm? Passive defense or something?"
Zheng Gan thought for a moment and continued.
"Let's go, let's go back first, I'll find out the reason."
The two returned to the open space they had been in before, and everyone's eyes were focused on them, revealing deep concern.
Zheng Gan briefly told everyone about Noah's condition and his own speculation.
Afterwards, he asked Tang Jingye to continue replenishing his energy, and asked Mo Zicen and others to take care of Noah and guard the open space to ensure its safety.
He himself first cut down a black pine tree.
He wielded the Zhenwu sword and made a wooden bucket.
He took out the hook he had exchanged before and hooked it on the wooden barrel.
After that, he slowly approached the pool and threw out the bucket.
His purpose was very clear. No matter what was in the pond, he would first get some water out to take a look and try to alert the enemy.
However, when he dragged the bucket back to him, there was still some water at the bottom of the bucket.
On the surface, it doesn't look like anything special.
However, new items appeared again in the Exchange of All Things.
Soul Water (1%)
The water soaked in soul crystals has very low purity and slightly increases the strength of the soul.
Zheng Gan immediately searched for the soul crystal in the Exchange of All Things.
It was indeed retrieved.
However, apart from the name of the soul crystal, there is no other information.
However, Zheng Gan also confirmed a few points.
First, soul crystals are not bad things, at least they are good for the soul.
Second, the soul crystals in this pool are the reason for absorbing Noah's mental power.
It is very likely that this is similar to the old grandfather and the Ringwraith in the novel, who need to absorb energy.
Zheng Gan walked towards the pond.
"Old Zheng, what are you doing?"
Tang Jingye's voice came from behind, with some concern and confusion.
"It's okay, I think I've already guessed what's going on, don't worry."
Tang Jingye and other team members looked at each other, and a hint of admiration flashed in their eyes.
Ever since they formed a team, they have admired Zheng Gan's calmness and endless methods.
In this world full of unknowns, Zheng Gan is the most reliable captain of the Wolf Mine in their hearts.
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