Near the summit, Huo Huo stopped.
She flew to a rock and gently pecked at its surface with her beak.
This behavior is baffling.
Then the three of them saw that the stone, which had been like a dead object, had come to life.
The five-meter-tall rock came to life, a pair of eyes appeared at the top of the rock, it even stood up, rocks tumbled down, and limbs grew.
It looked at Huo Huo with a desperate gaze. No one knew how the two communicated, but in the end, the stone man reluctantly moved its body, revealing the entrance behind it.
Inside, some small stone figures were bumping and jumping around playing.
The stone figures, roughly the height of an adult's calf, have large eyes embedded in their stone heads. They bump into each other, looking rather silly and cute.
The scene was so childlike and funny that it made people laugh.
But when Huo Huo appeared in the cave, the little stone men froze instantly as if they had seen a ghost, standing in place no different from ordinary stones.
You can't see me, you can't see me.
It felt like there were comments floating around.
If Lu Wu hadn't witnessed the changes in these stone figures with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed they were alive.
They are terrified of fire and would rather carry stones than drive away anyone who enters their territory.
"Chirp!"
Follow the birds.
Huo Huo circled Lu Wu once and continued to lead the way.
Lu Wu looked at the stone figures in the cave and felt a little guilty.
I feel like I've become a robber.
She placed the few remaining pieces of ice jelly from her storage bag on the ground, speaking in a kind tone.
"This is ice jelly, you can try it."
After the group went deeper into the area, the small stones started moving again. They surrounded the ice powder, and some sounds similar to stones colliding could be heard.
This is their language.
"Bingfen? What is bingfen?"
The stone people naturally need to eat, but their food consists entirely of minerals; they have never eaten human food.
"The people brought by the fierce bird don't seem bad."
"No, I've heard that humans are even more terrifying. Our race was captured by a human in the first place. We can't eat anything given to us by humans."
"But this thing looks so beautiful."
"I want to eat it! I want to eat it!"
"Eat, eat!"
Stone figures that are too young lack full intelligence and will only act on instinct.
The beautifully presented ice jelly made these little stone figures happy.
A group of tiny stone figures peered intently at the ice jelly, unable to look away. One of the stone figures tried to throw the jelly away, but was stopped by the smaller stone figures.
"Wow!"
The little ones cried.
Tears rolled down his ruddy face, like tiny red pebbles falling to the ground with a soft patter, making the big stone feel extremely sorry for him.
"Don't cry, don't cry."
Seeing that they couldn't stop them, the people of Big Stone had no choice but to grit their teeth and agree.
"I'll try it first. If I'm fine later, you can eat it."
An older-looking stone figure emerged, determined to test the poison on itself with a death wish.
He picked up the bowl and, with a look of grim determination, poured it into his large mouth.
The Stone People also have a sense of taste, but since they only like to eat minerals, they believe that all food in the world tastes like minerals.
But at this moment, the stone man's understanding was challenged by a small bowl of ice jelly.
It doesn't know what sweetness or sourness is.
All it knows is that these delicate little things are cool, soft, and bouncy when you eat them.
A peculiar sensation spread through my body.
This is a novel experience.
Its body was struck and it stood still, its eyes wide open like copper bells, the entire stone man frozen in place.
When the stone golem fell silent, the other stone golems immediately panicked.
"Wow, Grandpa, Grandpa, don't die!"
A tiny stone golem rushed over, grabbed the warrior's leg, and cried out.
The stone's tears fell to the ground with a crackling sound and quickly piled up into a puddle.
"Grandpa, I don't want to eat anymore, please don't die!"
"I...I'll give it to you..."
The little stone man, who thought his grandfather was dead and wanted to avenge him, pouted, feeling extremely wronged, when he thought of the ferocity of the little red bird.
Grandpa, I'm sorry, it's my fault for being useless.
Your grandson can no longer avenge you.
Grandpa, rest in peace. Your grandson will carry on your legacy and live well, striving to outlive you.
The little stone man's mind was filled with all sorts of grand ideas about filial piety, and it didn't notice that the grandfather above it had lowered his head.
His enormous face bore a strange expression.
Then the little stone man was suspended in mid-air, and it was caught and spanked a few times.
My butt hurts a lot.
The little stone man stopped crying. It stared blankly at its grandfather who had come back to life, and laughed so hard that a snot bubble appeared on its nose.
"Grandpa, you're so cool!"
"I've never died!"
The old stone man was almost driven to despair by his filial grandson.
"So, so, is this edible?"
Seeing that the old stone man was alright, the other stone men gathered around. They had been frightened when they saw that the old stone man hadn't moved.
"...It's edible."
After struggling for a while, the old stone man told the truth.
Amidst the chatter of the clansmen, the old stone man quietly walked over, scooped up several bowls of ice jelly from the ground, and put them in his arms.
Grandpa, what are you doing?
The little stone man, sitting on his grandfather's shoulders, naturally saw the other's furtive actions.
"Shut up, it's for your own good."
Grandpa glared.
This little thing called "ice jelly" is so delicious that once the rest of the tribe has tried it, they definitely won't want to share it.
This is called seizing the initiative.
"Eat yours."
After handing a bowl to the little stone man, Grandpa quickly moved on to other places before the tribesmen could react.
In no time, the ice jelly was devoured.
Some cautious stonemen chose to wait and see, but they regretted it after hearing their people's exaggerated description of the ice jelly.
Is that little thing really as delicious as they say?
Unaware that her ice jelly had conquered another tribe, Lu Wu followed Huo Huo into the depths of the cave.
It contains all sorts of ores.
Some top-quality minerals that are priceless and unavailable elsewhere are piled up here like garbage, making people's eyes widen in amazement.
"Wow, isn't this sharp steel crystal? With this hardness, it can kill people without any secondary tempering. My dad prayed to the gods and Buddhas to get a piece of this to forge weapons."
"And this, this is a crescent stone, right? It can only grow in places that are constantly exposed to moonlight. I remember when one appeared, a group of old monsters fought each other to the death."
"And this one, and this one..."
Lou Xiaotian, who considered himself knowledgeable and well-traveled, was now wandering through the treasure vault with a blank expression on his face.
He felt like he was dreaming.
Why are these top-quality ores laid out on the ground like cabbages, allowing him to choose freely?
Lou Xiaotian quickly realized he was dreaming.
As he tried to pick up a crystal, Huo Huo appeared in front of him, breathing fire from its little mouth, its dark little eyes staring at Lou Xiaotian.
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