Although the silk thread looks as thin as a hair, it is actually extremely tough. Not to mention Xue Huan alone, even if there are more than ten of her stacked together, the silk thread can withstand their weight.
Unable to send her into the abyss, the opened ground quickly closed in the middle again, trying to trap her in the middle.
Xue Huan pressed the bracelet again, and the silk thread contracted rapidly, pulling her up at the moment before the stone slab closed.
She grabbed the "heart" floating above the stone platform.
The heart originally emitted a bright red light, but the moment she grabbed it, the light dimmed. At the same time, the clicking sound of the mechanical engagement in this space stopped, and everything returned to calm.
Xue Huan guessed that the stone giant must have "shut down".
She looked at the "heart" in her hand and almost threw it away.
A small stone man with a nose and eyes actually came out of the "heart". The pair of black and moist eyes stared at her ignorantly and curiously.
What is going on?
The little stone man ate the "heart" with a crunching sound. It actually looked quite cute. Xue Huan didn't know whether she should throw it away.
Logically speaking, since it emerged from the heart center controlling the Stone Giant, it could very well be the Stone Giant's true form. She should eliminate it while it was weak.
But the little stone man did not show any hostility towards her. On the contrary, he was very close to her. After eating the "heart", he sat in her palm, looking at her obediently and cutely, like a newborn and ignorant baby. Her maternal love overflowed, so how could she bear to kill him?
In the end, Xue Huan left the little stone man behind and took it out along the same route.
The stone giant maintained the same posture, standing straight and motionless, like a broken robot.
Xue Huan sat at the entrance of the cave on the stone giant's chest. With a glance, she could see the entire situation in the northern half of the valley.
She was now in the center of the black stone forest. At the end of the stone forest, there was a dark cave. She was delighted, thinking that maybe the cave led to the outside world.
Xue Huan placed the little stone man on her shoulders and climbed down from the stone giant.
After landing, he clapped his hands and looked over his shoulder, but the little stone man was gone!
Could it have accidentally fallen from her shoulder while she was climbing down? It was so high, wouldn't it have shattered to pieces?
Xue Huan looked around but couldn't find any stone fragments that looked like the remains of the little stone man.
It is different from the stone giant. Its entire body is snow-white and crystal clear, and it feels warm to the touch, as if it has real body temperature. Only its two eyeballs are black.
If it were broken, its body would be very conspicuous.
But she looked everywhere but couldn't find it.
Or did it sneak away? Was its previous cute and obedient behavior just a disguise to survive her?
Just as she was thinking this, Xue Huan suddenly noticed some movement in the treasure bag on her waist. She opened it and saw that the little stone man she had been looking for was actually inside, holding a flame stone and chewing it with relish!
She took out the little stone man and the fire stone it was holding and gnawing on.
As expected, it was born from a stone. It ate the "heart" that gave birth to itself, and it ate other stones as well. Could it be that it will feed on stones in the future?
Xue Huan picked up a black stone and handed it to the stone man, but the stone man didn't even look at it. She tried other things, but only spirit stones and spirit jade could attract its attention away from the flame stone.
Wow, this little stone man is quite good at eating. No matter whether it is spirit stone, spirit jade or flame stone, it is not an ordinary stone.
If she carries it with her in the future, the cost of food alone will probably be huge.
As if sensing her concerns, the little stone man stuffed the half-eaten flame stone into his stomach. The flame stone, which was more than half of his height, disappeared into his stomach.
Is there a space hidden in its belly?
Before Xue Huan could figure out what was going on, the little stone man ran over to a piece of black stone in the shape of an animal with his short legs, and started to nibble at the outer surface of the stone with a crunching sound, just like chewing apple peel.
This little stone man eats stones, so it is not difficult for him to gnaw on the stone skin. He soon gnawed out a large piece.
Xue Huanyuan was wondering why it suddenly started to gnaw on the black stone since it wasn't interested in it. When she went over to take a look, she was shocked. After the outer layer of the black stone was gnawed away, a corner of the spirit stone was revealed!
Could it be that these black stones are actually raw spirit stones?
It’s like jadeite is wrapped inside a jadeite raw stone!
If that's true, then she's going to be rich!
Xue Huan looked at the endless black stone forest in front of her and her heart beat faster.
Finally, the little stone man gnawed out a fist-sized piece of spirit stone. Judging from its purity, it was at least of medium quality!
The higher the purity of the spirit stone, the higher its quality and the richer the spiritual energy it contains.
The little stone man lifted up the spiritual stone that was as tall as himself and handed it to her in a flattering manner.
Xue Huan quickly took it and patted its head. "Thank you. You can follow me from now on."
The little stone man has the ability to identify spirit stones, so why should she worry about not being able to support it in the future?
Maybe it can even support her in return.
As if he understood what she said, the little stone man grinned happily, took out the flame stone and continued to chew it.
The hard stone was as fragile as tofu under its mouth.
Xue Huan: "How about giving you a name, Little Stone?"
Don't expect her, who is bad at naming, to come up with any high-sounding, nice-sounding and meaningful name.
The little stone man didn't react much, but after she called him a few more times, he would look at her when he heard her, knowing that she was calling him.
The name Xiao Shitou was thus decided.
"Little Stone, come on, accompany me to dig spiritual stones."
As a stone spirit, Little Stone could naturally tell which black stones contained spirit stones. With its help, Xue Huan opened more than a dozen spirit stones in a row. All of them were of good quality. The smallest one was as big as a fist, and the largest one was as big as a washbasin.
Xue Huan's treasure bag was full and she asked Xiao Shitou to put it away.
The space in its belly can only be used to hold stones, but the advantage is that it has a large capacity and is never full.
Apart from the stone giant she met before, Xue Huan did not encounter any danger afterwards. She was very happy digging spiritual stones. Before she knew it, it was dark, and she and Little Stone had only walked through a small half of the Black Stone Forest.
Xue Huan brought the small stone back to the stone giant and crawled into the space inside its belly to rest.
After gnawing on a piece of spiritual stone, Little Stone fell asleep. Of course, sleeping is a human term, and this should be called hibernation.
After falling asleep, it blended perfectly with the surrounding environment. If Xue Huan hadn't known it was there, she would not have been able to find it.
A good night's sleep.
After breakfast the next day, Xue Huan took Xiao Shitou and continued digging for spirit stones.
It took her five consecutive days, with the help of Little Stone, to dig out all the spirit stones in the entire Black Stone Forest. She had a rich harvest and instantly became a wealthy woman owning a small mountain of spirit stones.
With these spirit stones, her plans in the spirit world will surely proceed more smoothly.
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