Picking fruit (6)
Fan Siqi walked to Jian Tanxi's side and whispered, "When I attack the Bird King later, if it opens its mouth wide, quickly throw the fruit into its mouth."
Jian Tanxi nodded. She picked up a few small fruits, held them in her hand, and was ready to act at any moment.
Fan Siqi touched his eyebrows, then pulled out two swords from them and attacked the Bird King.
His eyebrows are temporarily gone.
This must be some kind of superpower, the ability to turn one's eyebrows into swords.
The bird king flapped its wings angrily and sparred with Fan Siqi.
Seeing the Bird King being attacked, the other peacocks also joined the battle, eager to challenge Fan Siqi to a duel.
At this moment, Professor Pan was stunned and said, "Eyebrows turning into swords? I have that ability too, but I've never used it."
So Professor Pan touched his eyebrows, and two swords appeared in his hands. Moreover, his eyebrows were temporarily gone.
Professor Pan brandished his twin swords and attacked the Bird King from behind.
However, Professor Pan had always been a refined person and had never been in a fight before. His movements when wielding the two swords were not very natural and not as smooth as Fan Siqi's.
However, after a few moves, Professor Pan gradually became more skilled and used the sword better and better.
However, despite the intense battle, the bird king never opened its mouth, and Jian Tanxi couldn't find an opportunity to throw the fruit into its mouth.
After fighting for twenty minutes, neither side had gained the upper hand. However, the effect of the eyebrow-to-sword transformation wore off, and the swords in Professor Pan and Fan Siqi's hands turned back into eyebrows, ending the fight.
At that moment, a mechanical voice rang out in the air: "Player's first attempt to offer fruit failed. Please return to the orchard and prepare for the second attempt."
The bird king and the peacocks wanted to take the opportunity to attack the player, but they were stopped by an invisible force.
The mechanical voice continued, "The player has one more chance. Birds must not kill the player prematurely. Please cease fire."
Sun Chenyuan said, "Let's go first."
He was very worried because Fan Siqi and Professor Pan had just fought the Bird King and must have thoroughly offended him. It seemed that no matter what fruit they offered, the Bird King wouldn't eat it. Therefore, their chances of passing the level were close to zero.
The other players thought the same thing, but none of them said it out loud, so as not to discourage their teammates.
As Jian Tanxi and the others were about to head down, Fan Siqi stopped them: "Wait a minute. We need to provide food for the Bird King, and we also need to find out who the real Bird King is."
Jian Tanxi exclaimed in surprise, "The real Bird King?"
“That’s right. Jian Tanxi, when you communicate with animals, they can lie, right?”
"That... is indeed possible. But most animals have low intelligence and can't lie."
"However, this peacock is definitely not in the category of 'low intelligence'."
“That’s right… but when I asked it before if it was the Bird King, it admitted it.”
"It's meant to mislead us. Since all the animals in this instance are known to want to eat the player, it's reasonable for the birds to try and mislead us as well. I believe this large peacock is not the king of birds, and I have two pieces of evidence."
First, given that the great peacock is such a picky eater, only other peacocks find food for it, while no other birds are seen finding food for the great peacock.
Secondly, when I attacked this large peacock, only other peacocks came to my aid, not any other birds.
Therefore, I'm certain it's not the king of birds, but merely the king of the peacock clan.
Fan Siqi's speculation was both reasonable and chilling.
The players all turned to look at the large peacock. The peacock's eyes gleamed fiercely, and it cried out at the players, seemingly in a provocation.
Fan Siqi said, "Don't worry about it. It has its own rules and can't do anything to us."
So the group split up to search for the bird that might be the King of Birds.
After walking for a while, Jian Tanxi discovered a red and white bird of paradise deep in the woods.
It stood on a very high branch, looking up at the sky. Many different kinds of birds flew around it, including magpies, nightingales, peacocks, parrots, doves, golden pheasants, crested ibises, and so on.
Moreover, many birds would bring food to the bird of paradise to show it, and if the bird of paradise shook its head, the birds would fly away.
When the birds of paradise nod in agreement, the birds are delighted, putting down their food and singing happily. It seems that the birds of paradise accepting their food is a great thing for them.
Jian Tanxi tried to get closer to the bird of paradise, but when she was still quite a distance away, many birds jumped out to stop her, blocking her way and howling fiercely, as if trying to make her leave.
Jian Tanxi was almost certain that this bird of paradise was the king of birds.
She placed the few fruits she was holding on the ground and said to the bird of paradise, "King of Birds, I've come to bring you fruit."
However, the bird of paradise only glanced at the fruit on the ground before looking away.
Jian Tanxi had no choice but to leave first and find her teammates.
The agreed meeting place was at the foot of the mountain, so Jian Tanxi went to the foot of the mountain to wait.
About an hour later, his companions returned.
They all say they can't be sure which bird is the king of birds.
Jian Tanxi recounted what she had seen, and everyone agreed that the bird of paradise must be the king of birds.
So, everyone prepared another serving of fruit.
However, I'm also worried that the birds of paradise won't eat it.
Jian Tanxi said, "I have a special ability that links my life to that of the Bird of Paradise. That way, it won't dare not eat. If I fail to complete the mission and die, it will die too."
Qin Man said, "Will this ability be disabled? After all, it seems too easy for you to use this ability."
"I'm not sure... I'll try it first. If it doesn't work, I'll still have the friend card."
So, the group set off again.
About half an hour later, we arrived at the location of the birds of paradise.
The bird of paradise remained perched on the same branch, ignoring the approaching players.
Professor Pan laid out dozens of kinds of fruit and said to the Bird of Paradise, "King of Birds, these are the fruits we prepared for you. Please have a bite of any you like."
However, the bird of paradise merely glanced at the fruit and made no other move.
Jian Tanxi wanted to activate her "life-linked" ability on the Bird of Paradise, but the system warned her that she could not activate this ability for the time being.
So, Jian Tanxi decided to give Bird of Paradise a "friend zone" card.
However, the Bird of Paradise was positioned too high, and Jian Tanxi wasn't confident she could hit it. Moreover, there were many other birds blocking the way in front of it.
At this moment, Qin Man kept talking to the Bird of Paradise: "Bird King, look here, there are many new fruits that you have never seen before, come down and eat them."
Qu Chen wanted to pick up some fruit from the ground to eat, but Qin Man said, "Let the Bird King eat first."
Qu Chen raised his head and said, "Eat...eat..."
The bird of paradise flew down uncontrollably and ate some fruit.
Everyone was stunned, then overjoyed.
Fan Siqi lifted Qu Chen high and laughed, "Little Chen, your mouth is just amazing!"
At that moment, the farmer John appeared.
"Congratulations to the player for clearing the third level."
However, John looked regretful.
The rewards will be distributed next.
A mechanical voice appeared in Jian Tanxi's mind: "Congratulations, player Jian Tanxi, you have obtained 1 Ability Replicator. Item obtained: Frozen Teapot. Put water in it, and it will instantly freeze. What's the use of this? It's very convenient for adding ice to milk tea. Other uses, please explore on your own. With both a boiling teapot and a frozen teapot, you won't need to ask anyone for hot or cold water anymore."
After a while, the farmer John brought an ecosphere to Qu Chen and said, "Qu Chen, do you want this ecosphere? If you don't say anything, it means you don't want it."
To everyone's surprise, Qu Chen said, "I want..."
John had no choice but to give him the ecosphere.
Qu Chen was playing with the eco-ball like a ball, and Qin Man quickly said, "Xiao Chen, hide this."
Qu Chen held the ecosphere high, and after a while, the personal space above his head opened automatically, and the ecosphere flew inside.
Not long after, Jian Tanxi and the others were teleported out.
Unexpectedly, this time, Jian Tanxi and the others were teleported to a desert.
The desert stretched as far as the eye could see, and there was no sign of an oasis. The sun was scorching, and soon one's mouth was parched.
Qu Chen cried from the heat and pulled Qin Man and Jian Tanxi to leave.
However, they didn't know which way to go.
It would be terrible if we went further and further into the desert.
In a moment of crisis, Jian Tanxi activated her ability to modify the script: "Modify the script: 'We landed in a desert.' Change 'desert' to 'beach,' 'We landed on a beach.'"
At that moment, the desert instantly turned into a beach, and a sea appeared before everyone's eyes.
This made them feel much better, and Jian Tanxi and the others were relieved.
Since we're on the beach, we can find a place to stay no matter what, so we don't need to worry about the next few days.
At this moment, a mechanical voice sounded in Jian Tanxi's mind: "Jian Tanxi was detected using the script modification ability outside the instance. The script modification ability will be reduced by one the next time you enter the instance."
Jian Tanxi didn't care; as long as she could get through this difficult time first, that was enough.
It was Qu Chen's first time playing on the beach, and he was very happy, even humming a song.
Jian Tanxi asked Qin Man, "Sister Qin Man, has Xiao Chen been to the beach before?"
Qin Man: "No. I've always wanted to bring him, but he's too mischievous, and I was afraid I wouldn't be able to control him, so we didn't go. I never expected that our dream of a seaside trip would come true."
Qin Man held Qu Chen's hand as they ran on the beach, creating a warm and harmonious scene.
Professor Pan, sitting to one side, said, "It would be nice to have a glass of orange juice here."
Jian Tanxi: "Haha, we don't have orange juice, but would you like some ice? I can freeze seawater into ice cubes."
"Isn't it still salty? I don't want it."
"Hahaha."
After a while, Professor Pan added, "It would be great if people could drink several glasses of orange juice at once without their blood sugar rising."
Jian Tanxi: "Actually, I've thought about that too, haha..."
Professor Pan looked at Jian Tanxi and sighed, "It's a pity you're studying humanities. Otherwise, I would have recruited you as my graduate student."
"I can't understand biology, I'd rather look at humanities books."
"Ha ha……"
The two chatted for quite some time before they realized it. The setting sun painted the sky with golden light, creating a magnificent scene. In the distance, seagulls soared, adding to the vibrant atmosphere.
Jian Tanxi sighed, "Earth is still the best..."
Professor Pan said, "Other planets should also have beaches."
"I know, but those aren't beaches on Earth, they just don't feel right."
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