The Dragon's Treasure (3)
Jian Tanxi took the leaf and saw that it was a seven-colored leaf, very beautiful.
She looked at the bushes; almost none of them matched this leaf.
Perhaps, this colorful leaf is a treasure in the eyes of a deer.
Moreover, this instance of the world likely belongs to another planet. Perhaps on that planet, these leaves are also incredibly valuable.
In short, Jian Tanxi put the leaf away first.
Then, Jian Tanxi followed the fawn back to the herd and activated her "things will work themselves out" ability, building a bridge on the edge of the cliff for the herd to cross.
After the deer reached another hilltop, they all let out loud and cheerful calls, seemingly expressing their gratitude to Jian Tanxi.
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Zhu Xiaofeng flew westward and saw a tall tree, about ten meters high, on another mountain peak in the distance.
At the top of that big tree, a group of birds of prey were fighting each other.
The fiercest fight was between a black eagle and a golden eagle. They pecked at each other, losing many feathers in the process, but the battle grew more intense as they fought, neither willing to back down.
Nearby, two vultures were lurking, ready to attack whoever was at a disadvantage.
However, on the outer layer, there are several smaller black eagles and golden eagles that do not join the battle for the time being. But if a black eagle is surrounded by several birds of prey, the little black eagles will come to its aid; if a golden eagle is surrounded, the little golden eagles will also come to its aid.
Further out, several Steller's sea eagles let out strange cries, attempting to rush into the core battle zone.
However, they are often stopped by a group of black eagles and golden eagles working together.
Above these birds of prey, a monkey-eating eagle was flying.
This eagle was the largest and had the loudest call. It would occasionally fly down to fight the birds of prey below, only to be driven away by several birds working together below.
However, this eagle was clearly conserving its strength. It had the fewest injuries and flew leisurely. It seemed to be waiting for the birds of prey below to be weakened before it could reap the benefits.
Zhu Xiaofeng wanted to know why these birds of prey were fighting each other, but he had to get closer to see clearly.
He took a blue gauze robe out of his bag, draped it over his body, and his body immediately became invisible.
Then, he slowly approached the big tree, trying to avoid the birds of prey.
As he got closer, he noticed a peculiar fruit growing on the thickest branch of the tree. From a distance, it looked like a peanut, but it was enormous, comparable in size to two watermelons joined together. Moreover, the fruit emitted a golden glow, clearly indicating that it was no ordinary fruit.
Zhu Xiaofeng figured the fruit must be incredibly valuable to have caused these birds of prey to fight like that. He thought that if he picked it and took it back, it might please the dragon.
He was pondering how to secretly pick the fruit when he noticed a monkey had secretly climbed the tree, trying to pick the fruit.
The monkey's color was exactly the same as the tree trunk, and it wasn't very big, so it was almost invisible at first glance. It was Zhu Xiaofeng's sharp eyes that made him feel like the tree trunk was moving, and that's when he realized that what was moving wasn't the tree trunk, but a brown monkey.
The monkey was nimble and agile; with a light leap, it landed on a branch bearing fruit.
It was about to reach out when it was spotted by several birds of prey.
The birds of prey stopped fighting and instead joined forces to repel the monkeys.
Although the monkey was fast, it was still pecked several times, and blood flowed from its body. It ran away quickly, but the birds of prey did not let it go.
Two little black eagles followed the ape all the way to its nest.
Inside the nest, several monkeys were peeking out furtively. Seeing two black eagles return, they dared not come out and remained huddled inside the nest.
Instead of flying back to the battlefield, the two black eagles stayed here to watch over the apes, lest they come out and steal the fruit again.
Zhu Xiaofeng also admired these birds of prey. They competed and cooperated with each other, and they even knew to exclude other species first.
He tried to grab the fruit using his "telekinesis" ability, but failed.
The ability to retrieve objects remotely can only be used to grab items within ten meters and weigh less than 20 kilograms.
Zhu Xiaofeng was already within ten meters of the fruit, but had not succeeded yet, probably because the fruit weighed more than twenty pounds.
He thought of another way.
He took a bamboo dragonfly out of his bag and muttered, "Bamboo dragonfly, bamboo dragonfly, lead me to the nest of that □, the golden eagle, and the great eagle-eater."
The bamboo dragonfly took flight and approached the fighting birds of prey.
The birds of prey were so engrossed in their fight that no one noticed the tiny bamboo dragonfly.
After collecting the scents of these birds of prey, the bamboo dragonfly flew away.
Zhu Xiaofeng, who had become invisible, flew out after him.
Before long, the bamboo dragonfly found the nest of the □□.
There were a few eggs here, and Zhu Xiaofeng took two and hid them in his personal space.
Next, the bamboo dragonfly found the nests of the golden eagle and the monkey-eating eagle, and Zhu Xiaofeng took a few eggs from the nests as well.
Then, Zhu Xiaofeng flew back to the raptors' battlefield and dropped several eggs from a high place.
When the raptors in the midst of battle saw their eggs suddenly appear and fall, they abandoned the fight and rushed to save their eggs.
Meanwhile, the little black eagles and golden eagles on the outer layer also flew down.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Zhu Xiaofeng took out a dagger and cut off the stem of the strange fruit, which then fell into his hands.
The moment he caught the fruit, he almost lost his balance, because the fruit weighed at least eighty pounds.
He tried to hide the fruit in his personal space, and to his surprise, it actually went in.
Then he flew away.
When the birds of prey finished rescuing their eggs and flew back to their high places, they found that the fruit was gone.
They had no will to fight anymore and had no choice but to go home.
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On the other side, Qin Man followed Qu Chen everywhere, hoping to find some treasure with his help.
However, Qu Chen really just wanted to play. He would pick up a stone and play with it for a long time, or pull out a weed and stuff it in his mouth. He didn't do anything useful.
Qin Man said, "Activate your ability—Sentence Restructuring. 'Qu Chen has been looking for worthless things and is not interested in treasures.' Change it to 'Qu Chen has been looking for treasures and is not interested in worthless things.'"
As soon as he finished speaking, Qu Chen threw down the mud, stones, flowers and plants in his hands and ran away into the distance.
Qin Man quickly followed.
Seeing Qu Chen straying further and further off course, Qin Man became somewhat worried. But she figured that with her following him, everything should be alright.
Soon, Qu Chen disappeared into a dense forest with no path.
Qin Man quickly took his hand to prevent him from falling.
The mother and son walked unsteadily across the rocky, overgrown ground, nearly falling several times.
After walking for about an hour, Qu Chen went to pick something up from the bushes.
Suddenly, two vipers emerged from the bushes, flicking their tongues at Qu Chen.
Qin Man panicked for a few seconds, then immediately remembered that she had a special ability that could "100% scare away vipers," and quickly activated it.
The two vipers were scared away by Qin Man.
Qin Man had always felt that her special ability was useless, but she never expected to use it here.
After the viper left, Qin Man was about to check what was in the grass when other venomous snakes appeared around her, about seven or eight of them, all brightly colored, even more vibrant than poisonous mushrooms.
Qin Man's special ability is only effective against vipers and cannot be used against other venomous snakes.
In desperation, she pulled out a handful of insect pills and threw them at the snakes.
Insect pills are also effective on animals, causing them to experience pain and itching all over their bodies.
However, the venomous snake skillfully avoided the insect pills and attacked Qin Man and her son.
The venomous snakes worked in an orderly fashion, with half attacking Qin Man and the other half attacking Qu Chen, leaving Qin Man scrambling to keep up.
Qu Chen was unaware of the danger; it was probably the first time he had ever seen a venomous snake, and he even smiled at it.
Unexpectedly, the venomous snakes that were about to attack him froze in place upon seeing his smile and did not continue their attack.
Qin Man was somewhat surprised, guessing that this might be related to Qu Chen's special ability, but she didn't know what this ability was called.
She picked up a twig and began fighting the venomous snakes on her side.
She was originally quite timid and had no combat experience. But after going through so many game instances, she had developed courage. She mustered her courage and then charged towards the poisonous snakes, taking the initiative to attack.
Those venomous snakes probably hadn't fought humans in a long time, and couldn't discern Qin Man's next move, so they only attacked tentatively, without using their full strength.
While fighting, Qin Man said to Qu Chen, "Xiao Chen, quickly smile at the poisonous snake next to your mother."
However, Qu Chen was stunned for a long time, only called out "Mom" once, and did not smile.
Qin Man was both amused and exasperated, but she knew that she couldn't force it and could only continue fighting.
She activated another superpower, "All Laws Return to One." After this power was activated, the enemy could only move along a straight line, unable to bend or coordinate attacks through crisscrossing movements. And this straight line was drawn by Qin Man.
Qin Man drew four parallel straight lines, and the venomous snakes around her could only move back and forth along these four lines, with no other way to move.
Suddenly restricted in their movements, the snakes panicked and didn't know what to do.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Qin Man struck them hard at their vital points.
Normally, when venomous snakes could move freely, Qin Man couldn't hit their vital points. But now she could. The snakes' movements were all within her prediction.
After a while, the venomous snakes all fainted.
These venomous snakes are very dangerous; even though they were hit in the vital spot, they were not easy to kill.
Qin Man didn't continue fighting; instead, she quickly told Qu Chen to retrieve something from the bushes. Qu Chen had been planning to do that earlier.
Qu Chen rummaged through the grass and pulled out a brass ornament. The ornament looked somewhat like a snake, but upon closer inspection, it actually resembled the giant dragon in the cave more.
I don't know why there would be such an ornament in this desolate place.
Qu Chen then placed the ornament on a stone to grind it.
Qin Man stopped him, but then noticed that the polished area was emitting a green glow.
It seems this ornament wasn't originally brass-colored, but green. Polishing it makes its value even more apparent.
So Qin Man took the initiative to polish the ornament.
A dozen minutes later, the brass color on the ornament had been completely worn away, and Qin Man realized that the ornament was not actually a brass ornament, but just rusted and looked like brass.
Its original color is a crystal-clear green, and its material looks like green glass, but it is even more dazzling than green glass.
This green dragon figurine is almost a miniature version of the dragon in the cave.
If that dragon saw this ornament, it would probably be very happy.
Qin Man put the ornament away and waited for the others to return.
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Zhuge Jing walked towards the southern hillside for a while, when she heard several wolf howls.
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