Chapter 28 The Unexpected Beast Tide Amidst Territory Disaster
As soon as Lin Nanxing finished speaking, the coriander spirit, having drunk its fill of water, suddenly changed its expression, flicked its leaves, and the water bottle fell to the ground with a 'clatter'.
It made a sharp rustling sound, and the surrounding clover immediately assumed a fighting stance, leaving only the little leaf still standing there bewildered.
Seeing that something was wrong, Shu Yi rushed forward and shielded Lin Nanxing behind him, then drew the bowstring taut.
However, the coriander spirit's actions were merely a smokescreen. Upon seeing this, it immediately commanded the clover to wrap itself up and turned to run away.
"Big Mouth, move out!"
The man-eating flower's petals suddenly opened, and it inhaled sharply, distorting the surrounding air.
In the blink of an eye, all the clover except for the coriander spirit disappeared and were put into the man-eating flower's space, leaving only the trembling coriander in place, with a quivering arrow stuck in front of it.
The coriander spirit never expected that this seemingly gentle human would be so terrifying; in the blink of an eye, all its underlings had vanished!
Lin Nanxing slowly stepped forward, squatted down a step away from the coriander, and sighed in distress: "Tsk, why are you so scared? I'm not going to eat you, I just want to be friends with you."
The sweet voice sounded like a devil's whisper to the cilantro spirit. "Is it necessary to threaten death to be friends?" Cilantro screamed inwardly, her body emitting an even stronger fragrance.
Lin Nanxing took a deep breath, and her mouth unconsciously began to salivate; she wanted to eat hot pot.
Seeing her so engrossed, the coriander spirit's mental defenses were completely shattered. Before Lin Nanxing could continue to persuade her, a system message popped up in front of her.
[The coriander spirit requests to become your summoned creature. Do you agree?]
Lin Nanxing clicked "confirm" without hesitation.
A soft golden light flowed from her fingertips, enveloping the entire cilantro.
A moment later, a system notification sounded:
Congratulations to the player for successfully capturing the Coriander Spirit!
【Carnivorous Plant: Lv.26, born in the second year of the game, skilled in reproduction and control】
Seeing the coriander spirit in front of him suddenly become docile, Lin Nanxing turned to the carnivorous plant and said, "Big Mouth, release the other clover."
As the carnivorous plant's petals opened again, several clover plants reappeared in the open space.
The cilantro spirit, surprised that its little brothers were still around, immediately shook its branches and leaves. The still dizzy clover instinctively swarmed around it, including the little clover.
With his underlings backing him up, the coriander spirit became tough again, standing tall and looking straight at Lin Nanxing.
Lin Nanxing had already successfully formed a contract with the coriander spirit, so he could naturally sense its emotions. Speechless, he muttered to himself, "What's with all the arrogance? It still got contracted by me."
Only Shu Yi heard this.
After finishing his rant, Lin Nanxing raised a fake smile and said to the coriander spirit that was taunting him, "Welcome to the Star Territory. From today onwards, we are family. I will call you Xiao Xiang from now on."
The name was quite peculiar. Shu Yi, who had shot an arrow and then returned to being invisible, couldn't help but glance at her. Seeing her happy expression, he didn't say anything to spoil her fun.
Thinking about how she usually calls her magical plants, Big Banyan, Big Mouth, Little Leaf... Little Fragrance seems to make a lot of sense.
Cilantro extract lacks human aesthetic sense, yet as a plant, it even has its own name, which makes it feel more special, and it's very happy.
When it's happy, it can't help but want to do something.
To Lin Nanxing's astonishment, the coriander spirit shook its leaves and suddenly a cluster of tiny white flowers bloomed from the top. The white flowers vanished in an instant, and a small yellow-black granule fell from the center of the flower.
The coriander extract used its stem to catch the falling particles and handed them to Lin Nanxing.
"These are your seeds?" Lin Nanxing asked in surprise.
Cilantro nodded, then pushed the leaf forward again.
Lin Nanxing immediately took it and said happily, "Don't worry, I'll plant it as soon as I get back!"
The free coriander seeds surprised Lin Nanxing even more than the inedible magical plant in front of her. She called to Shu Yi, "Let's go, our mission has been successfully completed, let's go home."
Once the coriander spirit is contracted, all the clover will follow, so Lin Nanxing doesn't need to contract them one by one.
Shu Yi's gaze shifted to a spot not far away, and Lin Nanxing then remembered that there were still four unconscious people.
She turned to look at the coriander spirit, who was still standing tall and proud. "Stop standing so tall. With your small frame, you might break the stem. Tell me, what happened?"
Having been talking with her companions and already knowing what had happened, Xiao Ye stepped forward and said, "Master, this isn't the boss's fault; they attacked first!"
It beckoned the injured clover to come forward, saying, "Our leader and his companions were originally heading towards our territory, but these four have been sneaking around following us and even attacked our companions when our leader wasn't paying attention."
Lin Nanxing looked at the clover that was missing a leaf—no, it could only be called a two-leaf clover now—and touched his hair with a sense of empathy. Wasn't this baldness?
After listening to Xiao Ye's account, she relayed the situation to Shu Yi, her expression somewhat conflicted: "So it seems they were in the wrong first?"
Shu Yi's gaze swept over one of the girls. "We don't know the truth yet, but we can't let them faint here."
As he spoke, he pulled a cart out of his backpack and casually called to the carnivorous plants watching the commotion: "Come help me carry them up."
On the way back, the man-eating flower, under the coercive force of Shu Yi, reluctantly became the coachman.
Shu Yi walked silently behind Lin Nanxing, his gaze glancing at her empty waist several times before he finally couldn't help but ask, "Why haven't I seen you use the bone club I gave you last time?"
Lin Nanxing turned around and was taken aback, then scratched his head sheepishly: "Ah, that... I'm sorry, I forgot."
Since her last encounter with the monkey troop, she had stayed in her territory and hadn't gone out. This time, with a master like Shu Yi accompanying her, she never thought she would encounter any danger, and naturally forgot about the matter of weapons.
"I'll definitely remember to use it next time." She gave an embarrassed smile.
Upon hearing this, Shu Yi simply gave a faint "hmm" and didn't say anything more, but the corners of his mouth lifted almost imperceptibly.
And so, this unexpectedly formed team set off towards the Star Territory, with a haughty cilantro plant by her side and a bouncy clover squad behind her.
Further on are the carnivorous plants pulling a cart, and Shu Yi guarding the cart to prevent the "cargo" from falling off. This scene looks very strange no matter how you look at it.
Back in their territory, the carnivorous plant that had been dragging them all the way immediately gave up and bolted off like a wild horse. Lin Nanxing's face instantly darkened, and just as he was about to reprimand it, a system notification suddenly popped up in front of him:
[Special personnel detected entering territory]
[Identity Verification: Yun Junqi, daughter of the mayor of Yunpei Town]
Lin Nanxing's mouth gaped slightly in surprise. What new function was this?
Before she could even process the message, Lin Qiulan rushed over: "Nanxing, you're finally back!"
"What's wrong, Sister Lan?" Lin Nanxing took off her protective suit and asked in confusion, "Has something happened in the territory?"
Lin Qiulan nodded, her expression somewhat grave: "You had only been gone a short while when the territory was attacked by another beast tide!"
"What?" Upon hearing this, Lin Nanxing immediately lost interest in the four people who had fainted and instructed Shu Yi, "Please take care of these four people for me. I'm going to check on the situation in the territory first."
"Don't worry, I'm here."
After explaining the whereabouts of the four who had fainted, Lin Nanxing called out to the clover members who were still curiously observing the territory and quickly followed Lin Qiulan.
Each time the territory is upgraded, a wave of beast attacks will be launched, but Lin Nanxing expects that this attack will be against monsters of average level 30. With the barrier and the Great Banyan Tree, there shouldn't be too much of a problem.
The fact that Sister Kelan's expression was so serious meant that the situation was definitely more serious than Lin Nanxing had imagined.
As Lin Qiulan walked, she explained, "This beast tide consists of a group of fire-breathing demonic lizards, with an average level of 30. Although the territory's barrier prevented them from entering, it could not stop the flames they spewed, and many guests were affected."
A fire-breathing lizard? Lin Nanxing's heart skipped a beat, and her voice unconsciously rose a few decibels, "What about Da Rong? Is it alright?"
No matter how powerful the banyan tree is, it is still a demonic plant. As the main force blocking the beast tide, it must have suffered the most attacks. Lin Nanxing felt a little panicked when he thought about this.
"Don't worry, he's all better now," Lin Qiulan quickly reassured him. "Although Da Rong was injured, he has recovered thanks to the healing effects of the pool water."
Lin Nanxing pursed her lips. As a plant, how could it not be afraid of fire? Even a level 50 magical plant would feel uncomfortable if it were burned by fire.
As Lin Nanxing walked past the buildings in the territory, he noticed that many of the buildings had charred marks on their exterior walls. Although they had not collapsed, their surfaces were pitted and uneven, as if they had suffered a huge fire.
[The bubble tea shop is 20% damaged. Should I spend 2000 game coins to repair it?]
The apartment is 10% damaged. Should I spend 1000 game coins to repair it?
[The swimming pool is 10% damaged. Should I spend 1000 game coins to repair it?]
[Farmland is 40% damaged. Should I spend 4000 game coins to repair it?]
Lin Nanxing's heart ached as she read the pop-up messages. These were all the possessions she had painstakingly built up brick by brick, and the repairs alone would cost nearly ten thousand!
The farmland was the hardest hit. Seeds that were planted just yesterday and had just sprouted were now more than half destroyed, with scorched and withered sprouts curled up in the soil.
The coriander spirit had no idea that its future workplace was being destroyed and filled with an unpleasant, burnt smell. It was busy directing its underlings to turn into fans and blow away the unpleasant odor around it.
Enjoying the service from her little brother, the coriander spirit shook its leaves in disgust. Suddenly, it caught sight of Lin Nanxing's lonely figure. After hesitating for a moment, it still sent a few clover stalks over to give her some fresh air.
"We are very grateful for the help from our guests this time."
Lin Qiulan looked at the group of newly arrived magical plants with curiosity in her eyes. She guessed that they should also be Nanxing's contract partners, and considerately did not ask any more questions. "If it weren't for their timely support, the losses to the territory would probably be much greater than they are now."
Lin Nanxing was slightly taken aback. She hadn't expected these temporary guests to take the initiative to protect the territory.
She thought for a moment, then began operating the control panel, while instructing Lin Qiulan: "Sister Lan, inform all customers that each person will receive a free bottle of mineral water. Also, all items in the vending machines will be half price today, and the purchase limit will be lifted."
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