Chapter 34 What Kind of Tree Are You?
Two hours later, the main force of tree demons finally stopped and paused by a stream again - for tree demons, they could lack anything except water.
And the reason they stopped was not because they felt they were safe, but because -
“Shashasha~ (I can’t run anymore.)”
"Shasha~ (I didn't get enough sleep. I won't run anymore.)"
"Shashasha~ (Just die, since trees have been alive since ancient times, who has not died?)"
Ji Ruo who could understand: "..."
These guys are actually starting to rot.
They greeted each other and promised to be brothers in the next life...
Ji Ruo and Liang Shixian worked together to put the tree monster they were carrying back to its original tree stump. Perhaps because it was missing a large part of the trunk, the monster was very light and moved much faster than the other tree monsters.
After the tree demon returned to its original position, it thanked Ji Ruo and the others enthusiastically. The wildly dancing branches and rustling treetops made Liang Shixian a little worried. Did the tree demon find out that they were not tree demons and wanted to attack them...
The other tree demons discovered that this tree demon, who was supposed to wait for death on the spot, actually followed them, and immediately surrounded it, shaking the branches and marveling at it.
Liang Shixian was extremely alert and held the small wooden stick tightly in his hand. Unlike Ji Ruo, who still had the weapon he had when the martial arts exam started, Liang Shixian's weapon had been lost in the previous large-scale geological change.
Ji Ruo was not nervous. As he could hear the conversations of the tree elves, he knew that they were just gathering together to tell each other their last wishes and chat about family matters.
He cheerfully interjected from time to time, and truly considered himself a member of the big tree demon family.
At this time, the leader of the tree demons came over, and the thick trunk and huge crown cast a shadow, covering Liang Shixian and Ji Ruo. A branch carrying countless green leaves slowly stretched out towards the two.
Liang Shixian's heart tightened, and he pulled Ji Ruo and wanted to run away, but Ji Ruo did not move.
"Don't panic, squad leader." Ji Ruo said cheerfully.
The tree branch of the tree demon leader swayed gently: "Shashasha~ (Thank you, brothers. The situation was urgent at the time and we were unable to take care of that brother. Thinking about it now, I still feel a little ashamed.)"
"You're welcome, you're welcome. It's my duty, haha." Ji Ruo said with a smile.
The tree demon leader continued: "Rustle, rustle ~ (By the way, you haven't answered the question I asked you yesterday. What kind of tree are you two?
We, the Dryad clan, do not reject new members, but I really can’t recognize what kind of trees you are. )”
Ji Ruo hesitated for a moment and said, "Leader, we are fertilizer trees."
The tree demon leader's branch froze visibly: "Rustle~ (Fertilizer tree? What kind of tree is that?)"
Ji Ruo explained: "I don't know how to explain it in detail, but we can produce fertilizer... I'll cover it up for you."
As he said this, in order to increase his persuasiveness, Ji Ruo ran to the feet of the tree demon leader and opened the gate to release the water.
"The sound of the water is so strong~"
Liang Shixian: “???”
You are so damn brave!
Running tree demon peeing under his feet? !
The tree demon leader felt the nutrients that the tree roots suddenly absorbed, and was surprised: "Shasha~ (Fuck!)"
It couldn't see the specific picture, but in its vague perception, those nutrients were indeed released - it really was a fertilizer tree! There is such a magical tree species in the world!
Ji Ruo thought for a moment and said, "Chief, we can digest some non-toxic spiritual fruits and some monster flesh that ordinary creatures can eat, and after a period of time, transform these things into fertilizer for the growth of our tree monsters. It's just that the conversion rate is a bit low."
The tree demons exclaimed: "Shasha~ (Sacred tree!)"
Ji Ruo raised his thumb and said, "Yes, we two are the sacred trees that the tree demons must have at home and when traveling!"
Tree demon leader: "Shashasha~ (You said that you can digest the harmless spiritual fruits and some monster flesh and blood and transform them into fertilizer?)"
Ji Ruo: “That’s right!”
Suddenly, the wind did not stop, but the trees became still.
For a moment, no tree monster shook the branches anymore!
Liang Shixian stared at these tree monsters nervously. During this conversation, he could only understand Ji Ruo's words but not the language of the tree monsters.
So he had no idea what was going on and why the tree monsters suddenly stopped moving.
suddenly--
A tree demon inexplicably stretched out its branch with magical fruits on it in front of Liang Shixian.
"Shashasha~ (Digestion! Digestion! Please, brother, give me something hot!)"
Liang Shixian didn't understand, but that didn't stop him from being confused.
The actions of the tree demon were like a signal. More and more tree demons stretched out their branches and held them directly in front of them, as if offering them food.
"Ji Ruo, this..."
Liang Shixian was really confused.
Ji Ruo did not explain, he happily picked a spiritual fruit and said, "Eat it, why are you standing there? Remember not to run too far when you need to urinate or defecate later, so that the tree demon brothers can have a warm bite!"
At the beginning, Ji Ruo had no idea that he would unlock a new symbiotic relationship for the tree monsters...
After thinking for a while, Ji Ruo said to the tree demon leader: "Leader, digesting the spiritual fruit can only produce the fertilizer just mentioned. We can also produce another kind of fertilizer with stronger fertility, but it requires the flesh and blood of monsters..."
[Diplomatic Spokesperson] + [Disguise] + [Sense of Being Immersed], the effect produced is extremely terrifying.
Coupled with Ji Ruo's personal demonstration and the fact that these tree monsters don't even have visible organs, under these various conditions, there is no tree monster that would not believe it.
The leader of the tree demons shook the crown of the tree: "Shashasha~ (Brothers, did you hear me? Make your move, and have a good meal before you die!)"
The terrifying evil spirit and demonic energy still existed. The tree monsters had no idea what the specific situation was, and they had no intention of resisting.
But that doesn't stop them from wanting to have some fun.
There is no conflict.
In an instant, the roots under the feet of the tree monsters surged, and dense branches and vines spread out in all directions, frantically attacking some low-level monsters that were fleeing from them.
The secret realm of Wanshou Mountain fell into chaos because of the terrifying evil spirit and demonic energy coming from the top of the mountain, but the tree monsters started to revel in this chaos.
Some dryads even extended their branches into the streams and plucked out fish.
They caught the monsters, they caught the demons.
They carefully remembered Ji Ruo's request, "the flesh and blood of monsters that can be eaten by ordinary creatures", so some monsters were thrown away like garbage after being captured - this stuff cannot be transformed by the fertilizer tree.
The monsters that were thrown away looked at these crazy tree monsters in fear and turned around and ran away.
After a moment, Liang Shixian looked at the large number of monsters hanging by branches and vines in front of him, and was extremely shocked.
Those monsters are still alive and have not been killed by the tree monsters. They are struggling hard.
However, these low-level monsters, which had been frightened by the evil spirit and demonic energy coming from the top of the mountain, had no power to escape.
Ji Ruo happily commanded: "Yes, that's it, everyone line up and come one by one. The monsters must be alive so that it will be easier for us to 'digest' them. Don't worry, the fertilizer trees will have their share!"
The reason they had to keep the monster meat alive was that they couldn't finish eating so much at once, and there was no way to preserve the monster meat in the Mountain of Beasts. If the monster meat was left for too long, it would go bad.
Afterwards, Ji Ruo turned to Liang Shixian and said, "Squad leader, come and help us. We are having a big dinner today!"
Liang Shixian looked at Ji Ruo in bewilderment as he started to kill the monster, skin it and cut its flesh. He felt an extremely strong desire to complain in his heart.
The style of this martial arts exam is becoming more and more abnormal!
"Sergeant, what are you doing? Don't just stand there!" Ji Ruo couldn't help but urge Liang Shixian when he saw him standing there.
Liang Shixian took a deep breath, intending to ask Ji Ruo to be less arrogant, but the words came out of his mouth instead - "Here it comes! Do you want to marinate the meat first?"
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