Chapter 135
The last time Xiao Langze and his friends came here, it was still a wasteland. Before leaving, Su Ci diverted groundwater to irrigate the river.
Now, new Selaginella and mosses are growing on both sides of the river, decorating the desolate land and filling it with vigorous vitality.
It had just rained, and the ground was wet. The leaves of the Selaginella were washed by the drizzle, and they were lush and green. The new green against the backdrop of the yellow-brown soil gave people a visual impact that was difficult to describe in words.
Just watching the dewdrops rolling down the green leaves makes people feel joy from the bottom of their hearts.
In addition to the Selaginella and moss, the scattered bamboo shoots are also growing well. Thin new bamboos are emerging from the soil, and the bamboo leaves are swaying gently in the moist breeze, as if waving to the new cubs.
"This place has become like a brood house!"
Little Langze ran out of the teleportation array, looked here and there, and jumped and ran on the river bank like the wind. His hearty laughter was full of energy and had an infectious charm that no one could resist.
"There weren't so many green plants last time I came here..." Xiaolu Jiao looked at the plants on the ground and said, "Susu, are these Selaginella? There are so many of them!"
Su Ci nodded, then held the Star Chain Spirit Tree and prepared to find a suitable place to plant it.
Led by Xiao Langze, the cubs who had been standing still and not daring to move also walked out of the teleportation array one by one.
Little Lu Li was the first one to follow Su Ci to the riverbank. He clearly remembered the scene when he first came here. Comparing it with what was happening in front of him, he couldn't imagine that this was the same place.
The world has begun to change.
Little Lu Li came to the river bank and looked down to the bottom of the river. He originally wanted to see the heroic souls that had merged into the earth, but the fish in the river suddenly attracted his attention.
“So many fish!”
Xuewei's voice sounded beside him, and the little fat bird standing on her shoulder also chirped happily twice.
Although she had seen scenery that was countless times more prosperous than the one before her, Xuewei still felt joy from the bottom of her heart as she stood on the river, looking at the new green, enjoying the gentle breeze, and looking at her excited and cheerful companions around her.
Going on an outing is such a happy thing!
However, Xiao Lihua, who was leaving the base for the first time, was a little uneasy. She held on to her brother's clothes tightly, snuggled up to him, and never left his side.
She had lived in a nursery since she was a child and was often locked in a room. She had always lived in a small space. Suddenly she came to such an open place with no shelter around her, which made Xiao Lihua feel scared.
Only by staying close to her brother can she feel better.
Rong Heng was also in a daze.
He was not as scared as Xiao Lihua, because when he came to the nursery, he had already started to remember things, and he often got injured in fights and left the nursery to go to the infirmary for treatment.
However, looking at the vast scenery in front of him, he inexplicably felt a familiar feeling in his mind.
It seemed like he had been to a similar place when he was a child, and the man and woman who called him appeared in his mind again...
He could no longer remember what they looked like, let alone what they called him...
Rong Heng pursed his lips, and drove those images from his mind with some annoyance. He lowered his head and was about to hold his sister's hand when he noticed that Xiao Lihua was acting strangely.
"What's wrong?" He squatted down and asked with concern.
Xiao Lihua shook her head.
Everyone was so happy, how could she have the nerve to say that she was scared and wanted to go back... She didn't want to make everyone unhappy.
However, her two little hands were clenched together nervously, and she obviously didn't look fine.
"Xiangyang, what happened?" Xuewei, who was more concerned about the siblings, also came over at this time.
"Sister Weiwei..." Xiao Lihua walked towards Xuewei and hugged her.
Xuewei noticed that something was wrong with her mood, reached out and touched the top of her head, and asked gently, "Xiao Lihua, what's wrong with you?"
"I'm fine." The little girl shook her head again.
Rong Heng looked at his sister, thought for a moment, and then asked patiently, "Is it because it's your first time going out, and you're scared?"
Xiao Lihua looked at him pitifully and did not refute.
When she followed the breeder out to look for her brother before, they took a floating bus. Even after getting off the bus, she was still inside the base and could see many tall buildings, so she didn't feel anything.
But this time is different.
The plains on both sides of the river were endless, and the base had shrunk to the point of being invisible. It was the first time she felt such emptiness and loneliness.
Xiao Lihua was shocked, but at the same time, she couldn't help but feel helpless and frightened, not knowing what to do with herself.
Xue Wei was startled when she heard Rong Heng's words, "Is this Xiao Lihua's first time leaving the base?"
"Um."
Rong Heng turned around and squatted, then turned to Xiao Lihua and said, "Come on up, brother will carry you."
Little Lihua obediently let go of Xuewei, climbed onto her brother's shoulders, lay on his back, and was carried on his back.
"Do you feel better?" Rong Heng asked.
Little Lihua hummed softly, and a smile finally appeared on her face, "Brother is so nice."
She rested her head on her brother's shoulder, feeling safe and secure. No matter what happened, she was no longer afraid.
Xuewei looked at the brother and sister, and felt a little complicated. She knew that Xiao Lihua grew up in a nursery and the conditions were poor, but it was not until this moment that she truly realized the extent of this poverty.
She just felt heartbroken, and she also realized how happy she was before.
"I'll go find Susu and ask him if he can take us back first." Although he really wanted to play outside with other friends, in Rong Heng's heart, nothing was more important than his sister.
However, when he looked around, he saw that the young man had gone to the other side of the river at some point, and there was no bridge across the river for him to pass through.
"Brother, I won't go back." Xiao Lihua buried her head in his shoulder and whispered.
Xue Wei also calmed down and smiled, saying, "Yes, it's rare for us to come out. It would be a shame to go back like this."
Then she asked Xiao Lihua, "Why are you scared, sister? Can you tell me?"
Listening to Xuewei's soft whispers, Xiao Lihua finally spoke out her true feelings, "This place is empty..."
"Is it too empty?"
Xuewei looked at the exposed riverbank, thought for a moment, and said, "Wait a moment, I have a solution."
Then she found a relatively flat place on the river bank and took off the bag on her back - in order to make it convenient to take things from the space button, she now carries a bag every day.
She unzipped her backpack and pulled out a palm-sized object.
"Weiwei, what is this?" Little Langze, who was drooling at the fish in the river, noticed her movement and came over curiously.
"Compression tent."
Xuewei put the compressed tent on the ground, gently untied the rope on it, and quickly pulled Xiao Langze away.
With a whoosh, the tent suddenly began to expand, from the size of a palm, and continued to grow larger, and finally became a cylinder with an arched top, which is the shape of a yurt, with a diameter of about ten meters.
The cubs looked at the tent that suddenly appeared, and there was a look of curiosity on their faces.
Little Lihua's attention was also drawn to her.
Xuewei came to the door, lifted the curtain and said, "It should be more comfortable inside the tent, right?"
Xiao Lihua's eyes sparkled. She nodded and was about to get off her brother's back when another figure passed through the curtain that Xuewei had lifted and entered the tent.
The speed was so fast that Xuewei almost thought she was seeing things.
"Xingxing, wait for me!" Xiao Langze's voice rang out, and then he also went into the tent.
Only then did Xuewei realize that the figure just now was Xiao Zhengxing.
It turns out that the usually slow little Zhengxing can actually be so fast?
When Su Ci and A Yan planted the Star Chain Spirit Tree on the other side of the river and came back, they saw a tent that had appeared on the river bank.
Except for the Red Flame Tiger, the other cubs were playing around the tent.
Xuewei also spread a picnic blanket next to the tent. Xiao Lihua sat next to her, chewing a bright red star chain fruit.
Rong Heng and Lu Li were there, and they were getting along quite harmoniously. Lang Ze, Lu Jiao and the others were playing around the tent, laughing and looking carefree.
Looking at this scene, Su Ci couldn't help but stretch.
The weather is clear and fresh, it's a good time for a picnic.
"Susu."
Ran Lie, who had been waiting for a while, walked towards Su Ci. Although he didn't say it, Su Ci already understood what he meant just by looking at the fighting spirit in his eyes.
but……
"We're not going to hunt giant spiders today." Su Ci glanced at the fish in the river, touched his chin, and chuckled softly, "Let's try something else."
The Red Flame Tiger tilted its head, with confusion in its eyes.
"Change the way of playing?"
"right."
Su Ci called Rong Heng over, then came to the river and said to the child, "Do you see the fish in the water?"
Rong Heng nodded. He had seen it a long time ago. This was also the first time he saw a real fish. It felt different from what the base's intelligent computer showed him.
However, if you call Xiaozhi here, he will not appear. You can only ask him when you go back.
At this time, he heard the breeder say: "Get a few up."
Rong Heng was stunned and looked at Su Ci.
"Let me see your recent progress in cultivation." Su Ci squatted by the river and said lazily.
Hearing that he was going to be tested on his homework, Rong Heng couldn't help but feel a little nervous, but he still agreed and looked at the fish swimming in the water seriously.
Ran Lie, who was originally waiting for Su Ci to change his "game", blinked when he saw that Su Ci ignored him and went to check Rong Heng instead, but he didn't think there was anything wrong.
Ran Lie was also quite curious about Rong Heng's strength. It seemed that in addition to the strong physique of the red-tailed lion, he had also awakened a special ability.
It’s just right, now we can see how much Rong Heng’s strength has improved.
The two teenagers who had never gotten along with each other had a much better relationship now, but they were still secretly competing with each other and neither of them would give in.
The situation here immediately attracted the wolf cubs and the others, and several children came over curiously.
"Do you want to catch fish?" Little Langze was eager to try and wanted to jump into the river to catch fish. However, Su Ci grabbed the back of his collar and hung him in the air. He waved his limbs but couldn't break free.
"Susu!" Little Langze called him unhappily.
Su Ci looked at him curiously, "Can you swim?"
"Swimming?" Little Langze tilted his head. "What is that?"
Su Ci was silent for a while, but Xue Wei beside him said, "Langze, the river is deep. If you can't swim, you will drown if you jump in like this."
"But I didn't drown in the nursery pool."
Although he choked on some water, he struggled a little bit and figured out how to float.
Is this what swimming is?
"Swimming is super easy, I can do it!" Little Langze patted his chest with a proud look on his face.
Seeing that he was eager to try, Su Ci didn't completely spoil his fun. He just carried him back to the shore and said, "Wait a moment. You scared the fish away. It's hard to catch them in Xiangyang."
"Okay then." Little Langze didn't insist any further and said obediently, "I'll go down later."
Then he urged Rong Heng, "Xiangyang, hurry up!"
While Xiao Langze and Su Ci were talking, Rong Heng had already set his sights on a fish.
His object control skills cannot control living objects, but this does not pose a problem for Rong Heng.
As soon as Xiao Langze finished speaking, the fish flew out of the water.
However, the magical thing is that this flying fish was wrapped in a water ball. Perhaps because of this, it did not struggle when it flew out of the river.
However, the weight of this water ball plus the fish was a bit beyond Rong Heng's limit. He gritted his teeth, and in just a short while, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
He struggled to control the water ball, and when it was mid-air and he felt he was about to give up, he quickly swung it with force.
The water ball brought the fish to the shore, forming a puddle of water. The fish out of water began to struggle, swinging its tail vigorously, trying to return to the river.
Ran Lie raised his front paw and pressed down on the fish, pinning it down.
"This fish is so small!" said little Langze.
This fish is actually not small, it is nearly twenty centimeters long. It lives in spiritual water and has plenty of food, so it grows very fat.
However, for the cubs who had seen the giant spider and had the red flame tiger in front of them, this fish was indeed a bit small.
"good."
Su Ci expressed his approval of Rong Heng's clever approach, and then said, "Continue."
"Don't stop until your power to control objects is completely exhausted."
Rong Heng nodded vigorously and continued to catch fish.
Xuewei, who was standing next to her, suddenly realized that Susu was teaching Xiangyang how to use his own strength. This was something she had never received in the nursery before.
Because how to control the power of beast blood is a secret of each family and it is impossible to pass it on to outsiders. Beast blood owners are rarely the ones who take on the role of childcare. As ordinary people, they naturally don't know how to teach beast blood cubs to control their power.
Once the cubs enter a frenzy, they will be sent back home for family education.
Xuewei suddenly realized a problem belatedly - her blood went berserk, and it seemed that it had not occurred again since she came to the nursery?
And none of the other cubs in the nursery showed signs of frenzy... Oh yes, except Lielie.
But after he completely transformed into a beast, his emotions remained stable and he was able to speak. Even though he was unhappy when she stroked his fur, he didn't get angry with her and had a very good temper.
This is completely different from her previous understanding of berserk!
At least, when she went berserk, she was completely unable to control herself. Even after regaining consciousness, her memories of the berserk state would be fuzzy, just like...
She had no recollection of how she had hurt the lady. She only remembered that when she woke up, the lady had fallen in a pool of blood...
Recalling the painful memory, Xuewei's face turned pale and her body trembled slightly.
At this moment, she felt a palm gently falling on the top of her head, and she suddenly forgot the pain, leaving only the memory of warmth and happiness.
Xuewei blinked and looked up.
The young man came to her side at some point and gently stroked her head, giving her an inexplicable feeling of peace of mind.
Yes, it’s Susu…
There is Susu in the nursery. Susu always appears when she loses control of her emotions and relieves her pain!
Moreover, this kind of resolution cannot be achieved by simple companionship - Xuewei is well aware of this, as she once hurt the person most important to her in a frenzy.
So, is this why the dean and the master sent her to the nursery? Because Su Su is here, and he can help the cubs resolve the frenzy of their bloodline power!
Xuewei suddenly felt that a knot in her heart had untied.
Although she understood why her husband sent her away, and she also felt that she deserved to be sent away, but...how could she not feel hurt?
The nursery is so far away from the Tess Empire, she might never see them again in her lifetime...
But now, knowing that her husband actually sent her away for her own good and not because he hated her, she felt much better.
"Thank you, Susu." Xuewei had tears in her eyes, but a happy and relieved smile on her face.
Seeing that the girl's mood had stabilized, Su Ci rubbed her furry rabbit ears, then withdrew his hand and looked at Ran Lie and said, "Next, it's your turn."
Two question marks suddenly appeared above Ran Lie's head.
Su Ci did not explain, but took out a metal rod from the space button, cleaned it and pierced the fish with it, then controlled the metal to generate two tripods and placed the fish on them.
"What you need to practice today is how to control fire." Su Ci said, and a cluster of flames appeared on his hand.
Ran Lie couldn't help but widen his eyes.
This is Chi Yan! His feeling is definitely not wrong!
Su Su had also mastered the power of the Red Flame? Wasn't this an ability unique to the Red Flame Tiger?
"I see it clearly." Su Ci said.
Ran Lie quickly restrained his expression and watched Su Ci control the flames and roast the fish underneath.
His control over the red flame was so exquisite that the red flame, with its extremely high temperature that could even burn metal, did not burn the fish directly to ashes, nor did it even burn the fish scales.
Ran Lie was fascinated by what he saw and subconsciously used his mental power to observe every detail of Su Ci's fire control.
It’s really amazing…
Su Ci demonstrated it to him once, then retracted his strength and said, "Then it's up to you. Your task is to grill the fish until it's cooked through. It can't be burnt, and certainly not until it's charred."
At the same time, he looked at the child beside him and said, "Ayan, you take charge of him and make sure he makes an edible grilled fish."
"Okay." A Yan agreed.
Seeing that Rong Heng and Ran Lie had both been assigned training tasks, little Langze suddenly didn't want to go fishing anymore, because Su Su had also assigned him a task before, asking him to challenge himself to learn sound illusion within a month!
He also wanted to take Xingxing, Yoyo and others to the fantasy world to ride on a big yellow cow!
So he quickly took out his bamboo flute, ran to the new bamboos and started practicing. Soon the river bank was filled with the sound of the flute.
“Chirp~Chirp~”
The little tits flew to Hsinchu and began to sing in harmony with the flute music. When the water lilies in the river bloom, it should be possible to say that it is a scene of birds singing and flowers blooming, right?
Su Ci sat down on the picnic blanket, took out the freshly picked star chain fruit from the space button, and called the other cubs to come and eat.
Xiao Lihua had already eaten one, which was given to her by Xuewei. She was full now, so she didn't take it.
She sat next to Su Ci, holding her small drawing board, and began to draw.
The cubs felt the breeze from the river bank, breathed in the fresh air, nibbled on the sweet fruit, and then looked expectantly at Ran Lie, Rong Heng and the others.
I don’t know what grilled fish tastes like. When Ran Lie succeeds, can they have a taste?
The cubs were happily waiting to eat grilled fish. On the opposite side of the river, Yun Zixu, who had sneaked out of the base and was observing the situation here with a telescope, had an expression of doubt on his face.
What's going on?
Why did the cubs end up outside the base...for an outing???
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