It wasn't that Lin Qian was stingy, but after careful consideration, he decided to reorganize the team's levels and allocation.
Previously, he didn't intend to lead a large force; he only wanted to form a small team to protect himself. Therefore, there was no need to distinguish between ranks or levels, nor was it necessary to differentiate them too clearly.
But now, he has decided to go to a top-tier spiritual vein to establish himself as king, which means he must build a larger team and recruit more spiritual beasts for his own use.
Otherwise, once they reach the spirit vein, even if they successfully occupy it, it will be difficult to hold onto it, since the allure of the spirit vein is enormous, especially a top-tier one.
With a large number of spirit beasts staying together, we can no longer be as lax as before, and the proper hierarchy must be established.
Lin Qian had already discussed it with Tiger Dad and the others. They would try to capture any spirit beasts they encountered along the way, and keep any suitable ones. This way, they could expand their team considerably as they traveled.
On the Golden Eagle side, Lin Qian also persuaded the Golden Eagle leader to recruit as many other birds as possible into the aerial flock. Although the Golden Eagle flock has the word "flock" in its name, it is not very big, and there are currently less than twenty birds.
It's enough for traveling now, but once we reach the top-tier spiritual veins, the number of spirit beasts that need to be patrolled and defended will be several times greater. We have no choice but to increase them!
"Chirp chirp~~~" The resting spirit beasts heard a pleasant chirp and looked up curiously.
Then Lin Qian saw a golden pheasant rushing straight towards him. Looking at the golden pheasant that landed in front of him, his tiger eyes narrowed.
There, a small bird was being held in the claws of this level-three golden eagle.
It was indeed small, only the size of the golden claw in front of it.
"Chirp chirp~" Lin Qian, let's see if this little thing is up to standard.
Jin Diao tossed the little bird out of his claws. The bird rolled twice, looking pitifully at the circle of spirit beasts around it, and was so frightened that it froze.
Lin Qian's name has already been revealed to everyone, and now everyone calls him by his name instead of Little Tiger.
Since spirit beasts haven't developed surnames yet, in everyone's understanding, Lin Qian is just a given name, like Yongqi and Gubai.
Lin Qian extended his spiritual sense, then flicked his tail, flipping the little bird over.
Only after turning it over could I see the bird in its entirety. It was brownish-yellow and olive-colored, with brownish-black stripes on its head and upper back. Its eye rings were white, and a narrow stripe along the upper edge extended backward to the side of its nape, forming a clear eyebrow pattern that was extremely eye-catching.
The distinctive eyebrow markings allowed Lin Qian to instantly recognize the bird.
This is a thrush.
The Chinese Hwamei (scientific name: *Garrx orus*) is a medium-sized bird belonging to the family Garrxidae in the class Aves.
The body is generally about 23 cm in length. There are black longitudinal stripes from the throat to the upper chest, and the middle of the abdomen is gray. The iris is orange-yellow or yellow, the upper mandible is orange, the lower mandible is olive-yellow, and the tarsi and toes are yellowish-brown or light brown.
They typically inhabit bushes on hills and in bushes or bamboo forests near villages. They are alert but timid, and usually forage in the grass under the trees. They are not good at long-distance flight.
During the breeding season, the male bird often hides alone among weeds and branches. It is very good at singing, with a loud and melodious voice that is very pleasant to hear.
Because of its melodious and pleasant song, and its ability to imitate the calls of other birds, it is known as the 'King of Babblers'.
The thrush is not only distinctive but also very famous, which is why Lin Qianneng recognized it.
The thrush in front of me doesn't seem to have changed much in appearance. If it weren't for its spiritual aura, it would look no different from an ordinary bird.
Evolution is simply a process of finding a better way to survive; it doesn't necessarily mean that evolution will have special, dazzling evolutionary characteristics.
There are many birds like the thrush that "return to simplicity." Species that are not strong enough often choose this evolutionary path, which makes it easier to hide themselves and thus survive.
Lin Qian glanced at it twice, then let out a low growl at the trembling thrush.
"Awooo." He unleashed his supernatural power.
The thrush trembled twice and quickly channeled its spiritual power. As a level two spirit bird, it naturally understood Lin Qian and Jin Diao's meaning, and dared not disobey in order to save its life.
A white light emerged from its body, then gradually faded, and the thrush disappeared without a trace!
Invisibility!
Lin Qian was surprised. The thrush hadn't disappeared. Lin Qian was certain of this. His spiritual sense was keeping an eye on it, and with the power of his spiritual sense, the thrush was still in the same spot.
"Roar!" Suddenly, the tiger's claws shot out and slapped the thrush that was trying to escape.
This thrush wasn't stupid; although frightened, it had already used its special ability and naturally tried to escape. Little did it expect that there was someone like Lin Qian, with his extraordinary abilities, whose powerful mental energy made it nowhere to hide.
"Chirp!"
"Great Tiger King, spare my life!"
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The moment it was caught, the thrush was terrified and immediately begged for mercy.
Lin Qian turned to look at Bai Teng, "Aww." Let's make a birdcage and lock her up first.
Bai Teng pouted, somewhat unwilling, but still extended a vine to grab the thrush, and then instantly wove a hollow vine ball according to the size of the thrush.
Seeing itself trapped inside the rattan ball, the thrush started chirping and begging for mercy again; it didn't want to die!
Seeing this, Jin Diao left reassured, as it still needed to go back to pick fruit.
It was quite a coincidence that we were able to catch this invisible thrush. This golden thrush has a wind-based sensory ability. The wind element enhances its speed, but it is more about sensing. It can sense the presence of living beings in the wind.
As luck would have it, while the thrush was eating, it encountered a golden pheasant that had come out to pick fruit. Unfortunately, the golden pheasant had its eye on the very fruit tree the thrush was eating from.
In terms of speed, it certainly couldn't outrun the golden cloak, so it immediately went into hiding, trying to conceal itself. After all, it had relied on this ability to avoid countless dangers and had never been discovered.
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