Luo Xinglan held the little ear mouse in her arms and asked with her head down, "Little mouse, try to smell the scent of Red Forest Emerald."
Last time, she opened the treasure chest given to her by the Messenger of Good and Evil and got the Red Forest Jade. Little Ear Mouse was also there at the time, so she should remember the Red Forest Jade.
"Okay!" The little mouse nodded, then its nose twitched slightly.
A moment later, it stretched out its little paw and pointed to the other side of the lake: "Red Forest Emerald is right in front of this lake!"
Luo Xinglan looked ahead in the direction it pointed.
The lake in the distance is vast, stretching as far as the eye can see. At the horizon, where the water meets the sky, the lake and the sky seem to merge into one, making it impossible to distinguish which is the lake and which is the blue sky.
Moreover, within just a few minutes, a thin layer of mist rose above the lake, shrouding the surface in a hazy, mysterious way.
Luo Xinglan pressed further, "Shushu, can you smell the exact location of the Red Forest Emerald?"
The little mouse took a deep breath and shook its head with some regret: "I can only vaguely sense that the Red Forest Emerald is ahead, but I can't perceive its exact location... Moreover, I can't be sure whether the Red Forest Emerald is on land or in the lake."
Luo Xinglan frowned slightly: "In the lake?"
The little mouse explained, "Sister, my sense of smell can only be used within a radius of one hundred kilometers. In my perception, this area is all water. The Red Forest Emerald might be located more than one hundred kilometers away, so I can't pinpoint its exact location."
Luo Xinglan nodded: "I see. But, will the Red Forest Emerald really appear in the lake?"
If that's the case, then it'll be a bit troublesome.
Having lived in the survival world for so long, she has never gone underwater to collect minerals.
Forget about mining, she hasn't even gone into the water—she can actually swim, but she's been too busy surviving to have the time or inclination to go swimming.
Besides, there might be some dangers lurking in the sea, so she naturally wouldn't take that risk.
As for the small robots... they definitely can't work underwater either.
I just hope that when we get there, the Red Forest Emerald isn't actually in the lake.
"Little Lanlan, what does your pet say?"
Sun Zexia asked a question out of curiosity, interrupting Luo Xinglan's chaotic thoughts.
She snapped out of her reverie, glanced at the group, and said, "Red Forest Emerald is right in front of this lake; we need to cross it."
Jiang Mingze shifted his gaze to the lake and said hesitantly, "But this lake seems to have no end. How are we going to cross it?"
They don't have the tools; they can't exactly swim across, can they? Perhaps their exploration time will be up before they even get there.
Moreover, he had just witnessed a thick layer of white mist rising from the distant lake surface in a fleeting instant, and he felt that the scene was somewhat eerie.
Before Luo Xinglan could speak, Jiang Mingze pulled a wooden boat out of his backpack and said proudly, "Hehe, I just got a boat this morning, and it'll come in handy, won't it? Although the wooden boat isn't big, it's more than enough to carry the five of us!"
Jiang Ruobai glanced at him: "You mean, let us row across this lake that seems to have no end?"
Sun Zexia thought about it and also felt that rowing was not a good idea.
"But how else can we get across besides rowing?"
Luo Xinglan called out, "Little Divine Bird."
The little divine bird took flight in response, and in the blink of an eye, it flew to a place ten meters away from everyone.
Sun Zexia asked, puzzled, "What? Are you planning to let this little bird carry us there?"
Because it had been on an armored ship, the little divine bird was only the size of an ordinary owl and did not show its original size.
It did not regain its original size after being taken out of the pet ball.
At this moment, it looks like an ordinary bird.
That's why Sun Zexia was puzzled.
The next moment, the little divine bird gently flapped its wings, and its size instantly became enormous, more than a hundred times larger than before.
Sun Zexia was stunned when he saw the little divine bird suddenly grow to a gigantic size.
Is this...this thing what he considers a bird?
Who owns a bird that's over ten meters long?!
Luo Xinglan smiled at Sun Zexia: "So, can the little divine bird carry us there now?"
Sun Zexia: “…”
One by one, everyone jumped onto the back of the little divine bird.
With a flap of its wings, the little divine bird steadily flew into the air and sped forward.
Sitting on the back of the little divine bird, Sun Zexia was still in a daze for a long time: "Wow, I've been on airplanes before, but flying birds... this is my first time. It feels like a dream..."
Jiang Mingze: "...Who says otherwise?"
He didn't react for a while.
Jiang Zifeng didn't say anything, but judging from the expression on his face, he was also extremely shocked.
Jiang Ruobai looked at Luo Xinglan and asked, "Your pet... is the Phoenix, one of the Four Divine Beasts?"
Luo Xinglan nodded: "That's right."
Sun Zexia asked curiously, "The Four Divine Beasts? What are the other three?"
Jiang Mingze and Jiang Zifeng also looked at Jiang Ruobai with curiosity.
Jiang Ruobai slowly said, "The other three divine beasts are the Deep Sea Black Tortoise, the Crimson Flame Azure Dragon, and... the Swift White Tiger."
At this point, he glanced thoughtfully at the little white tiger lying to the side.
The little white tiger had also shrunk in size, now only the size of a lamb, lying there quietly and unnoticed.
"Hiss..." Sun Zexia gasped, "Just hearing the name makes it sound so powerful. I wish I had a mythical beast pet too."
Jiang Ruobai chuckled: "Divine beasts are not so easy to encounter. Even if you do encounter them, you must gain their approval before you can subdue them."
Jiang Mingze turned to Luo Xinglan and asked, "Sister Lan, how did you obtain your little divine bird?"
Luo Xinglan thought for a moment and said, "It hatched from an egg."
As they were talking, the little ear-mouse in their arms suddenly became excited: "Sister, I can smell the unique scent of Red Forest Emerald!"
Luo Xinglan hurriedly asked, "Is it on land or in a lake?"
The little mouse twitched its nose and said with certainty, "It's in the lake, but there seems to be an island in the lake nearby. I can smell the damp earth, as well as the scent of grass, flowers, and trees."
Luo Xinglan sighed softly.
Unexpectedly, the Red Forest Emerald was actually in the lake.
It seems that she will have to go into the water soon, but she doesn't know how far away from the lake surface she is. Although she can swim, she can't stay in the lake for too long without diving equipment.
The only thing to be thankful for was that there was an island in the lake nearby, which provided a place to stay, so that he didn't have to jump directly into the lake from the back of the little divine bird.
After explaining the situation to everyone, their expressions became serious.
The situation in the lake is complicated, and it is not easy to collect minerals in the lake.
Coupled with the unknown fog on the lake, everyone was worried.
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