Exchange X Golden Grassland

Giant Beast Kingdom.

Gon and Qi squatted on a raised hillside.

It should be noon at this time.

The sun hung high in the sky, blazing fiercely.

"Logically speaking, it should be winter now."

Qi squatted on the hillside, tossing pebbles in his hand and complaining.

It's almost the end of the year, and in human society, that would mean winter has already begun.

But here, the sun was blazing, just like summer, so both of them were wearing short sleeves.

Are you all human cubs?

A mental fluctuation was felt nearby.

Yes, Tuck is right here.

Hearing the fluctuations in his mind, Qi revealed a dead fish-like expression.

"It should be 'children,' or 'teenagers.' 'Youngsters' sounds awful," Kiy corrected.

"I don't understand, how are children and teenagers determined?"

"Ugh, you're so annoying."

Kiy rubbed his hair and said irritably.

Gon placed his hands on his eyebrows and gazed into the distance.

"It's so quiet here. Are there no monsters that would invade?"

Their two months of exploration have given them a more detailed understanding of the Giant Beast Kingdom.

After all, the Giant Beast Kingdom is a very vast area, and the Danger Level varies from region to region.

Specifically, it is mainly divided into the surrounding environment and food chain. In the area where the two are now, there are few herbivorous organisms as food and the plants are also relatively scarce, so this place is considered Barren Zone.

In other words, if a giant beast appears, it's usually not a powerful one.

Because if a giant beast were to live here, it would likely starve to death.

So the two of them temporarily patrolled and guarded this area. For example, on the small hillside where they are squatting now, there are some Bohong Flower planted.

Besides the ones they planted, there were two or three mature flowers that hadn't been picked.

"Because I released Pheromone, and Emission Pheromone have a certain deterrent effect, ordinary wild beasts dare not approach."

Tuck said from the side.

Upon hearing this, the two turned to stare at him.

"Aren't you cubs? Cubs need protection, right? I need to build a good relationship with you, so protecting the cubs on your behalf should be a sign of trust."

Gon fell silent.

Qi lowered his head and sighed.

"Judging from your mental fluctuations, you don't seem to think so? Why? This information was obtained from your own kind."

Tuck sensed a puzzled emotion amidst the fluctuations in his mind.

"No, it's not exactly a mistake." Kiy it difficult to explain for a moment.

Gon, however, stared at the other person and suddenly asked, "Your information source isn't Biscuit and the others, is it?"

Who is that?

"It's the other people, the other people who were with us."

"No, it was other humans from over two hundred years ago."

Upon hearing this answer, Kiy nodded in understanding and remarked, "That was people from two hundred years ago."

"Ancient? Does that mean ancient? Is two hundred years ago already ancient? Your human standards for judging time are really strange."

He fell silent as he spoke, seemingly taking notes.

"Two hundred years old? Is that something strange? Two hundred years is a long time!"

Kiy stood up and shouted in dissatisfaction.

Gon nodded in agreement. Two hundred years was indeed a long time, at least that's how he felt.

Suddenly, a roar came from afar.

The two of them stood up instinctively and gazed into the distance.

They could vaguely sense something rushing towards them.

"I suggest we leave. The Pheromone I released pose a high threat level. If we're not driven away, it means the hostile creature is quite powerful."

Tuck suggested.

Upon hearing this suggestion, Gon and Qi exchanged a glance, then turned and ran without hesitation.

If we were to say what they improved the most during their two months on the Dark Continent, it would undoubtedly be their escape skills.

Tuck also flickered and disappeared.

A moment later, a giant beast charged over, resembling Tyrannosaurus Rex with some scars on its face.

After sniffing the air, he snorted in dissatisfaction before turning and leaving.

A while later.

Kiy and Gon returned, with Tuck following beside them.

Look at the marks on the ground.

"It's that Tyrannosaurus Rex guy again. What a coward, all he does is bully us two kids."

Killua complained, clearly dissatisfied.

"He's so smart! He can even tell the difference between our scents," Gon exclaimed.

This behemoth has been entangled with them for quite some time now.

If there are many people around, stay far away.

Once they find any that are alone, they will try to hunt them.

If it were Kevin, Melusina, or Rukira and the others, the other side wouldn't even show up.

A very clever, cunning, and vengeful guy.

"Damn it, just you wait, when I get powerful, I'll electrocute him into a charred corpse."

Kiy and indignant.

Keep picking on them; isn't that just picking on the weak?

"Benzu Beast, creatures that have already reached adulthood, based on my assessment of your biological development, you may never have a chance."

Tuck was transmitting mental energy from the side.

"What do you know? You mechanical brain."

"I have detailed records of this; you, as human cubs, are completely incapable of matching their strength."

"Sigh, you wouldn't understand even if I told you."

On the Gale Grassland.

Rukira flapped its wings and flew through the sky.

He glanced around every now and then, wary of enemies coming from the sky or elsewhere.

Flying in the sky over the grasslands is a rather dangerous and reckless act, after all, there are many predators in the sky.

If you don't stay vigilant, you can easily be attacked.

Suddenly, Rukira noticed a change in the color of the grassland ahead.

What was originally a verdant plain now appears tinged with a faint gold when viewed from afar on the horizon.

That's a different kind of Wang Gen Grass.

With a flap of its wings, it increased its speed and sliced through the air.

Soon, vast stretches of golden grassland came into view.

"It seems the name 'Gale Grassland' is no longer suitable."

The Golden Grassland may be a better representation of the area within the grassland.

The height of these Wang Gen Grass is clearly even more exaggerated; Rukira measurement shows it to be at least one meter tall.

It has a bright color and glitters with gold.

The main thing is that these blades of grass really do gleam with a metallic sheen, shining like gold under the sunlight.

Rukira, who was trying to walk forward, stopped and couldn't help but reach out to shield his eyes.

Is this also a form of defense against aerial predators?

Rukira muttered to himself, because if one were to attempt to move or launch an attack from high above onto the Golden Grassland, the shimmering golden light would severely impair visibility.

After thinking for a moment, he stopped in the sky and sent the message.

Kevin and his group, who were still quite a distance from the Golden Grassland, received the message.

"It seems that Rukira has already reached the inner ring grasslands, the golden grasslands?"

Kevin felt a sense of anticipation upon hearing the news.

"We didn't encounter any Long-haired Yak along the way? And we didn't sense Wind Blade either."

Men Qi muttered to herself.

Upon hearing this, Melusina pointed out, "It's not just Long-haired Yak; we haven't even encountered herds of cattle and sheep that are highly nutritious."

"It was as if we were deliberately driven away; all living things avoided us."

The Koala took a swig of its drink and grumbled, "What a stingy place! Don't they leave anything for the hunters?"

These words startled everyone for a moment, then they couldn't help but smile.

That sounds quite fitting.

That seems to be true.

They had encountered them several times before, with the Long-haired Yak trying to drive them away with Wind Blade. However, when Kevin, in his Phoenix form, quickly approached and defeated them several times, they were eventually defeated.

And that situation never happened again.

There were no Wind Blade along the way, as if they had encountered no obstacles.

But the problem is that the other creatures have also disappeared, as if they were deliberately driven away from them.

"It seems our previous assumptions about the environment of this grassland may have been somewhat wrong," Kevin said thoughtfully, sharing his thoughts.

Buhaci nodded understandingly. "That's normal, after all, the information we have is limited."

"However, the creatures on this grassland are also very important to us. It would be better to understand them a bit. High-nutritional-value organisms and high-nutritional-value Milk are something we desperately need."

Men Qi said very seriously.

Men Qi and Buhaci were deeply involved in the exploration of the grasslands. The main reason they participated several times, besides their role as scouts, was that both of them were the team's cooks.

As they learned more about the Dark Continent, the two understood very clearly.

Humans are malnourished beings on the Dark Continent.

The nutritional value of the giant beasts was actually quite high for them.

But here's the problem.

While giant beasts are highly nutritious and produce a lot of food, the problem is that human appetites are very limited.

Even with Digestion Potion, there's still a limit; you can only eat so much, and the effects of Digestion Potion only last for fifteen minutes. If you have an injection, it will last a maximum of half an hour.

Even with two Gourmet Hunter preparing Nutrient Concentration food, the situation remains the same.

Humans can only eat so much, and there's a limit to the amount of nutrition they can absorb, even through medication.

If you can't win through quantity, then you can only win through quality.

Therefore, these highly nutritious organisms are extremely scarce for them.

Think about it.

The nutritional value of a giant beast that is over ten meters tall is almost equivalent to that of a cow, sheep, or horse that is two or three meters tall.

So, how nutritious is the flesh and blood of these cattle, sheep, and horses?

Moreover, this is still a rough comparison; the meat of cattle, sheep, and horses on the grasslands far exceeds that of these giant beasts.

Extremely nutritious food, combined with digestive aids.

This would be of great help to Kevin and others alike.

The two of them were well aware that after Kevin broke through his limits, his physical growth had actually been relatively slow.

Because the need for nutrition is increasing, while Kevin amount of food that humans can eat is still limited.

Kevin nodded.

He certainly understood.

The group continued onward, this time at a faster pace, and encountered no obstacles along the way.

We didn't encounter a single living creature.

The deeper they went, the more they understood.

This grassland seems to have a more sophisticated Ecological Environment System than they had imagined.

The Hunter x Hunter found it more difficult than they had imagined to obtain what they desired from this grassland.

On the contrary, they are more likely to be attracted there and become prey on this grassland.

A stingy grassland that only wants to gain and doesn't really want to lose.

As dusk approached, they finally reached the edge of the Golden Grassland, where they could already see the golden boundary line of the grassland in the distance.

The Wang Gen Grass on the other side was significantly taller than them, forming a small wall that blocked their way.

"Don't rush, wait here for a moment, I'll go scout ahead."

Kevin turned his head and said.

Everyone nodded, and did not act rashly.

Their abilities are far inferior to Kevin's. They can help in other situations, but on this unknown and dangerous expedition, they simply cannot take Kevin's place.

Melusina walked over, patted Kevin on the shoulder, and handed him the "Gift".

Kevin soared into the sky, scorching flames enveloping his body and forming a wing-like shape.

It drew a Fire Line and flew into the sky above the Golden Grassland.

He immediately felt the same influence as Rukira, a golden light that almost blinded him.

The reflected golden light seems impossible to avoid for the time being.

It had to lower its altitude and eventually landed on the grassland.

The grass reached waist height, only exposing Kevin's upper body, including his chest and abdomen.

There was no danger, but when Kevin reached out and touched the golden grass, he felt a fluctuation emanating from it.

C-grade Material.

Top-grade C-rank materials.

Here, it's like weeds, growing in huge patches, impossible to pick them all.

Every blade of grass met this standard.

Even though Kevin knew that C-rank materials were not scarce in the Dark Continent, he had never seen such a dense array of top-grade C-rank materials as he had seen now.

"Call out!"

A sharp sound.

Kevin immediately jumped back and pushed forward with both hands, creating numerous barriers, layer upon layer.

A sharp sound slammed into the barrier, instantly cleaving through ten layers.

What I heard was a sound like glass shattering.

Then came a sharp buzzing sound, and countless Wind Blade flew in from all directions.

Barrier after barrier kept breaking down, only to reappear.

Kevin's body was also covered with a layer of fine Silver Scales.

Layers upon layers of shields extend outwards through the skin.

Kevin stubbornly continued walking forward against the wind.

The wind blew incessantly all around.

However, there is no doubt that these Wind Blade struck Kevin hard, even cleaving through the barrier and hitting his scales.

Henry's efforts were futile; they couldn't penetrate the scales.

The protective power of Snake Scale exceeded certain expectations.

These Sharp Wind attacks are sharp weapons, and can only strike a specific area for a fleeting moment.

The Snake Scale can distribute all the attacks evenly across every part of the body, which, combined with Kevin's physique, makes them a perfect match.

The attacks were so dense that there was no way to deal with him for the time being.

"Trying to achieve this through attrition? You're dreaming."

Kevin murmured.

Gradually, her body began to sway from side to side.

He has roughly simulated the trajectory of these Wind Blades.

As they moved forward, their swaying and dodging became faster and more precise.

Continue until you can dodge half of them.