Originally, after coming up the mountain with this group and confirming the location of the Life Spirit Tree, Zhou Xu had not planned to come back down anytime soon. Instead, he had intended to explore all of Qingshui Mountain first.
Otherwise, there would have been no reason for everyone to still be carrying a pack.
But the situation had changed.
These five Giant Eagle Eggs were directly tied to the future development of Great Zhou's Giant Eagle Knight forces. If they carried the five eggs over the mountains, and one or two cracked along the way, the loss would be enormous.
Zhou Xu clearly did not want to take that risk. With that in mind, he immediately called out five Elf Knights.
"You five will each escort one Giant Eagle Egg down the mountain. Once the ship returns, board it directly and take all five Giant Eagle Eggs to the Giant Eagle breeding grounds in Xianyang City."
"After delivering them..."
Zhou Xu thought for two seconds.
"You don't need to come back here either. I'm not sure whether I'll still be here by then, so go directly to Black Moon City and stand by. Oh, right—the little Zhang over there, too. When you pass by, take him down with you."
"Yes!"
With a single reply, the five Elf Knights strapped the Giant Eagle Eggs onto their backs and followed the order to descend the mountain.
After watching the five Elf Knights leave, Zhou Xu's gaze once again fell upon the millennium-grade Life Spirit Tree before him.
If nothing went wrong, this should be the oldest Life Spirit Tree in the mountains.
He directly designated this millennium-grade Life Spirit Tree as a landmark for the mountain, then began expanding his exploration outward in concentric circles.
Following this method of exploration, Zhou