The Troublesome Dryland Turtle

With Little Butterfly in tow, Huo Hai finally had something to do. As long as his spiritual power had mostly recovered, he would inject some into the cocoon to speed up Little Butterfly's transformation. His Gu Insects had never received such treatment before.

Fortunately, Little Gold and the other insects would not grow jealous, or they would have complained him to death. Without Little Butterfly, Huo Hai's speed was not slowed by much. He only needed to put the cocoon in his backpack, and under the protection of the Star Gu, Huo Hai continued upstream along the river.

Along the way, he occasionally encountered lone Blood-Red Dragonflies. As long as the Blood-Red Dragonflies let the Star Gu get close, they would be knocked down by the pressure of the Gu Insects. Powerful Gu Insects held a natural advantage against insects. Unfortunately, he still had not encountered any Three-Eyed Toads. However, he did come across some Spiral-Pattern Deer that had come to the riverbank to drink.

Afterward, those Spiral-Pattern Deer became antlers in Huo Hai's backpack, contributing their share to his Academy Contribution. The deeper he went into Mijia Mountain, the greater his harvest became. What he had gained that morning already exceeded what he had gained during the entire first day.

Just then, Huo Hai received information from the Star Gu about one of his targets, one he had not encountered before. "Heh heh, one of the targets I haven't seen before... that means I should have run into a Dryland Turtle."

Huo Hai's heart stirred, and he hurried after it. Dryland Turtles were good things. A single Dryland Turtle contained at least ten Turtle Pearls. Every Turtle Pearl was worth one Academy Contribution. This was an important supplementary material for refining Bone Tempering Pills. Even as a supplementary material,