In the vast primeval forest, Richard was taking shelter from the sudden rain under a leaf as large as a roof.
At his feet was a thick, horizontal tree branch, and next to it was a round tree hole.
Suddenly a huge creature emerged from the tree hole and jumped to his side.
"Well!"
Richard stared wide-eyed at the enormous creature, which turned out to be a Red-Tailed Squirrel even taller than himself!
At that moment, he had only one thought in his mind:
This is definitely not Earth!!!
The Red-Tailed Squirrel seemed oblivious to Richard, or perhaps it considered Richard too insignificant a threat...
"Squeak, squeak (It's raining!)~"
It chirped merrily twice, then sat on a branch, watching the rain while intently munching on an unidentified nut the size of a basketball.
It quickly realized something was wrong; Richard's gaze was too intense!
The Red-Tailed Squirrel glanced at Richard, then quickly hid the unfinished nuts behind its back and stared at Richard warily.
"Squeak! (What are you doing?)"
Richard couldn't understand the Red-Tailed Squirrel's language, and fearing his movements might startle it, he could only try to put on a friendly smile...
The man and the squirrel stared at each other silently, their eyes wide open.
The Red-Tailed Squirrel's furry ears twitched. It seemed to feel sorry for the strange-looking creature in front of it, so it took out the nuts hidden on its back.
It glanced reluctantly at the nut that had just been slightly cracked open, then closed its eyes, stretched out its paws, and presented the nut to Richard.
Richard:???
What do you mean? You're treating me to a meal?!
He stared at the unidentified nut, which was about the size of his head, and was somewhat speechless.
However, Richard did not refuse the Red-Tailed Squirrel's kindness. He took the nuts and examined them curiously.
Hmm, at first glance it looks a bit like an acorn, but upon closer inspection, it also looks a bit like a pine cone...
Moreover, this nut was clearly no ordinary fruit, because Richard could clearly sense an extremely rich energy within it...
The Red-Tailed Squirrel saw him holding the nuts in a daze and assumed he didn't know how to eat them.
So he snatched the nuts from Richard's hand again.
"Squeak (I'll teach you)!"
It spoke to remind Richard and demonstrated how to insert the sturdy incisors into the nut shell and pry it open.
'Click!'
A small piece of the nutshell fell to the ground with a thud.
The Red-Tailed Squirrel returned the nut to Richard, pointing to the exposed white flesh.
"Squeak (Eat quickly!)!"
"Squeak (Delicious)!"
Richard, with a wry smile, pointed to his teeth, shrugged, and shook his head.
The Red-Tailed Squirrel scratched its head in frustration, unsure of what to do.
Just then, an old voice suddenly reached Richard's ears.
[Strange life form!]
"Who? Who's speaking?!"
Richard looked around in surprise and uncertainty.
The Red-Tailed Squirrel, however, showed a look of surprise. It clapped its paws and raised its head, squeaking loudly.
"Squeak ( Grandpa Tree )!"
"Squeak! (Help me!)"
"Squeak! (This strange fellow won't eat!)"
The enormous tree beneath Richard suddenly trembled, and the next second, a thick branch fell down, bearing a small, fresh fruit that emitted a fluorescent green glow of life.
[Eat it... a strange life form...]
Richard looked up, following the Red-Tailed Squirrel's gaze, but all he could see above was an endless tree trunk.
Eat it... and you'll be able to communicate with the life here...
Richard's eyes lit up, and he reached out to pluck the fluorescent green fruit.
The fruit began to release energy the moment it left the branch. Richard didn't dare to delay and quickly popped the fruit into his mouth.
The moment the fruit entered his mouth, it transformed into a cool, refreshing energy that rushed straight into his mind.
"Hmm~"
Richard involuntarily closed his eyes and let out a comfortable groan.
"Squeak (What's wrong with you?)"
Richard opened his eyes and found the Red-Tailed Squirrel had come close to him, looking at him with a worried expression.
"I'm fine~"
As soon as he opened his mouth, he was surprised to find that he was speaking a very strange language.
The simple three words, "I'm fine," were uttered with more than a dozen trembling sounds.
"Squeak (You can understand me now?)!"
The Red-Tailed Squirrel cried out joyfully.
"Squeak ( Grandpa Tree )!"
"Squeak! (He can understand what I'm saying now!)"
[Hehehehe...]
The tree trunk trembled, as if laughing heartily.
Grandpa Tree?!
Richard looked at the large tree beside him and said in shock, "It was you who was speaking just now!"
[In your world, are there no intelligent beings like me?]
Richard's expression froze, and his heart skipped a beat.
He said cautiously, "You know I am not a being of this world?"
[Hehehe~]
The Spatial Particle that remain on you are like children to me...
" Spatial Particle?" Richard asked, puzzled.
He knows several spatial spells, such as Mirror Dimension, Portal, Cross-Realm Teleportation, etc...
Even the Space Stone, unique in the Marvel Universe, is in his hands...
But he had never sensed anything like Spatial Particle!
The teleportation spells he used always involved connecting spatial nodes with Vishanti Energy or his own Mana, and then expanding a passage.
Richard had also studied the boundless Spatial Energy contained within the Space Stone, and he was certain that he did not possess any such energy fluctuations within himself...
The branches of the large tree swept across Richard's body, capturing a trace of clear energy.
[This is Spatial Particle...]
Richard took the transparent energy particle, sensed it carefully, and then revealed a strange expression.
This... isn't this Spatial Fragment that makes up the Mirror Dimension?!
No, it's smaller than Spatial Fragment and more subtle than Spatial Energy!
Suddenly, a multitude of brilliant ideas popped into Richard's mind...