Flower Road

"So besides failed fire seeds, there are also imperfect fire seeds. If there are imperfect fire seeds, does that mean there are also perfect fire seeds? And what exactly does this Sacrifice to Heaven mean? Could it be that your teammates have to die for you to become stronger? That's too cruel. And how exactly is a teammate defined? If I consider someone a teammate, can I consider my enemies teammates? I get stronger every time I kill an enemy teammate..." Lin Shen thought greedily.

He studied it for a while but couldn't figure out how to use this Sacrifice to Heaven. It didn't seem to be an active ability, and its effect could only be known when it came into play later.

For the rest of the time, Lin Shen stayed home to heal, hoping his hand injury would recover before they set off.

He had to change the medicine every 12 hours, and it took five bottles each time to fully soak his hands. Just the cost of the medicine was six figures.

Fortunately, the medicine was effective. Although his hand injury didn't fully heal before they left, it wasn't a big problem anymore. He could lift heavy objects normally. High-intensity combat was still a bit difficult, as he was afraid the bones that hadn't fully healed might crack again.

Lin Shen brought the medicine with him and applied it periodically. It should heal completely in a few days.

While recovering, Lin Shen fed some low-level Gene Mutation Eggs to Dead Powder. That guy wasn't picky at all and ate twenty or thirty Steel Gene Mutation Eggs from Lin Shen.

He thought that after eating so many Gene Mutation Eggs, it should at least develop a talent, but there was nothing, not even a fart. Let alone a talent, its size didn't change at all.

Lin Shen speculated that perhaps Dead Powder could only plunder talents by eating Gene Mutation Creatures with fire seeds.

Before the agreed departure time, Lao Ye brought Lin Shen an Alloy Grade Pet Capsule. It was a Platinum Beast.

Platinum Beasts weren't particularly rare Alloy Grade pets. They were mainly fast and often used as mounts.

Many people liked to use Platinum Beasts as mounts. Besides their speed, their appearance was quite good. They were pure white all over with a single horn on their head, like a legendary sacred unicorn, making them the preferred mount for many who valued appearance.

Lin Xiangdong himself was someone who valued appearance, and he had a Platinum Beast among his mounts. Lao Ye found this Platinum Beast to make it easier for Lin Shen to continue impersonating Lin Xiangdong.

The two Platinum Beasts looked almost identical. Lin Xiangdong's was a top-grade with a speed of 20, while the one Lao Ye found had a speed of 18.4. It was a bit slower, but it was enough for impersonation.

Ghost Faced White Beast wore chainmail made of alloy. If he didn't make a move, no one would be able to tell that he wasn't Lin Xiangdong.

When the two were about to leave, Wei Wufu followed them. He didn't say anything, just silently followed behind Lin Shen.

Lao Ye glanced at Wei Wufu and was about to say something, but Lin Shen stopped him.

The three went to the agreed meeting point together. People from the Qi and Wang families had already arrived. Qi Shuheng and Wang Tianer, who were leading them, were talking to Bai Shenfei.

"Are only three people from the Lin Family going?" Wang Tianer frowned as he looked at the three of them.

"Is three people not enough for a mere Gourd Mountain?" Lin Shen sat on the back of the Platinum Beast, showing no intention of getting down.

Wang Tianer's face darkened, and he was about to say something, but Qi Shuheng gave him a look and stopped him.

Qi Shuheng smiled and said, "Each family has its own situation. It doesn't matter how many people go, as long as everyone works together."

"Since everyone is here, let's set off." Bai Shenfei glanced at Wei Wufu, who was following behind Lin Shen, and didn't say anything.

She reached out and threw a white Pet Capsule. When it landed on the ground, it turned into a pet that was pure white like jade, resembling both a cow and a triceratops.

When everyone saw her mount, their eyes showed some surprise. That mount was clearly a Crystal Gene Level Creature.

As expected of someone from Seahorn Base, they are truly extraordinary. Even their mount is Crystal Gene Level, Lin Shen thought with emotion.

No one said anything else. They each summoned their mounts, and the group left the base in a grand procession.

Lin Shen looked around curiously. Since he was born, he had left the base only a handful of times. The outside world was still very new and interesting to him.

Most of the areas on both sides of the road were covered with green plants, with flowers of various colors scattered among them. There were "small mountains" everywhere, rising and falling, but if you looked closely, you would find that those "small mountains" were not actually mountains, but buildings covered with green plants.

More than two hundred years ago, this place was a modern city, but now it was almost impossible to see the appearance of a city. The occasional roads and buildings that were exposed were also dilapidated, many of them having collapsed and been encroached upon or buried by green plants.

Among the green plants, there were occasionally some strange plants with metallic branches and leaves.

Lin Shen knew that these were not metal sculptures, but truly living metal plants.

These metal plants were also a type of Gene Mutation Creature, but the Gene Mutation Fluid within them was very scarce and difficult to extract. Most of the time, they were cut down and used as materials.

No one was in the mood for much conversation. Everyone urged their mounts to follow Bai Shenfei galloping across the green field.

Along the way, they encountered some low-level Gene Mutation Creatures, which were startled and scattered in all directions. They were too lazy to chase them.

After winding and turning for most of the day, by three o'clock in the afternoon, they had only traveled seventy or eighty li. Suddenly, a colorful road appeared in the mountains ahead. Bai Shenfei stopped in front of the colorful road.

Everyone else also stopped. Lin Shen looked around and realized that it wasn't a colorful road at all, but was covered with small colored metal flowers that extended into the distance. He didn't know how long it was.

"I came here a few years ago. At that time, the Colored Steel Flowers here were only scattered among the green plants, and you could only occasionally see a few clusters. In just a few years, so many have grown, like a long river," Lao Ye said next to Lin Shen. He was mainly speaking to Lin Shen, afraid that Lin Shen wouldn't recognize these Colored Steel Flowers and reveal himself.

"Where there are Colored Steel Flowers, there must be Steel Tail Scorpions. With so many Colored Steel Flowers here, there must be a lot of Steel Tail Scorpions hidden. Let's go ahead and scout it out first," Wang Tianer said, looking at Bai Shenfei.

"Alright," Bai Shenfei nodded slightly without showing any emotion.

Wang Tianer seemed to want to show off in front of Bai Shenfei. Without asking for the opinions of Qi Shuheng and Lin Shen, he sent a Gene Mutator riding a unicorn to scout the way.

After that person mutated, steel armor appeared on his body. Only then did he cautiously urge his horse forward. The unicorn's speed was very slow. Its hooves stepped on the Colored Steel Flowers, making a grating sound that was very unpleasant to hear.

After advancing twenty or thirty meters, the Steel Tail Scorpions still didn't appear. That person became much bolder and sped up a bit.

After galloping for more than a hundred meters, they still didn't see any Steel Tail Scorpions. Only then did the Gene Mutator stop, turn his horse around, and shout back, "Boss, no Steel Tail Scorpions found here."

"Strange, with so many Colored Steel Flowers, there isn't even one Steel Tail Scorpion. This is a bit off," Wang Tianer mused.

"Steel Tail Scorpions love to eat the Liquid inside Colored Steel Flowers the most. Where this flower is, it's not to say there must be Steel Tail Scorpions, but it's ten to nine. Now that there are no Steel Tail Scorpions here, there are only two possibilities. One possibility is that these are not Colored Steel Flowers, but just look similar. The second possibility is that something strange has happened here that prevents us from seeing the Steel Tail Scorpions." After Qi Shuheng finished speaking, he looked at Bai Shenfei and asked, "Miss Bai, can we bypass this Flower Road?"

Bai Shenfei took out a notebook from her bag, looked at it, and said, "We can't bypass it, we can only go through here."

Everyone's eyes were on the notebook in her hand, including Lin Shen and Lao Ye.

Lin Shen thought to himself, Could she really know the way to Gourd Mountain? Could there be a map to Gourd Mountain in that notebook?

"Since we can't go around, let's scout the way more carefully," Qi Shuheng looked at Wang Tianer.

Wang Tianer shouted at the person on the Flower Road. That person turned his horse around and continued to scout ahead. Before long, he had disappeared into the depths of the Flower Road.

After waiting for more than half an hour, they saw that person galloping back.

"Second Boss, this Flower Road is more than ten li long, and the end connects to a valley. There are no Colored Steel Flowers in the valley," that person said after returning to Wang Tianer's vicinity.

"Did you see any Steel Tail Scorpions?" Wang Tianer asked.

"No," that person shook his head.

Wang Tianer looked at Qi Shuheng. Qi Shuheng said to a Gene Mutator beside him, "You go and scout it again, walk along the other side of the Flower Road."

The Qi Family's Gene Mutator also used his Gene Mutation power. His body was mostly covered by steel armor. He rode an Iron Horn Horse into the sea of flowers.

Because the Wang Family's person had scouted the way before, the Qi Family's Gene Mutator was significantly faster. He returned in less than half an hour.

"The Flower Road is more than ten li long, and the end is indeed a valley. No Colored Steel Flowers are growing in the valley. No Steel Tail Scorpions were found on the way, nor were any other Gene Mutation Creatures seen," that person said straightforwardly.

"What do you think, Miss Bai?" Qi Shuheng looked at Bai Shenfei.

"The place we're going is that canyon; we can only go this way," Bai Shenfei said.

"Since that's the case, let's head to the canyon first. What do you all think?" Qi Shuheng looked at Wang Tianer and Lin Shen again and asked.

"That's the only way," Wang Tianer and Lin Shen had no objections either.

Everyone set off again, stepping onto the Flower Road. Lin Shen examined the Flower Road beneath his feet. The Colored Steel Flowers were incredibly vibrant, their blossoms only the size of a fingernail. The petals were shaped like seashells, with edges so thin they resembled sharp blades.

Pets with Steel Bodies had no problem stepping on them, but if a flesh-and-blood body landed on them, it would likely be covered in wounds instantly.

Everyone was on high alert, fearing any potential issues. Fortunately, after walking seven or eight miles, there was nothing unusual. It was indeed as the two scouts had said earlier; there wasn't a single Colored Steel Scorpion on this Flower Road, nor any other Gene Mutation Creatures.

Everyone couldn't help but speed up, planning to rush to the valley. Suddenly, they saw the entire Flower Road swaying, and they were all startled, quickly stopping their mounts.

"Steel Tail Scorpions... So many Steel Tail Scorpions..." someone cried out in horror.

Lin Shen focused his gaze and finally saw clearly. It wasn't the Colored Steel Flowers swaying at all, but countless palm-sized Steel Tail Scorpions crawling out from under the Colored Steel Flowers. They were densely packed like a river of scorpions, even under their feet.