Chapter 102

Haxi's throat was blocked by bamboo shoots, and he vomited for a long time on the spot.

It stared at Telingewei.

Telingewei plucked another bamboo shoot and made a gesture as if to flick it into its mouth.

Enraged, it pawed over and rammed its head into Telingewei.

"Meow." Having finally found a crystal, Nibote opened his mouth wide to pick up the mud, but he couldn't manage to lift it up.

It floated to the surface and howled at Xie Juanhan.

It was indeed a bit of a challenge for a half-grown Griffin to open its gaping maw and try to pick up a crystal that looked like a grain of sand.

Xie Juanhan swam over. "Where is it? I'll come find it."

Nibote immediately submerged his large head underwater to lead the way for Xie Juanhan.

Xie Juanhan helped Nibote, and the other little guys cried out in excitement, indicating that they wanted to do it too.

Finally, the little guys took the lead, and Xie Juanhan used his nimble fingers to scoop up the Elemental Crystal from the mud.

Xie Juanhan had originally wanted the little guy to have a competition, but in the end, everyone was in complete chaos.

At noon, Xie Juanhan and Telingewei took out food and had a picnic with the little ones by the river.

With the damp river breeze blowing, Xie Juanhan said, "I've noticed that the further downstream you go, the fewer Elemental Crystal there are."

They were upstream on the river, just as they entered the Inner Land, in a section of the river about three meters long, where they could find about ten Elemental Crystal.

In the middle reaches of the river, along the same length, they could only find seven or eight Elemental Crystal.

Downstream, you might not find even a few grains in several sections of the river.

Xie Juanhan looked at the river. "I feel there's no need to continue searching. Shall we stop here for now?"

Telingewei nodded. "We'll come back another time."

"We can come in and check once a week to see if the river brings any new Elemental Crystal, or anything else down with it?"

Xie Juanhan thought for a moment and then said, "We can compile a patrol log and include the Inner Land when patrolling the Magic Forest."

The two dragons discussed the patrol work in the Magic Forest.

Harper and the others hurriedly ate the food they had brought that day.

Roasted meat is delicious, smoked fish is delicious, Demon Bird is delicious, and even cold-dressed waterweed and bamboo shoots are delicious!

Awooo!

After lunch, since it was still early, Xie Juanhan and the others searched in the river for a while longer.

They didn't return until almost evening.

After returning home, Xie Juanhan and Telingewei poured out the Elemental Crystal to examine them.

Their search for Elemental Crystal wasn't very efficient; they collected more than half a jar of them in total.

Xie Juanhan took out a small balance and weighed it.

If converted to kilograms, these Elemental Crystal would weigh approximately one pound and three ounces.

All together, it's really just a little over a handful.

For the next few days, Xie Juanhan studied Elemental Crystal.

Telingewei studied with him.

However, Telingewei's theoretical foundation was not as strong as his, and he wasn't very interested in those Elemental Crystal.

They didn't find any results from their research.

Xie Juanhan wrote letters to the great mages he knew, and also inquired with the Water Demon.

No one had ever seen crystals like this before.

That day, Xie Juanhan sat at his desk, playing with a few Elemental Crystal.

The Elemental Crystal slowly released magical elements.

He especially liked the Water Elemental Crystal. He held them in his palm and played with them. His palm was enveloped in the moist water element, which felt cool and refreshing, and very comfortable.

Xie Juanhan fell into deep thought.

He didn't notice that the Magic Wand Plant, which had always grown in the corner of the study, had its branches and leaves leaning towards the desk.

The entire Magic Wand Plant looked askew, as if it had been blown askew by a typhoon.

Its branches and leaves drooped to the ground.

Immediately afterwards, the Magic Wand Plant spun the entire flowerpot once, using the leaves that touched the ground as the center.

Xie Juanhan was in a daze and, having brought the scent of the Magic Wand Plant within a safe range, didn't guard against it.

He had no idea that the plant had been so stealthyly and quietly moved to the front of his desk.

The instant the branches and leaves completely covered the desk, the Magic Wand Plant swept across the desk like a broom, sweeping away all the Elemental Crystal on the desk.

Xie Juanhan was startled awake and subconsciously clenched his hands.

Two Water Elemental Crystal were swept away from his hand, and six Earth Elemental Crystal were swept away from the table.

The Elemental Crystal that were swept off all fell into the flowerpot.

The roots of the Magic Wand Plant sprouted out and swallowed the Elemental Crystal in the blink of an eye.

Then, it stopped moving.

"Telingewei-- " Xie Juanhan and called out.

At the same time, he immediately stood up and walked to the pot of the Magic Wand Plant to look at it.

Telingewei arrived quickly.

The furry creatures also squeezed into the study.

Xie Juanhan recounted the events, then looked at the Magic Wand Plant: "I didn't expect the Elemental Crystal to be so attractive to it."

The Magic Wand Plant should now be considered a level three magical plant, which is also the highest level magical plant they have ever seen.

Harper and the others played with the Magic Wand Plant every day, teasing it to spit fireballs.

This guy seems to be gradually becoming more aware, from randomly spitting fireballs to specifically chasing after the furry creature with the most pesky claws to burn them.

Unexpectedly, it actually began to actively devour Elemental Crystal.

The Magic Wand Plant was very hardy, Xie Juanhan pulled it up without hesitation, carefully rubbing the soil in the pot between his fingers.

"The Elemental Crystal has been absorbed, but we don't know if it's been digested," Xie Juanhan, looking at the wand -Magic Wand Plant he was holding. "It might have hidden the Elemental Crystal in its roots."

Telingewei ran his fingers through the soil in the flowerpot to make sure the Elemental Crystal weren't there. "Should we peel back the roots to take a look?"

Plants and animals are different.

It should be able to withstand this level of damage.

Xie Juanhan shook the Magic Wand Plant.

The Magic Wand Plant remained motionless, as if it wasn't the one that had just actively come to devour the Elemental Crystal, with its branches and leaves as the center.

Xie Juanhan: "Don't peel them yet, let's see if these crystals are particularly useful to plants."

Telingewei: "I'll go find two plants."

"No, we can't use ordinary plants."

Xie Juanhan's mind raced, and he immediately said, "I'll go with you to dig for Star Berry. Let's pick plants of the same size, and dig up at least four."

Telingewei realized. "Control experiment?"

"Yes, some plants use Earth Elemental Crystal, some use Water Elemental Crystal, some use both, and some use neither—by comparing these, we can understand the purpose of these Elemental Crystal."

Star Berry, which they grow in their fields.

This level 2 magical plant is one level higher than waterweed but one level lower than Magic Wand Plant.

From this perspective, it is also a perfect control plant.

Xie Juanhan: "Let's go dig now and see just how much the Elemental Crystal affect the plants?"

Harper and the others stood up and chirped, "Chirp!"

Xie Juanhan: "Let's go."

==========Author's Note:=========

See you tomorrow!

Chapter 102 [VIP]

On the windowsill, in a ceramic pot, five Star Berry sway in the breeze.

This spring, they sprouted new leaves, and their stems became more upright than when they were creeping in the wild, looking somewhat like the stems and leaves of a strawberry.

Xie Juanhan laid them out in a row, bent down to look at them at eye level, and checked their condition again.

Harper and the others crouched three steps away, also looking up and staring intently at the Star Berry plant.

"Chirp chirp," Harper murmured, indicating that the five Star Berry looked similar.

Xie Juanhan: "Indeed, the number of stems and leaves, height, and lushness are all the same."

Xie Juanhan stepped back two paces, looking at the row of Star Berry with satisfaction.

Star Berry prefer light, moisture, and cool temperatures, but cannot tolerate direct sunlight, making them perfect for planting on a windowsill in the study.

Xie Juanhan turned to look at the little guys, finally fixing his gaze on Telingewei: "Is it time to start using Elemental Crystal on them?"

Telingewei nodded. "Just bury it?"

"Yes, I'll bury it. I'll try to bury the Elemental Crystal at the same distance from the main root."

Xie Juanhan took out the Elemental Crystal and carefully buried them.

They dug up the Star Berry this time to conduct a control group experiment.

Five Star Berry, each with two Earth Elemental Crystal, two Water Elemental Crystal, one Water Elemental Crystal, a small amount of fertilizer given by the Goblin, and nothing else buried inside.

After burying them, Xie Juanhan stepped back and carefully examined them, making a mental note of the growth of the Star Berry.

Next, they will continue to monitor the growth of the Star Berry.

On the first day, the Star Berry showed no change, and the same was true on the second and third days.

This continued until the sixth day.

When Xie Juanhan and the others woke up, they went to the windowsill to Star Berry and were surprised to find that the Star Berry with the Elemental Crystal buried inside had grown much taller.

They were originally just small seedlings growing in terracotta pots, but now they look like a large weed, suddenly bursting with leaves, and the stems and leaves have even grown to half the height of the window frame.

"So lush!" Xie Juanhan was stunned for a moment, then quickly went over to check. "The speed at which they're bursting open—wait, their magical plant levels seem to have increased too."

After Xie Juanhan finished speaking, he quickly corrected himself. "No, it's not that the level has increased, it's that the level has become more flexible."

These Star Berry were originally level two magical plants. The three with Elemental Crystal buried in them are showing signs of breaking through to level two, while the Star Berry buried with Goblin fertilizer and those without any burial have not changed much.

No, the Star Berry buried with Goblin fertilizer are actually growing quite well, with glossy green leaves.

If there were no Elemental Crystal, it would be very conspicuous.

Telingewei reached out and pinched the leaf of Star Berry containing Elemental Crystal: "There's not much difference between Star Berry Earth Elemental Crystal and those Water Elemental Crystal."