Chapter 117
Tuoyin sat quietly to the side, not daring to disturb him in the slightest.
Xie Juanhan stared at the paper, then grabbed a handful of gold coins. "Let me do another divination."
Xie Juanhan's divination skills are far superior to his calculation skills.
With a quick calculation, he immediately knew that Tuoyin's figure was correct.
"You actually figured it out!" Xie Juanhan exclaimed with delight. "Thank you, this is another huge step forward in my research."
Tuoyin chuckled dryly, "You're welcome."
Xie Juanhan smiled and said, "You've worked hard. Let's go eat first."
Tuoyin quickly waved his hand. "No need, I'm just here to repay a debt of gratitude, how can I eat?"
After saying this, Tuoyin didn't try to get closer to her anymore, and after a few perfunctory words, he tried to run away.
Seeing how he avoided him like the plague, Xie Juanhan was both amused and exasperated. "Wait a moment, you take this."
Xie Juanhan took out a jar from his spatial armband. "Your body is still quite weak. This is some berry preserves we made. Take this and soak it in water to drink; it might help you recover quickly."
The enchanted Star Berry, after being processed with honey, are rich in both Magic Power and sugar, making them an excellent item for replenishing stamina.
After receiving the candied fruit, Tuoyin smiled gratefully.
Before his smile could fully bloom, Xie Juanhan continued, "We've been researching a certain theory recently. If you have any friends who are good at math and magic theory, you can introduce them to us."
Tuoyin's smile faded slightly, and after a long pause, he stiffly replied, "Okay."
Xie Juanhan smiled and said, "You really aren't eating here?"
Upon hearing that he was invited to stay for dinner, Tuoyin quickly shook his head. "No, thank you for your hospitality."
After saying that, Tuoyin hurriedly ran off.
The furry creatures in the hallway watched him flee in disarray, their faces filled with admiration. "Aww."
Wow, you run so fast!
It flies even faster than Nibote!
==========Author's Note:=========
There will be a giveaway of 88 small red envelopes in the comments section of this chapter, and another chapter will be released at around 11:50!
Thanks to Flying Gull for the grenade and two landmines; thanks to the Ancient Spirit little girl and Thousand Mountains for the two landmines; thanks to Lonely North Star* and Southern Branch for the landmines!
Chapter 117 [VIP]
That day, Xie Juanhan and Telingewei went to the open sea to release the fry of One-Bone Fish.
Fish eggs hatch relatively quickly, including those of the One-Bone Fish.
Xie Juanhan and the others placed the fish eggs in a golden basin, and in less than half a month, the fish eggs began to hatch one after another.
Newly hatched fish eggs look like tiny, transparent bubbles.
Gradually, they grew longer and wider, and they ate the food that Xie Juanhan and Telingewei threw down more and more fiercely.
Every time they feed the fish, a splash of water is stirred up in the basin.
"We can release them into the wild now." Xie Juanhan stared at the fish basin. "If we don't release them soon, they'll grow too big."
Telingewei: "Just put it in the fishing net?"
"Let it go." Xie Juanhan scooped up a handful of water, One-Bone Fish swam around in his palm. "It's bigger than the smallest mesh in the net; it shouldn't be able to escape."
Xie Juanhan and his team ordered three large nets, each of which was tied to a frame on the seabed.
Now, put One-Bone Fish into the innermost net. They can't escape, and the fish outside can't get in either.
There shouldn't be any major problems.
Despite his thoughts, Xie Juanhan was still worried.
They brought back a total of 5,742 fish eggs, and under the influence of the Dragon Power, all of these fish eggs hatched into fish fry.
The incubation process went extremely smoothly.
However, they have always kept the fish carefully in the study, feeding them multiple times a day on time and in the right amounts, and occasionally adding some Star Berry to their food.
Once in the wild, these One-Bone Fish will need to find their own food.
In addition, they need to adapt to the ever-changing environment in the wild.
Under these multiple challenges, it's uncertain whether even half of these 5,000-plus fish fry will survive.
Xie Juanhan and Telingewei released the fish fry into the sea.
They even left some aquatic plants in the fishing nets for the fish fry to eat.
To prevent these fish fry, which have just arrived in the wild, from starving to death.
Xie Juanhan transformed back into his dragon form, dived underwater, and swam back and forth several times to make sure the fishing net had no holes.
With a splash, Xie Juanhan surfaced from underwater. "The One-Bone Fish can't get out, and the wild fish outside can't get in, so there shouldn't be any problem."
Telingewei reached out and pulled him. "If I'm out fishing, I'll take a detour to come and see."
"Okay, if you see any Tata Fish, please ask them to come and take a look when they have time."
After saying that, Xie Juanhan changed his mind. "Why don't we go find them today? It's also time to exchange fish milk."
Xie Juanhan and his group have established a stable trading relationship with the Tata Fish.
As large magic fish, Tata Fish are always half-full in the wild and often go hungry.
Since exchanging fish milk with Xie Juanhan and the others, the Tata Fish have mostly been able to survive on only half-full meals, and the extreme situation of going hungry has basically disappeared.
They are particularly willing to exchange.
Xie Juanhan estimated that if he offered them some Star Berry or animal meat, asking them to come and inspect the area every few days, they would be happy to oblige.
Xie Juanhan and Telingewei were about to go find the Tata Fish.
A golden-red figure flew in from the horizon.
"Meow--"
Nibote spotted them immediately and yelled at them.
The Griffin's voice, which was going through puberty, was hoarse and unpleasant to hear.
Xie Juanhan rubbed his ears and shouted, "What did you say? I didn't hear you!"
"Chirp!" A furry head popped out from the Griffin's back.
"Harper?" Xie Juanhan paused. "What are you doing here?"
Harper shouted, "Chirp! Chirp chirp!"
Telingewei said in a deep voice, "The Magic Forest is on fire?"
Harper: "Chirp!!!"
Harper pushed off Nibote's broad back and charged straight at them in mid-air, like a cannonball into Telingewei's arms.
Telingewei caught it and touched its forehead.
Xie Juanhan reached out and let the flustered Nibote land beside him, asking, "What's wrong?"
Telingewei succinctly stated, "The fermenting fertilizer spontaneously combusted, burning down the Goblin's lair and setting the Magic Forest."
Xie Juanhan immediately realized. "The batch of fertilizer from the rock mud fermentation?"
Telingewei: "This is the message Harper and the others received."
Harper cried out anxiously, "Chirp!"
Telingewei: "We're going back to put out the fire right away."
Xie Juanhan: "Yes, you lead the way."
Nibote immediately spread his wings and took flight again. "Awooo!"
Xie Juanhan transformed back into his dragon form, took a large gulp of seawater from the ocean, and followed Nibote as he flew towards the Magic Forest.
The dragon that Telingewei had transformed into carried Harper on its back and followed behind him.
Soon, the two dragons realized that they didn't need a guide at all.
As soon as they entered the airspace above the Magic Forest, they smelled a strong odor of smoke.
Once they fly higher, they can see a vast forest ablaze directly from the air.
Telingewei has managed the forest very well over the years.
The forest is densely wooded and the soil is fertile, resulting in an abundance of combustible materials such as dead branches, fallen leaves, and moss.
Once it caught fire, the sky was almost glowing red.
Fortunately, there wasn't much wind today.
Otherwise, the wind would fan the flames, causing a flashover and engulfing the entire forest to the east.
"Chirp!"
Moli, Haxi, and the other Companion Beast saw them in the sky and quickly waved hello.
However, it was just a simple greeting.
Moli and Haxi were leading the forest animals on a wild run.
Whether herbivores or carnivores, all the animals were busy trying to escape.
Many animals panicked and ran away without thinking.
Moli and the others led the way, trying to get them out.
Goblin, Water Demon, Pixie, Weaving Fairies, and even Demon Wolf and Peryton rushed to put out the fire.
They carried all sorts of firefighting tools and tried their best to pour water into the sea of fire.
The blazing sun made everyone's eyes glow red, and the fur of the Demon Wolf and Peryton was even slightly singed.
Unfortunately, the fire was too large, and the firefighting efforts were only so-so.
White Dragon didn't look around much. He rushed directly to the top of the fire and sprayed a long jet of water at the most intensely burning area.
When the seawater came into contact with the flames, it generated a large amount of water vapor, which blotted out the sun.
The dragon came from behind and also spat water onto the flames.
Unfortunately, the giant dragon absorbed far less water than the White Dragon.
The puddle of water he spat out did little to extinguish the flames.
The White Dragon paid no attention to the situation on the dragon's side. After spitting out the seawater, he quickly rushed to the riverbank to drink water.
Now, without needing to fly long distances, he transformed into his largest size.
The creatures of the Magic Forest had always believed that the White Dragon was slender and graceful, much smaller than the giant dragon.
At this moment, the White Dragon used its largest size.
Its silvery-white body danced in mid-air, like another river flowing through the sky.
Under his voracious appetite, the river even dried up.
The intelligent creatures of the Magic Forest, oblivious to the raging fire, all looked up at the astonishing dragon before them.
"Pfft--" Another long jet of water poured down, extinguishing most of the forest fire.
The White Dragon wanted to drink water again, but unfortunately, the river water hadn't flowed down much yet.
He could only absorb some water, and then condensed some of the water vapor in the air to extinguish the flames again.
The fire in the Magic Forest was far too great.
Some of the water evaporated; even White Dragon couldn't conjure water out of thin air without water vapor.
He began to release cold air downwards.
The flames below shrank further, but were not completely extinguished.