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Upon contact with the flame, the seasonings immediately ignited, giving the meat skewers a unique savory aroma.

"Alright." Xie Juanhan took a handful of meat skewers and handed them to Telingewei, who was waiting nearby.

After taking the meat skewers, he took down the huge wooden strip next to him and handed the strip, which was covered with grilled meat, to the giant.

In the past, they weren't so extravagant when roasting meat over a campfire, but today, with giants present, the flames would have been too small to cook such a massive amount of meat.

"Delicious!" The giant took the skewer and took a big bite. "It's been so long since I've had such delicious grilled meat."

"Right?" Xie Juanhan smiled, picked up the bottle, and gestured for everyone to clink glasses. "Let's drink."

Even though it's autumn now, chilled wine is still very delicious.

Xie Juanhan and the others each held a bottle of wine, and after finishing their drinks, they all squinted their eyes.

"Chirp chirp." Habu squatted down next to Xie Juanhan, nuzzling his arm with its furry head and even pawing at his wrist.

Xie Juanhan flicked his wrist and knocked it off. "Go eat your sweet fermented rice balls."

Habu looked at the bottle, indicating he wanted to try it too. "Chirp."

The giant lowered his head. "Or how about pouring some out for them to lick?"

Xie Juanhan politely declined. "They already drank yesterday, and we agreed they couldn't drink again today."

The giant said regretfully, "That's definitely not possible. Once you've agreed, you can't go back on your word."

Habu tilted his head back, understood, and with a "whoosh," went over to drink the sweet wine made from Yuri Berry wine.

The giant seemed to really like the little ones, and softened his voice, saying, "Don't you communicate with people here? I'll ask the Griffin to give you the best jerky to eat this summer."

Xie Juanhan casually asked, "Why summer?"

Giant: "Because the best-tasting meat can only be found in the summer."

Xie Juanhan asked, puzzled, "Not in other seasons? Because they reproduce in other seasons?"

The giant waved his hand. "No, it's just that we can't find a spot normally."

A question mark appeared on Xie Juanhan's forehead.

The giant waved his hand and said, "Our prey here is rather strange. We can only hunt particularly delicious beasts in the summer. We go into the valley of Mount Lazimingya, where a large herd of delicious Demonic Beast lives."

The Gargoyle Eermirisi hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

The giant continued, "You can also swim in from the northwest corner of Lake Lulibaya, the lake where the little ones often play."

Eermirisi finally couldn't hold back any longer. "Only you can go in; no other creature can get in at all."

Giant: "Huh?"

Eermirisi turned to Xie Juanhan and Telingewei and said, "That place belongs to the land of magic; only giants can enter."

Xie Juanhan asked curiously, "Limited Titans?"

Eermirisi: "Anyway, I can't get in, and neither can the Griffin. To us, that place is just ordinary mountains and sea; even if we got close, we'd go around it."

Giant: "Really? I got in very easily."

"Exceptionally smooth?" Eermirisi retorted. "Don't you feel a little jostled every time you go in?"

"It seems so?" The giant thought for a moment, then chuckled and said, "It always hurts a little when I go over there; there's probably something stuck there."

Seeing the complicated expressions on Xie Juanhan and the others' faces, the giant said, "But I often feel a little jostled when I go to other places, and it always hurts."

Eermirisi sighed softly.

Xie Juanhan asked with great interest, "Is a strange space that only giants can enter also considered a kind of Inner Land?"

Eermirisi: "So, you could say that? After all, it's a place that was explored from ancient ruins."

Xie Juanhan and the others were curious.

Eermirisi said, "Legend has it that there is a Golden Hunting Ground in the Tammi Kingdom, where strange and rare flowers bloom and precious beasts roam."

"However, after the fall of the Tammi dynasty, no one ever saw the Golden Hunting Ground again; everyone thought it was just a legend left in literature."

Xie Juanhan: "Strange, the Golden Hunting Ground of the Tammi Kingdom, how come only giants can enter?"

Telingewei chimed in, "I'm afraid it's not just giants who can go in, but only powerful creatures."

Xie Juanhan turned to look at him.

"Some of the Inner Land are too unstable," Telingewei said. "Only powerful beings can force their way in."

"I see." Xie Juanhan nodded, unable to resist asking the question he had wanted to ask for a long time, "Aren't there a lot of Inner Land in this world?"

From the Magic Forest to the sea, from near the mage tower to the ruins of the Tammi Kingdom.

Xie Juanhan could find traces of the Inner Land in almost every place.

Eermirisi casually remarked, "When the gods created the world, it was two separate worlds, one inside and one outside."

All the creatures present looked up at him.

Eermirisi nodded affirmatively. "It has been verified in this ancient text, but the many wars between the gods later shattered the Inner World pieces, leaving only fragments."

"Two worlds, one inside and one outside?" Xie Juanhan took a big gulp of ice-cold wine to calm his nerves and muttered, "I've never heard of this before."

He looked at Telingewei.

A look of bewilderment crossed Telingewei's eyes.

Clearly, Telingewei didn't know either.

Eermirisi looked at them and suddenly realized, "Have the major races stopped recording these things?"

"Indeed," Eermirisi muttered. "The war among the gods shattered the Inner World. If it were recorded, it might shake the faith of various races in the gods."

Xie Juanhan said, "I really didn't expect there to be two worlds, one inside the other, this is truly—"

Xie Juanhan gulped down a large mouthful of wine and murmured the rest of his words: "This is the biggest gain we've made on this trip."

Eermirisi was even more puzzled. "Just an ancient legend."

"Yes, knowing this information is already a huge gain." Xie Juanhan nodded, his eyes suddenly lighting up as he looked at Eermirisi, "Are you good at math?"

What is this problem?

Eermirisi's eyes were filled with confusion, and she had a feeling that Xie Juanhan, whose eyes were shining, was in some kind of danger at this moment.

Telingewei put his hand on Xie Juanhan's shoulder and said, "No, he's not good at it."

Eermirisi replied, "Yes, I enjoy literature and even subscribe to literary journals, but my place is so remote that few carrier birds are willing to fly here."

Xie Juanhan listened to their unanimous denials, a look of regret appearing in his eyes.

Eermirisi felt a chill run down her spine and quickly ate two large pieces of roasted meat to calm her nerves.

Xie Juanhan also wanted to explore the fragments of the Inner Land that the giants could access.

Unfortunately, the giant said it's not open at this time; it's only open during the summer.

Both parties agreed that they would come to visit again next summer if Xie Juanhan and his group were available.

Xie Juanhan and the others have been out for several days now.

After finishing their barbecue and saying goodbye to their friends, Xie Juanhan and his companions, carrying various items they had collected or purchased along the way, as well as gifts from their friends, finally set off for the Magic Forest.

This time, even Nibote missed the Magic Forest terribly.

They took no detours, setting off from the ruins of the Tammi Kingdom at dawn and flying straight towards the Magic Forest.

They didn't rest much on the road, only stopping to camp each night.

Several days passed, and on the evening of the fourth day, as the crimson sun sank behind the mountains, they finally returned to their familiar cottage.

"Shh!" The Magic Wand Tree noticed their return and frantically shook its leaves.

If it weren't for the threatening look from Telingewei, the Magic Wand Tree would have looked like it wanted to spit a few pools of lava at them in welcome.

"Alright, alright." Xie Juanhan patted the tree trunk. "We're back, and we brought you a gift."

The canopy of the Magic Wand Tree began to rustle again.

Xie Juanhan took Dragon Power Crystal from his spatial arm ring and gave it to the Magic Wand Tree, indicating that it was a gift for it.

The moment that tiny Dragon Power Crystal appeared in mid-air, the Magic Wand Tree froze.

Its branches and leaves remained motionless.

Even the evening breeze couldn't move a single one of its leaves.

Xie Juanhan asked in confusion, "What's wrong—"

Before he could finish speaking, the Magic Wand Tree swiftly pulled its thick roots out of the soil, and with a sudden twist, snatched the Dragon Power Crystal from his palm.

The Magic Wand Tree trembled as it was swept away.

Immediately afterwards, it visibly grew taller.

Xie Juanhan watched as two small buds sprouted from the branches near the trunk, and the entire Magic Wand Tree grew a little taller.

Is Dragon Power Crystal really that useful?

Xie Juanhan subconsciously turned his head to look at Telingewei behind him.

Telingewei also stepped forward to observe the Magic Wand Tree together.

The Magic Wand Tree appeared to have digested the Dragon Power Crystal; it rustled its branches and used them to stick to the two dragons.

Its branches are thick and stiff; when they stick to you, it feels like you're being whipped.

"Alright, no need to be so enthusiastic!" Xie Juanhan directly rejected the overly enthusiastic Magic Wand Tree, which was almost like a puppy.

The branches of the Magic Wand Tree were wrapped around him, refusing to let go.

Because Telingewei was standing nearby, the overly excited Magic Wand Tree even curled up at Telingewei.

Xie Juanhan was observing it, but hesitated to give it the Dragon Power Crystal.

The Magic Wand Tree finally couldn't hold back any longer. Using some unknown vocal organ, it managed to squeeze out a syllable. "Chirp!"

-More!

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

See you tomorrow!

Thanks to Nanzhi for the grenades and landmines; thanks to Ancient Spirit (*2), Chani, Chaodayaoyantuan, and Qianshanding for the landmines!