Chapter 167

Upon finally seeing Xie Juanhan and the others return, Simurgh yawned widely before standing up and Xie Juanhan towards them.

Moli isn't at the farm today, so the Little Beast Bus isn't operating.

The giant eagle carried this Goblin here on its back.

"What brings you here?" Xie Juanhan was in a good mood, his eyes full of smiles as he jumped off the dragon's back.

The Goblin, however, looked very serious.

The lead Goblin dragged out a yellowish-brown cloth bag, as large as his Goblin body. "Squeak, squeak."

Xie Juanhan: "What is this? Let me take a look."

Xie Juanhan took the bag, opened it, and found it filled with unripe Star Berry.

The bottom of the berry is yellowish, and the stem end is wrinkled and soft.

It was clearly due to poor growth that it fell off on its own.

Xie Juanhan's expression also turned serious. "How could this be?"

Telingewei, now back in human form, walked over and examined the situation with Xie Juanhan.

Harper and the others also came over and sniffed seriously, trying to find out why the fruit had fallen.

The Goblin squeaked.

The Goblin said they didn't know either; they just noticed there had been a lot of fallen fruit recently, so they collected it and came to report it.

Xie Juanhan had no intention of blaming the Goblin. He took a deep breath and said to Telingewei, "Let's go take a look."

Telingewei nodded.

Xie Juanhan said to Harper and the others, "You stay home and guard the house."

Harper immediately declared she wanted to go too, "Chirp!"

The other Companion Beast also looked at Xie Juanhan: "Chirp!"

So, Xie Juanhan and his family rushed to the farmland before they even had a chance to go back and take a shower.

Moli tacitly carried the Goblin on his back.

The giant eagle, barely noticeable, silently followed at the very back.

They ran along the ridges of the fields in the moonlight and soon reached the farmland.

Under the moonlight, the Star Berry Field was tranquil, lush, and full of life.

If the Goblin hadn't come to report, Xie Juanhan might not have discovered the problem if they had gone deep into the berry field to investigate carefully.

The Star Berry look perfectly normal, except that the percentage of berries falling off is a little high; otherwise, there's nothing wrong with them.

"They look perfectly fine." Xie Juanhan held the bunches of small berries in his palm and examined them carefully. "Is it because there are too many berries and the nutrient supply is insufficient?"

"Is it because the weather is too hot that more fruit has fallen?"

"It can't be that there's a drought and water shortage lately, can it?"

Xie Juanhan has been growing crops for several years, but he wouldn't dare say he has extensive experience.

He really couldn't have found such a subtle problem.

Telingewei is even more impossible to find.

The Goblin, too, had no idea what was wrong with the Star Berry.

However, they are keenly aware that something is amiss.

"After daybreak, we'll look it up in the book, then give the Star Berry a boost of fertilizer and water it more."

"The problem shouldn't be too serious; it's probably just normal fluctuations during the planting season."

Xie Juanhan said this.

The Goblin nodded earnestly, indicating they would continue to help monitor the berry patch, "Squeak!"

Xie Juanhan squatted down and looked them in the eye. "Thank you for your hard work."

The Goblin: "Squeak!"

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

See you tonight!

Thanks to Mei for the rocket launcher; thanks to the Ancient Spirit little girl for the two landmines; thanks to Nanzhi for the landmines!

Chapter 167 [VIP]

Early in the morning, Xie Juanhan took advantage of the cool weather and squatted down with Telingewei in the berry field to check on the condition of the Star Berry.

They have taken a series of emergency remedial measures in the past two days.

They applied a new batch of Dragon Power Crystal Fertilizer and cast Blessing Magic on the Star Berry Ground.

It appears that the Star Berry have stabilized for the time being.

After inspecting the Xie Juanhan said, "These small berries shouldn't continue to fall off in large numbers recently, but I don't know if they'll be able to ripen successfully."

That's how planting is; every step is a hurdle.

Even if the Star Berry have formed now, they may not necessarily ripen successfully.

Xie Juanhan frowned slightly as he looked at the vast fields of Star Berry.

The growth of the Star Berry has reached a critical stage, and they still need to make plans early.

If action is not taken soon, most of the Star Berry will likely be unable to ripen.

After admiring the Star Berry, they picked tender pumpkins, Orange Sweet Shoot, and seaweed to take back and prepare breakfast.

A flock of Tuonai'er Demon Bird have awakened and are pecking at food in the fields.

Moli and Nibote lived right next to the farmland, guarding it and the Demon Bird.

Although these Demon Bird roam freely, they've been beaten so many times that they no longer steal their vegetables and berries.

However, the berries and yellow leaves that fall to the ground become the little snacks for the Tuonai'er Demon Bird.

Recently, many Star Berry have been falling, and the Tuonai'er Demon Bird has been darting back and forth in the berry field, its crop bulging every day.

Nourished by the Star Berry, these Tuonai'er Demon Bird are growing as fast as chicks.

In just a few months, they grew into half-grown Demon Bird.

At that moment, the long and short calls of the Demon Bird echoed from the berry field, "Coo-coo-coo!"

These guys clearly had a great time.

"Ignoring it won't bother me," Xie Juanhan, pulling Telingewei's hand. "Come on, let's go back and have breakfast."

Telingewei started jogging along with him, and as they ran, he transformed into a dragon, carrying him into the sky.

Nibote's flying skills are now quite good, and when he occasionally takes Harper and the others out for a ride, he can perform some thrilling and exciting maneuvers.

In comparison, the Griffin's flying skills are nowhere near as good as a dragon's tail.

The giant dragon performed a variety of exciting yet not too uncomfortable maneuvers high in the sky, flying in circles several times in the cool morning breeze.

Xie Juanhan was initially a little heavy-hearted, but later he couldn't help but hug the dragon's neck and chuckle softly.

Xie Juanhan and Telingewei were both working hard to find information, hoping to find out the problem with the Star Berry.

Unfortunately, almost no one in this world has ever cultivated level-three magical plants on a large scale.

Even if a few potion masters can grow level three magical plants, they will only use small courtyards or small flower pots for meticulous cultivation, and will never cultivate them on such a large scale as they do.

Small-scale farming and large-scale farming are completely different things.

The amount of information they researched was almost taller than a person, but they didn't find much planting advice in the end.

They were somewhat anxious, especially Xie Juanhan.

Family members all helped to come up with a solution.

Harper and the others don't go out to play much anymore; whenever they have free time, they ask the Pixie for help.

The Pixie have only three tricks for planting: watering, fertilizing, or applying Pixie blessings.

When all methods fail, they will give up.

Harper and the others came over every day, Pixie helped each other come up with solutions, until they were practically losing their hair.

Now, as soon as the Pixie see Harper and the others, they wrinkle their little faces and disappear into thin air with a "poof, poof," not giving the furry creatures a chance to entangle them at all.

"Chirp chirp." Haxi rushed over at high speed on all fours, only catching a faint scent of the Pixie.

As for their whereabouts, they have long since vanished into thin air.

Haxi was so angry that he loudly denounced these disloyal guys.

The Pixie hid under leaves, in grass stems, and in crevices between stones.

Even if Haxi chirped loudly, they resolutely refused to show their faces.

Being dragged around every day to research the cultivation techniques of Star Berry is so tiring, sigh.

Not only were the Companion Beast helping, but other family members were also helping.

Late that night, Xie Juanhan was fast asleep with his head resting against Telingewei's neck when he suddenly heard a soft knocking on the door.

Xie Juanhan thought he was dreaming. He opened his eyes and stared at the ceiling for several seconds before gently nudging Telingewei with his elbow.

Telingewei woke up before him. "It's Moli."

Xie Juanhan also recognized the sound; it was clearly Moli using his claw pads to bang on the door.

The Demon Wolf couldn't retract its claws; when it slapped, besides the dull thud, there was usually a "click" sound as its claws struck the door panel.

Xie Juanhan and Telingewei got dressed and went downstairs to open the door. Sure enough, Moli was squatting at the door.

The great Demon Wolf looked particularly majestic in the moonlight.

Xie Juanhan took the opportunity to observe its expression as he opened the door.

Nothing happened to the farmland.

After drawing a conclusion from Moli's expression, Xie Juanhan relaxed slightly and softened his voice. "What's wrong?"

"Awoo." Moli whimpered softly, deliberately lowering its voice so as not to wake the Companion Beast sleeping in the study next door.

As it called out, it moved to the side to make room.

Xie Juanhan thought it was telling him to go outside, and was about to walk out.

Telingewei, who was behind him, suddenly looked up and stared at the courtyard.

Telingewei is the kind of cool guy with high brow bones; when he raises his eyes, the movement is quite dramatic.

Xie Juanhan immediately noticed his movement and also looked up at the courtyard.

Upon that glance, Xie Juanhan suddenly realized something was wrong.

--The Magic Wand Tree in the yard has disappeared.

After absorbing the Primordial Spirit given by the Tree Spirit, the Magic Wand Tree has been diligently absorbing sunlight, rain, and fertilizer, growing vigorously.

Although it hasn't been very active lately, its growth is quite impressive.

In just half a summer, its tree has grown to almost three meters tall, becoming a very prominent feature in the yard.

Now that the Magic Wand Tree is gone, the moonlight in their yard is much brighter.

At first glance, it's completely empty, which is quite obvious.