Chapter 180

Yiluo exchanged a few brief pleasantries with Xie Juanhan and Telingewei, then went to check on their Tuonai'er Demon Bird.

Xie Juanhan was somewhat worried about the female bird's potential for sexual dimorphism and inbreeding.

After a careful examination, Yiluo confirmed, "One or two generations are fine. After that, we just need to periodically introduce male birds with no blood relation for breeding."

Xie Juanhan was slightly troubled. "The problem is that our domestic Tuonai'er Demon Bird seems to look down on the wild Tuonai'er Demon Bird outside."

He said, "I was thinking, could we find some wild Tuonai'er Demon Bird to hatch together this year? Then we can raise them together."

They raise the Tuonai'er Demon Bird using magical plants such as Star Berry, Golden Vine Pumpkin, and magical water plants.

When they have meat, they usually save some for the Tuonai'er Demon Bird.

Harper and the others worked even harder to catch all sorts of insects for the Tuonai'er Demon Bird to eat.

The Tuonai'er Demon Bird raised in this way are much stronger physically than wild Toneri, making them more suitable for breeding the next generation.

Yiluo readily agreed, "No problem. The female Tuonai'er Demon Bird usually goes to the male's territory to lay eggs and call for the male to incubate them. When we hear the call, we'll just collect some of the male's eggs and send them to you."

"Wait, can you tell the sex of Demon Bird as soon as it's laid?"

"Of course, the difference is quite significant."

"So, basically, we can roughly determine the male even before the egg hatches?"

"I'm not sure if we can identify the male? But you can roughly tell if a Demon Bird is healthy or not from when it's still an egg."

Xie Juanhan looked thoughtful upon hearing this.

If that's the case, they could start by selectively incubating and blessing the male from the very beginning of egg incubation.

With careful breeding at great expense, even wild Tuonai'er Demon Bird can hatch into very good chicks.

There shouldn't be any problem with Toner's breeding program going forward.

Yiluo was very knowledgeable, and after Xie Juanhan discovered this, he took out his notebook and asked him many questions.

After spending two days with the Elf, Xie Juanhan and his companions, carrying the Demon Bird and filled with knowledge and books, happily returned to the Magic Forest.

As autumn approached, the weather grew colder day by day. They had only been in the Elf Forest for a few days when they returned, and in the morning, they could already see a thick layer of white frost on the withered grass by the river.

Most of the trees in the Magic Forest have changed color; from the air, you can see red, yellow, green, brown, and even blue leaves.

The Magic Forest is absolutely gorgeous this season; it's basically the most beautiful time of year.

The Magic Forest is also rich in produce in autumn.

When they hunt, they can catch particularly plump and delicious prey.

After settling the Tuonai'er Demon Bird they had brought back, Xie Juanhan and his companions got busy again, enjoying the bountiful autumn of the Magic Forest.

The moon was nearing its full phase, and its gentle light shone down from the sky, making the sky appear exceptionally blue and the earth exceptionally tranquil.

A dry, cool wind swept across the fields.

Apart from the sound of the wind, you can hardly hear any birdsong or insect chirping.

Nibote nestled in his warm Griffin nest, resting his large head on his paws, fast asleep.

The dry, cold wind blowing outside the nest only made its bedding more comfortable.

It fell into a sweet dream, and even if it heard the slightest sound, it couldn't open its eyes at all.

Moli isn't here today, so I specially had him keep watch.

Driven by a sense of responsibility, it blinked and struggled for a long time before finally managing to pull its eyelids, which were almost stuck together, open a crack.

It didn't move its body much, but simply stuck its big head out and glanced in the direction of the farmland.

Nibote didn't think anything would happen to the farmland.

Under Moli's management, the farmland was as safe as a castle, and no fool dared to trespass on it.

However, upon closer inspection, Nibote discovered that there were indeed some incredibly audacious individuals.

--A herd of deer!

A herd of deer circled around the Golden Vine Pumpkin, about the size of a carriage, sniffing it intently, seemingly wanting to take a bite or two.

In addition, several deer stepped down from the air and joined the herd of deer sniffing the Golden Vine Pumpkin.

Nibote's eyes widened instantly. He shook his head vigorously, leaped out of his den, and roared towards the farmland, "Roar!"

The deer herd immediately looked up at it.

Nibote roared even louder, his thick paws stomping the ground as he ran toward the farmland.

After running a few steps, it took flight and headed straight for the pumpkin patch.

In that short time, by the time Nibote arrived at the farmland, the deer herd had already disappeared.

The pumpkin patch was empty, with only pumpkins and green leaves remaining.

Nibote circled the giant pumpkin several times.

It seems that none of the pumpkins in the field are missing, and their skins are intact without any chips or cracks.

Did it just make a mistake?

Nibote suspiciously patted the pumpkin with his large paw, shook his head, and let out a long howl at the moon: "Awoo--"

In the distance, Moli heard the familiar wolf howl, and his expression changed slightly.

It howled softly at the Demon Wolf clan twice, then hurried towards the farmland.

When Moli arrived, Nibote was lying on the edge of the field, his tail swaying back and forth, looking quite relaxed.

Moli observes the farmland.

Everything seemed normal in the farmland; nothing appeared to have happened.

Moli approached Nibote: "Awoo?"

Nibote could already smell the milky, Demon Wolf scent emanating from Moli.

Moli was invited by the Demon Wolf clan and has been helping them train their Demon Wolf cubs these past few days; his scent is particularly noticeable.

Nibote rolled over, belly up. "Meow!"

Moli stared at it. "Awoo?"

In response to Moli's question, Nibote quickly stood up and meowed earnestly for a long time.

Nibote said that a herd of deer had just flown over and sniffed the pumpkin, and if he hadn't woken up quickly, the deer would have started eating the pumpkin.

"Ang Ang?"

Just as Nibote was meowing, the voices of the Peryton came from the Magic Forest behind him.

The Peryton emerged, appearing in the moonlight, and looked at Nibote suspiciously. "Awooo?"

That means they never even came out. How could Nibote spout such nonsense? Was he still half asleep?

Nibote yelled angrily, "Meow!"

It actually saw a deer, which convinced Moli.

Peryton: "Awooo!"

Peryton and his ilk said it was impossible!

They just came to check on the Golden Vine Pumpkin; they only arrived a short time ago and didn't even enter the field, let alone sniff around them.

Nibote must have been in a daze while sleeping, smelled their scent, had a dream, and then mistook the dream for reality.

Faced with the confident shouts of the Peryton, Nibote even wondered if he had just been dreaming.

When Nibote caught sight of the hoof prints in the field out of the corner of his eye, he immediately perked up and gestured for Moli to look!

"Meow!"

It insisted that it was a qualified night watchman and that it was impossible for it to be wrong.

That scene couldn't have been a dream.

It's willing to bet its jerky, gummy bears, and Tuonai'er Demon Bird meat!

Peryton: "Awooo!"

Don't wrong them!

The Peryton swore that they had never entered the farmland.

If they sneak into the pumpkin patch and then deny it, they will fall from the sky every time they fly. If Nibote lies, Nibote will fall from the sky every time he flies.

Nibote immediately became agitated. "Meow?!"

How could you curse Griffin?!

The Peryton were also getting anxious. "Awooo?!"

How can you accuse Peryton? Do you think we're the kind of sneaky, shady Peryton you're after?!

Nibote's howls grew louder and louder. "Awoo! Awoo! Awoooo!!!"

It didn't wrong the Peryton at all; it simply stated that it had seen a flying deer.

At this moment, it was merely reporting the matter to Moli, intending to discuss the investigation with Moli.

It was having a private conversation with Moli when the Peryton barged in; it was basically the Peryton arguing for no reason!!!

Nibote had specifically learned to fly from the Peryton and spent a considerable amount of time with them, so he was relatively familiar with the meaning of each other's calls.

Therefore, they understood most of each other's calls, and their communication was exceptionally smooth.

If it were two different races facing off, they might not have even started arguing right now.

Nibote howled, but soon grew annoyed and bared his teeth, letting out a threatening roar.

Such a large Griffin, with fangs like daggers and claws gleaming coldly, looked particularly terrifying when it emitted a low, threatening growl from its throat.

But the Peryton were not to be outdone.

The group of Peryton immediately lowered their heads and pawed the ground with their hooves. If Nibote dared to attack, they wouldn't hesitate to give Nibote a hard blow!

The Griffin and the Peryton were arguing loudly, and to the nearby Goblin village, it sounded like a thunderstorm overhead.

They were roaring and digging at the ground, and it looked like they were about to fight.

The Goblin were terrified, and finally couldn't resist running through the underground passage to Xie Juanhan's house to secretly ask him for help.

Compared to the terrifying atmosphere that seemed to be on the verge of a fight breaking out in the farmland, Xie Juanhan's little house appeared exceptionally peaceful.

Outside the house, you can hear Harper and the others purring softly and rhythmically.

The Goblin emerged from the underground passage, hesitating whether to simply crawl through the fence to call out to Xie Juanhan and the others.

"Chirp?" The Magic Wand Tree suddenly turned its canopy and emitted a low, questioning sound.

Hearing the familiar sound, the Goblin felt instantly reassured and immediately squeaked, "Squeak squeak!"

The Magic Wand Tree roughly understood that they needed help, so they helped call Xie Juanhan and Telingewei.

The Magic Wand Tree chirped in the yard, Xie Juanhan didn't hear the Goblin' soft chirping; he only heard the Magic Wand Tree's burly voice.