Chapter 224

Harper looked guilty.

Haxi, who had initially looked guilty, immediately transformed his guilt into righteous indignation after a two-second eye contact with Telingewei: "Chirp chirp chirp!"

-What scheming? It used its intelligence to take revenge!

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

See you tonight!

Chapter 224 [VIP]

The furry creatures were all pleading for the Human-Faced Smoke Bird.

The Human-Faced Smoke Bird indeed cannot incubate two eggs at once.

Considering the various special circumstances, Xie Juanhan ultimately turned a blind eye and did not forcibly return the Human-Faced Smoke Bird's eggs.

However, out of their soft hearts, four more eggs appeared under the thick blankets the next day.

They were all sent by high-level Demon Bird.

The eggs were filled with the scent of life.

Xie Juanhan laughed in anger, "What's wrong with these Demon Bird? Aren't they afraid we'll eat them?!"

Telingewei: "They might really be unafraid now that you're handling it."

Xie Juanhan almost couldn't help but curse the bird in front of his family of furry creatures, "Outrageous Demon Bird!"

The Demon Bird were almost never afraid of Xie Juanhan.

Some of the smaller carrier birds and the more unpalatable, Demon Bird, in particular, are emboldened.

Xie Juanhan inspected each of the Demon Bird that the Demon Bird had secretly given him, and found that each egg had a special circumstance.

Some were too weak, some were eggs that the original Demon Bird couldn't hatch, and some were eggs whose parent birds had died unexpectedly, leaving only unhatched Demon Bird.

Xie Juanhan had no choice but to turn a blind eye once again.

Xie Juanhan originally thought that these Demon Bird were delivered by the Demon Bird themselves.

As a result, one morning when he was checking the Demon Bird, he was caught off guard by the Pixie who had come to deliver Demon Bird.

The Pixie carried a basket-like bird's nest, laboriously transporting the still-warm Demon Bird to their incubation grounds.

Upon suddenly seeing Xie Juanhan, the Pixie were startled and almost dropped the Demon Bird in the nest, shattering them and spilling the yolks.

"Chirp chirp!" The Pixie looked at the sky in shock, then at Xie Juanhan.

Xie Juanhan: "I was woken up by the cries of the Demon Bird this morning and couldn't fall back asleep, so I came out to check things out. I didn't expect to see you guys. So you were the ones who gave me the Demon Bird before?"

The Pixie lowered their heads and chirped.

Xie Juanhan: "Why didn't you tell us you were rescuing the Demon Bird? I thought the Demon Bird had given them to us."

The Pixie was surprised that he didn't object, and immediately perked up.

They happily explained that ordinary Demon Bird weren't that smart, which was why they were helping.

Every year in the forest, many healthy bird eggs fail to hatch due to various accidents, which is such a pity.

They wanted to save the portion of the Demon Bird they had discovered.

Xie Juanhan looked at the enthusiastic Pixie, reached out and took the bird egg, sighed, and said, "Give it to us. We'll build another incubator."

What else can be said? The Pixie are so kind; they can't hold them back.

The Pixie's expressions lit up. "Chirp?!"

Xie Juanhan: "Of course, protecting birds is also part of our job."

Immediately, a Pixie offered to take them to find other Demon Bird: "Chirp!"

Xie Juanhan: "Sure, wait a moment, we'll go together after breakfast."

So, a group of Pixie followed Xie Juanhan obediently to his little house.

The Magic Wand Tree liked the Pixie very much and offered them branches, indicating that they could rest on its Pixie: "Chirp chirp."

The Pixie were delighted, flapping their tiny wings and flying to the branches to nuzzle against the Magic Wand Tree: "Chirp!"

Xie Juanhan's family usually has a simple breakfast. Today, since there are Pixie, he baked some extra soft pancakes.

The pancakes are made with their family's newly harvested Golden Vine Pumpkin, steamed, mashed, mixed with wheat flour, egg liquid, and fish milk, and then baked.

After baking, he squeezed glistening nectar on top.

These pancakes are soft and sweet.

The Pixie, holding the soft cakes in their hands, sat on the branches, happily munching on them bite by bite.

Their heads, adorned with tiny pointed caps, bobbed little by little, just like adorable little birds.

Harper and the others also loved the Pixie.

They usually eat in the corridor, but today the Pixie came to visit, and they insisted on carrying their food bowls to the Magic Wand Tree so they could have breakfast there.

With the Pixie around, they ate even more heartily than usual.

Xie Juanhan smiled as he looked at Harper and the others.

It seems that whether you're an adult or a child, having friends makes life happier.

After breakfast, Xie Juanhan announced, "We're not going logging today; we're going to find the Demon Bird."

Harper and the others had a pretty good idea why the Pixie had come so early in the morning, and they had no objections. "Chirp!"

Moli had no objection. "Awoo."

Nibote was happy as long as he could go out and play with everyone; at this moment, his paws were practically twitching. "Meow!"

Xie Juanhan turned to look at Telingewei and extended his hand. "Let's go."

Telingewei took his hand and followed silently behind them.

Xie Juanhan hadn't really considered rescuing the magical creatures in the forest before.

Now that they have sufficient supplies and the conditions allow, rescuing dozens of baby Demon Bird is not a problem at all.

While searching for Demon Bird in the Magic Forest, they also took some young Demonic Beast beasts that couldn't survive on their own.

These cubs also left the adults for various reasons. If they are not rescued, less than one percent may survive the winter and spring.

Xie Juanhan looked at the little fox cub in the basket on his back, its eyes still closed, and said in a low voice, "It seems the Magic Forest still has a very cruel side."

Telingewei looked at the Pixie and furry creatures. "They also have a very warm side."

Haxi, standing nearby, proudly shouted, "Aww!"

This little fox cub was the one it found and carried out.

Xie Juanhan and his team spent several days rescuing animals in the forest, and almost all the intelligent creatures in the Magic Forest knew about it.

Even the Golden-Horned Deer that come at night under the moonlight know about it.

The lead Golden-Horned Deer asked, "Aren't you hunting in the forest anymore?"

"Go ahead and fight, but let's keep things separate," Xie Juanhan said. "There's no conflict between hunting prey in the forest for survival and rescuing cubs that might not have survived out of compassion."

The lead Golden-Horned Deer looked at him with its divine eyes. "Indeed, this is something you would do."

Xie Juanhan: "Actually, Telingewei would do something like that too."

The Golden-Horned Deer said, "It's incredible. The Black Dragon, a symbol of destruction, is now a messenger of life."

"How could intelligent beings be confined by prophecy or fate? Especially a powerful dragon like Telingewei."

Xie Juanhan smiled and changed the subject, "What do you guys think of this year's Golden Vine Pumpkin?"

"Excellent." The Golden-Horned Deer's eyes gleamed with admiration. "We thought last year's pumpkins were good enough, but we didn't expect the quality to improve even further this year."

Xie Juanhan: "It's all thanks to the rune template."

Xie Juanhan and his team acquired too many rune templates this year, and since they couldn't use all the Star Berry, they used some of the rune templates on Golden Vine Pumpkin.

This year, the Golden Vine Pumpkin have been nourished by Magic Power and vitality, growing exceptionally well, and even producing several more pumpkins.

Perhaps because of their greater growth potential, their growth period has also been longer this year.

Pumpkins that should have been harvested in early autumn have been delayed until late autumn this year.

However, the quality of these pumpkins did not disappoint them.

The Golden Vine Pumpkin is now considered a mid-to-high quality Tier 2 magical plant.

Not only are the pumpkins large, but their flesh is also exceptionally delicate, releasing a rich pumpkin aroma as soon as it's cut open.

Such pumpkins, once steamed briefly, become incredibly soft and delicate in texture, and also very sweet.

Besides making various desserts with Golden Vine Pumpkin, Xie Juanhan's family also likes to mash steamed pumpkin into a puree, add diced smoked meat and milk, and then add various spices to make a thick pumpkin soup.

This thick soup is so good that even Harper and the others, who don't like vegetables, can drink a whole bowl of it.

The Golden-Horned Deer don't use human cooking methods, yet they are quite satisfied with raw pumpkins.

They hadn't tasted such a sweet and magically potent pumpkin in many years.

The lead Golden-Horned Deer said, "Blessing the water plants for you is truly the most successful deal we've ever made."

Xie Juanhan looked at the pond. "We're quite satisfied. The water plants need to be cut; this year we can finally enjoy some water plant rice."

Xie Juanhan especially loves all kinds of rice.

He's been working on their rice all over the place, and now its quality is almost approaching that of a first-class magical plant.

As a staple food, he felt it was still lacking.

If the waterweed, being a level-two magical plant, could actually produce plump grains of waterweed rice, it would definitely taste amazing.

Unfortunately, magical plants grow relatively slowly, and the waterweed rice will take some time to mature.

Seeing this, the Golden-Horned Deer Chief said, "It's already great. I see the quality of your Star Berry has improved too. But why don't you take the Star Berry back? It's almost snowing."

The Golden-Horned Deer, who were eating pumpkin with their heads down, quietly pricked up their ears.

They were also very curious as to why Xie Juanhan's family never harvested the Star Berry, so much so that every time they came over, they would be incredibly tempted by the smell of the Star Berry carried on the evening breeze.

Xie Juanhan turned to look at the Star Berry Field: "Actually, we've already harvested some. The rest we deliberately left in the field to let the wind and frost concentrate the flavor of the berries."