Chapter 69

Xie Juanhan pulled Telingewei to pick one of the berries.

The berries were irregularly shaped, and when picked, they looked more like fragments of stars.

What's even more surprising is that it possesses a strong Magic Power.

Xie Juanhan sniffed lightly. "The flesh smells wonderful, but the peel is blocking it."

Telingewei smelled the hand and judged, "A level two magical plant, its Magic Power is purer than that of magical herbs."

They can often find magical herbs in the Magic Forest.

However, most magical herbs only contain a little Magic Power, at most level one.

Xie Juanhan doesn't know how to brew magic potions, and he rarely picks them when he sees them.

I never expected these tiny berries to be grade two.

Xie Juanhan: "No wonder the Peryton were so eager to pick berries here when they heard there were some."

Telingewei: "They can't fly up."

Xie Juanhan: "They weren't actually very good at flying to begin with, they're not exactly the kind of sky overlords. The baby Griffin should be better at it when they grow up."

Telingewei: "That won't work either. Only those small, low-air-demand Demon Bird can fly over such high snow-capped mountains."

At this point, Telingewei paused.

Xie Juanhan keenly sensed something was wrong. "What's wrong?"

Telingewei: "Shall we start picking? If we wait too long, Harper and the others down the mountain might get impatient."

Xie Juanhan was also thinking about Harper and the others, so he took out a basket from the Dragon Scale Space and picked some together with Telingewei.

Most of the grass on this hillside is just ordinary weeds.

Magic berries dotted the scene, absorbing the Magic Power in the air, making them exceptionally special and conspicuous to them.

When Xie Juanhan was picking them, he noticed that they not only absorbed the Magic Power in the air, but also the Magic Power in the soil.

"These berries are very sensitive to Magic Power," Xie Juanhan, parting the berry leaves to examine them. "They grow in soil rich in Magic Power."

Telingewei: "Perhaps it's a seed the Demon Bird brought from somewhere else."

"That makes a lot of sense." Xie Juanhan turned to look at Telingewei, his eyes shining. "Shall we also collect some Magic Power- infused soil to take back later?"

Xie Juanhan's greatest hobby is collecting all kinds of soil.

He wouldn't let go of the silt from the seabed, the fertile soil from the highlands, the humus from the Magic Forest... He certainly wouldn't let go of the magical soil on this hillside either.

Telingewei: "Let's dig together later."

Xie Juanhan was satisfied. "Let's dig some soil back and see if we can grow these magic berries."

Xie Juanhan looked down at the beautiful berries in his hand that resembled star fragments. "Let's call them Star Berry?"

These wild fruits growing on an unnamed hillside certainly don't have a name.

They'll choose a name so it'll be easier to distinguish them later.

There were plenty of Star Berry on the hillside.

Xie Juanhan discovered during the harvest that the Star Berry might not be annual berries.

Some berries had clearly lost a lot of water, and the pulp was semi-solidified, like dried fruit.

He also discovered that, in addition to them, other animals would come to pick the fruit.

While picking the fruit, they noticed many empty stems.

After Xie Juanhan discovered this, he took out a bag of nuts and a bag of dried meat from his Dragon Scale Space and scattered them separately on the hillside.

These nuts and dried meat were originally intended for Harper and the others to eat when they were hungry.

Since they couldn't get up there, Xie Juanhan simply scattered them on the hillside.

They picked so many Star Berry that if any small animals came along to eat Star Berry, they would only find the empty stems that had been mostly picked off, and they could at least get some nuts or jerky as a transitional treat.

Xie Juanhan's main concern was that some Demon Bird might need to land here to forage and replenish their energy before flying over the snow-capped mountains.

If the Demon Bird habitually come to this hillside to find supplies, they might run out of energy if they suddenly can't find any.

Xie Juanhan wasn't lacking in nuts and jerky; he preferred to leave himself an out.

After scattering the nuts and dried meat, Xie Juanhan picked up a basket already full of berries. "Let's go back. We've picked most of the berries this year. Let's come back next year."

Telingewei, carrying a basket of berries, asked, "Did you store them in the Dragon Scale Space?"

Xie Juanhan has Dragon Scale Space, and Telingewei also has a magic space.

However, both dragons discovered that Xie Juanhan's Dragon Scale Space was better for preserving food.

Perhaps it's because the Spiritual Qi in his Dragon Scale Space is more abundant.

Telingewei's magical space was merely a small, barren area created using Space Magic, capable of holding only inanimate objects.

Xie Juanhan had no objection. "Give it to me."

Although his Dragon Scale Space is small, it can still hold two baskets of berries without any problem.

The two dragons preserved the berries.

Telingewei transformed into a giant dragon, carrying Xie Juanhan on his back, and flew into the sky once more.

They flew through thick clouds and down the mountain for more than an hour before they finally saw Harper and the others, along with the Peryton, waiting at the foot of the mountain.

"Awoo--" The little Demon Wolf saw them standing there in the distance, raised its head, and let out a long wolf howl.

Xie Juanhan was in a good mood. "We're back."

The little ones cheered, "Chirp!" and "Awooo!"

Xie Juanhan and the others landed, their Companion Beast immediately crowded around them, making it impossible for them to breathe.

The little Demon Wolf and the little Griffin also squeezed onto the outer perimeter.

The little Griffin was extremely anxious, its claws pawing at the little Demon Wolf's Changmao, and in a few swift movements, it climbed onto its head. "Meow!"

The little ones all gathered around them with shining eyes.

Xie Juanhan knew what it meant without even looking. He took out a basket from his Dragon Scale Space and distributed berries to the little ones.

After sending the berries to Harper and the others, Xie Juanhan called to the Peryton, "Come and have a taste! We were able to gather berries thanks to your information."

Under the oppressive gazes of the little ones, the Peryton slowly approached and gently took the berries from Xie Juanhan's hand.

They wanted to lick Xie Juanhan's hand, but seeing Telingewei's expression, they didn't dare, and in the end just rubbed their heads against him.

Xie Juanhan finished dividing the berries, he condensed a water sphere and gave it to him and Telingewei to wash their hands and the berries.

They didn't eat any of the berries while picking them, planning to share them with the little ones later.

The little ones are already happily eating the berries.

Especially the baby Griffin.

It jumped down from the Demon Wolf's head, stood on the ground, held the berries in its two front paws, bit off only a little bit of the skin, and sucked the juice from inside the berries.

With each suckle, its eyes light up, and its paws unconsciously knead the milk.

"Meow!" The little Griffin noticed Xie Juanhan looking at it and meowed affectionately.

Xie Juanhan smiled and popped the Star Berry into his mouth to taste it.

The skin of the Star Berry is not thin; with a gentle bite, the juicy pulp inside bursts out, slightly sticky.

The moment the fruit pulp touches the mouth, it melts into a rich fruity aroma that fills the entire mouth and nose.

Xie Juanhan had eaten many berries.

The berries they picked in the Magic Forest were also delicious, sweet, rich, and wonderfully flavorful.

However, the Star Berry tasted better than all the berries before them.

If the berries of the past were already considered the finest of the earth, then the Star Berry have a touch of divine significance.

Xie Juanhan narrowed his eyes slightly, preparing to savor the moment.

Suddenly, he felt something push against his mouth.

He looked at Telingewei with a hint of horror, his expression instantly shifting from relaxed satisfaction to something strange.

Telingewei immediately noticed his unusual behavior, stopped tasting, and looked at him. "What's wrong?"

Telingewei wanted to get a closer look.

Xie Juanhan stepped back, put his hand to his mouth, and spat out a long thing.

--It was a tiny seedling, just like a bean sprout!

Just as Xie Juanhan was tasting the berry, the pit in his mouth quietly broke open, and the seed inside absorbed the Dragon Power, sprouting in his mouth.

It also grew into a seedling extremely quickly thanks to the Dragon Power.

When Xie Juanhan spat out the seedling, it grew wildly and tremblingly, and in the blink of an eye, it grew into a slender seedling several inches long.

It really is a magical plant!

It actually detected the strong Dragon Power immediately and seized the opportunity to grow rapidly.

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

See you tonight!

Thanks to Flying Gull for the grenades and landmines; thanks to Ancient Spirit Little Girl (*2), Lonely Polaris*, Fuli, Nanzhi, Gentleman in the Wild, and Ni Keke for the landmines.

Chapter 69 [VIP]

All the creatures present looked at the small seedling in Xie Juanhan's palm.

The seedlings were translucent, faintly emitting a silvery glow.

It looks quite gentle and harmless.

However, truly gentle and harmless seedlings cannot germinate so directly.

Xie Juanhan stared at the silver sprout in his palm. "Why do I feel like it's more than just a level two magical plant? Maybe the environment on the mountain isn't good enough, and it doesn't absorb enough energy, so it's only level two. If there's enough energy, its level might be even higher?"

Telingewei stared at the seedling in his hand. "Shall we try planting it?"

"Go back and plant them." Xie Juanhan looked at Telingewei, "Wait, haven't the seeds in your mouths sprouted?"

Telingewei shook his head.

The Companion Beast chirped in unison to indicate that there were none. "Chirp chirp!"

Xie Juanhan looked down at the little Demon Wolf and the little Griffin.

The little Demon Wolf spat the fruit pit from its mouth onto the ground and pushed the round pit with its snout. "Ooh."

As for the baby Griffin, it hadn't finished sucking the juice from the berry yet; the pit was still encased in the semi-molten pulp.

The Peryton were in a panic: "Awooo--"

It was obvious that several Peryton had already swallowed the pits.

Xie Juanhan sensed something was wrong. "Can you vomit it up?"

The Peryton stood there retching, several of them raising their front hooves to touch their mouths, as if they wanted to dig the fruit pits out of their bellies with their hooves.