Chapter 283
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Qin Mu picked up the sealwort and turned it over to examine it. The other sealworts poked their heads out from under the leaves, bushes, and rocks. When they saw the giant picking up their comrade, they couldn't help but cry out in alarm and hide even deeper without any sense of loyalty.
Qin Mu looked carefully and saw that the sealwort's legs were made up of many intertwined roots. He wore a grass woven skirt around his waist and had a root-like beard on his face.
In his hand, he was also holding a spear made of bamboo. The spearhead was shiny and made of a strange metal. Qin Mu couldn't help but be astonished. He picked up the small and exquisite spear and carefully examined the metal on the spearhead.
He couldn't tell what kind of metal it was made of, but the strange thing was that there were traces of runes imprinted on the metal. From the way these sealworts were dressed, it was impossible for them to be proficient in things like runes and spells.
So where did the metal on the spear come from?
Perhaps because the sealwort had woken up, it was shivering. Suddenly, a green leaf sprout appeared on its head. He was too nervous and the leaf sprout grew very quickly.
Qin Mu smiled and said, "Don't pretend to be dead. I'm not going to eat you. I just have some questions for you. "
The sealwort gathered its courage and opened its eyes. When it saw Qin Mu's smile and shiny teeth, it couldn't help but cry out bitterly and fainted.
Shouts came from the island and another hundred or so sealworts rushed over aggressively. It was obvious that they were the reinforcements. When they saw Qin Mu holding their comrade, they immediately turned around and ran away.
Qin Mu was stunned and shook his head. "How disloyal …"
He flicked the leaf on the sealwort's head in his hand and the sealwort woke up again. Qin Mu let go of his hand and used his vital qi to lift the sealwort up in front of the three of them. "Stop pretending to be dead. If you continue to pretend to be dead, you will really die. Let me ask you, why are there so many sealworts on the island? "
The sealwort trembled and said, "I don't know either. I have to ask the old ancestor!"
Qin Mu frowned and asked again, "Where did your spearhead come from?"
"I don't know. You'll have to ask the ancestor."
Qin Mu had no choice but to put him down and said, "Take us to see your ancestor."
The sealwort landed on the ground and walked towards the center of the island. A small head popped out from the bushes and angrily shouted, "Traitor!"
Qin Mu reached out his hand and grabbed the sealwort from the grass. He said, "You lead the way too. Let's go see your ancestors."
The sealwort immediately became a traitor and walked to the center of the island with the traitor beside him. The traitor next to him immediately became arrogant, as if it was an honor to be the first to surrender.
"There are too many sealworts on the island."
Si Yunxiangt was astonished. It was only when they arrived at the island that they discovered something strange. There were houses hanging from the trees here. They were very small and were about the size of a bird's nest. They were woven from green rattan and hung under the branches in the shape of houses. From afar, they looked like large green apples.
When they walked over, the doors of the houses on the trees opened. Numerous sealworts stood behind the doors and secretly looked around. It was like a strange world on the trees.
There were also numerous sealworts on the ground that had been built with small stones. However, even the city was only about one mu in size.
The two sealworts walked into the dispirited city, and the soldiers guarding the city looked at Qin Mu and the other two giants in a daze. They were so astonished that they couldn't say anything, let alone retaliate.
"There are probably several tens of thousands of sealworts here!"
Si Yunxiangt was astonished and said in a low voice, "Cult Master, if we can catch these sealworts and sell them, our wealth will be comparable to that of a country!"
Qin Mu stopped outside the city and didn't enter. He shook his head and asked, "Why do we have to do this?"
Si Yunxiangt was bewildered. "The weak are prey to the strong. Isn't this the rule in Great Ruins?"
"Saintess, the strong preying on the weak in Great Ruins is slightly different from what you think."
Qin Mu explained, "Even though the strange beasts in Great Ruins hunt and eat the weak, as long as they are full, they won't do any unnecessary killing. This is the strong preying on the weak, and it doesn't mean that we have to kill and eat those weaker than us. These sealworts are also intelligent lifeforms, and they have even built their own civilization and country. When we come to their territory, we are interacting with civilized lifeforms. Why would we want to exterminate a country and a race the moment we come? "
Si Yunxiangt was deep in thought.
Not long later, numerous sealworts surrounded a carriage that drove out of a dazzling mansion in the city and came to the front of the city gate. A white-haired old woman was sitting on the carriage, and she stood up shakily to greet them. "We haven't seen outsiders for a long time, and the children are a little flustered. I'm here to greet you."
"Elder is too polite."
Qin Mu returned the greeting respectfully and said, "My foolish siblings have passed by a treasured land and disturbed elder's people. Please forgive us."
Ling Yuxiu and Si Yunxiangt saw that the old woman was only a foot tall, which was pitifully small. However, Qin Mu was well-mannered and didn't dare to be negligent, so they couldn't help laughing.
However, the two girls still greeted her according to etiquette.
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