"Master, this item is indeed magical. I feel that I should be able to break through to Extraordinary Rank-2 very soon!"
After eating the Red Pip and resting on the spot for more than ten minutes, Lu Zhishen said to Ji Ye with his bell-like eyes filled with surprise.
Of course, a Red Pip alone did not give him the powerful ability to directly advance by one rank. It was also because the energy of the Black Serpent Spirit, which had been used as an offering when he descended yesterday, had fused into his body. Together with the Red Pip, it had an effect.
"Yes, this is the descendant of the Vermilion Fruit. Of course, it's extraordinary.
"Unfortunately, it was mutated by this Mandrill."
Ji Ye waved his fist and felt that it was a pity that he had also increased his Qi and blood by quite a bit.
At this moment, he remembered that he seemed to have read about a spiritual plant called the Vermilion Fruit in a certain classical novel. Even a big shot cultivator in the novel had praised it quite a bit, saying that eating it would even allow one to "live forever".
Putting everything else aside, if this was a real Vermilion Fruit, he could spend Rare Honor points to exchange for it on Earth. It would definitely be enough for those tycoons to fight over it.
For example, the terminally ill Middle Eastern tycoon who had spoken on the forum previously was definitely willing to spend tens of millions of US dollars!
"I wonder if there's a way to restore it … Eh, the color of this root seems to have become brighter."
While Ji Ye was staring at the Vermilion Fruit, his eyes suddenly noticed something unusual.
He had placed the Black Serpent Sword beside him while he was resting. There was still some Mandrill blood on the sword, and when it dripped onto the roots of the Red Pip Tree, it seemed to have greatly increased its vitality.
"Yes, this soil is irrigated with the blood of wild beasts in the mountains."
"However, the blood of these Ordinary beasts definitely can't compare to the blood of a Mandrill with the bloodline of the Mountain God. If the Mandrill's blood is irrigated, it might be able to accelerate the ripening and even improve the quality of these Red Pips!"
Ji Ye's eyes lit up.
"Commander Lu, let's go collect the soil that was contaminated by the blood of the Mandrill during the battle."
Then, he called out to Lu Zhishen with some excitement.
Furthermore, although the Black Serpent Sword had drained a lot of the Mandrill's blood, it should still be able to squeeze out some more.
In the future, the blood of the wild beasts obtained from hunting in the village could also be used to irrigate this spiritual plant and continue to nurture the fruit.
Of course, the best way was undoubtedly to move the tree directly into the village.
However, this kind of special plant would definitely have special requirements for its growth environment. If it couldn't survive after being transplanted, then the loss would be unbearable.
"Moreover, the treasure in the Mandrill's cave has reminded me of something."
Ji Ye remembered two things.
Firstly, he definitely had to move the things in his "Immortal's Cave" to the village as soon as possible.
Secondly, since there were "treasures" in the residence of this Quasi-commander Mandrill, would the black snake's pool at the top of the mountain also have something good?
Yesterday, he had really neglected this point!
…
"Alright, it's done. As long as we don't get too close and smell the fragrance, we shouldn't be discovered!"
However, Ji Ye did not immediately head to the top of the mountain with Lu Zhishen. Instead, he made sure that the Mandrill's cave was even more tightly camouflaged.
He turned to look at Lu Zhishen and made a surprising decision.
"Chief Lu, since we're already here, why don't we explore the Twin Dragon Mount?"
Ji Ye decided to take Lu Zhishen with him.
According to the forum, the monsters, plants, and environments that were related to the settlement were within a distance of about half a kilometer from the settlement core.
Then, what about half a kilometer away?
Ji Ye had been chasing the Mandrill all the way. If he calculated the distance in a straight line, he estimated that they were almost half a kilometer away.
Since they were already here, why not take a look at the situation outside the Twin Dragon Mount?
"Okay!"
Lu Zhishen nodded.
…
"Hmm, is it a valley?"
Two minutes later, when the two were about half a kilometer away, there was no longer a path in front of them.
One side of the Twin Dragon Mount seemed to have been cut off by a saber, forming a very steep cliff. Below the cliff was a valley of unknown depth that was filled with mist and couldn't be seen clearly.
However, the fog above the valley was a lot thinner. At least with Ji Ye's powerful eyesight, he could clearly see the situation on the other side.
There was also a cliff on the other side, but the scenery above the cliff was very different from that of the Twin Dragon Mount. It was as if it was from another world.
More importantly, when Ji Ye looked over, he noticed a few creatures at a glance.
They were standing and looked like humans, but they had three eyes and a beak that looked like an eagle's. They wore simple armor made of vines that were longer and thinner than humans, and they even held weapons, ropes, and other tools in their hands that looked like eagle claws.
When Ji Ye saw them …
These humanoid creatures even stretched out their eagle claws and gestured with each other.
Then, they quickly spread out and set up something on the ground.
"So, they're aliens?"
Ji Ye was slightly shocked, but he wasn't too surprised.
After all, Lu Zhishen had said that there were alien settlements around the Twin Dragon Mount after he arrived.
Obviously, these "eagle faced people" belonged to an intelligent race. They knew how to use weapons and tools, and they could even communicate with each other!
As for whether they were aliens from this universe, or another race from another universe or plane, there was no way to tell.
There was no way to determine this. In fact, none of the players had reported any information about the Mutated Race to the Confederate Government.
It was because the surroundings of any settlement were full of danger. Leaving the settlement to explore the edge was a risky act, and to find an alien settlement, one had to cross the territory of an alien civilization.
If they weren't chasing the Mandrill, Ji Ye and Lu Zhishen wouldn't have gone so far away from the settlement!
As for the reason why they ran to the edge of the valley, it seemed to be because they were chasing some prey.
"Roar, roar …"
About half a minute after the aliens set up on the ground, a roar suddenly came from the forest on the other side. A creature that looked like a bear, with thick purple fur and a layer of membrane between its arms that looked like wings, rushed out. It was about the height of a human.
Behind it, several other aliens were chasing it!
Yes, chasing!
The purple fur of this "winged bear" was messy and bloodstained. There was even an arrow-like object stuck in one of its eyes.
Behind it, a few eagle-beaked aliens shouted and surrounded it from all directions.
Directly behind them, there was a particularly tall eagle-beaked alien holding a bow-like weapon. From afar, it shot an arrow that was covered in a layer of green gas.
Whoosh!
The flying arrow hit the back of the winged bear. The arrow, which was more than four feet long, penetrated the back and almost drilled out from the front.
Roar!
This caused the winged bear to roar in pain, but it didn't dare to stop. Instead, it rushed toward the cliff, obviously wanting to use the cliff to escape!
"Crash!"
However, just as it was about to rush to the cliff …
However, several ropes suddenly appeared on the ground in front of it, wrapping around one of its legs and neck, causing it to come to a sudden stop.
Then, the aliens that were lying in ambush appeared and charged forward with their weapons.
"Roar, roar …"
The trapped purple long-haired winged bear struggled with all its might. The sound waves it let out seemed to have a physical form, even causing the soil on the ground to roll.
Obviously, this was very likely an Extraordinary creature.
However, at this moment, it couldn't even escape.
This was because these foreign races used all kinds of weapons such as knives, spears, bows and arrows, ropes, and other tools in their hands to completely surround them.
It was also because these aliens were far superior to ordinary humans in terms of speed and strength.
Perhaps they couldn't reach the Extraordinary level, but they were at least Ordinary Rank-7 or Rank-8, comparable to the Violet Jade Mantis and the Bronze Bull!
At this moment, the especially tall alien slowly pulled the bow-like weapon in his hand and aimed at the trapped purple winged bear!
However, the moment it was about to shoot out, it suddenly changed direction.
"Be careful of the arrow, Chief Lu!"
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