Chapter 85 - 85 Unparalleled Fortune, Misfortunes Don't Come Alone
85 Unparalleled Fortune, Misfortunes Don’t Come Alone
Hearing this request, Yi Han immediately looked at Xu Junrou.
Xu Junrou thought about it seriously for a while before asking, “Can you tell me what it’s about? For example, cooperative battles? Or, do you want to take advantage of our connections?”
“It should be related to combat, right?”
Wang Xiao replied hesitantly. It was not that he wanted to trick these two people, but he had indeed not thought it through. After all, this was only a sudden thought. If he could get the geniuses of the Yuheng Academy to owe him a favor, he would be suffering a loss no matter what.
Xu Junrou hesitated for a moment before finally nodding.
Seeing Xu Junrou express her stance, Yi Han immediately took out a contract. After cutting his finger and dripping a drop of blood, he handed it to Wang Xiao.
After negotiating the conditions, the mobile fortress also arrived near the Tree Demon Swamp.
This area was about 30 miles wide, and countless mature Man-eating Tree Demons were faintly discernible in the mist.
Although the mud in the swamp greatly reduced the vibration produced by the fortress when it moved, it still triggered more than ten spore sacs.
The fist-sized red spores were blasted into the air. The surrounding vines of the [Man-eating Tree Demon] immediately danced crazily, sweeping up a violent wind and blowing countless spores further away.
While waiting for the [Man-eating Tree Demons] to calm down, Xu Junrou did not stay idle. She went to the bottom of the fortress and added a metal protective cage to the front of the probe arm.
Wang Xiao reached out and knocked. The metal cage clanged, and his fingers hurt from the vibration. “Your skills are not bad. It is quite sturdy!”
“Not as sturdy as you think.”
Xu Junrou smiled bitterly. “This iron cage can at most withstand three vine attacks from the [Man-eating Tree Demon]. Therefore, if anything happens, you have to leave the secret realm immediately.”
“Got it.”
Wang Xiao nodded and took out the secret realm key from his territory and put it in his pocket. This way, once the situation changed, he could instantly shatter the key and leave.
After making preparations, the [Man-eating Tree Demons] outside gradually calmed down.
Wang Xiao entered the metal cage. Xu Junrou pulled down another operating lever, and an exit opened at the bottom of the fortress. The probe arm made of [Iron Wood] raised the metal cage and Wang Xiao and slowly stretched out.
As soon as he left the fortress, Wang Xiao clearly felt the surrounding temperature drop significantly. There was a strong rotten smell in the air, probably produced by the fermentation of the swamp.
“I really can’t use fire to attack. Otherwise, this swamp might explode into the sky!”
Wang Xiao covered his mouth and nose and muttered. At this moment, the eight legs of the Spider Mobile Fortress had already been completely straightened. The bottom part of the fortress was already 20 meters above the ground. It would still take a bit more time to reach the height of the [Sacred Beast Heart].
Taking advantage of this moment, Wang Xiao narrowed his eyes and looked around. The surface of the [Man-eating Tree Demon] was grayish-green, but their mature spore sacs were orange-red.
The brighter the color of the spore sac, the higher the maturity. Therefore, it was still very easy to detect in this grayish-green area.
A moment later, the mechanical arm descended to a height of ten meters from the ground. Wang Xiao also found a few spore sacs that met the requirements. The closest one could be touched as long as he stretched out his hand.
With a thought, a green quality resource ball appeared in Wang Xiao’s hand.
The mature spore sac was very fragile. It could even explode when the wind was slightly stronger. There was no need to even think about plucking it. The only way was to use the resource ball to directly collect it.
“Don’t be anxious… Steady…”
As Wang Xiao encouraged himself in his heart, he slowly stretched out the resource ball. When the two people in the fortress saw this scene, even though they were ten meters away, they still held their breaths nervously.
Fortunately, Wang Xiao’s hand was very stable. A moment later, the resource ball gently touched the spore sac. With a green light, the mature spore sac was put into the resource ball.
“Success!”
Xu Junrou and Yi Han cheered softly. Wang Xiao heaved a sigh of relief and stretched the resource ball towards another spore sac.
The subsequent development was even smoother than the three of them had expected.
As Xu Junrou slowly adjusted the position of the probe arm, Wang Xiao had already successfully collected fifteen [Sacred Beast Hearts]. He could already upgrade gold-quality exotic beasts.
However, Wang Xiao had said in advance that he would only take half, so he had to collect at least fifteen more.
However, there were no longer any mature spore sacs around. Wang Xiao gestured upwards, and Xu Junrou immediately began to slowly retract the probe arm.
“Phew—I’m so tired!”
After returning to the interior of the fortress, Wang Xiao sat on the ground as soon as he walked out of the metal cage. The other two also looked relieved.
As long as one spore pouch exploded, it would cause the [Man-eating Tree Demon] to enter a berserk state.
Therefore, although the past ten minutes were calm, the three of them were all tense to the limit, especially Wang Xiao. He simply felt even more tired than when he fought the Crimson Star people!
After taking a breather, Xu Junrou controlled the fortress to move to another location. After the alarmed [Man-eating Tree Demons] outside calmed down, Wang Xiao also entered the metal protective cage with ease.
Wang Xiao looked at the time and discovered that they could still stay in the [Mist Rainforest] for another twenty minutes. “There’s not much time left. The speed of descent this time can be faster.”
“Got it. Be careful.”
Xu Junrou nodded seriously and began to control the arm to slowly descend. Soon, Wang Xiao followed the probe arm to a height of about ten meters.
In just a minute, Wang Xiao collected another three [Sacred Beast Hearts]. However, the fourth one was a little far from his location and could not be reached from the metal cage no matter what.
Because of his previous experience, Wang Xiao’s actions this time were much bolder. Without thinking, he opened the cage door and stuck his body out.
When Xu Junrou and Yi Han saw Wang Xiao’s actions, their hearts instantly rose to their throats. They only heaved a sigh of relief when they saw Wang Xiao successfully collect it.
“Isn’t this guy too bold?”
Yi Han patted his chest and whispered, “Xiao Rou, do you think he’s really not afraid of death?”
Xu Junrou was about to say something when she suddenly heard a soft sound. She subconsciously turned her head to look in the direction of the sound and saw a group of skinny gray birds flying over quickly.
[Skeleton Grey Sparrow]!
Xu Junrou’s expression changed. She could not be bothered to think about why the mutated beasts in the Misty Forest had appeared here. She hurriedly shouted at Wang Xiao below, “Hurry up and go back! I’ll pull you up!”
In fact, even without Xu Junrou’s reminder, Wang Xiao could still hear the sound.
While cursing himself for being rash, Wang Xiao hurriedly shrunk back into the metal cage. However, he did not expect the group of Skeleton Grey Sparrows to be extremely fast and arrive in front of him in a few seconds.
In the distance, a few spore sacs were stimulated by the violent wind swept up by the wings. The scarlet spores scattered with the wind, and the [Man-eating Tree Demon] within a hundred meters instantly entered a berserk state!