Xiaoya flicked her small hand, directly tossing the crystal over.

Yang Fan instinctively caught the crystal.

Despite it looking substantial, being only slightly smaller than Xiaoya's fist, it felt weightless in his hand.

It seemed as if it were merely a wisp of air.

Xiaoya yawned, "I'm so sleepy, I'm going back to sleep."

As soon as she finished speaking,

her tiny figure quickly became blurry.

Yang Fan had no time to ask anything and could only watch as Xiaoya disappeared.

Then.

His vision blurred for a moment.

The Great Xia dog, Wangzai, appeared again, still in its sitting position, staring unblinkingly at the computer screen.

The time at the bottom right of the screen showed that only two seconds had passed.

Yet, the conversation with Xiaoya had lasted at least a minute.

This was very counterintuitive.

"Woof?"

Wangzai barked.

It was in a playful mood, urging its owner to continue playing.

Yang Fan was about to speak when Xiaoya's voice suddenly rang in his ear: "Oh right, almost forgot something.

"Something good might appear in the Arctic region, it's best not to let it fall into the hands of the Big White Bear."

He was a bit confused by what he heard.

What good thing?

But Xiaoya didn't say anything more.

It was obvious she had already gone back to sleep.

Yang Fan sighed, "Where should I go to find it?"

The Arctic region was so vast, since the disaster caused a change in climate, the ice cap area had reached an astonishing over 800 square kilometers.

Such a vast area, this was like trying to find a needle in a haystack.

But this wasn't Xiaoya's fault.

If she knew more, she would surely say it.

"Woof?"

Wangzai was even more puzzled, not knowing what the owner was talking about.

Yang Fan glanced at the dog and immediately noticed something strange; Wangzai didn't seem to see the crystal in his hand.

Apparently,

Only those recognized by the Great Xia World Will could see this peculiar crystal.

Yang Fan glanced at the crystal, marveling inwardly.

He instructed, "Wangzai, go out. I'm going to sleep."

"Woof!"

Wangzai barked in response.

Although it hadn't played enough, it obediently left the bedroom and even thoughtfully closed the door.

Yang Fan held the crystal, tentatively channeling a thread of spiritual power into it.

The super sensing superpower told him that this was the way to use the crystal.

"Buzz!"

The crystal suddenly vibrated and floated up from his palm.

Yang Fan focused for a moment, then smiled, "So it's called the 'World Shelter Stone'?"

This crystal had only one function—to mobilize World Power and release a skill named "World Protection."

This was an extremely powerful defense shield, enough to withstand a full-force blow from a High Rank Warrior.

Of course.

This skill had two limitations.

The first:

The energy consumed by the skill fundamentally belongs to Xiaoya's power.

Currently, Xiaoya is still in her growth phase and cannot squander her power freely, or it would affect her growth speed.

Therefore, the world protection can only be released once every three days.

The second point:

The power of the skill is closely related to distance.

Currently, Xiaoya is just the World Will of Great Xia, and within her jurisdiction, the shield's defense is strongest.

The farther from Great Xia, the weaker the shield's defense.

Nevertheless.

This is still a very powerful skill.

Yang Fan grinned, "Next time a High Rank Warrior invades Canglan Star, I can confront them head-on."

Previously, he worried about being instantly killed by enemies, so he didn't dare venture recklessly.

Now with World Protection, his survivability has skyrocketed.

Yang Fan stored the crystal into the Space Pearl, murmuring, "I should notify the authorities."

*

Thirty kilometers away.

Lingya Park.

Crow's Nest.

The so-called "Lingya Park" was actually the former Dongling Park.

As Mr. Spirit Crows grew more famous and important to the nation, the officials straightforwardly renamed it Lingya Park.

For Great Xia, this park, home to over a hundred Spirit Crows, was undoubtedly a key location.

The Linjiang City Hall found a nine-story building nearby, made a few simple modifications, and eagerly moved in.

Because everyone knew, the vicinity of Lingya Park was very safe.

The Spirit Crows flew around daily, and no mutated creature dared to approach, even poisonous mosquitoes were few.

Liren's Linjiang branch, taking advantage of the proximity, directly fenced off a part of the park and relocated the entire branch there.

The reason was the same—safety.

The Headquarters of the Jiuzhou Legion's Fifth War Zone, originally located in the neighboring Linhai City, has now also moved here.

The reason—Mr. Spirit Crows often imparts training tips for superpowers through the mouth of Spirit Crows.

The most interesting part was that property prices around the park began to soar.

Originally the area was considered the outskirts, with property prices among the lowest, but now it has jumped to the top tier in Linjiang City.

"Woo~"

The cold wind howled.

The temperature had dropped to nearly minus fifty degrees.

Wei Shilin gripped his rifle with both hands, sitting inside the guard post, eyes fixed unblinkingly on the lengshan.

Or rather—the Crow's Nest.

The guard post was well-heated, and with his thick overcoat, he didn't feel the cold at all.

A ring of lights set up around the Crow's Nest illuminated the lengshan brightly.

Numerous wooden birdhouses were installed on the lengshan's trunk and branches, serving as the Spirit Crows' residences.

Due to the extreme cold, even the Spirit Crows preferred not to sleep outside.

Though their bodies were very robust and unafraid of the cold.

But they weren't stupid; with luxurious birdhouses featuring insulation and underfloor heating, why bear the freezing cold outside?

Snowflakes flew rapidly across the sky.

The entire Crow's Nest was silent.

After a few seconds,

a new recruit named Li Yuhang, stationed nearby, suddenly yawned.

Wei Shilin glanced at his companion, opening up a conversation: "I've been on duty under the Crow's Nest for three months and have witnessed a series of miraculous changes in this tree with my own eyes."

He wasn't trying to chat, just trying to keep his partner from dozing off through conversation.

This was a shift,

not guard duty.

So the two soldiers were allowed to chat.

Li Yuhang blinked hard, waking up a bit, "What changes?"

Wei Shilin started talking, "Linjiang City's climate isn't conducive to lengshan growth, this lengshan barely grew half a meter annually.

"The lengshan of the Crow's Nest initially was only twenty meters tall; in the first month after the Spirit Crows arrived, it grew by ten meters.

"Now, half a year has passed, and its height has reached sixty meters."

Li Yuhang gazed up at the towering tree, "Did Mr. Spirit Crows use supernatural power on the Crow's Nest?"

Wei Shilin nodded, "It should be."

Li Yuhang appeared a bit drowsy, seemingly not finding it particularly remarkable.

After all, it's the Superpower Era, and there's a plethora of superpower videos online.

A tree growing thirty meters in six months is clearly a result of superpower stimulation, not particularly astonishing to hear.

Wei Shilin glanced at him, then said, "It's not as simple as you think."

Li Yuhang finally showed some curiosity, "What makes it not simple?"

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