After spending an hour, with the help of Radishradish, they dug up a total of three demon potatoes.

Valued at over 150 crystal coins, this made Li Pu quite satisfied.

However, compared to these materials, the biggest gain was discovering Radishradish's searching ability.

After she confirmed several times that there were no more demon potatoes around, they moved on to another area.

It hadn't even been 10 minutes after they left when Radishradish made a new discovery.

This time they dug deeper than before and found a material called Winterfruit Summeregg.

After being identified by the watch, it also turned out to be sellable, priced slightly lower than demon potatoes.

However, its distribution is relatively denser than demon potatoes.

One man, one grass, and one tree dug five or six pits and found seven or eight of these things.

This made Li Pu feel wonderful, having harvested nearly 300 crystal coins in just two hours, an efficiency he had never experienced before.

Previously, in the South Forest, he occasionally encountered such deep pits, even the scarecrow accidentally fell into one and cursed his fate.

He didn't know then why someone would dig such large pits.

Now he finally understood that some senior students must have also used summoning creatures to discover materials buried underground.

After digging up Winterfruit Summereggs, they continued forward.

This time, they encountered a magical beast, but Li Pu was too lazy to hunt.

After a full half-hour of brisk movement, Radish discovered a new underground material once again.

[Rustle! Rustle rustle!]

However, when faced with the shovel again, the Little Treant was displeased.

The reason was simple, it was tired!

With its slender arms and legs, how could it endure such toil!

Moreover, they were supposed to go to see Tiger Boss, how did they end up addicted to digging!

Faced with the Little Treant's protest, Li Pu was not without a solution.

Because during today's events, he discovered another great feature of Radishradish.

That is, her bag is like a storage space, able to hold quite a few items.

As such, a hosting plan was born.

The biggest problem in past South Forest hunts was transportation and storage.

Technically, now the scarecrow, being a mature piece of grass, should be capable of undertaking the hunting tasks.

But even if it hunted, it couldn't bring back much loot at once.

Now, with Radishradish, this problem could be completely solved.

She could handle storing and loading, while the scarecrow focused on hunting.

This meant Li Pu could even entrust tasks in the future.

Besides, from what he observed, Radishradish seemed to (enjoy?) the scarecrow's company, probably getting along well even if left alone.

"Next, you two must cooperate well."

He then patted the scarecrow on the shoulder with one hand and ruffled Radishradish's head with the other.

Seizing the opportunity now, and with his own arrangements in the South Forest,

it wouldn't hurt to give entrusting tasks a try.

[Grass?!]

Scarecrow: Summoner, don't do it!

Upon hearing this plan, the scarecrow's face immediately turned green, though it was green already.

Rarely does it return to nature, and doesn't want a little snack pack hanging around!

[Chomp chomp~]

As for Radishradish, she expressed her joy through direct action.

She took a bite on the scarecrow's head, again becoming its kangaroo hat.

"Hmm, seeing how affectionate you are, I'm relieved now."

Li Pu nodded in satisfaction.

[Grass!]

Scarecrow: Ben Cao advises you to be kind, don't lie with open eyes!

Somehow, what it cried out seemed to be a fourth tone.

[Chomp chomp~]

Radish: Sweet sweet~

Radish also expressed its emotions at the moment.

"Yes yes, you're right."

"Now is a great opportunity to build sibling bonds with Radishradish."

"I'm glad you have such understanding."

Li Pu ignored the scarecrow's protests, handed over the shovel, and then left with the Little Treant.

[Grass! Grass grass grass grass!]

[Chomp chomp!]

Left behind, the scarecrow and Radishradish seemed to cheer (?).

Li Pu hoped that when he returned later, they would have made a good harvest.

Walking with the Little Treant in the South Forest had the advantage of bypassing magical beast disturbances.

Though the South Forest is the most harmonious area among the four directions, there are still aggressive magical beasts.

But with the Little Treant present, they all become very docile.

Those usually aggressive become gentle, and the gentle ones become even gentler.

Some bold magical beasts even approach to rub and sniff, reluctant to leave.

The Little Treant treats them kindly, allowing them to rub and sniff freely.

Reflecting on the past, when he hunted with the Little Treant, she would cheer vigorously from the side, seemingly eager to roll up sleeves and join the battle, it's like seeing a completely different tree.

Li Pu didn't know why the Little Treant was so popular, but he guessed it might be the tea fragrance it exuded.

Real tea fragrance, not the metaphorical kind.

So, one person and one tree continued through the forest, until Li Pu started sensing something was off as they kept walking.

For the direction they headed... seemed very familiar.

It turned out to be the direction towards the Great Stone Wall.

When the Great Stone Wall finally appeared in front of them 30 minutes later, Li Pu felt an ominous sense rising.

"Brother Limp, this is where Tiger Boss sleeps!"

Sure enough, the Little Treant pointed towards the Great Stone Wall.

More accurately, it pointed towards the numerous visible cracks on the Great Stone Wall.

"Uh..."

Combining the Little Treant's words and behavior, Li Pu hesitated.

Or rather, he was a bit intimidated.

Previously, he and the scarecrow had collected a strange substance here that could be fused into a named tool, [Tiger Iron Bone].

Could that thing be related to the Tiger Boss it's talking about?

Moreover, Li Fan had reminded him before that the Aphid Race often accompanies powerful plant-type magical creatures.

So what exactly is this Tiger Boss?

[Rustle!]

Oblivious to Li Pu's thoughts, the Little Treant began shaking its head.

A glistening fragrant powder visibly floated towards the crevices in the Great Stone Wall.

For safety reasons, Li Pu stood at a distance, watching, not daring to move forward.

Rustle rustle rustle...

About 30 seconds later, a faint rustling sound emerged from the Great Stone Wall's crevices.

A common aphid swarm did not appear; instead, a jade-green vine slowly emerged from the crevice.

"Since when did the Great Stone Wall have something like this?"

Having been around the Great Stone Wall for so long, this was the first time Li Pu encountered any plants here.

[Rustle!]

The Little Treant, however, was familiar with the vine, reaching out to pick its leaves.

But despite tugging for a long time, it couldn't tear off a single leaf.

So it picked up a small board and scribbled a few lines quickly.

"Brother Limp, please help."

"These leaves are too tough, Chacha can't pull them off."

"Don't worry, during this time, Tiger Boss is always sleeping and won't wake up."

Reading this, Li Pu couldn't help but feel tempted.

The Little Treant certainly wouldn't lie to him.

And from their appearance alone, these leaves undoubtedly seemed to be of high-quality material.

Maybe they really could sell for money just like it said?

Thus, when Li Pu walked up and gave a pull, he effortlessly picked off a leaf.

Only when he held the leaf did he regret it.

Because... this was blatantly a related item!

[Roar!!!]

Consequently, a roar echoed from within the Great Stone Wall.

The roar's owner seemed hidden within the wall, its roar shaking so hard that fine stone dust fell from the wall.

"Damn it!"

Seeing the situation turning, Li Pu immediately wanted to activate [Sprint] to escape.

Whoosh! x2

However, two emerald vines darted out from the crevices faster than him, tightly entangling his legs!

"I'm done for!"

He found that no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't break free from the vine's bind.

They were like iron whips, incredibly sturdy.

Unexpectedly, despite being so handsome and suave—oh no, mentally sharp—he ended up being set up by this child, the Little Treant.

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