[Kid, well done]

As soon as the Hundred-Headed Bird flew away, the Climbing Wall Vine used its vines to spell out words.

[Come find me at the Great Stone Wall, now]

The Climbing Wall Vine was truly faithful, immediately wanting to fulfill its promise.

"Uh..."

However, Li Pu hesitated a bit.

Leaving behind all the valuable loot from the Wolf Corridor made him uncomfortable.

The time it might take to go back and forth to the Great Stone Wall could see everything devoured by the aphid army.

Besides, he couldn't set off immediately; the scarecrow was still in another forked path.

Last time he left it in the dungeon for two weeks, and it held a grudge for quite a while until a few crates of cola managed to appease it.

Thinking that there was no need to hide anything during communication with the Climbing Wall Vine, Li Pu simply told it the reason.

Perhaps because of the victory over the Hundred-Headed Bird, unexpectedly, the Climbing Wall Vine was quite understanding.

It let Li Pu head to the Great Stone Wall in an hour.

It even kindly mentioned that it would have the aphid army help collect Cloud Wolf teeth, claws and tails.

With strength from numbers, Li Pu's collection efficiency would greatly improve.

He only needed to go find the scarecrow, it wouldn't take much time.

However, the Climbing Wall Vine also emphasized that it was best not to let it wait for more than an hour, otherwise it might fall asleep and be hard to wake up.

Li Pu wasn't too worried about that.

With the limitless refill of [Sprint] from Bubbu, he could reach the Great Stone Wall quickly.

Moreover, even if the Climbing Wall Vine fell asleep, having the scarecrow use [Grass Snail] on the Great Stone Wall might wake it up.

So after a brief farewell, Li Pu headed back along the original path with Bubbu.

Along the way, he saw some sites where the Cloud Wolves were resisting against the aphids.

However, most at his location were either fleeing or trying to flee.

Without their leader, they lost their backbone.

Even the bigger wolves obeyed the rainbow wolf transformed by the Hundred-Headed Bird.

During the journey, Li Pu occasionally found some unfamiliar aphid mouthparts and collected them.

Or he spotted unfamiliar living aphid species, crushed them "accidentally," and obtained cards.

He also refilled a card by drawing a sword on a big wolf.

Ultimately, after advancing roughly 700 meters down the left fork, he found the scarecrow.

[Caocao!]

The scarecrow sat cross-legged against the stone wall, raised its hands in delight upon seeing Li Pu arrive.

At the moment, its body was covered in various aphid mouthparts, looking rather shabby.

A dense circle of green aphids surrounded it.

No trace of Cloud Wolves could be seen nearby.

"What's the situation here?"

Only after approaching did Li Pu realize what was going on.

The scarecrow was sitting here to guard a crack in the rock behind it.

Inside the crack, something alive was hidden.

"How could it be you?"

Moreover, Li Pu recognized this living thing.

It was the "old acquaintance" they had encountered several times while hunting Cloud Wolves earlier.

The odd little wolf that had been ostracized by the Cloud Wolf pack from beginning to end.

[Howl-burp!]

Seeing Li Pu's arrival, the odd little wolf let out a strange howl and bared its teeth.

[Cao!]

But with the scarecrow reaching in and patting its head, it immediately calmed down.

"What's going on here?"

Seeing the scarecrow seemingly tame this bad-tempered little creature, Li Pu became more puzzled.

The aphid army received instructions to clear and expel all Cloud Wolves from the Wolf Corridor.

No other Cloud Wolves were nearby, so they made the odd little wolf their sole target.

Yet, because the scarecrow possessed a small leaf fragment from the Climbing Wall Vine, the aphids couldn't approach by instinct.

Thus, the two sides remained in a stalemate.

The scarecrow explained that after losing sight of the suddenly soaring golden aphid, it lost its aim.

It thought about picking some aphid mouthparts that the Summoner liked to use as bargaining chips for cola.

But lacking storage space, it temporarily stuck them on itself for easy carrying.

While wandering, it discovered the odd little wolf being chased by aphids.

Remembering Li Pu mentioned treating young magical beasts kindly, it squeezed the little wolf into the rock crack, protecting it.

Through repeated accidental encounters and observation, Li Pu knew that this odd little wolf possessed higher intelligence than a regular Cloud Wolf, or even the bigger wolves.

Now the fact that it showed submission to the scarecrow clearly indicated that it understood the scarecrow was protecting it.

"This..."

Standing before the rock crack pondering over the odd little wolf, Li Pu fell into deep thought.

Simply leaving it here to fend for itself might mean it gets torn apart by aphids the moment his back is turned.

Meeting so often suggested a certain fate between the odd little wolf and them.

Additionally, it seemed quite intelligent, why not... take it along for now?

After all, their dorm already had grass, trees, a kangaroo, and a turtle; it was quite lively, adding one more young magical beast wouldn't make a difference.

[Eat eat eat~]

Bubbu had already approached the crack, greeting the odd little wolf that was half her size squatting.

But when Bubbu took out a carrot, the odd little wolf shrank back in fright.

Remembering the unpleasant experience of having a carrot stuck down its throat.

"And it seems they are getting along quite well."

Witnessing this scene, Li Pu finally decided: "Alright, let's bring it."

So he reached out, attempting to lift the odd little wolf from the crack.

[Howl howlbark!]

The outcome was the odd little wolf opening its mouth to bite his hand.

"..."

The situation stunned Li Pu momentarily.

"You're completely useless!"

Then he mockingly chastised.

It turned out this thing biting wasn't painful at all.

Despite its considerable size, it lacked teeth!

"Leave it to you, I'll train it properly back home."

Thus, he flung the odd little wolf biting him into the scarecrow's arms.

[Caocao!]

Scarecrow: Summoner, any cola? Legs are numb.

Yet, the scarecrow caught the odd little wolf with both hands, undeterred.

Soon, the golden aphid arrived with a large group of aphids from afar.

The scars all over its body showed that it had also undergone a battle.

Under its command, each aphid carried Cloud Wolf teeth, claws or tails.

"Whoa."

When all the parts formed a pile in front of him, Li Pu couldn't help but exclaim.

The count of teeth and claws was difficult to ascertain, but tails, being larger, were easier to estimate.

He guessed there were at least 700 or 800 tails piled into a small mound.

Factoring in those Cloud Wolves that escaped, the Wolf Corridor should have approximately this many Cloud Wolves.

Honestly, he couldn't carry all these tails.

Just the teeth and claws were enough to fill up the storage space.

Bubbu too could only manage to take about half of the tails.

"Oh well, I should be satisfied."

Li Pu organized the spoils.

The aphid mouthparts were sacrificed on site, while incomplete sets were discarded to free up storage space.

Ultimately, after some sacrifices, both the scarecrow and Bubbu advanced.

Bubbu reached level 30, full level, while the scarecrow rose from level 10 to level 15.

This caused the Crystal Coins in his pocket to finally drop below the "ten thousand" mark, leaving just a few thousand.

No way around it, cultivating summoned beasts really burnt money.

After sorting, one person, one scarecrow, one Bubbu and one wolf headed rapidly towards the Great Stone Wall.

[Caw caw caw!] xN

As they departed, the swarm of aphids rushed to feast on the remaining Cloud Wolf tails.

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