My beast can't be a demon.

Chapter 271: Oh? Why is my sand gone?

"Is your spirit pet...really a quasi-god?"

Xu Dalong asked in surprise, looking at the vast desert behind him.

"What's wrong?" Zhou Lu asked curiously.

Xu Dalong looked at Hua Huo who was happily planting grass and said, "I don't think even a quasi-god plant pet can plant plants in such a large desert."

Because Shachen was too cunning and cautious, no matter how hard Huo Huo looked, she couldn't find him.

No wonder Xu Dalong and Lin Kexing, two fourth-level beastmasters, were helpless when facing this enemy.

Since he couldn't catch the opponent's entity, Zhou Lu simply asked Hua Huo to use a stupid method.

Fireworks continuously spreads its offshoots, then disconnects them to allow them to survive freely.

In this way, these disconnected ramets no longer occupy the number of ramets controlled by Fireworks.

Even if these disconnected branches that remain in place die later due to lack of water in the sandy soil, their roots can still hold on to some of the sand.

Zhou Lu guessed that the sand controlled by the dust was most likely not its own body, but the sand that already existed in the desert.

If you use division to fix the sand yourself, the other party will have much less sand to use.

What really hinders the progress of the pioneering army is this sand, which can also be regarded as a kind of indicator technique.

At the same time, the branches left behind by Fireworks were also counted within the scope of the flower field of the [Flower Field Fairy].

If these branches can really survive in the future, then the fireworks will be equivalent to having a large new flower field, which will be a significant increase in the damage of the fireworks.

"Other quasi-gods can actually do it, too." Zhou Lu said, "It will just consume too much energy."

The ramets do not appear out of thin air; all the energy consumed during the growth process comes from the fireworks.

One or two branches may not be noticeable, but when the number reaches tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands, the consumption becomes very obvious.

Moreover, because the branches have to be disconnected and left in place to solidify the sand, Huo Huo cannot recover some of the energy by recycling the branches.

Part of this energy will be replenished by Huo Huo's own recovery, and the rest will depend on Zhou Lu.

Beastmaster skill [Limited Source].

Through this skill, Zhou Lu can select one of his spiritual pets to greatly increase the recovery rate of its physical and spiritual strength over a period of time, and the price is the racial skill of a spiritual pet.

This beastmaster skill can be said to be extremely vicious.

It is simply using other spiritual pets as the recovery fountain for one's main spiritual pet.

But for Zhou Lu, or for Hua Huo, the negative effects of this skill are basically non-existent.

Fireworks is equivalent to getting a recovery buff for free.

The improvement brought by [Limited Source] is amazing.

Wherever the pioneer army passed, Hanabi used her branched plants to cover the ground into sparse grassland.

Although still far from being grassland, these disconnected branches have firmly grasped the surrounding sand through the strong root system given by the fireworks.

"I think you can work in the environmental improvement department after you graduate." Lin Kexing looked at Hua Huo's behavior and said in admiration, "Only divine beasts can compare with your ability to transform sand."

"Firefly still has a long way to go before it can become a divine beast." Zhou Lu said with a smile.

As they were talking, the group had already arrived at the front line where the pioneer army was retreating.

There are still some materials left here from the construction of the front-line camps by the pioneering army.

Just a few days later, the place was already covered with a layer of sand.

Standing here and looking up, you can clearly see the rolling yellow sand in the distance.

"The scale of this sandstorm seems to be much smaller than before." Xu Dalong made a judgment after taking a look.

"It seems that Zhou Lu's tactics have worked." Linken said happily, "The remaining branches have fixed the sand, and the amount of sand that Shachen can use has been greatly reduced."

Xu Dalong's eyes lit up, and he said, "In this case, as long as we proceed steadily and explore the entire area, there shouldn't be any problem."

"Steady and steady?" Zhou Lu said, "I don't have that much time to waste. We have to speed up."

When Xu Dalong heard Zhou Lu's words, he said in disbelief, "Doesn't your pet need to rest?"

Hanabi rolled a thumbs up with the leaves: "I can work even when I'm resting!"

Xiao Caocao did not lie.

Plants may be dormant, but dormancy does not prevent them from continuing to work.

Hanabi is sleeping, crawling under the covers and cleaning the room at the same time. She has been doing this a lot recently.

Zhou Lu suspected that it was all because of the big-leaf iris that Hua Huo was corrupted.

As for who taught the big-leaf iris to be bad, we have to look at our ultimate plant lover Ye Qingyu.

Zhou Lu even thought that if Senior Brother Ouyang married Ye Qingyu in the future, she would let Senior Brother Ouyang COS as a big tree.

Even as he was complaining in his heart, the fireworks had already turned the desert in the area into a green grassland.

In fact, according to Zhou Lu's original idea, the place where the fireworks were laid along the way should have been a protective forest.

It’s a pity that the cost of dividing the plants and transforming them into trees is too great.

Even with the bonus of [Limited Source], the consumption would still require Fireworks to take a break every once in a while to complete.

So Zhou Lu had no choice but to choose the grass as the second best option.

But it has to be said that the advantages of grass are still very obvious.

It consumes little growth, has a high probability of survival in sandy soil, and is also strong enough to hold on to the sand.

The only flaw is probably that it cannot block the wind and sand like a shelterbelt, allowing people to stroll leisurely under the trees.

However, this surmountable difficulty is nothing to the pioneer army.

"The area ahead is an unknown area." Xu Dalong's expression gradually became serious. "Link and I will protect you and Hua Huo's safety. You just continue to lay out according to this tactic."

Xu Dalong also noticed the significance of Huo Huo's actions this time.

If the survival rate of these divisions is satisfactory, it may be possible to transform this desert into an oasis in the future.

This is definitely a good thing for the mining troops that will arrive later.

Given a choice, no one would choose to work in a desolate desert.

Unknown areas also mean unknown risks.

Considering the special properties of sand and dust, Zhou Lu felt that if this place was really opened, it would definitely be an A-level secret realm.

Although Xu Dalong and Lin Kexing are both trustworthy fighters, Zhou Lu is not used to putting his own safety in the hands of others.

So Zhou Lu released the Beast Taming Card, and Yueya and Benben appeared beside him one after another.

"What the hell are you doing? Such a big show?" As soon as Yueya came out, she saw Huahuo planting ramets in a large area of ​​desert. The visual impact of the desert turning into an oasis in an instant was still very strong. Even though Yueya was already a veteran quasi-god who was thousands of years old, he couldn't help but sigh when he saw this scene.

Zhou Lu briefly introduced the enemy he was about to face, and then asked, "Do you have any impression of this kind of spiritual beast?"

"I thought of one, but that was a long, long time ago. I wasn't even born yet." Yueya said after thinking.

In fact, the current restrictions on the secret realm door are something that only appeared in the late Immortal Era.

In earlier times, the connections between secret realms were not as clear-cut as they are now, and many spirit beasts could enter other secret realms through some vague boundaries.

It was only later that people discovered that the random travel between secret realms would lead to the continuous collapse of the main world, so they gradually began to standardize the way of entering and exiting the secret realms.

With the emergence of the secret realm gate system, these vague transmission boundaries quickly disappeared, and the various secret realms began to be separated in a physical sense.

The spiritual beasts that originally belonged to the same race were forced to live in different secret realms because of this change. Over time, they evolved different traits, and some even experienced reproductive isolation, becoming two completely different species.

In fact, let alone other spiritual beasts, humans themselves have several branches.

Some studies have suggested that the two talents of Beastmaster and Immortal belonged to two completely different human creatures in ancient times. Later, one group of Immortals swallowed up the other group of human creatures by relying on the powerful force of continuous devouring.

The two became compatible in the years that followed, so the skills of both races are expressed in modern humans.

These are all the contents mentioned in the ancestors’ materials.

At first he was a little scornful.

But when he thought of the immortal's racial skills, he felt a little creepy.

If there really were many branches of human beings in ancient times.

So what was the fate of other branches of humanity?

Zhou Lu's random thoughts did not affect the efficiency of the group's progress.

"So cowardly...it must be the sand element." Yueya said affirmatively.

"Sand element?"

"Yes, it's a spiritual beast that can control sand and minerals." Yueya introduced, "I've also heard about it from my elders. If it's really this..."

Yueya seemed to be hesitant to speak here.

"What do you mean?" Zhou Lu asked quickly.

"This secret realm may belong to the Kingdom of Rui'er." Yueya thought for a moment and said, "It is the kingdom created by your human ancestors."

"A country created by human ancestors?" Xu Dalong, who had been listening to the conversation, asked quickly, "What level of ancestors are they?"

"The common ancestor of all human creatures." Yueya said very seriously, "Sand elementals are the earliest spiritual beasts domesticated by humans. Before you evolved the talent of beastmasters."

The so-called racial skills are an extreme manifestation of biological characteristics.

According to existing theories, whether it is the immortals or the beastmasters, these two racial skills must have evolved later.

So what skills did these genetic ancestors have before modern humans and even immortals?

When Xu Dalong heard Yueya's words, his expression instantly became serious.

He didn't expect that a mere action to open up a new mine would actually involve a country of human ancestors.

In fact, research on the evolutionary history of the human race has never stopped.

The question of where we come from has always been explored by humans.

"If this Rui'an Kingdom really exists, then we need to explore it thoroughly." Xu Dalong said immediately and gave orders.

Zhou Lu called out Manman, intending to ask about the Ruian Kingdom and the sand element.

Seeing Zhou Lu casually summon a general fairy, Xu Dalong and Lin Kexing's eyes widened immediately.

Damn it! Damn it!
What did I see?
Someone actually has a privately owned universal fairy?

And he hasn’t been beaten to death by Qiu Dao Mu yet?
"Is there any problem?" Manman yawned and looked around. "Hey? Why are you in the desert?"

Seeing the expressions of Xu Dalong and Lin Kexing, Zhou Lu quickly explained: "Her name is Manman, a special universal fairy. Don't worry, I didn't do anything illegal like robbing universal fairies."

"Hello." Manman greeted politely.

Then Zhou Lu relayed what Yueya said to Manman and asked, "Do you have any impression of this sand element?"

"Yes." Manman answered very straightforwardly.

Zhou Lu, who was just trying it out, was immediately surprised when he heard Manman's answer and said, "You really know it!"

"Don't you guys read the research report?" Manman said speechlessly, "According to the corpse of a spirit beast excavated by your human archaeologists from a human tomb three million years ago, this spirit beast recorded as sand in ancient texts is very likely the earliest spirit beast domesticated by you humans."

At this point, Manman paused and asked curiously: "By the way... why do you suddenly ask this question?"

Zhou Lu pointed helplessly at the sandstorm in the distance: "What I am facing now is very likely a sand."

After a few seconds of downtime, Manman shouted in surprise: "Really! Really!"

As she spoke, she flapped her wings and flew around Zhou Lu again and again: "Go and have a look! Go and have a look! I really want to know!"

The general knowledge fairy, or the seeker of truth, the desire for knowledge exploded in an instant.

With high expectations for the sand and the Ruian Kingdom, the group's pace suddenly increased a lot, approaching the maximum speed of Fireworks Planting Grass.

Finally, after a crazy march, the surrounding dust gradually dissipated.

"You are really bullying me too much!"

Finally, when the group stepped into a special area and saw a large number of sandy buildings, an exasperated voice was heard.

Several people looked in the direction of the sound and saw a little snowman-like man made of sand flying angrily in the air.

"I don't intend to hurt you, why do you have to come here!"

"The king's mausoleum is not allowed to be disturbed by anyone!!"

"Your actions have committed a capital crime!"

"Aaaaaah! Are you ready? I'm going to kill you!"

The little sand man made an expression that he thought was super scary.

I saw it raising its hand and waving it with great force, as if everything in the world was under its control.

However, the next second, it looked at the thirty-nine grains of sand gathered in its hands in amazement.

The little sand man looked around in disbelief.

Looking around, all you see is green grass.

At this moment, the little sandman's screams resounded throughout the desert:
"Shit! Where's my sand?"

(End of this chapter)