Survival of the Nation: My luck was a tiny bit worse.

"Whether it's a friend or not is unimportant; what's important is that it has intelligence."

After thinking for a moment, Ou Yun put the pebble into his spatial ring and dusted off his hands.

He turned and walked towards the riverbank.

"go home!"

The North and South had been waiting there for a long time.

This guy was left on the shore by Leng Ruolan as backup, and he witnessed the entire standoff that inexplicably ended before the fight even started—

Although I don't understand it, it seems really amazing.

This is really beyond what one would expect from a Hakimi.

Nanbei was so anxious he was pacing around in circles. When he saw the group finally return, he immediately let out a howl and pounced over—but then he noticed the giant tortoise and immediately hissed in alarm.

The giant tortoise slowly turned its head and glanced at the north and south.

Then it stretched out its front paws and placed a large river clam, which it had just scooped up from the riverbed, in front of the pumpkin.

"Gurgle."

Nanbei looked down at the river clam, then looked up at the giant tortoise, his expression quite wary.

Ou Yun patted its head and said, "It's okay, it's your own turtle, just eat it."

Nanbei let out a howl before using its claws to pull the clam under its body, which was considered an acceptance.

The live stream chat from China has started again, with viewers watching:

"North and South: Brothers are those who share food!"

"Nanbei's facial expression management is a complete failure, hahaha!"

"What's so strange about cats collecting protection money? Haven't you ever seen a cat collecting protection money before?"

*

The journey back was much more lively than the way there.

A cat from the north and south can't carry three people.

Ou Yun said that was easy to handle, and then he asked Chen Hao how he planned to get back by land, sea, and air.

Leng Ruolan understood instantly and couldn't help but chuckle. But Chen Hao hadn't quite grasped it yet, and asked with slight confusion, "What kind of route is 'sea route'?"

So the giant tortoise carried Chen Hao on its back and drifted away down the river.

Leng Ruolan sighed, never expecting that she would live to see a tortoise carrying people.

She originally intended to continue riding north and south, but Ou Yun was more adept at it. After discussing it briefly with Storm Black Hawk, he immediately mounted the bike.

Storm Blackhawk hesitated, but did not object.

Once Ou Yun was settled, he smiled and beckoned to Leng Ruolan, "Captain Leng! Come on!"

Leng Ruolan looked at the reluctant Storm Black Hawk being ridden and the beaming Ou Yun: "I guess I don't need to."

"It's okay, we can fly back faster!"

As he spoke, Ou Yun twisted his lower body.

It's fine, but my butt feels a little numb.

Leng Ruolan politely declined; she was shy around strangers.

But the Frost Giant Roc, unlike the Storm Black Hawk, had already come to Leng Ruolan's side and very kindly lowered its left wing.

"..."

Both the North and the South were astonished.

Leng Ruolan placed her hands on her forehead.

If we don't go up now, it'll be disrespectful...

Ou Yun said, "It's okay, just go up both the north and south sides together!"

"..."

then.

Storm Hawk and Eurohawk were flying overhead.

The Frosty Giant Roc carried the North and South on its back, and Leng Ruolan on its back.

A giant turtle was swimming in the river when a cliff and waterfall appeared in front of it. The giant turtle plunged down with a splash and landed in the pool below.

Then it skillfully scooped the person who had slipped off its back from the pool, threw them back onto its back, and continued on its way.

Flying against the wind and stumbling along the way, it was completely dark when we arrived at the camp.

The lights on the watchtower swayed slightly in the night breeze, the wheat in the fields shimmered in the moonlight, and the waterwheel in the mill still turned slowly.

Hassan was squatting at the entrance of the public warehouse, counting today's harvest—when he looked up and saw Ou Yun and the others returning, his face lit up with joy, "Wow, big brother, you finally—"

Stopped abruptly.

The potatoes in my hand rolled all over the ground.

"B-Big brother...who are these...?"

"A new ally."

Ou Yun jumped off the back of the Storm Black Hawk and patted Hassan on the shoulder.

"Go and call everyone out. We're having a general meeting tonight. There's important information."

Hassan watched as Leng Ruolan went to help Chen Hao, who was soaking wet and dizzy: ...

"oh oh……"

Are the guys always this terrifying when they come back...?

*

A dozen minutes later, nine people, three giant beasts, plus North and South Green Beans and a cow that had just been woken up from the cowshed and was confused, sat around the campfire in the square.

A whole roasted lamb sat on the bonfire, its fat dripping into the fire and sizzling.

Ou Yun recounted everything that happened today from beginning to end—

From the moment the crystal pillar was pulled out, to being chased by the tree roots, to encountering the giant tortoise, to the arrival of the three beasts, to the appearance of the forest lord, to that sword.

When the story of the Forest Lord withdrawing was told, everyone's mouths gaped open wide enough to fit a fist.

"so--"

Maxim, unusually speaking up, asked, "Our current goal is to find this big cat with wings?"

"To be precise, we need to first figure out the relationship between the forest lord and this behemoth."

Chen Hao adjusted his glasses. "The Forest Lord said that the crystal pillar is one of its sealing stakes."

"So, it was sealed away by something back then..."

"Judging from the giant tortoise's reaction, the giant beast with the halo is very likely the sealer—or at least related to the seal."

"Then this sword—"

Ivan pointed to the longsword at Ou Yun's waist, "Was it forged from materials related to the Sealers?"

Ou Yun said, "We can only speculate to this extent at the moment. The crystal of the Abyss Scorpion contains the residual energy of that giant beast, and the lord can sense swords made from this material."

That's why it stopped when it saw the sword.

"It's not that it's afraid of the sword."

Holding a bowl of meat soup, Leng Ruolan said slowly, "It is wary of the person behind this sword... oh, the creature."

The campfire crackled.

Hassan was silent for a moment before speaking, "In that case...shouldn't we also ask the Pangolin King and the Hyena Queen?"

One of them burrows underground while the other patrols the mountains; perhaps they have a deeper understanding of what has happened in the forest.

"I've already sent Green Bean to deliver the message."

Leng Ruolan took a sip of soup. "They'll be here tomorrow."

"What about Stormhawk's father?"

Alexander asked, "Hasn't that little lump of coal lived for many years? Maybe it knows something?"

All eyes turned to the campfire.

Previously, Storm Black Hawk delivered something with lightning speed—a little lump of coal.

It was squatting in a wooden box—a nest that Chen Hao had specially made for it.

It was twice as big as when it hatched. Although it was still smaller than an adult hen, its feathers were much thicker than before.

At that moment, it was preening the downy fur on its chest with its beak, completely unaware of the stares around it.

"Its memory is a bit messy; it probably can't even remember who it is right now."

Chen Hao helplessly shrugged.

"I tried showing it the abyssal crystal a couple of days ago, and it did react—but it chased after the crystal and pecked at it for half an hour, and finally fell asleep when it got tired of pecking."

"Then let it think about it slowly, there's no rush."

Ou Yun stuffed the last piece of mutton into his mouth and mumbled, "Anyway, the Forest Lord said he'll ask again next time we meet, so there's still time."