The insects in my house are dragons.

"Turtle King Temple?"

Back at the Water Dragon, Elder Turtle and Xiao Jiu led the way, while Yun Che and the other two followed on the Water Dragon.

Dr. Niu was naturally overjoyed that the deal had been reached, but when he learned that Yun Che's condition for the other party was to build a "Turtle King Temple," he couldn't help but look puzzled.

What are these conditions?

Although they are indeed turtles, how did the idea of ​​building a "Turtle King Temple" come about?

"Hmm." Yun Che's expression remained unchanged.

Anyway, the conditions have been stated, how to implement them is up to Dr. Niu.

"Oh, right, senior, you might have to make do for a bit. They're afraid you'll reveal your beast tamer strength, so they absolutely refuse to let you into the core area. They say you can only wander around the outer perimeter."

He then somewhat embarrassedly mentioned Elder Turtle's other request.

Upon hearing this, Ji Huaijin smiled wryly.

Dr. Niu also mentioned that the turtle clan's territory has excellent ecological protection, and there is a high possibility that there are some stones that are rarely seen outside, so he originally wanted to go and dig them up.

But since they didn't dare let him in, and he wasn't the kind of person who was particularly assertive, besides, this trip was for Dr. Niu's research project.

and.

It's just on the outskirts, but that doesn't mean we can't go in. The turtles are less active on the outskirts, so we might have a better chance of digging up rare stones.

"It's alright," Ji Huaijin said casually. "But be careful, and if you notice anything amiss, remember to call for help immediately."

Although Yun Che seems to have a good relationship with the Turtle Clan, no one knows what will happen after entering the Turtle Clan's territory.

Moreover, the turtle race also includes overlord-level extraordinary creatures.

For safety reasons, they also prepared methods for emergency rescue.

...

After a short while, Xiao Jiu's speed gradually slowed down.

Yun Che and the others gradually stopped moving forward, and what appeared before them was a huge waterfall.

It's not the waterfall falling down, but rather they are above the waterfall.

Looking down.

The territory of the turtle clan was located in a huge basin, surrounded on three sides by waterfalls formed by the Huai River, as if a hole had been dug out of the Huai River out of thin air.

Strangely, although water from all around poured into it, the water did not accumulate; it seemed to flow away from below.

Moreover, unless you get very close, you won't even notice that there's a waterfall here, and the flow of water around it doesn't speed up at all because of the "waterfall's" presence.

As for the "small hill" that Dr. Niu saw through the drone, it is actually a large mountain, but a large part of it is below the water level, so it can only be vaguely seen from a distance.

In addition, the entire "basin" was covered by a layer of light, which at first glance looked like just part of the river surface, so it's no wonder that it was not noticeable under normal circumstances.

"Sit tight," Ji Huaijin reminded him.

Water Dragon followed Elder Turtle and Xiao Jiu, heading down the waterfall.

"Roar! Roar! Roar! Roar! Roar!" Kong Kong clung to the open glass, shouting excitedly.

"Quack quack quack quack—!!" Duck was quacking just like Kongkong, but it was quacking in fear. The speed at which it was falling almost made it experience the feeling of flying.

Fortunately, we soon arrived at the bottom of the waterfall.

It's more like an island surrounded by water, with a waterfall just beyond. On the island, you can see many turtles of all sizes and ages.

Most of them seem to belong to the Green Wood Spirit Turtle or Black Wood Turtle genus, which are wood-attribute turtles, but some are not, and there are also metal, earth, and even fire-attribute turtles.

Of course, there are also rarer ones, such as dark attribute, lightning attribute, light attribute, etc.

You could say you've entered a "turtle world".

When they saw Xiao Jiu and Elder Turtle appear, many turtles immediately surrounded them, including Yun Che's "old acquaintance" A Yao.

However, when they saw the Water Dragon, and then Yun Che and Dr. Niu, the turtles all showed different expressions.

Some were on high alert, ready for battle.

Some people had nothing but admiration in their eyes and kept looking at them.

Of course, there were also people who recognized Yun Che, like A Yao who crawled over and called out to Yun Che.

Yun Che smiled and greeted it. Kong Kong and Iris also recognized it and greeted it in the same way.

When Ayao saw Kongkong and Iris, her eyes immediately showed a deep look of surprise.

Lord-level!

How long has it been?

Considering the extraordinary lifespan of turtles, this is probably... just like a day or two in the past.

The last time they met, A-Yao clearly remembered that they were only in the mutation stage. Now, Kong Kong is already a low-level lord, and Iris is a high-level transcendent.

And it, Ah Yao, was a mid-level lord before, and is still a mid-level lord now.

Kong Kong is almost catching up with me...

That's an exaggeration.

"Look, look, what's so interesting! All of you, go back to your places and get back to what you were doing!" Upon seeing this, Elder Turtle immediately put his hands on his hips and shouted angrily.

Despite being only in the mutation stage, Elder Turtle holds a very high position in the turtle clan. When he roars, most of the turtles quickly turn around and run away.

"Um, Ah Yao, this... cough, this is a 'researcher.' You can show him around our Turtle Island, but be careful." As he spoke, the Turtle Elder winked at Ah Yao.

Upon hearing this, A-Yao scratched her head and mumbled a voice to indicate that she understood.

I don't know if he truly understood Elder Turtle's gaze or not.

Ancient trees reach for the sky, and there are all kinds of vegetation that are hard to find in the wild now. The turtles live here peacefully.

Moreover, the island is not only inhabited by turtles, but also by other extraordinary creatures and wild animals, making it a fairly mature ecosystem.

So Dr. Niu didn't ask any questions, and didn't even spend time worrying about safety. He immediately took A-Yao into Turtle Island and began his research.

"Xiao Jiu, you accompany this rich... cough, you accompany this, this..."

"Senior brother," Yun Che hurriedly said.

"Yes, you accompany this senior brother and take a walk around outside to see the scenery," Elder Turtle instructed.

The giant little nine nodded and looked at Ji Huaijin.

Ji Huaijin smiled, withdrew the Water Dragon, gave Yun Che a look, and then walked around the island.

Although it was only the outer perimeter, he had already identified where rare stones might be found when he came down. The outer perimeter and the inner perimeter didn't make much difference to him.

As Dr. Niu and Ji Huaijin left, Elder Turtle looked at Yun Che.

"Let's go see the King!"

Yun Che opened his mouth.

Why do I feel inexplicably guilty?

but....

Having worked together a few times, Yun Che had come to understand Elder Turtle fairly well. Although the old turtle was cunning, had many tricks up his sleeve, and had a bad temper, sometimes speaking very foully, at least he didn't have any malicious intentions.

So, Yun Che, along with Kong Kong, Iris, and Ya Ya, followed Elder Turtle and headed into Turtle Island.

Along the way, there were still quite a few good young turtles gazing into the distance.

We passed through a lush, towering ancient forest.

Since most turtles are wood-elemental, they seem to really like plants.

After passing through a muddy depression, we saw many turtles rummaging in the mud.

Finally, there was a rocky area where turtles of various sizes and colors stood motionless on the rocks, squinting their eyes... basking in the sun.

After passing through the rocky area, they arrived at the foot of the high mountain in the center of the island. There was a small lake in a seemingly ordinary place, and Elder Turtle led Yun Che and the others to stop there.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!" Elder Turtle cried out at the top of his lungs.

Gollum-

Bubbles rose from the lake.

A supernatural turtle-like creature, roughly the size of a millstone, with a rugged, dark green shell, its limbs retracted inside the shell, and only its head protruding, its eyes closed as if it were sleeping, slowly floated to the surface.

However, when Yun Che saw the turtle's head, he was surprised. Kong Kong beside him was also surprised and couldn't help but touch the short dragon horns on its head.

The turtle-like creature's head and neck were covered with fine, shimmering scales, and two coral-like horns stood imposingly on its closed head.

This is... a dragon turtle?!

"Look!" Elder Turtle exclaimed smugly, "This is our King! Even in his sleep, he's so wise and powerful!"

Yun Che: "..."