Monster life starting from picking up materials

Ji Jie breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the remaining pumpkin paste in the pot with a thoughtful look on his face.

Do you want to eat it right away?

He looked at the ancient dragon man whose belly was obviously bulging. It was obvious that he could not eat anymore, but this pumpkin paste seemed to be able to be processed further?

Ji Jie thought of rice dumplings and lotus leaf naan. It seemed that this kind of paste could be preserved by wrapping it in the broad leaves of a plant.

It's just right that you can see some duckweed and reed leaves by the pond.

After peeling off some clean reed leaves, he reached into the pot, grabbed the pumpkin paste under him and placed it on the reed leaves. He wrapped it with slender and wide leaves, pulled off the reed silk and tied it into a small package.

Through the bundle tied with reed leaves, you can still smell the aroma of pumpkin paste.

The first batch of reed leaves he had picked was used up. He stood up and wanted to pick more, but he saw that the ancient dragon man had already placed the picked leaves beside him, so he simply sat down again.

He kept two pieces of the wrapped pumpkin paste for himself and stuffed the rest into the ancient dragon man’s natural plant bag.

"I like it..."

The ancient dragon people murmured, mixing human words like "good" and "like" into a language that only they could understand. Perhaps they had not yet observed humans using the word "thank you", and could only use this to express their joy and gratitude.

He felt around his body again and took out a small wooden jar and handed it to Ji Jie.

He is obviously an old man who has lived for who knows how many years, but he is extremely immature and green in interpersonal communication.

Ji Jie took the small jar from the ancient dragon man, opened the stopper of the jar, and smelled the slightly astringent smell of the hardening medicine.

After packing up his things and saying goodbye to the ancient dragon man, he continued to look for food in the forest. From time to time, he would turn over the broad leaves, take out the big pumpkin and put it into his belly bag.

Remember that Tengumon's original food preference was pumpkin-sized persimmons, which would ferment in its belly pouch and contain better nutrition, but they might also be poisonous and explode with flashes.

He touched the hard skin of the pumpkin. Unlike persimmons, pumpkins would not ferment and develop strange abilities so quickly.

I was thinking of persimmons, but I couldn't find any. Instead, I found tomatoes.

The bright red tomatoes reflected the colorful sunlight, like a red crystal gem, and were particularly conspicuous in the woods.

Now that you have tomatoes, you naturally have to find a dragon egg. You must try scrambled eggs with tomatoes.

However, it was autumn now, when plants were bearing fruit, and he was not sure whether the monsters would lay eggs at this time during their breeding season.

At this moment, he thought of the egg thief he had met before.

Follow the scratching bird and you will definitely find the eggs.

Ji Jie kept moving through the woods and once again found the footprints left by the scratching bird.

Recalling the first time he ate dragon eggs, he was still in the form of a thief dragon, quietly following the scratching bird, and found the place where the herbivorous dragons buried their eggs on the coastal plains of the New World.

Following the tracks of the scratching birds, he found some eaten pumpkins and insect nests exposed by turned stones. After walking around in a small circle, the tracks led him out of the woods and back to the swamp.

It stayed at a considerable distance and did not get close to avoid being discovered by the alert finch.

After moving forward for a while, the scratching bird stopped moving, and greedy light flashed in its bright eyes.

Following the line of sight of the scratching bird, there is a corner of the swamp where you can see the sand dragon preying on the transporting ants.

After following Senior Zaoniao and staring at the earth sand dragon for a long time, Ji Jie finally noticed something unusual.

Even after eating the transporting ants, the sand dragon did not go looking for further food or move to other areas.

In his impression, the Sand Dragon was a real roaming creature that could be seen everywhere in the Big Ant Mound Wasteland.

The movement range of this sand dragon seems to be centered around something, as if it is caring about and protecting something.

Looking at the terrain again, there are huge barren rocks on both sides of the intersection that block the view. It is a relatively hidden place with favorable conditions.

Apparently, this female sand dragon completed mating in the summer and laid eggs, waiting for them to hatch.

So where are its eggs?

Ji Jie's eyes swept around and then locked onto the small fortress made of layers of mud.

This small mud fortress was clearly not created naturally.

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Chapter 421 I was here first.

After seeing the eggs clearly, Ji Jie was not anxious. He just climbed up the mound, stood in a good position and watched, intending to see how the senior bird would operate.

The scratching bird waited patiently for a long time, but the sand dragon kept patrolling the area and had no intention of leaving.

This made it bend its claws more frequently, as if it always wanted to hug something. Its paws were raised and lowered from time to time, as if it was ready to attack.

Are you planning to rob?

Ji Jie couldn't help but imagine the afterimage of the scratching bird's legs running, rushing towards the mud fortress, hugging it, carrying up the mud with several eggs on it, and rushing out without any pause, disappearing from the confused sight of the sand dragon.

But obviously, the bird below cannot move at the speed of sprinters, so it can only stay where it is and keep looking around until it turns around and leaves.

Are you leaving now?

Ji Jie was stunned for a moment, wondering if he had overestimated the patience of the scratching bird. He began to get eager and wanted to show his swiftness to his senior.

However, the scratching bird did not go far. It came to the center of the swamp with an upright look, which was completely different from its previous sneaky look.

Soon, the mud waves approaching from a distance began to surge. It was the mud ichthyosaur that was patrolling its territory in the mud lake. It noticed the guy swaggering in its territory and rushed straight towards the scratching bird.

Seeing this, Ji Jie already understood what Zaoniao was planning to do.

Two dogs fight, play off.

The scratching bird turned around and ran in the direction of the sand dragon, and began to jump in the swamp. Every time it landed steadily on the solid ground, avoiding the impact of the mud, and its speed was not slow at all.

“Buzz~Hum!!!”

When approaching the location of the Sand Dragon, the Sand Dragon immediately realized the current situation, blocked the entrance with its body and made a threatening roar, which sounded like the sound of a steam engine discharging steam.

The fleeing scratching bird jumped to the side when it arrived in front of the sand dragon, trying to escape the pursuit of the mud fish dragon.

And it did succeed. The Mud Fish Dragon didn't bother turning and rushed straight towards the Sand Dragon.

The Sand Dragon and the Mud Fish Dragon are old enemies. The hatred that the Sand Dragon has for the Mud Fish Dragon must be far greater than that of the Scratching Bird, which it has to go around a corner to chase.

The beast dragon and the ichthyosaur were immediately entangled with each other, which gave the two scratching birds an opportunity to take advantage of.

Why two?

Ji Jie had already put away the silk sac and the things in his belly bag, and rushed towards the battlefield in the form of a scratching bird. His strong thighs left afterimages and turned into real sprinters, creating a series of splashes on the shallow water surface of the swamp.

The flying bird in the distance circled around and also launched a charge towards victory, but the distance between them was still inevitably shortened from "far away" to "not far away".

The scratching bird only felt a strong wind blowing past, and then saw a fellow bird running away with its legs leaving a shadow. After passing it, it jumped without any pause and flew over the fighting earth sand dragon and mud fish dragon.

"boom!"

The scratching bird had just passed the intersection where the Sand Dragon and the Mud Fish Dragon were fighting when it was knocked sideways by the aftermath of the battle between the two monsters and stumbled into the territory of the Sand Dragon.

It slid to steady itself in the slippery mud, only to see its fellow had already rushed to the mud pit where the sand dragon had buried its eggs. With a single reach, it grabbed half the mud pit in its arms, leaped up the rock, and disappeared from its sight.

A series of graceful operations caused the bird to crash instantly. Looking at the half-remaining mud nest, it was a little at a loss for a moment.

It was obviously here first...

The scratching bird regrouped and went closer to the mud nest, dug out a sand dragon egg and held it in its arms.

Why... did he end up in jail for the second time?

It also wanted to be as big as that one, so that it could carry away half of the mud nest with one claw, instead of going through so much trouble and only being able to take away one egg.

Moreover, it looked at the escape route of its fellow tribesmen and found that it was impossible for it to climb walls and jump over rooftops like that. It had to transport the eggs out while fighting between two large monsters.

The scratching bird held the egg tightly and rushed towards the exit where the two dragons were fighting. It was hit by the mud fish dragon's tail and the sand dragon's iron mountain lean. Then it rolled out with the egg and escaped.

It didn't run far before it eagerly pecked open the egg with its beak. Its tongue penetrated the eggshell fragments, and the barbs on its tongue hooked the yolk. It pulled the egg liquid into its mouth and wiped its mouth with a feeling of satisfaction.

This fast-eating behavior restored a lot of the Ornithosaurus's meager physical strength. It turned its head to look at the Sand Dragon and the Mud Fish Dragon that were separated in the fight, but did not dare to explore again.

With victorious strides, the bird walked away with its head held high. Just as it was about to hide its fame and glory, it raised its head and saw a figure on the mound.

He was holding the egg and sucking the yolk and egg liquid. The empty eggshell rolled to the ground, collided with another empty eggshell, and rolled to the side.

The figure also picked up the third sand dragon egg from the side.

Because he had not seen it carefully in his haste before, the scratching bird only saw the appearance of his fellow tribesmen clearly now.

It has a larger body, glossier scales, brighter feathers, and a bright beak and eyes. If it understood Chinese vocabulary, it would probably use the adjective "sword-like eyebrows and star-like eyes" to describe the face of the scratching bird.

The bird that had held its head high suddenly lowered its head, feeling so disheartened that it seemed as if it wanted to bury itself in the mud.

"Howl~"

The howling of its own kind only made the scratching bird raise its head slightly, and silently quicken its pace, not wanting to listen to the harsh ridicule that was about to come.

"Hey~"

The scratching bird raised its head instantly and tried to dodge the stone thrown by its fellow tribesmen, but saw that the object it was shooting at was a white oval object covered in mud.

Egg!

"Buzz~Hum!!!"

It subconsciously caught the egg thrown by its fellow tribesman. Before it could figure out what was going on, it heard the angry roar of the Sand Dragon behind it.

Respect by running first!

Looking at the scratching bird fleeing in panic while being chased by the earth sand dragon, Ji Jie, who was on the mound, lay down slightly and hid behind the mound. The mud fish dragon, with its head looking straight ahead, did not see him. Except for the scratching bird, no dragon noticed him, the biggest winner.

He fished out five eggs from the mud nest and glanced at the number of remaining eggs. The sand dragon laid at least a dozen eggs in one nest, which was even more than that of the herbivorous dragon. Such a high yield made him feel at ease to take them.

No wonder the Sand Dragon wanders around like a scoundrel all day long. The reason why its population is so large is because it lays so many eggs.

Pumpkins, tomatoes, dragon eggs, as well as dried fruits and peppers brought back from the Qimian tribe. As for the meat, we'll have to wait until we get to the ancient tree forest to find fresh ones.

After collecting all the food, Ji Jie transformed into a Spinosaurus and flapped his wings to fly towards the ancient tree forest.

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Chapter 422: Grandma Cat sees everything but doesn’t say anything.

The flying dragon hid in the high clouds, its shadow falling across the rippling blue sea, and its sight fell on the twin peaks in the distance.

It's a bit far away and I can't see it clearly.

Ji Jie fell from the sky, hid the things on his body, and transformed into a flying bird to get closer, so that he could see more details on the Twin Peaks.

The ships floated on the sea and were fixed at the foot of the mountain, becoming the shore base for the residential area.

The upper masts became wooden stakes driven into the steep mountain to support the subsequent construction plan, while the sails were hung as awnings to protect the working craftsmen from wind and rain.

The wooden stakes are connected by ropes or wooden boards. Many craftsmen hammer on the scaffolding, nail the wooden stakes down, and spread out the wooden boards.

The previous simple waterwheel has also been modified a lot, from a hydraulic mechanism to a part of a larger hydraulic mechanism that is being planned.

Compared to its appearance before leaving, the Star Stronghold has not undergone any drastic changes, but one can clearly feel that the gears have started to turn.

Ji Jie landed silently between the wooden boards, and his jet-black feathers fluttered and stretched into soft white hair.

He scratched the uneven texture of the wooden board with his claws and climbed up to the deck of the ship, where he saw various tools and materials flowing with the comings and goings of people.

Because of his arrival, the flow of people temporarily stagnated, but soon resumed after they cast some friendly glances.

The dragon youth stood in the middle of the sparse crowd, holding a pen tied to the end of his braid and tapping away on the plan board in his hand. He raised his eyes slightly and saw the Smoke Snow Weasel that suddenly appeared.

The dragon youth who was a resource manager was slightly stunned, and looked around behind Ji Jie, as if trying to confirm where he had boarded the deck.

Perhaps it came from the wooden bridge connecting the side of the deck to the land.

As he thought about this, he nodded slightly towards Ji Jie.

Ji Jie nodded quickly in response, distinguishing the aroma of food from various smells, and rushed to the cafeteria.

It was not mealtime, and the Felyne cats in the cafeteria were quite free. When they saw Smoke Weasel walk in, they immediately perked up and surrounded him with cute meows.

Ji Jie stood up straight, and got close to the soft Felynx one by one. He squeezed out of the encirclement by rubbing his soft cat fur, and saw the ferocious Felynx squatting on the table and looking over here.

Bobcat waved at him slightly, jumped off the table, and called out to a cubicle deeper in the cafeteria.

The Feline cat cook, who seemed to have gained weight, came out with her usual smile on her face. She came to Ji Jie, bent down and stretched out her hand to smooth the fur that was messed up by the Feline cats, making a gentle purr.

"Little guy, you've been out investigating for so long this time. You must be very hungry when you come back~"

Ji Jie was not actually hungry at all, but when he looked at the cook's increasingly kind and hairy face, he felt that he had to be hungry.