Chapter 205: Plant Breakthrough Card |
【Completed Hunting Ladder Level 2 Mission: Hunt Adult Tarbosaurus *1】
【Reward Obtained: Breakthrough Card - Plant Breakthrough Card, 5 points】
A Plant Breakthrough Card?
Qin Ziwen had already obtained three Limit Breakthrough Cards.
This was the first time he had acquired a Plant Breakthrough Card.
【Breakthrough Card】 Plant Breakthrough Card: Can be used on any fully mature plant. After use, the plant may undergo a random superhuman-direction mutation. The success rate of mutation is related to the plant's own developmental vigor.
If the Limit Breakthrough Card was for humans and animals, then the Plant Breakthrough Card was for plants.
He stored the card away.
Everyone began processing the Tarbosaurus corpse.
Chunks of meat were carved off, and they discovered the Tarbosaurus's body was mostly lean meat.
The corpse was too large; with just their manpower, it was difficult to handle in a short time. So, they sent Cao Biansheng back to the oasis to call for more people.
When the people staying at the oasis saw only Cao Biansheng returning alone, many hearts leaped into their throats.
Upon learning they were only needed to help process the Tarbosaurus corpse, those hearts promptly settled back down.
"You could have said that in one breath."
A large group arrived at the oasis and worked busily until noon. With the division of labor among over a hundred people, they finally finished processing the Tarbosaurus's scales, teeth, and sinews.
"Master, the most valuable parts on its body are these sinews. They should be enough to make several powerful bows," Du Yu said, holding the complete long sinews extracted from the Tarbosaurus's spine, tail, and Achilles tendon.
The longest were the dorsal sinews from the back, while the most numerous were the tail sinews. However, because an arrow had struck that area, most of the tail sinews were not very long.
Finally, the Achilles tendon sinews were short and thick, unsuitable for making bows but perfect for boiling into high-quality sinew glue.
"I wonder how many dan bows these Tarbosaurus sinews can make," Qin Ziwen said, taking a slender, long sinew and giving it a gentle pull. It felt like he was holding a very tough rope.
And this "slender" was relative to its length; in reality, it was about the thickness of a coin.
In the afternoon, everyone gradually transported the processed items back to the oasis habitat. The convoy was already filled with water and would return that evening.
This return trip would carry more items: the dissected Tarbosaurus corpse, along with all the pelts and sinews obtained from hunting during this period.
This batch of supplies was too valuable and numerous, so the returning team was increased to one hundred and fifty people. Qin Ziwen only left half the personnel to garrison the oasis.
"Be careful on the road," Qin Ziwen instructed his younger brother, then looked at Li Yue beside him. "After you return, remember to process this batch of pelts and sinews promptly."
"Yes, sir!" Qin Ziwu responded loudly.
Li Yue was somewhat reluctant. He hadn't even had a good look at this oasis.
And now he had to leave already.
But he still understood priorities. He nodded, looking back with every step, waving vigorously.
"Master, I'm leaving now. You must take good care of yourself!"
"Get lost, hurry up. Seeing you annoys me," Qin Ziwen waved his hand dismissively.
This Li Yue was like a chatterbox. Since he arrived, he had barely stopped talking.
Looking down at the two eggs in his arms, Qin Ziwen placed them into two separate backpacks. After a moment's thought, he sat on the Crowned Eagle's back.
"Let's go. We'll head back first to avoid the eggs spoiling if left too long."
The Crowned Eagle transformed into a streak like a sharp arrow, flying west.
The convoy, which had just set off not long ago, saw the Crowned Eagle fly overhead.
Li Yue felt a pang of envy. "Damn, the boss is taking a plane back. Having a pet that can carry a person and fly is just awesome."
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Not long after everyone left, a Tarbosaurus climbed onto the hillside from the south. It gazed at the oasis lake below, its orange-yellow pupils flickering slightly.
It turned its head to look east. In the end, it still did not step in that direction. However, as it descended the mountain, its nose sniffed, and a hint of human-like confusion flashed in its eyes.
Did it just smell some familiar scents? And within these scents, there was a lingering trace of blood.
Could it be... that he was injured?
The male Tarbosaurus lowered its head. Deep within its eyes, a brutal light flashed.
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In less than half an hour, Qin Ziwen saw the outline of the residential complex.
The Crowned Eagle descended rapidly. At first, seeing a large bird approaching, the children who were helping adults dry things in the complex's open space immediately scattered and ran back into the building corridors.
Since the transmigration, the adults' most common threat to disobedient children was: if you don't behave, the big bird will come and snatch you away to eat.
Here, the "big bird" referred to the Monkey-Eating Eagles in the forest.
But the Crowned Eagle's current size was similar to a Monkey-Eating Eagle's. Without careful observation, it was impossible to tell the difference between the two. Although they had now changed maps, for these children, the Monkey-Eating Eagle had already become an inescapable nightmare of their childhood.
The Crowned Eagle landed on the balcony, its legs gripping the railings to steady itself.
The hard iron bars were left with several clearly visible indentations from its claws.
Jumping down from the Crowned Eagle's back, Qin Ziwen quickly returned to the Home.
"Master, when did you return?"
Hearing the commotion, Jia Liangcai hurried over.
"Came back to handle some matters," Qin Ziwen waved his hand. "You all continue with your work. Don't let me disrupt you."
After this Tarbosaurus hunt, aside from the Giant Beast Breeding Center, the five cards that dropped from its body included one Animal Constitution One-Star Enhancement Card, two Level 1 Coal Mine Cards, and one never-before-seen Rose Gold Challenge Card.
The main purpose of this return trip was to use all the extra cards he was carrying, promptly converting them into benefits for the Home.
First was the small Blank Expansion Card obtained from the Hadrosaur corpse.
Then, he began constructing buildings.
The Giant Beast Breeding Center required a 50*50 meter area. The remaining space within the Home was just enough to construct this advanced building.
Using the move function, he adjusted some redundant corner spaces, demarcated a neat square plot of land, and then used the advanced card, Giant Beast Breeding Center.
It transformed into a stream of light and merged into the empty plot.
The white light was very tall, nearly ten meters high, almost touching the Home's dome ceiling.
When the light dissipated, a square, gray, castle-like building reminiscent of a medieval structure stood in its place.
The building's front had a massive square iron gate nearly ten meters high and ten meters wide. Due to its enormous size, it even had hinges to assist with opening and closing.
Pushing the door open, the interior space was quite complex, divided into three full floors.
First, he went to the top floor. The dome ceiling here was vaulted. On the ceiling, countless chiseled holes were distributed in an orderly pattern. Sunlight concentrated through these holes onto several square areas on the rooftop. The light intensity in these square areas varied from strong to dim.
Descending from the top floor, he arrived at the level entered from the main gate.
This floor's interior was divided into several areas, all artificially made environments like sand, forest, and swamp.
The Giant Beast Breeding Center apparently included not just incubation but also the rearing of young creatures after successful hatching.
The next two floors were located underground.
Following the spiral stone staircase along the outer wall, he reached the lowest level.
Below was a deep, dark body of water. But it wasn't completely lightless. A hole was chiseled in the floor of the second level above, allowing light to pass through and fall on the distant water surface, illuminating one corner of the bottom level.
This bottom level was presumably the area for aquatic animals to live.
This area was the largest, even more exaggerated than all the other areas on the second level combined.
Perhaps this was the prestige afforded to aquatic giant beasts.
Land giant beasts, because they can be seen directly, allow their full size to be grasped. But in the unfathomable depths of the ocean, mystery and the unknown always abound.
In human imagination, the most colossal giant beasts forever reside in the deepest parts of the sea.
He used Insight on the Giant Beast Breeding Center.
【Level 1 Giant Beast Breeding Center: Level 2 Incubation Acceleration, Level 2 Growth Acceleration, Level 1 Voracious Appetite】(Special Effect: Animals bred in the Giant Beast Breeding Center will be larger in size than others of their species. There is a low probability of beneficial mutation. Additionally, giant beasts hatched in the Breeding Center have their first loyalty priority set to the Home Master.)
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