Scientific Travel

These basins of water aren't even enough to fill a tooth gap. Deng Yin quickly poured more water into whichever basin was empty.

We must keep it going!

By the time the spiciness of the Jade Ice Beast finally subsided, its belly was so swollen that it could no longer stand up.

Its fur was soaked with water, and it collapsed on the ground.

Deng Yin hadn't expected the power to be so great, and his already dwindling conscience was tormented.

"Um... um..." Deng Yin patted the Green Ice Beast's head and asked, "Are you alright?"

Emerald Ice Beast: "Awoo... Awoooooo..."

"What did you say?!" Deng Yin's eyes lit up. She seemed to have heard the Emerald Ice Beast utter words other than "Awoo".

Could it be... that it has learned to talk?

The Emerald Ice Beast couldn't comprehend Deng Yin's excitement; it was too weak to even reply.

But Deng Yin persisted: "Why aren't you saying anything? Have you switched to the aloof and indifferent approach?"

Dog Egg said seriously, "Because it looks like this, it naturally lacks the aloofness of other animals. Even if it's pretending to be aloof, it just looks like it's too lazy to talk to you."

Deng Yin glanced at him indifferently and said, "Yeah, it's too lazy to talk to me. If it were you, even if it's lazy, it would jump up and hit you."

"After all, you fainted here, so it must be related to this, right?"

Dog Egg was hit where it hurt. Everything that happened back then was still vivid in his mind. Even now that he is of sound mind, he would never have been able to avoid that blow.

Of course, hiding in a space doesn't count.

No, we still need to let Deng Yin complete more missions. With more energy, he can afford the speed-boosting potion, and then he just needs to drink one bottle...

What's the difference between the speed of a mere Emerald Ice Beast and that of a snail?

Thinking of this, Gou Dan suddenly became spirited. "Now that I'm healed, let's hurry and find the Myriad Realms Tree!"

“Great!” Deng Yin easily caught up with his enthusiasm. “Do you have any good methods to quickly find the Myriad Frontier Tree?”

Dog Egg's voice was as confident as ever: "No!"

"But I have one!" Deng Yin's impassioned tone suddenly weakened: "It's just that the Emerald Ice Beast, which was supposed to drink so much water that it could speak human language, hasn't reached that stage yet."

The toxins on Deng Yin's side haven't been completely cleared yet, and there are still some aftereffects. The same goes for Gou Dan's side.

Otherwise, he would have immediately realized that Deng Yin's actions were not to avenge him, but rather had ulterior motives.

Right now, Gou Dan, whose mind couldn't quite grasp the concept, could only follow Deng Yin's train of thought.

"Even if this little thing can learn to speak human language, does it understand what it means?" Gou Dan looked at the emerald ice beast lying on the ground and said disdainfully, "It doesn't seem very smart."

"Pretty smart. Without it, I wouldn't have been able to find you so quickly." Anyway, it's definitely much smarter than you...

"Really?" Dog Egg squatted down and looked at the Emerald Ice Beast. It wasn't in a good state right now, but as soon as it saw this human, it couldn't help but bump into him.

The Emerald Ice Beast, with a belly full of water, resolutely rammed into it.

It turned out that weight did not affect speed; on the contrary, because of the extra water in his belly, the impact when hit was greater.

Dog Egg was knocked to the ground, stunned and frozen in place, as if he couldn't believe that the Emerald Ice Beast could do such a thing.

Deng Yin barely managed to suppress a laugh as she went to help Gou Dan. "What's wrong? Did you get stunned from the accident?"

Dog Egg shook his head and explained, "No, I didn't expect it to hit people without hurting at all."

Deng Yin: "..."

Given its current state, the Emerald Ice Beast was definitely unable to drink water anymore. Deng Yin put it into his spatial storage, placing it together with the Emerald Ice Beast he had previously acquired.

Upon seeing Emerald Ice Beast No. 1, Emerald Ice Beast No. 2 forgot all about the soreness in its stomach and rushed to its side in three steps.

Emerald Ice Beast No. 2: "Awoo, awoo awoo awoo, awoo awoo awoo awoo."

The current appearance of the Emerald Ice Beast No. 1 is really not good. Its fur is still wet and not dry, and it exudes a strong fragrance.

That's the taste of Deng Yin's mushroom soup.

They had been hoping that the second Green Ice Beast would develop human-like abilities, but now Deng Yin has suddenly developed them.

It was gesturing and howling there earlier, could it be looking for the emerald ice beast she had stored in her spatial dimension...?

These two little ones don't look very big, maybe they're friends?

Deng Yin placed a plate of grapes and ten basins of water inside the enclosure and said to the second Green Ice Beast, "It drank my mushroom soup and spilled it on itself, which is why it looks like this now. If you want it to get better faster, then give it more water."

The second Emerald Beast seemed to understand; it didn't howl, but it nodded.

Dealing with clever little animals is so easy. Deng went out to continue picking mushrooms with Gou Dan.

She was still somewhat rational, focusing mainly on gathering herbs. Gou Dan, on the other hand, was only interested in picking mushrooms, ignoring the herbs even when they were right next to them.

He was caught red-handed by Deng Yin for not picking medicinal herbs. Deng Yin threatened, "If you don't pick more than a third of the amount of mushrooms today, don't even think about eating the mushrooms I make. You'll have to make them yourself."

"It's better to eat it raw than to cook it yourself," Gou Dan, being quite self-aware, quickly nodded in agreement.

Finding the Myriad Realms Tree is not something that can be done overnight. Adhering to the principle of not making a wasted trip, we should first gather some other things while the Emerald Ice Beast No. 2 is becoming smarter. It won't be too late to look for the Myriad Realms Tree after it becomes smarter.

The two entered the space again around dinner time. Gou Dan was in charge of washing the mushrooms, while Deng Yin went to check on the two little ones.

The Emerald Ice Beast was not only intelligent but also physically strong. It was a miracle it wasn't scalded by the scalding hot mushroom soup, which it both ingested and applied topically. Yet, it woke up after only an afternoon.

Deng Yin said to the Emerald Ice Beast No. 1, "You're really lucky to have recovered so quickly."

"Then I must thank you."

Deng Yin: "?????????"

She turned to look at the second emerald ice beast. If she wasn't mistaken, the sound had come from this side.

"You can speak human language now?"

The second Emerald Beast nodded. "Yes, it only drank two basins of water; it gave me the rest."

Wow, they can drink so much...

Deng Yin was momentarily at a loss for words. He was amazed at how clever the Emerald Ice Beast was, learning to speak human language so quickly and even knowing that it could only speak human language after drinking too much water. He was also struck by its gluttonous nature.

Such a small thing, with so much stuff in its belly, doesn't it feel bloated?

No, it had so much water in its belly, yet it didn't explode.

That belly is really thick.