Survival in the Mist: From a Dilapidated Wooden Hut to a Heavenly Palace in the Clouds

After a brief exchange, Mo Ming became somewhat unsettled. What he had suspected earlier... had actually happened.

As a Black Gold Terrorclaw Bear, Xiong Er is no slower than the Golden Horned Longhorn Beetle in terms of speed. With its gilded talent (indestructible for a short time) and super speed, it can also nimbly maneuver around the Golden Horned Longhorn Beetle.

However, Xiong Da was not so lucky. The Heavy Armor Mountain-Crushing Bear was known for its defense and strength, but its speed was much slower than that of the Golden Horned Sky Beetle. Caught off guard, it was gored by the bull's horn, and its thick rock armor was even broken open, causing blood to flow out.

Seeing this, Xiong Da and Xiong Er were completely enraged. They no longer held back and activated their multiplication talents. With their huge bodies and multiplied strength, the two bears could send a golden-horned longhorn beetle flying with a single swipe.

The situation quickly stabilized, but despite their anger, they remembered their owner's words and tried their best to catch them alive. So, what happened next was:

Three cows were pinned down by the paws of two enormous bears.

Mo Ming was quite happy to see this and showered the two bears with praise.

Overjoyed at receiving their owner's praise, Xiong Da and Xiong Er roared for a long time.

A short while later, two miniature golden-horned longhorn beetles, each about half a meter tall, emerged from the cave. Faced with such a huge bear, they too were terrified and stood frozen in place.

And so, Mo Ming had Xiong Da, Xiong Er, and Xiao Jin drive it back to the sanctuary and send it to the Beast King's Palace. The Beast King's Palace indicated that the estimated taming time was 3 days.

It seems we won't make it in time for the monster siege.

Fortunately, there was no real danger. Seeing the bloody holes on Xiong Da's body, Mo Ming felt very distressed and immediately sent a message to Liu Heng.

Mo Ming: Brother Liu, can your treatment solution be used on pets?

The reply came quickly.

Liu Heng: Yes, it's possible. I used it on my injured pet before, and it worked quite well.

Mo Ming: Should it be swallowed? Or applied to the injured area?

Liu Heng: Swallow it.

Mo Ming: Okay.

Liu Heng: What happened?

Mo Ming: My pet got a little injured when I went out today.

Liu Heng: Are you alright?

Mo Ming: Thank you for your concern, Brother Liu. I'm fine now. I have to go get it treated.

Liu Heng: Okay.

Just as Mo Ming was about to turn off the bracelet, Liu Heng sent another message.

Liu Heng: By the way, did you go hunting today? If so, after killing the wild animals, you can search their dens. There should be a lot of supplies they've stored up inside.

Mo Ming had the same thought as Liu Heng's reminder: once everything was settled, he would go and investigate the cave of the Golden Horned Longhorn Beetle.

Mo Ming: Thank you for reminding me, Brother Liu. I understand.

Mo Ming took out the eight healing potions that Liu Heng had made earlier. He first gave Xiong Da one of them to swallow. After a while, Xiong Da's wounds began to heal slowly, and a faint green light emanated from the wounds.

However, one dose seemed insufficient, so Mo Ming fed him another...

It took four tubes in total for the bloody hole caused by the golden-horned longhorn beetle to fully heal.

Mo Ming used two more on the injured Golden Horned Longhorn Beetles, healing their wounds before he felt relieved.

Fortunately, Xiong Da and Xiong Er didn't go too far, otherwise, these few healing potions wouldn't be enough.

After settling into the shelter, Mo Ming got up and walked towards the cave of the Golden Horned Longhorn Beetle.

Upon reaching the cave entrance, Mo Ming lit a torch. Before coming, he had already checked the guardian radar and confirmed that there were no other creatures near the cave; otherwise, Mo Ming would not have dared to enter the cave rashly.

The cave was very deep. Mo Ming walked for about ten meters before reaching the bottom. The space inside was very large, with an area of ​​20 square meters.

In the torchlight, a nest made of dry grass and vines came into view, which must have been the sleeping place of several golden-horned longhorn beetles, and there was still some residual warmth on it.

In another corner of the cave, Mo Ming indeed found a large pile of food: fruit, fresh pine branches, pine nuts, corn...

Although the quantity is large, there is almost nothing that can be eaten by the mysterious; they are mostly herbaceous plants or fruits, which are perfect for feeding livestock.

There wasn't too much disappointment, after all, Mo Ming was already very satisfied with capturing five golden-horned giant beetles. He understood the principle that greed is insatiable.

He put them all into his spatial ring, intending to take them back as food for the cows.

"Huh? What is this?"

Mo Ming found a bead at the very bottom of the "grain," which was the same size as his fist.

Instead of picking up the bead immediately, she used the bracelet to analyze the bead's information.

[Wind-Stabilizing Bead: Deep Blue Grade]

Activation method: Activate by using your mind after binding.

Description: Once the Wind-Stabilizing Bead is activated, a windless zone will form within a 1-kilometer radius around it.

P.S.: This only works for winds below level 15. For winds above level 15, it only has a weakening effect.

"The Wind-Fixing Pearl doesn't seem to be of much use to me for the time being, since the wind isn't strong here."

Never mind, I'll just put it away for now. It's a deep blue-grade bead after all. What if there's extreme weather like strong winds in the future? Maybe I'll need it then.

Even if things don't go well, you might be able to sell it for a good price on a trading platform later.

Looking around and confirming that there were no more supplies, Mo Ming turned to leave the cave.

Having just taken a step, Mo Ming suddenly stopped, as if he had thought of something.

The two bears mutated using the Mutation Scroll, but how did the Golden Horned Sky Beetle mutate?

The two smaller ones probably got their growth from genetics, but how did the three larger ones mutate?

Could it be that he ate some kind of food that could cause mutation?

Or is it the mist? Did they enter the mist?

Or perhaps prolonged exposure to substances that can cause gene mutations?

But it's not here either...

"Wait? Could it be underground?"

Mo Ming looked down at the cave floor and fell into deep thought.

However, it's freezing cold now, and the ground is incredibly hard. Without the right tools, it's impossible to dig it open.

Moreover, Mo Ming couldn't be sure if his guess was correct, and he certainly wouldn't waste his energy on something that might be thankless at this crucial moment.

After noting down the location, Mo Ming left the cave, determined to investigate once the cold snap passed.

The daytime, which had lasted only three hours, was already more than halfway over. The sun had already set in the west, and from Mo Ming's perspective, only half of it was still visible in the sky, while the other half was hidden in the mountains.

The remaining four Emerald-level beasts were too far from the shelter, so Mo Ming decided to leave them for the time being.

With some time to spare, Mo Ming took the two bears to the wetlands and brought back all the remaining Hundred Flower Fruit trees, along with some soil, to the sanctuary. There were a total of 77 trees of various sizes.

Now Mo Ming has an orchard again.

Although it was getting dark, there were still several hours before the monsters attacked the city, giving Mo Ming enough time to prepare.

Seeing that all the spring water on the trading platform was sold out, Mo Ming knew that the materials were ready, and the final step was to build a fully automated combat bunker.

A total of 80 bunkers, just thinking about it is exciting.