A full half-hour later, the wax covering everyone began to melt, and they finally regained their freedom.
"Huff, huff..."
A collective exhale echoed through the area!
"Damn, what was that just now? It was terrifying! The natural pressure it emitted almost burst my heart!"
"Exactly, so scary!"
"I bet it was a Level Seven magical beast!"
"Impossible, a Level Seven magical beast wouldn't have such a powerful aura!"
"The direction I was facing was south, so I saw it. It was a huge dragon, its whole body burning with flames!"
"Could it be the Flame Dragon that was injured in Sky City?!"
"Heavens, if it's really it, that's a Level Eight magical beast!"
"Hiss...!"
Everyone collectively gasped!
Level Eight magical beast!
If it weren't for Su Momo and Yan Ruoyun's disguise, they would have been dead!
Everyone's gaze turned to Wang Xiao. Wang Xiao was the first to spot the target, allowing everyone to prepare in advance. Otherwise, once the Flame Dragon got close, there wouldn't have been enough time to prepare!
In the crowd, a lackey looked at Wang Xiao with admiration and said, "Boss, you're too amazing! How did you spot the Flame Dragon in advance? We didn't notice anything!"
Wang Xiao chuckled and waved his hand smugly. Immediately, a moon-white bat descended from the sky and landed on his hand.
"This is my Bat Spirit Gu. Its flying speed is unparalleled, and it can conduct hidden sonar reconnaissance! When we're on the road, it's always flying around us, helping us scout for danger! It was the one who detected the Flame Dragon first and sent me a warning. How about it, isn't it amazing?!"
"Amazing! Boss is the boss. We made the right choice following you!"
That lackey also said, "Boss, this bat is so awesome. It must be your Natal Gu, right?!"
Wang Lei reprimanded, "Liu Yuanlu, don't you know the rules? A Natal Gu is every Gu Master's secret. Why are you asking about it randomly?!"
The lackey quickly said, "Sorry, sorry, Boss, I shouldn't have asked about such private matters. Just pretend I didn't say anything!"
Wang Xiao shook his head. "It's okay, we're all brothers. It's fine to ask! Bats are okay at night, but their combat power decreases greatly during the day. They're not suitable as a Natal Gu, so it's not my Natal Gu!"
Liu Yuanlu flattered, "That's right, what's my boss's status! He definitely has to choose an invincible Spirit Gu as his Natal Gu!"
Seeing that Wang Xiao was in a good mood, everyone followed suit with flattery.
Even Tao Jun said, "Wang Xiao, thanks to you this time. Otherwise, if that dragon spat down on us, we wouldn't even have any ashes left!"
Wang Xiao chuckled. "Enough talk, let's hurry up and leave. It'll be troublesome if that guy flies back again!"
As he spoke, he released the bat to continue scouting, then led everyone to continue on their way.
Sky City has an official hunting team that specializes in hunting high-level magical beasts to make it easier for other hunting teams to search for resources.
Areas cleared by the official hunting team are called safe zones.
However, Wang Xiao's team had gone too deep and had gone beyond the safe zone.
Therefore, they often encountered high-level magical beasts.
Level Eight magical beasts are rare even in this realm. Aside from that injured Flame Dragon, they hadn't encountered any other Level Eight magical beasts.
They had encountered a few Level Seven magical beasts, but Wang Xiao and his team couldn't fight them head-on. Relying on the advantages of the Moon Demon Bat's reconnaissance, Wang Xiao led everyone to avoid them.
As for Level Six magical beasts, they encountered one almost every short distance they traveled.
Level Six magical beasts didn't pose much of a threat to Wang Xiao and the others. When they encountered them, they would avoid them if they could, and kill them if they couldn't, which didn't take too much time!
A day later, Wang Xiao led the team into a new area. It was full of trees, actually a forest!
Trees are very rare in the Land of Flames. The ones they had encountered along the way were all bare trunks that had been burned into charcoal.
But this area in front of them was full of trees at first glance!
And they were living trees. These trees looked like mulberry trees, with crimson red leaves. When the wind blew, the leaves swayed, and sparks flew out.
"Wow! How spectacular. This is the first time I've heard of a tree that sparks. What kind of tree is this?"
"I don't know, I've never heard of it!"
"I know, I know. It's called the Crimson Fire Mulberry Tree. Its attribute is fire, and it can only grow in places with abundant fire spiritual energy..."
While everyone was still discussing, Wang Xiao spoke up and said, "Brothers, this is the first stop we've arrived at! Do you know why I didn't let you collect Firefloss Grass before? Because Firefloss Grass is not worth mentioning compared to the things here!"
"Boss, tell us quickly, what's here?"
"Hehe! A large number of 'Fire Weaving Silkworms' live in this forest. Fire Weaving Silkworms are all recorded in high school textbooks, so I don't need to introduce them, right? This kind of Spirit Insect is very valuable, and the silk they spit out is even more valuable..."
"Boss is right. I'm from Skyfire City. Over there, one Fire Weaving Silkworm can be sold for four thousand spirit stones, and its cocoon also has a similar price! The overall income is about ten times that of Firefloss Grass!"
Wang Xiao nodded. "That's right! Fire Weaving Silkworms are extremely valuable! However, there are also many magical beasts in this forest. My Bat Spirit Gu has already scouted it out. There is a Level Seven magical beast inside, as well as a large number of Level Six magical beasts!
Before coming in, I told you that I would guarantee your safety and let you collect resources with peace of mind. Therefore, I want half of all your income!
This half of the income is not for me alone. I will split it equally with Tao Jun, Su Momo, and the others! We are responsible for clearing out the magical beasts, and you are responsible for collecting!
I think everyone has no objections, right?"
This group of lackeys shook their heads together: "No objections! Boss, let's do it as you say!"
These people are not stupid. They all come from ordinary families, their cultivation is not high, and their Spirit Gu are also weak!
If it weren't for following Wang Xiao and the others, these people would have no chance to come here at all, let alone collect the precious resources here!
Even if they give up half of their harvest, it is still a great opportunity for these people.
If it weren't for Wang Xiao's relationship, they wouldn't even be able to come along!
Therefore, everyone had no objection to what Wang Xiao said!
Seeing that everyone nodded in agreement, Wang Xiao continued to arrange: "Then it's settled! You will set up camp here and take a rest! Tao Jun and I will enter the forest first to clear out the magical beasts, and then you will go in to capture the Fire Weaving Silkworms!
In order to protect your safety, I will set up a formation here. As long as you don't wander around, you won't attract other magical beasts!"
The lackeys responded in unison: "Yes, Boss, we will listen to your arrangements!"
"Boss is so amazing, he even knows formations!"
"That's right, I heard that formations are very difficult to learn. I also want to learn, but I can't find a way!"
Wang Xiao ignored the flattery of these lackeys and quickly set up a formation, protecting these lackeys!
Then, he led Li Nan, Yan Ruoyun, Zhong Wuyan, Su Momo, Tao Jun, Wang Lei, Ah Li, and Xiong Da Xiong Er into the Fire Weaving Forest.
Fire Weaving Forest is the name Wang Xiao gave this place!
