Published: February 12, 2025
“Give me two!” Liu Zhenghong's eyes sparkled. She was currently troubled by the evolution of the Yama Tree, and this thing might provide her with a brand new perspective.
“Since Storm Glaze is so good, we should think of a way to cover it up, so that there won't be too many mutated lives bothering us,” Little Tiger suggested while watching his mount absorb energy with its eyes closed.
When Storm Glaze was still in its seedling state, it had already attracted the attention of the man-bear king and the snow wolf king, both of whom were ninth-level beings. Now that it had evolved to the first stage and even bore fruit, its attraction to mutated life would undoubtedly be greater.
The place where Cloud Summit Villa was located wasn’t the cold and harsh northern region, but the heart of the country, where the number of mutated life forms was incomparable to the northern region. If they all came here to cause trouble, even the best defenses of the villa would be unable to hold up.
The others found this reasoning valid. They had witnessed the attraction of battle beasts firsthand; it could indeed drive mutated life crazy.
However, surprisingly, Ye Zhongming shook his head.
He pointed at the sky and said, “Look.”
Everyone followed Ye Zhongming's pointed direction and noticed a group of flying life forms circling at an altitude of hundreds of meters. These were the ones who had 'caught the scent' earlier, but upon reaching the vicinity of Cloud Summit, they didn’t dare to fly down, instead patrolling in the air.
“Mutated grey geese, their levels are decent; the highest one is at level seven, while the others are around five or six,” someone remarked after inspecting them.
Everyone had good eyesight; after a glance, they discerned the levels of these flying beings. It was easy to say because the number of under thirty did not pose any threat to Cloud Summit.
“Storm Glaze is continuously emitting energy. The Evil Dragon and Big Yellow even actively come here to evolve, clearly benefiting them. But these mutated grey geese have not lost their rationality to fly down directly; why do you think that is?”
Faced with Ye Zhongming's question, everyone exchanged glances, knowing it was probably about whether the attraction was strong enough. However, Storm Glaze was indeed a divine object that could make levels five and six evolve directly, which seemed contradictory.
“Boss, are you saying if you stop applying skills on Storm Glaze in the future, then this big tree won’t emit energy outwards in large quantities anymore?” Garan, who was inside the villa today, pondered for a moment upon hearing Ye Zhongming's inquiry.
Ye Zhongming nodded, “You could say that; at least at this evolution stage, it is. Usually, the energy emitted by Storm Glaze is relatively mild and doesn't drive the life forms sensing it into a frenzy, just like those mutated grey geese. Even though they rushed over eagerly before, feeling an extreme desire, they didn't recklessly assault Cloud Summit's defenses. Now that Storm Glaze has returned to normal, they have flown a bit further away, showing more apprehension towards the villa and us than their yearning for this energy.”
“So we just let it be? What if a ninth-level being comes one day?”
Little Tiger still seemed a bit uneasy, akin to a miser afraid of someone coveting Storm Glaze. After all, he fantasized about riding a ninth-level battle beast into the battlefield.
Ye Zhongming smiled and remained silent, while the others didn’t speak either, just casting strange looks at Little Tiger.
Afterward, everyone returned to their tasks. Some chose to accompany their battle beasts, some went back to continue working, others gathered to discuss the next hunt, while some had nothing to do and simply waited here to see what level of strength these battle beasts would reach upon waking.
Little Tiger was pulled away by Candy, leaving with a puzzled expression. He looked down at his girlfriend and asked, “Did I say something wrong?”