"Wow—"
Listening to the conversation between Wang Qiqi and Master Fuli, Treasure Tree curled up in the arms of the Ba Mountain Mosquito, letting out a wary "Wow" and conveying a thought.
Although I can't beat you and lost my territory to you, I'm an old tree with no medicinal value.
If you make soup out of me, I have no medicinal value.
"When did I say I was going to make soup out of you?" Master Fuli turned around, looking strange as he glanced at the "Wow-ing" Treasure Tree, and said, "I was just planning to temporarily transplant you to the back of the school and let you honestly take classes for me there!"
"But I have some tea experiments that may need your cooperation."
"Wow?"
"Tea" was an unfamiliar term. Although Treasure Tree knew about humans and human society, most of the time, it just poked its roots above the ground for a moment to observe before starting to seek Spiritual Particles across Qinling once again.
Even though it knew some things about humans, the professional terms that came out of Master Fuli's mouth were things that Treasure Tree couldn't completely understand, but it could tell that Fuli had no malicious intent after taking over its territory.
"Wow....."
Having soil to root in, Treasure Tree immediately agreed to help.
"Wow wow—"
Treasure Tree lifted the little blanket from its back and jumped straight from the arms of the Ba Mountain Mosquito back to the ground.
Under everyone's curious gaze, Treasure Tree emitted a "wooing" sound in the direction of the lower cavern.
The plants' roots and vines, which had fallen to the ground after losing Treasure Tree's control, began to move, crawling towards Treasure Tree like snakes returning to their nests.
The roots and vines climbed up Treasure Tree's legs, all gathering behind it to gradually form a stump.
Standing no more than 1.2 meters tall, looking entirely like a little girl, Treasure Tree carried a stump with a three-meter diameter and an overall height of over ten meters, turned around, nodded to Master Fuli, and let out a "Wow wow" sound.
Alright, I've packed up. Now, the entire Qinling territory is yours.
"Holy crap...."
Wang Qiqi stared wide-eyed in shock, watching Treasure Tree carry the 20 to 30 cubic meter stump as easily as carrying a backpack.
Before becoming a full-fledged woodcutter, she had also attended forest ranger training courses.
She had a sense of the weight of wood. Some woods not yet dried, estimated as hardwood species, could easily weigh over a ton per cubic meter of wet weight.
In other words,
The Treasure Tree, in the guise of an elementary schooler, effortlessly carried almost 30 tons of weight.
Everyone in the cave, including Master Fuli, displayed a dumbfounded expression.
At this moment,
They all simultaneously figured out the answer to a previously unresolved mystery.
Which is.... how did Master Treasure Tree get from the Ba Mountain Sky Pit to the underground river cave?
Answer: The Treasure Tree moved by carrying its home on its back.
"Wow?"
Treasure Tree's cheeks showed a hint of confusion, casting a strange glance at everyone.
Do I... look strange?
Taller trees have longer hands, longer hands eat more, and the more they eat, the bigger the trees grow, and then they can eat even more.
"You might need to get a four-front-eight-back logistics truck on its own; the helicopter might be overloaded." Master Fuli glanced sideways at Wang Qiqi and quipped.
"Definitely overloaded." Wang Qiqi snapped back, her mouth twitching in agreement.
The helicopter she ordered for Master Fuli was just an emergency rescue helicopter, with a maximum lifting capacity of only two or three tons.
Currently, Treasure Tree's weight is estimated to reach twenty to thirty tons or more.
"Hello? Logistics? Please arrange for a truck that can handle literal tons to come over, and also inform the security officers to arrange passage times and special transport escort." Wang Qiqi, feeling exasperated, picked up the communications device to connect to the outside world.
...
With the strong assistance of Master Fuli, Treasure Tree and the small tree pack were transferred from the underground river to the surface.
"Butler..... bring me a bottle of iced cola." Ansheng huffed and puffed, collapsing into Lin Bingyun's arms, reaching out shakily, "I was totally tricked."
"Almost got used like a fox-skinned train."
Forty tons, eight kilometers, on foot, and throughout the way, they had to help Treasure Tree clear obstacles in the underground river.
It was truly by pushing and pulling that they managed to drag Treasure Tree and the tree pack out from the cave.
"Okay.... okay, I'll get it right away." Lin Bingyun was also stunned when she saw Treasure Tree, her face full of disbelief as she looked at the little girl carrying a large tree.
"Gulp gulp gulp..."
Ansheng raised her head, took a sip of cola, and a satisfied expression appeared on her cheeks.
"In the future, if someone at the girls' dorm talks about wanting to lose weight..."
"I suggest they come with me and take a look at Treasure Tree's weight when it gets on the weighing scale; it's beyond extraordinary."
Ansheng grumbled to herself, while Lin Bingyun took out a no-rinse shampoo, cleaning the dirt off Master Fuli's fur following his usual habit.
"Wow..."
Treasure Tree looked at itself and then at the large tree trunk on its back, raising a hand to scratch its head.
It seems... I've really grown a lot! It used to be easy going in and out of the underground river.
Now I get stuck at every bend and corner.
"Stop 'wowing' and come home with me." Ansheng glanced at Treasure Tree, which was still standing there, rolled her eyes, and directly unloaded its small tree pack, pulling it along to board the helicopter waiting on the rock face.
"In the evening, someone will help deliver it to your house. Now let's take you to see your new home..."
"Oh—" Treasure Tree, feeling a bit reluctant, still nodded sensibly and followed Master Fuli.
They boarded the helicopter.
Master Fuli stretched out his little feet and relaxed on the footrest, opening his phone to comfortably browse videos.
However,
he hadn't been scrolling for long.
A WeChat message popped up on the screen.
Professor Huang: [Master Fuli, please be cautious when you return to the school entrance, those shameless old fools from the School of Animal Science have challenged us!]
Professor Huang: [Damn it, they're utterly outrageous! Even though we have the Medicine Spring Mountain Lord overseeing, they still came asking for our ancestors... oh no, asking the Tree Master to visit their animal science school.]
Professor Huang: [We're calling everyone, determined to defend the rights to house the Qinling Treasure Tree.]
"???"
Professor Huang's voice messages brimmed with urgency, anger, and barely contained excitement as they popped up one after another on Master Fuli's WeChat.
Ansheng's face was full of question marks as she looked at the phone screen, her fox muzzle twitching slightly.
Clearly.
Regarding the matters of placing the Treasure Tree, the Security Bureau had already contacted the university, reminding the school leaders to monitor the students and prevent them from disgracing themselves by messing with the Treasure Tree or doing anything inappropriate under it.
Upon receiving the notice, the school principal held a meeting, instructing all professors and teachers to cooperate with the Security Bureau's actions.
After the meeting adjourned,
the professors escalated from verbal debates to physical altercations over the rights to accommodate the Treasure Tree within the campus.
When teachers from other schools fight, the intensity might not be too high.....
But the old professors from Xinxing Agricultural Science College, each appeared thinly dressed but when undressed, were full of muscle, even the gap between their chest muscles could crush a young hermit.
The old professors were indeed physically fit.
And naturally, their temper was especially fierce.
For research funding and Spirit Particle Science academic papers, each of them was at a fiercely competitive stage.
"This truly is a deeply guilty child." Master Fuli closed his WeChat, looked towards Treasure Tree and jested.
"Wow?" Treasure Tree cast a puzzled side glance, but seeing no response from Master Fuli, it turned its head back and held onto the Ba Mountain Mosquito's hand, pointing to the nearby air vent.
"Wow woo..."
The warm wind makes my face dry, I don't quite like that blowing vent...