Chapter 252: About to Take Off!

The stone she had been sitting on with her buttocks just now actually moved.

They had found this stone when they first came down; aside from its dark blue color, it was identical to the ground stones.

Seeming to think of something, Wu Yue instantly turned her head toward where she had lit the fire to boil water.

Indeed, the several dark‑blue "stones" on the small stove had been blackened by fire, and now they, like the stone she had just sat on, began to move slowly.

They looked as if they had just awakened, moving their bodies extremely slowly.

The beastfolk standing beside her also noticed the stones' oddity, and in unison almost exclaimed: "Why are these stones moving?"

Wu Yue shook her head solemnly; she had never imagined that in such a high‑concentration salt crystal stone cavern, besides their Snow Tiger Tribe beastfolk, there would actually be living creatures.

"Tongzi, what are these?"

Wu Yue said in a low voice.

Tongzi's voice was also very solemn: "I've never seen this either, but host, I'll let the program control your body to move a little closer so I can scan this thing's information."

Wu Yue's expression changed abruptly upon hearing that.

Thinking she was afraid, Tongzi comforted her: "Don't worry, the combat‑value program's skills are quite formidable; there won't be any danger."

But what awaited it was not Wu Yue's praise, but an extremely painful voice: "So, the feeling of those few backflips and my body being controlled just now wasn't an illusion—did you really exchange for the program?"

Tongzi laughed hehe, sheepishly rubbing his head: "We're one entity, host—you don't need to be polite."

Wu Yue, weak and breathless, whined: "Actually, with their turtle‑slow movements, I could reach a safe spot on my own, right?"

Tongzi: "…"

This feeling of being drenched in sweat is really overly sour‑refreshing.

"Host, you can't say that—what if this thing just moved very quickly? How dangerous, right?"

There are myriad paths, but safety comes first; we can earn points again if we lose them, but if we lose our lives, they're truly gone.

Wu Yue: "Hehe… thank you!"

Tongzi sheepishly rubbed his little head: "No need to be polite, we're one entity."

"Host, I'm now activating the program to bring you a little closer; I'll return immediately after gathering the information."

Since it's already exchanged, there's no returning it even if it hurts; Wu Yue nodded decisively: "Be careful."

"Your host's life is in your hands."

After the system issued the command to the program, Wu Yue flashed forward quickly to the stone she had previously sat on; Tongzi quickly activated scan mode, and in the time of a single flash, he returned once more to the beastfolk's side.

Snow Tiger Tribe beastfolk: "…"

They were utterly confused: just what exactly had happened?

When did this frail pure‑human little female become so strong? Or are they just too weak?

"Biological scan…

discovered a mineral‑type organism, the Salt Crystal Beast, which lives by absorbing salt from ore or seawater.

It moves slowly, with a lazy and gentle disposition.

It is recommended to raise it, regularly feeding it mineral salt or seawater; its body will periodically shed dark‑blue, high‑purity salt crystals.

It can be called a moving salt crystal mine.

Wu Yue, bewildered: "So you mean feeding it mineral salt, seawater, or coarse salt will yield this high‑purity salt crystal?"

Tongzi also stared with bright eyes at the still‑slowly moving dark‑blue creature: "Exactly, that's it!"

I feel my Tongsheng is about to take off!