[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-start-with-a-mysterious-island":3,"chapter-i-start-with-a-mysterious-island-i-start-with-a-mysterious-island-chapter-91":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Start with a Mysterious Island",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1665149,2132,"Chapter 91: The Small Black Fruit Matures","i-start-with-a-mysterious-island-chapter-91",91,"\u003Cp>Lin Li considered it for a moment and ultimately decided to stick to hunting Tier One Mutant Beasts. There was no need to go out of his way to hunt Tier Two Mutant Beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He figured that while Tier Two Mutant Beasts offered six times the progress of Tier One beasts, they were far more difficult to handle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take the gray Bear Beast he had fought today, for example. It had cost him more than half his Spiritual Energy just to kill it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he used the same amount of Spiritual Energy to hunt Tier One beasts instead, the total progress might be a little less, but the hunts would be easier and far less dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being cautious and preferring a steady approach, Lin Li saw no need to take risks just to rush his progress. It was better to play it safe and advance slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing before the Magical Little Tree, Lin Li took a moment to admire the new black fruit, his heart swelling with anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What kind of Superpower will I awaken when I eat this little black fruit after it ripens? I can’t wait!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Li smiled as he gazed at the small black fruit for a couple of minutes before pulling his wandering thoughts back to the present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then carried a plastic bucket to the island’s edge, filled it with water, and watered the vegetable seedlings and fruit tree saplings in the field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Time flew by in the blink of an eye.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half a month had passed since Lin Li joined the Mutant Beast cleanup operation organized by the Exotic Beast Hunter Guild.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this time, Lin Li had consistently stuck to his plan of hunting Tier One Mutant Beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had wreaked havoc across a large swath of the wilderness outside the East District, to the point where many Tier One Mutant Beasts no longer dared to enter the area he frequented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A frantic squawking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Luhua Chicken Beast let out a terrified cry, desperately fleeing for its life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had heard from its kin that a terrifying human roamed these parts. They said that any Luhua Chicken Beast he laid eyes on would not live to see another sunrise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beast hadn’t believed it at the time, but now, it had run into him for real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The weapon-wielding human pursuing it had a greedy glint in his eyes. He was staring right at it, closing the distance with incredible speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PFFT.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, the Tier One Middle Stage Luhua Chicken Beast couldn’t escape Lin Li’s relentless pursuit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Spiritual Longsword, glowing with a faint golden Spiritual Light, flashed through the air in a sharp arc of gold, piercing straight through the Luhua Chicken Beast’s little head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having hunted nearly a hundred Luhua Chicken Beasts over the past several days, Lin Li looked down at his latest kill, shook his head, and spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why bother running? Once I’ve set my sights on you, did you really think you could get away?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After nearly a month as an Exotic Beast Hunter, hunting Mutant Beasts alone in the wilderness, Lin Li had completely shed the last of his rookie greenness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He withdrew his Spiritual Longsword, bent down, and placed a hand on the Luhua Chicken Beast’s still-twitching body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a single thought, both Lin Li and the Luhua Chicken Beast he had killed vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「In the center of the Mysterious Small Island.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Li tossed the Luhua Chicken Beast he had just hunted down in front of the Magical Little Tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Current progress: 99.5%.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The canopy of the Magical Little Tree began to glow with a faint golden Spiritual Light. The Luhua Chicken Beast on the ground instantly dissolved into wisps of white mist that surged into the canopy, where they were completely absorbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Current progress: 100%.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the message that appeared in his mind, the corners of Lin Li’s mouth curled up involuntarily into a joyous, expectant smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Magical Little Tree didn’t keep Lin Li waiting. The small, egg-sized black fruit hanging from a branch began to glow with a faint golden light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several seconds passed, but the small black fruit was still glowing, causing Lin Li’s joyous smile to freeze on his face. He was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What’s going on?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking back to the first little red fruit from the Magical Little Tree, Lin Li realized he didn’t know what it was like when it had ripened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had personally witnessed the entire ripening process for the second fruit, the cyan one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the cyan fruit had ripened, it had glowed with a faint golden Spiritual Light, but only for two or three seconds. Then the light faded, leaving only an occasional shimmer of Spiritual Light on its surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This black fruit, however, was acting strangely. Seven or eight seconds had passed since it ripened, yet it was still emitting a faint golden Spiritual Light. This was highly unusual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The little black fruit is ripe. Maybe it’ll stop glowing once I pick it.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Li had originally planned to wait for the faint golden Spiritual Light to fade before picking the black fruit from the Magical Little Tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after waiting a full three minutes, the small black fruit was still glowing, showing no sign of stopping. He decided to just go ahead and pick it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his right hand, took hold of the glowing black fruit, and with a gentle tug, plucked the ripe fruit from the branch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Picking the black fruit was effortless, just as it had been with the red and cyan fruits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Li had thought the fruit would stop glowing once he picked it, but that’s not what happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The plucked black fruit continued to glow with a faint golden Spiritual Light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, when he had picked the red and cyan fruits, they had both emitted a tempting aroma, as if begging to be eaten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, however, the black fruit he picked had no scent at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This...\" Lin Li frowned, staring at the glowing black fruit in his hand, unsure whether to eat it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I should just eat it! This little black fruit is the result of more than half a month of hard work. I’d hate to see it go to waste! It’s not like I can just throw it away!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The red and cyan fruits from the Magical Little Tree didn’t harm me before, so this slightly abnormal black one should be fine too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’At worst... at worst, it’ll just give me a stomachache. If I really get an upset stomach from it, I’ll just spend some time on the toilet and take some medicine. No big deal.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Li gazed at the glowing black fruit in his hand. After thinking it over, he finally decided to eat the unusual fruit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he raised his hand, about to pop the glowing black fruit into his mouth, something unexpected happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PS: Thank you to \"@@@@\" for the 1666 book coins.\u003C\u002Fp>",1162,"2026-06-06T12:43:53.918Z",1,"novelbin.me","36af33e3fbb83d21fd0f073bb2e8d3ff8b6c4c3e37a249c60dd8a845f6795ed3","i-start-with-a-mysterious-island-chapter-92","i-start-with-a-mysterious-island-chapter-90",305,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-start-with-a-mysterious-island-cover.jpg"]