Chapter 33: A Treasure Emerges?

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"Scan successful."

Along with the scan-successful message popping up, Baichuan finally let out a sigh of relief and hurriedly slipped away while no one was around.

When he returned once more to his nest more than twenty meters underground, only then did Baichuan finally relax completely — ever since the last cave-in.

By now he had already settled his den more than twenty meters below the surface.

And precisely because of this depth, he hadn't been tracked down by that group of humans during this period.

After all, Baichuan had seen one of his own kind — a Yanjingwangshe sleeping soundly in its nest — only to be dragged out by force by a rough-faced man and toyed with wantonly in his hands.

He guessed that perhaps those people had some kind of tracking technique, which was why he had remained hidden and suppressed his aura this whole time.

"Humans, huh." Baichuan sighed with an unreadable expression, then opened the panel again to look at the ability model section.

Let me see what your abilities are like.

"Species: Human."

"Abilities: Wise Brain LV3 (King), Dexterity LV2, Endurance LV2, Symbiosis LV1, Information Communication LV1, Will LV1, Qiangzhuang LV1……"

……

"So these are the abilities of humans in this world? That new tier within LV3 — King?"

The instant the Ability Panel popped up, Baichuan's attention was drawn to the very first ability, its text burning like blazing flames.

"King!"

Could it be that LV3 is on a different level from the other abilities? Wise Brain?

Baichuan was stunned for a moment, then caught on and nodded in understanding.

Indeed, the reason humans could become the true masters of the world was precisely that brain and those incomparably nimble hands — which meant the "King" tier was above "Banzhu"?

So the question is, does a tier above "King" exist? Or is the next one simply LV4?

Baichuan lowered his head, pondering this brand-new tier in detail. Although humans didn't seem to have many abilities, each one was stronger than the last.

But it seemed he hadn't seen what he was hoping to see.

Where exactly did these strange powers that humans now possessed come from?

Some moved light as a swallow; some had bodies soft as if boneless; some possessed terrifying strength; others wielded weapons with supernatural skill.

Baichuan found it strange — looking at the abilities listed, none matched the bizarre behavior he had witnessed from those people.

Could this power be acquired through cultivation, and thus cannot be stripped away?

He shook his head. The situation was unclear, and he couldn't be bothered to think further. His pressing task was to understand the language of those humans, find out their purpose, and see if he could get in on the action himself.

After all, this was his territory. If a chance came and he didn't play host properly, wouldn't the guests think their host was rude?

Baichuan smiled faintly, his gaze deep.

Anyone whose home had been ransacked by a crowd of people, to the point they didn't dare show themselves, would probably be furious.

After examining each ability carefully for a while,

Baichuan finally turned his attention to "Information Communication LV1" — among all these abilities, only this one was most likely to let him understand those people's language.

And now, evolving an LV1 ability wouldn't take too long; perhaps he could make it before they found their target.

In that case, begin the enhancement.

He casually drew out the ability, disassembled it, and placed it into fusion.

With the familiar process complete, Baichuan sank into slumber.

Evolution began once again.

……

Time flowed on, and in the blink of an eye it was noon the next day.

Accompanied by the familiar sound of cracking, Baichuan broke free from the dry, hardened substance clinging to his body — the viscous fluid from the evolution process that had hardened.

Pushing himself up, he carefully savored his current state.

"Strange, seems like nothing has changed."

Baichuan said hesitantly — could it be that the ability hadn't been enhanced successfully?

He opened the panel to check, and found the ability was already there.

"Maybe it's a passive-type ability — I'll know once I go listen for myself."

Meanwhile, elsewhere.

By a campfire, a man and a woman sat roasting a wild chicken that was sizzling with oil. As drops of scalding hot fat fell onto the glowing red coals, a thick plume of white smoke immediately rose up, accompanied by a strong, fragrant aroma.

"Big brother, do you really think 'that thing' is here? How come we've searched so long and still haven't found it?"

After tossing a few more sticks onto the fire, the woman rubbed her aching legs and asked the man in confusion.

"Mm." The man glanced at her, then lowered his head again to keep turning the chicken on the stick, before saying: "Based on the buzz lately, plus the fact that Guangshan Dashi did indeed linger in this area for a few years a while back, it should be pretty much certain."

"And have you forgotten the frozen stream we discovered not long ago? That was probably 'it' causing it. Let's eat quickly and get moving — don't let others beat us to it."

"This concerns the rise and fall of the family. I don't know if Father and the others can make it in time — fortunately, he's already asked nearby friends to hurry over."

At the end, the man also let out a sigh.

"The power of ice! Just don't know how many demons and monsters it'll attract — hope we make it in time."

"Oh~"

The woman pouted in dissatisfaction, but in the face of the family's great matter she had to hold her temper. Who asked them to be the closest? She replied glumly.

Boom!

Just then, an incomparably intense wave of cold air suddenly erupted from the east.

In an instant, centered on that spot, a thin layer of ice rapidly spread across the ground, and verdant branches and leaves were coated in white frost, still spreading swiftly.

Turning a hundred meters in every direction into winter.

Not long after, a gust of cold wind swept toward the two siblings, directly extinguishing the bonfire blazing in front of them.

The two siblings exchanged a glance. The next moment, the man tossed aside the roasted chicken in his hand, leapt up, and dashed toward the center of the cold aura; the woman followed closely behind.

If Baichuan were here at this moment, he would surely discover that these two were actually the first humans he had ever seen.

At the same instant the cold aura erupted—

This section of the entire forest suddenly livened up. Cries of astonishment, wild cheers, and shouts rose and fell in succession, as everyone rushed toward the center of the cold aura.

"What is this?"

Baichuan, who had just emerged, happened to witness this astonishing scene as well. He raised his head with some curiosity and looked toward that direction.

"Charge! That treasure has finally appeared. Whether we can make our name and become the great heroes everyone envies depends on this very moment!"

"Indeed, indeed!"

Such words suddenly erupting beside his ear startled even Baichuan. He, who was hidden, halted his movement, turned around, and looked at those noisy fellows not far away.

He also suddenly understood that it seemed a treasure had been born.

And he had indeed come to understand the language of the humans of this world.

A treasure, huh?

He watched the figures growing farther away, narrowed his sharp snake pupils, and followed close behind.

(End of this chapter)