[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starting-off-survival-with-a-small-treehouse":3,"chapter-starting-off-survival-with-a-small-treehouse-starting-off-survival-with-a-small-treehouse-chapter-277":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Starting Off Survival With A Small Treehouse",{"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},651553,887,"Chapter 277 - 242 Giant? God? (Another 4,000 characters!)_2","starting-off-survival-with-a-small-treehouse-chapter-277",277,"\u003Cp>At this moment, the Silver King suddenly exploded with energy, leaping tens of meters, landing directly in front of Xu Xin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Xin’s eyes lit up, and he immediately lunged onto the Silver King, grabbing its wolf fur tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Xu Xin already on its back, the Silver King once again burst forth, charging towards the exit!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the cave entrance was about to close, the Silver King sped through a narrow gap, darting out of the mine and immediately leaping tens of meters!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, there came the sound of stones colliding and squeezing behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Xin turned and saw the entrance to the salt mine cave had completely disappeared, replaced by a normal mountainside!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Silver King, you truly saved my life this time.\" Xu Xin’s heart was pounding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Awoo!\" The Silver King responded, lying down. It had exhausted itself by suddenly erupting with such speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Silver King’s burst speed was faster now, though still not up to par with Mimi’s extreme speed, but comparable to some large felines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, what exactly was going on?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did the salt mine cave close?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xu Xin, are you alright?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ying! Ying ying!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Wenxi and Keke hurried to Xu Xin’s side, Keke circling him, while Li Wenxi grabbed his arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t worry, I’m fine.\" Xu Xin lifted Keke, who had stood at his feet looking up at him, and hugged her tightly, letting out a long breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was truly a close call.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ying!\" Keke, who was suddenly squeezed, knew Xu Xin was okay, wriggling free and climbed onto his shoulder to lie down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, Ji Chaoyang and Qi Xuefei also approached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We almost got trapped inside. Did you see anything in there? Why were you zoned out at the end?\" Ji Chaoyang asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, what happened to you at the end? The entrance was obviously closing, but you just stood there; I was worried sick!\" Li Wenxi said, still shaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Xin glanced at the closed cave entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking a deep breath, he recounted everything he saw inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not coming out immediately was because a possibility suddenly emerged in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crack in the cave wall gradually widened; after the salt mine entrance closed, would the crack fully open, allowing him to explore its secrets?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This thought lingered in his mind, making him hesitate for a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But prudence eventually prevailed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t know what would happen if he stayed, nor whether the crevice held treasure or danger, unwilling to put himself in peril.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ultimately, he thought, if he could dash out, he would; if not, he’d rethink!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the Silver King burst forth, rescuing and bringing him out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As you scratched the ground twice, the entire mine started shaking and the stone wall cracked, then our entrance began to close,\" Ji Chaoyang summarized his experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Xin nodded, recounting his cave experiences to the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This cave could self-repair before, as if healing,\" Xu Xin summarized at last.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group instinctively glanced at the hill, its giant head-like structure prompting many thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A hill... healing itself?\" Qi Xuefei looked at the hill, instinctively stepping back a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Feels so incredible, a hill that self-repairs, shaped like a human head, the ’mouth’ can even close,\" Li Wenxi muttered to herself, \"Could it really be a giant’s head?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Xu Xin, perhaps it is really a giant head. But maybe, it’s only a head,\" Ji Chaoyang suddenly spoke, bewildering everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What does it mean to be a head but only a head?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing their confused expressions, Ji Chaoyang slowly explained, \"Because I know a place almost identical to here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you mean?\" Xu Xin felt a jolt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A place almost identical, does he also have...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Chaoyang’s next words quickly confirmed his thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My place also has a hill that auto-restores after my mining, which I wanted to show you,\" Ji Chaoyang pointed westward, towards his treehouse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh? Is there a hill there?\" Li Wenxi looked over with some doubt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, though calling it a hill, it’s only ten or so meters tall, with the highest point about twenty meters, and its location is four or five kilometers further west of my treehouse, nearly invisible from here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ten or so meters? Seems short, not even as tall as the treehouse,\" Li Wenxi looked up at the salt mine hill, \"It’s intimidating here, probably sixty or seventy meters?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The highest point?\" Xu Xin grasped the information, \"Is the hill elongated?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, the hill is slender, though only ten or twenty meters high, it’s nearly two hundred meters long, like a small mountain range. The hill bent in the middle forming a right angle, and most importantly... at the end of the hill is a hand-shaped peak.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Chaoyang raised his arm in front of his chest, mimicking a folding arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Are you saying that long, slender hill acts like an arm?\" Xu Xin understood Ji Chaoyang’s meaning, shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Wenxi and Qi Xuefei both covered their mouths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly, that’s what I mean. Before visiting here, I thought it was a mere illusion and the hill simply coincidentally looked like an arm, with its hand-shaped hill just nature’s craftsmanship.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the hill before him, \"But now, perhaps I can confirm, indeed, it’s an arm, a giant’s arm. The hand’s five fingers... dug deeply into the ground as if... clinging desperately at a cliff edge,\" Ji Chaoyang reminisced on the hill’s form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After he finished speaking, the four remained silent for a while, including Ji Chaoyang, all digesting the recent revelations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Xin’s protected area had a sixty or seventy-meter-high hill resembling a giant’s head, with a mouth seemingly speaking or shouting silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in Ji Chaoyang’s protected area appeared a nearly two hundred-meter-long hill resembling an arm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What does this imply?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giant’s body is segmented?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait, you mentioned showing me a special place by the altar?\" Xu Xin suddenly asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Yes, that altar is on the other side of the hill; crossing over reveals the altar nearby,\" Ji Chaoyang slowly nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thought struck them simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something related to the altar...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Giants...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Xin’s expression suddenly changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He realized the salt mine’s changes might link to altar sacrifices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This place was originally a mere mundane mine. Discovering the salt mine and mining it prompted no dangers, and Keke gave no danger warnings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, strange transformations occurred: self-repairing walls, vines ignoring protection zones, and ground holes...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon reflection, these arose after altar sacrifices!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The largest upheaval, the Red Mist event, followed the Chang Yin Family’s altar offerings!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the Chang Yin Family sacrificed at the altar, a ground hole emerged, releasing red mist, encircling the entire hill!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Xin and Ji Chaoyang glanced at each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both saw hints of shock and unease in the other’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Divine entities?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ying!\" Keke, who was perched on Xu Xin’s shoulder, suddenly called.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She nudged Xu Xin’s face with her paw, pointing towards the salt mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, look!\" Li Wenxi exclaimed, \"The mine, the ’mouth,’ is opening again!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Xin quickly focused on the salt mine, watching the closed cave entrance gradually open a gap, slowly expanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wisp of Red Mist silently seeped out.\u003C\u002Fp>",1198,"2026-06-02T07:15:08.092Z",1,"novelbin.me","c11bff95e7440c778cf06b48353e87f6b6a0b37c5504b61945f98f456d8abe5d","starting-off-survival-with-a-small-treehouse-chapter-278","starting-off-survival-with-a-small-treehouse-chapter-276",1122,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-off-survival-with-a-small-treehouse-cover.jpg"]