Starting Off Survival With A Small Treehouse

Chapter 893: Chapter 525: Do You Still Remember That Heart?

”Your experiences over there seem so magical...” Wen Guixin leaned against the crystal statue, rubbing her temples, ”Wenxi was taken away by someone? Was it your sister? Hmm... should I be worried for her? Is your sister okay?”

”...She’s okay.” Xu Xin paused for a moment, then said, ”Wenxi chose to leave with Yingying on her own. At least her safety should be assured, but...”

”But we need her!” Wang Lei interjected, ”Without Sister Wenxi, our resources regarding weapons will be significantly reduced.”

”It seems so for now,” Xu Xin nodded, ”but it’s not completely without sources. I asked Li Yajun a bit earlier, she mentioned that Wenxi had discovered two iron ore spots before, which can still be mined. Although the speed may not be as fast as when Wenxi was around, it’s still a source.”

”Didn’t you say that Wenxi took those special forges with her too?” Zhao Xiaochuan, beside him, commented tiredly, ”The efficiency of smelting will also be greatly reduced.”

Xu Xin sighed: ”There’s no choice but to restart our own regular forges for now. But until Wenxi returns, our metal resources will probably... only temporarily suffice for our own use.”

”We probably shouldn’t worry too much.” Ji Chaoyang looked at the nearby Crystal City and spoke, ”Based on what you said about the functions of this Crystal City, if they’re all true, our consumption of metallic materials should greatly decrease.”

Xu Xin nodded in agreement, ”That’s true.”

Recently, the aspect that consumed the most resources for them was dealing with the massive beasts. But now, under the influence of the Crystal City, perhaps this consumption can be saved.

Of course, it depends on how much this Crystal City can affect the massive beasts.

Even if the massive beasts can’t be completely influenced, if they can’t beat them, can’t they hide?

Hiding inside the crystal buildings, most attacks become ineffective against them.

The others around were also discussing the Crystal City.

”Let’s go, I’ll take you to see this Crystal City.” Xu Xin looked at the palace two kilometers away and said, ”My understanding of the abilities of this Crystal City is only conceptual. We should check the situation here ourselves.”

Everyone agreed, eager to enter and see the Crystal City they’d been longing to explore.

”There shouldn’t be any danger inside the city, right?” Zhao Xiaochuan cautiously reached out to touch the wall of the crystal building, ”There won’t be those scary traps you mentioned before, will there?”

”No, don’t worry.”

Xu Xin’s certainty reassured them, and as soon as they entered the city, they scattered to explore.

”The crystal material is surprisingly warm.”

”That’s probably from being heated by the sun.”

”Clang!”

”Oh my, this thing is really hard! My purple-grade weapon has a notch!”

Following Xu Xin, Zeng Tao didn’t wander around and remarked with a pout, ”I told you it’s hard, yet you had to try it.”

Zeng Tao, Lou Fei’Er, and Jin Yue didn’t leave as they’d already explored these buildings underground and were now uninterested.

Ma Hongwei wasn’t here; Xu Xin had left him back at the tree house to watch over Shi Wanyun. Moreover, Ma Hongwei himself didn’t like being with so many people.

Ji Chaoyang stood before a crystal building, thoughtfully touching it.

Xu Xin looked down at the ground beneath his feet.

The underground Crystal City previously had stone slab surfaces, and although the stone skin of the buildings peeled off upon activation, the ground remained stone slabs at that time.

Now, as the Crystal City rose above ground, those stone slab surfaces had naturally shattered during the initial elevation, replaced now by soil.

That’s right, the current Crystal City seems to have grown out of soil without affecting its structure.

The surrounding land wasn’t forced open due to the Crystal City emerging from underground; instead, it’s flat, perfectly seamlessly integrated, as if the Crystal City was initially built on this land.

The crystal buildings on the periphery are relatively sparse, with large areas of reserved open space.

Xu Xin’s eyes gleamed as he activated the identification mode.

”Whoa!” He raised his eyebrows, surprised, ”There’s such a benefit?”

”What’s the matter? What did you discover?” Beside him, Lou Fei’Er asked curiously.

”...The soil beneath our feet is entirely blue-grade.”

In his eyes now, everywhere was blue light, with only a few spots appearing green.

The land was entirely [Fertile Soil (Blue)]!

Indeed, the fertility of the soil here was modified by the influence of these crystal buildings!

When he left here earlier, though he was in a hurry, he did use his identification ability on this Crystal City.

At that time, the soil on the ground was definitely green-grade and white-grade! There’s no mistake!

Meaning these crystal buildings upgraded the soil fertility in the time he was gone!

”What? All blue-grade?” Zeng Tao exclaimed, crouching to touch the ground, ”Is what I’m standing on fertile soil now?”

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