CHAPTER 596: CHAPTER 410 ANOTHER TRANSMISSION ARRAY

Inside the tree hole, Lou Fei’Er touched the already petrified inner wall of the tree trunk beside her.

Then she gently kicked the core of the treehouse, which had also been petrified.

The light emitted by this treehouse core was very faint, only revealing a few strands of light through the cracks.

So, the tree hole was actually quite dark.

"Look, I told you it’s fine, right?" Lou Fei’Er waved her hand towards Xu Xin above her and said.

"...Have you already passed the weak period?"

"Hey, that’s right, just got through it!" Lou Fei’Er said as she squatted down, wanting to dig out the petrified treehouse core.

Xu Xin shook his head helplessly.

No wonder she dared to jump straight in like this.

With her strength regained, and she can die once more now, naturally, this gave her confidence.

This was getting a bit inflated.

"Be careful, you might enter another weak period just after recovering."

"Don’t worry, my sense is accurate, there’s no danger in this tree hole."

As Lou Fei’Er spoke, she kept digging and clawing with her hands.

But she just couldn’t get this core out from the ground.

So she took out a shovel, inserted it into the edge of the core, and pried it up forcefully.

After expending enormous effort, she finally managed to dig the petrified treehouse core out from the soil bit by bit.

"It’s so heavy!" Lou Fei’Er exclaimed.

"Hurry out!" Xu Xin had already heard the alert sound next to his ear.

This treehouse was about to collapse!

Lou Fei’Er quickly put the treehouse core into her backpack, then scrambled to climb up.

The two of them jumped out of the treehouse window together, rolling on landing to lessen the impact, landing steadily.

Behind them, the treehouse began to collapse.

Lou Fei’Er took out the petrified treehouse core she had gotten, held it in her hand, and examined it closely.

Seeing Xu Xin walking over, she obediently handed the core out: "There’s not even a description, I can’t tell what this thing is..."

Xu Xin took the petrified treehouse core, his hand immediately sinking downward.

So heavy!

Far exceeding the original weight of the treehouse core!

Holding it was like carrying a solid, compressed stone ball.

Could it be...

Has it become completely petrified inside?

Then where is the light coming from?

[Petrified Treehouse Core: The treehouse core is eroded by an unknown force. Erosion is irreversible and cannot be restored.]

Alright, even though his identification ability could see the description of this treehouse core, it was no help.

Just knowing that this core cannot be restored.

Behind them, the once lush and tall treehouse was completely toppled.

Lou Fei’Er immediately took out a shovel to dig for seeds.

Xu Xin thought for a moment, rotated his wristband, and released Qin Fu.

Qin Fu was in a sitting position, leaning against something, and when released, he directly lay back on the ground.

The back of his head hit the ground with a "bang".

"Ouch..." He held his head sitting up, "What’s going on, I was resting against the wolf... problem solved? We’ve arrived at your explorers’ base?"

He turned his head and saw Xu Xin standing next to him and Lou Fei’Er digging for seeds.

And he happened to see Lou Fei’Er uproot the remaining tree trunk and retrieve the seeds from the pit.

"Ah this..." He was stunned, "Seriously, Lou Fei’Er doesn’t want her main treehouse anymore?"

Lou Fei’Er walked over: "Of course, I haven’t lived in this treehouse for a long time, taking this opportunity to transplant it."

"Whoa... Are contracted people all this loyal? Not even leaving themselves a way out..." Qin Fu scratched his head, worried about his current situation, "Feels like you’re like those people who’ve been manipulated, am I going to..."

"I wasn’t used to it at the beginning either, but now it doesn’t matter anymore."

Lou Fei’Er put the treehouse seed into her backpack, sneaked a glance at Xu Xin, and only spoke when she saw his attention was on Qin Fu: "As long as I’m happy, I think it’s great."

"Isn’t this just being manipulated..."

"...I’m still here, isn’t it inappropriate to say that?" Xu Xin shook his head, not minding, and asked, "Within three hundred meters, is there any danger?"

Qin Fu, hearing this, fell silent for a moment, seeming to be sensing something, then raised his eyebrows in surprise, saying, "No danger left. How did you manage that?"

"What was the danger beneath the ground you sensed before?" Xu Xin asked.

"...Hmm," Qin Fu thought for a moment and said, "At that time, a forest of spikes was buried in the soil. I felt that as long as I walked past, those spikes would directly emerge from the soil to attack me. Also..."

He looked puzzled: "It felt that those things were somewhat connected to the root system of the treehouse..."

Stony forest huh...

His words made Xu Xin nod.

He shouldn’t be lying.

What he said matched what Xu Xin had surmised.

It was because the treehouse had undergone petrification that its root system had also changed.

Similar to how Xu Xin’s main treehouse’s root system had also undergone changes.

The plant heart and the treehouse coexisting made the roots turn into vines emerging from underground, attacking the surroundings.

The treehouse root system was not unchangeable.

As for Lou Fei’Er’s treehouse, it had been eroded by petrifying forces, causing its root system to undergo another form of mutation.

Now the treehouse had perished, and naturally, there was no more danger around.

Still, spiky stone columns?

Though there’s barely any information in the description, this petrified core should have other uses.

Xu Xin retracted Qin Fu back into the bracelet, not even giving him a chance to react.

Then, he released the Silver King and Axue.

The Silver King hadn’t been active on the ground for a long time, and upon emerging, it instantly appeared somewhat excited.

"Let’s go, let’s head back," Xu Xin said to Lou Fei’Er, who had been standing by.

"Alright."

The two of them each mounted their wolves.

"Awoo—" The Silver King let out a long howl and began charging towards the direction of the treehouse.

Lou Fei’Er and Axue followed closely behind.

On the ground, even the last thin layer of snow had disappeared, revealing the withered yellow leaves buried beneath the snow layer.

The forest had completely returned to its state after the leaves had fallen.

Half of the sun had already set below the horizon.

Soon, they arrived first at the edge of the giant pit of the Transmission Array.

Sure enough, within the giant pit, there were no longer any stone statues.

Instead, there were quite a few survivors near the central light pillar of the giant pit, likely attempting to use the Transmission Array.

"It’s getting dark, quickly return to your treehouse," Xu Xin said to the survivors in the pit.

More than a dozen people in the pit turned their heads to look over.

"Brother Xin! It’s Brother Xin!"

"Got it, Brother Xin, we’ll head back right away!"

"Oh my! Is he riding a wolf? How can that wolf be so big!"

"Wow, there’s actually an option to ride a mutant creature? As expected of Brother Xin..."

"Who’s that woman riding the white wolf behind him? She’s so beautiful!"

"Isn’t she Li Wenxi? Isn’t it said that those two are in that kind of relationship?"

"Huh? I’m Wenxi’s subordinate, she doesn’t look like that."

"Then who is that? Sister Gui Xin and Sister Xuefei don’t look like that, I’ve seen them both."

"Why do you care so much?"

"Brother Xin won’t have several women, right? Does that mean I have a chance too..."

"Forget it, with your face, you don’t deserve Brother Xin. You should just settle for someone like me."

"Huh? You? Ha ha!"

These people had a small discussion for a while, some teleported away while others walked towards the edge of the pit.

Xu Xin glanced at the iron gate in the pit that he and Ji Chaoyang had excavated, squinting his eyes.

Then, he nodded to the survivors and continued progressing towards the treehouse.

"These people still don’t recognize me..." Lou Fei’Er was a bit displeased, but then said, "I can now reveal my identity, watch me shock the world directly! Make them remember my name!"

Indeed.

Lou Fei’Er was originally the only person from Area 187 who made the rankings, and among the top ten, the only one not from Area 188, Area 1, or Area 23, which caused quite a stir back then.

If she suddenly became a person from Area 188, it would indeed be shocking.

A few minutes later, the two returned to the base of the treehouse.

"You..." Xu Xin turned to look at Lou Fei’Er.

"I’m going to find a good spot over there to plant the treehouse," Lou Fei’Er pointed to the trees a hundred meters away.

"Alright, you find a place yourself, don’t plant it too close," Xu Xin nodded, grabbed the treehouse’s roots, and went inside.

Upon entering, he felt a peaceful atmosphere within the treehouse, and even yawned.

On the couch, Li Wenxi lay on her side, sleeping soundly.

Keke was also snuggled in her arms, fast asleep, its large tail gently swaying in its dreams.

Meanwhile, the egg lay motionless on the side of the couch like an ordinary giant egg.

Ji Chaoyang and Wen Guixin, who were originally watching over the treehouse for him, were no longer there.

Xu Xin walked over and gently poked Li Wenxi’s cheek.

"Mmm..." Li Wenxi’s eyelids fluttered, then she opened her eyes and looked at Xu Xin in a daze.

Her eyes widened suddenly, and she sat up straight from the couch: "You’re back!"

"Eek?!" Keke was tossed onto the ground and bounced up.

After seeing Xu Xin, it called out "eek eek eek" repeatedly, climbed up his leg, and burrowed into his arms.

"You’re back so quickly... Ah! It’s already night!" Li Wenxi exclaimed as she saw the darkening sky outside the window, "I can’t believe I slept for so long! It’s all your fault, Keke!"

She rubbed Keke’s little head in Xu Xin’s arms.

Xu Xin released Mimi and Afu, who didn’t have a chance to appear this time, then sat on the couch and started to tell Li Wenxi about this experience.

"Huh? The pterosaur statue flew to your side?!" Li Wenxi was surprised to hear about the pterosaur statue, "Why didn’t you contact us? We could have come to help you!"

Xu Xin shook his head: "By then, most of the snow cover around had melted, and the snowboard could no longer be used. You guys without mounts couldn’t come over, so I didn’t bother telling you."

"I see..."

In the end, when the pterosaur statue flew away with Xiaohong and Lou Fei’Er’s treehouse core petrified, Li Wenxi sighed: "It’s so amazing, statue creatures, petrified core... Alas, those two people are still in your bracelet, right? Why don’t you let them out now, so I can chat with them!"

Xu Xin hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

These two should no longer be a threat now.

Just as he was about to turn the bracelet, a mysterious voice suddenly rang out.

[Congratulations to Jungle Area 1 for becoming the region to activate the third Snow Mountain Transmission Array.]

[Array Activator: Shi Wanyun, belonging to Area 1.]

[As a reward for activating the third Snow Mountain Array, before the end of the winter season, survivors within Area 1 can move outside the safe zone, and the environmental temperature will increase by 5°C, with no further snowfall.]

[27 Snow Mountain Transmission Arrays remain towards the final goal of activating the thirtieth Snow Mountain Transmission Array.]

[Another reminder, don’t let the winter drag on too long, or something truly terrifying will happen!]

The two exchanged glances.

Area 1 had activated a transmission array too!

They needed to quicken their actions as well!