18: A rare seed (seeking follow-up reading)

Chapter 18: A Rare Seed (Please keep reading)

It was as if not joining a studio meant one couldn't get by, which inexplicably caused a slight rebellious streak.

It wasn't that Wu Xian was petty; he simply disliked the condescending attitude of the studios.

How should I put it?

It was like after you've worked hard and become successful, the goddess you once relentlessly pursued, but couldn't get, haughtily declared: “I'm willing to give you another chance to pursue me.”

“Oh, Sister Tiao knows you're upset, but if you don't join a studio, how will you get certified and rated as a Scroll Master in the future?”

“What, I can't be rated and certified if I don't join a studio?” Wu Xian frowned in confusion.

Tang Tiaotiao shook her head and said, “That's not entirely true. Individual Scroll Masters can also be rated and certified, but it's much more troublesome. Joining a studio can reduce a lot of procedures and hassle.”

“That works then.”

Wu Xian understood, it's like an independent trainee, I get it!

The path will be more difficult, but it offers freedom, without being constrained or manipulated by capital.

“Alright, I can't say much about your own matters,” Tang Tiaotiao secretly regretted, “By the way, where do you get so many strange ideas and inspirations, and more importantly, how do you successfully draw them?”

“I don't know,” Wu Xian feigned ignorance, “It's just that inspiration strikes, I try to draw it, and then it succeeds.”

“...”

Tang Tiaotiao had black lines appearing above her head.

Is this the difference between a Genius and an ordinary person that the teachers talk about?

As they spoke, the two had already arrived at the edge of the mine pit deep within the base and saw the source of the plant-type mutation there.

A mass of vine plants, spreading from deep within the mine pit, covered the entire pit like a spider web. Many mechanical monsters, like prey caught in a spider web, were entangled by the vines throughout the pit.

And where the vines converged was a brown object emitting a faint green glow. Its hard shell was slightly cracked, like a giant pistachio. When I say giant, it was actually only about the size of a pillow.

All the vines were merely tender shoots growing from the crack of that “giant pistachio.”

“A plant-type seed?” Wu Xian's expression was peculiar.

Tang Tiaotiao nodded excitedly, “Just one seed can trigger a dimensional mutation. This seed must have a significant origin, an absolutely rare material.”

One must know that the formation of mutation primarily stems from the infiltration and assimilation of dominant spirituality into weaker spirituality.

In other words, the spiritual intensity of this unknown seed was much higher than that of the surrounding mechanical monsters.

“A rare material?”

Wu Xian immediately became interested and prepared to act.

However, no sooner had the two descended a couple of steps than all the vines, like startled birds, quickly began to move.

Although protected by the God of Wealth's Wealth Qi, the entire Wealth Qi shield was instantly and completely covered by entwining vines.

Fortunately, these vines had not fused with mechanical energy, making them quite easy to clear.

Boom! Boom!

The God of Wealth unleashed two casual lightning spells, shattering large sections of vines.

Looking at Tang Tiaotiao's side, the adorable little jade rabbit's pestle seemed to have a certain restraining effect on plant-type entities. Each time the jade rabbit swung its pestle, the vines would shrink back like a mimosa plant and hide far away.

“Hehe, this is more like it!”

Tang Tiaotiao was very pleased with the jade rabbit's performance.

Working together, the two quickly approached the “giant pistachio.”

Sensing the approaching danger, the “giant pistachio” became increasingly frantic, with dense vines continuously growing from its crack.

“Little Xianzi, let your handsome Great Uncle cooperate, watch how I smash it open!”

Tang Tiaotiao gestured, and Wu Xian instantly understood.

Lightning gathered on the steel whip in the God of Wealth's hand, and a charged lightning bolt shot out, piercing through the dense vines.

The jade rabbit followed closely, turning in a dance-like motion and throwing its pestle.

Bang!

The pestle struck the “giant pistachio” directly.

Its hard shell instantly shattered, exposing the tender green “kernel” inside.

Without the protection of its shell, the “kernel's” spiritual fluctuations instantly died down and quickly receded.

The vines that were omnipresent just a second ago instantly withered and fell from the “kernel.”

“Hehe, let's get out of here first.”

The two climbed out of the mine pit and drove away under the protection of Wealth Qi.

Seeing Pang Dahai's team still engaging with the mechanical monsters from afar, Tang Tiaotiao didn't forget to stick her head out of the car window and give Pang Dahai a universally recognized “you suck” gesture.

Pang Dahai, already annoyed and frustrated, had his composure completely shattered on the spot.

Why?

How could so many of them not compete with just two people from the other side?

“Aren't you all top students from Xuantian Academy? Is this all you've got?” The more Pang Dahai thought about it, the angrier he became.

The few students from Xuantian Academy looked embarrassed, feeling equally unwilling.

“We can't be blamed either; that kid is clearly not ordinary, especially that humanoid scroll.” The few began to make excuses for themselves.

“Right, right, I suspect that kid might be the descendant of some Great Master Scroll Master, or from a prominent Family.”

Pang Dahai's expression was uncertain; he could naturally see Wu Xian's “uncommonness.”

But he just felt angry and frustrated.

At this moment, Wu Xian and his companion had already driven the 【Lynx IV】 to a safe area.

He stored the God of Wealth as a scroll, secretly feeling a pang of heartache; this round had consumed nearly half of the God of Wealth's Wealth Qi.

In contrast, Tang Tiaotiao had already begun to sense the information Veins within the rare “kernel.”

“What is this, I can't understand it at all, no clue whatsoever!” Tang Tiaotiao complained while sensing, “Eh~ what is that, a mechanical information Veins?”

She then fell silent, and after a long while, she excitedly opened her eyes.

“Haha, I think I've found something!” She said, throwing the large kernel to Wu Xian, “Here~ you take it and study it first. Just remember to give me a piece later, and you can deal with the rest as you see fit.”

“You found a direction and inspiration?”

Wu Xian took the large kernel in surprise, curiously sensing the information Veins within it.

Like the mother worm's brain earlier, it was a jumble of chaotic, blurry afterimages and scenes, completely incomprehensible.

He also saw the blurry mechanical creature Tang Tiaotiao mentioned, but he had no insights or feelings from it.

“Is there anything special about this mechanical creature's afterimage?” Wu Xian was full of doubts.

“You haven't understood the Legacy of the mechanical type, so naturally you can't see anything,” Tang Tiaotiao's beautiful eyes sparkled with brilliance: “In short, this Young Miss is currently bursting with inspiration and can't wait to test and try it out.”

Wu Xian hummed and nodded slightly.

Mechanical scroll Legacy?

Thinking carefully, it made sense. One needed a certain cognitive framework to trigger relevant associations and ideas.

It was like the myths and legends in his memories from his previous life. If he didn't understand these myths and legends, even if the Golden Cudgel was placed before him, he would only think it was an iron rod, or associate it with a weapon or something.

But no matter what, he wouldn't associate it with Brother Monkey, because he wouldn't even know what Brother Monkey was.

This gave Wu Xian a deeper understanding of “information Veins.”

“Associating through key information revealed in the afterimage scenes?”

The Lynx IV ATV sped back.

Wu Xian repeatedly sensed the information Veins revealed in the large kernel, carefully pondering.

Tang Tiaotiao triggered associations and ideas because she understood a certain mechanical Legacy.

So, could he also find some elements or key information related to the myths and legends of his previous life within it?

Scene after scene of fleeting, blurry images “played” back and forth in his mind.

Finally, his attention was gradually drawn to a blurry image of a plant: “It's somewhat similar to the osmanthus tree in the Moon Palace map of a certain game from my previous life.”

Many times, it's like this: once an idea is formed, there's no going back.

“It's similar, too similar!”

It was clearly a blurry afterimage, but the more he looked, the more similar it seemed. Although he had never seen the true osmanthus tree from myths and legends, he just had an inexplicable intuition and a sense of déjà vu.

“Is there a possibility that this so-called information Veins truly comes from the legendary osmanthus tree?!”

The moment the thought arose, Wu Xian felt his heart pound wildly.