37: Collecting natural treasures

"Is everyone here?"

In Seven-Colored Valley, by the tian yuan fruit tree.

Xia Fan stood tall, facing the Great Strength Demon Ape, Golden-Feathered Eagle King, Giant Tiger, Giant Bear, Giant Wolf, and Thousand-Legged Centipede, among other fierce beasts.

Behind them, there were also many giant apes and countless venomous centipedes.

Ever since he unified the Yunxia Mountain Range, he already had these six first-stage late-phase fierce beasts under his command.

Moreover, Great Strength Demon Ape and Thousand-Legged Centipede were also the leaders of their respective tribes.

Currently, the most powerful fierce beasts in the Yunxia Mountain Range were all here, and it was also Xia Fan's first time holding a full meeting of his fierce beast legion.

"All eighty-six tribesmen are here."

Yuan Da Li slightly bowed his head and reported solemnly.

This name was bestowed by Xia Fan. All the tribesmen behind him were fierce beasts, while the remaining old and weak were recuperating in their original forests.

Seeing Xia Fan nod slightly, Centipede Qian Zu, who was beside him, also let out a series of low growls, "Boss, I can't count exactly how many tribesmen I have here, but these are all that's left."

In the previous battle, many of Centipede Qian Zu's tribesmen were killed by Xia Fan.

Hearing this, Xia Fan gazed forward and carefully calculated, discovering that his fierce beast legion was already close to two hundred, with Yuan Da Li and Centipede Qian Zu's tribesmen making up the majority!

"Hmm, I understand."

He looked back at the golden tian yuan fruit tree, and a hint of anticipation gradually grew in his heart.

With the seven-colored lotus, a treasure that gathers the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, the spiritual energy here would only become denser, greatly shortening the growth cycle of the tian yuan fruit tree.

When the next batch of tian yuan fruit trees matured, he would have a group of second-stage fierce beasts under his command.

This was an extremely powerful force, at least for now.

The Magic Cat was no longer restless at this moment.

He quietly floated beside Xia Fan, his gaze occasionally sweeping over the giant apes and venomous centipedes, but after a moment, he ultimately couldn't suppress his curiosity and excitedly meowed a few times at Xia Fan.

"Tiger Brother, from now on, you'll be the boss here!"

"Having so many underlings, just thinking about it is impressive."

Xia Fan knew that he still had a playful nature. Looking at the fierce beasts in front, who knows what he was thinking, so he let out a few low growls, "Little guy, I'm the boss, so you're the second in command."

"All these fierce beasts in front of you are also your underlings."

"From now on, whatever you want to eat, just command them directly."

"Really?"

Instantly, the Magic Cat became excited, and after confirming that Xia Fan wasn't joking, he immediately transformed into a streak of purple light and spun around joyfully.

Xia Fan ignored him and instead looked at the six fierce beasts, growling repeatedly, "You are all strong individuals in the Yunxia Mountain Range, and you are very familiar with the environment here."

"So, you naturally know what kinds of rare treasures grow in various parts of this mountain range."

"I'm giving you three days. No matter what method you use, gather all the rare treasures in the Yunxia Mountain Range and bring them here to be placed together."

He paused, then continued to growl, issuing his command, "From now on, whoever among you makes a meritorious contribution, such as killing an invading fierce beast, or discovering a treasure useful to me, will receive a reward."

"Owoo—"

"Roar—"

"..."

Immediately, the six first-stage late-phase fierce beasts all cried out in excitement, as if a multitude of demons were dancing wildly.

They had originally thought that after becoming Xia Fan's subordinates, they would only be at his mercy and would lose everything they had in their original territories.

But now, it seemed they still had a very quick way to become stronger.

"Boss, I'll go arrange it right away!"

Yuan Da Li was straightforward. As soon as Xia Fan finished speaking, he immediately roared a few times at his tribesmen, who instantly dispersed into various parts of the forest to search for rare treasures.

Centipede Qian Zu made no visible movement, but the venomous centipedes that had been surrounding him silently scurried away. Soon after, he also burrowed into the ground and gradually disappeared.

"Caw!"

Golden-Feathered Eagle King Jin Ling let out a cry, instantly soaring into the sky, seemingly making a military pledge to Xia Fan, "Boss, rest assured, I will definitely find the best rare treasures I know of."

Bear One and Tiger Two also remained silent, turning and leaving directly.

As lone wanderers in the forest, their original territories were very large, and if they didn't hurry, it would be difficult to find all the rare treasures.

Wolf Three, however, after a moment of silence, howled at Xia Fan, "Boss, why do Jin Ling's and Yuan Da Li's names sound much better than ours?"

"We're all pretty much the same, so why are our names different?"

"Ahem..."

Xia Fan hadn't expected this Giant Wolf to have such a question.

He thought for a moment and finally gave an answer, "Wolf Three, you, Bear One, and Tiger Two were the first to follow me, and you all heard it just now."

"From now on, throughout the entire Yunxia Mountain Range, I am the Big Brother, and the Magic Cat is the Second in Command."

"So, besides the two of us, you, Bear One, and Tiger Two have the highest status among all the fierce beasts."

"One, Two, Three is your status order. As for Jin Ling and the others, their status is far below yours."

"Owoo..."

Wolf Three still felt that something was amiss about this matter, but he couldn't find a reason to argue.

Although they had entered the ranks of fierce beasts, and the wolf tribe was relatively intelligent, ultimately, they were no match for Xia Fan, a king with human thoughts and memories.

"That was close, I almost got caught. Wolf Three's and the others' names were all made up by me."

After Wolf Three left, Xia Fan, for some reason, quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

It was a good thing these fierce beasts, though intelligent, weren't overly so, otherwise they might have started arguing over their names.

"Boss, these are the rare treasures from my side."

An hour or two later, Yuan Da Li returned, followed by several giant apes carrying a mutated peach tree. He let out a few strange cries, boasting, "After eating the peaches from this tree, your strength can greatly increase."

"Some of my tribesmen ate the peaches, and their strength is no less than these ones behind me."

Seeing this, Xia Fan's eyes lit up, and he quickly instructed Yuan Da Li to plant the mutated peach tree, looking forward to the peaches it would bear.

Soon after, Jin Ling and Centipede Qian Zu also returned.

The former threw a blood-red lump onto the ground, which upon closer inspection, turned out to be a spiritual mushroom. "Boss, this is a blood-colored spiritual mushroom, also known as a flesh spiritual mushroom."

"Whenever I get injured, I eat a bit of its flesh, and my injuries recover very quickly."

Hearing this, Xia Fan looked at the flesh spiritual mushroom and noticed shallow peck marks on it, realizing that this flesh spiritual mushroom could revive the dead and regrow flesh and bone!

As for Thousand-Legged Centipede, he directed several of his tribesmen to move over a locust tree, which was said to cause disorientation and other effects, and also contained potent venom.