Find a Troubled Girl after leaving the Guild-Chapter 425 - 234: Star Soul of the Creation Tree

"In the future, after I kill a monster, I’ll raise a Wind Shield first," Zoe grumbled while cutting the dragon’s scales.

Although the battle was overall a smooth victory—honestly, these problematic girls seemed like they were cheating—under their mutual cooperation, they should have been able to defeat a formidable foe.

However, their lack of experience prevented them from achieving perfection, which left Zoe quite displeased.

"You all did great, you know. Normal Demons put all their strength into fighting; it’s rare for a monster to have a dying counterattack like that," Li Ang said.

If he hadn’t previously fought a Wyrm Dragon, even he wouldn’t have predicted this situation.

Undead Monsters, insects, and especially swollen creatures sometimes counterattack after being defeated—but that’s almost common knowledge and can be predicted from their appearance. It’s rare for Dragon Species to act like this.

Some dragons’ behavioral patterns seemed to be aimed at expanding their species’ power. Li Ang could only speculate from Farina’s tales of Dragon Myth that this is just the nature of the Poison Dragon clan, and Wyrm Dragons, being keen on erosion and destruction, also have this dying counterattack feature.

"But, but, it was supposed to be a beautiful finish, followed by praise from Li Ang," Zoe pouted while kicking aside a useless piece of Wyrm Dragon flesh in frustration.

Li Ang chuckled, helpless against her, and went over to pat her on the head.

The young girl’s eyes lit up, and she immediately leaned into his hand, then rested against him.

"There’s still work to do," said Andasu, pulling out a dragon tendon, her pale golden eyes glaring at Zoe.

Zoe snuggled against Li Ang’s chest and abdomen, turned back, and stuck her tongue out at Andasu, making a silly face.

The elegant face of the White Wolf immediately turned cold, dropped what she was holding, and stood up. "Want to fight?"

"First, gather all the materials, then we still have trees to cut," Li Ang said.

"No way."

Andasu approached, her cool face also tinged with a blush, her intentions clear.

No choice, Li Ang also patted her head.

As the wolf ears brushed through his fingers, the Beast Eared Maiden let out a soft sigh, the fragrance dispelling the surrounding smell of blood, as a fluffy big tail wrapped around Li Ang’s leg.

"Hey! Don’t go too far!"

Star light shimmered on Zoe’s body, transforming her into the Ice Wolf form, and she also wrapped her tail around Li Ang.

The two fluffy wolf tails started fighting each other over the air, slapping and sending fur flying, causing Dorothy and ALulu, who wanted to come closer, to cover their noses and back away.

"Alright, alright,"

Li Ang quickly said, knowing that after eliminating the tree-guarding monster they had roughly half a day before Mengze Island’s thriving ecosystem quickly fills the dragon’s hunting ground with other monsters.

Time was pressing, so the cat and dog halted their fight and swiftly sorted out the Wyrm Dragon materials.

It’s as if a balance granted by the world, though the dragon’s body was massive, not all scales could serve as materials.

Once life was lost, and as the Spirit dwindled, Magic Power only lingered in some of the materials.

Membranes could form the base of Armor, the chest and abdomen scales with Reversed Scales at the forefront were usable, claws and the poison-spraying ducts could be crafted into weapons, and the rest were basically vestiges of Power.

However, fortunately, there was an even more atypical monster here.

Dorothy’s Dragon Branch lifted its blossom head from the Treasure Wood Poison Dragon’s flesh, absorbing all the Power of Dragon inside this dragon and swallowing the flesh, growing significantly. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

Li Ang saw the new bud on the blood-red withered vine and felt it would soon reach Tier Six.

Putting the materials into the Dimensional Rift, Li Ang smiled and pointed ahead.

Before them was a clump of sturdy trees growing robustly in the Island Heart Lake.

They did not have a specific scientific name; strictly speaking, a precise name could point to an individual tree within, but not to the whole group.

If one were to debate the category, no biologist could make sense of it.

Because they were entirely different species of trees, yet all had such lush roots extending over the lake and thick trunks, thriving towards the sky.

This phenomenon has always been a mystery on Mengze Island for many scholars.

For convenience’s sake, and because of a consensus among Adventurers, these trees have been collectively called "Shipbuilding Treasure Wood."

Building houses or furniture, few are willing to risk battling monsters to gather timber; in terms of utility, commissioning the Sky Knight for this would be a loss.

Except for a few tycoons who really use this Treasure Wood to make luxurious furniture, only those willing to soar into the blue sky are eager to craft a solid shelter for themselves.

For Li Ang, the ship belonging to the Star Flower Travel Corps is a new starting point, a new leverage.

The expectant expressions on the girls’ faces told him that this ship meant something even more significant to them.

It was home, a brand new, completely safe place where they could live freely according to their mood, without worrying about outsiders, whether tidy or messy.

Initially, Li Ang thought of urging them to hurry, but after walking a distance, he had to run to catch up.

As he explained the value of Treasure Wood, Zoe couldn’t wait to ask, "Do we need to select these trees? Or can we just cut them?"

"As long as there are no obvious wormholes or large scars, they can all be used."

The outer trees require ten people to encircle them, whereas the inner ones stand tall like towers, with the very middle one reaching up into the clouds.

Li Ang pointed to the outer ring, "We only take the trees on the outside, partly because the larger trees inside will have monsters occupying them, making it troublesome to cut—moreover, they have grown for a long time, which might have led to the interior being gnawed and made into nests by various monsters, making them less usable than the newer trees outside. Cutting old trees is purely for vanity."