Chapter 82 – The bird eggs (2/2)

“Why don’t we eat the seedlings now? Or it would be a huge waste.”

“Yes, yes! I agree. What if we wake up tomorrow morning and then find that all the seedlings have died? The seedlings are not adults after all. They can’t be kept for long!”

Everyone gathered together and discussed. If it were other plants in the past, they wouldn’t be so nervous. But it’s the Green Thief for God’s sake! It had not showed its existence in hundreds of years! Any waste of the seedling would be a huge loss!

Finally, Ta decided that they would share the six seedlings at hand now.

Ta thought about waiting until they reunited with the other small group, but he could feel the life fading as he held the Green Thief seedlings in his hands.

Ta pulled down half a leaf and swallowed it first. He was the strongest warrior in the crowd, as well as the leader of their group. So he intended to try it on himself first and then give the seedlings to the others after he had confirmed of its safety.

The warriors stared at Ta. They watched him swallow down the half leaf, and none of them even blinked, for fear that they might miss anything.

“What’s up, Boss? Feeling anything?” Ah-Suo asked eagerly.

Ta carefully checked his body, but he shook his head, “I don’t feel anything, except that I’m a little less tired.”

The group was disappointed. But even then, they still shared the six seedlings eventually. Shao Xuan got a whole leaf. It was a larger share than the others, but no one complained about it. Calculating the credit, Shao Xuan’s share was more than the others combined. If not for the rules of the hunting team that all prey must be shared in the group, Shao Xuan could have kept the Green Thief to himself. Just like the last time when he killed the Thorn Black Wind, the Green Thief could have been kept by him as his game.

Hence, the team knew at heart that they were the ones who had profited from Shao Xuan’s victory. They planned on hunting down more ferocious animals for Shao Xuan on their way back.

The sun set quickly. The sounds of the birds chattering had halved, as not many birds had returned to the nests. They had other nests in other places. When one nest was endangered, they would hide in other nests until the danger passes.

Before darkness fell, Keke asked Shao Xuan to set another trap nearby, to see if they could capture any other creatures. There was no white thread left, so Shao Xuan could only replace it with thin vines and straw ropes.

But Shao Xuan had the feeling that tonight they won’t have anymore gains.

When night came, instead of preparing to go to sleep, everyone unexpectedly squeezed in front of the tree hole.

“Why am I feeling that the seedling is taking effect?” Tuo looked at a minor bulge, which was about ten meters away from the tree hole and said excitedly.

“I feel that too!”

“Although not very clearly, I can indeed see further than before.”

“It’s true! This is just a seedling. What if someone ate the big one? Could he move around freely at night then?”

Even Ta could not achieve the state to move around freely at night. Without night vision like the nocturnal ferocious beasts, movement would obviously be restricted in the darkness.

The effect brought by the Green Thief seedlings was a pleasant delight to them all, but they would not keep it to themselves. They would take the Green Thief in the stone box safe and whole back to the tribe, right into the hands of the Shaman.

Shao Xuan admired the Shaman more because of that. All the warriors adhered to the principles, even when they were faced with huge temptation. This was all from the Shaman’s teachings.

That night seemed to be extremely quiet. Everyone had sweet dreams, while the night guards paid extra attention to the traps below. They all wished to catch more Green Thieves.

Shao Xuan had a good sleep that night, but he didn’t have any dreams. No flowing green light entered his dream.