I Start with a Mysterious Island-Chapter 148 - 147: The Newly Grown Magical Little Fruit
"You’re welcome." Lin Li smiled, then said to Xia Qing, "Don’t be fooled by how big that guy looks. It’s all just flab; he has no fighting ability at all.
If he keeps harassing you, just be firm and reject him. As long as you’re firm, he won’t dare bother you again."
"Ah? Is that really true?" Xia Qing said, surprised.
"I’ve lived in this community for many years. I know exactly what kind of person he is.
Last year, he was bothering a woman in our complex. Turns out she had a really fiery temper and beat the crap out of him on the spot. After that, he never dared to mess with her again."
Lin Li told Xia Qing what had happened last year.
"Get physical with him! I... I can’t do that."
"You don’t have to hit him. I was just giving an example. Just do as I said and be firm... If it doesn’t work, let me know, and I’ll have a talk with him."
"Uh... okay." Xia Qing thought for a moment, then nodded seriously. "If he dares to harass me again, I’ll do as you say and be firm with him."
"It’s been almost a month since you moved here. Is your daughter getting used to the place?" Lin Li asked with a smile.
"Yes, Tongtong likes it here a lot. This past month, she’s even made a few friends." Xia Qing’s eyes softened as she spoke of her daughter, Zhou Tongtong.
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Back home, Lin Li put the spicy crayfish Su Yue had packed for him into the refrigerator.
Then, with a thought, a faint golden Spiritual Light flashed around his body, and he vanished on the spot.
On the Mysterious Small Island, shrouded in a vast white mist, a figure appeared out of thin air.
The fruit tree saplings in the north of the Mysterious Small Island, the vegetables in the eastern fields, and the Spirit Plant from the Spirit Realm planted in the south were all growing as usual. There wasn’t much to see.
After two straight days of hard work in the wilderness, based on his previous experience, he knew he had killed enough Mutant Beasts for the Magical Little Tree to grow a new Magical Little Fruit.
Lin Li walked to the center of the Mysterious Small Island. He stared at the vibrant, flourishing Magical Little Tree, his gaze sweeping over it from top to bottom as he searched carefully.
About ten minutes later, a loud laugh broke the silence of the Mysterious Small Island.
"Hahaha... There it is! A new Magical Little Fruit has grown! Before long, I’ll be able to break through to the Second Order Middle Stage."
After a thorough search, Lin Li found a tiny, rice-grain-sized red Magical Little Fruit at the tip of an inconspicuous branch on the Magical Little Tree.
After a moment, Lin Li’s joyful expression faded. He stared at the rice-grain-sized red Magical Little Fruit before him and mused to himself.
’The first Magical Little Fruit I ate was red. After eating it, I awakened the Fireball Superpower. Now the Magical Little Tree has grown another red one.
Once this Magical Little Fruit ripens and I eat it... since I’ve already awakened the Fireball Superpower, the Superpower-awakening effect of this red fruit will probably be wasted!
It would have been great if it had grown in a different color this time... Ugh, I should be content with what I have. Same color it is, then!
Even if the Superpower-awakening effect is wasted, the fruit’s ability to increase my strength is unparalleled.
I’ll have to work even harder in the coming days to get the progress to one hundred percent and make the Magical Little Fruit ripen as quickly as possible.
Then... when I break through to the Second Order Middle Stage and go back to Dongwu City in the Spirit Realm, if I run into that guy with the servant who was looking for trouble, I’ll definitely teach him a lesson.’
Having found the newly grown Magical Little Fruit, Lin Li stayed on the Mysterious Small Island for a little while longer.
He picked some fresh vegetables from the fields he had cultivated, placed them in a bamboo basket, and then returned to the real world.
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In the spacious living room, an attractive news anchor was reporting the day’s news on the television.
"Today, in the wilderness of the South District Suburbs of Rongcheng, a squad of Exotic Beast Hunters encountered three teenagers on their way back.
Upon questioning them, the Hunters learned that the three teenagers had ventured into the wilderness together because they wanted to see a Mutant Beast up close.
Not long after entering the wilderness, they began to regret it. When they tried to turn back, they discovered they were lost. They wandered aimlessly, getting farther and farther from the safe zone, but luckily, they ran into the returning squad of Exotic Beast Hunters.
The Exotic Beast Hunter squad then safely guided the three teenagers back to the safe zone.
Once out of danger, the squad of Exotic Beast Hunters also called the police. The responding Security Officers took the three teenagers to the security bureau.
Ultimately, the teenagers’ parents came to the security bureau to pick up their children.
We’d like to take this opportunity to remind our viewers not to venture into the perilous wilderness out of curiosity, so as to avoid unnecessary casualties..."
Lin Li, who had just returned from the Mysterious Small Island to the real world, was sitting on the sofa.
He had just opened the Exotic Beast Hunter app and was about to browse the discussion forums when he heard the news report on TV.
He looked up at the news report, which was now showing an interview with the people involved, and couldn’t help but complain to himself.
’What a bizarre idea those three kids had! Running off into the perilous wilderness just to see a Mutant Beast up close, and then they even got lost.
They’ve got some serious nerve. If they hadn’t run into that returning squad of Exotic Beast Hunters... you can imagine what would have happened.’
After the news segment ended, Lin Li looked away from the TV and back at his phone.
On the discussion forums of the Exotic Beast Hunter app, he saw a very popular thread with hundreds of replies. The thread’s title reeked of frustration.
"Ran into a weirdo on the way back, and my teammates and I ended up being chased by dozens of Mutant Beasts."
Lin Li tapped on the trending thread and quickly started reading.
"I’ve been an Exotic Beast Hunter for three years. Today, my teammates and I were hunting Mutant Beasts in the wilderness outside the Rongcheng East District, and we had a great haul.
In the evening, as it was getting dark, our whole crew was heading back in high spirits after a hard day’s work. But on the way, we ran into this weirdo in the wilderness wearing a helmet and riding a black motorcycle.
This weirdo sped past us on his motorcycle and vanished in a flash.
Then, because of the huge racket he made, dozens of Mutant Beasts started rushing toward our position..."
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