Survival in the Mist: From a Dilapidated Wooden Hut to a Heavenly Palace in the Clouds

Chapter 230 The Spirit Cat Armor is Given to Liya

She held up a deep red crystal. "This stone is called 'Star Bloodstone,' and it emits a stable thermal energy."

My analysis suggests that this energy can help accelerate fire attribute cultivation, and may even serve as a stabilizing auxiliary material for flames during weapon crafting.

In the jungle at the center of the island lies the remains of a cracked stone pillar, around which Starblood Stones are scattered, though in limited quantities and very sparsely distributed.

Mo Ming nodded in satisfaction. This was the first time he had seen something like this, but its uses were extraordinary.

Putting aside everything else, the fact that it can assist in weapon crafting or Cui Cui's cultivation is already a pleasant surprise.

Then, Liya took out a slender vine that emitted a faint blue light. "This is called the 'Night-Shining Vine.' It has extremely strong resilience and comes with its own spiritual energy."

It can be used to craft combat equipment, especially armor with high defensive capabilities. With spiritual enhancement, it can become an excellent material.

"And there are also sea lily vines, red-veined wood, and red sun crystals..." Lia kept taking out samples from her spatial backpack for Mo Ming to examine.

Mo Ming's expression was incredibly varied!

"In addition, in an area that is close to a lake, we discovered a lotus pond." Liya's expression was slightly awe-inspiring. "A spiritual herb called 'Flame Crystal Lotus' grows in it, which possesses highly pure fire-attribute spiritual power."

However, we discovered a ferocious beast guarding the area near the lotus pond. The analyzer determined that it was a terrifying beast called the 'Cracked Horn Flame Beast'.

This ferocious beast is entirely crimson and resembles a giant bull, but it has two curved horns growing from its forehead that can unleash fire attacks.

Its fire elemental power was very pure, and I thought it was unnecessary to compete with it for momentary pleasure and cause damage to the Dream Spirit, so I withdrew.

Anyway, that lotus pond is huge, and there are plenty of spiritual herbs. When the time comes, you can just bring your pets over and take over the territory, Chief.

As she spoke, Lia showed a hint of regret.

“You did a great job,” Mo Ming nodded with a smile, feeling pleased and satisfied with Liya’s actions.

"However, Chief..."

Lia's expression turned serious.

"what happened?"

Lia took a sip of fruit wine and continued, "Besides the Rifthorn Flame Beast, I've discovered that the other ferocious beasts on the island are also quite different from those outside."

We encountered at least three powerful creatures, and I judged their threat level to be no less than that of similarly caliber beasts that had appeared near the shelter.

"Oh? It's that strong? Tell me more..."

Mo Ming was somewhat surprised. He had experienced the ferocious beasts on the Sky Island before. Nourished by the spiritual energy here, the beasts of the same level were stronger than those he had seen elsewhere.

Lia actually said that the ferocious beasts on Misty Island are no less than those on Sky Island.

Lia nodded and recalled carefully, "First of all, there's the Mist-Swallowing Toad, a huge amphibian beast that inhabits the swamps surrounding Twilight Shadow Island."

Its entire body is covered in mucus, and I even think that the fog outside the island might be released by it, which has both a cacophony effect and can also help it sense the location of its prey to some extent.

Its tongue was incredibly flexible and powerful, its hunting range covering the entire swamp. Luckily, Dream Spirit was there, and she led me safely away from it.

Lia paused, as if she was still shaken by the sight of the Mist-Swallowing Toad.

"The second ferocious beast we encountered was a creature called the Shadow Owl. It lives deep in the jungle."

It is larger than ordinary birds of prey, with a wingspan of nearly five meters. It is extremely quiet when flying, and its eyes seem to be able to lock onto moving heat sources.

We saw at least five of them; they were probably gregarious. They were incredibly intelligent, tracking our scent for a long time until the Dream Spirit grew larger and released its powerful aura, at which point they returned to the forest.

Lia took a deep breath: "Misty Island can be said to be a place that can bring great benefits, but the level of danger is also not low."

Mo Ming pondered for a moment, then looked at Liya, his tone calm and decisive: "Misty Island is indeed a place with great development potential, but we cannot be rash."

This matter requires more thorough planning and preparation, and a good balance must be struck between acquiring resources and mitigating risks.

"Lia, organize the detailed records from this trip. While I prepare, we need to plan a more in-depth exploration, or rather... an occupation."

"Mmm!" Sensing that the leader was satisfied with the results of her investigation, Liya couldn't help but feel a sense of satisfaction.

Arriving in a new place, although much better than prison, still meant living under someone else's roof. If the master became dissatisfied with her, death might be the only thing waiting for her in the end.

"Lia, you did a great job on this mission. To be honest, I'm both surprised and satisfied."

Mo Ming poured another glass of fruit wine and handed it to Liya.

"What reward do you want?"

"Um... as long as the leader is satisfied, I wouldn't dare..."

Upon hearing this, Mo Ming interrupted her directly, "Liya, you need to understand one thing: you are not my slaves. You don't need to be so humble. As long as you don't have any ulterior motives, then you are my subordinates, and also my brothers and sisters."

"If you do well, you'll naturally be rewarded; of course, if you don't do well, you should be punished. What do you think?"

Mo Ming's tone was calm, but also very serious. He certainly hoped that his subordinates would be completely loyal to him, but he also didn't want them to become like slaves, lacking any independent will to improve themselves and only willing to submit to others.

Incentives will motivate them, and punishments will restrain them.

"I understand!" Lia lowered her head, like a child who had done something wrong.

If Tark and the others saw Lia like this, they would be absolutely shocked. She was the woman who single-handedly stirred up a riot in the entire Foxna camp.

At this moment, it's actually...

"So, what reward do you want?" Mo Ming asked softly.

Leah glanced at the analyzer and spatial backpack on the table. "Can I choose these two?"

"Haha, parsers and space backpacks are no longer rare items; they can be bought in stores."

I was planning to equip each of you with one of these two items anyway, so that it would be convenient for you to go out and collect resources.

I've been held up by something lately. How about this, I'll give you a piece of equipment; you'll definitely love it.

After saying that, Mo Ming sat down in the chair, took out the black and gold spirit cat armor from his spatial ring, and handed it to Liya.

"Try it on and see if it fits."

As a result, Liya didn't hesitate any longer and put on the black armor. She could tell that Mo Ming was genuinely kind to them.

To Mo Ming's astonishment, the black armor began to automatically adapt to Lia's figure as soon as it was put on, eventually fitting her curves perfectly.

"This black and gold spirit cat armor is indeed a good thing, hahahaha."

Seeing how perfect Lia's armor was, Mo Ming couldn't help but start to imagine what the Radiant Orange-grade Black Gold Beast Armor would look like.