Master of Ten Thousand Foxes
Chapter 431 - 246: Fish Leg Grass, Octopus Legs!
"Push harder, try to revive this new Super Immortal Grass before nightfall!"
Amidst the fierce wind, the Jade Food Tree overshadowed the sky, casting a huge shadow.
At the foot of the tree, Bai Mo sat in a fishing recliner, encouraging his apprentices.
"Ying ying ying!"
"Owo owo owo!"
"Ying ying ying!"
Nearly a hundred fiery red foxes responded to their master, some carrying small buckets, others with tools, and "whoosh whoosh whoosh" climbed up the Jade Food Tree. Streams of fiery red figures formed a scarlet torrent on the yellow-brown trunk.
Black Shoes took the lead, holding a small spade, quickly climbing upwards!
Master said that today’s Super Immortal Grass was quite thoroughly dead, and reviving it would be challenging. It’s a technical job and requires careful operation!
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
It climbed all the way up, reaching a high branch, and found the grass rope marker left by Master.
"Ying ying ying!"
It ran forward, first cutting the grass rope, then swinging the spade to dig on this huge branch, peeling off bark, and digging out some fresh wood from inside the branches, all the while being extra careful... Master said this pit can’t be too shallow nor too deep; the Jade Food Tree should be able to heal itself beyond three days but within four.
If it were other fellow apprentices, they might not be able to handle it well.
But it’s different. Having served the Jade Food Tree for a long time, often digging bugs for it, it is already a small expert on the Jade Food Tree, with a grasp of details that is superbly refined!
Crunch! Crunch!
Each spadeful fell, spoiling the fresh wood, and the tree’s juice oozed out, then carefully correcting the shape of the hole. A few minutes later...
"Owo owo owo!"
Done!
It waved its paws to call the other apprentices to execute the following procedures.
...
At the foot of the tree.
Bai Mo sat in a fishing recliner, probing with his Divine Sense, watching the apprentices’ work.
Meanwhile, he took out a tablet to review the previous revival plan.
Today’s Super Immortal Grass was thoroughly dead; reviving it was challenging. But if successfully revived, it would be particularly profitable!
"This thing has a certain gambling nature.
"Thankfully, Fox Mountain has accumulated enough resources over the years, and the apprentices are skilled, which raises the success rate!"
...
The fierce wind assaulted, and the enormous Jade Food Tree swayed gently.
The higher it got, the more pronounced the shaking became.
On the branches, the foxes were indifferent.
Black Bracelet placed the dead root to be revived before it, using two fox claws to carefully separate the dried and brittle root fibers one by one.
Behind, Big Nose and White Toe guarded a small bucket, adding various herbal soups and soil.
As they added ingredients, they stirred while letting Big Nose sniff the mixture... Once the soil mixture smelled like Purple Star Peanut, the stirring was successful!
All these tasks were complex and meticulous, with no room for errors.
But each fox was only responsible for a small task.
The things to be mindful of in the tasks were all well instructed by Master.
...
At the foot of the tree.
Bai Mo silently calculated the hundred and one Douben Origin Immortal Qi he just received from Purple Earth Dragon.
In fact, to complete today’s revival task, the budget of "one hundred and one Douben" was quite tight, leaving barely any room for waste or error.
"Things need to be well-managed."
...
On the branch, the newly mixed medicine mud had been filled into the recently dug tree pit.
The Super Immortal Grass awaiting revival was also buried inside, with each root filament separated and fully in contact with the medicine mud.
Several foxes gathered around, their fox claws "pa pa pa pa" tapping on the surface of the medicine mud... Master said that it needed to be tapped gently and for more extended periods to ensure there were no gaps inside, making it more solid.
As for the other apprentices, they scattered around the area, cutting open the bark, exposing fresh white wood, and applying different substances.
"Ying ying ying!"
Peach Blossom Eyes was responsible for cutting five diamond-shaped pits into the bark, each pointing sharply towards the medicine grass awaiting revival. Then, yellow herbal soup was spread into the diamond-shaped pits.
"Owo owo owo!"
Black Star was responsible for cutting five round pits into the bark, each pit uniformly sized and equally distanced from the medicine grass awaiting revival.
Carrying a small bucket, it climbed around the trunk, looking for positions... although it was troublesome, not knowing why Master requested this, but following Master’s instructions never goes wrong; what Master says is always right!
"Ying ying ying!"
White Belt and Black Belt each grabbed a small knife and brush.
They were responsible for making circular cuts on the trunk and applying medicine!
A total of eighteen narrow rings needed to be cut on the trunk, with Master’s freshly mixed medicine applied afterward.
Crunch crunch crunch...
Brush brush brush...
The small knife led, the bark flew away.
The brush followed, with the liquid medicine in tow.
The freshly exposed wood swiftly saw no air, being covered by the medicine.
The two foxes cooperated smoothly, effortlessly completing the tasks Master assigned.
While working, they still chatted in their own fox language.
"Ying ying ying, owo owo owo!"
... Master said the Immortal Grass being revived this time is called Fish Leg Vine, does a fish have legs?
"Owo owo owo, ying ying ying ying?"
... When traveling to the modern world on a business trip, it did eat fish, but those fish didn’t have legs.
The two foxes moved across the trunk, working while tilting their heads, puzzled... how should Fish Leg Vine look?
...
Time passed little by little.
A branch of the Jade Food Tree underwent various transformations, losing a lot of bark, receiving plenty of medicine, binding with some ropes, and even having a dozen wedges inserted deeply...