CHAPTER 284: CHAPTER 275 WOOD-BASED ABILITY_1

There’s no denying that Gecko’s story truly affected Si Yan.

She allowed her emotions to settle for a moment before slowly standing up.

Suddenly struck by a thought, she asked, "Gecko, our adversary, this false sky above our heads—what is it?"

Gecko said in a low voice, "He once was a god."

Si Yan was taken aback.

She closed her eyes. When she reopened them, she had managed to suppress the heavy emotions she had been feeling.

The molten iron in front of her had completely cooled, and the rudimentary shape of an axe had appeared.

Si Yan picked up the axe head to examine it closely.

The axe head wasn’t bad. After all, it wasn’t a sword; it didn’t require such meticulous forging.

She handed it to Tai Seng, saying, "Tai Seng, grind off the excess metal on this side. Then, make a suitable handle out of wood, like this—leave a hole for the axe head to fit into."

"Okay!" The silver wolf Tai Seng’s ears twitched, and his large tail wagged excitedly as he eagerly set about doing as Si Yan had asked.

Next, Si Yan used the remaining molten iron to similarly fashion a hammer and chisel.

After completing all this, she observed the drying process of the starch sheets beside the fire.

Everything had been successfully made.

Not just their group, but the other tribes had also finished making what they needed and were now wrapping up their tasks.

Jin Yang also began his final tasks. While he worked, he kept glancing over at Si Yan.

Her belly was so large now. It was unclear whether this child would be of the Dragon Clan. As a female, she didn’t have to work at all, let alone a pregnant one. Why did she still have to participate in such a contest when she was already working so hard? And why hadn’t it occurred to him before that Si Yan, pregnant and burdened with work, was suffering?

Jin Yang furrowed his brow.

Jin Yao was the younger sister he had raised, but Si Yan was his actual sister, wasn’t she? Why hadn’t he sensed her hardship and discomfort before?

He looked displeasedly at Jin Tong.

Fifth Brother, you should tell Si Yan to go home and rest.

Perhaps it was Jin Yang’s intense gaze, but Jin Tong looked up. He saw Jin Yang continuously motioning with his head for him to look after Si Yan.

Jin Tong’s lips twitched.

What’s wrong with Fourth Brother today? Did a rock fall on his head?

However, the upcoming tasks really didn’t require Si Yan’s involvement.

Smiling, Jin Tong approached Si Yan and said, "Si Yan, you should go back and rest. Tai Seng and I can handle the remaining tasks."

Si Yan indeed felt tired by now. Without being pretentious, she washed her hands and smiled, "Okay, then I’ll leave it to you."

The cubs energetically gathered around Si Yan.

"Dongchi, Nan Mo, Xi Qing, Bei Ji!"

"’Mommy!’ chorused four milky and sweet voices."

The cubs were soft and tender, so adorable!

Si Yan and her family cheerfully returned home.

Bei Ji planted a kiss on Si Yan’s cheek and looked up at her with big, watery blue eyes. "Mommy, were you in a bad mood today?"

"Mommy wasn’t in a bad mood," Si Yan patted Bei Ji’s head.

Little Bei Ji was truly an angel, always able to sense her mood.

Feeling his mother’s warm, soft strokes, Bei Ji nuzzled her palm.

The four cubs, taking Bei Ji at his word, immediately believed their mother was upset. They crowded around her, extremely concerned and eager to comfort her.

Nan Mo cautiously tugged at Si Yan’s sleeve. "Mommy, are you angry at that mean female? Should Nan Mo teach her a lesson for you?"

Dongchi declared, "Darn it, I’ll go beat her up!"

Xi Qing was already mentally formulating a plan.

Seeing her four cubs like this, Si Yan’s heart melted.

She gently said, "Cubs, Mommy just heard a story and couldn’t quite snap out of it for a moment. Mommy is not in a bad mood, really!"

"Really?" The cubs’ watery eyes gazed at her.

Touched by her cubs’ concern, Si Yan couldn’t help but laugh. "Really. Truly, truly."

The four cubs clung to Si Yan, tumbling playfully, and only let go once they were sure their mommy truly wasn’t in a bad mood.

Si Yan felt both happy and cherished.

After the four cubs left, She Wang brought water for Si Yan. After she had eaten, drunk, and washed up, She Wang lay beside her on the bed to chat.

Pregnant women tended to feel warm, but the snake beastman’s body was cool, and Si Yan loved to be close to him.

She Wang looked down at her delicate, beautiful features.

"Baby, you’re due in about twenty days," he said.

He was very nervous—more so than she realized—but he carefully concealed it.

Si Yan lay on top of the snake beastman, a faint green glow swirled around her hands.

In her delicate hands, a green leaf sprouted, then a stem, and soon small flowers began to bloom.

"Aren’t they pretty?" she asked him with a smile.

Her smile eased the snake beastman’s anxiety. He looked at the small flowers in her hands and smiled gently. "They’re beautiful."

"These are for you." Si Yan gave the flowers to She Wang. Then, more and more flowers bloomed in her hands.

The flowers were small at first, then grew a little bigger. Later, even larger ones bloomed.

She Wang watched in amazement. "This is..."

Si Yan laughed. "I picked up many flower seeds on the road; I’m testing my current Wood-based Ability."

Compared to the Special Ability levels in the post-apocalyptic world of her past life, her Wood-based Ability had probably reached between level six and seven. It no longer took much time for her to make seeds germinate, grow, and then flower.

Si Yan, focusing on her surging Wood-based Ability, said, "I want to find more seeds, powerful ones—preferably poisonous vine seeds. A Wood-based Ability shouldn’t just be for support."

Looking up at She Wang with a smile, she continued, "It can also become a powerful offensive ability."

The snake beastman gently squeezed her shoulder and nodded.

Looking at the small leaf buds in her hands, Si Yan suddenly felt a surge of power and ambition well up in her chest.

"I want to practice. She Wang, stand guard for me."

She sat cross-legged. She Wang stepped back, standing at the edge of the bed to watch over her.

She began to channel her Wood-based Ability.

A smooth, silky sensation flowed within her, and Si Yan felt herself enter a profoundly comfortable state. Following this comfortable feeling, she drew the Special Ability out from her body.

All the flower seeds she carried burst into sprouts, growing and flowering wildly.

So much power surged from her that green energy enveloped her. Beneath Si Yan, the wooden bed began to sprout, grow, send out branches, unfurl leaves, bloom, and even bear fruit!

Nearby, the entire wooden tavern pulsed with an unrestrained vitality.

The entire wooden tavern seemed to come alive.

She Wang looked around.

The wooden bed, tables, chairs, walls, doors, and windows—all were brimming with vibrant greenery!

In the next room, Ming Yan immediately got up. He went to the window and leaned out to get a better look.

The wood of the entire tavern had intertwined, fusing together.

He looked down at the fresh green leaves and new flowers on the window frame, along with ripe fruits, and was utterly stunned.

Is this Si Yan’s Special Ability? A borrowed Special Ability couldn’t possibly be used to this extent. Is her Special Ability truly her own? It’s already incredibly rare for males to possess Special Abilities. In all his life, he’d never heard of a female possessing a Special Ability. A female with a Special Ability...

He was momentarily dazed. A female with a Special Ability mating with a male with a Special Ability... their four cubs all have Special Abilities!

Ming Yan’s emotions churned for a moment before he suddenly leaped down, jumping out of the tavern.

Outside the tavern, the gray wolf beastman, Lang You, and the Black Dragon beastman, Dark Saint, were also looking in Si Yan’s direction.

Surprise flickered in the eyes of the two males, quickly replaced by determination and a sense of inevitability.

Though the three beastmen didn’t know each other, upon seeing the other two, Ming Yan clearly sensed an air of competition.

The aura of dominance between the males clashed fiercely several times.

None was willing to yield to the others!

"Oh, why are you all here?"

A pleasant, clear voice suddenly drew the males’ attention.

They all turned to look and saw a young female, her clear, bright eyes curved slightly as she curiously gazed at them.

Behind her stood a majestic, robust, imperial purple, cold-blooded snake beastman.

And behind them, the wooden tavern had transformed into a giant tree, its dense leaves enveloping the already sizable building, concealing it within.