Returning from hunting, Flame Cluster suddenly woke up amidst the flickering flames, realizing that taking care of younger kin was still a troublesome task.

Underneath the raspberry bushes, Speckle was carefully nibbling on a raspberry, then voraciously chewing on leaves after taking a bite of the fruit.

"Speckle, you shouldn't eat that!"

Flame Cluster approached cautiously, taking away the raspberry in front of Speckle and swallowing it whole. Then, placing a flower snake with its head severed in front, Flame Cluster patiently instructed, "Speckle, you're still young. You should eat more meat. Consuming too many Force fruits will hinder your growth, understand?"

Such deceptive words couldn't possibly fool Speckle.

"No."

Speckle wiggled his antennae and replied earnestly.

"Thank you!"

Speckle thanked and proceeded without hesitation to slice the snake's body and devour it hungrily.

Watching this, Flame Cluster couldn't help but feel a warmth and a strange sense of joy. But soon, the headache returned. Speckle discarded the digested snake carcass and flew up into the raspberry bushes, targeting a ripe raspberry to pluck.

"You can't eat! No more eating."

Flame Cluster hastily extended its forelimbs, catching Speckle and placing him on the ground, warning, "Eating too many Force fruits is bad for you. You won't grow properly, understand?"

Flame Cluster pointed to the snake carcass and added, "Eat meat."

"No." Speckle intended to be cute to the end, extending his claws and pointing at the raspberry, "Good to eat."

"You can't eat!"

Speckle vigorously shook his antennae, releasing intense pheromones, "Eat! Eat! Eat..."

Flame Cluster hesitated for a moment but remained adamant, eventually plucking the ripe raspberry and carefully peeling one seed, handing it to Speckle, "You can only have one seed per day from now on, understood?"

Speckle nodded and swallowed the raspberry seed, then lay on the ground, digesting slowly, occasionally nibbling on some snake meat to replenish his energy.

Eating Force fruits in moderation not only enhanced cell activity but also promoted growth, shortening the evolutionary cycle interval.

"Eat! Eat! Eat..."

After digesting, Speckle suddenly jumped up from the ground, pointing at the raspberry bushes, shaking his antennae vigorously, continuously releasing pheromones, indicating he still wanted to eat.

Flame Cluster, alarmed, nervously said, "Speckle, didn't we agree that you'd only eat one seed per day? You promised just now."

"Today's not over yet, I have something to do. I'll take you to meet Iron Blade Mountain Lord, how about you eat tomorrow, okay?"

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"No! Eat! Eat! Eat..."

Speckle intended to be stubborn, sprawling on the ground, six legs in the air, continuously releasing pheromones.

Flame Cluster, feeling helpless, plucked another raspberry seed from the bush, peeled it, and placed it in front of Speckle, saying, "This is the last one, understood?"

"Understood!"

Speckle rejoiced, flipped over, and swallowed the raspberry seed in one gulp.

Flame Cluster flapped its wings, saying, "The journey is long, and you fly too slowly. Come up, I'll carry you."

Speckle jumped on Flame Cluster's carapace, holding a piece of snake meat.

Flame Cluster, currently an L1 advanced warrior, with a body length of around 300, and a wingspan of around 500, flapped its wings at a high frequency, creating a whistling sound as it moved.

The speed was fast, but it didn't correspond to the energy consumed.

Observing carefully, Speckle first determined that Flame Cluster's wing vein structure was unreasonable, wasting most of its energy for no reason.

Cockroaches were ultimately insects not proficient in flight.

Natural creations couldn't be perfect, nor would they leave obvious flaws.

Flame Cluster's carapace was weak and soft, with the main function of the wing veins being protection, preventing the fragile carapace from being attacked. During running and fighting on the ground, the wing veins also served to accelerate and maintain balance.

"Speckle, that mountain peak ahead is Wind Chime's territory. It's two years older than me, and it has two Side Cypress Life Seeds, which have started to bear fruit this year."

"Wind Chime is quite foolish; it chose a Wind Chime seed as its Life Seed."

"Wind Chime should like you."

Wind Chime was a vine plant with bright red flowers. Despite its prospects not being as promising as Grassleaf, it was practically useless except for its attractive flowers.

These cockroaches were a bit too obsessed with "beauty"; just because a plant looked good, they disregarded its practical value, wasting a precious opportunity to nurture Life Seeds.

Flame Cluster landed on the shaded side of the mountain.

The layout was almost identical.

Steep cliffs were carved into nests.

In front of the nests was a vast open space, with a solitary plant sapling growing, also a Side Cypress sapling.

It could be speculated that Iron Blade Mountain Lord had distributed the exchanged 10 Side Cypress seeds to other tribes' warriors in the mountains.

The rarity of Side Cypress trees was mainly due to their dislike of light, resulting in extremely slow growth, their only flaw. The sapling in front was about 50 units tall, taking over two years to reach that height.

Speckle couldn't help but worry: if there were indeed only 10 Side Cypress seeds, his trip might be in vain.

Just then, a cockroach around 500 units long walked out slowly, staring at Flame Cluster and then focusing on Speckle.

"Flame Cluster, are you sure it was born in your territory?"

"Why is it black? So ugly!"

Wind Chime was not polite at all, not even a bit tactful.

Flame Cluster replied, "It was indeed born in my territory. I noticed this little guy last winter. He's different, he's smart, oh, and he has a name, Speckle."

"Speckle?" Wind Chime thought for a moment and asked, "You named him? Sounds awful!"

Flame Cluster, feeling unhappy, said, "He named himself."

"In that case, he did indeed come from your territory, just like you, tasteless."

Flame Cluster was speechless for a while, unable to come up with a retort. Changing the subject, he said, "Wind Chime, this little guy is special. While I was in hibernation after advancing to an advanced warrior, he survived alone in the jungle for a year."

"And so what? I could do that too."

Intelligent creatures often had personalities, and Wind Chime's personality was typically sharp and sarcastic.

Flame Cluster was left speechless.

"Flame Cluster, you can leave now if you have nothing else."

Wind Chime began to show them out.

"I'm taking Speckle to meet Iron Blade Mountain Lord and thought to introduce him to you, an elder."

"Didn't we already meet? You can leave now."

"You should give him a gift."

"He's still young; come back when he's grown

."

"This little guy is amazing; he can eat a raspberry seed in one bite."

"I knew it. You brought him here to trick me out of my Side Cypress seeds."

Wind Chime disappeared into the nest, then came out again quickly, waving its claw, and accurately dropped a dried brown Side Cypress seed in front of Speckle.

"Only one seed?" Flame Cluster was dissatisfied, emphasizing, "Wind Chime, this little guy can eat a raspberry seed in one bite."

"Squeak squeak squeak..."

Wind Chime flapped its wings, making an angry threatening sound.

"Speckle, let's go."

"Remember, Wind Chime is stingy."

Flame Cluster hurriedly flapped its wings, carrying Speckle away.