Jiang Lin stopped at the entrance of the North Hall Underworld, not proceeding further.
"You need to have patience when doing tasks,"
Jiang Lin instructed, "The task you chose yourself, you can't give up halfway."
Qicai Dan nodded up and down, remembering!
Dandan would work hard to earn tuition fees!
On its top, it wore a blue object that resembled a helmet.
It contained task information and the items needed to complete the task.
As well as, a temporary communication pass for the Yin and Yang realms.
After circling Jiang Lin, Qicai Dan zipped into the nearby Underworld passage.
A small live-streaming ball flew out from Jiang Lin's side and nimbly followed.
Its attitude was very positive.
The live stream screen followed Qicai Dan from the Underworld passage to the human world.
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"Go Dandan! Charge!"
"Brave Dandan, fear no difficulty!"
"Does anyone else feel like this scene is familiar, like a parent telling off their child? (dog head jpg.)"
In the live stream room,
A group of viewers were glued to the screen, watching the streamer earnestly instruct Dandan to work hard. Da Feng Novel
They felt a sense of novelty and a little excitement.
Some viewers were also playing around in the comment section.
"I don't know what kind of task Dandan took, is there anything we can help with? I'm in the north."
"Hello everyone, welcome to today's Dandan adventure. Our Dandan has now set off, let's see where it's going?"
"Hello everyone, this is the bullet comment broadcast column, now hosted by the brother above for real-time reporting..."
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The Human World.
The view appeared from above, and the viewers didn't know where they were.
They only saw vast expanses of paddy fields.
It seemed like rice seedlings were planted in them, with green plants standing in rows in the fields.
Across the screen, one could almost smell the scent of young grass and wood.
And Qicai Dan, wearing its little blue hat, was flying around in the air.
Sometimes forward, sometimes circling in the air, sometimes getting close to the green plants, as if searching for something.
If the viewers knew what Qicai Dan was looking for, they would be greatly surprised.
Because what it was looking for was a seed.
According to the task information, this seed was special.
It had always been nurtured by its owner with ghostly energy.
However, during a mission, it was accidentally lost.
The exact location was unknown even to the task issuer, only that it was roughly in this area.
He had also come to look for it himself, but due to time constraints, he couldn't search thoroughly.
Moreover, he speculated that the seed might have already developed the ability to mimic forms and auras.
This was to form a kind of self-defense.
Therefore, it would be difficult to find without investing some thought and time.
The reason Jiang Lin felt this task was simple was that it had no danger, only the search for an item.
Secondly, Qicai Dan had no official position and plenty of time.
Thirdly, and most importantly, Qicai Dan possessed a unique talent that even Jiang Lin did not have.
—The ability to understand all plants and animals.
When Jiang Lin first taught Qicai Dan to transmit information with its mind, he did so on a whim, not expecting it to actually work.
Not only did it work, but it could also transmit information mentally with any plant or animal.
Although he hadn't tried everything, he was basically certain.
So, at this moment,
In the eyes of the viewers, Dandan was just flying around.
As if looking with its 'eyes'.
But in reality, Qicai Dan was broadcasting.
Concentric waves of thought spread out from it, "Is there a seed that was dropped here?"
"Who was dropped here?"
In the paddy fields below,
Rice seedlings, wildflowers, tadpoles...
Even the loaches and crayfish in some holes responded.
—No.
—Don't know.
For plants and animals that had not awakened their self-awareness, it was difficult to give more reactions.
Some were so dim-witted they didn't even know they should answer.
None?
Qicai Dan flew to another location and asked again,
"Is there a dropped seed here?"
With its current ability, even when broadcasting, its thoughts could only reach a radius of two meters around it.
Going further required significant mental effort.
With so many paddy fields, it had to ask them one by one, constantly calling out and changing locations.
Unexpectedly, the second broadcast received a different response from below.
—No.
—Yes!
Replies emerged from the paddy fields.
"Found it?!"
Qicai Dan immediately emitted a bright yellow light and quickly flew towards the source of the sound.
A yellow arc was left in the air by its body.
"Where is it? Where is it?"
Qicai Dan moved closer and stopped to look...
Huh?
In the paddy field, a small green sprout was floating around.
And the "Yes" response had just come from it.
"The seed's camouflage?"
Qicai Dan circled the little tadpole, unable to confirm.
After thinking, it took out a white pouch from the small blue hat on its head.
The task information stated that as soon as the seed sensed the aura from this pouch at close range, it would revert to its original form.
Therefore,
This pouch could not only bring back the seed but also help the task-taker identify the true target seed.
Qicai Dan brought the pouch closer to the little green sprout, and closer again.
One minute passed.
The little green sprout remained a little green sprout.
Qicai Dan: "..."
It seemed not.
Then why did it respond "Yes" to itself?
Was it a spy sent by the special seed to distract everyone?
Qicai Dan, while confused, first put away the small white pouch.
Even such a small task item required a deposit to obtain.
It would be terrible if it couldn't earn tuition and instead caused its owner to lose money.
...
"What does Dandan want to do? Give away the pouch?"
"It must be looking for something. Do any friends in the north know where this is?"
"I'm in the north, but looking at just this patch of paddy field, I can't tell anything o((⊙_⊙))o..."
In the live stream room, the viewers watched a little egg fly up and down, its colors changing.
Sometimes it seemed excited, sometimes confused, sometimes thinking seriously...
It was hard to imagine that they could see so many emotional changes in an egg.
"As expected, after being single for too long, everything looks charming and lively."
"What are you talking about? My girlfriend just asked me why I wasn't answering the phone, and I blurted out: I'm watching an egg in the live stream room."
"Hahaha, upstairs, you're awesome!"
...
While the viewers were entertaining themselves.
In the live stream footage—
Qicai Dan had moved to another paddy field and was flying around above.
Suddenly, Qicai Dan's body lit up.
It knew what was going on!
That little green sprout earlier, although not the target seed, had responded "Yes" to it.
That was because its question was not precise enough!
Seed? Dropped?
Many plants and animals were also accidentally dropped here.
Therefore, asking like this wouldn't work!
Qicai Dan used its mental little loudspeaker again, this time with full confidence.
It changed its questioning method: "Are there any seeds nurtured by ghostly energy here?"
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