Ma Xiaoyao grabbed the long vine and began to descend. The moment his hands clasped the vine, the fear in his heart vanished, replaced by tension, excitement, and focus.
Overcoming fear wasn't the most important thing; survival was.
Ma Xiaoyao carefully, inch by inch, descended. Strangely, he found the task incredibly easy, as simple as walking.
Suddenly, he thought of something.
The agility of an ape… he was almost certain this was the benefit of practicing the Five Animal Frolics.
At this moment, Ma Xiaoyao finally understood why the old drunkard wasn't worried about his safety at all. Climbing this vine, he was as nimble and agile as an ape. Unless he deliberately messed around, there was no danger!
Upon realizing this, Ma Xiaoyao's tension immediately subsided. With the reduction in tension, he became even more relaxed, his movements more agile, and his speed increased.
He never knew it was so simple until he tried it. Ma Xiaoyao was now happy, moving rapidly down the vine. He wanted to get the Eagle Beak Fruit as soon as possible and then subdue the old drunkard.
After climbing down about two hundred meters, Ma Xiaoyao finally saw the huge eagle's nest built on the cliff face. Even more pleasing to Ma Xiaoyao was that, sure enough, there was a large tree growing diagonally next to the nest.
"Oh yeah! So the Eagle Perch Tree really exists in this world!" Ma Xiaoyao shouted excitedly, but his excitement didn't last long.
Ma Xiaoyao's eyes were 5.1, so his vision was perfectly fine. If he wasn't mistaken, this so-called Eagle Perch Tree was just an old pine tree!
And next to the eagle's nest, there was only this one tree. Ma Xiaoyao couldn't help but frown.
"Never mind, I'll go take a look first!" Ma Xiaoyao made up his mind. After all, the eagle's nest wasn't far from him, only a little over a hundred meters.
Perhaps for normal people, even professional mountaineers, this hundred meters wasn't a very short distance. But for Ma Xiaoyao, it was a piece of cake.
He weaved and leaped between different vines, climbing the jagged cliff face as if walking on level ground.
In less than a minute, Ma Xiaoyao covered the hundred-plus meters and reached the vicinity of the eagle's nest.
Fortunately, the owner of the nest seemed to have gone out foraging. So, besides some weeds,碎石, and thorns, there was nothing else in the nest.
Unfortunately, the tree next to the eagle's nest was indeed just an ordinary old pine tree, not an Eagle Perch Tree at all.
Ma Xiaoyao was desperate. His hands gripping the vine, he stared blankly at the old pine tree before him.
"Where's the promised Eagle Perch Tree? Where's the promised Eagle Beak Fruit? Damn it, you old liar! I actually thought you were some master!" Ma Xiaoyao, hanging in mid-air, cursed the old drunkard thoroughly.
After his rant, Ma Xiaoyao felt better. Regardless, his experience this time was worthwhile. Perhaps in the future, he could even become a mountaineer!
Just as Ma Xiaoyao was preparing to return to the cliff top, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind: Since my naked eye cannot see the old drunkard, could the Eagle Beak Fruit also be an ownerless item like him, and that's why I can't see it?
The more he thought about it, the more reasonable his idea seemed. Ma Xiaoyao decided to verify it himself.
He spotted a protruding stone next to the eagle's nest, not too big, not too small, just enough to accommodate his feet. With a slight exertion of his waist, the vine swung. Seizing the moment, Ma Xiaoyao landed his feet on the stone, then, holding the vine with one hand, he took out his phone with the other.
After taking out his phone, Ma Xiaoyao skillfully operated it with one hand, pointing the camera at the old pine tree.
"It's just as I thought, I really am a genius!" Ma Xiaoyao exclaimed excitedly, because on the old pine tree, there was indeed a strange fruit hanging.
Yes, there was only one fruit on the entire tree. It was somewhat pear-shaped, but its skin was like an apple's. It was bright red, and just looking at it made one's mouth water.
"This must be the Eagle Beak Fruit!"
With a flash of light, Ma Xiaoyao collected the Eagle Beak Fruit into his phone.
"Congratulations, Master, for obtaining the item Eagle Beak Fruit!" Xiao You sent a congratulatory message.
Ma Xiaoyao eagerly clicked on 'My Items,' and there, the Eagle Beak Fruit lay obediently in the first slot.
"It's done, it's done!" Ma Xiaoyao's excitement was palpable.
He had initially thought he wouldn't be able to do it, but in the end, he succeeded. This was a special and profound sense of accomplishment.
Having obtained the Eagle Beak Fruit, Ma Xiaoyao was about to put away his phone when, by accident, he touched the scan button again, activating the camera mode. With a casual glance, Ma Xiaoyao suddenly noticed that there seemed to be something else inside the eagle's nest.
A bird's egg, or more precisely, an eagle's egg, was lying quietly inside the nest.
Ma Xiaoyao remembered that the nest had been empty just moments ago, so this eagle's egg must also be ownerless.
Adhering to the principle of "If you don't take advantage of a good deal, you're a fool," Ma Xiaoyao naturally collected the egg.
Afterward, Ma Xiaoyao checked, and the egg was already in 'My Items.'
Upon clicking it, a description appeared on the screen for the egg: Mountain Eagle Egg (Incubating). Apart from this, there were no other options.
It seemed the bird's egg was incubating. He wondered what would hatch from it later.
Satisfied, Ma Xiaoyao returned to the ground. The old drunkard immediately asked expectantly, "How was it, did you get it?"
"Absolutely!" Ma Xiaoyao said proudly.
However, there was now a problem: he didn't know how to give the 'Eagle Beak Fruit' to the old drunkard. Because after clicking 'Eagle Beak Fruit' in 'My Items,' there were only options for 'Use' and 'Discard,' with no 'Gift' function.
After Ma Xiaoyao expressed his confusion, the old drunkard casually said, "Once I follow you, you can give it to me!"
The old drunkard's words clearly indicated his attitude: he agreed to follow Ma Xiaoyao.
Ma Xiaoyao's heart surged with excitement. After working all night and half the day, it was finally about to succeed. Pointing the camera at the old drunkard, Ma Xiaoyao clicked the 'Subdue' option.
After a flash of white light, the old drunkard vanished into thin air, and in the Hundred Ghosts Illustrated Record, another grid lit up.
Next to the Snow Demoness, the avatar of Hua Tuo Ghost lit up.
Just as Ma Xiaoyao was about to check and see what abilities the old drunkard possessed, he suddenly heard a faint sound from the distance.
"Help, is anyone there? Please help us!"