I woke up to find myself transmigrated into a disabled child.

Chapter 226 Zimu Vine

Having discovered some truths about communication between birds and animals, Lezhi quickly pulled her wandering thoughts back and tried to reconstruct the original dialogue from the chirping of a bird named Maoqiu.

"Chirp chirp~" [What are you waiting for?]

"..."

"Chirp chirp chirp~" [Didn't we just agree on this? Why the sudden change of heart?]

"..."

"Chirp~ Chirp chirp~" [Oh, I see. I'll think about it.]

"........."

After Maoqiu said it would think about it, both fell silent. Lezhi, who already knew that birds and beasts could communicate without speaking, was getting anxious. He couldn't tell if Maoqiu was still considering and that was why it was silent, or if it didn't want him to hear what it was about to say, so the two of them switched to an encrypted channel.

Lezhi had access to more information than Leyou and Leting, and he was already starting to feel anxious, let alone the two who knew almost nothing.

"Le Ting, how is it? I think the furball over there isn't communicating very smoothly, and there are more and more birds and beasts around..." Le You's voice trembled, especially after he discovered that the birds and beasts surrounding them not only showed no signs of leaving, but were actually increasing in number.

"Almost there, don't rush me, almost there..." Despite the frigid temperature, Leting was covered in sweat, clearly giving it her all.

The vine in his hand was almost fully formed, just a little bit more away from being completely mature, at which point they could ask the clan for help.

Le Jing, who lives nearby, must also have the activating seed vine. As long as he can successfully send the message out, they will be saved.

Bearing the safety of everyone on her shoulders, Le Ting never relaxed for a moment. While trying her best to maintain a calm appearance under Le You's cover, she kept transferring energy to the hand holding the vine seed.

Finally, after the communication bureau ahead entered a period of silence, Le Ting, whose quantitative change had led to a qualitative change, broke through that boundary. The vine in his hand finally matured. Le Ting could feel the slender vine wrapping around his wrist a few times before finally quieting down. This was a sign that the vine had matured.

A surge of joy welled up within him, but Leting maintained his composure. He gave Leyou a knowing look and recalled how the senior had taught him to send a universal distress signal when he applied for the vine. By transmitting energy, the mature vine received the instructions and began to sway in a fixed rhythm.

The mother vine, located in the center of the Lingyu tribe's territory, sensed the message from the newborn vine and bloomed new flowers. The frequency of the flower branches swaying began to synchronize with the vine. The tribesmen stationed there noticed the abnormality immediately and went to check.

"Let's see which little guy has successfully ripened the vine this time. Ouch, a distress signal... Is it Leting?"

It's unclear how the caretaker identified the owner of each flower bud, but he easily pinpointed Leting's identity. Receiving a distress signal was no small matter, and the person who arrived didn't delay. He immediately greeted his companions and turned to leave to find the clan leader.

Leshan, who was training with Lezhong, received a message from his clansmen and met the clansmen who came to report. "Lesheng, why did you come here suddenly? Weren't you on duty today? Could it be..." Leshan, who was a little confused at first, realized something after he said it.

The young man called Le Sheng nodded. "The Mother-Child Vine has received a distress signal. I've come to inform you that the sender has been identified as Le Ting, a sub-youth within the clan. Chief Le Shan, please give instructions on what to do next."

"Le Ting, a young man, I heard Le Jing mention him. Today seems to be the day he set out to gather resources. Le Man, go and see if Le Ting is in Le Jing's group."

Le Man answered loudly "Yes," and before he finished speaking, he got up, flew away quickly.

Not long after, he returned to report.

"Captain, I checked the records, and Le Ting is on the team list that Le Jing reported."

"...Form up the team. Le Zhong, you take a team and head out to provide support first. Le Jing should follow the original plan. You go and search in that direction first. I'll contact Le Jing to see if I can find out what happened. Keep in touch."

"Okay." Following Le Shan's arrangement, Le Zhong did not hesitate and immediately began to select people.

Seeing Le Shan quickly come up with a solution and look in his direction, Le Sheng, who was waiting on the side, didn't say much. He just nodded and took to the air to lead the way, saying, "Captain Le Shan, this way."

The Lingyu Clan was mobilized by the sudden distress signal, and even Le Chu, who was busy with clan affairs, quickly received the news.

Upon learning that it was Le Ting who sent the distress signal, Le Chu instinctively thought of Le Zhi, who was close to Le Ting, "No way..."

If it's true, then the label of Lezhi's unfortunate fate will be firmly established. Lechu thought to herself, trying to find a bit of humor in her predicament, and without stopping, she quickly arrived at the place where the mother vine was planted.

The tribe's territory is dominated by house vines, making it very difficult to plant other high-level plants. However, as long as one doesn't give up, there's always a solution.

The solution they found was the energy stone, a type of stone that their tree spirit ancestors accidentally discovered. It could receive actively inputted energy and be absorbed by the plants that parasitized its body.

In short, it's like a Jormungandr version of a "battery." Unfortunately, there aren't many of these energy stones in stock, and the energy is somewhat lost during use, so they can't be widely used and can only be placed in some key areas, such as mother vine cultivation.

Unlike the child vines, which are bound to a specific person to receive their energy and may wither if the person supporting the child vine stops providing energy for an extended period, the mother vine has no such restrictions. It accepts all energy, absorbing as much as possible.

Although it requires a huge amount of energy, the rewards are obvious. As long as there is enough energy to nourish it, it can continue to grow, produce seeds, and then establish connections with all the activated vines. The mother vine of all tree spirits is the original one, which connects all the vines of the clan. Its importance is beyond words.

Therefore, in addition to ensuring the safety of the mother vine and paying close attention to the messages it receives, the person responsible for protecting the mother vine has another crucial task: to input energy into the energy stone on which the mother vine resides.

Le Chu and Le Shan arrived at the place where the mother vine was planted one after the other. Le Shan was not surprised to see Le Chu coming after hearing the news, as he had arranged for someone to inform Le Chu.

"Clan leader, you've arrived. Perfect timing. We haven't even started contacting Le Jing yet. You can listen to what's going on here."

After Le Ting managed to send out that distress signal, the flower on the mother vine that was connected to him remained still, presumably because it had run out of energy.

It's already quite remarkable that the little guy, who hasn't even graduated yet, was able to successfully send a message after being forced to mature his vines, so Leshan is currently remaining quite calm.

He called to Yue Chu, and together they watched as Yue Sheng quickly located the flower that belonged to Yue Jing. He touched the flower quickly, and after the petals lit up with a clear fluorescent light, he stepped back and nodded to the two waiting people.

"Chieftain, Captain Leshan, all done."

"Thank you, I appreciate your help," Le Chu replied gently.

Soon, Le Jing's voice came from within the flowers. The light of the flowers flickered in and out with the rhythm of Le Jing's words, which was quite interesting, but unfortunately, no one present was in the mood to appreciate it.

"What's wrong? Why are you contacting me all of a sudden?" Le Jing was completely confused. He didn't know what had happened yet, and at that moment he was preparing to assemble the team for the return trip.

Leshan: "Lejing, is Leting in your group that left the tribe today? Mother Vine just received a distress message from him. Is he with you?"