Survival for all, my island is the last pure land on earth.

The chieftain of the Brown Fleece Mane tribe never expected that Jin Xiaoman would act so unpredictably.

She grabbed her long spear and began whipping its rear end: "Stealing water is one thing, but why go so far as to exterminate it? How can you set a good example for your people like this?"

The chieftain of the Brown Fleece was seeing stars after being beaten, but he couldn't understand what Jin Xiaoman was saying, so he could only guess: "My lord, please investigate. I really didn't kill Maoqiu. The only wrong thing I did was to take over its water source."

According to past practice, the Brown Fleece Hyena clan should have enough water to survive this dry season. However, this time, it couldn't control itself and had 'two' more children, so the water supply was not enough.

With no other option, it led its people out to invade other places. After several days of selection, it decided to seize the water source of the furball.

Firstly, because the furballs are easy to bully and have no ability to fight back; secondly, because the furballs have a strong ability to explore and are likely to find another water source before they all die.

At this moment, it deeply regretted its decision. Long ago, there was a rumor that the entire desolate continent was ruled by a mountain lord who had personally assigned each of the creatures their own territory and left behind rules that they should live in peace and not encroach on each other's lands.

But so many years have passed, and countless invasions have occurred, yet all has been peaceful. They all thought the mountain lord was dead, so how come a lord has appeared on their turn?

The chieftain of the brown-haired mane tribe felt a burning pain in his buttocks. He threatened the furball with his eyes, urging it to plead for mercy.

After a long while, Maoqiu pretended to be heartbroken and said, "My lord, please stop fighting. I have a plan that can completely solve the water problem."

Jin Xiaoman pretended to be interested and stopped what she was doing: "Tell me about it."

Maoqiu: "I heard that you can exchange two Ice Dew Grass for a certain amount of clean water where you live. I wonder if we can also make a trade with you?"

Jin Xiaoman: "I'd be happy to do a deal with you."

Her tone changed: "But they..."

Maoqiu: "The chief of the Brown Fleece Clan just told me that they will no longer dare to invade our water source. As a guarantee, you will only tell our Maoqiu clan the place where we exchange water every day, and we will take them there to exchange. If they break their promise, then from now on you will never trade with them again, how about it?"

Jin Xiaoman sheathed her spear, sat down on the ground, and stared at the chieftain of the Brown Velvet Mane tribe: "What do you have to say?"

Chief of the Brown Fleece Tribe: "No problem, absolutely no problem, let's go now."

Furball: "It said they were willing to exchange three Ice Dew Grasses for it."

Jin Xiaoman smiled and said, "You're sensible, I agree."

The chieftain of the Brown Fleece tribe bared his teeth: "You wretched wretch, how dare you..."

Jin Xiaoman slapped him across the face: "Show your teeth?"

The chieftain of the Brown Fleece Tribe covered his mouth, daring not to say another word.

Ice Dew Grass is easy to find; even three plants aren't difficult. I just don't know if what this fluffy creature said is true.

With a skeptical attitude, it made an appointment with the furball to meet the next day, and then hurriedly left with the brown-haired mane tribe.

Seeing this, Maoqiu excitedly jumped onto Jin Xiaoman's shoulder and danced around: "My lord, you are so mighty! Swish, swish, swish, you scared them all away in just a few moves."

Jin Xiaoman couldn't resist and stroked the fluffy ball twice, like petting a kitten.

After waiting a while and not hearing the reward for completing the task, she opened her personal panel to check.

[Current Mission: Rescue the furry ball.]

[Time limit for this mission: ten days.]

[Current remaining time: 9 days, 23 hours, 15 minutes, and 14 seconds.]

[Cheat code for this mission: Within ten days, you can communicate with the furry tribe without any problems.]

Task progress: 30%

[Mission Completion Rewards: Island exploration progress increased to 5%, gain the trust of the Mooball tribe, establish a good trading relationship with the Mooball tribe, learn the Mooball tribe's language, and be able to coexist with them on the deserted island.]

[Mission Failure Penalty: Players will have half of their personal resources deducted, and one point will be deducted from each of the three stats.]

The task progress is only 30% after completely recovering the water source for the furry ball.

Jin Xiaoman lowered her eyelashes: "It seems that the Brown Fleece Hyena Clan and the disappearance of the Hairball are not really related. The problem must lie in their search for water."

Maoqiu, unaware of what had happened, noticed Jin Xiaoman's uneasy expression and asked, "My lord, are you alright?"

Jin Xiaoman opened her eyes: "I'm fine, Qiu. Can you tell me what happened when you went out to search for water, or what happened to your companions?"

Maoqiu shook his head: "We don't know why our numbers are decreasing day by day. Da Congming said that something is hunting us and told us that it would be best to set our teleportation point in a tree in the future."

Jin Xiaoman: "Has the situation improved?"

The fluffy ball hung its head dejectedly: "The situation hasn't improved."

Jin Xiaoman is also completely clueless. All she can do is keep a close eye on Maoqiu over the next few days: "If it goes missing again, be sure to pinpoint its approximate location and tell me immediately."

The fluffy ball nodded and handed Jin Xiaoman a leaf: "My lord, if you want to find me, just call my name into this leaf and I will come."

Jin Xiaoman ran her fingers through the leaves and asked the question that had been on her mind: "Ball, I want to make a deal with you. How about you send a fluffy ball to pick me up every day, and I'll pay you with water?"

The fluffy ball looked at the watch to see the location, which was near the lord's safe house. It had been to this place before. "No problem, sir. You helped us, and we are happy to provide you with this service once a day for free."

Jin Xiaoman was thrilled. In the morning, she could have Maoqiu teleport her to the location she wanted, and in the evening, she could have Maoqiu teleport her back to the vicinity of the safe house. This would save her a lot of time.

Jin Xiaoman: "Will we pay for the extra trips using water?"

The fluffy ball looked embarrassed and shy: "Your squirrel gave me a delicious red berry last time, do you still have any?"

Jin Xiaoman thought for a moment, then took out a raspberry and handed it to Maoqiu.

Maoqiu exclaimed excitedly, "This is it! We'd be happy to exchange a service for a fruit!"

Jin Xiaoman was also very happy: "Okay, it's settled then."

Maoqiu looked at Jin Xiaoman with adoration: "Where should I take you now, Your Excellency?"

Jin Xiaoman glanced at her watch. It was already 5 p.m., and she could use the tracking talisman to find the Nightwalker Mushroom.

Jin Xiaoman: "Wait a moment."

She took out the tracking talisman, closed her eyes, and silently told herself, "It's normal not to find it. Don't be too upset. I can just try a few more times."

Despite her words, Jin Xiaoman couldn't resist secretly opening her eyes a crack to see if the tracking token had any results...