Chapter 39: Where Is My Candy?
Chapter 39: Where Is My Candy?
Gao Jing organized his backpack once more.
After confirming that nothing inside had been forgotten, he quickly slung it onto his back.
It looked just like when he had first returned.
Two days prior, Gao Jing had received the full set of licenses and seals from the Hong Kong Island Great World Import and Export Trading Company.
Eighty tons of custom-packed coarse salt had also been neatly arranged in the warehouse.
Right in front of him.
On top of that, there were 200 pieces of Peanut Sesame Candy weighing a total of one ton!
The bakery owner was very thoughtful, not only personally delivering the goods but also carefully wrapping each large piece of Peanut Brittle tightly with cling film.
This way they wouldn’t stick together and wouldn’t get damp.
Now everything was ready.
Gao Jing waved his hand and took out the Crimson Snake corpse and the Rosewood from the Bronze Anchor.
He stored them in an empty spot nearby.
The reason he only took them out now was because they were too precious, and leaving them here couldn’t guarantee absolute safety.
And he was about to go to the Great World soon, so his Storage Space had to be emptied.
Gao Jing wasn’t worried about the safety of his treasures because time was relatively still between the two worlds. No matter how long he stayed in the Great World, when he returned, it was still the exact moment he left!
Unless there was a mythical time thief, no one could steal them.
Gao Jing waved his hand again, and all the coarse salt and Peanut Sesame Candy were loaded into the Bronze Anchor one by one.
The Storage Space was really convenient!
“Go now!”
Gao Jing’s figure instantly vanished without a trace from where he stood.
The next moment, bright sunlight shone on his face and body, and a breeze carrying the scent of grass and soil brushed past him.
It felt incredibly fresh.
Gao Jing couldn’t help but take a deep breath.
He felt refreshed.
Compared to the Primary World, the natural environment of the Great World was much better, with no industrial pollution.
The air here was genuinely a bit sweet and soothing!
Groan~
The Giant Rhinoceros Beast at his feet seemed to sense Gao Jing’s mood and let out a low roar.
Gao Jing stomped his feet: “I’m back!”
Giant Rhinoceros Beast: Groan???
Gao Jing chuckled: “Pi-Pi Rhino, let’s go!”
The Giant Rhinoceros Beast obediently took heavy steps forward, carrying him onward.
Gao Jing jumped into the left Vine Basket and took out all the salt bags, putting them there.
The Peanut Sesame Candy and over a dozen other big sacks were placed by him in the right Vine Basket.
As for the tent and other items he had cleared out before returning to the Primary World to free up space, Gao Jing put them back into the Bronze Anchor.
Just in case of need.
Gao Jing didn’t let the Giant Rhinoceros Beast go far.
He found a small woods nearby to use as a temporary resting spot.
Because of the time stillness, it hadn’t been long since Gao Jing left Shan Yue Village. If he returned now, he couldn’t explain where all these things had come from.
So to keep his secret, Gao Jing had to spend enough time in the wild.
To give himself and others a reasonable explanation.
Even if it was just somewhat reasonable.
Though this was troublesome and a bit risky.
It was a risk he had to accept.
Gao Jing couldn’t put his life entirely on the goodwill of the Shan Yue Giants.
That night, Gao Jing camped in the small woods.
Called a small woods, but to him, each tree was surprisingly huge.
But this time, Gao Jing didn’t set up camp in a tree.
First, it was close to Shan Yue Village, with no dangerous Wild Beasts living there.
Second, the Giant Rhinoceros Beast was very alert and could act as a guard during rest at night.
Plus, it was tough-skinned and had super strong defense.
So sleeping on its back was just as safe.
Gao Jing lay in the Vine Basket on his sleeping bag, propping his head on his backpack and looking up at the foreign night sky.
He watched the two moons rise.
In the Chronicles of the Great Wilderness, they were called the Silver Moon and the Blood Moon.
Shamans used the positions and brightness of the Silver Moon and Blood Moon for fortune-telling.
It was said to be very accurate!
Though not of the Great Wilderness clan, Gao Jing silently prayed to the Silver Moon in his heart.
Wishing for everything to be safe and smooth.
The Silver Moon stood for luck and fortune, while the Blood Moon stood for danger and disaster.
He touched the Bronze Anchor on his chest.
Only four Silver Scales remained on it.
This meant if Gao Jing couldn’t find a way to recharge the Bronze Anchor, aside from this trip, he could only travel to the Great World one last time.
Otherwise, once all Silver Scales were used up, he’d be stuck in the Great World and unable to return!
Gao Jing decided to stay longer in the Great World on this trip.
Until he achieved his goal.
As he thought this, he unknowingly fell into a peaceful sleep.
The next morning.
Gao Jing was startled awake by the roars of the Giant Rhinoceros Beast.
Groan~
Giant Rhinoceros Beast: Don’t sleep, get up and party!
Well, the above was just a hazy hallucination Gao Jing had upon waking.
And actually, the Giant Rhinoceros Beast wasn’t alerting him to danger.
Its stomach was hungry.
The big creature was chubby and strong. Even though not fully grown, its daily appetite was terrifying.
Luckily, Gao Jing didn’t need to prepare food for it, as the grass all over the plains was its meal.
Gao Jing just had to be a good little shepherd.
Sitting on the giant rhino’s back, holding up a large sunshade, he opened a bottle of cola.
As he drank, he flipped through the Chronicles of the Great Wilderness pictures on his laptop, carefully reading every word in the book.
It gave him a special feeling.
On the third morning since returning to the Great World, Gao Jing finally set off for the Shan Yue Tribe.
The journey back was smooth.
Because the Giant Rhinoceros Beast could remember the paths it had traveled—it never got lost.
Just like an old horse knowing its way home could find the path.
Gao Jing let Pi-Pi Rhino walk slowly the whole way.
Around noon time, he spotted the valley palisade wall of the tribe far ahead.
Suddenly, as Gao Jing stood on the Pack Beast’s back, his gaze sharpened.
He saw a figure rushing quickly toward his location.
Shan Guoer!
When Gao Jing saw who it was, he was startled.
How did she know he was back?
“Gao~Jing~”
Shan Guoer called his name while running, several miles away.
Her clear voice echoed across the field.
Hearing this familiar voice, a warm feeling welled up in Gao Jing’s heart.
It was a bit odd.
He opened his mouth, then waved and shouted loudly to the fast-approaching girl: “I’m here!”
“Hehe!”
Shan Guoer ran incredibly fast and was standing before the Giant Rhinoceros Beast in an instant.
The little girl suddenly leaped high in the air, even higher than the Pack Beast.
She jumped down onto the Pack Beast’s back!
Gao Jing instantly felt like a mountain was falling on him and backed away on reflex.
But Shan Guoer landed steadily on the back of the beast’s neck, two meters short of his original spot.
She judged the landing point very accurately.
Then a “small hand” reached out to Gao Jing.
“Where is my candy?”