The moment Mulu let out an incredibly excited roar, Fang Senyan also received the prompt: "You have healed Mulu, the son of the chief of the Taqi tribe." "Your reputation with the Taqi tribe has risen to Friendly." "Mulu is extremely grateful to you, and your personal relationship with Mulu has improved to Revered."

When the healthy Mulu returned to the Taqi tribe, it naturally caused a sensation, and of course, a grand feast followed. After much eating and drinking, the chief of the Taqi tribe gazed into the bonfire before him, lost in thought, and sighed deeply, "Alas, our Taqi tribe has not had a shaman born in ten full years, and we have lost communication with Mother Earth, Eywa. Recently, our tribe's warriors went out hunting and encountered Mother Earth Eywa's wrath; they all returned to the earth... If only there were a way to regain Eywa's protection and favor."

As soon as Fang Senyan heard this, he knew the long-awaited main event was approaching. Indeed, after the old chief of the Taqi tribe finished his rambling, the three of them simultaneously received the mission notification: "You have obtained the Hidden Branch Mission: Glory of Old." "Mission Difficulty: A+ Class." "Mission Objective: Help the Taqi tribe regain the protection of Mother Earth." "Mission Description: The greater the achievement, the higher the reward." "Do you accept this mission? Yes/No?" "This mission is universally available to all races and can be shared, with no completion deadline." "You must make your choice within one minute."

Facing this mission, Fang Senyan immediately messaged the team channel: "Everyone accept it!"

Then Fang Senyan stood up and walked into the dark jungle, but just one minute later, he reappeared before all the clansmen of the Taqi tribe. Fang Senyan looked no different than before, but slung over his shoulder was a head.

A gigantic head!!!

The head was a fierce, domineering mix of yellow, red, and black!

In that instant, even the mighty legendary mount of the Taqi chief let out an astonished, long snort!

The Taqi chief's lips trembled several times, his eyes already brimming with tears, his hands shaking violently: "Is this... the Toruk Skull Totem?"

Fang Senyan nodded lightly, "Indeed. But whether you can regain Mother Earth Eywa's protection now depends on your own abilities."

At this point, Fang Senyan received a prompt: "You have obtained a semi-decayed Toruk Skull Totem. Submitting this mission item will default to a maximum of four people completing this mission. Do you wish to designate the mission completers now? Please provide their Nightmare Imprint numbers."

Since there were only three of them, this step was unnecessary. Fang Senyan mused that if they had brought the skull totem from the Omaticaya tribe, it would likely satisfy the needs of a large team like the Illuminati.

Faced with this great opportunity, the Taqi chief immediately made two decisive choices: The first was that he immediately stepped down from the position of tribal chief, allowing his recovered son, Mulu, to assume the role of chief.

The second was that the chief, named Murbo, voluntarily took on the role of the shaman.

Through Chief Murbo's efforts—or more accurately, the efforts of his mount, which carried the bloodline of the Great Leonopteryx—a new and powerful Toruk Skull Totem was finally erected within the Taqi tribe's Hometree, and their tribe naturally regained the protection of Mother Earth Eywa.

Fang Senyan and the other two immediately received the prompt: "Hidden Branch Mission: Glory of Old (Completed)" "You have obtained the following alternative rewards; please select three from the list below:" "A: 8 Merit Points." "B: 8 Base Attributes." "C: Hometree War Bow." "E: Soul-Dwelling Helmet." "F: Your remaining stay duration in this world is extended by 15 days!"

Note: Hometree War Bow Origin: Crafted by Lilina, a warrior of the 'Taqi' tribe Rarity: Silver Story Equipment Equipment Effect: Arrows fired from this bow carry an additional 70130 points of attack power Equipment Requirement: Strength 22, Agility 40 Equipment Slot: Two-Handed Effective Range: 5150 meters Material: Hometree Sacred Branch, Hometree Sacred Bark, Tendon Rope Attachable Device: Grip (Accuracy +3) / Arrow Firing Interval: 3 seconds Weight: 250g Length: 1.7m Weapon Special Effect: Wrath of the Na'vi. When attacking with this longbow, there is a chance to inflict an additional 60 points of sacred piercing damage unique to the Na'vi. This damage ignores enemy defense, has priority, and knocks the enemy back two meters. Weapon Effect Category: Fatigue. Whenever the user fires ten consecutive shots within one minute, the eleventh shot will take ten seconds to draw. Description: This sacred and powerful weapon bears the blessing of the Mother Earth, yet it carries an unpleasant odor of mingled beast blood and tree sap.” ** Note: Soul-Dwelling Helmet Rarity: Silver Story Equipment Equipment: Strength -2, Stamina +2, Spirit +1 Equipment Passive Ability: Lick Wounds. When taking melee damage, there is a chance to gain this effect, reducing all incoming damage by 20%, and restoring 3% of total health every 5 seconds. This effect can only trigger once every 30 seconds. Equipment Active Ability: Loud Encouragement. Upon use, immediately removes any negative status effects afflicting you [including but not limited to Charm, Fear, Rage, Bleeding]. Cooldown: 300 seconds. Equipment Extra Passive Ability: Unyielding as Steel. Critical hit damage taken is reduced by 25% [e.g., a weapon crit damage of 200% is reduced to 175%]. When health drops below 50% of maximum, critical hit damage taken is further reduced by an additional 25%. Equipment Requirement: Strength attribute must be 15 or higher, Stamina attribute must be 20 or higher. Equipment Slot: Head Material: Wood Weight: 5 kg. Description: A helmet once used by a Na'vi warrior slain on the battlefield; the owner’s soul still resides within, always ready to aid a brave fighter. Evaluation: If you can use Loud Encouragement correctly at the right moment, your life is secured with an insurance policy. **

Looking at this series of prompts, Fang Senyan seriously stated in the team channel: "The fifteen-day extension in this world must be chosen; the rest is up to you all."

Fang Senyan pondered for a moment, choosing 8 Merit Points and 8 Base Attribute points. However, after careful thought, he decided to save the 8 Base Attribute points instead of immediately adding them to his base stats. With these 8 Merit points, he now qualified to advance to the rank of Lieutenant, though he would need to return to the Nightmare Space to complete the promotion.

Strictly speaking, Fang Senyan and his team realized that obtaining the key mission item—the skull of the Great Leonopteryx—involved a certain element of luck. But viewed strictly, it was primarily due to the extreme luck spike of that deadbeat Makgi; Fang Senyan and his group merely happened to be in the right place at the right time.

And obtaining that skull was by no means easy. Makgi, the initial discoverer of the skull, was actually quite formidable, no less so than Prince Stallo, though his most powerful summoned beast had died and had yet to be revived. The subsequent killing power of Yu Ze and Riel was undeniable, coupled with the scheming Jin Ximin.

Most critically: among the three members of Fang Senyan’s group, Reef had exhausted his five opportunities for Reserve Contractor status and was now considered an ordinary Contractor. Mogensha had not yet broken through, and Fang Senyan had not either, meaning that in the Space's evaluation, all three of them were effectively just ordinary Contractors.

Three potentially infighting ordinary Contractors had to defeat one high-level Colonizer, plus three Reserve Colonizers (including Jin Ximin), and then escape the combined pursuit of the Taqi clansmen and the Kichwa Teqin tribe, all just to possibly acquire the skull of that Great Leonopteryx. Under normal circumstances, this difficulty was in no way inferior to A+ class.

Reef and Mogensha were naturally thrilled by this unexpected windfall, both lamenting why Riel and the other had been so desperate to protect the secret of the Phantom Great Leonopteryx skull upon seeing it. Now, it seemed that even setting aside the vastly increased reputation, the 8 additional Base Attribute points and 8 Merit points alone were worth the struggle!

However, neither of them noticed that upon receiving the fifteen-day reward, Fang Senyan also let out a deep sigh, feeling a sense of relief. All his previous actions had been based on deductive reasoning, and deductions carried the possibility of failure. Now, having gained this full fifteen-day buffer, combined with the three days Fang Senyan had already accrued, it gave him ample preparation time to implement his plans.

For Fang Senyan's previous strategy, he had only budgeted for a maximum stay of one week in this world, giving him about a 50% chance of completing the C-grade Golden Branch Mission. But now, with a total potential stay of eighteen days!!! His confidence in completing this C-grade Golden Branch Mission had jumped to over seventy percent!!!

In the ensuing time, Fang Senyan, along with Reef and Mogensha, relentlessly helped the Taqi tribe hunt beasts and stockpile food. Thanks to their tireless efforts, the Taqi tribe had managed to store enough food to feed the entire clan for at least half a month, and Fang Senyan showed no signs of stopping, continuing until the evening of the third day...