"Little Prince, what are you sneaking a bite of now?" Han Qiwu called out to Little Prince.
"Roar!"
Little Prince finally noticed Han Qiwu. Munching on something in its mouth and covered in mud from head to toe, it happily ran over.
"Stop, stop, stop!"
Han Qiwu dared not let the Little Mud Prince crash into him.
"Roar hòu."
The approaching Little Prince seemed a bit dejected but obediently spread its hands to show Han Qiwu what it had.
Although the item in its hand was all smeared with mud, Han Qiwu could still recognize what it was.
A young sapling fruit, already sprouted.
The mangrove trees had a unique trait known as "embryonic sprouting." The seeds inside the fruit germinate while still attached to the tree, forming small seedlings. After detaching from the parent plant, the seedlings fall and embed themselves into the mud to grow into new trees.
Little Prince's actions were nothing short of catastrophic for this mangrove forest.
