My beast can't be a demon.

Chapter 36 Entering the Secret Realm (23)

I got my C-level exploration certificate in the morning.

After having a quick lunch at Wu Xiaoqing's place at noon, Zhou Lu came to the Explorers Association in the afternoon to prepare to enter the secret realm.

Fireworks's actions were so obvious that Wu Xiaoqing easily took out the stolen mushrooms from its flowerpot.

However, this time Wu Xiaoqing did not take back all the mushrooms. She only took away the highly poisonous parts, and then explained the effects of each type of mushroom to Zhou Lu.

"Are these all rubbish results?" Zhou Lu couldn't help but ask after hearing the results.

"Some of them are not that bad, but if I publish them, Ouyang will definitely laugh at me if he knows." When talking about this name, Wu Xiaoqing showed a gritting teeth expression.

Ouyang Xiao, his father's first student, had no contact with him after graduation and did not even attend Zhou Minghai's funeral.

Judging from Wu Xiaoqing's expression, she probably has a deep shadow on Ouyang Xiao.

"Aren't you a little too anxious?" Wu Xiaoqing watched Zhou Lu leave. "Although you have enough credits, you should prepare a strategy before going."

"The strategy was made long before the exam."

Seeing Zhou Lu was so determined, Wu Xiaoqing stopped trying to stop him:
"Be careful. Even in a safe area, there are still certain dangers in the C-level secret realm."

C0032, Linxi Secret Realm.

Zhou Lu stood in front of the light gate leading to the secret realm, and couldn't help feeling a little nervous.

But he quickly calmed down.

"Are you ready?" A tall man said gently.
His name is Lu Rang. He is the safety teacher, or safety officer, who is responsible for Zhou Lu’s safety during this secret realm exploration.

The safety officer is only responsible for protecting the lives of students and is not responsible for anything else. He only exists as a final insurance.

Even with the protection of security guards, there are often news reports in school forums about students losing their pets or even losing limbs while exploring secret places.

Leaving your safety entirely in the hands of a safety officer is an extremely irresponsible behavior towards yourself and your pet.

"Ready."

Zhou Lu calmed his mind and nodded to Lu Rang.

"Then let's go." Lu Rang said, opening the door to the secret realm.

The safe zone of Linxi Secret Realm is demarcated with a mountain called Xinbai Mountain as its center.

As soon as you enter the secret realm, the unique humidity of the rainforest hits you in the face, mixed with the fragrance of moist soil.

"Watch out for poison."

After saying this, Lu Rang disappeared.

Although he couldn't see him, Zhou Lu was sure that he must be nearby.

However, unless you are seeking death and are in danger of your life, don't expect him to appear before you leave the secret realm.

Zhou Lu calmed his mind.

Just as Lu Rang reminded him, the most dangerous thing in Linxi Secret Realm is definitely poison.

Poisonous insects, poisonous frogs, and even the hairs of poisonous plants can potentially take your life.

"Hanabi, Stinky Mushroom." Zhou Lu immediately said to Hanabi.

Hua Huo, who was originally very excited to enter the secret realm, showed reluctance when she heard Zhou Lu's order.

Stinky Mushroom, a first-level spiritual beast. It is a byproduct of Wu Xiaoqing's evolutionary research on the Toxic Mushroom. It evolved from the Toxic Mushroom.

(Special evolution does not necessarily lead to an upgrade, it may also be a mutation of species of the same rank)
By the way, both the enlarged delicious mushroom and the unnamed second-level poisonous mushroom were evolved by Wu Xiaoqing using the poisonous delicious mushroom.

Every time Zhou Lu sees this name, he wants to complain. Why is it that even a highly poisonous mushroom is called a delicious mushroom? Do you people who eat mushrooms don’t care about your lives?

Stink mushrooms are not edible.

Unlike the highly poisonous delicious mushroom, the specially evolved stinky mushroom is no longer toxic. The reason why it is inedible is simply that it tastes bad and smells very bad.

However, this stench also brings with it an additional property: the juice of the stink mushroom has a strong repellent effect on snakes and insects.

As soon as Hanabi took out the stinking mushroom and tore its skin, a foul smell hit her face.

This stench is very much like the smell you get when you put cockroach corpses into rotten green bean soup, stir it with bone broth, put it into a glass bottle filled with vegetable leaves and banana peels, and leave it in a cool place for seven days. The effect of the stink mushroom is remarkable, and Zhou Lu feels that all the bugs around him have fled at once.

After holding on to the tree trunk for a while, Zhou Lu finally came to his senses and was able to adapt to the smell of the stinky mushroom.

Hua Huo does not have an olfactory organ, but through the contract, she seems to have inherited some of Zhou Lu's perception and looks uncomfortable.

After completing the protective work, Zhou Lu directed Huo Huo to explore forward.

Detailed information on each safe zone can be found on the official websites of the academy and the pioneer army.

In order to ensure that students can gain something from every exploration, the pioneering army also deliberately controls the number of spirit beasts in the safe zone, killing more and replenishing less.

As a very popular provider of handicrafts, the white jade snail has seen a sharp decline in numbers outside the safe zone, but the population in the safe zone has maintained a relatively good size.

This has led many businessmen to cooperate with students and purchase the shells of white jade snails.

Of course, there are many similar projects. Information about real money-making will not flow into the forum.

Hua Huo really likes this secret place.

While Zhou Lu was looking for directions, it excitedly greeted all the plants around it.

——The older sisters here are so gentle and polite~!

——Much easier to talk to than those wild grasses in the secret grassland.

——Wow! Are you giving me your fruit?

——Yes! Fireworks are super cute (*^▽^*)
Hanabi happily picked a fruit from a tree.

This behavior seemed to cause a chain reaction, and nearby flowers, plants and trees also began to send fireworks and various gifts.

In a short while, the flowerpot of fireworks was filled with specialties.

"Hmm?" Zhou Lu noticed that Hua Huo was acting strangely, "Is the flowerpot too heavy?"

Huahuo, who was tying the red string between the two trees, heard the voice of her master and immediately took out a fruit from the flowerpot: Master, eat the fruit!
"Ah, thank you." Zhou Lu took the fruit handed to him by Hua Huo with a smile.

Seeing Guozi's face, Zhou Lu was slightly stunned: "Where did you get this from?"

Thunder pattern custard apple.

Zhou Lu recited the name of the fruit in his heart.

The fruit of the second-level spirit beast Thunder Pattern Sakya Tree. Of course, the most important thing is that this fruit is the main material for many electric attribute spirit beasts to evolve to the second level.

This kind of spiritual beast is extremely rare and can only be encountered by chance.

Hanabi had a puzzled look on her face.

Zhou Lu looked back.

The path to come has changed.

In a C-level secret realm, even trees could be spiritual beasts.

Second-level plant spirit beasts already have the ability to walk, so it is common for the path to change as the trees move.

I guess the Lightning Patterned Buddha Tree that gave me the Fireworks Fruit has already disappeared.

Zhou Lu shook his head and handed the fruit back to Hua Huo: "Keep it, it's valuable."

Hanabi used her vines to make a question mark: Is it valuable?

Xiao Caocao doesn't quite understand the meaning of money.

"I can buy you a lot of growth potions." Zhou Lu said with a smile.

The fireworks were clearly "eye-catching".

I have more!
Hua Huo took out a dozen Thunder Pattern Custard Apples from the flowerpot.

Seeing this scene, Zhou Lu was dumbfounded:
Did you pull out the entire tree?
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