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Bai Xiu had already prepared a reason, and said with a mixture of doubt and shock, "I didn't see any glowing flowers nearby, so I thought I'd come to look in a more distant place..."

"I never expected to see this strange red forest when I got nearby, and those corpses were lying in the forest at that time."

After listening, Nightingale examined the three corpses. They were frozen by blood ice, making it impossible to determine their time of death. After thinking for a while, she said, "They must have died from a demonic attack. Everyone be careful. To be able to kill three early-stage Marrow Cleansing Realm cultivators in one go, this demon is no ordinary creature."

"This is the first time I've ever seen such a bizarre monster." Li Miao stared wide-eyed at the surrounding forest, which was stained blood red.

"You're still a newbie, it's too risky for you to go this far," Nightingale said helplessly to Bai Xiu.

"It's because I really wanted to collect some glow-in-the-dark flowers that I became a full-fledged employee, thinking I'd show off a bit." Bai Xiu lowered his head somewhat embarrassedly.

"Be careful next time, don't be so reckless."

"But you're lucky this time. These people are probably Red Rose's outer guards, who make a living by hunting otherworldly weapons. Each of them is a wanted criminal with a bounty on their head."

Nightingale looked at Bai Xiu and smiled, "According to the Firefly Division's wilderness exploration reward rules, the reward you find is yours. They are ordinary wanted criminals with bounties, each worth 500 contribution points, so three of them would be 1500."

Bai Xiu's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

With 1500 contribution points, I can go back and buy a bottle of the precious Human-Faced Bee Awakening Liquid to learn a special skill.

Li Miao and Tian Weiwei both looked on with envy.

Earning merit points from three wanted criminals is much faster than collecting glow-in-the-dark flowers.

After they were officially hired, they had to work for several months to gather enough resources to exchange for the opportunity to learn special skills.

Nightingale and the others did not suspect Bai Xiu.

After all, Bai Xiu wasn't even at the Marrow Cleansing Realm, so it was unlikely that he could kill three people. And this strange blood ice didn't seem like something a human could control.

Just consider Bai Xiu's good luck.

Zhao Hongchao kindly reminded him, "Don't rush to learn it when you get back. It's best to use some high-quality magic cores, as the probability of learning a special skill is higher. If you're lucky enough to learn a level 2 skill in one go, your future will be bright. Of course, the probability is not high."

After all, even Zhao Hongchao himself was only a level 1 sinkhole.

Only Nightingale in the entire team has a level 2 Earth Trap, which is why she can become the captain of Team 4.

Upon hearing this, Bai Xiu's heart stirred slightly. If he could kill that terrifying volcanic bee, he wondered what kind of powerful skill he could obtain.

The Human-Faced Bee Awakening Fluid is extremely valuable, and it would be a waste to use it on ordinary magic cores.

"Alright, I've already notified the Firefly Division. Someone will come to handle it. Let's not waste time and continue collecting," Nightingale said to the group.

Everyone nodded, and the collection continued.

Bai Xiu refocused his attention on the minimap, still looking at the strange tree that appeared to be parasitized by yellow honey.

That stuff looks a lot like a precious honey called "Spiritual Essence Honey".

Textbooks have documented that it is a rare treasure that can only be produced from honey collected by human-faced bees over decades.

Honey has its own consciousness and can even devour nearby trees.

I wonder if it could be it.

If that's true, then it's worth a lot of money.

With that thought in mind, he headed toward the strange tree.

……

After walking for five minutes, we unexpectedly saw Captain Nightingale.

"Is the captain also exploring this area?" Bai Xiu asked tentatively.

"Hmm, there aren't many luminous flowers around here. I'll come up and take a look." Nightingale nodded.

Bai Xiu observed for a while and found that the nightingale did not seem to be heading far away; it just happened to be on this road.

That's true. The strange tree is still far away, and apart from Bai Xiu who has a minimap, no one will find it.

Upon seeing this, Bai Xiu's heart stirred slightly.

Another purpose of his exploration was to get his sister to join the Firefly Division.

This requires at least a ministerial-level relationship.

Of the four teams, only the team leader, Nightingale, could contact the minister.

Since it involves the minister's connections, a significant favor is required, and Nightingale won't help herself for no reason.

Now is a good opportunity.

If that strange tree is indeed parasitized by the Spirit Essence Honey, then it would be extremely valuable to the nightingale.

Nightingale is currently at the peak of the Marrow Cleansing Realm. To break through to the New Life Realm, the first condition is to reach the limit of the Marrow Cleansing Realm, which is a very difficult process. Some people may never reach it in their entire lives.

The effect of Spiritual Marrow Honey is to allow people to reach the limit of the Marrow Cleansing Realm 100%, which makes it extremely precious.

Reaching the next realm of new life means becoming a master at the level of a department head or deputy department head.

"Captain?" Bai Xiu walked to Nightingale's side.

"Hmm?" Nightingale turned around and looked at Bai Xiu.

Bai Xiu pondered his lines for a moment, then said to Nightingale, "Captain, it's like this, I've always had a keen intuition, though I don't know why."

Nightingale wasn't surprised and replied, "That's not surprising. Some people are born with strong soul abilities and thus develop intuition. I occasionally have some strange intuitions too."

Bai Xiu nodded, suddenly realizing, "I see."

"Hmm, why are you suddenly bringing this up?" Nightingale asked Bai Xiu.

Bai Xiu didn't hide anything, pointing in the direction of the strange tree and saying directly, "It's like this, Captain, I have a feeling there's something in the distance."

"Hmm?" Nightingale was taken aback, a hint of doubt appearing in her eyes.

Generally speaking, although some people have strong intuition, can intuition be strong enough to detect something in a certain place?

I don't think I've ever heard of it...

The nightingale gazed intently into the distance, where it appeared to be just an ordinary forest.

After a brief moment of thought, Nightingale said, "Okay, let's go take a look."

Although Nightingale felt that Bai Xiu's intuition was mostly wrong, she figured it wouldn't hurt to go and see for herself.

And so, Bai Xiu, with Nightingale in tow, set off toward the strange tree on the map.

"Captain, it's this way..."

"Then it's the right side."

Bai Xiu led the way, while Nightingale followed behind with a puzzled look. At first, she didn't quite believe it, but later her gaze changed slightly.

Because the number of bees with human faces in the vicinity has increased without anyone noticing.

"This guy... he's taking some really strange routes." Nightingale's eyes showed some surprise, and her expression became strange.

Along the way, they also encountered a two-headed human-faced bee, which was extremely powerful.

However, the nightingale handled it with great ease.

Wow!

Her body suddenly turned bluish-green, and the originally powerful two-headed bee was flung away by her. At the same time, bluish cracks appeared on her body, and she let out a painful cry.

Then, he was finished off by Nightingale's two sword strikes.

Nightingale wore a trench coat and black boots, her face cool and aloof, which, combined with the touch of blue on her body, made her look even cooler.

"Is this a high-level body refining technique?" Bai Xiu was seeing it for the first time. Nightingale's entire body was now blue, looking like jade.

"To break through from the mid-stage to the late-stage of the Marrow Cleansing Realm, one must learn a body-refining technique, which is also the threshold for the vice-captain."

Nightingale noticed Bai Xiu's curiosity and explained, "Reaching the mid-stage of the Marrow Cleansing Realm is easy, but learning advanced body refining techniques is very difficult. Whether you succeed or not depends entirely on luck and talent."

The vice-captain?

Bai Xiu's heart stirred slightly.

Reaching the rank of vice-captain means having gained some initial control over the Firefly Division.

I remember that the deputy captain would be assigned a jurisdiction and have the authority to conduct inspections within that jurisdiction at any time, so he was considered someone important.

Taking on responsibility also elevates one's status.

Bai Xiu's parents work the night shift at the Monster Supermarket, so it's rare to see them at home; it's very tough for them.

Becoming the deputy captain of the family's jurisdiction would be a great help to their parents.

"Captain, how many merit points are needed to exchange for a high-level body refining technique?" Bai Xiu asked.

Nightingale answered as she walked, "High-level body refining techniques are very expensive. Even the most basic foundational body refining technique costs 10,000 contribution points, while the four rarest body refining techniques cannot be exchanged for with contribution points at all. Talent, merit, and even birth are all indispensable."

"Forget about the Four Great Body Refinements. My Jade Body is a castrated version of the Pure Jade Body. Even so, I only got it with the help of Minister Li and 20,000 contribution points. It's considered the best among ordinary body refinements, but of course it can't compare to the Four Great Body Refinements."

"Even you, the captain, can't cultivate the Four Great Body Refinements? Is it that precious?" Bai Xiu was somewhat surprised.

Nightingale said with some helplessness, "Yes, the four body-refining techniques are incredibly difficult to cultivate. Every failure wastes countless resources, which the Firefly Division cannot afford."

"Captain, what are the four body-refining techniques?" Bai Xiu asked curiously.

"The Lava Body excels in attack, the Jade Body focuses on defense, the Sword Qi combines offense and defense, and finally, the mysterious Wind Body."

Nightingale said enviously, "Each of the four body refinements is unique, especially the Windwalker Body, which is the most special."

"It is said to be a fragment of a scroll that the lighthouse obtained from the deep wilderness. If one can master it, one will become one with the wind and move at an incredible speed. However, it is also the most difficult to master, with an extremely low success rate and is highly dependent on talent."

"It's been a long time since I've seen the Windwalker Body. There was only one genius who mastered it about ten years ago."

Upon hearing this, a strange glint flashed in Bai Xiu's eyes.

Can merging with the wind increase speed?

This seems to be the most suitable body-refining method for him. After all, Bai Xiu's talent lies in speed. If he can learn the Windwalker Body, his speed will be even more exaggerated.

As for the difficulty of learning, Bai Xiu believes he has some talent in speed, and at least so far he has not seen anyone faster than him.

"Alright, don't be too ambitious. The success rate of ordinary body-refining techniques isn't high either."

Nightingale smiled at Bai Xiu and said, "What you need to do now is break through to the Marrow Cleansing Realm as soon as possible."

Bai Xiu nodded.

"Should we continue?" Nightingale frowned, observing the surrounding environment. Further ahead was the human-faced bee tribe, where there was a small queen bee, a third-tier monster that only newly-developed human experts could deal with.

Dealing with second-tier monsters is already Nightingale's limit.

"I feel like I'm almost there." Bai Xiu glanced at the map; the strange tree was just ahead.

The nightingale hesitated for a moment, but ultimately went down.

We've come this far already, let's hang in there a little longer.

The two walked another twenty meters, and after a turn, a strange tree appeared in front of them.

The yellow honey clung tightly to a huge tree, as if it possessed its own consciousness.

"This tree is... Spirit Essence Honey??"

The nightingale was shocked and somewhat lost in thought upon seeing the scene before her.