Dozens of poisonous spiders were killed, and Pei Yuening happily directed Juanjuan to pile the spider corpses together.

Ollie rolled his eyes. "I'm going to get some water."

Pei Yuening didn't hear, and was focused on squatting next to the prey, studying how to eat it.

The Kara rainforest has abundant water resources, with streams and shallow pools everywhere, all of which appear crystal clear.

There is one near their spawn point.

Ollie found a spot with running water and took the water bag off his waist.

But out of his sight, a figure quietly left the bushes on the shore.

He was enveloped in a layer of swirling magical elements, blending seamlessly with the surrounding light and shadows of the trees, with only the faint sound of his footsteps on the fallen leaves revealing his presence.

In his hand was an empty medicine bottle, with a little colorless and odorless liquid still remaining inside.

Before leaving, he looked back one last time.

Ollie didn't notice anything unusual and was squatting down to get water.

He smiled slightly, then turned and walked into the depths of the dense forest.

At Rekea's makeshift camp, Cloud was leaning back in a folding chair, wiping his sword.

Hearing the noise, he didn't even look up: "Is it done?"

"It's done. The chemicals have been applied to all five water sources nearby."

"Without the presence of the flower fairy, even a healing-type talent wouldn't be able to detect it, and no magical element can purify the medicinal properties."

The boy who returned knelt on one knee and reported in a low voice, "Oli just got the water. I saw it with my own eyes."

The curve of his lips was reflected on the blade of Claude's sword.

"The flower fairy..." He sheathed his sword and said with feigned regret, "He didn't even bring that flower fairy with him."

"So what if there's an ancient dragon... I was originally planning to put in more effort, but now it seems like I've saved myself the trouble."

He leaned back in his chair, his gaze fixed on the direction where Pei Yuening's team was deep in the rainforest, his smile impeccably gentle.

"Then don't blame others for taking advantage of the loopholes."

Claude said, waving his hand casually.

The invisibility spell on that person was removed, and the barrier protecting the crystal ball was also removed.

From the referee's perspective, their images reappear.

All four members of Rekea were preparing for battle and there was nothing unusual about them.

Luo Ren frowned and looked at the team leader on the other side.

The other person was sipping tea with their eyes down, not even glancing at them out of the corner of their eye.

"..."

Gao Gao and the others were pestering Ye Jiyun to tell them a story.

Luo Ren sat up straighter, his eyes fixed on Pei Yuening's condition inside the crystal ball.

He had no idea what had just happened.

But he couldn't let them be in any danger.

If it really comes to a last resort, he will immediately use his referee authority to bring the person back.

Even if it means giving up the competition.

……

"Aaaaaaaahh ...

Another terrifying scream erupted.

Oli was so startled by Pei Yuening's sudden movement that his hand slipped, and the water bag flew out.

"...What's wrong now?"

"Dad! What are you doing?!" Pei Yuening picked up his water pouch and emptied it completely. "You dare to drink water from this snake-skinned place?"

Lin Huaijin glanced at it and said, "What's wrong with it? It's quite clean."

"No! It's disgusting! It's so damn repulsive!" Pei Yuening rubbed the goosebumps on his body. "Who knows what's upstream? What if it's been soaking in monster corpses? What if there are parasite eggs?"

Lin Huaijin: "...Then I'll use fire magic to purify it for you later, okay?"

Pei Yuening replied decisively: "No!"

"So you're not going to live for the next five days?"

"Uh..." Pei Yuening scratched his head.

Oh no, I forgot to put water in the ring before I came.

But it's not a big problem, no matter what...

This is a rainforest!

Pei Yuening pondered for a moment, then raised her eyes and stood still, turning around once.

Sure enough, the moment his gaze fell upon the treetops, his eyes lit up: "Juanjuan!"

"Gah."

"That one!" Pei Yuening pointed to the treetop, "Pick that one down for me."

Everyone looked up in the direction he was pointing.

There was a huge fruit tree in front of us, its branches bent low with the weight of green, unidentified fruit, which was emitting a rich, sweet fragrance.

There was a shorter tree nearby, with another type of fruit that had a smooth, hard shell.

But now all of it has been taken by Juanjuan.

Juanjuan grabbed a bunch of them, aimed at Pei Yuening below, and threw them forcefully—

"Boom!!"

With a "thump," the fruit landed precisely on the open ground in front of the four people.

Pei Yuening happily moved closer.

Ollie reached out and touched it: "What is this? I've never seen it before."

Lin Huaijin also came over to take a look: "Its outer shell is very hard, and it grows very tall. No wonder the monster ants don't eat it."

Pei Yuening's expression shifted subtly for a moment.

"...You don't know each other?"

All three shook their heads.

"Hmm...there's no poison in it." Ryan squatted down next to him and asked curiously, "You know Yue Ning?"

Pei Yuening touched his nose.

Uh, how am I supposed to explain mangoes and coconuts to these unsophisticated people?

"Yes, I know it... Anyway, it's edible, and very delicious."

Lin Huaijin and the others shut up.

Why didn't you say so earlier?

Pei Yuening took out a small knife from her ring.

He found a coconut, tapped the shell with the back of his knife, and found the three natural soft holes.

Then, he poked it with the tip of his knife, and clear coconut juice flowed out.

Ollie stared at the gushing juice, his eyebrows slightly raised.

Pei Yuening poured the coconut juice into a clean bowl, then used a knife to pry open the coconut, revealing the snow-white coconut meat inside.

He found the water here disgusting, so he decided to splurge.

Wash your hands with coconut water, and the same goes for mango peel.

Once everything was ready, Pei Yuening began processing the fruit pulp.

Peel and chop one part of the mango, and mash the other part into a puree.

Then, he poured the coconut water into a bowl and pushed it towards Juanjuan.

"Juanjuan, make this into a slushie, and make sure it's a slushie, not ice cubes."

Juanjuan nodded: "Oh, it's Zhidou."

It opened its tiny mouth, which contained only baby teeth, and exhaled a puff of icy mist, which immediately enveloped the bowl in a white, chilling aura.

The bowl cooled and froze rapidly, and the coconut water soon turned into a slushie.

"alright."

"OK."

Pei Yuening took the bowl and poured in the mango puree, mixing it thoroughly.

The clear shaved ice turned golden, and a subtle sweetness gradually spread.

Pei Yuening found a bowl and a spoon, divided them into five portions, and piled coconut meat and mango chunks on top of each.

"Alright, eat up." He pushed the bowl out.

Ollie squatted by the table with a spoon in his hand, swallowing hard.

He tentatively scooped up a small spoonful and slowly put it into his mouth.

In an instant, the sweet aroma of mango, the mellow taste of coconut milk, and the coolness of crushed ice filled his mouth.

Ollie's pupils widened slightly.

"........."

Depend on.

He buried himself in his food, slurping up a perfectly good bowl of mango shaved ice until it tasted like braised pork trotters.

"What is this?" he asked.

"Mango and coconut shaved ice," Pei Yuening said, watching from the side, "isn't it delicious?"

Ollie's Adam's apple bobbed up and down, and the tips of his ears turned a thin red.

"good."

Lin Huaijin and Juanjuan had already squatted to the side with their bowls, eating so much that their spoons were almost invisible.

Ryan ate in small bites, his eyes crinkling into crescent moons: "This is so refreshing! Yue Ning, you're amazing!"

"Eating this in the rainforest is perfect; it's sweet and cool, much more refreshing than drinking water."

Pei Yuening held a bowl herself and said, "Of course, this is what it means to enjoy yourself."

……

In the Holy Academy Square, Luo Ren, sitting on the judges' stand, quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

Lin Yun looked at the image on the crystal ball and clicked his tongue twice: "Wow, I didn't know there were such good things in the East."

Ye Jiyun also hummed in agreement: "It looks very good, but I've never seen anything like it in the capital."

"That's for sure."

Lin Yunjin was nodding, and in a daze, he seemed to feel water droplets falling at his feet.

"Oh, it's raining?"

He looked up.

The sky was clear and the sun was blazing.

Then, out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse—

Gao Gao, Bei Bei, and Qin Shuxing were staring intently at the mango smoothie inside the crystal ball.

My mouth is watering.

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