If you want to survive after transmigrating, become the male protagonist's new mother.

On the first afternoon of the Three Schools Cup, the Saint Academy team enjoyed a delicious meal.

After the meal, Ollie stood up and said, "Give me the bowl, I'll wash it."

Pei Yuening was taken aback: "You have water?"

"Water magic," Ollie said. "Didn't you dislike stream water? Although magical elements can't be drunk, they can still be used for purification."

"Oh, that's convenient." Pei Yuening nodded.

Ollie had already turned and walked towards the stream beside him.

He squatted by the stream, found an open space, and casually waved his hand, and the bowls, chopsticks, pots and pans were magically lifted and suspended in mid-air.

He flipped his wrist and chanted, and a continuous stream of water elements condensed from his palm, seeping into the remaining oil stains and purifying them without stopping.

Before long, all the dirt was cleaned up.

Ollie picked up the bowl and chopsticks, about to leave.

However, at that moment, his gaze inadvertently swept upstream.

Then suddenly it froze.

A monster was half-buried in the mud on the bank, its head still submerged in the stream.

Ollie frowned slightly, walked over and squatted down.

He used magic to wash away the soil and fallen leaves until the complete outline was revealed.

It is a bloodhorn rhinoceros.

It remained motionless, its limbs stiffly outstretched, with a ring of white foam hanging from the corner of its mouth.

"Lin Huaijin," Ollie called out, turning around, "come and take a look."

Lin Huaijin came over upon hearing the noise, glanced at the enormous creature, and his brows furrowed instantly: "What happened? Did you kill it?"

"No, it was already dead when I found it." Ollie squatted down next to the rhinoceros's head and poked at it with a twig. "No external injuries, no magical residue."

"Let me see."

Ryan also came over at some point.

He crouched down on the rhinoceros's neck and pressed his fingertips against the skin.

"It has lost its elasticity. If it were just an external injury that caused death, the body wouldn't start to stiffen and change color so quickly."

"What's going on?" Pei Yuening asked, while taking the item from Ollie's hand and putting it back into her ring. "It can't be...."

Ryan didn't speak, but glanced back at the three of them.

The three of them understood instantly.

Pei Yuening pondered for a moment, then raised his chin and said, "Let's go talk in the tent."

He took the tent out of the ring, bent down, and crawled inside.

The three followed closely behind.

The moment the curtain fell, Juanjuan added a barrier at the entrance.

Pei Yuening cut to the chase: "Ryan, just say it."

Ryan sighed: "I used magic to check for any remaining toxins in the rhinoceros's body, but there was no reaction. I can only be certain that it drank the stream water and died from poisoning."

Ollie's heart skipped a beat: "Stream water?"

"Yes, but I already have a guess." Ryan paused for a moment. "A few days ago, I accompanied Dean Qi to organize the books, and she gave me special permission to come and go as I pleased."

"Coincidentally, I happened to have seen a related record in a potions book."

"There aren't many toxins that magic can't detect; there are only two kinds across the entire continent—the Crane's Blood in the East and the Mist-Hidden Grass in the South."

Lin Huaijin frowned: "Eastern Territory, Seres? Isn't that unnecessary?"

"I don't think so either. People poisoned by crape myrtle will start to fail from the internal organs. Although there may be no visible wounds on the outside, the body will not stiffen so quickly after death."

Ryan looked around and said, "This rhinoceros has been dead for no more than two hours. The skin on its neck has hardened, which is a characteristic of the Mist-Hidden Grass."

Curly yelled, "Holy crap! Master, that idiot Claude is going to kill us!"

Pei Yuening gently tapped its head: "Children shouldn't swear!"

Juanjuan smiled apologetically, "Oh, okay, okay."

"..."

The tent was quiet for a few seconds.

Pei Yuening's mind raced.

He had never met anyone from Seres, but just by looking at their faces, he knew they were of Eastern descent.

They are gentle and low-key, with no hint of aggression in their every move.

Although all's fair in war, this isn't modern times.

But deep down he felt that a nation of etiquette and propriety in the East would never do such a petty theft.

Moreover, Seres has no grudge against the Holy Academy, so there's no need for him to use such a deadly move on the very first day.

Moreover, Ryan also said that it was poison from the Southern Territory.

"So it must be Claude," Pei Yuening said. "It has nothing to do with Seres. We have no grudge against Seres, they have no reason to harm us."

"Claude never gave up. He knew that the Scroll was an ancient dragon, and since he couldn't defeat it head-on, he had to resort to underhanded tactics."

"Poisoning monsters and polluting water sources—the referee is watching outside; he won't kill us."

"But the referees are all our family members. They will definitely use their power to forcibly take us away in order to protect us, and then we won't be able to play."

"Yes, that's what I think too." Lin Huaijin leaned against the tent wall, pondered for a moment, and said, "Now that we can confirm that it's a toxin from the Southern Territory, let's report it directly to the referee."

"Once verified, Claude will be expelled from the competition."

Pei Yuening didn't answer immediately. She lowered her head and thought for a while before shaking her head: "No."

"How so?"

"If he dared to poison someone, he must have made thorough preparations. My brother and the others probably won't be able to find out."

Pei Yuening looked up at Lin Huaijin: "Since he was able to put poison in the water without anyone noticing, he can definitely clear himself of any involvement."

Lin Huaijin frowned: "That's true. But if he finds out we weren't infected, he'll probably come again."

Ollie asked, "So what are your thoughts?"

Pei Yuening said, "After dawn tomorrow, we'll head deeper into the rainforest."

"Let's hunt down a few S-rank magical beasts as soon as possible to stabilize our points."

"And then?" Ollie asked.

Lin Huaijin snorted coldly: "And then? Of course, it's revenge."

Pei Yuening found it hard to disagree: "That's right, reasoning with him is useless now. This kind of despicable person deserves to be taught a lesson."

He's awesome.

If Hello Kitty doesn't show its power, do you really think they're Hakimmabo?

Ryan had been listening with his lips pursed the whole time.

However, at this moment, he suddenly spoke.

"No, it's too dangerous, you can't go."

"Hmm?" Pei Yuening turned his head.

Seeing Ryan's expression, he thought he had softened and was about to try to persuade him.

"No... Ryan, listen to me..."

Ryan then added, "I'll go."

Pei Yuening was stunned: "Huh?"

Ryan: "I have invisibility magic, and I also know that a magical plant grows on the edge of the swamp in the rainforest."

"It is constantly soaked in miasma, and if even a little bit gets on it after it is ground into powder, it will cause unbearable itching."

"If this method is used, even if it is discovered, the referee cannot say anything."

"Strictly speaking, this powder is a potion, and the competition rules allow team members to use potions to compete against each other."

Ryan spoke with extreme seriousness and a solemn expression.

"..."

The three people and the dragon stood there, stunned, listening in disbelief.

Ryan looked them over: "What's wrong? Still not satisfied? Then I'll..."

"No, no, no, that's enough," Pei Yuening quickly waved her hand. "Then... okay, I'll listen to you."

He thought for a moment and then said, "Don't be afraid of miasma or swamp poison. I brought the crystals of the Fountain of Youth that my sister Princess gave me."

Lin Huaijin glanced at him.

"That's great," Ryan said. "Let's go out and look for it together this afternoon. Let's rest now."

Pei Yuening: "...hesitating."

……

The lunch break was short, but Pei Yuening slept soundly.

The carpet inside the tent was thick and soft, and it had an ice-cooling feature to regulate the temperature, so it wasn't hot at all.

He curled up into a cool, silvery-white ball nestled in the crook of his neck, breathing evenly.

Pei Yuening even had a brief dream.

In his dream, he was running wildly through an orchard, chased by a group of monkeys dressed in Claude's face, who were throwing shards at his head.

He was startled awake.

"...Ouch, fuck me..."

He rubbed his eyes.

Ryan was fast asleep, his arm tucked in his, while Lin Huaijin and Ollie simply closed their eyes to rest.

Pei Yuening lay back down and silently hugged Juanjuan closer to her.

They didn't pull their arms away either.

The afternoon's itinerary was simple: find herbs.

Ryan said the magical plant he was looking for was called "itchy grass," and it usually hid under damp tree roots.

It looks a lot like an ordinary weed, the only difference being that it has fuzz on its back.

The four people, along with a dragon, walked upstream along the stream for a while before turning onto a side road.

Juanjuan carried Pei Yuening on its back, sniffling from time to time, acting as a mobile radar.

"Master! There's some noise ahead!"

"What's that noise?"

"It seems... to have a fragrance."

Pei Yuening took a sniff, and sure enough, there was a faint sweet fragrance in the air.

Pei Yuening followed the scent, parted a large leaf, and then slowly widened her eyes.

"Holy crap."

Banana tree.

Pineapple bushes.

pitaya.

There's even durian!

Damn it, he actually stumbled upon a tropical fruit stand in a rainforest of another world!

"What's this?" Ryan asked curiously, leaning closer and poking a banana.

"Oh, this is called a banana. You peel it and eat it," Pei Yuening bent down, picked one, and handed it to him. "Try it."

Ryan peeled off the skin with some skepticism and took a bite: "...Delicious!"

Lin Huaijin also came over: "What about this one?"

"This is a pineapple. It's quite troublesome to peel it to eat the flesh inside, so we'll put it in a ring and eat it tonight."

Ollie stood to the side: "...Are you sure this is edible?"

He pointed to the durian.

"Sure," Pei Yuening said without looking up, "but I won't eat it."

Why?

"The taste is so addictive."

Ollie: "Then why are you still picking them?"

Pei Yuening said matter-of-factly, "You guys haven't tried it before? Why don't you give it a try? You might like it."

Ollie bent down and took a sniff, then jerked back: "...What's that smell? Are you sure this isn't some kind of turd you dug up?"

Pei Yuening laughed so hard her shoulders shook: "Don't you believe me? Durian smells bad but tastes delicious."

Ollie: "...Then why don't you eat it yourself?"

"I, a wild boar, cannot eat fine bran."