Walnut used me to boost her sales performance.

Have you been to other places?

Lanraka shook his head. "Lanraka has always stayed here."

"Won't you get bored?"

"The flowing water sings, the trees play music, Langka is very happy!"

Jiang Bai realized that his idea of ​​kidnapping the little guy was probably not going to work.

Since I'm so happy here, why would I want to go anywhere else?

"arrive."

Jiang Bai looked up at the enormous statue in front of him and stopped in his tracks.

As you approach the statue, the image of the god of grass carved on it becomes clearly visible.

The god of grass, clad in a long robe, sat atop a giant blade of grass, his eyes closed, leaning against a large, round bead radiating green light.

Judging from his physical appearance, he is still in his infancy, a newly born deity.

"So the God of Grass is this small..."

Jiang Bai looked at the statue and felt an urge to reach out and touch it.

But after learning his lesson from the World Tree, he no longer dared to be so reckless.

"Lanaka, is it okay to touch the idol?"

"bump?"

Lanlaka rubbed the umbrella over her head with her small hands, not understanding what he meant.

The leaf above its head spun rapidly, and it flew to the statue, touching it according to the literal meaning of Jiang Bai's instructions.

"Is that right?"

Seeing that nothing had happened to Lanraka, Jiang Bai finally couldn't resist and reached out to touch the statue.

A green glow emanated from the stone statue, and Jiang Bai felt as if he had mastered a completely new power.

Not only that, he also sensed a vast, densely packed network.

Many nodes in this network have been lit up, but most are still in complete darkness.

Jiang Bai removed his hand from the statue, palm up, and a phantom vine grew from his hand, full of vitality.

With a thought, the vines materialized and grew rapidly, weaving into a basket adorned with tiny flowers—it was incredibly beautiful.

"This is for you."

Jiang Bai handed it the basket that could hold the entire Lanraca.

"For Lanaka?"

"Uh-huh."

"I love it! Thank you, Narabai."

Lanraca happily carried the basket, which was half the size of its body.

"Alright, it's getting dark, I have to go back now. Remember to come visit me again tomorrow!"

"Lanaka loves playing with Nala!"

After saying goodbye, Lanlaka carried the small basket back to his hut and put the fruit Jiang Bai had given him inside.

It was very happy to see the beautiful basket and fruit.

After watching for a while, it ran outside and brought all the fruit inside.

In just a short while, the pretty little basket disappeared, and the fruit it contained was scattered all over the ground.

The two small leaves on his head drooped down, and he held the fruit, looking bewildered.

"Nara's gift has disappeared."

Jiang Bai was unaware that the item he created using grass element was only temporary; if he had known, he wouldn't have given it away.

He was originally planning to return to Huacheng Guo, but he found himself lost.

The surrounding area was filled with lush vegetation and all sorts of mushrooms.

The original road has been overgrown with vegetation due to neglect, making it impossible to see its original appearance.

As darkness fell, it gave one a sense of disorientation, as if they had entered a primeval forest.

Jiang Bai didn't feel that way. He rummaged through his body and found a lumen stone that could provide light, then began picking mushrooms.

I picked a huge pile of red, blue, white, purple, and gray flowers.

I don't know if it's edible, but I'll pick it anyway.

Jiang Bai took out a pretty, colorful mushroom and waved it in front of Gu Dong. "Gu Dong, do you want to eat a mushroom?"

Gu Dong shook his head.

It is an elemental spirit and does not need to eat like a human.

Jiang Bai looked at the colorful mushroom, but ultimately didn't dare to eat it himself.

"Go back and let Kong test the poison..."

He carried the mushrooms and walked forward, and as he walked, he discovered a place that looked very strange.

The area was filled with a smoky, ashen smoke, and the vegetation was withered and decaying, emanating an ominous aura.

"what is this?"

Something about this place doesn't look normal at all; Jiang Bai even saw some creatures inside.

He didn't rush in; instead, he circled around and continued walking forward.

He hadn't walked far when he encountered Tina, who had come looking for him in a somewhat anxious manner.

Seeing that he was alright, Tinali breathed a sigh of relief.

But soon his expression turned serious, and he looked at Jiang Bai with great anger.

"The forest is dangerous, don't you know that! You know perfectly well that you don't remember anything right now, so why are you still running around like this!"

"Have you thought about what would happen if you encountered danger? This place is so remote, are you lost? Have you thought about whether you could have gotten back if I hadn't come to find you?"

His stern reprimands, delivered with the utmost fervor of a headmaster, caused Jiang Bai to instinctively shrink back.

Tinaari grew angrier and angrier as he spoke, and when he saw the pile of mushrooms in his arms, he became even angrier.

"Don't pick things randomly in the forest. These mushrooms may look brightly colored, but they are all poisonous!"

How can there be such a troublesome patient!

"You haven't eaten, have you?"

"No...no."

Jiang Bai tossed the mushrooms in his arms aside and stood like a quail.

"I just picked them because they looked nice..."

Seeing that he hadn't eaten, Tina breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good. If you had eaten, I can't guarantee that your amnesia wouldn't have gotten worse."

Each type of mushroom has a different level of toxicity. Some can cause hallucinations, some can numb cognition, and some can cause itching and blisters all over the body...

If these random mushrooms were eaten together, even a plant expert like him might not be able to save them.

Chapter 685 The Lesions of the World Tree

On the way back, Tinari scolded them the whole way.

Jiang Bai was truly surprised that this seemingly gentle beast-eared guy could be so formidable when it came to scolding people.

"...You don't need to worry about me so much. I just temporarily lost my memory, which doesn't mean I'm stupid. Besides, I think I'm pretty amazing."

Tinali, with his eyelids lowered, gave a perfunctory reply, "Yes, you're impressive. Not only impressive, but also daring. You dared to touch the World Tree as soon as you arrived..."

Jiang Bai awkwardly touched his nose.

He already knows he was wrong, so let's stop bringing it up...

Jiang Bai changed the subject, trying to make him forget about it.

"I just discovered a very strange place; it gives me a very dangerous and uncomfortable feeling..."

Jiang Bai described the scene at that place.

Tina stopped in her tracks, her expression unusually serious.

"Where is it? Take me there quickly!"

"Huh?" Jiang Bai was a little confused.

"That's a dead zone. It must be eliminated as soon as it appears, otherwise it will continue to expand, and ordinary people will not survive if they accidentally enter it!"

"That serious!"

Jiang Bai quickly led the way.

Are there many of these dead zones?

"There have been more and more of them in recent years..."

Why did the Dead Zone come into being?

"The Dead Zone has existed for thousands of years; its creation was caused by a disease of the World Tree."

Jiang Bai quickly brought Tina Li to the place where they had just seen the dead zone.

“I saw some biological activity inside before.”

"They should be some fungus beasts that have already been controlled and affected by the Dead Zone."

Tinali pulled out his longbow. "Wait here for me. I'll go and clean up this dead zone."

"I'll go with you."

"Are you sure? Even with the Eye of God, you would feel extremely uncomfortable inside. Moreover, the monsters controlled by the Dead Zone are extremely ferocious and not something an ordinary person can handle."

"It's alright, I'd like to see it for myself too." Jiang Bai held the White Abyss and skillfully cast a shield on himself and Tinali.

"Well."

Tinali had a lot of confidence in Jiang Bai's fighting ability, after all, he was the one who had withstood a single blow from General Lei Dian Wu Xiang.

Although his memory is currently blank, he has clearly not forgotten how to use elemental power.

"Once you enter the Dead Zone, find the 'branches' that maintain it as quickly as possible, and use the grass seeds that will also grow in the Dead Zone to destroy these branches..."

"Grass seeds?"

"All things in the universe are interconnected and mutually restraining. Even in the most dangerous and deadly place, there is still a glimmer of hope."

"Grass seeds are things that can damage branches, but grass seeds are inanimate objects, so we can only rely on human power to destroy the dead zone..."

Tina explained to Jiang Bai in detail what the grass seeds looked like and how to use them before leading Jiang Bai into the Dead Zone.

Upon entering the dead zone, Jiang Bai felt a difficulty breathing.

It's as if the air has become polluted, making even breathing a painful experience.

If he stayed there any longer, Jiang Bai had a feeling that he would die inside.

This was even with his elemental power protecting him.

If an ordinary person were to enter, they would probably die within ten minutes.

No wonder Tinali takes it so seriously; if someone unknowingly wanders in, there's no way to save them.

"Gurgle—" Gudu came in looking very listless.

Even elemental creatures would find it very uncomfortable to stay inside.

"Gudong, get out of here!"

Seeing that Gudu was not in good condition, Jiang Bai quickly made it leave the dead zone.

With a thud, it flew out and left the dead zone, finally feeling much more comfortable.