Beast Tamer: I'm invincible because I can see the evolution path!

Chapter 94 In ancient times, Shennong tasted hundreds of herbs; now, the honey badger eats mushrooms...?

The atmosphere was quite sunny and cheerful as everyone entered the forbidden area with great enthusiasm and positivity.

"Because we're not just going for the possible Sunflowers, we also want to take this opportunity to see if we can discover more extraordinary creatures or special fruits, herbs, and other resources. So we're not taking the standard route provided on the Alliance map."

Qi Rong had the air of a teacher; the moment she opened her mouth, she sounded like she was leading a class.

Whether it was his two loving colleagues or the two students who might be admitted to the advanced Beast Taming Academy next year, none of them thought there was anything wrong with Qi Rong's way of speaking.

On the contrary, Qiao Bai... well, he was a little unaccustomed to it.

Fortunately, there were two other members of the exploration team who had been hired, and their expressions were similar to Qiao Bai's.

Otherwise, Qiao Bai would really start to wonder if he was not fitting in with the group!

In a group or team, fitting in is a very important issue!

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"Ah...we've started to stray from the route. Everyone must stick close to Teacher Ye. If you accidentally get separated from the group, Teacher Ye might not be able to rescue you in time." Qi Rong paused as they walked, and said seriously, "It would be best to release one or two pet beasts to scout and be vigilant about the surrounding environment."

Aside from Qi Rong, who wasn't a beast tamer, and the muscular teacher with two doors, the other six people, including Qiao Bai, each released two pet beasts.

Releasing too many pets at once in a forbidden place is likely to attract the attention of wild supernatural beings, who will perceive them as a group of extremely threatening outsiders who must be eliminated first.

There are too few pets, and they cannot adequately protect everyone's safety.

Each person should control one or two pets, and release more pets only when a real battle is needed.

shhhhh--

The once orderly line suddenly became somewhat chaotic.

Qiao Bai held a small crow in his left hand and a cat-like insect in his right, his gaze falling on the other five people.

Neither Sha Yi nor Chen Yi released the little cat and fluffy cat that were beaten up in the hotel last night.

The flat-headed brother Sha Yi released a giant bear with superhuman strength and a small lion beast the size of a normal dog.

Looking at the slightly bristling mane around the little lion-like beast's neck, Qiao Bai was certain that this little lion-like beast was on the verge of evolving.

The powerful bear can protect you.

The little lion beast, on the other hand, has the opportunity to evolve under the catalysis of this wild environment.

The freckled youth, Chen Yi, released a rock-eating monster and a small steel ball.

Qiao Bai's eyes lit up.

Rock Eater is a rock and earth-attribute extraordinary creature that enhances its strength by consuming rocks containing different energies. It also resembles a yellowish-brown, movable rock.

However, the speed of the Rock Eater should not be underestimated.

Not only could it easily keep up with the pace of their advance, but it could also use its own strength and skills to explore a land area with a diameter of two kilometers.

It can play an unexpected role in the wild environment.

Little Steel Ball, a supernatural creature with steel attributes, is round and plump, like an enlarged version of a small steel ball from a game console, and its body gleams with a metallic sheen.

It possesses considerable attack power.

Then there's Teacher Ye Linjie's pet animal, which is what Qiao Bai is most curious about.

Hmm... After glancing at it, Qiao Bai fell silent.

Unlike pets like Sha Yi and Chen Yi, which have somewhat strange shapes but become rather cute after a while, Ye Linjie's pets are just like her. Before she released them, you would never have imagined that she would contract such pets.

A thorn butterfly.

A compound-eyed venomous spider.

The colors are all the same—vibrant, colorful, and dazzling—red, purple, black, pink, and blue. You can tell at a glance that it's the kind that's extremely poisonous.

Extraordinary beings and creatures in nature sometimes share some similarities—for example, the more dazzling something is, the more poisonous it may be.

The Stinging Butterfly is a supernatural creature with poison and special properties. Its body is about the size of a normal human head, and when it flaps its open butterfly wings, it drops colorful phosphorescent powder.

Different colored phosphorus powders have different effects.

Poisonous, odor-masking, hypnotic... when used properly, these can greatly ensure their safety in forbidden places.

Finally, there was the compound-eyed venomous spider.

It has only one poison attribute.

Its body is the size of two basketballs, and apart from its normal pair of eyes, it has eight eyes evenly distributed on both sides of its body.

It has eight legs in total, and each of the four forelimbs has an eye on it.

There are fourteen eyes in total, seven pairs.

The name "compound-eyed spider" is well-deserved, as it possesses a unique 360-degree field of vision, meaning that no slightest movement can escape its observation.

In addition, there's extremely potent venom...

I'm not worried anymore.

Qiao Bai was no longer worried at all.

Moreover, these two pets are only two of Teacher Ye's six pets. Just based on these two extremely poisonous pets, Qiao Bai dares to say that the remaining pets of this teacher are definitely not easy targets or easy targets either.

No wonder Qi Rong and Teacher Mo from Shuangkaimen dared to follow Teacher Ye Linjie and venture into forbidden territory without following the safe route.

That's because they really have the ability!

A true reflection of the saying "high skill breeds daring"!

Holding Xiao Wu and Cat Bug, Qiao Bai glanced at all the pets on the field and revealed a satisfied expression.

The difference between what you see in a book and what you see in person is quite significant.

These pets are all very interesting.

Especially the little lion, so fluffy and majestic, gave Qiao Bai the feeling of watching a young, newborn Lion King, which made him feel a little bit tempted.

Little Wu: "?"

Catbug: "?"

The two little ones in the house instantly caught Qiao Bai's fleeting flutter of affection.

A hint of wariness flashed in the eyes of both Xiao Wu and Maomao Chong.

What?

Heartbroken?

What makes your heart flutter?

Does it look more fluffy than a bird?

Does it look more cat-like than a dragon?

Little Crow and Cat Bug: (each one) staring—

hateful!

They wanted to see what was so great about that big, furry creature!

Little Lion: "..."

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The little lion, who had been showing off its mane with great enthusiasm when it was first released, scrambled and rolled to hide behind its master.

Upon seeing this, the crew-cut youth, Sha Yi, was taken aback for a moment.

Following the little lion's gaze, he saw Little Crow and Cat Bug staring at him with eyes that seemed ready to pounce and beat the little lion at any moment.

Crew-cut youth Sha Yi: "..."

No?

Isn't this a deliberate provocation?

This is definitely a deliberate provocation!

Looking at the little lion beast hiding behind him, and then at the little crow and cat bug eager to rush over at any moment, the flat-headed youth Sha Yi's body stiffened slightly for a moment.

As if he had thought of something, his movements slowed down slightly.

It's not that Sha Yi didn't want to take action.

Compared to the little cat who lost last night, Sha Yi has more confidence in the little lion beast.

The little lion beast is at the advanced level of the fifth tier and could evolve at any time.

Once evolved, the little lion beast can officially step into the sixth tier.

Defeating a pet beast with strength around the mid-level of the fifth tier is a piece of cake, isn't it?

But after all, the little lion beast hasn't truly evolved yet.

In addition... it has to be said that the crew-cut young man Sha Yi has a bit of a psychological shadow over Qiao Bai.

Although he himself doesn't really want to admit it.

Not far away, Qi Rong watched them release their pets and happily went over to pet several of the pets that seemed quite familiar to her.

The little lion was among them.

"Oh my, the feel of this fur, it's been shedding lately, right?" Qi Rong looked down at the large handful of mane that had been plucked in her hand, a smile on her face: "The little lion beast is about to evolve, right? After it evolves, it won't be so cute anymore, it will become a real beast form, so I should take this opportunity to pet it a few more times."

As she spoke, Qi Rong unceremoniously reached out and began to roughly stroke the little lion's mane.

The little lion, which was already shedding its mane like crazy, suddenly had its fur flying everywhere.

"Ahem, that's enough for you." Ye Linjie waved her hand, brushing away all the fur that had flown towards her. "I just don't like those supernatural creatures that shed fur. You're all supernatural creatures, you all possess supernatural powers, so why do you still shed fur?"

"This is utterly absurd."

Upon hearing this, Qi Rong stopped tormenting the little lion beast. The little lion beast stood there obediently, showing no intention of attacking Qi Rong.

Even the way Qi Rong stroked its fur gave the little lion a sense of security it had never felt before.

Little Lion: Waaaaah~

So delicious!

And those two big demon kings don't seem to be looking this way at all.

Keep going!

Unfortunately, no matter how much the little lion rubbed against Qi Rong, Qi Rong didn't reach out again.

As he pushed away the little lion beast that had suddenly become very clingy for some reason, and which wasn't even its beast tamer, he chuckled and said, "Actually, it's not that bad. Compared to cats and dogs in nature that molt twice a year, with each molt lasting half a year, some supernatural creatures with thicker fur only shed a little when their energy is too abundant during the period before they evolve."

"It's already very friendly to people who like furry things but are allergic to furry things."

Not to mention, there are also many furry supernatural creatures that do not shed fur during their evolution.

"Anything with long hair is at risk of shedding." Ye Linjie shook her head in disapproval: "Compared to those furry supernatural creatures, I definitely prefer insects or arthropods."

Qi Rong: "...Just say you like insects. If you release your six pet beasts, they'll be a veritable army of poisonous insects. It's almost like you've gathered all five poisonous creatures together to raise Gu."

"Thank you for the compliment," Ye Linjie said with a smile.

Qi Rong: "..."

I really wasn't complimenting you.

"Oh, I think you're complimenting me."

Qiao Bai, who was listening from the side, almost couldn't help but laugh.

This also proved his previous guess once again—

Teacher Ye's remaining pets were indeed not easy to mess with.

The two exchanged a few words, but fortunately they remembered their business and readjusted their formation.

They form a staggered semicircle.

Ye Linjie walked at the front of the arc, with the compound-eyed venomous spider leading the way and the thorny butterfly following at the back of the group, remaining vigilant.

Teacher Qi and Teacher Mo, who were ordinary people, stood on either side of her.

When Qiao Bai glanced over, he inexplicably saw a triad boss with her two delicate little wives... cough cough, going out on patrol.

And it's not just Qiao Bai who thinks this way.

Sha Yi and Chen Yi, who were standing on the other side of Teacher Qi and Teacher Mo respectively, looked at the two male teachers with a slightly strange gaze.

Even the pace of keeping up slowed down a little.

Don't ask.

The question is simply that I don't want to be part of this seemingly inexplicable play.

I feel like they've become unclean!

The freckled youth looked at Qiao Bai, who was standing next to him, holding Xiao Wu and the cat-like insect, and following slowly behind, with a hint of unspoken envy in his eyes.

He even wanted to say – let's switch seats!

However, the freckled young man ultimately couldn't bring himself to say it.

Standing on the outermost edge of the group were two hired members of the exploration team.

Becoming a second-tier beast tamer in their thirties may not be as talented as the young geniuses like the honey badger and the freckled youth, but their rich practical experience accumulated from years of venturing into forbidden lands makes them more adaptable to the current environment.

Not to mention that there was a fifth-tier beast tamer in the team who took the lead in handling things.

Their job was simply to protect the others during the battle, which was simpler than they had initially imagined.

At least this group of people truly possesses the ability to protect themselves.

Instead of dragging them along to this forbidden place to die.

The overall atmosphere was quite good.

They chatted as they went.

As they walked, a rather speechless expression appeared on Qiao Bai's face.

did not expect.

The seemingly stern-faced man with the comical name was fascinated by unfamiliar plants, herbs, and fruits he had never seen before.

Every now and then, he would deliberately break away from the group and rush off in the direction that interested him.

At first, the two employees on the outermost edge were startled.

But as this happened more and more often, they got used to it.

Teacher Ye and Qi Rong looked completely unsurprised, as if they already knew what kind of person their colleague was.

This is not.

In just half a day, this was the third time the team had stopped to sit with Teacher Mo by a tree and study a small mushroom that had sprouted under the tree.

"It looks like a poisonous, ordinary mushroom from nature... but I sensed a very faint supernatural power emanating from it. Maybe it's a special edible mushroom that hasn't been discovered yet." Teacher Mo squatted on the ground, his serious tone unable to conceal his inner elation.

"Can Teacher Mo sense extraordinary power from this mushroom?" Qiao Bai asked curiously.

As a beast tamer, he didn't sense even the slightest bit of that so-called extraordinary power.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, the crew-cut youth Sha Yi gave Qiao Bai a disdainful look, as if he were looking at a bumpkin.

"Haha, don't underestimate Teacher Mo just because he's an ordinary person. His sensitivity to extraordinary powers is more accurate than 80% of beast tamers," Qi Rong said with a smile. "Everyone says that if Teacher Mo could awaken his beast tamer potential, he would probably awaken a talent skill like [Absolute Intuition] or [Sixth Sense]."

Qiao Bai: I understand.

A person who can become a teacher at a high-level beast-taming academy by virtue of being an ordinary person cannot be an ordinary person.

"This ability isn't very useful on superhuman beings, but it's extremely useful for identifying and using herbs and resources effectively." Qi Rong pointed to Teacher Mo, who was squatting there like a muscle demon.

"For example, if we see an unfamiliar mushroom in the wild, we usually wouldn't think much of it."

A red umbrella with a white pole—you can tell at a glance that eating it will lead to a hard life.

Why are you going over there?

Do you think the poisoning isn't fast enough?

However, once it is known that this mushroom contains some extraordinary power, the situation instantly changes.

Foods containing extraordinary power have the potential to become herbs or resources.

Perhaps they've discovered a new type of mushroom with special properties in unknown areas?

"So what's next..." Qiao Bai asked hesitantly.

"Try it."

"Take a bite and you'll know."

"It's just a matter of taking a bite."

Mo Xuexiang, Qi Rong, and Ye Linjie all said this in unison.

Qiao Bai: "..."

"It will be poisoned."

Mo Xuexiang waved her hand, and the cool guy's face showed an indescribable determination: "It's okay, I expected this situation. After all, we've come to the forbidden land of the Eastern Continent. There are many extraordinary creatures related to poison here, and I brought antidotes of various qualities."

As he spoke, the man with the double doors put down the bulging backpack on his back and pulled out a row of antidotes, from basic to intermediate to advanced, neatly arranged.

The antidote family is all here.

This moment.

Aside from the fact that the three teachers could resonate with each other and appreciate one another, even Mo's two prospective students showed very obvious expressions of doubt on their faces.

No?

Are you serious?

With such a complete supply of antidotes, are they mentally prepared to try all sorts of herbs along the way?

Qiao Bai wanted to complain.

But Qiao Bai kept quiet.

High-class.

Once you start complaining, you'll unconsciously become a complainer, and your sophistication will vanish completely.

So no matter how much he wanted to complain about Qiao Bai, he would never say it!

Instead, it was the flat-headed guy Sha Yi who, seeing Qiao Bai's expression, resolutely stepped forward: "Teacher Mo, your physical condition is that of an ordinary person. Eating these potentially poisonous mushrooms is quite dangerous. Let me, as your student, do it!"

Sha Yi had a pretty good plan in mind.

There's a good chance the mushrooms are poisonous, but Teacher Mo has prepared such a complete antidote.

Teacher Mo won't be harmed even if he eats it.

As a beast tamer with a better physique, it's even less likely that he'll have any problems after eating it!

This is also a good opportunity to gain favor with others.

It wasn't just one teacher's fault, it was three teachers' fault!

then……

Sha Yi gave Qiao Bai a hostile look.

Next time he makes a little move against Qiao Bai, the three teachers will probably turn a blind eye to it!

Thinking of this, Sha Yi was eager to try it out.

eat!

You have to eat it!

It's just eating a poisonous mushroom!

He was worried that the mushroom wasn't poisonous and he wouldn't be able to max out his favorability!

"Hmm...that works too." Teacher Mo seemed surprised that someone would step forward, and after thinking for a moment, he agreed without much hesitation.

In his excitement, the flat-headed guy Sha Yi didn't notice something... that both Qi Rong and Ye Linjie looked at him with a slightly strange expression.

The antidotes were neatly arranged on the ground.

Flathead Sha Yi squeezed next to Teacher Mo, resolutely rubbed his hands together, and enthusiastically reached out his wicked hand towards the mushroom... and successfully picked it!

After picking it.

The cool guy with the double doors looked at the red umbrella and white stem mushroom in Sha Yi's hand, a slightly confused expression on his face.

The cool-looking Mo Xuexiang, who had opened the double doors, reached out her hand: "Wait..."

However, before he could finish speaking, the crew-cut youth, Sha Yi, had already taken a bite, chewed it a couple of times, and swallowed it.

"kindness?"

Sha Yi stared blankly at Teacher Mo's outstretched hand, as if he didn't understand what was happening.

"What's wrong?" Noticing that Teacher Mo's expression was off, Ye Linjie quickly asked.

"Uh..." The cool guy with the double doors looked at Ye Linjie, then at the flat-headed guy Sha Yi, who had already eaten a mushroom and seemed to be fine. To please his teacher, he had taken the initiative to taste the herbs and eat a mushroom. For a moment, he was speechless.

Qiao Bai then realized that something was wrong.

kindness……

Judging from that expression... it doesn't seem serious?

But why aren't you saying anything?

Even Qiao Bai's brilliant mind couldn't understand what had happened to make this cool guy with the double doors, Teacher Mo, hesitate and stammer.

"Teacher, what's wrong with me?" Sha Yi, the crew-cut youth, blinked and asked with a puzzled tone, "I ate two or three bites, and I don't feel any big change in my body. My mind is also clearer. Teacher, do you think I should finish it for better results?"

The cool guy with the double doors choked up once again, and he gave a complicated look.

Not understanding Teacher Mo's gaze, but thinking it was an encouragement, Flathead Sha Yi felt hopeful!

Regardless of whether the mushrooms were poisonous or not, Teacher Mo would definitely think he was a diligent and positive student after eating them!

Just do it!

Even the second time the cool guy with the double doors reached out to stop them, the speed at which the flat-headed guy, Sha Yi, ate the mushroom was faster.

In the blink of an eye, both the red mushroom caps and the white mushroom stems were completely devoured by the honey badger.

"Burp—" After finishing his meal, Flathead Brother Sha Yi unconsciously let out a small burp.

The cool guy with the double doors: "..."

The cool guy pulled Ms. Ye Linjie to her feet and took a step back.

Sensing something was amiss, Qiao Bai also stood up and took a step back.

Qi Rong: "?"

Then he should follow.

Chen Yi, the freckled young man squatting next to the honey badger: "?"

Honey Badger himself: "?"

"What's wrong with the teacher?" The honey badger saw that something was wrong and tried to stand up and follow, but then he found that he felt a little dizzy.

At that moment, the voice of Mr. Mo, the cool guy from the double-door house, came from just a step away, coming down from above.

"I noticed when you picked that mushroom that the trace of supernatural power emanating from it disappeared," said Mr. Mo, the cool guy with the double doors.

Perhaps the mushroom toxins had finally taken effect, because Pingtouge Shayi felt a little dizzy, otherwise how could he not understand what Teacher Mo was saying?

What does it mean that... the moment the mushroom was picked, that trace of extraordinary power disappeared?

Surely... this mushroom isn't actually a regular poisonous mushroom, is it?

"Then I discovered that the faint supernatural power actually came from the small patch of land where the mushroom was growing," said Teacher Mo, the cool guy with the double doors. "Considering that it rained a few days ago and the forest environment was relatively humid, this mushroom was most likely a natural mushroom that grew from the excrement of a supernatural creature from the forbidden land, having absorbed sufficient nutrients."

"However, the incompletely decomposed excrement below affected my judgment."

"It made me think this was a special kind of mushroom."

Flathead Brother Sha Yi: "..."

Faded Sand Yi: "..."

Sha Yi, who couldn't bring himself to do it: "..."

Sha Yi: "...yue—!"

The thought of having just eaten fresh mushrooms covered in the excrement of supernatural beings... cough cough! excrement... sent shivers down Sha Yi's spine.

Even his good friend, the freckled youth, couldn't sit still at this moment.

I quickly took several steps back, afraid that I might accidentally get some on me... cough cough!

You know everything.

To make matters worse, the poisonous mushroom contained some toxins, and the supernatural creature that excreted it was likely poisonous, with its body also containing some toxins. Sha Yi's mind was starting to spin.

It looks like... it looks like we're about to see dancing dwarves!

Sha Yi: "Thump—"

In the end, he couldn't hold on any longer and collapsed unconscious, like Snow White who ate a poisoned apple.

The others present: "..."

"...You're really good at ripping off students," Qi Rong said sullenly.

Ye Linjie, standing nearby, looked completely unfazed: "Students who have taken your class for two months know that when participating in practical activities with Teacher Mo, never try to eat anything from your hand. You never know, one of you might get poisoned or be tricked."

"I didn't expect to be scammed here."

"Tsk tsk."

"And it's even more heartbreaking than simple poisoning... even though it might only be a tiny bit on the roots... sigh, never mind."

Having said everything she needed to say, Ye Linjie shut up.

Chen Yi, the freckled youth who had never heard of this before and might be Mo Xuexiang's student next year: "..."

Got it, got it.

They've learned their lesson.

Sacrifice one friend to benefit him for the whole next year.

I'm sure you'll remember this lesson after you wake up!

Because someone was poisoned and fell into a coma.

The small team, which had only advanced for half a day, stopped temporarily and chose a place nearby to rest.

"Luckily, it's almost lunchtime, so a short rest won't be a big problem," Mo Xuexiang said calmly as she cooked a hot soup using her small outdoor cooking equipment.

The poisoning wasn't severe; after being given a basic antidote, he quickly regained consciousness. The first thing he heard upon regaining his senses was Mo Xuexiang's words.

Sha Yi: "..."

Ah... this beautiful world... can he just pretend to be dead like this?

Just pretend he never came...

Before Sha Yi could even process the thought of it, Mo Xuexiang's devilish voice came from beside him: "Sitting up right away is bad for your stomach. Those mushrooms haven't been digested yet."

"The poison will only be truly neutralized after you have digested and excreted it."

Sha Yi: "..."

Sha Yi abruptly changed from lying down to sitting cross-legged. He opened his eyes wide and looked in the direction of the cool guy, Teacher Mo, with a look of utter despair. He couldn't help but scream in disbelief.

"Teacher Mo!"

"You must have noticed when I picked it!"

"Why couldn't you have said so sooner!"

If only it had been a little earlier!

If he had come a little earlier, he wouldn't have accidentally eaten those mushrooms!

"I wanted to say that you ate too fast, and I didn't have a chance to say it." The cool guy with the double doors blinked, his expression as serious as could be.

No matter who comes and sees Teacher Mo's expression, they will all feel that what he said is the absolute truth.

This includes Sha Yi himself.

Sha Yi couldn't help but start to recall. It seemed that he had indeed been disobedient and had finished off that mushroom in a few bites. He was afraid that he would not be able to seize the opportunity to win over the three teachers' favor in one go.

Thinking of this, Sha Yi fell silent.

Sha Yi began to doubt himself, doubt life, doubt the apricot blossoms that year... cough cough, was it all a mistake from the very beginning?

Qiao Bai also silently fell into a state of unspeakable silence.

He genuinely didn't notice anything wrong with the expression on the cool guy's face.

But Qiao Bai clearly saw the expressions on Qi Rong and Ye Linjie's faces—they wanted to laugh but held it back.

Qiao Bai had a gut feeling—

Yep.

That cool guy's expression is fake.

What he said was intentional.

Even if this Mr. Mo isn't a tax evader, he's certainly a drama queen.

Their acting is absolutely superb!

Qiao Bai repeatedly reminded himself not to be fooled!

These three people... yes, just three people, including Qi Rong, are probably not good people.

The saying "birds of a feather flock together" is not just a casual remark.

The fact that these three people were able to come together and get along quite well shows that they have something in common in their personalities.

……

The incident of eating a mushroom was a much bigger blow to Flathead Brother Sha Yi than he had imagined.

After resting enough, Sha Yi resumed his journey. He stopped jumping around and trying to show off his "uniqueness".

A smile appeared on Qi Rong's face.

Qiao Bai glanced at it, then glanced at it again.

"Hmm? What's wrong?" Qi Rong chuckled, then turned to look at Qiao Bai, who shook his head and looked away.

A smiling tiger who protects his own... Forget it, Qiao Bai decided to stop thinking about it.

Overall, Qi Rong and he had a pretty good relationship.

And she has always taken very good care of him.

That's enough.

The afternoon was also the domain of Mr. Mo, the cool guy with the double doors, who wandered around, showing great interest in every plant, herb, and fruit that contained even the slightest bit of extraordinary power.

He personally demonstrated a modern version of Shennong tasting hundreds of herbs.

However, unlike the flat-headed guy Sha Yi who accidentally ate a shiitake mushroom in the morning, the cool double-door guy Ben Ge, who was the main person to try it, could accurately identify the energy contained in every special food he got his hands on.

If you have it, try a bite.

If not, just throw it away.

I definitely won't eat shit, but I can't avoid poisoning, so I have to drink a couple of sips of some basic antidote every now and then.

Along the way, I also ate a fruit with a green outer skin, but when I bit into it, the flesh inside was a rich, deep purple. A dose of low-level antidote was completely useless; I had to drink a medium-level antidote to recover.

Even so.

No one else in the small team dared to step forward and volunteer to help the cool guy, Teacher Mo, test the poison.

I don't have that precise sixth sense.

Who knows if what you end up eating is poison or shit?

They are timid.

I'd rather not take the risk.

However, the cat-like insect struggled incessantly in Qiao Bai's arms after Teacher Mo bit into the green fruit and smelled the faint sour smell in the air, looking eager to pounce on it and eat the rest of the fruit.

Upon seeing this, Qiao Bai quickly hugged the cat bug tightly.

"Can we wait a minute?" Qiao Bai soothed the cat bug.

Looking at the fruit and then at Qiao Bai, the cat-like insect barely managed to quiet down.

"grumble!"

"Chirp chirp!"

Ok!

The dragon really wants to eat it, but the dragon listens to its beast tamer!

Qiao Bai had a headache.

This was the first time the cat-like insect had so proactively expressed a desire to eat a certain fruit... it really was the first time.

As a seven-legged money-devouring beast, Cat Bug has never been picky about food since it was contracted by Qiao Bai. It will eat whatever food Qiao Bai gives it.

The difference between liking and disliking certain foods is not that obvious.

It seems that cat worms can eat anything that is edible.

Until this moment—the cat-like insect said to Qiao Bai very clearly and directly: I want to eat!

Since it was getting dark and Teacher Mo's poisoning reaction was quite severe, the group decided to set up camp here for the night.

The two hired members of the expedition team, who had basically never had to lift a finger along the way, decisively took on the tasks of setting up camp security and cooking.

The cool guy with the double doors was half-lying on Teacher Ye's lap, resting with his eyes half-closed.

Qiao Bai glanced at the atmosphere between them and didn't really want to join in.

But when he looked down, he met the eyes of the cat-like insect, which were a jumble of thoughts but filled with longing.

The words of refusal suddenly became impossible to utter.

What can Qiao Bai do?

Qiao Bai sighed and took a few steps forward.

"Teacher Mo, are you feeling better?" Qiao Bai sat down next to Ye Linjie, like a giant light bulb.

Qi Rong, who was gathering firewood not far away, gave Qiao Bai a look that suggested he was looking at a warrior.

Fortunately, neither Ye Linjie nor Mo Xuexiang were too resistant to Qiao Bai's arrival. On the contrary, Teacher Ye took the initiative to smile at Qiao Bai and said gently, "It's okay. He usually eats more poisonous food during practical classes than this."

"The main problem is that the treatment environment in the wild isn't very good. If it were at school, I could just lie down in the treatment pod and be lively and energetic again."

A trip to the treatment chamber... doesn't just make you feel better immediately.

That's a high-tech treatment that can easily treat all internal and external injuries, except for irreversible diseases. It uses a special treatment chamber to detoxify. Qiao Bai can already imagine how fierce this new-era Shennong is.

Qiao Bai still held back his urge to complain, and his expression didn't show it at all.

Seeing Qiao Bai's calm expression, Ye Linjie's eyes revealed a hint of visible disappointment.

Qiao Bai pretended not to notice anything.

"Teacher Mo, do you know what that green-skinned, purple-fleshed fruit you just ate was?" Qiao Bai asked curiously. He had no intention of hiding it, since he couldn't anyway: "The cat-cat worm seemed to have a strong appetite for that fruit. If I hadn't stopped it, it would have rushed over to you after you took your first bite."

Qiao Bai held up the cat-like insect in his hand.

In order to control the cat-like insects, Xiao Wu stood on Qiao Bai's shoulders, making the already heavy burden on Qiao Bai's shoulders even more tangible.

hmmmm?

Upon hearing this, Teacher Mo, who had just been lying half-dead on Ye Linjie's plump thighs, suddenly sat up straight, her eyes opening wide and staring directly at the cat-like insect that Qiao Bai was holding.

I stared at the cat-like insect's messy gaze for three seconds.

Teacher Mo then looked away.

...You don't notice it after a couple of glances, but staring at it for too long makes you feel a bit disoriented.

The cool guy, Mr. Mo, didn't want to hear whispers or see the unnamed evil god so soon... It definitely wasn't because he was afraid.

Absolutely not.

The muscular, cool guy forges ahead fearlessly, unafraid of difficulties.

I shifted my gaze from the cat-like insect's eyes to the pair of somewhat immature dragon horns on its head, and that solved the problem.

"That fruit... it looks a bit like a Green Forest Fruit, but the calyx is slightly different. Before I tasted it, I thought it was a variant of the Green Forest Fruit that grew in a different region."

Green Forest Fruit is a low-level resource suitable for extraordinary creatures with wood and water attributes. It has a refreshing taste, can quickly replenish water, and can also increase the energy of extraordinary creatures with water and wood attributes in a short time.

But that fruit from before...

Even if Qiao Bai didn't know about Qinglin Fruit, he knew that this kind of fruit, which sounded like a nourishing fruit, was completely different from the fruit with green skin and purple flesh that could cause severe poisoning.

"The flesh has a very firm texture when you bite into it, even though the peel doesn't look that thick, which is a bit strange." The cool guy with the double doors continued with a reminiscing expression, "And then there's the taste... It's not bad, better than I expected. I don't think I tasted anything, it just naturally went down my esophagus and I swallowed it."

After thinking it over, the cool guy, Teacher Mo, said very seriously, "How about I try another bite?"

"I'm really curious, what's so special about the fruit that makes a pet so eager to eat its usual food?"

Qiao Bai: "!"

[After updating so diligently, I don't even deserve a monthly pass giveaway?]

(End of this chapter)