Please be my partner.

"600 units?!" Chaudhry gasped, his face full of shock.

He had a feeling that this would be a big deal, but he didn't expect it to be so "big" that it almost burst his "appetite".

Seeing hesitation on Chaudhry's face again, he stood up and paced back and forth in the room.

Mellen's eyes flashed, but he didn't continue to increase the bet.

As the collector said, Mellen did not understand any trading skills, but he understood human nature.

Now that enough benefits have been given, continuing to raise the price will not only not help to facilitate the transaction, but may even have the opposite effect.

Even if Chaudhry agreed to the deal, Mellen would need to make some preparations in advance to ensure that the deal could go smoothly.

After all, what Melen cares about is not the magic gold coins, nor the handle to catch Chaudhry, but those divine gold resources!

After pacing for a long time, Chaudhry stole a glance at Mellen from the corner of his eye. Seeing that Mellen was leisurely sipping tea without showing any signs of anxiety, he sat back and said solemnly, "Mr. Jason, I have an idea that may be able to help you."

Mellen put down his teacup and asked with interest, "Please go on, I'm listening."

Chaudhry said, "Recently, our Miracle Adventure Group and the other five of the ten largest adventure groups we're on good terms with are planning to jointly explore the secret garden. If Mr. Jason can join the team and play a role in the exploration, he can become friends with all six of our adventure groups at once."

"By then, with me acting as a go-between for you and introducing you to the deputy captains of other adventure groups I'm familiar with, it shouldn't be difficult to gather the divine gold resources you need."

Mellen's eyes lit up, and an irrepressible smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He said, "Then I will have to rely heavily on Deputy Headmaster Chaudhry's recommendation."

Chaudhry shook his head and said, "Mr. Jason, please listen to me first."

"The Secret Garden is one of the most resource-rich areas in the Tuonan Realm, and the danger level isn't particularly high. With just three or five saints working together, they can freely explore the surrounding areas. So, do you know why adventurers haven't completely devoured its resources for so long?"

Melen was stunned and shook his head to indicate that he didn't know.

The information he purchased from the Adventurer's Guild only contained an introduction to the relevant area, but nothing more specific.

Chaudhry said solemnly, "Because, to enter the Secret Garden, one must pass through the Land of Mind Reflection, an area that even demigods are not absolutely sure they can pass through."

Chapter 469: The Place of Soul Reflection

"The Land of Mind Reflection? Even a demigod isn't sure they can pass through it?!"

Mellen chewed over these words, his face gradually filled with solemnity, and he wondered in his heart what kind of dangerous place this place of spiritual reflection was.

Seeing this, Chaudhry was speechless. He said, "Jason, don't worry too much. There's a reason why the Mind Reflection Land can block demigods."

Mellen acted as if he was all ears.

Chaudhry explained, "In the Land of Mind Reflections, there are twisted rules of the mind. Once you enter, you must fight against your own mind. Strength or weakness cannot play a decisive role."

"That's why even an ordinary person might be able to pass through the Mind Reflection Land, but it might also keep out powerful demigods."

"Of course, a demigod would never participate in this kind of exploration of the secret garden. If you want to join, you must first pass the test of the Mind Reflection Land."

"The reason why this is a joint operation among our six major adventure groups is because there are not many saints who can pass through the Land of Mind Reflection. Each adventure group can only gather two or three people at most."

After Chaudhry's explanation, Meren finally understood the whole story. However, the test of the so-called place of mind reflection made him frown. Rationally speaking, he did not want to take risks of unknown extent.

After a moment's thought, Melen asked, "What will happen if I fail the test in the Land of Mind Reflection?"

Mellen made up his mind that if the consequences were serious, he would give up this path and think of other ways.

As if sensing Mellen's worry, Choudhury smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry. The most dangerous thing about the Mind Reflection Land is that it will unknowingly distort the minds of those who enter. This is extremely terrifying for those below the level of Saint, but for Saints, it is enough to resist for a short period of time."

"If a saint enters and finds himself unable to pass through, he can simply force his way out. This will not cause much substantial damage."

Mellen nodded slightly, but didn't agree immediately. After all, this was just Chaudhry's one-sided account. He said, "I need to think about it. When will your team set off?"

Chaudhry said, "One month at most. If you want to join, it's best to give me a reply within ten days. After all, it takes some time to adjust to temporarily inserting someone."

"it is good!"

Chaudhry escorted Mellen out of the Miracle Adventure Group headquarters and watched Mellen's figure disappear. His eyes became dark and deep.

After returning to his office and thinking for a moment, Chaudhry instructed his trusted subordinates, "Find out all the information about Jason for me."

In the next ten days, Melen did not go to the Eternal Arena again, but explored some relatively safe areas in the Tuonan Realm based on the strategy in his hand.

From time to time, Melen would return to the Adventurer's Guild headquarters to collect and exchange some intelligence, and gained a lot of useful information from some saints and even legends.

According to a saint who claimed to have traveled through the Land of Mind Reflections, the place is indeed filled with distorted mental rules. Once entering it, the consciousness will be trapped in the maze of one's own mind. If one cannot break through this maze, one will not be able to pass through the Land of Mind Reflections.

However, for a saint, as long as he realizes his own situation, it is not difficult to use the power of rules to forcibly break through the maze. However, in this way, he will return to the place he entered before, and because of the retreat of his mind, the danger he faces when entering next time will increase exponentially.

Of course, this last point doesn’t matter to most people.

At the same time, Melen also got some information about the secret garden.

Unfortunately, the saint just wandered around the periphery of the secret garden and did not stay there for too long, so the information he knew was limited.

In fact, the Secret Garden does not belong to the normal area of the Tunan Realm, but a place similar to a secret realm. There is more than one way to enter, but compared to the route to the Land of Soul Reflection.

Other ways of entering are either too illusory and rely mainly on luck, or extremely dangerous, several times more dangerous than the place of mental reflection, so there is basically no need to consider it.

Ten days later, Meren approached Chaudhry and said, "I can join the expedition to the secret garden."

Chaudhry nodded and quickly made arrangements.

A day later, the two came to the outskirts of the place of spiritual reflection, where two other people were already waiting.

Seeing Mellen and Chaudhry arrive, one of them spoke first, "Chaudhry, is this the famous Mr. Jason next to you?"

Chaudhry laughed and said, “Aligun, you are still so anxious.”

Then, Chaudhry pointed at the man who had spoken and introduced him to Mellen, "This is Aligon, the deputy leader of the Ghost Adventure Group..." Then he pointed to another person and said, "...the one next to him is Sims, the deputy leader of the Brown Adventure Group."

"They will serve as witnesses for your test. After completing this test, you will be able to join the team smoothly."

Regarding the test, Chaudhry had already explained it to Melen in detail on the way. He only needed to pass through the place of mental reflection, enter the secret garden and bring back a plant that was unique to that place.

The secret garden has a special environment, and the plants there all have a unique scent. Although this scent will quickly dissipate once you leave the secret garden, it is still enough to serve as an identification tool.

Melen did not hesitate. After exchanging greetings with the two men, he stepped into the place of spiritual reflection.

Aligon asked with great interest, "Do you think Jason can break through the mental barrier?"

Chaudhry said, "I hope he can pass. He's very powerful, probably not inferior to you and me. With his participation, the Secret Garden operation will be much smoother."

Sims said calmly, "I hope so."

…………

“…Master!…Master?”

A distant voice slowly floated into Mellen's ears, gradually bringing his chaotic consciousness back.

Mellen opened his eyes and looked at the old man in front of him in confusion. It took him a while for his brain to start thinking, "Mr. Morgan...?"

Butler Morgan had a helpless yet doting smile on his face and said, "Master Mellen, even if you are happy to have completed your studies, you shouldn't have stayed up so late last night and even drank secretly. You have to know that you are still a few months away from adulthood!"

"Graduation? Last night? Drinking?"

Mellen muttered to himself, and as Butler Morgan said this, the corresponding memories began to echo in his mind.

He traveled through time, to this Victorian-like era, and became the son of a famous adventurer couple.

After several years of adaptation and learning, he successfully graduated from Stanley Private College. Yesterday, he came back a little late because he had a lot of fun and drank a lot of wine.

It seems that's it.

Seeing Mellen gradually regain consciousness, Butler Morgan said, "Master, hurry up and pack up. You still have to go to the academy to get your graduation certificate."

"Graduation certificate...? Well, that's true." Mellen shook his head, still feeling dizzy.

He got out of bed and prepared to wash up, but when he reached the bedroom door, he suddenly stopped. After a moment of silence, he asked, "Mr. Morgan, where are my parents?"

"Master and Madam?" Butler Morgan was stunned for a moment, then said curiously, "Master and Madam have been invited to go on an adventure to the Stuttgart Canyon. Didn't they just speak to you a few days ago?"

A vague memory emerged in Mellen's mind. A few days ago, he spoke with his father, who told him that he had arrived at the Stuttgart Valley and was expected to stay there for two or three months. Of course, he did not rule out the possibility of continuing to the next place for adventure after finishing things there.

Melen shook his head again and muttered, "What did Golitsyn give me to drink? It can't be fake wine."

After washing up and enjoying a hearty breakfast, Mellen was about to change clothes and go out when he casually said, "Mrs. Reilly, please prepare a plate of minced bones and meat for me."

Mrs. Reilly didn't think much about it and went to prepare immediately.

As Butler Morgan sorted out Mellen's clothes, he asked in confusion, "Master Mellen, what do you want to do with the broken bones and flesh?"

"Of course..." Mellen paused, and said to himself in confusion: "Yeah, why do I need to break bones and flesh?"

Although Mellen didn't understand what was going on until Mrs. Reilly handed him the prepared minced bones and meat, he still took it naturally.

The Colin district where Mellen lives is a famous wealthy area in Vero City. Both the air quality and the security environment here are far superior to those in other districts, and people living here tend to be more relaxed.

You can see ladies taking their pets out for a walk everywhere in the morning.

Just as Mellen was walking forward in a daze, a beautiful lady dressed in fashionable clothes passed by him.

Mellen paused and turned around. Of course, his attention was not on the beautiful lady, but on the dog she was holding. It was a long-haired dog with gray and white mixed together, and its long hair was combed neatly. It was half a person's height.

A huge sense of disobedience surged in his heart, prompting Mellen to subconsciously shout: "Please, please wait a moment."

The beautiful lady turned around cautiously, and only after seeing Mellen's appearance did she let down her guard and said with a smile, "Young man, what's the matter?"

Mellen hesitated. He didn't know why he called out to the other person, but soon he turned his gaze to the long-haired dog and praised it, "Your dog is really beautiful. I can see that you usually take good care of it."

Then, he said a little embarrassedly: "I also want to have a beautiful pet like this recently, so..."

The beautiful lady smiled kindly. Although it was usually the servants who took care of the long-haired dog, she was very happy to hear the praise. So she kindly reminded him, "A dog with thick hair like Hard is not suitable for beginners. Otherwise, just sorting out the flying hair every day is enough to make people collapse."

"If you really want to get a dog, I suggest you start with a small, short-haired dog. That way, it will be much easier to take care of on a daily basis."

After the two talked for a while, Mellen took the opportunity to come to the long-haired dog and pretended to want to touch it, but the dog did not cooperate.

The beautiful lady smiled and said, "Although Hader is usually very obedient, he rarely gets close to outsiders."

Mellen said to himself in a confused and yet certain tone, "But, I should be very popular among the dogs."

When the beautiful lady heard Mellen mumbling to himself, she couldn't help laughing, thinking that the latter was joking.

After saying goodbye to the beautiful lady, Mellen did not continue forward, but sat on a bench on the side of the road.

Gradually, the mist in Mellen's eyes dissipated. He chuckled and said, "I really should be very popular among the dogs!"

"The so-called place of spiritual reflection is just like this. I thought I would return to my previous life, but it turns out that I couldn't even break through my lowest spiritual defenses."

"All you're doing now is simply giving me a beautiful memory to indulge in, while simultaneously depriving me of the most important thing, leaving me feeling lost. It's truly simple and easy to understand."

Melen touched his chest, where there should have been a wolf-shaped pendant, but now there was nothing.

As Melen cleared away the fog in his mind, the world constructed by his own mind began to shake slightly. An almost transparent shadow appeared not far from him and gradually took shape. It was Nasus.

Nasus was seen struggling in the void, as if swimming in some heavy liquid. Seeing that Meren had already noticed his presence, but still looked like he was enjoying the show, he couldn't help but make an dissatisfied "woohoo" sound.

This strange scene did not attract the attention of the people around, and everyone seemed to be frozen in time.

No, perhaps it should be said that the world has come to a standstill.

Melen chuckled, reached out and grabbed Nasus's fate by the scruff of the neck. Nasus immediately passed through the barrier of mental maze and became a physical entity in the world constructed by Melen's mind.

Nasus waved his little paws wildly, obviously not liking being carried like this.

Melen put it directly on his legs and stroked it gently. The dog then calmed down, narrowed its eyes slightly, and showed an expression of enjoyment.

Because of the dogs' anchor, Melen has a strong resistance to negative mental and spiritual states. After Nasus mastered the way of the soul, he built layers of defense on Melen's soul and mind.

Therefore, even the place of mind reflection that could trap even demigods only confused Melen a little.

Mellen didn't need to see through his own mental confusion like other people did in order to pass through the place of mental reflection. He could just rely on 'brute force' to forcibly open a path out.

The Land of Mind Reflections had only confused his shallow mind from the beginning to the end. Even if Melen was unable to understand it on his own, it wouldn't be long before Nasus would break through the mental barrier and come to wake him up.

Melen stood up and stretched, then said to Nasus, who was floating in circles around him, "Let's go. Although this place is quite interesting, it is ultimately an illusion."

“Hey, Nasus, why are you circling me? Are you trying to herd me?!”

Chapter 470 Secret Garden

Mellen walked through the place of spiritual reflection and entered the secret garden, and found that it was more comfortable and peaceful than he had imagined.

However, Melen had no intention of exploring rashly. He just picked a small flower from the ground and walked out.

The Land of Soul Reflection tests the soul. If you fail to pass it the first time, it will only become more difficult next time. On the contrary, if you pass it the first time, then this place will be a smooth road.

So, without much effort, Meren returned to Chaudhry and the others.

Seeing the exotic flowers displayed by Meren, Chaudhry smiled and said, "Jason, welcome to join this exploration."