Please be my partner.

Mellen smiled and said, "It's my honor."

After Melen proved that he could pass through the place of mind reflection, he naturally joined the exploration team, but the next thing was more troublesome.

As an outsider, Melen didn't know anyone familiar in the confirmed team, and the two sides had no understanding of each other, including character and strength. Even with the guarantee of the top ten adventure groups, they would need some time to get used to each other.

This is actually not a big deal. After all, we are all adventurers and have all experienced temporary team formation.

The real trouble is the distribution of benefits.

After all, the Secret Garden is a secret place with rich resources. The six major adventure groups have organized such a powerful team this time, and naturally they have great ambitions. Since Mellen has joined the team, there is no reason for him to work in vain.

However, this is actually quite simple, because the team's distribution principle is "base salary" + "merit", and Mellen's main purpose this time is not for the possible resources he can gain, but to gain the favor of the six major adventure groups, so it's okay to take the initiative to make some concessions.

In the next twenty days, Mellen visited other members of the exploration team one after another. Including himself, the team had a total of fifteen people, including Chaudhry, Aligun and Sims, which was a very luxurious configuration.

Time passed in the blink of an eye, and twenty days later, the joint team gathered outside the place of spiritual reflection.

Although they were a team, everyone still stood in groups of three or four according to the closeness of their relationship. Melen also stood next to the two people from the Miracle Adventure Group, forming a small circle with relatively close relationships. Occasionally, they would greet and talk with the saints they got along well with.

As deputy leaders of the three major adventure groups, Chaudhry, Aligon and Sims naturally took over the command of the team.

Chaudhry glanced at the group and said, "After passing through the Land of Mind Reflections, we will be randomly teleported to the outskirts of the Secret Garden. The first thing we need to do then is to complete the assembly. This should be no problem, right?"

Naturally, no one raised any objections.

Chaudhry nodded slightly. Seeing that Aligun and Sims had nothing else to say, he said, "Then let's go."

The group entered the place of spiritual reflection very casually.

The third time he stepped into the place of mind reflection, Melen was already familiar with it. The illusory mind maze could not affect him at all. He could even slightly perceive the distorted mind rules here.

More than ten minutes later, Mellen passed through the Land of Mind Reflection and entered the Secret Garden. The environment here was different from the last time he came...

The sky in the secret garden seemed to be night at this time, but it was quite bright. Everywhere you looked, there were flowers in pink and red tones, even the clouds in the sky.

There is a stream not far away, in which you can occasionally see some illusory reflections, ancient buildings, and gorgeous scenery, which are constantly changing.

Looking around, you can see towering trees, some of which are even rooted directly in the clouds or even in the void. You can vaguely see some strange lives shuttling among them. They are either soft or composed of soft light, looking quite leisurely.

Looking away, Melen took out a green compass. The needle on the compass shook for a moment and then pointed to a certain direction.

This compass is naturally a prop distributed uniformly to facilitate team gathering, and it will point to the gathering stone tablet carried by Chaudhry.

According to previous experience, there is no danger in the outermost part of the secret garden, but Mellen did not take it lightly. While observing the surrounding environment, he quickly moved forward in the direction indicated by the compass.

After a few minutes, Melen suddenly stopped and looked in a certain direction.

The next moment, there was some movement from that direction. A figure walked out slowly from behind the tree and nodded slightly to Mellen. It was one of the teammates this time.

Mellen responded in kind, and the two of them moved forward together, but they didn't get too close.

After more than ten minutes, two more people joined the group and they saw Chaudhry waiting on a low hill in the distance.

At this time, there were eight people gathered around Chaudhry. Including the four of Mellen, there were still three people left.

After waiting for nearly half an hour, the remaining three finally arrived. The last one to arrive was Sims. Facing the others' puzzled looks, he shrugged and said, "I was randomly teleported a bit far."

The three deputy leaders exchanged a few words, and then Chaudhry said, "Next, we will go deeper into the secret garden. Everyone must obey our instructions, otherwise don't blame us for being ruthless."

Just as Chaudhry was about to announce the departure, a young man with blond curly hair and a languid demeanor spoke up, "Since you three deputy commanders are here, it's time to explain the true purpose of this exploration mission."

The person who spoke was named Kairuidi. He was one of the only two late-stage saints besides the three deputy captains present.

For saints, strength means the right to speak, so the three deputy captains should also pay attention to Kairidi’s problem.

Although this exploration of the secret garden was convened in the name of searching for rare resources and treasures, the six major adventure groups joined together, and anyone with a discerning eye could easily see the trick.

The three deputy leaders exchanged a glance, and Sims said, "The main purpose of this exploration of the secret garden is indeed to find rare resources and treasures, but we do have some additional objectives as well."

Yaligong added, "A few months ago, a fluctuation in the laws of the Tunan Realm occurred, giving rise to a demigod-level treasure. After a joint investigation by the two demigods, Erikon and Kanero, they have confirmed that the treasure is deep within the secret garden."

"We must at least determine its location this time, and if possible, bring it out."

A demigod-level treasure being conceived?

After hearing this, Melen's heart moved slightly, and he understood why Chaudhry offered such generous conditions to invite him to join the team this time.

To put it bluntly, it's all about strength. Mellen's joining not only strengthens the exploration team, but also strengthens Chaudhry's side.

Even if that demigod treasure could be taken out of the secret garden, it would definitely have to be handed over.

However, who will hand it over is a matter of great importance.

It seems that these three deputy team leaders are most likely in a competitive relationship.

Of course, before that, the most important thing is to find the treasure.

The saints present were all veterans who had been through many years of hard work. After listening to the story, they immediately understood the seriousness of the matter. After knowing that they were working for a demigod, they all behaved themselves.

The lazy smile on Kairuidi's face faded slightly, and he said seriously, "I see. Please give the orders, my three vice-captains."

After unifying the team, it was natural to paint a picture. Chaudhry smiled and said, "We have assembled such an elite force this time. We will definitely be able to sweep the inner area of the Secret Garden. There are many rare resources there. As long as you do your best, you can all share in the rich harvest."

"Also, I'm sure some of you already know about these two demigods, Ericon and Kanero. As long as you can bring back what they need, they will not be stingy with their rewards!"

Another late-stage saint said at the right moment, "Yes, I once had the honor of helping Lord Canero resolve some minor problems, and I received a very generous reward at that time."

Another voice said, "Lord Ericon is well-known for his love of supporting the younger generation. This is well known to everyone in the Brown Adventure Group."

With the two people's personal experiences, the team's cohesion is even stronger.

The fifteen people were divided into three teams, each led by three deputy team leaders, and began to go deeper into the secret garden in a mutually supporting manner.

Three teams take turns exploring the way, and the other two provide support from the rear, so that even if they encounter any sudden trouble, they can respond in time.

In the process of going deeper into the secret garden, they also encountered many resources, but these were of limited value to the saints, so unless it was convenient, they would not deliberately waste time picking them.

We did encounter some obstacles along the way. They were all fairies or plant life born in the secret garden. Although their attack strength was only at the legendary level, they came with the power of distorted rules, which could cause some trouble if we weren't careful.

Of course, it is still easy to crush the exploration missions organized by the six major adventure groups.

A day later, the team went deep into the secret garden. Compared with the beautiful and dreamy outside, the style inside began to become distorted and bizarre. All kinds of weird plants that were completely inconsistent with common sense appeared one after another. The level of danger was so high that even saints had to be careful to deal with it.

As the danger level increased, the team's pace slowed down a bit, and everyone was no longer as careless as before.

When they passed by a strangely shaped forest, the originally lifeless trees suddenly shook, and a chaotic aura rose rapidly, forming an inexplicable field that prevented all saints from opening their own holy domains.

The sudden loss of one's dominant hand naturally caused some commotion, but the battle-hardened adventurers would not be frightened by such means.

Melen also pretended to be surprised, but he was very calm in his heart, because even the chaotic field could not suppress his sanctuary. With the [Holy Temple] that was integrated when Garuru evolved, Melen could break through the blockade at any time.

The branches grew and extended, surrounding them like dumplings, and the vines hanging from the tree seemed to be engorged with blood, turning from dark green to dark red, and blood-red traces could be seen flowing through their meridians.

Chaudhry warned: "Don't go to the air, it's more dangerous there, let's concentrate our strength to rush out of this forest."

Yaligong pointed at the attacking blood-colored vines and said, "These are blood-thirsty vines. If you have the energy to catch them, try not to hurt them. The most valuable thing about these blood-thirsty vines is the blood essence they contain. If you cut them and the blood flows out, the quality of the blood essence will be greatly reduced."

Everyone fought their way through the thorns and bushes, and occasionally a saint would come forward to pull the bloodthirsty vines out of the seal. This was considered a rare harvest in the inner area of the secret garden.

There are some relatively obvious high-energy reactions in the strange forest, which should be some rare resources. However, the three deputy captains did not want to make things too complicated before finding the main target of this operation, so they kept commanding the team to rush forward.

Mellen's performance was not outstanding. He just let Mecha Garuru take action while he followed leisurely behind. During this time, he also picked up some broken bloodthirsty vines.

Melen felt that the blood essence bred in these bloodthirsty vines might be very much to Xiao Honglian's taste.

A few hours later, the team rushed out of the forest, but before they could breathe a sigh of relief, they saw the endless green plains in front of them begin to move irregularly.

Looking closely, the green traces on the plain are not grass, but a fungal mat composed of a large number of hyphae aggregated together.

As everyone stepped onto the plain, dense silk threads extended from the fungal carpet and spread towards them. No matter whether it was the protection formed by magic or the invisible force field, it was easily broken through by these mycelium as if it did not exist.

But when they got here, the chaotic field not only did not dissipate, but became even more intense. Even the energy in their bodies seemed to be affected and began to become a little restless.

Chaudhry warned, "Be careful. The rules here are too chaotic. Most of the life forms that can survive here have the ability to ignore the rules and use physical attacks to block the invasion of mycelium."

As he spoke, Chaudhry put his hands together and created crystal walls to block the mycelium.

With the physical obstruction, the mycelium could no longer ignore it and could only penetrate these crystal walls with difficulty. However, this time was enough for Chaudhry to create more crystal walls.

With Chaudhry's reminder, the other members of the team also showed their skills. The barriers formed by the materialization of various energies immediately covered a large area around them, forming a square space.

After briefly testing the mycelium's erosion rate on various energy entities, they also made orderly adjustments to the distribution, so that the square space was not only multi-layered, but also able to "evenly bear the force" and would not cause any accidents due to someone's mistake.

After confirming that the mycelium could not invade, the team set out again, heading deeper.

Chapter 471 Sacred Tree Seedling

After safely crossing the fungal plains and experiencing several different dangerous environments, a series of mountains appeared before us.

As the team approached, rumbling sounds continued to be heard, and the mountains turned into huge rock life forms.

These rock creatures all have the aura of a saint, but their size far exceeds that of ordinary saints.

Chaudhry said: "These rock lives have no wisdom, only some instincts. Don't get entangled with them. We are about to enter the chaotic domain of time and space."

The mountains are endless, and although the rock life awakened by the team is only a small part of them, there are still more than a hundred of them.

However, the rock creatures with only power are naturally no match for these saints. Even if they want to destroy them all, it is only a matter of time.

However, they certainly couldn't do such a thankless task. To a certain extent, the dangerous environment in the secret garden was a natural barrier for the top ten adventure groups.

These dangers are like setting up a natural threshold in the secret garden. Even if some scattered adventurers enter here, they can only pick up some leftovers in the outer area. The good things in the real inner area will be harvested regularly by their ten major adventure groups.

After all, Chaudhry let Mellen join this exploration team, in addition to strengthening the strength of his faction, the main purpose was to let Mellen make some friends with other adventure groups to lay the foundation for future transactions.

For this exploration mission, this team is already more than capable.

Just as everyone was showing off their magical powers to pass through the rock life, a saint let out a light exclamation and suddenly reached out his hand. With a flash of spatial fluctuation, the waist of the rock life blocking his way suddenly disappeared.

The next moment, a huge rock appeared in front of the saint.

Seeing this, others couldn't help but look over curiously.

The saint's companion also asked, "What's the matter, Ulises? Did you find anything good?"

Ulises waved his hand, and the dust on the rock peeled away, revealing a metal artifact underneath. He picked it up and examined it for a moment, then threw it away in disappointment. He curled his lips and said, "I saw a glint there and thought it was some treasure, but it turned out to be just the broken remains of a mechanical puppet. And judging by the material, it's at best a legendary item."

Many people looked at the metal object that Ulises had casually discarded, and only gave up after finding that it was indeed as he said.

Ulises' companion laughed and said, "It's really strange. How could there be such a low-level mechanical creation here?"

Naturally, no one cares about this issue.

Mellen also withdrew his gaze naturally like everyone else, but his mood at this moment was not as calm as he seemed on the surface.

Because he recognized that mechanical creation!

When Mellen first entered the high-dimensional world, he appeared near a forest of sacred trees. At that time, he felt that those sacred trees were a little strange, but after a little exploration, he failed to obtain any useful information. Instead, after sensing the danger, he gave up and stayed away from there.

Of course, Melen also recorded the coordinates of the place, and planned to explore the mysteries there when he became stronger in the future.

At that time, Melen sent out a mechanical puppet to conduct a test. The moment the mechanical puppet touched the range of the sacred tree, it severed its connection with Melen and disappeared.

What Melen never expected was that he actually saw the remains of the mechanical puppet here, in the secret garden of the Tuonan Realm.

Whether it was the unique shape, the completely consistent metal ratio in the alloy, or even the traces of brief erosion by high-dimensional energy, it was enough to prove that this was the mechanical puppet that Melen had used to test the sacred tree.

A thought arose in Melen's mind... Could it be that this place is related to the Sacred Tree Forest?

Putting the thoughts aside for the moment, now was not the time to think about these things. However, Mellen was also very interested in the secret garden. While others were not paying attention, he quietly made some arrangements.

As the team crossed the mountains, the rock creatures suddenly stopped chasing them and returned to their previous positions, falling asleep again. It seemed that the purpose of their existence was only to block the steps of these traversers.

Everyone in the team breathed a sigh of relief. Although those rock creatures had simple means, they were at the saint level after all. Coupled with the chaotic environment here, they still posed a considerable threat.

The team did not encounter any more danger on the rest of the journey, but the changes in the surroundings also aroused their vigilance.

As they continued to move forward, the original space seemed to change from solid to liquid and began to flow. They had to use the power of rules to cover themselves to prevent being swept away by the flowing space.

And with every distance they advanced, the world became more and more fragmented, as if they were gradually stepping into the depths of a chaotic void, where the sky and earth were pitch black and dead silent.

Chaudhry said, "This is the core area of the Secret Garden, the chaotic space-time zone. Be careful of those flowing spaces. If you are accidentally caught in it, you will encounter unknown dangers."

"Of course, as I said before, if you have the energy to spare, you can also try to salvage from these flowing spaces. You might be able to get some good stuff."

"Next, we will combine our forces to form a wall of rules, so that we can go further."

The last point is also the fundamental reason why the six major adventure groups organized so many saints to enter the secret garden.

Otherwise, generally speaking, the output of the inner area of the secret garden is much more stable than that of the core area, and the danger is more controllable. Usually, with sufficient intelligence, only three or five saints are needed to form an elite team, which is enough for normal exploration.

With Melen's keen perception of space, he could easily realize that the flowing space here seemed chaotic and disordered, but in fact there were some rules in it.

Occasionally, he could capture things hidden in the turbulence of space. Although he could not see what they were specifically, he could sense the amount of energy they contained. Most of them were like mud and sand carried by the river water, but there might also be priceless "real gold" among them.

Just as a spatial turbulence passed by Mellen, he stretched out his hand and waved it. The power of space formed a net at his fingertips, which swept through the spatial turbulence and brought out a piece of metal as big as a hill, emitting star-like blue light.