Please be my partner.

Anis nodded, then asked doubtfully, "Well, we've been wandering around the guild for quite some time now, why did you choose him?"

Ada pointed at her eyes and said, "Don't forget my [Aura Detection]. Over 90% of the Wilderness Hunters in the guild have evil tendencies. It would be too dangerous to rashly team up with them. The few who have pure Auras either have their own teams or are high-level lone wolves. There's no way they'll team up with us!"

"This uncle Jifeng's aura is pure and flawless. Not only is he alone, but his adventurer level is also not high. He is already the most suitable teammate I have seen in the past few days."

Anis nodded, and her impression of this uncle Jifeng also improved a lot.

Mellen separated from the trio. He actually didn't have anything to prepare. After reading the tasks for a while, he left the Wilderness Hunter Guild and wandered around Florence.

At this time, his mind was opened. Since he could meet the trio, maybe he could meet more people he saw in the fate picture.

If we can find the connection between them, perhaps we can pinpoint the location of the foggy valley in the third picture of fate.

However, until the appointed time, Mellen was not lucky enough to meet the "familiar" person again.

At the west gate of Florence, when Mellen arrived, he found that the trio had already arrived there.

Ada said, "Let's go."

The four of them left Florence and headed west.

The Lush Forest was not far from Florence, and it took them less than three hours to arrive there.

However, the four of them did not go in immediately, but first...made a fire and cooked.

It can be seen that Ada and the other two must live a very refined life on weekdays. Ada actually took out the pre-marinated meat from the space props.

Yi Meng is in charge of the cooking, and his cooking skills are pretty good.

While eating, Ada took the initiative to say, "Uncle Jifeng, since we have formed a team, we still need to understand the general situation."

"You've seen Yimeng as well. He's a heavy shield warrior and can be responsible for the team's main defense. Yanis is an assassin-type profession and can use some medium and long-range attack methods. As for me, I have some healing spells. If you are injured, I can heal you."

Mellen saw the three of them looking at him eagerly, so he smiled and said, "As you can see, I'm a down-and-out swordsman. My swordsmanship is so-so, and I know a little bit of close combat. I'm actually quite strong."

"Of course, it can't be compared with the Yi League."

After eating and drinking, the four of them prepared to enter the lush forest.

But before entering, the trio began to apply an ointment on their bodies, and Meren watched quietly from the side.

Seeing that he didn't move, Ada asked curiously, "Uncle Jifeng, why don't you apply the insect repellent ointment?"

Due to the environment, there are many kinds of poisonous insects in the lush forest. If you don’t apply insect repellent ointment, even an extraordinary person will find it difficult to move in it.

Therefore, insect repellent ointment is a must-have when exploring the lush forest.

Although Melen knew this, he didn't need to care about it. After all, both the [Dog of Corruption] and the Little Red Lotus could guarantee that he would not be disturbed, so he subconsciously forgot to prepare.

He said frankly: "I didn't prepare any anthelmintic ointment."

Ada and Yanis looked at each other.

Yanis: Is this the experienced uncle you mentioned?

Ada: ...

After a silent exchange, Ada took out a tube of insect repellent ointment and said, "Uncle Jifeng, this is for you."

Melen took it readily and applied it on his arms, neck and face.

Pearlescent mushroom is a plant that contains spiritual properties and can be used to make potions to restore mental strength, so it is of high value and stable.

This special mushroom usually grows near extraordinary life communities, so it is still dangerous to pick it.

As the four continued to go deeper, the trees in the lush forest became increasingly dense, gradually blocking out the sunlight from outside, making it extremely dark.

This is also the fundamental reason why the green-eyed crow, an extraordinary life form that prefers the dark environment, can reproduce on a large scale in the Lush Forest.

The fallen leaves under your feet have become extremely thick due to years of accumulation, and because of the humid climate, some of the bottom parts have turned into mud, and you may sink into it if you step on it.

This caused great inconvenience to the four people's movements.

Yi Meng was leading the way, with Melen following behind him, Ada in the middle of the team, and Yanis at the end.

Along the way, it is difficult to guard against all kinds of poisonous insects, mosquitoes, and ants. Even if you apply insect repellent, you still need to be careful at all times.

However, these are of no use to Mellen. Although the thin blood mist wrapped around his body by Little Red Lotus cannot provide much substantial defensive effect, once those poisonous insects with weak vitality approach, they will be immediately sucked dry of blood and die.

'Whoosh!~'

Anis threw out a streak of light, pinning a poisonous snake that was about to pounce on her to death on a tree. Then she waved her hand, and the streak of light returned to her hand, revealing a small knife that was two fingers wide and one finger long.

After walking for nearly an hour, they finally saw scattered pearly mushrooms at the roots of some trees. At the same time, the occasional crow calls from their ears also indicated that this place was not safe.

Ada said: "Let's move quickly. If the green-eyed crows attack us, just repel them. Don't kill them."

"Green-eyed crows are quite vengeful. If you kill one of them, it will be marked by the entire clan. Then, as long as you are in the Lush Forest, they will launch an endless attack."

Melen nodded slightly, knowing that these words were mainly spoken to him.

"Gah!~"

As the first green-eyed crow attacked, the sound alarmed more and more green-eyed crows.

However, because the four of them strictly adhered to the principle of only repelling and not killing, although the number of green-eyed crows attacking them continued to increase, the growth rate was not very fast.

Yi Meng swung the huge shield in his hand. Even if his body was occasionally caught by the claws of the green-eyed crow, it would only leave a white mark on his body at most.

Mellen did not draw his sword, but used both hands to swat away the green-eyed crow that rushed towards him, dodging it calmly.

Anis pulled out the long whip from her waist and swung it, covering a huge area of space. After being whipped away, many green-eyed crows dared not attack in that direction.

Ada was surrounded by three people and was mainly responsible for collecting pearl mushrooms.

After advancing like this for nearly half an hour, the number of green-eyed crows around them had increased to nearly a hundred.

Although the strength of these extraordinary crows is less than the first level, such a large number is almost beyond the team's endurance limit.

Ada acted decisively and issued the order to retreat.

The four of them immediately changed direction and fought while retreating towards the lush forest.

Many green-eyed crows saw them retreating and stopped after chasing them for a distance.

Another half an hour passed, and they were completely out of the Lush Forest. Those persistent green-eyed crows could only make unwilling "cawing" sounds at the edge of the Lush Forest and retreat back into the depths of the forest.

After they were completely safe, Ada reviewed the haul and said, "It's a good harvest. According to the agreement between us and the quest issuer, we should be able to get a reward of around 200 gold coins, and each of us can get 50 gold coins."

Anis curled her lips and said, "What?! After all this suffering, I can only get fifty gold coins?"

Ada laughed and said, "It can't be helped. If we can transport these pearlescent mushrooms to Roland City, the price will double or triple. If we make them into spiritual power recovery potions and sell them, we can make even more money."

"Unfortunately, we can't do any of these!"

Yanis naturally understood the reason, but she just couldn't help but complain a few words.

Mellen remained silent, refraining from expressing any opinions and trying his best not to interfere with fate.

Although Mellen's performance was somewhat different from what the trio had initially expected, he fulfilled his obligations during the mission, so the three were quite satisfied with Mellen.

Ada took the initiative and said, "Uncle Jifeng, let's go and hand over the mission together. This way, we can add another entry to our record in the Wilderness Hunter Guild."

Mellen nodded slightly, knowing that the other party did this for the purpose of asking him to confirm the task reward, so he did not refuse.

The daytime hours in the Southern Wilderness are longer than the nighttime hours. Even so, by the time they returned to Florence, it had already begun to darken.

Arrived at the Wilderness Hunter Guild and successfully completed the task handover.

At the same time, Melen also learned that he needed to complete ten similar tasks before his adventure level could be promoted from Black Iron to Bronze.

At that time, you will be able to enjoy many basic services of the Wilderness Hunter Guild, but of course, you will also need to abide by many rules accordingly.

For example, you need to complete at least one adventure mission of the corresponding level every year, otherwise you will be downgraded; for example, there is a stricter task review system, etc.

After receiving the mission rewards, the trio seemed very excited. Even Anis, who had shown disdain before, couldn't help but count the gold coins in her hand twice.

This made Melen a little amused.

He had long seen that these three guys were not adventurers at all, but were clearly the second generation of some great nobles or powerful forces, who were out to "experience life".

Chapter 116 Ambition and Cultivating Taboo Things

The trio was very satisfied with today's harvest.

Although fifty gold coins did not seem like a lot to them, they earned it themselves, which made it particularly meaningful. In addition, they also practiced a lot of things during today's training, so they were all very happy.

But Mellen felt helpless. For him, today was wasted and there was not much time left for him.

Thinking of this, he asked aloud: "Captain Ada, what is our next action plan?"

After a brief thought, Ada glanced at Yi Meng and said, "Yi Meng was injured in today's operation. I plan not to leave the city for the mission tomorrow. Uncle Jifeng, what do you think?"

Among the four, Ada was well protected, the green-eyed crows couldn't get close to Yanis at all, Melen was playing the pig to eat the tiger, and only the short-legged Yimen, although he had a high defense, was attacked many times and had some injuries on his body.

Mellen nodded and said, "That makes sense. In that case, I happen to be taking care of some personal matters tomorrow."

Ada's expression slightly changed, and she said, "Okay, then let's meet at the Wilderness Hunter Guild the day after tomorrow morning."

"it is good!"

After separating from the trio, Mellen raised his hand, and strands of blood light rolled and gathered in his palm.

It’s not true to say that he gained nothing today. At least because Yi Meng was injured, Xiao Honglian recorded his blood scent.

With the little guy's current strength, he can use this to locate the group even if they are far away. In this way, even if he is separated from the trio, he will not let them out of his sight, making it easier for him to continue looking for clues from other aspects.

Next, Melen needs to think carefully about what other details are worth exploring.

After Mellen left, Anis curled her lips and said, "This Uncle Jifeng doesn't seem to trust us very much."

Ada said, "Well, we've only just met for a short time, so it's natural for us to be a little cautious. As we go through more missions together, we'll naturally become familiar with each other."

"Hey, I was thinking of staying in the city tomorrow and just doing some simple tasks inside. Now it seems like there are only three of us left."

Yanis nudged Ada and said, "Let's go, let's go see if there are any missions that are not dangerous or troublesome. The reward is not a big deal."

Ada nodded, and the three of them went to the bulletin board and read it carefully.

After a moment, Anis let out a soft "eh" and said, "Come and take a look at this."

Ada leaned over and looked at the task Yanis was pointing to: "Telling fairy tales?"

Then he said with a smile: "This looks pretty good. Uncle Jifeng is not here. Otherwise, I would be embarrassed to accept such a childish task."

…………

Melen found a hotel to rest and summarize today's actions.

First of all, this kind of needle-in-a-haystack approach is definitely not advisable; secondly, although he has confirmed the actions of the trio in advance today, his joining may still slightly change their fate, which is not good.

Of course, as for the latter point, his joining may also be a part of fate.

With his current shallow understanding of the power of "fate", no matter how he interpreted it, it felt wrong.

So, Mellen prepared to change his thinking again.

The Misty Valley is undoubtedly an extraordinary place, and it is not necessarily unknown to everyone in Florence.

So, if we seek help from local forces, will it be easier to achieve our goal?!

As I was thinking this, two figures popped into my mind...Aito and Lennon.

The former had made a deal with Mellen during the rat tide in Roland City, and his life was indirectly saved by him. The latter, as the former's father, was also a big businessman in Florence. He had his own chamber of commerce here and operated a considerable force.

If he could get help from this local tyrant, it would definitely be more efficient than searching like a headless fly as he is now.

I was thinking about the details of tomorrow's actions and gradually fell asleep.

…………

On September 9, the sky was clear and the weather was nice.

Although the weather in the south is notoriously changeable, it has been pretty good these past few days.

After enjoying a hearty breakfast, Ada and the other two walked together towards the location marked in the mission they accepted yesterday.

This is a large luxury apartment located in the city center of Florence, which shows the strong financial strength of its owner.

It is still a little early for the agreed time of the mission, so they arrived early.

Ada shook the vintage bell hanging on the door of the apartment, making a 'ding-ling-ling' sound.

Soon, a servant came to open the door.

Ada said: "We accepted the task of telling fairy tales."