Young Guardians Test Their Blades, the Path of Growth Observed in Quiet

After the first class of Perpetual Academy graduated, they scattered to every corner of the Hongmeng Great Land, becoming young guardians. Carrying the Path of Guardianship they had learned, they threw themselves enthusiastically into ecological preservation and interspecies mutual aid. Yet there was always a gap between theory and practice. Before long, reports came in from several regions of difficulties encountered by the young guardians.

On the outskirts of Qingyan Town, beside the Northern Territory windbreak forest, the human youth Lin Feng and the beast cub Shi Dun were responsible for guardianship. Lin Feng was steady and meticulous, skilled in ecological monitoring; Shi Dun was of mixed Rock Spirit Race and Stone Race heritage, possessed immense strength, and excelled at reinforcing the land. After taking over, they discovered slight soil erosion on several slopes around Qingyan Town. They decided to imitate the Northern Territory windbreak forest model and plant drought-resistant spirit trees. But lacking experience, they chose a variety unsuited to the slope soil. Not only did it fail to hold the earth in place, its shallow roots left it battered askew by heavy rains, worsening the erosion. The people of Qingyan Town were somewhat dissatisfied and lodged complaints with the Supervision Department, hoping Shen Hao would come personally to solve the problem.

The young guardians of Spirit Grass Valley in the Southern Territory were Lu Yao, a young woman transformed from spirit grass, and Chen Mo, the son of a human cultivator. Lu Yao was well versed in the habits of spirit herbs, while Chen Mo excelled at technical record-keeping. Recently, the spirit herbs in Spirit Grass Valley had begun to yellow. Lu Yao concluded that the soil lacked some trace element and hastily applied nourishing pills she had refined herself. Chen Mo felt they should first monitor the