What Comes After the Task

"Have you heard? Reze They found a secret place in the forest!"

"It seems that Mr. Drake led the team to find it?"

"Drake That guy is really powerful. Not only is he a good hunter and reconnaissance expert, but now he can even find secret places!"

"But I heard that that place doesn't seem to be normal. There's poisonous fog everywhere?"

"..."

After the five Linsey people brought the news back to the camp, such discussions could be heard almost everywhere in the fleet.

And in an open space opened on the shore.

The Awakeneds used this place as a temporary meeting place and were discussing in a serious atmosphere.

"Since someone has arrived at the secret realm here first, there is no need for us to stay any longer. This is just a waste of time."

"You can't go into that poisonous secret realm and take two puffs of poisonous mist, right?"

"Haha - I'm so happy for nothing."

"Although Nine Bends City is not as good as Lookout Point City, there are also Life Scholar stationed there. Among their doctors, I remember there are also researchers who specialize in poisons. Selling this place to them might be a good choice?"

"..."

The main discussion content of the awakened people revolved around the discovery of the secret realm and the subsequent processing.

Thinking of the possible gains, many people looked expectantly and even became restless.

But watching the atmosphere rise.

Reze suddenly interrupted the conversation and made an unexpected statement:

"Everyone, since the secret realm has been discovered by us, we will definitely not be able to escape. What we have to think about now may be changes in the way of navigation."

Immediately an awakened person asked in surprise:

"Reze, what do you mean?"

Reze replied calmly, "What I mean is that the fleet's actions should return from the water to the land."

"Everyone, don't you think this time is a bit special?"

"Think about the timing of the sudden change in the forest, and the time when the core of this secret realm was poached!"

Other awakened people also reacted:

"You mean, there's a connection between the two?"

Reze didn't nod:

"I can't be sure about this, but at least I have to take a look."

"The coincidence of the two times is too coincidental. Since our purpose is to investigate the condition of the forest, we should not ignore this clue."

An awakened person on the side said worriedly:

"But you also said that the core of that secret realm was poached."

"If someone is really behind this."

"Then what we have to do changes from appeasing the forest to confronting people. This is not a good change."

"..."

The people in the open space fell into silence, and the atmosphere was a little stiff for a while.

The crisis affecting the forest is terrible, but the conspiracy between people is in a sense even more dangerous.

When the things we have to face during this trip change from the former to the latter.

The emotion called worry naturally began to ferment in people's hearts.

Reze sighed slightly.

He frowned, and his calm expression showed a little helplessness. "So everyone thinks that we should stay where we are and hold on to this secret realm?"

Among the discussion members, there are also friends from Reze who were originally Exploration Team.

As soon as Reze said the words, he immediately realized that Reze was really angry and quickly tried to smooth things over. "Reze, don't be angry."

"Everyone just put forward their own opinions first and didn't say what they wanted to give up."

Saying this, the awakened person scanned the surroundings, but did not find the target he wanted to see.

So he asked, "Reze, why don't you see Drake coming?"

"Weren't you led by him to find the secret realm? In the current situation, I think it would be more appropriate to ask him for his opinion."

Reze shook his head:

"He said that the exploration of those secret places was too easy, so he returned to the shore first and tried to find as many clues as possible."

"..."

Discussions on the shore are still continuing, and Linsey has also hit the road alone.

Just like Reze said, he returned to the secret realm of Poison Valley again. This time only Linsey came, so the countermeasures against the poisonous fog were much simpler.

Linsey puts on his own equipment and directly uses [Ancient Tree Crest] to transform into a tree state.

There is rough and thick bark blocking the outside.

Although the poisonous fog permeating the valley is also corroding, it will not be effective in a short time.

Not to mention that Linsey also provides poison resistance equipment.

Using props and skills together, he can become almost completely immune to the toxins in the deep valley in a short period of time.

Linsey Explore carefully in Poison Valley.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for him to find a bright spot here again.

"Night-Shining Ramie Mushroom——I knew there was more!"

The tree-human Linsey doesn't even need a knife.

He stretched out his hand to pull up these Night-Shining Ramie Mushroom. At this time, he looked at the Task Bar plate, and saw that the rough features made of bark were crowded together.

[Jungle Expedition II]

[There seems to be something wrong in the secret place in the forest. Follow the clues to investigate the truth.]

[Task reward: Sun Sunflower, a small amount of attributes/Skill Experience Points.]

The mission of [Jungle Adventure] has indeed been completed.

But Linsey really didn't expect that at this time, another follow-up mission would pop up! "Completing missions like this makes it feel more and more like a game."

Linsey sighed while searching for resources.

Task Bar He has completed many of the manifested tasks, and naturally has mastered the corresponding rules.

Under normal circumstances, a completed task will not have such a continuation.

The only possible explanation.

It was the footprint left near the pothole.

This thing leads to the mission.

If you want to complete the follow-up tasks, the most likely way is to follow this trace.

Forest Secret Realm's problems are far from over! "But Reze and the others..."

Linsey thought of his companions and shook his head slightly.

He did not doubt the courage and actions of his explorer.

But others...

"Well, what kind of mushroom is this?"

While thinking about it, Linsey saw a new mushroom in the secret realm.

Different from Night-Shining Ramie Mushroom, this fungus has a bright red appearance, a cute semicircular umbrella cover, and a shape and color like a bright red apple. Just looking at it makes people like it.

[Fungi: Red Giant Mushroom]

[A mushroom that will increase your size after being taken, but it is poisonous.]

[Fungi with unique effects and moderate value.]

"Eat mushrooms that make you bigger..."

"Will there be any flowers that can throw fireballs after eating them?"

Linsey complained.

He picked off a Red Giant Mushroom and placed it on Workbench to check the formula.

[1 Red Giant Mushroom+1 Dragon Beard Grass+1Qingshui+1 Glass Bottle=Giantification Potion]

"..."

"Can it be made into a potion to eliminate the side effects?"

Linsey's knowledge of botany is pretty good. I remember that Dragon Beard Grass is a medicinal herb with detoxification effect. It mostly grows in arid areas such as deserts.

The potion made according to this formula should be more effective than chewing dry mushrooms.

Linsey nodded slightly, collected [Red Giant Mushroom] and stuffed it into the bladder.

Just when he opened the map and was about to continue searching for resources, an unexpected situation made Linsey freeze in place.

At some point, a few more green dots appeared on the map.