After explaining his thoughts to Hu Liena, she nodded in agreement, then asked, "What if we run into an extremely troublesome Spirit Beast? Should we hurry up and train, then decide what to do after I get my third Spirit Ring?"
"There's no rush. This place has been isolated from the outside world for years, and nobody can say whether there's a Spirit Beast suitable for you here. We mustn't delay your Spirit Ring for the sake of a single test." Qian Yun stood up as he packed their things. "Come on, let's start exploring farther in."
"Oh." Seeing this, Hu Liena didn't press the matter.
Several days later.
After steadily making their way forward over the past few days, the two had gradually reached the boundary between the outskirts of the red circle and its central region.
Hu Liena looked up at the sky, still shrouded in white mist, and asked without thinking, "What day is it?"
"Morning of the fifth day," Qian Yun replied.
They had continued to keep track of time even as they steadily pressed onward.
Hu Liena looked a little dazed at his answer. "Is that so? It's only been a few days. It feels like ages to me."
"Yeah. With no distinction between day and night here, it's easy to lose track of time. If you're tired, we can go back and rest for a while."
Hu Liena thought it over, then shook her head. "No. The harder it is to keep track of time, the more important it is to maintain a regular routine. Let's finish today's task first."
Qian Yun didn't insist. They were currently in a valley. It wasn't the core region, but Spirit Beasts were growing increasingly scarce in the area, which meant there was probably a powerful Spirit Beast's