In the blink of an eye, the next day arrived.
Shi Ze came to visit Lu Ran early in the morning again. "Brother Lu, the permit for the Death Forest trial has been approved."
"When would you like to go?"
Lu Ran was sitting leisurely at the stone table in the courtyard, eating the breakfast the servants had brought him.
"Brother Shi, want some?"
Although the breakfast contained no Culinary Will, all its ingredients were local specialties, giving Lu Ran a different sort of delicious experience.
"Ah, no thanks. I've already eaten," Shi Ze politely declined.
"Then I'll finish up quickly, and we can head out afterward?" Lu Ran asked.
"Sure." Shi Ze had no objections.
Lu Ran began making quick work of his breakfast. He was quite looking forward to visiting the Death Forest.
After he finished eating, the two made a few preparations and immediately set off.
On the way, Shi Ze said, "Members of the major families may all apply for Death Forest trials over the next few days to scout it out ahead of time."
"Other contestants might also use the connections of Tree Realm City's major families to come here early and examine the environment."
"So we might encounter other people in the Death Forest. You must be careful, Brother Lu."
"Sometimes, the most frightening things aren't those Ferocious Plants, but people. Ferocious Plants that haven't developed intelligence won't actively scheme against you. Everything they do follows fixed instincts, with patterns you can trace. Once you understand their habits, traversing the Death Forest isn't difficult."
"But during the preliminaries, Beast Tamers traversing the Death Forest are allowed to interfere with and eliminate one another. So when the time comes, some Plant Tamers will most likely use those terrifying Ferocious Plants to do their dirty work,