He Yajun’s words left Li Qinglang silent for a long while, not because the terrifying Excellent Grade Battle power had exceeded his expectations, but because of the Tree Demon itself.
Li Qinglang lowered his head and muttered, “So these incomprehensible creatures have finally appeared...”
Li Qinglang had already suspected this before. The Mist Continent was far too bizarre; it was highly likely that it was home not only to all kinds of powerful beasts, but also to all sorts of idealistic existences.
Guessing was one thing, but when it actually appeared in reality, his heart was still filled with gloom.
Survival was already so difficult. Hundreds of millions of Humans could not eat their fill or keep warm, yet this was merely the start.
He Yajun, on the other side of the screen, seemed to notice the fluctuation in Li Qinglang’s state of mind and consoled him:
“The creatures of the Mist Continent are indeed powerful, but there are also many items and objects here that can increase our strength.
We can even fuse the power of native creatures into our own. For example, I risked picking this fruit because I wanted to cultivate a powerful creature like the Tree Demon.”
Hearing this, Li Qinglang replied with a smile, “Killer Bro, don’t worry. I’m not so easily discouraged. By the way, this fruit can be cultivated? The gift you mentioned earlier wouldn’t happen to be this, would it?”
He Yajun: “That’s right. I’ll send you the item information and you’ll understand. I think it’s very suitable for you.”
【Evergreen Tree Demon fruit（Excellent）】
Introduction: This is a wondrous creature that has developed self-consciousness. It cannot be precisely defined as either a plant or an animal. Consuming this fruit can eliminate internal impurities and improve human genes from the root.
Note: This fruit can also be used for cultivation and planting. The Evergreen Tree Demon differs from ordinary plants; it takes in water sources as nourishment. With sufficient, high-quality water sources, it can theoretically grow without limit.
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Powerful!
This was Li Qinglang’s first reaction after reading the information.
First was the effect of consuming it. Eliminating internal impurities was easy to understand, but he could not quite understand what it meant to improve human genes.
However, not understanding did not matter. With only one fruit, he definitely would not consume it directly.
As for cultivation...
This was practically tailor-made for Li Qinglang!
As long as there was a sufficient water source, it could grow without limit! This was limitless growth!
Could Li Qinglang feed more than ten tons of purified seawater to the Evergreen Tree Demon seed and directly cultivate Excellent-Grade, or even Excellent, Battle power in a short period?
Li Qinglang: “Killer Bro, are you really giving this to me? Isn’t it a little too precious?”
It was no exaggeration to say that, aside from being unable to run, this thing was far more Excellent than Da Ju in every other respect.
Da Ju: “?”
He Yajun: “Of course it’s for you. Only in your hands can this thing display its greatest power. As for it being precious, you saved my life. Can this thing possibly be more precious than my life?”
Li Qinglang: “Of course not!”
He Yajun: “There you have it...”
Li Qinglang: “This thing is far more precious than your life!”
He Yajun: “?”
“If you were in front of me, I’d pin you to the ground and beat you!”
Li Qinglang: “I saved some chicken soup for you, and it’s still being kept warm on the fireplace.”
He Yajun: “good brother!”
……
With the trade completed, Li Qinglang received not only a fruit, but also two pounds of fine meat patties.
This also proved that Li Qinglang had judged him correctly. He Yajun was indeed a friend worth making. The fact that he was willing to give the Tree Demon fruit to Li Qinglang unconditionally showed that he regarded Li Qinglang as one of his own.
He Yajun also said that if Excellent-Grade meat patties were ever insufficient in the future, Li Qinglang should feel free to ask him for more.
Li Qinglang happily agreed, while thinking to himself, “You have no idea how big Da Ju’s appetite is. Otherwise, how could you dare say that?”
The other party did not know that Da Ju existed, so from his perspective, he had given Li Qinglang four pounds of Excellent-Grade meat patties today—enough to last him more than ten days.
However, Li Qinglang had already decided that from now on, he would reserve some spring water every day for He Yajun.
The poor homeland spring eye had come with 300 milliliters of spring water when obtained. Aside from that, it had remained dry the entire time. Whenever it accumulated a little, Li Qinglang took it away, and it had even incurred a debt.
“By the way, Killer Bro, what reward did you receive from the mist totem?”
Every excellent-grade item was powerful. Li Qinglang was not merely curious; he also wanted to learn more information about the Mist Continent.
He Yajun: “Why don’t you guess what Grade item I received first?”
Li Qinglang: “Could it be Excellent? Good grief, Killer Bro, take me with you.”
He Yajun: “You’re dreaming. Excellent items aren’t that easy to obtain. Even with an S+ rating, the probability of getting one is pitifully low.”
Indeed, the probability of getting an excellent item was one percent. An ordinary S Grade offered two lottery chances, and the probability for S+ doubled, but doubling it only raised it to two percent, which was actually not much different.
Special items were different, however. The probability was nine percent for ordinary S Grade and eighteen percent for S+, so this increase was quite substantial.
Li Qinglang: “So that means it’s a special item?”
He Yajun: “That’s right. Both of them are special items.”
Li Qinglang: “Wow, you’re the lucky dog. Isn’t that probability almost as good as getting an excellent item?”
He Yajun: “Hehe, this is the first time being a lucky dog has made me so happy.”
After saying this, an item’s information was sent over:
【Diluted Blood Clan Bloodline（Special）】
Introduction: A potion formed through the fusion of unknown components and a small amount of Blood Clan genes. After injection, it grants a small portion of Blood Clan abilities.
Note: Each Survivor can inject only one Bloodline Potion.
This item undoubtedly gave Li Qinglang a deeper understanding of the Mist Continent.
It turned out that Humans could not only increase their own strength through food, but also inject Bloodline Potions!
As for whether there were other methods, that was temporarily unknown, but Li Qinglang guessed that there definitely were.
He Yajun also seemed fated to have ties with the Blood Clan. He had prolonged his life with Blood Clan Essence Blood, thereby obtaining the Mistbreaker reward, and the reward had coincidentally given him a Blood Clan Bloodline. This made Li Qinglang suspect that some unknown existence seemed to be influencing their direction of growth in the dark.
However, He Yajun’s special item could be said to match him extremely well. His outstanding combat skills combined with the Blood Clan’s recovery ability; the bonus to Battle power was not as simple as one plus one equaling two.
Of course, Da Ju, as a Special creature, was not inferior either. In game terminology, He Yajun was Battle-oriented, while Li Qinglang was growth-oriented.
Li Qinglang: “Wait, there’s still another reward. Didn’t you say there were two special items?”
He Yajun: “Uh...”
Li Qinglang: “What is it? Is the other item the Sunflower Manual? Is that why it’s so difficult for you to talk about?”
He Yajun: “Not that. I just don’t know what use this thing has. Forget it, take a look.”
That statement made Li Qinglang very curious. There was actually an item in his possession whose use he did not know?
Because the System existed, almost every item on the Mist Continent had its method of use marked down. At the very least, there would be an explanation of its functions and purpose.
Wait, there was one kind of item that had no explanation whatsoever. Many people knew of it, but its use was indeed unknown.
Could it be...