Lia snorted and led the Snow Goose members into the World Tree, waving her hand:

"As agreed, we'll meet again after we've harvested the resources from the private land. I'll then take you to explore the public areas! You'd better stick close to the Snow Goose Adventure Team, who have dual-star rank!"

This air of showing off...

Linda sighed inwardly.

I should at least learn a silencing spell to shut Lia up, so that she'll be unlikable the moment she opens her mouth.

After Xueyan disappeared in the blue teleportation light, he turned to look at Lulu and Monica.

The two team members were dressed in matching outfits: white shirts paired with black skirts. The skirts were equipped with a fixed magic array inside, ensuring that no one would be exposed, even during the most intense battles.

The shirt features a brown circular team emblem on the chest, with a white dove in flight in the background and a blue phlox flower as the main image.

Linda laughed and said, "The Phoenix Flower Adventure Team, let's go!"

The three entered the large hole beneath the World Tree and disappeared in a blue teleportation light.

...

The tenth level of the World Tree, [Orange Plains].

Under the blazing sun, the scene resembled a tropical savanna, a stark contrast to the wintery atmosphere of White Pigeon City.

From a bird's-eye view, the terrain of the tenth floor is mainly plains, with large areas of Mondel trees that look very much like maple trees.

This tree is extremely drought-resistant, with sparse orange leaves growing on its branches. Under each leaf is a round fruit, about the size of a thumb, which looks very much like a jujube.

Besides the Mondel tree, the other most common vegetation consists of thorny bushes and abundant tumbleweeds. Sometimes, poisonous snakes lurk among them, causing adventurers considerable trouble.

At that moment, beneath a Mondel tree, a tall adventurer hurled a dark whip and plucked a handful of Mondel fruit.

He distributed the fruit to two team members, took one for himself, wiped it, and popped it into his mouth.

Feeling the sweet juice bursting in her mouth, Linda said with a smile:

"If you're thirsty, just eat these. Mondel Fruits aren't cheap outside; a handful costs a silver coin. Many adventure teams are afraid to explore public areas, so they collect Mondel Fruits in resource areas, put them in their material bracelets, and sell them outside."

While eating the Mondel tree fruit, he also gave a brief explanation of the fruit's value.

"Wow, it's so sweet." Monica took a bite, cupped her cheeks with her hands, and her eyes sparkled.

Lulu also said, "It tastes good."

"Of course, they're freshly picked."

Linda grabbed a handful of Mondel Tree Fruits, raised her right hand, and scanned them with the silver material bracelet on it.

In the center of the bracelet is a tiny pale green gemstone.

The gemstone released its light, which fell upon the fruit of the Mondel tree.

A line of ancient text popped up: [100 Mondel Fruits, 1 Material Point consumed, Store? Current Material Points: 0/1000]

Lulu raised an eyebrow: "Linda, let's not take these fruits, shall we? They're taking up space."

The maximum number of points in the material bracelet increases from 100 to 1000 after the Phoenix Tail Flower reaches level 10. This means that before midnight tonight, they can collect materials worth a maximum of 1000 points.

Any extras, even if put into a spatial ring, will disappear the moment you leave the Great Secret Realm.

This is a restriction imposed on adventurers by the World Tree Goddess to prevent some greedy people from stripping the World Tree bare.

That being said, the World Tree Goddess was also generous.

With a whopping 1000 material points, and refreshed daily, only a very small number of adventure teams can use them all up.

Linda gently tapped Lulu's head. "Are all orcs this greedy? With our team's strength, we can't possibly fill this material bracelet. It's not like before, when we could always get a huge harvest and even have to throw away some low-value items."

"These Mondel tree berries only account for 1 point, which is just enough for us to take back and eat ourselves. They'll also make a great snack to accompany drinks for someone recuperating at home."

“Oh…” Lulu nodded, “Then take them with you.”

Linda put away the Mondel Fruit, unfolded the map, and used the compass to confirm the direction.

The location we were teleported to is near the World Tree in White Dove City.

"West...that's it. Good luck, it should only take twenty minutes to reach the Phoenix Flower resource area."

As Linda spoke, she took a small cage from her waist, inside which were several sensor ladybugs fluttering around.

It was 12:01, and he had to start the walkthrough.

Linda transferred the magic in her hand to the sensor ladybug, and the bug immediately began to fly around excitedly.

All the magical screens outside lit up.

The long-awaiting adventurers were filled with enthusiasm and sent out their suggestions.

It's finally open! Yay!

[Captain Linda, could you teach us how to gather rare materials, preferably those worth over 100,000 gold coins?]

I'd rather see the Phoenix Flower defeat the Wilderness Guardians.

[Hopefully Monica and the others will be attacked by the tentacle flowers!]

Actually, I'd rather see Captain Linda bound by tentacle flowers, her clothes corroded by their slime, and them entangled around her...

[Where did all these perverts come from? If this keeps up, the World Tree Goddess will cut off the live stream!]

[The Elf's Hot Spring Lodge is having a grand opening sale! Enjoy 30% off for two weeks around Winter Solstice, and orcs get an extra discount!]

Linda held a ladybug in her hand, her expression fascinating as she watched the tiny crystal screen on the ladybug's belly, where suggestions flashed by rapidly.

Perhaps it's because they've become so popular that they've attracted a lot of shady fans, including those who advertise for them and others who want to see them attacked by tentacle flowers.

My dear reader, there's more to this chapter! Please click the next page to continue reading—even more exciting content awaits!