Gu Shi’s primary mission in this trip to the other world is to gather all the materials needed to repair the flute as quickly as possible.

Although the system has helped to issue the task, the collection progress of one of the materials has not been ideal, so Gu Shi decided to take action himself to see if he can speed up the collection.

In addition, after the flute is repaired, he also plans to take these three things to consult Field and others, maybe he can get some inspiration from them.

Gu Shi has been thinking hard about the two treasures in his hands for a long time, but he has no idea how to merge them, so he plans to seek help from others.

There are also some miscellaneous chores, such as getting a new training list from Field, contacting friends in the other world, collecting specialties, etc.

These are not necessary matters. Gu Shi plans to decide whether to do them based on the remaining time.

These thoughts quickly flashed through Gu Shi's mind. After sorting them out, he focused his attention on the conversation between the three of them.

Cheng Xuqing over there had already started explaining Gu Shi's previous question.

"It seems that you haven't noticed the changes in the rules for going back and forth, Gu Shi. We have no choice but to be away for such a long time.

If we don't seize this opportunity, we may never have the chance to travel back and forth to another world again."

Gu Shi was surprised. He nodded and said, "I really haven't paid much attention to it. Has anything big changed?"

Because the channel for applying to travel to another world is open all year round, Gu Shi submitted his application early. After being approved, he put the matter aside and did not pay attention to the relevant announcement.

Cheng Xuqing scratched his hair. "How should I put it? Things are a bit complicated. Let me organize my words."

Zhao Zhize glanced at him and explained, "In short, the review process has become stricter, the application requirements have been significantly improved, and there's also a time limit on stay.

Cheng Xuqing and I also submitted our applications many days in advance, but it wasn't until a few days ago that we were among the last batch to receive a permit, granting us a one-year stay."

“After discovering this, the two of us got together to discuss it.

Since we both have the intention to continue developing in the other world, we plan to take advantage of this year to make some achievements, so that it will be easier to apply for a travel permit in the future."

Cheng Xuqing nodded quickly, "That's right, that's probably what happened."

"I see. So, have you decided what you want to do? I do have some connections there. If you need any help, just tell me and I'll do my best to help."

Knowing their plans, Gu Shi naturally would not stand idly by. As good friends for so many years, he would naturally lend a hand if he could.

Cheng Xuqing chuckled, "Thank you in advance, but Zhao Zhize and I haven't decided what to do yet. We plan to spend some time investigating first, and then slowly plan."

“One year may sound short, but it’s enough time for us to conduct a lot of experiments.

Our current thinking is to start with the areas we are good at and see if there are any ideas worth developing in the long term. This way, if we have relevant experience, things will go more smoothly. "

Zhao Zhize took out a notebook and showed it to Gu Shi. "I've already written down a lot of ideas, but I don't know if any of them can be implemented."

Gu Shi patted the two on the shoulders and said, "I believe in you. Let's work hard together."

Cheng Xuqing winked at Gu Shi and teased, "Hey, these are just small matters for us. You are the real busy man. You have worked hard to save the world. If you need anything, I promise to be there at your beck and call."

The few of them chatted for a while, and Cheng Xuqing suddenly seemed to think of something and asked, "By the way, where's your Shufeng? I haven't seen him for a long time. I hope nothing happened to him?"

Gu Shi patted the backpack behind him and said, "Don't worry, he's here."

Zhao Zhize looked at the backpack behind him in surprise. "Inside the backpack? He's become smaller. What's going on?"

Gu Shi waved his hand, "Don't worry, it's a good thing. Shufeng is about to become an adult, but because the concentration of magic power on Blue Star is not enough for him to complete his transformation, he has temporarily fallen into a deep sleep.

I asked him in advance and he told me that it would not affect him in any way.

"His size shrank because he mastered the techniques ahead of time. I was surprised when I saw this. I thought I'd have to wait until he reached adulthood to teach him, but I didn't expect Shufeng to be so clever and learn it all on his own."

"So Shufeng is a genius among birds."

Cheng Xuqing curiously moved closer to Gu Shi and took a look inside his backpack. He sighed, "He looks so small now! I suddenly remembered him standing on your shoulders every day when he was a kid. He should be about the same size as he was then, right?"

Gu Shi smiled and nodded, "It's almost the same."

Cheng Xuqing reached out and carefully touched Shufeng, who was lying in a bird's nest made of soft fabric. "You're so well-behaved even when you're asleep. Normally, anyone else gets slapped when they get close to you."

…

After passing through the space-time gate and arriving at the familiar school, the three of them separated.

Gu Shi had already obtained relevant information from the system in advance and also knew the main production areas of the missing materials, so he went straight to the teleportation tower as soon as he left the school.

Gu Shi’s target this time is a material called Green Hua Fruit, which is the fruit produced by Green Hua Vine. Generally speaking, it is not difficult to find. Usually, a Green Hua vine can produce dozens or even hundreds of fruits.

This number seems like a lot, but in fact, a lot of loss will occur during the picking process - the Green Hua fruit needs to be picked with a special technique, otherwise its effect will be greatly reduced.

Moreover, as a substitute, the effect of the Green Flower Fruit is actually not very good. In order to completely repair the flute, the system directly requires a full 10,000 pieces.

This number is so terrifying that the collection progress of Green Hua Fruit has only reached one tenth so far.

However, the system also provided a reasonable solution. According to the information he collected, deep in a certain mountain, there was a small village where people made their living by picking green berries.

There should be a lot of Green Hua Fruit reserves in this village. The purpose of Gu Shi’s trip is to exchange as much Green Hua Fruit as possible from them.

As for why Gu Shi had to come alone?

The system couldn't find the exact location of this small village, and the area it was in was quite dangerous, requiring a certain level of strength to search freely. Furthermore, there were only a few high-level combatants among the Blue Star people...

After considering several conditions, this matter had to be handled by Gu Shi himself.