"Um, Your Excellency, what do you think?"

Qin Xiao finished reading the information, but didn't feel anything particularly special.

A pure human form isn't very mobile, but he can still combine with the Jianmu tree.

Moreover, Ilya should be quite good here.

Ye Qingya held the cup, her face slightly flushed.

"I think it's worth a try. The unique nature of this secret realm means it hasn't been fully explored yet. Although there isn't much information, it also means there are more first-hand resources."

Qin Xiao nodded. "Since you think it's a good idea, Mayor, then let's go. It won't be a big problem for just the two of us."

Ye Qingya agreed, saying, "Alright, then I'll officially register. We're expected to enter the secret realm the day after tomorrow, with no time limit. You should prepare and come to the Beast Taming Department the morning after tomorrow."

"Yes, Your Honor."

After Qin Xiao finished speaking, they briefly discussed whether there was anything special he needed to bring, and then he hung up the call.

Mayor's residence.

Ye Qinghuan, her eyes hidden behind the face mask, gave her mother a strange look.

"My lord mayor, is it absolutely necessary to visit this secret realm?"

Ye Qingya didn't notice and opened the face mask to put it on as well.

"Of course, this is a diamond-level secret realm, and since my last beast died in battle, I haven't been able to replace it with a new one. I plan to contract a new beast."

"I read in the information that this secret realm is a matriarchal society?"

Ye Qingya applied a face mask and said, "Yes, it's still in a town-tribal settlement model with many different ethnic groups."

Ye Qinghuan looked strange. "But the information I read said that male creatures here are servants or even... slaves, with a very low status."

"Are you bored? If you've finished your face mask, hurry up and wash the dishes, then go to bed early!"

Ye Qingya said irritably.

Ye Qinghuan took off her face mask. "I think the mayor has ulterior motives. He can't find any teammates, so he's using this to lure innocent young men."

As she spoke, Ye Qinghuan tiptoed and ran out.

Ye Qingya tried to grab her, but seeing her daughter slip away, she said irritably.

Can't you think of me in a better way?!

...

Qin Xiao was unaware of what was happening over there; he was focused on the documents.

It looks like just a matriarchal society formed by half-orcs, nothing special.

Only three of the discovered resource points are interesting.

Since a basic level of social civilization already exists, the largest and safest resource point is naturally the imperial city of this secret world.

Swan City is the city where the most powerful ethnic group is currently known to be located.

However, obtaining resources and benefits here is rather troublesome and requires a certain exchange of value.

If you choose to trade without any initial investment and hunt the animals yourself, there are two other interesting resource locations you can find.

The two wilderness resource points are officially named 'Endless Forest' and 'Bloody Cavern'.

One is a huge forest located in the southeast of the secret realm, where a large number of strange beasts and a considerable number of intelligent races are randomly distributed.

This reminded Qin Xiao of Ilya's tribal secret realm; it seemed quite similar.

As for the other one, it is a special terrain belonging to this secret realm, and a different ecological mechanism located underneath.

The strange beasts here have been given a large number of names that are familiar to human society by the researchers.

Like goblins, gnomes, and the like.

In short, this is a completely tribal era, with almost no large settlements, and the beasts are mainly of the dark and flesh-and-blood types.

As for more information, the authorities have not yet disclosed any, perhaps because the full investigation has not yet been completed.

After studying the data for a while and checking the supplies he had brought with him in the demon realm,

Qin Xiao led Ilya and Bai Ling upstairs to rest.

The next day.

In the basement, Ilya, Bai Ling, and Qin Xiao were all sitting cross-legged.

Qin Xiao's expression was solemn, while Ilya and Bai Ling beside him were both attempting to break through to the Gold Rank.

Ilya and White Spirit are exceptionally talented, and with enough resources, their leveling speed in the early stages is quite fast.

Soon, Qin Xiao felt a strong feedback energy arise out of nowhere.

The swelling sensation starts in the brain and then travels throughout the body along the meridians.

It was a success!

But after waiting for a moment, Qin Xiao shook his head in disappointment.

Although I've advanced, it seems I haven't awakened any new Beastmaster talent skills.

It seems this blue talent isn't very good after all. For a silver-tier character to awaken an appraisal skill is truly a stroke of good luck.

Qin Xiao stood up and felt his physical attributes, which had increased by almost three times and his spiritual energy by about five times.

If we were to summon the giant Jianmu tree now, we could sustain the battle for at least an hour.

Summon the roots of the Jianmu tree, four roots emerge from the void, an improvement over the previous three.

"Ilya, how are you feeling?"

Ilya pushed off the ground with all four hooves and stood up, taking a moment to feel the movement.

"My physical body and spiritual energy have been enhanced, and my control over attributes has become more powerful."

As she spoke, Ilya summoned the Thunder Spear, the lightning on it appearing even more intense.

Controlling the rise of a stone wall from the ground, Ilya hurled her Thunder Spear fiercely.

It moved faster and made less noise, and after piercing the stone wall, it exploded violently.

"Cough cough cough."

A violent blast of earth and rocks caused Qin Xiao to cough.

After a while, the scene was cleared up under the gentle breeze of Ilya.

The stone wall in the distance was completely shattered, and a large crater was blown into the ground behind it.

"Tsk, Ilya, this family is bound to collapse sooner or later."

Ilya blushed as she repaired the ground.

Ling'er jumped onto Qin Xiao's head.

"Master, look! I've got another tail!"

As Bai Ling spoke, her three long tails swayed in front of him.

Qin Xiao casually stroked it, "Any other sensations?"

Bai Ling thought for a moment, "Hmm, it feels itchy. This extra tail seems to enhance one of my abilities? Which one?"

Qin Xiao felt a little regretful, wondering when that transformation skill would allow him to turn into a human.

"Strengthen your healing abilities, Ling'er. Right now, you're the only support and healer in the team."

"Yes, Master."

After Ling'er finished speaking, she closed her eyes and began to adjust.

Qin Xiao originally wanted to test the strength of the new skill again, but the bracelet suddenly started vibrating.

Qin Xiao looked around and realized that someone had come to visit, and the property management was contacting him to verify the information.

Communication is established.

"Hello Mr. Qin, someone claiming to be an official delivery person wants to come to your door. Do you think we should let them in?"

Qin Xiao was somewhat surprised. Goodness, even the officials stopped them. He didn't know whether to say that the property management was powerful or that the officials were following the rules.

"Let it in."

After hanging up the phone, Qin Xiao waved to Ilya.

"Let's go, let's go, the new member has arrived, let's go up and take a look."

This beast taming arrived at just the right time; it was delivered just as I was advancing in rank.

Qin Xiao originally thought it would take at least two or three days to arrive.