[If the host wishes to quickly improve their strength, they can obtain upgrade rewards by completing strategy objectives, which is much easier than the host's daily arduous task of searching for herbs.]

Ling Yunxi wondered to herself: "I've consumed the spiritual herbs twice, and I've already advanced from the second tier to the fourth tier."

System: [The lower the rank of an orc, the easier it is to advance; the higher the rank, the more difficult it is to advance, especially the fifth rank, which is the key to distinguishing between low-rank and high-rank orcs.]

Breakthroughs aren't so easy to achieve just by consuming a few spiritual herbs.

Ling Yunxi stopped in her tracks, silently asking herself, "Besides excelling in the academy, what other methods are there?"

System: [The preliminary selection date for the Superpower Academy will be set soon. The host can help them resolve their own problems.]

What are their concerns?

System: [Although they are all powerful beastmen, they still feel some pressure entering the Beast Academy. The host might consider starting with that.]

Wild forest.

Ling Yunxi was chatting with the system when, before they reached the nearest spiritual herb destination, she saw a snow-white fox rummaging through the grass, seemingly scratching at something.

After a while, it pawed at itself vigorously with its two front paws, and then it sniffed.

It would jump up high every now and then, and then continue digging.

Behind them, piles of fresh soil flew up.

It searched diligently and attentively, completely unaware of Ling Yunxi's approach.

"Jiang Yichuan?"

A female voice suddenly came from behind, startling the snow fox who was focused on its work.

Its fox fur suddenly bristled.

When it turned around and saw that it was Ling Yunxi, it lay on the ground panting heavily, tucked its limbs in, and swung its big tail on the ground.

Ling Yunxi straightened up from her bent-over position.

She didn't actually know if it was him; it just seemed that among the snow foxes of the wolf clan, he was the only one.

However, seeing that he didn't run away after being startled, she confirmed that it was him.

"What are you looking for?" Ling Yunxi asked.

Jiang Yichuan, now back in his beastman form, sat down on the spot he had just dug and said, trying to cover up his mistake, "Nothing... it's nothing."

"Okay, I just found a place with Ganoderma lucidum mushrooms. I was going to ask you to help me dig them up, but since you're busy, I won't bother you."

Ling Yunxi turned around after she finished speaking.

She took three steps.

"etc!"

Jiang Yichuan called out to her.

Ling Yunxi stopped and turned around, only to find Jiang Yichuan already behind her.

The fox, standing close by, was more than a head taller than her; she had to step back to see his face.

"Where is the Ganoderma lucidum you mentioned? I'm not busy right now," Jiang Yichuan asked, looking at her.

He had searched several places in this area and dug several holes, but still couldn't find where its ears were hiding.

It's like it can run.

Once its scent became strong in a certain place, he would excitedly dig it up each time, only to be disappointed in the end.

The result was the same again today.

"Come with me." Ling Yunxi followed the direction indicated by the map of spiritual herbs.

Jiang Yichuan followed behind her, silently observing her back.

He still harbored resentment when he recalled the absurd things she had done to him in the past when she lied to him.

He still harbors a slight wariness towards her.

He still can't fully trust her.

Although he didn't know how Ling Yunxi knew that what he was looking for was the Ganoderma lucidum, he chose to trust her one more time since she said she could find it.

"How did you know?" Jiang Yichuan couldn't help but ask.

"The Ganoderma lucidum is a kind of mushroom that can move. When it is disturbed, it will find a new place to hide, so you won't find it by searching like you just did."

Ling Yunxi explained to him as they walked.

“I’ve picked similar mushrooms before, so we have to be careful not to disturb them.”

She had indeed collected quite a few mushrooms when she was doing wilderness survival, but once she found mushroom seedlings, they would disappear by the time she looked for them again a few days later.

This time, she relied on the animated images of spiritual herbs rewarded by the system and the movement route to find the Ganoderma lucidum.

Jiang Yichuan was suspicious of her claim that the mushrooms could run away.

This was the first time he had ever heard such a claim, but despite his doubts, he followed them anyway.

Soon, the two passed through the woods and came to a stream.

"Shhh."

Ling Yunxi suddenly slowed her pace and carefully approached a rock covered with damp, black, withered branches.

Jiang Yichuan followed her steps and stepped forward quietly.

As she drew nearer, Ling Yunxi unfolded the animal skin bag and crouched low to approach—

In the fertile soil of a dark corner, a cluster of golden mushrooms suddenly appeared before the two.

When Jiang Yichuan saw the Ganoderma lucidum he had been searching for finally appear, his eyes widened with excitement.

The next second, Ling Yunxi reached out and plucked the Ganoderma lucidum mushroom, and golden spores instantly scattered all around.

Seeing that the remaining Ganoderma lucidum mushrooms were being moved away again, Jiang Yichuan panicked and pounced on them.

Fortunately, he finally managed to pick it this time.

Afraid that the mushroom would escape again, he lay on the rock, his tail wagging excitedly.

After a while, I felt relieved enough to get up.

Clutching a cluster of glowing Ganoderma lucidum mushrooms in his hand, he stood up, excitedly eager to show them to the female who had led him to find them.

He wanted to tell her something.

But the words that were on the tip of my tongue just wouldn't come out.

Behind the golden, glowing mushroom, a beautiful face immediately stunned him.

He was once again amazed by her. Unlike the last time in the Peacock Tribe, this time she gave him a different kind of wonderful experience.

She seems very capable.

He had been searching for Ganoderma lucidum for a long time, but she found it in one go.

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