A large number of candidates gathered near the entrance and exit of the Red Earth Tundra Secret Realm.
The candidates from various countries who originally became competitors due to the Six Nations Secret Realm Assessment Tournament...
All because of the sudden change and the huge energy blockade barrier at the entrance and exit of the secret realm that reached straight into the sky and stopped.
Many candidates who had previously competed in the secret realm in battles over the three-color point balls and wild beasts stopped what they were doing, and some even stood together in groups of three or five, frowning and chatting with each other about the energy blockade barrier.
certainly……
Among these six countries, the main communication partners are candidates from their own country.
A blond, blue-eyed boy with a sullen expression stared at the energy blockade barrier in front of him, his face not looking good.
Another red-haired young man nearby also looked unhappy. His brows furrowed, his eyes brimming with anger. "This damned secret realm! I don't know what's going on. I've never heard of an energy blockade barrier in school before... This barrier has secretly enveloped the entrance and exit of the secret realm. The energy has even seeped into the barrier near the entrance. It's like the original entrance to the secret realm has suddenly been blocked by a high concentration of energy, and we are like fish swimming in the secret realm, about to suffocate."
"I can't even imagine it now... What should we do if this energy blockade barrier fails to dissipate?" The red-haired young man licked his teeth. The soft tip of his tongue touching his cold teeth made him subconsciously alert.
"There's nothing unimaginable...if the energy blockade doesn't dissipate."
"Our future is nothing more than the following kinds of life——"
"The first possibility is that other beastmasters and the research institute outside find a way to lift the energy blockade, and we leave the secret realm."
"The second scenario is that the energy barrier will never be dispelled, and we'll all be trapped in this five-star secret realm for decades to come." The blond boy narrowed his eyes and reached up to touch a small red fox perched on his shoulder. The fox's fur was fiery red, save for a patch of golden hair on its head, resembling a crown and a flame, lending the creature a certain majesty. "If it's the first scenario, the future is self-evident. If it's the second scenario, given the abilities currently displayed by the wild beasts within this five-star secret realm... as long as all the examinees and examiners unite, dealing with them won't be difficult."
The boy was extremely calm, his expression stern as he spoke, seemingly devoid of any warmth. He petted the little red fox and said calmly, "Our only concern isn't the wild beasts in this secret realm, but food."
The secret realm is different from the Blue Star. Many of the foods in the secret realm that can be eaten by exotic beasts will not kill humans on the spot, but humans with weak constitutions will often suffer a lot afterwards, for example - diarrhea, stomach pain, allergic itching all over the body, etc.
If there are fewer candidates in this five-star secret realm at the moment, then the food they can find may be able to sustain them for the rest of their lives.
But there are too many candidates now, and perhaps before they can be rescued, some of them may fight over food.
The blond boy had a sullen face and gloomy eyes. In order to earn more points in the secret realm assessment competition and to reduce the time wasted on eating, he only brought two weeks' worth of ordinary food and two months' worth of energy-compressed dry food.
Energy Compressed Dry Food is a high-energy compressed food developed by Exotic Beast researchers in collaboration with Exotic Beasts...
It doesn't taste good, but it is very suitable for use during field marches and battles. It does not waste time, allowing him to spare more free time to earn assessment points, and it also reduces the trouble of cooking in the wild.
But now...
The blond boy's brow furrowed. His biggest worry now was what would happen if all the food ran out in two months, even the energy-packed rations were gone. The thought of a future where he might have to desperately run around the secret realm every day for food made the blond boy's face darken.
"However, fortunately, there are still many candidates in this secret realm assessment competition who are in a similar situation as me..." Thinking of this, the blond boy didn't seem to think that he was so miserable.
As one of the two ninth-level beastmaster candidates in this secret realm assessment competition, James has always felt very superior about his own strength.
He has the ability and two months of food in stock, so he should be able to live longer than other candidates in the future.
James took a small bag of compressed energy food from his contracted beast.
The dry food with compressed energy does not emit the faint aroma of milk and flour like ordinary biscuits. It looks like a piece of yellowish mud, square and very unappetizing.
But when you live under someone's roof, you have to bow your head.
James took a piece of compressed energy food and took a bite without any expression.
These days, he eats energy-compressed food almost every day.
"Oh, you are so nice... and you brought so many compressed energy foods. When I came to the secret realm before, I thought that I would not be able to survive this month with my strength... so I only brought food for half a month, and it would be gone once I finished eating it." The red-haired young man said bitterly, and kept glancing at the compressed energy food in James' hand with envious eyes.
This action instantly brightened James's already gloomy mood. He stuffed the last small piece of energy-compressed dry food into his mouth and swallowed it with the slight dampness in his throat. This small piece of energy-compressed dry food was enough to sustain him for a whole day's activities.
People need comparison to improve their sense of happiness.
James's mood slightly improved because of the red-haired young man.
But he had no expression on his face, and said in a dull tone, "It's okay... Maybe it won't take that long before we can leave the secret realm."
Even though James himself didn't believe what he said, he still did his job conscientiously as a comfort tool.
However.
Just as the blond boy looked up and scanned his surroundings, sizing up the examiners reviewing the candidates from other countries...
James suddenly smelled a strong aroma of cumin and a little bit of the pungent aroma of chili pepper.
James: ?
James was stunned and subconsciously turned his head to look in the direction of the fragrance.
On a bare hillside about three or four hundred meters away from the entrance of the secret realm, a boy in sportswear was solemnly applying an unknown sauce to a grilled fish weighing about two or three pounds. Next to the grill used by the boy were a bunch of red and green skewers of various colors that had already been skewered.
James: “…”
James: “????”
Fuck! How could a candidate bring something like this to the Six Kingdoms Secret Realm Assessment?!
Is this a picnic or an exam?!
At this moment, James hated the enhanced abilities of his five senses that came with the advanced beast-taming space.
Because of this ability, not only does his eyesight improve compared to ordinary people, but his sense of touch, smell, and hearing are also much better than other ordinary people, even reaching a level comparable to low-level beasts.
In the past, his enhanced five senses allowed him to immediately discover the wild beasts hiding behind bushes or in the grass in the secret realm...
To prevent him from being attacked by some violent wild beasts and protect his own safety... and to be able to command the contracted beast in the first time and accurately judge some subtle changes that are difficult for others to detect.
But now...
James's face turned pale and blue, and his mouth, which should have been sluggish from eating compressed energy dry food every day for several days, unconsciously and subconsciously secreted waves of saliva.
Although the red-haired young man next to him did not have as good eyesight as James, he could not see clearly what Bai Yuhan was doing at the moment.
However……
The overbearing aroma of barbecue still reached the nose of the red-haired young man with gusts of cold wind.
The red-haired young man swallowed hard, his eyes glued to the grill. "Am I smelling right? That's barbecue, right? Food with such a strong barbecue smell... How could a candidate bring it into the secret realm? Does this person want to be attacked by other exotic beasts during the assessment?"
In the secret realm, unless absolutely necessary.
All candidates, beastmasters, etc. have a consensus.
Over there is...
Try not to eat foods with strong smells in the secret realm to avoid being chased, blocked and attacked by some wild animals with keen sense of smell.
Unless you hide in a cave or something, eating barbecue in such a place is no different from seeking death.
"I think these two guys must have become idiots in school, otherwise how could they not even have a bit of common sense?" The red-haired young man swallowed again and muttered in a low voice. Although he was saying the most disgusting words, his eyes were red as if they were about to bleed.
God knows, he's almost vomited from eating compressed energy dry food every day these days.
If it weren't for the secret realm assessment competition to get a place and earn a lot of points to exchange for rare treasures, he probably wouldn't have been able to hold on for so long.
"Yeah, you're right. I also think these two guys are completely crazy... They're actually eating barbecue in this secret realm? Didn't they see that the other candidates are just eating ordinary food?" Another girl nearby wiped the saliva that was about to flow from the corner of her mouth and kept muttering, "Even if the assessment is suspended now, how can we abandon what we learned in school and training camp? We're not afraid of problems when we go back to other secret realms."
"I say, you guys, stop pretending... You're clearly envious to the point of tears, yet you're still here complaining about people being bad." A Chinese candidate wearing a red and yellow armband couldn't stand it any longer. She curled her lips, gave James and the red-haired youth a sharp look, and sneered, "Don't think I don't know what you guys are thinking... You just think Song Yu's strength is inferior to yours and he doesn't deserve to eat barbecue..."
"But don't you think about it? The food was brought into the secret realm by others. Who told you to only bring some energy-compressed dry food?"
The Chinese candidate appeared to be casually doing this, but was actually doing it on purpose. He fixed his gaze on the unfinished bag of compressed energy food in James's hand and said disdainfully, "Didn't your training camp instructors tell you about this on a daily basis?"
"As long as you step into the secret realm, any accident is possible!"
"In order to be prepared to deal with these unexpected accidents at any time, a large amount of food and fresh water resources are essential." The Chinese candidate smiled and deliberately provoked the three people.
If it was during the Six Nations Secret Realm Assessment Tournament, she naturally wouldn't have dared to carelessly provoke a ninth-rank professional beastmaster.
If she was being targeted by someone, the other party might block her in this secret realm and beat her up, and it was even very likely that the other contracted beasts in the beast-controlling space would be implicated.
But now, a big problem has occurred in the secret realm, and all candidates from the six countries have stopped fighting.
She was not worried about provoking these three people and getting the "death package" after going berserk.
Aa ...
In fact, she is also very envious!
If she remembered correctly, she and her roommate had met each other in the supermarket before coming to the secret realm.
Before the secret realm assessment competition, her roommate accompanied her out shopping to buy various tools and food that could be used in the wilderness and secret realm.
in……
She met Song Yu in a supermarket.
The other party was also shopping in the supermarket with his friends.
It was because Song Yu was so famous in the national training camp before, which caused her and her roommate to subconsciously look at him a few more times. Originally, a few more glances would not make him lose a bit of interest...but it was precisely these few glances that made her realize that he bought food in boxes.
The Chinese candidates were very depressed.
She still hasn't forgotten the conversation she had with her roommate in the supermarket.
Roommate: I didn’t expect Song Yu to buy so much food for a secret realm assessment competition.
Roommate: Tsk tsk tsk, if one person eats all this food, it will take the other person a year or two to finish it, right? By then it will be expired and might even be wasted.
Roommate: I've always heard that before coming to the National Talent Training Camp, he was trapped in a secret realm for a month. There was no food or water, and it was freezing cold. Now it turns out that rumor was true. Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain why he would bring so much food to the secret realm at once.
The Chinese candidate's face was filled with bitterness: "..."
She didn't know if the rumor was true or not, but she swore that if she could ever get out of this damn secret realm, she would buy lots and lots of food to fill the contracted beast's dimensional pocket! God knows how angry she was watching the food in the dimensional space bag slowly disappear day by day!
Damn it! Why didn't she buy more?
Song Yu had no idea that the skewers were not yet cooked. The thoughts of the group of examinees at the entrance to the secret realm were all on her skewers, and many of them were drooling with envy. If it weren't for the examinees, the examiners would still have some dignity, and if they hadn't been in the examination room not long ago, most of them still had a lot of food hidden in their dimensional space bags... I'm afraid this group of people would have come to the door with a licking face to beg for food.
After all, no matter how important face is, it is not as important as your life.
"Damn it! So why did this woman bring so many delicious foods to the secret realm?"
Once again, Song Yu took out a plate of washed fruit and two bottles of iced cola from his dimensional space bag...
This time, some people in the crowd couldn't help themselves and started complaining.
The look he gave Song Yu was even more resentful.
…
"A-choo!" Song Yu was standing next to the barbecue grill and suddenly sneezed for no apparent reason.
She touched her arm and felt goose bumps suddenly appearing on her skin. She felt as if someone had just scolded her.
But she didn't know who it was...
Song Yu slowly glanced at the people around him, and countless question marks popped up in his head.
She picked up a skewer of cumin beef that Bai Yuhan had grilled, blew on it, and put it in her mouth... The tender and fragrant beef was a little spicy, and the fragrance of the cumin grains bursting on the tip of the tongue was mixed with the fresh and salty taste of the beef, leaving a lingering taste in one's mouth. Especially the grilled beef skewer was topped with a little green chopped green onion, circles of green onion leaves, and red peppers, which made it even more delicious, making Song Yu want to eat more.
However, the strong aroma of cumin and grilled beef skewers, accompanied by the breeze, gradually penetrated into Song Yu's backpack.
The black backpack doesn't look too heavy...
Even the backpack was deflated, as if there was nothing important inside.
“Whoosh!——”
But! At this moment, a furry little white head suddenly popped out from the unfastened zipper pocket of the backpack!
The little white cat shook its ears, and a serious expression was written all over its furry face.
It had a stern kitten face, its soft little whiskers trembled, and its two small pink and tender front paws resting on the black schoolbag made it look even more petite and cute.
The little white cat raised its head, looked at Song Yu and meowed: "Meow meow meow~ meow meow~" I'm hungry, I want to eat beef skewers too~
The little guy twitched his pink and tender little nose, feeling the rich barbecue aroma in the air, and his request became clearer and clearer.
As a clone, the little white cat possesses all the memories of the main body.
Therefore, it has long been craving the taste of the food that the main body eats in the cafeteria every day, and now the little white cat will not miss the opportunity to taste it.
It felt that one day in the future, it might be able to brag about this to its other clones!
However……
The kitten meowed, and the sound attracted not only the backpack owner, but also Bai Yuhan, who was diligently grilling next to him and carefully applying sauce to prevent the fire from being too big and burning the skewers.
Bai Yuhan looked up: "......?"
Bai Yuhan was stunned: "..."
Bai Yuhan took a deep breath. The string of roasted eggplants in his hand was almost burnt. Fortunately, he was quick-eyed and quick-handed, and finally saved the string of eggplants that were almost burnt before he calmed down.
Bai Yuhan stared at the cat, the warmth in his eyes slowly fading. He smeared garlic sauce on the eggplant in his hand and slowly said, "Where did you pick up this cat? Have you already signed a contract?"
"Huh...?" Confused, the topic suddenly shifted to the little Snow Spirit cat cub. While chomping on a beef skewer, Song Yu mumbled, subconsciously answering, "I found this cat right where you got into trouble earlier... I don't plan on contracting more beasts in the future, so I haven't signed a contract with this little fellow yet."
Song Yu smiled at Bai Yuhan, two dimples faintly appearing on her fair cheeks. "I've always felt that a person's energy is limited, and so is their love... With too many contracted beasts, each one will receive less love and attention. So I don't plan to contract any more contracted beasts..."
During these days of getting along, Song Yu felt that each contracted beast cub was like a kindergarten child.
Although they could understand her commands and her words through a telekinetic contract, they were still children... they still needed more care and love. She even had a vague feeling that perhaps the fact that other people's contracted beasts were less likely to evolve was related to this. But she had too few samples to be certain.
"Your idea is good, but... I feel that I have a connection with it. Can you let me talk to it?" Bai Yuhan looked at the little white cat and suddenly smiled at Song Yu.
The boy's smile was warm, as bright as the early summer sunshine.
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