After leaving the mayor's residence, Qin Xiao had nothing to do for a while.
Everything that needs to be prepared has been prepared. After another treatment tomorrow, we can enter the secret realm.
Qin Xiao simply turned on his bracelet and sent messages to Boss Number Two and Pendant Brother Lei.
Qin Xiao: Get ready, we'll enter the Gold-tier Secret Realm—Undying Volcano—first thing the day after tomorrow!
The moment the message was sent, a notification rang out.
Liu Piaoxu: Ah~ Brother Qin Xiao, how did you know my sable leveled up!
?
Qin Xiao looked completely bewildered.
Good grief, did I know that? Should I know that?
Qin Xiao: Oh right, congratulations!
Liu Piaoxu: Brother Qin Xiao, do you want to come to my house and take a look? Let me tell you, Diao Diao is amazing now, she can eat three pounds of beef!
Qin Xiao was speechless.
Qin Xiao: Next time, next time, definitely. I'll prepare some things first. See you the day after tomorrow!
I don't know if this girl is genuinely clueless or just pretending; I can't afford to mess with her, so I'll just let it go.
Time passed quickly in the orderly waiting.
Two days later.
Early in the morning, Qin Xiao and others were in the entrance hall of the Undying Volcano Secret Realm.
He arrived early and had already completed all the formalities.
Qin Xiao created a group chat for the three of them and sent a message out of boredom.
Qin Xiao: Stop dawdling! How much longer until we arrive?
Zhou Lei: Brother Xiao, right away! I just brought some food to Xiong Er, I'll be there soon.
Qin Xiao: You think your Beast Taming Department is lacking in food? What do you need me to send you?
Zhou Lei: Isn't that how we build a bond? Watching Xiong Er every day fills me with motivation to keep moving forward!
Ye Qinghuan: I've arrived. Qin Xiao, where are you?
Upon seeing this sentence, Qin Xiao looked up and glanced around.
A beautiful figure walked into the corridor outside the main hall.
Hot pants, short-sleeved shirt, high ponytail—a refreshing goddess.
Qin Xiao raised his hand and called out, "Here!"
Ye Qinghuan smiled when she saw Qin Xiao.
The waiting hall felt much fresher early in the morning.
As a secret realm of the Gold Rank, even though it's not open to the public, there are still quite a few people there. Everyone is looking at Ye Qinghuan and whispering something.
Ye Qing walked briskly for a few steps, came to Qin Xiao's side, and took out two pancakes and soy milk.
"I brought you breakfast. You arrived so early, have something to eat."
Qin Xiao looked at her and felt something was off.
Although he had already eaten the breakfast Ilya had made, he still accepted it.
"Thank you. You can go ahead and complete the formalities. Just register the team under my name."
Ye Qinghuan nodded, turned around and went to the counter. Her high ponytail swept past, and a light fragrance wafted over.
Qin Xiao ate his breakfast, waiting for his teammates to arrive.
There are quite a few rules governing these secret realms that are not publicly accessible.
First, Beastmasters with a level higher than the Secret Realm level are not accepted. Second, teams are allowed, but the number of team members is not allowed to exceed 4.
Furthermore, within the secret realm, only beasts of the same or higher level can be hunted; large-scale hunting of low-level beasts is not permitted.
Otherwise, if everyone tries to earn some extra money, the secret realm will be emptied out in no time.
This thing also talks about sustainable development, which was beyond Qin Xiao's expectations.
However, these rules only apply to officially controlled secret realms.
After all, these preserved secret realms need to meet the needs of the military and government personnel, as well as obtain resources to support the city's defensive facilities, and so on.
Of course, you can do whatever you want with the wilderness outside the city, if you can destroy a secret realm every day.
As long as you don't die, the authorities might even give you an award.
Ye Qinghuan had not returned yet, but Liu Piaoxu had arrived.
This girl is short, and her hair almost touches the ground.
Upon seeing Qin Xiao, her eyes lit up, and she skipped and hopped towards him.
The car came to an abrupt stop in front of Qin Xiao.
I offer you a breakfast of eggs and milk with both hands.
"Brother Qin Xiao, you're here so early. You haven't had breakfast yet!"
Qin Xiao was speechless. Did you two plan this out?
And I'm already taken, I don't need to be fed anymore!
However, for the sake of harmony within the team and to treat everyone fairly, Qin Xiao reluctantly accepted.
"Go and complete the formalities; the team will be registered under my name."
"Mmm!"
Liu Piaoxu left happily, looking carefree.
Qin Xiao directly sent the breakfast in his hand into Ilya's contract space.
There's no way around it, eating too much isn't a good thing either.
As for why it wasn't given to Bai Ling...
Bai Ling doesn't like to eat these things; she either eats exotic beast meat or fruit.
She doesn't eat ordinary ingredients.
The two women never returned, and Zhou Lei arrived.
Zhou Lei, with a slight sheen of sweat on his forehead, led the Iron Claw Bear into the hall.
"Brother Xiao, you're here so early, you must still be here..."
"Holy crap, stop!! I've already eaten, I'm full!"
Um, Zhou Lei looked at the jianbing guozi in his hand. Isn't Xiao Ge's favorite thing to eat?
"Go and complete the formalities right now!"
Zhou Lei scratched his head, but didn't think much of it and turned to go to the counter.
About ten minutes later, the three of them returned together.
Qin Xiao nodded. Only when people's hearts are at ease can this team be led.
He clapped his hands and said, "Alright everyone, now let's check if we have everything we need, such as food, water, and weapons."
Speaking of this, I glanced at Ye Qinghuan and Liu Piaoxu.
"Then, female student, check your personal belongings. Do you need anything like a vampire angel? Did you bring it?"
Although people usually don't enter the secret realm when they are menstruating, since there is a bloody smell, there is a certain possibility that they will be discovered by strange beasts with a keen sense of smell.
However, since they are all beginners, Qin Xiao felt it necessary to give them a reminder.
Moreover, Qin Xiao set the time and place, and there was no prior communication about it.
However, Qin Xiao didn't care about this small risk.
Liu Piaoxu's face visibly flushed, while Ye Qinghuan remained relatively calm.
"No problem, Captain!" Zhou Lei responded first, addressing him as Captain.
After all, there are more than just the two of them in the team now. It's necessary to establish Xiao Ge's authority, as neither of these two women are easy to deal with.
"I'm all set, Captain!"
Ye Qinghuan continued.
"I...I'm fine too, right?"
Liu Piaoxu stammered.
Qin Xiao looked at her, "Are you sure?"
Liu Piaoxu thought for a moment and then said weakly.
"Um, Captain, wait a minute, I'm going to buy some snacks!"
All three looked helpless. Qin Xiao waved his hand and said, "Go quickly!"
Fifteen minutes later, the four reunited in front of the secret realm gate.
Each summoned their own summoned beast and prepared.
Qin Xiao submitted the documents and had his identity verified by scanning.
He stepped inside first.
Ye Qinghuan and the other two followed closely behind and went inside.
On the other side, also in a large hall, lies a defensive facility built within the secret realm, guarded by a large number of dimensional soldiers.
Stepping out of the hall, a wave of heat hit me.
Looking up, all you could see was an endless desert. There was no shelter in the distance, and the air was distorted by the high temperature. The reddish-brown ground was devoid of vegetation and was directly exposed to the scorching heat.
Although the temperature here is very high, it is much more comfortable than the stuffy and suffocating environment in the training cave.
Everyone was mentally prepared, after all, the main attraction of the immortal volcano is its heat.
Qin Xiao pulled up the map on his bracelet, and the projection showed that the terrain of this secret realm was basically elliptical.
At the very center is a towering, massive volcano that seems to reach into the clouds. The volcano is in a state of mild activity year-round, erupting spewing out little by little.
The terrain surrounding the volcano is roughly divided into hills, dense forests, deserts, and other types of terrain, with almost no surface rivers.
Due to the characteristics of the alien beast populations, the closer the alien beasts are to the volcano, the stronger their populations are.
"Well, according to my plan, our goal for the next two days is to advance rapidly and cross this barren land."
First, approach the foot of the volcano. Ignore any bronze-rank beasts along the way, and hunt down silver-rank ones.
Time is precious; we must allow enough time to get to the vicinity of the center.
Qin Xiao pointed to the map and said that this was the plan he had made in the past two days.
After all, they only have eleven days left before taking the college entrance examination, so time is not plentiful.
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