Jiang Ran and Gwen stepped into the dimensional gate, the sunlight shining on their faces, but they did not feel any heat.
The surrounding area was a very ordinary forest. Well, it was not ordinary, because the plants were all kinds of species that Jiang Ran had never seen in textbooks before, full of the colors of a fairy tale world.
It's hard to imagine that a small dimension connected to such a depressing atmosphere as the infinitely tall buildings would look like this.
Jiang Ran held a list in his hand, which contained exactly ten medicinal herbs that Jealousy had asked him to find. Jiang Ran only hoped that the forest was not too large, otherwise it would be difficult to find them all in one day.
Just kidding, he's not a botanist. Besides, even if a botanist came, it wouldn't help. Forget about finding it, even if he found it, he might not be able to recognize it!
"Gwen, I'm entrusting this arduous task of identifying plants to you!"
"Don't be so shameless as to say such a thing!"
There was a sign standing right next to the two of them.
【Important Note 1: Please do not approach trees with red trunks; it is best to stay at least 20 meters away from them】
[Note 2: Owls are friendly, but please do not pick herbs in front of them.]
[Important Note 3: Sometimes you may see the sun set or the moon rise. Please remember the correct time. The sun setting does not mean the end of the day.]
[Note 4: You can try to deal with aggressive animals and plants, but when facing a symbiotic organism that combines plants and animals, please escape as soon as possible.]
[Important Note 5: Please do not carry too many medicinal herbs while wandering around the forest, as this may attract something you don't want to see.]
[Important Note 6: There are no witches in this forest. If you see a witch, please consider it a hallucination and do not talk to her.]
There are six points to note in total, which is just like... rules!
"So, this is actually a small-scale supernatural world?" Jiang Ran shrugged. "I can't believe I can play a supernatural game within a supernatural game. It's really unbelievable."
Jiang Ran discovered that the difficulty of these recent S-rank ghost stories seemed to have increased compared to before. The mortality rate of ghost storytellers from various countries has increased significantly in recent months. In particular, in the last dungeon, the leaders of the other four of the Five Tigers of the World, except for the Dragon Kingdom, all died in the dungeon!
Oh, he killed them all. Oh, then it's alright.
"Hey! Look, isn't that the medicinal herb you're looking for?"
Gwen pointed to a clump of unidentified weeds in the distance, where a striking dark green plant stood out, with a plump red fruit hanging from its branch.
Jiang Ran carefully compared the pictures on the list: "Yes, this is it."
Just as Gwen was about to pick the plant, Jiang Ran grabbed her shoulder.
"Don't rush, look up."
Jiang Ran pointed to the tree branches overhead.
Gwen looked up and saw a plump owl perched on a treetop, its two big eyes darting around.
"So what do we do? Just wait for it to fly away?"
"Time is of the essence, who knows how long it will stand here? Anyway, the location of this medicinal herb has been determined, so it's fine to come back and pick it later."
Gwen nodded, and the two walked together into the depths of the forest.
Along the way, the two encountered a type of green thorn that would attack anyone who got too close. To make matters worse, a medicinal herb was surrounded by these thorns, and simply avoiding them wouldn't solve the problem.
Jiang Ran discovered that the thorn had a green core, which should be equivalent to the heart of the thorn. As long as the core could be destroyed, the thorn would be unable to move.
"So the other people's way of breaking this deadlock is to use the pistol they got from the Greed mission? If the order is wrong, there's really no way to get it right."
"Gwen, go!"
"Following you is the worst luck I've ever had!"
In Jiang Ran's perception, about two hours had passed. The two had successfully collected five medicinal herbs, plus the one from the starting point, meaning there were still four to find.
Since the rules stated not to carry too many medicinal herbs at once, Jiang Ran buried the herbs at the starting point first. When he arrived here, he noticed that the owl had also flown away, so he picked the herbs from the starting point as well.
The sky looked somewhat dim; it had seemed like dawn when the two entered, but now it was nearing dusk.
[Important Note 3: Sometimes you may see the sun set or the moon rise. Please remember the correct time. The sun setting does not mean the end of the day.]
There was clearly something wrong with the time here. Jiang Ran was wondering whether the problem was with the sun or with their own judgment of time.
Is it possible that a day has actually passed, but he only feels that two hours have passed?
Unless one has the corresponding talent or skill, it would indeed be difficult to make a judgment in this situation, but Jiang Ran, adhering to the principle of being shameless, naturally has his own unique method of identification!
Jiang Ran poked her head out of the dimensional portal and greeted Jealousy with a smile: "Hello, sister, how much time has passed?"
"About two hours, huh? So, did you find a few medicinal herbs?"
"Okay, I'll contact you again in a while!"
"Hey! You're leaving so soon?! So you just saw me as a clock?!"
After returning to the Magic Forest, Jiang Ran nodded to himself. It seemed that his judgment of time was flawed. In this light, these six rules seemed to be correct. Well, that made sense, since they were written on the notice board. Jealousy wouldn't warrant writing an incorrect notice in one's own backyard.
With six correct rules, a forest map, and changing flora and fauna, if this supernatural world were taken out of the mainstream, the difficulty would be around C to B level, which would be easy and enjoyable for Jiang Ran.
The two set off again. The forest was indeed quite large, and they spent most of their time searching. An hour later, they finally found the next medicinal herb.
However, behind this medicinal herb is a tree with a red trunk, its scarlet branches swaying, looking out of place in the surrounding forest.
"Should we keep them within 20 meters?"
It's obvious that the medicinal herbs are right at the foot of the mangroves, and it's almost impossible to pick them from 20 meters away, because as soon as your hand touches the herbs, you'll inevitably be within 20 meters.
"This is really a bit tricky, Gwen. Why don't you have the ability to telekinesis?"
Gwen stared at him wide-eyed: "Are you kidding me?! Why don't you mutate into a superhuman?"
"I'd love to mutate, haha." Jiang Ran shrugged. "But I don't have the chance, don't you think?"
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