Qimeng left behind a large batch of Tree Court magic potions and Mutated Magic Fruits for Yinzhi, instructing her to distribute them to give their combat forces another boost.
Speaking of the Mutated Magic Fruits, Qimeng had discovered a new function of her mutation ability before she left.
The thing could actually accelerate crop growth!
At Yinzhi's suggestion, Qimeng had triggered a wave of mutation catalysis in the farmlands with a "let's give it a try" attitude.
The result... Oh boy, it worked wonders!
“Wait, how did I indirectly turn into a tree demon of abundance?!”
Qimeng didn't know whether to laugh or cry as she looked at the spectacular scene before her.
Regardless, the orchards and farmlands back home had immediately welcomed a bumper harvest, with food piled up like small mountains.
With winter fast approaching, this was incredibly good news.
And not long after Qimeng left her territory, several fierce, formidable figures of the Dominator Rank had appeared out of thin air back home!
Among the three newly allied races—the Snake Girl Clan, the Red Hammer Clan, and the Red Stone King... each had actually managed to cultivate a Dominator Rank powerhouse!
“It seems the pressure on me as the lord has increased again.”
When subordinates work too hard, the boss feels immense pressure!
Tucking away her wooden transmission talisman, Qimeng had not walked deep into the forest for very long before another fluorescent green talisman flew toward her.
Clack. Qimeng casually caught the new wooden talisman. Surprisingly, it was a letter of complaint from Yinzhi chasing after her.
The letter was filled with evidence of that little girl Morona's mischief.
This demon mushroom loli simply couldn't stay idle!
When she was at home, she would sneak into the territories of various races every single day. Today, she would steal someone's smithing ores; tomorrow, she would sneak a bite of the desserts from the Moon Rabbit Clan's kitchen.
What was more concerning was that this girl had run off to the outskirts of the Forest Gate Labyrinth. Using the terrain to her advantage, she tricked passing adventurers into entering the labyrinth and walking in circles. While they were hopelessly lost inside for hours, she was giggling outside.
She was a complete, unstoppable brat!
“Forget it, I might as well let this little demon brat loose.”
Qimeng immediately issued an order, letting Morona head into the Flourishing Forest to do as she pleased. Whether she wanted to go adventuring or build a stronghold, she could run wild as she wished.
She hadn't expected that giving the green light would completely ignite Morona's playful nature!
Like a fish returning to the sea, she bolted so fast she didn't even care to eat that day, vanishing without a trace in an instant!
The little creature was determined to compete with the newly appointed Chief Steward, Baikui.
In any case, she was now a magical beast capable of unleashing Dominator Rank power. The Genesis Forest was too small for her to cause trouble, but a grand stage like the Flourishing Forest was just right for her to go wild!
Qimeng traveled south along the forest.
Along the way, she encountered several teams of human adventurers one after another.
The larger groups had over a hundred people, while the smaller ones had seven or eight, and every single one of them was fully armed.
Qimeng couldn't be bothered to look for trouble. Relying on her stealth and natural concealment traits, she avoided them as much as possible, content to be a mere passerby.
“Hmm? Is there some commotion ahead?”
Qimeng leaped onto a large tree, sitting on a branch to look down.
The battle below seemed to be drawing to a close.
Two large groups were facing off, and the leaders of both sides were Extraordinary Rank experts.
“Tsk, tsk. Without at least this level of strength, one really wouldn't dare to venture into the Great Black Magic Forest.”
With a single glance, Qimeng recognized the backgrounds of both sides.
Both teams wore nameplates engraved with the letter 'A' on their chests. They were actually both 【A-rank Adventurer Groups】!
On the left was the Red Steel Lions from the Human Empire, fully armed in heavy plate armor with shield and sword. Coupled with their aura, 【Iron Fortress】, their defense was as impenetrable as an iron barrel.
On the right was the Shadow Thorns from the Merchant Coalition, all of them exposing muscles covered in bayonet tattoos, holding poisoned scimitars, and weaving through the battlefield with insidious assassination footwork.
The two teams clearly knew each other from before and were competing here.
However, both group leaders were very rational. After both sides had suffered over fifty percent casualties and severe injuries, they tacitly stopped their attacks at the same time and slowly retreated.
“We'll stop here for today! The ownership of this Demon Tower will be settled next time!”
“Hmph, anytime!”
There were quite a few factions eyeing the Demon Tower nearby, and no one wanted to squander all their resources here.
Plenty of harsh words were exchanged, but neither side made another move.
Both sides cleaned up the mess and dragged away the corpses of their companions as they withdrew from the battlefield.
Qimeng sat in the tree, looking toward the spot where they had buried the corpses.
“These corpses are too low-level. There isn't even a single Extraordinary Rank among them, so they don't appeal to my appetite at all... Forget it, I'll just treat it as watching a free show.”
Qimeng leaped down from the tree branch and continued on her way.
Crossing the boundary of the Genesis Forest, she officially stepped into the Border Wild Forest.
The roots of the Tree Court had been spreading continuously toward the south.
As Qimeng walked along the desolate path leading to the Demon Tower, her feet trod upon the very roots of her Tree Court that had taken root in the soil.
Everything within a radius of several miles was completely within her perception!
The environment here was completely different from the Genesis Forest.
The surroundings were desolate; the trees were entirely withered and dried up, and there were vast expanses of exposed yellow sand and wasteland.
The magical beasts that could survive here were also extremely bizarre.
On the ground, there were withered wood lizards disguised as dry tree trunks to ambush passersby, while giant sandworms and sand-burrowing venomous scorpions wriggled beneath the surface.
As Qimeng walked, she used her underground roots to search for "experience packs" in her surroundings.
“This one is too small... only Intermediate Rank.”
“This one is too poor... This guy is covered in acidic toxins. Eating him might give me diarrhea.”
“This one won't do either... just a single ordinary knight isn't even enough to fill the gaps between my teeth.”
Demons, adventurers, lone wandering knights... Her roots sent back a wealth of information, but Qimeng kept shaking her head in pickiness.
“Ah, found one! A super supplement!”
Qimeng was suddenly pleasantly surprised.
A fierce battle was raging a few miles ahead!
It was a clash between humans and demons!
Moreover, the human this time was ridiculously strong, actually suppressing the demons in a completely one-sided beatdown!
Those few demons wore the military uniforms of the Blood Demon Marquis's territory. They were beaten back repeatedly, coughing up blood as they roared.
“Damn human woman! You actually dared to rob us demons and kill over a hundred of our people! You are already wanted by the Blood Demon Territory!”
“This is the only path leading to the Demon Tower! Once our Commander arrives, you will surely die!!”
The response they received was a dazzling, multi-colored sword light!
Boom!
“You talk too much.”
A cold female voice rang out.
It was a woman holding a gem-studded greatsword.
She was tall and voluptuous, clad in form-fitting leather light armor that exposed her midriff, with long golden hair blowing wildly in the wind.
The greatsword in her hand was embedded with rainbow gems, capable of slashing out various elemental beams with a single swing!
A lone female swordsman!
Among adventurers, those who traveled alone were either seeking death or possessed absolute confidence in their own strength.
Clearly, this woman belonged to the latter.
The two Extraordinary Rank demon generals besieging her couldn't even withstand three moves before being sliced clean in half at the waist by the gem-studded greatsword, their blood spraying all over the ground!
Seemingly accustomed to this, the woman silently sheathed her greatsword and walked straight toward the Demon Tower without once looking back.
“What a strong human woman...”
Only after the woman had gone far did Qimeng slip out from behind the tree, casually tapping the two corpses of the Extraordinary Rank demons.
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