Feasibility of Mermaids Infiltrating Qilin

Upon arriving in the other world, Zhang Shenglin quickly and warily scanned his surroundings.

To avoid attracting attention, the system teleports users to remote and uninhabited wilderness areas.

The world seemed to be in a dry season, everything around was yellow, the grass and trees were withered and yellow, the soil was cracked and yellow, and even the air seemed to be filled with a layer of yellow sand.

The air was extremely dry, feeling like it might spontaneously combust at any moment, and even giving one a feeling of difficulty breathing.

Su Xingze summoned a gentle breeze, which formed a protective barrier around the two of them, isolating them from the extremely poor quality air outside. The breeze carried some moisture, making the air they breathed clean and refreshing.

Su Xingze suddenly let out a strange "Eh".

Zhang Shenglin thought he had discovered some danger, so he took his hand and gently pulled him behind him.

Su Xingze took a step back, looking at the little Qilin's tense back in front of him, feeling both amused and exasperated.

Su Xingze squeezed his hand slightly and explained, "It's alright, there's no danger around here."

"It's just that this world seems to be somewhat imbalanced in terms of elements. Water is so scarce that it's almost non-existent, and wood is sluggish. When using abilities related to water and wood, the energy consumed is unexpectedly high."

"The fire element here is abnormally active. I wonder if this is just a problem in this area or a problem with the whole world."

Zhang Shenglin has already begun cultivation, but his world is lacking in energy and various elements are not active, so he spends most of his time cultivating his bloodline power.

He wasn't very sensitive to elemental senses, and only after hearing what the little merman said did he realize that it was indeed true.

The fire element is extremely active. If this isn't due to the unique local climate, then just how powerful must something be to have transformed the entire area into what it is now?

"Let's take a look at your trial mission first."

After confirming that there was no danger around, Su Xingze cautiously set up a barrier around the area before opening the trial panel.

The system provides very few task prompts to the trial participants, offering only basic background information about the world and vague information about the task objectives.

This is a world where martial arts flourish, and the most powerful ruler on this continent is the Great Yu Dynasty.

This world has a large number of martial artists. In addition to the martial artists who are the easiest to cultivate and the most numerous, there are also literary cultivators who cultivate literary energy and spiritual cultivators who are few in number but the most mysterious.

This is all the free information about this world provided by the system. The reason it's mentioned as free is that Su Xingze discovered that the system had also automatically opened a world-exclusive shop.

This shop is located in the upper right corner of the Trial panel. The first book you open is "The Complete Guide to the Customs and Culture of Yu the Great," followed by the second book, "Basic Knowledge of Yu the Great Martial Artists." The first page of the exclusive shop is filled with various materials and books about the world of Yu the Great Martial Artists.

If you were to actually read all of these books, you could become a know-it-all like Yu the Great.

Looking at these books, each priced at a minimum of one thousand points, a big question mark appeared above Su Xingze's head.

Seriously, is this some kind of rip-off? This is outrageous!

Even though he is now the system, and even though he gets half of the profits when Little Qilin buys things, Su Xingze still has to say: The system is really damn shady!

These programs were all set up when the system was first created. Su Xingze only integrated the system, but he had no way to change the core program of the system. Once the core was touched, the being that created the system might notice that he was a fake system.

Of course, with his current abilities, he couldn't modify the core program or uncover all the system's secrets. Because he couldn't fully control the system, Su Xingze cautiously refrained from completely merging with it after absorbing it, instead using it as an external system.

After closing the shop, the two looked at the task description together.

[An evil entity has appeared in the world of the Great Yu Dynasty. The challenger must fight against the progenitor of this evil entity and obtain a drop of its blood.]

Below is a list of four different levels of evil items that can be exchanged for points.

Level 1 Evil Item: 100 points.

Level 2 Evil Item: 500 points.

Level 3 Evil Item: 1000 points.

Ancestor of Evil: Points. (Note: A reward is given for independently dealing 1% of the damage.)

and many more!

Su Xingze turned his head to look at the little Qilin with some uncertainty: "Ah Lin, I think I'm seeing things. How many points is this Ancestor of Evil Creatures worth again?"

"Worth 100,000."

Zhang Shenglin's voice was very calm, as if it wasn't 100,000 but just 10 points.

"100,000..." Su Xingze was a little dazed. As long as they fought the Ancestor of Evil and dealt a cumulative 1% damage to Him, they could get 100,000. Little Qilin studied so hard, and the points he got in a year were only around 100,000.

Su Xingze quickly calmed down. The Ancestor of Evil Creatures did indeed give a lot of points. Compared with the points given by the previous three levels of evil creatures, the difference in reward points was so large, and it only required causing 1% damage. This Ancestor of Evil Creatures must be terrifyingly strong.

Zhang Shenglin had also thought of this. He gripped the knife in his hand, his eyes showing no fear.

As to how powerful the Ancestor of Evil is, they'll have to figure out what the Ancestor of Evil is first. Right now, the most important thing is to enter the towns of this world. Only in places where people gather can they gather information.

Su Xingze placed his hand on his forehead and gazed into the distance, trying to spot any trace left by humankind.

Yellow sand filled the air, and the distance was shrouded in a dim yellow hue.

Zhang Shenglin looked up at the sky, which was yellowish, giving him a very ominous feeling.

"Go down the mountain first."

They were on a small hill, with a range of mountains behind them, mostly barren and yellow, with only a faint hint of green visible deep in the mountains.

As the two descended the mountain, the leaves on the trees they passed were completely withered and yellow. A gentle gust of wind blew, and the golden leaves fell like rain.

In a different location, the falling autumn leaves, carpeting the ground in gold, and the uniquely melancholic and poignant beauty of autumn, would absolutely captivate anyone.

But now, as Su Xingze and Zhang Shenglin walked along, their expressions grew increasingly grim.

He could feel the vitality of the surrounding plants constantly being lost and dissipated, and the withered and decaying state of these plants was definitely not because autumn had arrived.

Su Xingze even wondered if the world was really in autumn right now.

Zhang Shenglin felt somewhat heavy-hearted. The Qilin was an auspicious beast that symbolized vitality, and he instinctively disliked the environment around him where life was fading and gradually becoming desolate.

In this world, there is an unknown force that has caused this environmental anomaly, resulting in the loss of life on earth. If this continues, once these trees have completely withered and died, this land will likely turn into a barren and desolate wasteland.

The two continued walking in silence, and after about an hour, they finally saw a path that was clearly made by humans.

They didn't know where the road led, but since people were still walking on it, it meant that people lived nearby, so the two of them continued walking along the path.

Half an hour later, the two saw villages on both sides of the road.

Su Xingze's eyes lit up, and his steps became lighter.

Upon seeing the village, Zhang Shenglin's expression visibly relaxed.

Autumn scenery is inherently bleak, giving people a sense of desolation, but autumn is also a season of harvest, and it is by no means just barrenness and death.

But the feeling this place gave them was as if the entire land was gradually dying.