, fill it up!

The two hundred or so "red mushrooms" provided Xu Yunxin with two points of Druid experience.

This ratio is not bad, and mushrooms grow faster and are easier to cultivate, making them more profitable than planting trees.

Therefore, in terms of planting, he will continue to maintain the basic approach of "planting mushrooms in one town". He will first cultivate "red mushrooms" well and make it bigger and stronger, and then slowly plant trees.

The main reason for planting trees was for future development; he remembered that when druids summoned treants, they consumed trees.

We can't expect to summon "red mushrooms" that cover the entire town when the time comes.

What was summoned, Puji?

Red puffy?

Once you understand the planting aspect, another thing is that hunting is just so appealing.

This time, when Xu Yunxin went out to hunt monsters, he was surrounded by a large entourage and went out with the hunting team for a while.

He made no more than four moves throughout the entire process, and didn't even use up all eight "Silver Arrows" he brought, yet he still managed to collect over a hundred white essences.

With these hundred-plus white essence stones, he no longer needed to grind planting and experience points, and could finally enjoy a free point-adding event!

[Origin: 111.05 points (white)]

Consuming essence can increase job level, skill level, and growth rate.

[Please select areas for improvement: Druid class level (currently level 0), Feral Transformation skill level (currently level 0), World Tree species growth (1.1%).]

"System, select upgrade direction: Druid class level."

Please specify the amount of source material consumed: ____

"No need to say anything, just fill it up!"

[Refilling... Please wait.]

Under Xu Yunxin's watchful gaze, 111.05 points of white essence were rapidly consumed and added to the Druid class level.

[Upgrade complete!]

Following the system prompt, Xu Yunxin opened the system again.

[Master of World Tree Species: Xu Yunxin]

[Class: Druid LV1 (14.17/100)]

【Lifespan: 16/83】

[Cultivation Level: Qi Refining Stage 2]

[Destiny: Harmony with nature, drawing from nature, and companionship with animals.]

[World Tree Species: Golden Buddha Tree (White), Growth Rate 1.1%]

[Skill: Wild Transformation LV0 (6/100)]

[Skill: Animal Spirit Contract LV0 (Spirit Contract Quantity 1)]

[Origin: None]

[Nature's Favor: None]

Consuming essence can increase job level, skill level, and growth rate.

"Finally upgraded!"

"Besides the Druid class leveling up from LV0 to LV1, it also gained a Destiny and a new skill!"

Xu Yunxin focused his attention on [Destiny: Animal Companions].

Regarding Destiny, the Druid system panel does not provide a very clear explanation, nor does it have a specific data panel.

Destiny is more like an invisible benefit brought by the system.

Xu Yunxin could perceive some important information from this, which mainly falls into two categories.

First, with the blessing of destiny, he can reduce animal hostility to some extent.

Secondly, he can gain a certain degree of favor from different animals.

To put it simply, destiny is like an invisible buff, or rather, an attraction stat for animals.

While destiny may provide him with some blessings, these blessings are not the decisive factor.

How exactly it is used and what results it produces depends on how it is operated.

Destiny requires Xu Yunxin to slowly develop and experiment; let's put that aside for now and focus on the skills first.

[Skill: Animal Spirit Contract LV0 (Spirit Contract Quantity 1)]

Compared to destiny, skills have a clear explanation.

[Skill: Animal Spirit Contract LV0 (1 contract quantity), can contract with animals of the same level as the World Tree Master, with a success rate of 100%–50%; can contract with animals no more than one level above the World Tree Master, with a success rate of 49%–0%; cannot contract with animals more than two levels above the World Tree Master.]

The success rate of a contract will fluctuate depending on the contracted animal's level and intimacy level. The greater the level difference, the lower the success rate; the higher the intimacy level, the higher the success rate.

The so-called major levels are Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, and so on.

Xu Yunxin is currently in the Qi Refining stage, which means he can form contracts with animals in the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages.

Judging from the skill description, the success rate of a contract that is one level higher than him is too low. If the contract fails by accident, he will probably have to bear the consequences.

Another point is that at the current level, this skill only allows you to contract with one animal, so you must choose carefully and be cautious.

As Xu Yunxin pondered, he couldn't help but recall the red-tailed green snake he had seen a few days ago on the summit of the third peak of Qifeng Mountain.

I don't know what level this red-tailed green snake is.

Xu Yunxin was flustered at the time and couldn't see it very clearly. He could only roughly judge that it was a second-order red-tailed serpent.

Second-tier demonic beasts are equivalent to the Foundation Establishment stage and are also within the scope of the [Skill: Animal Spirit Contract] contract.

Xu Yunxin most wants to contract with bees or ants, as both have a king. By contracting the kings of these two species, he can indirectly control the entire colony.

Moreover, bees and flying ants can fly at low altitudes and enjoy a certain degree of air superiority.

These bees and ants may not be individually powerful, but their sheer numbers and small size make them a greater threat in combat than many high-level demonic beasts.

If played well, it can produce amazing results.

The best part is the bees, because they can also make honey.

For a druid, contracting a queen bee means a continuous supply of honey—it's like falling into a honey pot.

Unfortunately, this "Thousand Lakes Wasteland" is truly a desolate wasteland, with only a few types of monsters. Although the "Yellow Sand Lizard" can be considered a group-type monster, it is too ugly and has poor attack power. Even dozens of them cannot defeat Yue Yinping, so it is definitely not a choice.

"Yellow Armored Violent Scorpion" is an option, but since its name contains the word "explosive," its emotions are probably unstable.

Moreover, the "Yellow Armored Scorpion" is not a hierarchical relationship like that of bees, but rather a mating relationship. What if, after Xu Yunxin becomes the mate of the male "Yellow Armored Scorpion," the female "Yellow Armored Scorpion" feels that the relationship has changed and refuses to be with the male "Yellow Armored Scorpion" anymore?

He can't possibly have to worry about arranging a new wedding for his "Yellow Armored Violent Scorpion"!

The Red-tailed Roaring Serpent is a viable option. While snakes may seem to have limited short-term benefits, their potential is undeniable.

However, compared to the Crimson-Tailed Roaring Serpent, Xu Yunxin preferred the Crimson-Tailed Green Serpent that he had summoned.

That green snake can already inhale and exhale moonlight, it must have awakened its bloodline inheritance, and its future achievements will definitely be better than other ordinary red-tailed serpents.

Alternatively, you can choose "Sand Moon Fox" further south.

However, the south is too far from Qingxi Town, and the risk of going there to catch a "Sand Moon Fox" is too great, so it is not feasible for the time being.

After much thought, the most reliable one was still the red-tailed green snake.

But how do we find this red-tailed green snake, and how do we complete the spirit contract?