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nThe next day…

nSu Hao walked for more than ten kilometers along the mountain road and finally reached his destination — Deer Snow Town.

nThis was one of the entrances to the primordial area of the Changbai Mountains…

nCompared to the primordial area of the Green Blue Forest, the primordial area of the Changbai Mountains was much larger, almost covering half of the Changbai Mountains.

nSu Hao had checked the information.

nThis primordial area had been established more than 50 years ago.

nIt was one of the earliest primordial areas of Dragon Nation.

nThere was also a large variety of sprites inside.

nSome of the sprites introduced from the New World had already completed their “nativeization”, and were no longer that repulsive against humans from Planet Aquamarine.

nAs a result, the primordial area of the Changbai Mountains was also the most popular sprite contracting area within the Dragon Nation.

nThere was no shortage of Sprite Trainers who possessed good luck and ability by contracting rare and high-quality sprites here. It was a bit of an exaggeration to say that they skyrocketed from here after the contracts, but it was a fact that the road ahead was much smoother for them.

nOf course.

nThe primordial area of the Changbai Mountains was also an area frequented by Sprite Hunters.

nBut Su Hao wasn’t afraid at all.

nRight now, he wasn’t alone. There were quite a lot of Sprite Trainer experts in the research team, and there were even “woodsmen” patrolling the primordial area at all times. Although the primordial area of the Changbai Mountains was very vast, under the patrolling of powerful sprites, any unusual movements would be captured easily.

n“Hu~”

nSu Hao let out a breath of white air.

nThe cold wind blew over. It was a little cold — he had prepared too little clothes.

nLuckily,

nSu Hao had Flaming Cloud Crow acting as a hand warmer in his hands.

nWaves of warmth enveloped him.

nThere wasn’t much of a problem.

nHe hugged it a little tighter.

n“Squawk…”

n…

nThere were very few residents in Deer Snow Town, and many of them were forest guardians of the primordial area.

nAfter he arrived, he was arranged to stay at an inn by the management of the primordial area.

nIn the afternoon.

nHe saw the leader of the research team, the high-level Sprite Cultivator invited by the primordial area.

nMeng Hejing, a professor at Black Dragon University.

nShe was a middle-aged woman with short hair, dressed in professional clothing.

nShe brought along five research students, all of whom were mid-level Sprite Cultivators.

nHe had heard about this from Sprite Cultivators who arrived earlier.

nSu Hao counted. Including Professor Meng and the others, there were only 15 Sprite Cultivators present.

nThere were even more Sprite Trainers present.

nNext to them were ferocious sprites.

n“Ah! Su Hao!”

nHe heard a slightly familiar voice.

nHe turned to look. Wasn’t she the girl he met on the train?

nHe was a little surprised, but on second thought, he didn’t find it surprising.

nBased on her performance on the bus, she was probably a Sprite Cultivator.

nIn the hall.

nProfessor Meng walked over and looked around. She asked,

n“Is everyone here?”

n“We’re still waiting for a Sprite Cultivator named An He,” replied a student.

n“Call and ask him. If he doesn’t arrive within half an hour, tell him not to come.”

n“Yes, teacher.”

nProfessor Meng looked at them again and said, “I’ll briefly introduce the work assignments now.”

n“Our mission is to study the influence between sprites and the ecological environment. Your mission is very simple. In the areas assigned to you, collect detailed data on sprites and their surroundings. Pay special attention to special treasures such as the elemental essences of elixirs and spiritual fruits.”

nThese words were meant for Sprite Cultivators.

nSu Hao understood the reason.

nThe impacts of sprites and environments were mutual.

nThe simplest method was to give birth to Wood-element sprites in areas where plants were more exuberant and spiritual force was thicker.

nIn contrast.

nPlaces where Wood-element sprites lived generally had better growth conditions than other areas.

nOnce a large number of sprites started living in a certain area, under the influence of those sprites, more spiritual fruits, elemental essences, and other treasures might be born.

nThese resources were usually only found in the New World.

nThe primordial area of the Changbai Mountains was the testing area of Dragon Nation, in hopes to cultivate more precious resources and naturally produce more rare sprites.

nTheir mission as external Sprite Cultivators was to collect data, research, and analyze. If not, there was no need for Sprite Cultivators.

nProfessor Meng looked at the Sprite Trainers.

n“Your mission is to protect the Sprite Cultivators and collect data. I know that many of you are here to contract sprites, but remember, after completing the mission, there will be plenty of time for you to search for sprite contracts. If anyone leaves the team without permission because of their own affairs…”

nThen, she looked at Su Hao and the other external Sprite Cultivators. “All of you too. Don’t go around thinking that there are only entry-level wild sprites in the primordial forest.”

nHalf an hour later, after organizing their equipment, the research team left Deer Snow Town and headed towards the snowy mountains.

nGradually, they could no longer see the town behind them as sparse bare trees appeared in front of their eyes. Occasionally, they could see the silhouettes of sprites flashing through the snow forest.

n“It’s a Snow-Treading Deer!”

nThe deer stepped on the snow, leaving no footprints behind as it disappeared instantly.

nSu Hao stared at the interface and tapped open the icon of the Snow-Treading Deer that was gradually disappearing into the distance.

nSprite: Snow-Treading Deer (ice-element)

nInformation: Growth stage, spiritual force: 63

nIntroduction: I’m Traceless on Snow

n“As expected of the primordial area of Changbai Mountains, I saw an ice-element sprite the moment I came.”

nIn the north, ice-element sprites weren’t particularly rare, but they were definitely rarer than wood-element and earth-element sprites.

nOne would cost at least four to five hundred thousand yuan.

nIt was all money.

nNo wonder the primordial forest was frequently robbed.

nThey were only allowed to contract one sprite, and they had to complete the contract in the primordial area. If they couldn’t do it, they could only…

nGo back to where they came from.

nIn order to ensure that he could abduct… ahem, contract sprites, Su Hao prepared a lot of materials and jade powder in his backpack.

nI’m a professional at seducing sprites.

nAfter walking for more than ten minutes, Professor Meng stopped and looked at the Sprite Trainers around her. “Summon your sprites.”

nSome larger sprites that were not suitable to be brought around were summoned.

nThe team became much larger at once. The sprites which were summoned and the sprites which had been following them since the start scattered the place and stood guard around.

nThe sprites included Tyrant Bear, Mountain Moving Ape, Ground Moving Wolf, Ten-Thousand Vine Turtle, Killer Mantis, Fairy Snail, Tide-Calling Spring Sprite, and so on. Su Hao gave them a glance. They were all elite-level sprites.

nThe management of the primordial district was pretty generous.

nBut indeed, a contract slot in the primordial area was very attractive to elite-level Sprite Trainers.

nContracting sprites here was much easier than in the New World, and there was basically no danger.

nAt this moment…

nBang!

nThe ground trembled, and snowflakes exploded.

nIn front of his eyes appeared a white sprite the size of a van, somewhat similar to a seal.

nThe most eye-catching part of it was its pair of sharp teeth reflecting the sunlight. Its mouth was slightly opened, spraying out a large amount of cold air.

n— Ice Emperor Tooth!

nThe final evolution of the White Seal!

nAnd… it was an extraordinary sprite!

nOnce Ice Emperor Tooth appeared, the other elite-level sprites around him retreated warily. It was only after they confirmed that they were teammates when they finally breathed a sigh of relief.

nBefore Su Hao had time to observe the Ice Emperor Tooth, he heard…

n“Roar!”

nWith a howl, a sprite appeared beside Professor Meng.

nIts body, which was more than ten meters long, hung in mid-air. Black ink formed a python-like body. It had two horns on its head and four legs. It had extraordinary power!

nIt was Black Dragon University’s signature sprite.

nThe final form evolved from Mo Ling—Black Ink Dragon!

nThey were both extraordinary!

nSu Hao wanted to take a breath, but halfway through, he felt that it was too cold, so cold that his teeth hurt, so he breathed the cold air out.

nHe wasn’t as shocked as Tang Xin and the other Sprite Cultivators.

nThis isn’t the first time I’ve seen an extraordinary-level sprite. I’ve even seen monarch-level ones.

nThe problem was…

nThis was a research team, right? Why did they need two extraordinary-level sprites and a bunch of elite-level sprite guards…?

nIt was more than enough to fight a partial war.

nWas the primordial area in Changbai Mountains that dangerous?

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