Lin Yao ignored her awkward words and smiled, saying, "I’ll say it again: do you want to join my team? You’ve seen my teammates, Meng Xingchen and Zhang Feng. One is foolish, and the other is honest—very easy to bully."
Meng Xingchen, the leader, felt a bit unhappy about being called foolish.
Bai Zhenzhen couldn't help but chuckle at this, and in an instant, her face lit up like a blooming Tianshan white lotus, pure and unmatched.
The two boys stared in amazement. Meng Xingchen said blankly, "You are the prettiest girl I've ever seen smile."
This comment made Bai Zhenzhen frown in displeasure. She immediately scolded him, "Where did this lecher come from? At such a young age, saying such inappropriate things!"
As she spoke, she was about to rush over to hit him.
Meng Xingchen was startled and quickly ran away. "I was just giving a normal compliment! How is that lecherous? Appreciating beauty is a natural reaction for everyone."
"You still dare to say that? Watch me not hit you!"
Zhang Feng scratched his head in confusion as he watched the two chase each other. "Captain, did this guy agree to join our team or not?"
"What do you think?"
"I can't tell."
"My teammates are not allowed to be bullied by outsiders!"
To lure the giant python away from the crowd, Lin Yao had run for half a day and then returned to the right path, which caused her to fall behind the main group by almost a day.
However, unexpectedly, on the night of the eleventh day of the exam, she encountered them again.
Was the road ahead blocked again? They couldn’t possibly be waiting here for her, could they?
When Lin Yao arrived at the campsite with her three teammates, many who knew her were very happy to see her and congratulated her on escaping danger.
Even Wang Jincheng, who had been defeated by her before and had been acting awkwardly since then, threw out a remark: "You didn’t get killed; I’ll give you that!"
Zhou Heng's expression was somewhat complicated. "That giant python looked like an insurmountable chasm from afar; I didn’t expect you to escape with your life."
Worried that this boy might be scared stiff by the extraordinary beast, Lin Yao comforted him, saying, "Actually, you just lack experience. With more training, even if you can’t win, you can still escape."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Heng's expression grew even darker.
At that moment, Yao Beiluo approached them. "I haven’t congratulated you on your escape yet. Without you in the previous battle, we probably wouldn’t have crossed the river."
Lin Yao was somewhat surprised. Yao Beiluo seemed gentle and easygoing but was actually aloof and hard to approach.
Now he took the initiative to come over and talk to her; she couldn’t help but wonder what he meant by it.
"Are you all right? You seem to be managing," someone asked. "What are you doing just standing here?"
"Someone found a Bright Eye Tea plant on the cliff ahead. Everyone wants to get it, but the situation is a bit complicated, so we can only wait until tomorrow morning to take a look."
"Bright Eye Tea? Can I go see it?"
"Sure, but it's dark now, so you probably won't be able to see the tree clearly. You can only get a rough idea of its location."
"Got it."
The original owner of this body had a very limited knowledge base. Aside from what she learned in school, she had no opportunity to acquire more knowledge. Therefore, when it came to Bright Eye Tea, she knew nothing about it. She was afraid that this was common knowledge and didn’t dare to ask anyone, hoping instead that her sign-in system would yield some useful information.
When they reached the location, it was pitch black, and visibility was nearly zero. However, Yao Beiluo still pointed out the general area for her. The tree was on the opposite cliff, in a precarious position that made it difficult to access.
Estimating the distance to the opposite cliff, Lin Yao took a few steps forward when she suddenly heard the system announce: "Discovered [Bright Eye Tea Tree] sign-in point. Would you like to spend points to sign in?"
Lin Yao chose to sign in.
"Sign-in successful. Obtained Bright Eye Tea."
There was still a living person beside her; although she knew that the system panel was visible only to her, she didn’t dare check it in front of Yao Beiluo since he was too clever.
"Well, I have a general idea of its location. We'll take a closer look tomorrow," she said.
"Sounds good," Yao Beiluo replied amiably.
After returning to the campsite and chatting with Yao Beiluo, Lin Yao finally opened her system panel to check on Bright Eye Tea's effects.
**Bright Eye Tea** (When steeped in water, it clears the mind and sharpens vision. It can also be refined into Bright Eye Drops. Long-term use of these drops can enhance vision mutation levels and has a certain probability of triggering vision mutations.)
Lin Yao felt a surge of excitement as she read through the information.
Although she had activated Extreme Vision, it might be a high-level mutation that could only be used for about twenty minutes each day. Currently, aside from checking others' abilities, she found little practical use for it.
If she could obtain a large quantity of Bright Eye Drops and enhance her Extreme Vision level, she could surely unlock more potential benefits from it—like treasure hunting or combat.
Initially just wanting to broaden her horizons and earn some points through sign-ins, Lin Yao now felt that acquiring this tea was essential.
Before going to sleep, she discussed this matter with her teammates.
"I definitely want to get the Eye-Enhancing Tea. If you’re not that interested, you can leave first," he said.
Upon hearing this, Meng Xingchen immediately expressed his dissatisfaction. "Boss, what are you talking about? Back when we were dealing with the Level Four mutant beast, we left because we didn’t want to drag you down. Now that there’s no danger, why do you want to send us away again?"
"Exactly, Captain. We’re a team. Regardless of whether we need it or not, as long as it’s within our capabilities, we should stick together," Zhang Feng added clearly.
Bai Zhenzhen looked at her with suspicion. "You’re not thinking that the Eye-Enhancing Tea will trigger a vision mutation, are you? Tsk tsk, I advise you not to hold onto such hopes. Even if you stripped that tree bare, the extracted Eye-Enhancing Water wouldn’t be enough."
"Yeah, Boss. We can gather some to drink for fun, but don’t get your hopes up too high. The Eye-Enhancing Tea doesn’t come from the entire tree; only a part of it is mutated and can be called Eye-Enhancing Tea. The rest are just ordinary leaves. You can only harvest a few dozen leaves from one tree at most."
Lin Yao felt a mix of gratitude and amusement. "Alright, I definitely won’t fantasize about this triggering a vision ability. I have other matters to attend to; I’ll tell you later when there’s an opportunity."
"That’s good to hear, Boss. If you want to trigger a vision ability, you can order the Vision Mutation Activation Potion from our Meng Pharmaceutical Company. It’s also based on probability, but it’s definitely higher than the Eye-Enhancing Water."
"Okay, I got it."
"Hey, Meng Xingchen, does your Meng Pharmaceutical Company accept poisons?" Bai Zhenzhen casually asked.
"I’m not sure about that. After the exam, I’ll ask for you."
Speaking of which, Lin Yao remembered her plan to leave the Lin family villa and live elsewhere.
In the future, she wouldn’t be able to rely on the Lin family at all and needed to find a way for herself. So she also asked, "If it’s uncertain whether they accept poisons, they must accept potions, right?"
"They do accept those! Boss, can you also concoct potions? If not, you might consider consignment; the price is a bit higher."
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