"So, the access is open already? Didn't they say there are a ton of treasures in these kinds of relics and secret realms, and everything you get is yours?"

"Heh, no wonder that guy named Shi Yu said there was a chance to enter even without being a member of Bureau Eleven. This isn't giving away treasure; it looks more like recruiting cannon fodder."

"It's not even certain there are treasures inside. Maybe there are only monsters."

Shi Yu sensed that something was amiss.

To gain entry, you have to pass the field combat experience organized by the association. So, they want entrants to have some combat ability?

What if you don't have combat ability... do I even need to say it? You'd probably die in the relic.

"It's a little bit of a pit."

When Shi Yu wanted to find more information about the secret realm relic, he suddenly heard a "Glugluglu~" sound.

"Emmm Awoo—"

Eleven, all mixed up and swaying, came over to ask when dinner would be served.

At this time, the Azure Silkworm was also lying limply in the birdcage like a useless worm. It really didn't have a single silk thread left!

"We're having a big feast today. Don't worry, I'll go get it ready."

Shi Yu looked at the time; wow, it was already so late.

Normally, meditation made the days feel like years, time passed so slowly, but now he'd just scrolled through his phone for a short while, and it was almost dark.

If phones could evolve into mechanical lifeforms, they could probably awaken a time manipulation racial skill... like Sha Niu.

Not only was Eleven hungry, but after realizing it, Shi Yu also felt a little hungry, so he quickly went to prepare food.

A moment later.

Eleven's Iron Bamboo pole, bamboo shoots, bamboo leaves, Iron Heart Wood.

Shi Yu's cabbage stir-fry cake, tomato egg soup.

The Azure Silkworm's vegetable leaves.

The three of them picked up their food and started eating.

While eating, Shi Yu asked Eleven, "Are you interested in field combat experience?"

Ever since returning from the battle arena, Shi Yu had been thinking about participating in field combat experience.

Currently, the only thing he could access that might put pressure on Eleven was this.

Although this experience was called field combat, the safety was still fairly guaranteed, since it was uniformly organized by the Beast Tamer Association for local trainee Beast Tamers.

Right now, Shi Yu was still a little afraid to explore the secret realm relic. After all, he didn't even know what was inside.

But if it was this field combat experience, it seemed harmless to participate.

First, it would continue to train his and Eleven's combat abilities, and second, he could take this opportunity to see what connection this experience assessment had with the secret realm relic.

"Awoo!!!"

Eleven raised both arms high, charge! Charge! Charge!

Its eyes were bright, indicating that of course it wanted to participate.

If hard work isn't for showing results, it's meaningless.

That Ice-Armored Beast and that group of Earth-Moving Rats couldn't possibly allow it to show all of its training results.

The only one that put some pressure on it was that Wind Demon Lion, but Eleven also had a bit of self-awareness, knowing that it definitely couldn't beat it.

The Wind Demon Lion was a Commander-level beast, and the pressure from a Commander-level creature was still very strong for a juvenile like Eleven.

The pressure from a King-level creature could even instantly kill low-level creatures.

After a pet's growth level reached the King level, they could autonomously awaken the Intimidation ability.

This was why the Intimidation skill that Shi Yu copied was hailed as having "the aptitude of a king" after mastering it.

To master a King-level special ability in advance, that was "the aptitude of a king".

"Then let's participate together."

Shi Yu nodded, and then he also looked at the Azure Silkworm in the birdcage and said, "You too."

"Jiji??"

The Azure Silkworm, having been called, showed a blank and innocent expression.

"As far as I know, um, according to my phone, the scoring standard for field combat experience is basically based on what creatures you defeat or what rare resources you collect."

"The fighting, of course, will be left to Eleven, but collecting things like that will be twice as easy with your silk threads," Shi Yu smiled.

He was too lazy to pick plants growing on cliffs and precipices. Leaving it to the Azure Silkworm was the easiest, or for resources guarded by creature groups, stealing them would definitely be more efficient than fighting.

"Jiji!" The Azure Silkworm buried its head in its food, thinking of it as "The Last Supper."

……

The next day.

Lu Qingyi came again.

She brought the certificate representing Shi Yu's status as a Bureau Eleven probationary member.

At the same time, she also gave Shi Yu the bank card with the 10 million deposit that he had been thinking about. As for the Bamboo Stone Martial Arts Hall recommendation letter, it was nothing compared to the first two.

"Using this certificate, you can have the authority to directly explore most relics. For example, with this Pingcheng relic, you can directly enter it with this certificate."

"There's also the Ice Dragon Relic in the snow mountain… but I suggest you go explore the snow mountain after you have professional strength, otherwise, even if you wear cold-proof clothing, your physique will definitely not be able to withstand that temperature."

"Are there bodyguards?" Shi Yu asked.

"You can apply for a bodyguard for the Ice Dragon Relic in the snow mountain, but you shouldn't be able to trigger a descent here. I said before, this relic is more special, so unfortunately, you can't," Lu Qingyi smiled.

Shi Yu's eyelids twitched, and he said, "So what exactly is going on inside this relic? Just tell me directly."

The cracked stone statue brother was still waiting for him to restore the truth, but if it was too dangerous, it could only be next time.

"It doesn't hurt to tell you in advance."

"The predecessor of the secret realm relic space is the Beast Taming space of a Beast Tamer, you know that, right?"

Shi Yu nodded.

"First of all, this relic space is very unstable. According to experiments, only trainee Beast Tamers can enter normally. If the Beast Tamer's level is too high, the Beast Taming space of the entering Beast Tamer will have a spatial rejection reaction with the relic space."

"Of course, we can forcibly develop it, but that would easily cause the space to collapse, which would outweigh the benefits. After all, the most valuable thing is the relic itself."

"I guessed it. Otherwise, the Pingcheng Association wouldn't prepare to open up entry rights to a large number of trainee Beast Tamers for such an important relic," Shi Yu said.

"Then, this relic is a challenge-type relic. It should have been modified by that Beast Tamer to train the new generation of Beast Tamers in his tribe."

"After entering, Beast Tamers will randomly arrive at an independent environment. Everyone can't meet each other. There are a large number of elemental creature clones in the environment. Only by defeating all of them can you enter the next environment."

"It's a bit similar to a level challenge. Currently, Beast Tamers from the Pingcheng Beast Taming Legion have already entered the exploration, but as for the results…" Lu Qingyi shook her head.

The strength of Pingcheng's trainee Beast Tamers was still too poor. Even though no transcendent creatures had temporarily appeared in this relic, no one could clear it completely.

If it were trainee Beast Tamers from some big cities, they would definitely be able to explore the secrets of the relic faster.

But after all, this relic appeared in Pingcheng District. The priority of exploration must be Pingcheng's, followed by other districts and counties in Bingyuan City. Finally, if it still can't be cracked, multiple cities will jointly develop it.

"Is it dangerous inside?" Shi Yu asked the question he cared about most.

"According to the people who came out, those elemental creatures only have defeating their opponents as their primary goal, not killing them, but if the challenger is too weak, there will still be danger."

"Wait a moment, I'll give you a website and an invitation code. You can use your starting funds of 10 million to purchase cultivation resources here. The prices have certain discounts."

"Make reasonable use of this relic and this 10 million, and then go to the Bamboo Stone Martial Arts Hall to study for a period of time. I believe you can quickly become a professional-level Beast Tamer."

"In short, don't pay attention to that Ice Dragon Relic first, but take this relic as the primary object of investigation."

Shi Yu said, "It sounds a bit dangerous… My Iron-Eating Beast is only level five. Those Beast Tamers in the legion who are proficient in combat can't beat it. It's useless for me to go."

"If you want to investigate the truth of Bingyuan City's history, you don't necessarily have to clear the level. There should be some clues in each independent environment. Your Listening Talent should be very useful at that time," Lu Qingyi said. "After all, this relic appeared because of you, but of course… the most basic self-preservation strength should still be there."

"Take your Iron-Eating Beast to the Bamboo Stone Martial Arts Hall to learn two new skills, and that should be enough. Only having Harden is still too difficult."

"Okay." Shi Yu nodded.

Then let's continue to develop for a while.

He didn't plan to directly enter with his Bureau Eleven member status, because there was no benefit, and it would only attract more meaningless attention.

Sure enough… he should first participate in the experience assessment organized by the Beast Tamer Association. Entering through this channel would be more reassuring.

The standard for passing this assessment should represent the ability to safely survive in the relic.

If he couldn't even reach a satisfactory standard for this assessment, then he shouldn't go to the relic. His little life was important.

Shi Yu slowly made a plan for himself, and then he quickly realized that something was wrong. Damn it, didn't he say he wouldn't touch relics in this lifetime? What was this sense of anticipation and excitement…