Help! The Villainess Trapped in the Beast World's Drama!

Chapter 659: Chapter 588: Fu Teng’s Hometown

In the past half month, the Empire has been relatively stable. Initially, Shen Tang planned to send both Lu Xiao and Xiao Jin to the newly annexed territory in the northwest, but since she needed to stay with Shen Li for a while, she ultimately decided to keep Lu Xiao in the Imperial City to help her handle daily affairs.

Xiao Jin went with Luo Fei to the rebel army’s base to reorganize those factions that might instigate a rebellion.

Regarding the pollution problem at the Imperial Border—large areas of Purification Trees have been planted as a defensive line, effectively controlling the spread rate of the polluted land. Other Dawn Alliance Countries have also built protective walls, and the overall situation has stabilized and is gradually improving.

But at the same time, a most critical issue has also been exposed:

The Purification Tree Seeds are running out.

Although the crisis of the spreading pollution has been temporarily curbed, the seeds will inevitably become scarce over time, and no one can guarantee that unexpected events won’t happen in the future.

The spread of polluted land will definitely make a comeback.

They need more Purification Tree Seeds.

Though a few Beastmen with Plant Ability have catalysis skills, their power is generally low, and the catalysis effects are nowhere near what Fu Teng once had. They simply cannot catalyze a Purification Tree.

Shen Tang took out that vine seed from her space. The once emerald-green seed now looked gray and almost unrecognizable.

Shen Tang still decided to give it a try.

She planted the seed in a pot, tended to it carefully every day, and even added premium nutrient liquid provided by the system, but the seed still failed to sprout.

Shen Tang was very frustrated, not knowing what to do.

”Last time he revived so easily, why can’t he grow this time no matter how much I nurture it...”

Lu Xiao couldn’t bear to see her sad face, gently stroked her hair, and gently explained, ”Last time, Fu Teng pre-saved a healthy copy with origin power, which transformed back into the main body after the original died, but this time his main body is completely gone, so the chance of resurrection is slim.”

Shen Tang hugged Lu Xiao, pressing her face against his chest and murmured, ”Is there really no way?”

Lu Xiao wrapped his arms around her waist, gently caressed her back, and comforted, ”Fu Teng’s tenacity is strong; he wouldn’t easily let himself die. However, Necro’s methods are too ruthless, we can only hope there’s still a shred of life left in this seed.”

”There is one more way to verify this.”

Shen Tang looked up at him, signaling him to continue.

Lu Xiao gazed into her bright eyes, touched her face, and spoke in a deep, reassuring voice, ”Does the Female Master know where Fu Teng was born?”

Shen Tang thought for a moment and said, ”I once peeked into his memory; he was born in the Dead Fern Swamp.”

Shen Tang had already guessed what Lu Xiao wanted to say, ”You want me to take this seed back there? But it’s a highly polluted environment, and Fu Teng really disliked that place’s environment.”

Lu Xiao said, ”Fu Teng isn’t like ordinary plants. Since it was born there, it means the environment is suitable for its germination, possibly even better than ordinary soil.”

Hearing his reasoning, Shen Tang thought it made sense. Since there were no other options, she decided it was worth trying.

The Dead Fern Swamp is one of the five forbidden zones in the Beast World, full of polluted lands and mutant plants. Xue Yinzhou accompanied Shen Tang there.

They had just teleported in and hadn’t had a chance to see their surroundings clearly when a vine with sharp toxic thorns whipped through the air towards them. However, before it could reach them, it was instantly severed by a blade formed from the Black Fog.

Xue Yinzhou pulled Shen Tang into his embrace, vigilantly looking around at the encroaching dangers, with the Black Fog swirling around him.

This was an incredibly primordial swamp forest, the air so hot and humid it felt like being submerged in water. The area was dense with green ancient trees and fern plants, with the thick jungle blocking out the light, making it feel dim.

A faint gray mist permeated the air, carrying a hallucinogenic effect that, if inhaled for too long, caused mental haze.

Countless dark green vines lurked within the woods or under the mud, slithering like snakes, occasionally opening their ”mouths” for a lethal bite.

Their attackers were a type of aggressive mutant vine.

The vines were covered with black spikes, clearly poisonous. If someone were pierced, they could quickly dissolve into a pool of blood.