Surviving on a deserted island tests researchers' courage and meticulousness, and it also examines their knowledge of wilderness survival.

Recognizing wild plants and exotic beasts is a fundamental skill for researchers.

Researchers must rely on their own abilities to gather resources and guide their painstakingly cultivated pet beasts to fend off enemies.

This is the meaning of the third round of assessment.

Sometimes researchers need to go into the wild to observe the situation of exotic beasts, which is why those with high combat abilities are more favored.

After obtaining the purification liquid from the Green Gem Turtle, the Water Rabbit resembled a large neon light.

To avoid being discovered, the Water Rabbit's gaze landed on the Demon Little Bear.

The Demon Little Bear was startled and took a few steps back, seemingly understanding the Water Rabbit's intent.

At this moment, the Water Rabbit melted into liquid, enveloping the Demon Little Bear's entire body like a slime.

The Demon Little Bear covered its face: "Please don't do this, please don't do this, ah!"

This voice was overwhelming, sparking wild imaginations.

Seeing Ye Bai's slightly curious eyes, the Demon Little Bear blushingly explained: "The Water Rabbit has a special ability to possess pet beasts to conceal its presence."

"Currently, the Water Rabbit is eager to analyze the purification liquid and temporarily has no time to concern itself with anything else, so it's attached to me."

"Every move I make will be under its surveillance."

"Moreover, once possessed by it, the body's various senses will be enhanced."

"For instance, my sense of smell will be ten times stronger, making me crave the honey of the Killer Bees even more."

The carefree Demon Little Bear began to act shy, lowering its head, blushing, and its stomach made growling sounds.

Clearly, it was hungry and ready to eat.

Ye Bai casually handed a bottle of honey to the Demon Little Bear.

The Demon Little Bear carefully extended a finger into the honey, stirring it, experiencing its sticky sensation.

Like a treasure, it cautiously put the honey-soaked fingertip into its mouth.

The Demon Little Bear's eyes lit up instantly, realizing that after being possessed by the Water Rabbit, the flavors were doubled.

Its taste was amplified tenfold, even detecting faint floral scents mixed in the honey.

"What delicious honey it is, with a very unique floral aroma."

The Demon Little Bear said uncontrollably.

Floral scent?

Ye Bai casually tasted some honey.

Indeed, there was a faint floral scent, quite unique.

Ye Bai seemed to remember something and began searching in the forest.

Sure enough, Ye Bai spotted clusters of vines in the distance, covered in purple flowers.

This is a plant known by its scientific name as Purple Wisteria; its buds have detoxifying properties and are crucial ingredients for high-grade antitoxic potions.

However, these Purple Wisteria flowers seemed not to have bloomed yet; the buds are highly poisonous, only turning harmless after blooming, releasing a scent like a forest after rain.

This floral scent attracts exotic beasts to gnaw on the buds. Once an exotic beast consumes the unbloomed Purple Wisteria bud, it won't be long before it collapses, ultimately becoming nourishment for the Purple Wisteria.

Once in full bloom, the Purple Wisteria bud wilts completely within three minutes, losing its detoxifying effect.

Therefore, the price of Purple Wisteria buds in the black market remains high.

The family tending to the Purple Wisteria, patrols day and night. Upon observing the bloom, they immediately harvest it.

Good quality Purple Wisteria buds can even sell for astronomical prices.

Yet, only a few herbalists master this harvesting technique.

"Such a shame these purple wisteria will need at least three days to bloom, and I don't have those three days,"

Ye Bai understood he couldn't stay in one place too long; it would give others an opportunity to take advantage.

Bear in mind, he is in competition with other contestants; reducing the numbers increases his chance of victory significantly.

He contemplated picking Purple Wisteria buds as a means to combat exotic beasts.

But the difficulty is quite considerable; once harvested, Purple Wisteria buds wilt and rot completely within an hour, losing their toxic effect.

Moreover, rotting Purple Wisteria emits an overwhelming stench akin to a sock left out for a month combined with fermented eggs.

Upon hearing Ye Bai's sigh, Life Rose emitted a faint green glow.

Bathed in this glow, the blossoms of the Purple Wisteria bloomed instantly, releasing a rich fragrance.

"Life Rose, you can even accelerate plant growth; this skill is amazing."

Ye Bai gave Life Rose a thumbs-up.

Life Rose joyfully danced as the wisteria flower buds detached, floating around it.

The originally blue buds encased within petals turned purple upon blooming.

Ye Bai astonishingly found these Purple Wisteria buds to be in their prime condition.

The buds were thin as cicada wings; even the most nimble tailless monkey couldn't pick them with such perfect appearance.

I didn't expect the Life Rose to have this ability; it can not only pick the Purple Wisteria Bud but also keep it in its freshest state.

Such Purple Wisteria Bud is considered priceless.

If that's the case, we need to thoroughly assess the Life Rose's value.

The Sunflower Fairy can help me seize resources, while the Life Rose can help me cultivate them; the functions of these two do not conflict.

Unfortunately, I don't have any extra contract slots available, so it seems I'll have to rely on the Sunflower Fairy's subjugation.

I've already explained to the Life Rose that it's only a contract with the Sunflower Fairy, and the Life Rose shouldn't feel too bad.

Ye Bai was secretly relieved that he had successfully contracted the Sunflower Fairy back then.

Through the Sunflower Fairy's subjugation, I obtained many useful Pet Beasts.

Divine Farmer Ginseng, Mirage Dragon, Highly Poisonous Emperor Butterfly, Demon Bear, and next, I'll add Life Rose and Ice Fire Rock.

These guys are essentially Ye Bai's secondary tier; if there is space in my contract, I will choose from them to contract.

The Life Rose formed these Purple Wisteria Buds into a blooming flower and offered it to Ye Bai.

The bracelet handed out by the committee comes with its own space, designed by a Pet Beast under the Space King, one of the Eight Kings of the Beautiful Country.

It has a freshness preservation function; resources come out exactly as they were stored, as if time inside it stands still.

Other than being unable to store living creatures, it's quite useful.

Ye Bai unceremoniously put the Purple Wisteria Buds into the bracelet.

At this moment, a rustling sound came from the air.

"It seems something is coming."

A large number of Purple Wisteria bloomed, and the strong fragrance attracted many Exotic Beasts.

This was indeed a good opportunity to hunt Exotic Beasts.

Hunting Exotic Beasts is also part of the assessment, and as long as you achieve a good ranking, the resources obtained on this island will become your own.

After blooming, the Purple Wisteria will sprout buds again in a short time.

Ye Bai found a place to hide, and then a group of white-haired bulls appeared.

These white-haired bulls are Tier Three Exotic Beasts, but their personality is extremely irritable; even a group of them can withstand Tier Four's initial-level Exotic Beasts.

Their horns are long and hard, and the thick white hair covering their bodies effectively defends against attacks.

However, their weakness is also quite obvious; they are very afraid of heat and tend to sweat profusely after intense activity, needing to find a cool place to rest.

Otherwise, they could collapse from overheating.

Despite this, the meat of the white-haired bulls is comparable to Frost Descent beef; many people even hunt them specifically to enjoy a feast.

This has led to the declining numbers of white-haired bulls.

Now the Beautiful Country even breeds the white-haired bulls with regular farm cattle, forming the second-generation white-haired cattle.

Although not as good as the original white-haired bull's meat quality, it's still considerably better than ordinary beef.

These white-haired bulls were attracted by the fragrance of the Purple Wisteria flowers; they walked slowly, lowering their heads to gobble up the unopened Purple Wisteria buds and began to chew.

But soon, one after another, the white-haired bulls started foaming at the mouth and collapsed to the ground.

Before long, they were motionless.

Ye Bai emerged from hiding; the white-haired bulls died from poisoning after eating the Purple Wisteria buds, yet it does not affect the value of their hides and horns.

Their hides are said to be able to incubate dove eggs, and the horns are a rare medicinal material.

As for the poisoned meat, it can be detoxified by adding the blossomed Purple Wisteria buds.

These white-haired bulls are enough to last me a good long while.

The fragrance of the Purple Wisteria flowers was too strong.

After inhaling for a while, Ye Bai felt drowsy.

At that moment, a bud atop the Life Rose emitted a suction force, and shortly after, the intense fragrance dissipated.

The Exotic Beasts attracted by the fragrance regained their senses and scattered away.

"Well done."

"Life Rose, it's getting dark, we need to find a place to rest."

As night falls, more ferocious Exotic Beasts will appear.

Wailing and howling ensued from the distance.

Meanwhile, the committee was watching the big screen, where many surveillance cameras had been unexpectedly destroyed. Out of a hundred contestants released on the Deserted Island, only sixty managed to safely reach the island.

Nearly forty percent of the people were eliminated just like that.

This proportion is quite high.

"Dr. Jubino, aren't our assessment criteria too harsh?"

"Among those eliminated, there are quite a few dark horses that we favored. Should we perhaps give them another chance, like organizing a revival match or something?"

One of the judges said to Dr. Jubino.

Dr. Jubino smiled without saying anything, and another judge immediately jumped in, "Don't you know the theme of the third round is called elimination?"

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