As soon as the transformation of the Nature Palace was completed, a light breeze blew through the entire space. Then, all kinds of energy in the space immediately surged. The Nature Energy increased, the Power of Destruction increased, and even the Power of Civilization increased.
This made Zhao Hai, who had been sensing the changes in the Space, startled. However, the changes in the Space quickly came to an end. At the same time, the Taiji diagram above the Space spun even faster. The energy inside the Space also returned to normal. However, the Nature Energy, Destruction Energy, and Civilization Energy increased a lot.
Zhao Hai let out a long breath. Then he smiled faintly before his figure flashed and returned to the camp. When Zhao Hai returned to his tent, he felt relieved. There was nothing different about the camp, everything seemed normal.
Zhao Hai felt relieved. The camp was normal, the others were still resting in their tents. This proved that he didn't stay at the bottom of the lake for a long time. After Zhao Hai calmed himself down, he fell asleep.
The next morning, Zhao Hai woke up early. Just like every day, he ate breakfast with everyone. Then he followed Pu Li and Gong Yu to the Ancient Bamboo Lake to observe the plants.
The plants at the bottom of the lake didn't change because he took away the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Root. Thinking about it, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Root was seriously injured. Normally, it wouldn't release any spiritual energy, so it was impossible for there to be any changes. But a few days ago, spiritual energy suddenly appeared at the bottom of the lake. It was very likely that the Spiritual Root unintentionally released this spiritual energy. The reason why it released spiritual energy was very simple, it was because this was the season where the bamboo grew the fastest.
Now that Zhao Hai took away the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Root, it didn't affect the Bamboo Forest. Although Zhao Hai was very concerned about this matter, he didn't show it. He still completed his work on time every day, and he did it even better than before.
Half a year passed by. During this time, Zhao Hai had already observed the plants at the bottom of the lake. However, Zhao Hai also noticed the changes in the Bamboo Forest. The Bamboo Forest didn't shrink because the Spiritual Root was taken away. On the contrary, the Bamboo Forest grew very well. However, Zhao Hai could feel that the spiritual energy inside the Bamboo Forest was slowly disappearing.
In other words, the Bamboo Forest would slowly turn into an ordinary Bamboo Forest without any spiritual energy. Maybe the Bamboo Forest wouldn't be suitable for making musical instruments in the future. However, the growth of the Bamboo Forest wouldn't be affected too much.
Zhao Hai was very satisfied with this result. He also looked at the newly grown Bamboo Forest. The growth speed of the Bamboo Forest might be slower than before, but the quality of the Bamboo Forest wasn't affected. This made Zhao Hai even happier.
After a year and three months, Zhao Hai finally collected all the data on all the plants in the Ancient Bamboo Lake. He also sent the data and specimens back to the Zither Music Academy.
However, Zhao Hai and the others didn't go to the seaside. Instead, they went to another place. This place was quite far away. Zhao Hai and the others had to go by boat. Moreover, it took them a month before they finally arrived at a place called Tranquil Lake.
Tranquil Lake was originally an ordinary lake. However, there was something strange about it. When fishermen were fishing, they would often get caught in their nets. Eventually, their nets would break.
Later, a fisherman with good swimming skills would enter the lake to check the situation. When he entered the lake, he discovered that there was a huge underwater forest underneath the Tranquil Lake.
It was unknown when this underwater forest was formed, but it had been preserved until now. The trees under the water were very tall, and they were still growing.
However, the most surprising thing was that the trees would stop growing when they were about ten meters above the water. Instead, they would start to develop horizontally and become very thick.
This underwater forest had always been a magnificent sight in the Wenji Continent. It was also a legend. And this time, Zhao Hai and the others came here for this underwater forest.
Logically speaking, this underwater forest was just an example. Zhao Hai and the others didn't need to study it. However, Zhao Hai thought that it was necessary to study it. This was because what they wanted to do this time was to improve the plants in order to prevent the attacks of the Fishman Race. But it was obvious that ordinary aquatic plants wouldn't be able to stop the attacks of the Fishman Race. If they could study the trees in the underwater forest, then they might be able to find a suitable plant for the Fishman Race.
When they arrived at the Tranquil Lake, Zhao Hai and the others discovered that there was already a camp here. This camp wasn't very big, but it was much bigger than the ones they built before. Moreover, there were a lot of people in the camp who were busy. Zhao Hai and the others directly arrived at the camp.
When the convoy arrived at the entrance of the camp, a group of people immediately came out of the camp. The leader of this group was a 40 years old fat man wearing a scholar's robe. Although this fat man was wearing a scholar's robe and his soul was a book, he didn't look like a scholar at all. His smiling face made him look more like a businessman.
When Zhao Hai and the others came out of the carriage, the fat man immediately cupped his fist towards Zhao Hai and the others and said, "Liu Li of the Calligraphy Institute has seen Mister Zhao Hai, Mister Pu Li, and Mister Gong Yu."
Zhao Hai and the others quickly returned the greeting. After both sides exchanged greetings, Liu Li immediately turned to the three and said, "Everyone, our Calligraphy Institute heard that you would be coming to the Tranquil Lake. Therefore, we have already prepared the camp. Please come in and take a rest. I've already prepared some food and wine. I'll be holding a welcoming feast for everyone."
Zhao Hai smiled faintly, then he cupped his fist towards Liu Li and said, "Thank you, Mister Liu. I've troubled you this time. This Zhao Hai can't thank you enough."
Liu Li quickly replied, "Mister is too polite. Mister is from the Soldier Spirit Continent, yet you're running around for the Literature Records Continent. I can only do some peripheral things. This is really shameful. Mister, please come in." Zhao Hai wasn't polite as he cupped his fist and led the group into the camp.
Upon entering the camp, Zhao Hai immediately discovered something different about the camp. There were a lot of people here. Most of these people weren't scholars, nor were they other professions. Most of them were Plant Masters.
When Zhao Hai saw this, he immediately understood the intentions of the Calligraphy Institute. It seems like the people of the Calligraphy Institute wanted to use this opportunity to steal some knowledge. However, Zhao Hai wasn't opposed to this. If they can learn something from this operation, then it would be a good thing.
Liu Li had already arranged the tents for Zhao Hai and the others. When Zhao Hai and the others entered the tents, they tidied up a bit before coming out. This was especially true for Zhao Hai, Pu Li, and Gong Yu. After working together for more than a year, the three of them had a tacit understanding with each other. They only needed to put the things in the tents before coming out.
After the three left the tent, Liu Li, who was directing the others to put things in the tents, immediately saw the three. He immediately ran over and cupped his fist towards the three and said, "Why didn't the three of you take a rest? I'll take care of things here. "
Zhao Hai shook his head and said, "Mister Liu is too polite. We just want to take a look at the lakeside. Mister Liu, you don't need to worry about us."
Upon hearing Zhao Hai, Liu Li immediately said, "So you want to take a look at the lakeside. Alright, I'll take the three of you there. It's the same to leave this place to the others. Let's go." Then he led the three out of the camp.
Zhao Hai didn't decline Liu Li's good intentions. The four of them left the camp and slowly walked towards the lakeside. The camp wasn't very far from the lakeside, but it was still quite a distance away. Naturally, Liu Li couldn't build the camp near the lakeside. Although it was impossible for the lake to rise right now, building it too close to the lake would still be dangerous.
When the three arrived at the lakeside, Zhao Hai looked at the lake and discovered that the water here was completely different from the Ancient Bamboo Lake. The Ancient Bamboo Lake's water was very clear. Moreover, looking at it from afar, it was actually green and very beautiful.
However, this Tranquil Lake was different. The lake water here was black. Standing by the lake, one could only see about a meter below the lake. Below that, one would be blocked by the ink-black lake water, making it impossible to see anything.
If the Ancient Bamboo Lake could be described as beautiful, then the Tranquil Ocean Lake could only be described with the word 'strange'. This lake water was too strange.
Zhao Hai frowned as he looked at the lake. He used his Nature Energy to feel the water, but he discovered that it was no different from other water. At this time, it wasn't convenient for him to use his Thought Force to feel the water. This made Zhao Hai's brows wrinkle even more.
Pu Li and Gong Yu were also looking at the strange lake water. They didn't know what to say. Whether it was in the river or in the lake, the two of them had never seen such strange water. This made the two of them somewhat worried.
Zhao Hai looked at the two of them and said, "What do you two think about this? The color of the water is really strange. "
Pu Li's expression was dignified as he said, "Right, the color of the lake is really dark. It's too strange."
"Hahaha, the two of you don't need to worry. The lake is absolutely fine. There are a lot of villages around the lake. The people in those villages have been living here for generations. They fish in the lake and drink the water as they grow up. Each and every one of them is very healthy. Therefore, you don't need to worry." When Liu Li heard what the two said, he immediately laughed and said.
When Zhao Hai heard Liu Li, he stared for a moment. Then he couldn't help but smile as he said, "Right, I heard that the underwater forest of the Calm Ocean Lake was discovered by the local fishermen. It seems like I've forgotten about it. Hahaha, it seems like I was too nervous."
Pu Li smiled faintly and said, "It's not just Mister, I'm also like this. This time's operation is too important. We can't afford to make any mistakes. Hahaha. Alright, I've let Mister Liu see a joke."
Liu Li shook his head and said, "How could I laugh at you two? To be honest, I really admire you guys. You just arrived at the camp, yet you didn't even take a break. Instead, you immediately began to observe the lakeside. This is really amazing."
Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, "What are you talking about? We just want to see the scenery. Let's go back and have a few drinks." Naturally, Liu Li and the others didn't object. Then the group returned to the camp.
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