Chapter 6: Demon Pond Forest (2)

The crisp sound of Chen digging into an apple echoed as he leaned against the concave portion of the trunk of the tree. The books on his side seemed to have increased by another tome and his worn shoes were replaced by a pair of ankle-reaching leather shoes crafted out of the skin of an unknown spirit beast.

Fragrant juice dripped as the apples of this world were far crunchier and sweet. Chen was the kind of guy who absolutely abhorred 'soft' apples. It was his personal preference and the crisp and tight apples in the Demon Pond Forest became his staple diet.

20 days had passed. For reasons unknown to Chen, he still didn't grow any facial hair. But what did grow was his knowledge of alchemical plants and their effects. By now, he had gained two rewards but the mission was still going on and when the last reward drops after ten more days, Chen would finally be able to set another mission.

The nearby shrubs swayed as a figure suddenly fell into them. Chen glanced towards the shrubs and