According to the rabbits' plan.

After Mingmou and the others arrive at the camp, they will undergo about a month's worth of cultural knowledge induction of the Damo Realm.

At that time, a designated person from the Wei Mansion will introduce them to the relevant knowledge.

Once the five gradually understand the local customs of this otherworld, they will be assigned to carry out independent creative writing projects.

The rabbits' requirements for this project are:

The theme is unlimited, and the gender is unlimited, but it must focus on Huaxia people.

Furthermore, the writers must produce no less than eight thousand words daily—this matter was informed to them before the five arrived at the Damo Realm, and they voluntarily signed the relevant contract.

Once their output reaches a certain word count,

the rabbits will compile their works into volumes and promote them through various channels.

As for the remuneration the rabbits provide to the five....

Two hundred yuan per thousand words, plus the eligibility for a Spiritual Root testing.

If a good cultivation aptitude is detected,

the rabbits will also provide them with the standard amount of cultivation resources, equal to those of formal staff.

To be honest.

Considering the status of Mingmou and the others, the remuneration part for their writing isn't particularly enticing.

Some of them have already sold various rights and achieved financial freedom.

Or their subscription results are excellent, and their manuscript fee income converts to at least four to five hundred yuan per thousand characters if bought outright.

But the Spiritual Root testing is different.

As the saying goes, men remain juveniles even till death.

Not to mention novelists who require a higher degree of creativity.

Immersing personal emotions into the work is a basic requirement for becoming a top writer; otherwise, how could they write such lifelike characters?

Now, having the chance to access supernatural powers.

How could they not be excited and enthusiastic?

In fact, the night before arriving at the Damo Realm, none of the five of Mingmou slept.

Tossing and turning in bed, excited to the point they almost started shadow fencing.

At the edge of the light door.

Seeing Mingmou and the others' eyes constantly glancing outside, how could Shi Zehong not know that they were already impatient?

He lightly coughed and said to the five:

"Dear writers, according to the agreement we signed, you can undergo a Spiritual Root test upon arriving at the Damo Realm.

If you don't feel tired, how about we go through the process now?"

Mingmou and the others exchanged glances, nodding their heads quickly:

"Director Shi, we have no objections!"

Shi Zehong smiled slightly and gestured, "Please follow me, everyone."

Then, under Shi Zehong's guidance, the group proceeded forward and soon arrived at a building within the camp.

"This is one of our temporary laboratories built with sterile partitions and special cement. Once the first phase of the Life Experiment Base is completed, these labs will gradually be moved there. Currently, the Spiritual Origin Ball for testing Spiritual Roots is stored inside this laboratory."

Outside the laboratory, Shi Zehong briefly introduced the camp's overview to the five, then pressed a doorbell and spoke through the intercom: "Comrade Xiao Wang, I've brought the people, could you please open the door?"

Ten seconds later.

Someone from inside opened the laboratory, and Wang Qiang peeked her head out: "Director Shi, you've come."

The research on the Spiritual Origin Ball involves knowledge related to physics and biology, so the related project has always been coordinated by the physics group and the botany team.

Half a day ago, Wang Qiang had already completed the handover of the L17 cultivation environment project.

At the same time, as she was about to join the upcoming trade mission, it was certainly not suitable to assign her a long-term research task at this moment.

So she was placed by Lin Li into this laboratory to assist the leader of the physics group, Zhuo Yuanxin, in the research on the Spiritual Origin Ball.

Wang Qiang had already learned earlier about the impending arrival of Mingmou and others, so she let them into the lab after a brief verification of their identities.

This laboratory is approximately a hundred square meters. As soon as they entered, Shi Zehong raised an eyebrow in surprise at a figure in front and asked:

"Clan Leader Wei, what brings you here today?"

Inside the laboratory, with a few silver patches on his arm, Wei Fan looked up upon hearing and greeted Shi Zehong:

"Oh, it's Director Shi.

My niece... you know, that little girl Xi Xi, kept saying she wanted to visit the construction site. Just as I agreed with Academician Liu Xiangqian to assist the second batch of warriors in channeling energy into the body today, I brought her to this side of the camp.

Half an hour ago, I just finished at Academician Liu's place and met Miss Xiao Wang on the way, who pulled me into the lab for some analysis research."

After speaking, Wei Fan took a few curious glances at Mingmou and the others.

With his keen eyes, he could naturally see that these people were definitely not institutional staff, as their demeanor was too different, so he couldn't help but ask, "Director Shi, who are they?"

Shi Zehong was just pondering how to introduce Mingmou and the others to Wei Fan since Mingmou and the five would be writing in the Damo Realm, inevitably interacting with the Wei Family. It would do no harm to know each other.

Now that Wei Fan asked, he went along with it and introduced Mingmou and the others:

"Clan Leader Wei, let me introduce them; this is Mingmou, and this is Gugu... they are the candidates for this Wen Yun project."

"Water's here, everyone please make way."

After the introduction, Wang Qiang brought a tray with a few glasses of water, distributing them to Mingmou and the group.

Then she eagerly leaned towards Mingmou:

"Mingmou, I'm your fan. I've been following your works since that book by Saint Father, all subscribed legally!

So could you jinx me with poverty, childlessness, and loneliness till the end of my days?"

Mingmou broke into a cold sweat: "...."

Wei Fan had a puzzled expression: "?!"

Unfortunately,

Mingmou didn't have the chance to employ any causality spells before Shi Zehong interrupted.

As a person born in the 70s, Shi Zehong wasn't familiar with the ironic 'curse me' joke trend and thought Wang Qiang might not like Mingmou's books, intentionally trying to give him a hard time.

So he quickly intervened to stop the situation:

"Alright, Comrade Xiao Wang, let's save the chit-chat for later and prepare for the spiritual root testing for the teachers first."

Wang Qiang stuck out her tongue slightly, seemingly a bit disappointed for not catching Mingmou's blessing.

Then she led everyone to a device table.

The table was about a meter high, with a Spiritual Origin Ball placed on top.

The sides of the ball were tightly clamped by two protective mechanical arms to prevent it from falling.

"We recently purchased this Spiritual Origin Ball through the Wei Mansion's channels, and all spiritual root testing in the camp is conducted with this.

This Spiritual Origin Ball is even more sensitive than the one at the Wei Mansion, with a longer usage life, rumored to measure over a hundred thousand uses—after all, we have many warriors to test."

While Wang Qiang explained, she extended her hand and made a pressing motion above the ball:

"Just press your hand on it like this. Who would like to go first?"

The five writers exchanged glances, and Guguniao was the first to raise his hand:

"I'll go first."

Everyone had no objections; after all, being the first to test carried the most pressure.

Mingmou gently patted Guguniao on the shoulder:

"Good luck, Gu, aim for a single spiritual root."

Guguniao took a deep breath, then placed his hand on the Spiritual Origin Ball.

Moments later, light emerged.

Wang Qiang glanced: "Five spiritual roots."

Guguniao gave Mingmou a sidelong glance: "..."

Mingmou took a step back: "....."

Next was Count Orange, and this time Mingmou wisely remained silent.

"Four spiritual roots."

Then the Dreamer and Two Writers from the Jianghu each tested for spiritual qualities of four spiritual roots and five spiritual roots.

Overall, it wasn't too good or too bad.

Lastly, it was Mingmou's turn.

Mingmou walked to the Spiritual Origin Ball and slowly extended his hand:

"Not greedy, not greedy, a four spiritual root would be nice..."

Moments later, Wang Qiang's doubtful voice rang out:

"Huh? This is.... a single spiritual root?!"

Mingmou's heart skipped a beat. He quickly withdrew his hand from the Spiritual Origin Ball and leaned in close.

At this moment, only a single beam of light was flickering on the Spiritual Origin Ball.

A single beam of light would normally indicate a single spiritual root attribute.

But strangely, this light's color was somewhat odd.

The main color of the light was white, but in between this white light, there were a few striking black spots...

It was obvious.

This didn't belong to any of the attributes of metal, wood, water, fire, or earth.

Shi Zehong was also a bit dumbstruck, involuntarily looking at Wei Fan:

"Patriarch Wei, this is....?"

Wei Fan's gaze was fixed on the Spiritual Origin Ball, his face thoughtful, speculating:

"Could it be..... a mutated spiritual root?

A white spiritual root, a white spiritual root..... Ah, I remember now!"

He clapped his hands suddenly, a flush rising on his face:

"A white mutated spiritual root, there is only one kind in the Damo Realm, and this is... this is the perfect aptitude for learning the Celestial Secret Valley's Great Deduction Technique!

The Celestial Secret Valley was a top sect in the ancient sect era, renowned in the Damo Realm for its deducing and calculating skills.

This deduction technique could account for people, events, and objects.

In ancient times, many cultivators would seek a test from the Celestial Secret Valley members before undertaking major training or expeditions.

It's said that when this deduction technique is cultivated to its extreme depths, it can even deduce the future of an entire world!

By the way, the related deeds of the Celestial Secret Valley were also mentioned in some letters left behind by Si Ming Ancestor."

Shi Zehong seemed startled, opening his mouth as if to say something.

If what Wei Fan said was true, this deduction technique was not something those fortune-telling frauds could compare to.

Although reason told him that deducing the future was quite far-fetched, after all, this was the Damo Realm....

With the existence of Spiritual Energy, the emergence of some bizarre phenomena wasn't impossible.

After all, the existence of the Damo Realm itself was enough to shatter many people's worldview.

At this moment, rather than questioning whether the deduction techniques were real, it would be more pertinent to consider the difficulty of obtaining such techniques.

Suppressing the shock in his heart, Shi Zehong slowly asked:

"Patriarch Wei, if what you say is true and this Great Deduction Technique can deduce all things, then is it difficult to acquire?"

However, to his surprise, Wei Fan shook his head very decisively:

"The Great Deduction Technique is widely spread in the Damo Realm because what's important for deduction is not the cultivation technique, but the white mutated spiritual root.

Although the Wei Mansion doesn't have this technique in reserve, the trade caravan heading to Ziqiong City will definitely find a place selling this cultivation technique!"

After saying this, Wei Fan fell silent.

The white light was the mutated white spiritual root capable of learning deduction techniques, of this he was one hundred percent sure.

But the meaning of the black spots within it was beyond Wei Fan's understanding.

Yet for some reason, Wei Fan had an inexplicable premonition.

He couldn't shake the feeling that these black spots were hinting at.....

White light is poisonous?

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