20demayo Chapter 16, Trials and Tribulations
Chapter 16, Trials and Tribulations
"Holy crap! Spirit essence!" Xiao Yu stared at the blue glowing orbs, his jaw practically dropping to the ground.
One by one, the essences flew out of Old Black's mouth and were then absorbed by the Twin Beast Pendant.
After counting, there are a total of 22 servant-level spirits.
"Is this what you've accomplished in the past two months?" Xiao Yu's eyes lit up as he looked at Lao Hei.
"Hmph!" Old Black raised his head and responded with a nasal tone.
His smile is even more powerful than an AK.
"That's awesome!"
If it weren't for the stiff mane on Old Black's body, Xiao Yu would have already gone up and given him a couple of kisses.
However, this essence should be like the essence condensed by Mo Fan and the little mudfish, which can only be used by himself.
Even so, using these essences to strengthen star particles greatly enhances combat power.
Back in the real world, Xiao Yu had just gotten up to go back to his dormitory to sleep when he noticed Mo Fan and Teacher Tang Yue talking about something.
Xiao Yu smiled and quietly slipped away.
……
The entire elite class has about 100 students, and almost everyone has mastered basic magic; it's just that everyone's proficiency with magic varies.
Shortly after the start of the semester, there will be a training and assessment for top magic students.
The location for this training exercise was once again the Xuefeng Mountain Post Station.
Xiao Yu, who scored a perfect score, was abducted to Xuefeng Mountain Station a week early.
However, he publicly stated that he was taking a week off.
Even though it's a perfect score, you still have to put on a show.
This week, Xiao Yu, along with the military mage squad, carried out a major purge of the demons surrounding the training grounds and had Lao Hei familiarize himself with the assessment site.
The day of the training.
Xiao Yu and the others took a bus to Tianlan Magic High School to pick up their loved ones.
The three of them squeezed into the back row. Zhang Xiaohou said with envy, "Brother Yu, I really envy you being a summoner. If we were in the same group as you, we wouldn't have to worry about demons at all during our training."
"What's there to envy?" Xiao Yu scoffed.
The person who was yelling and shouting at me a few days ago was probably retaliating for my outrageous demand for both Awakening Stone and Guiding Stone back then.
Mo Fan nodded in agreement: "Summoning is great. If I reach the intermediate level, I'd like to awaken a summoning ability too."
"What's so great about summoning?" Zhou Min, sitting in the front row, glared coldly at Xiao Yu and chimed in irritably, "Magicians rely on their own strength; summoned beasts are ultimately external things. The most effective way to deal with a summoning mage is to bypass the summoned beasts and eliminate the summoner directly!"
Xiao Yu gave an awkward laugh twice.
When did I offend this girl?
"Hmph!" Zhou Min snorted coldly.
She disliked Xiao Yu, the "lucky guy," from the bottom of her heart. In her opinion, her flames were no worse than Xiao Yu's white mascot!
Upon arriving at the Xuefeng Mountain Inn, everyone saw a fire mage in military uniform leaning against the wall, playing with flames.
It was quite obvious that this military mage had a strong control over fire.
"Boss Zhan Kong, why did you come in person?" Luo Yunbo, who was leading the team, bowed to Zhan Kong.
"Having nothing better to do, I thought I'd come and check out these newbies from the magic school." Zhan Kong put away the flames in his hand, glanced at the group, and when he saw Xiao Yu, a meaningful smile appeared on his lips.
"Hmph!" Zhou Min snorted coldly, dismissing Zhan Kong's words with disdain.
"Zhan Kong?!" Team leader Zhang Jianguo's mouth gaped open in an "O" shape. "Is he Zhan Kong, the strongest mage at the Snow Peak Mountain Inn?"
"What's so great about it?" Zhao Kunsan said, his mouth full of chatter.
"Indeed, you're nothing special." Zhan Kong sneered and walked up to the crowd. "But you bunch of brats are nothing in front of me. If you were my subordinates, you wouldn't even be worthy of being cannon fodder."
"That's true, but who didn't start as a greenhorn?" Zhang Jianguo said.
"Then let them show it in the assessment, so they don't forget what they studied when they see demons." Zhan Kong laughed, glancing at Zhou Min who had been dismissive from the start. "If you get torn to shreds by demons, seeing your bloody mess will break my heart."
Despite Zhan Kong's provocation, Zhou Min remained defiant, having cultivated for over a year, and refused to believe she was as weak as Zhan Kong claimed.
Besides, Xiao Yu already has a summoned beast. If that beast looks like a demon, then there's nothing to be afraid of in the wild.
The next morning, everyone was dragged out of bed by the military mages.
"I have a bounty here, the lowest-ranking one in the Hunter's Alliance." Zhan Kong stood on the platform, unfolding a parchment scroll in his hand. "There are one hundred of you in total. If even one of you completes this bounty, then all one hundred of you will receive an A!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a commotion broke out all over the area below the post station.
The hunters around them, enjoying the spectacle, kept mocking the group of students who had never seen the world.
The Hunter Alliance's commission?
Even the lowest level is beyond the capabilities of these inexperienced students.
Moreover, sending such a large army of a hundred people into the wilderness is just a suicide mission, isn't it?
"What if we can't finish?" Xu Zhaoting raised his hand and asked loudly.
"It's simple," Zhan Kong laughed. "Then everyone will fail!"
The teachers leading the group from the school all gaped in astonishment.
This wasn't the case in previous years!
Didn't they say the school had already taken care of things?
Why is this military commander so unpredictable?
If no one completes the assignment, then the completion rate of their Tianlan Magic High School's assessment will be zero, right?
The students were also chattering away.
The entire post station was incredibly noisy.
"What's all the noise about?!" Zhan Kong roared, startling everyone present. "If you have any complaints, go talk to your principal. Don't whine here!"
"Since you're here with me, you have to obey my orders. If you think you can get a good grade by just standing guard and driving wooden stakes around here every day, then get back to school right now."
"Useless trash, you don't deserve a high score from me!"
Zhan Kong's words were powerful and resonant, leaving everyone present speechless for a long time.
Everyone turned pale.
After a long while, Zhan Kong finally smiled and said, "Of course, I will give the person who completes the task a defensive magical artifact as a separate gift."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yu gave Zhan Kong a wicked grin.
Zhan Kong naturally sensed Xiao Yu's ill intentions and glared at him irritably.
That clearly meant that there was no way Xiao Yu could possibly get a share.
Xiao Yu sighed. If it's not there, it's not there.
The mid-tier awakening stones and guiding stones really put me at a good deal.