Versatile Mage: I Awakened Nine Stars

Chapter 355: The Anomaly in the Far South
The headquarters of the Antarctic Peninsula Shenzhou Research Institute.

Three men and one woman sat around the fireplace, chatting casually.

One of them, with a gloomy face, took a few gulps of liquor, turned off his ringing cell phone and threw it aside.

A middle-aged man with a square face asked in surprise, "Old Feng, this is strange. How come so many people are looking for a guy like you who can't even fart even if you hit him with three sticks?"

"What else could it be?" The only woman among the four said with a smile, "You're the only one who can do such a thing as throwing someone's spoiled baby to this godforsaken place."

Feng Li snorted coldly and said, "Do you really think the World Government Competition is just a game? You tried your best to get in, but now you want to quit. What's worse, you even want to interfere with the training route. Don't you even ask if they are worthy?"

The woman teased, "You sound very confident, but why don't you dare answer a phone call?"

Feng Li's face froze, and he said with a slightly unnatural look: "Why should I care about them? Do I, Feng Li, have a lot of free time?"

"Hahaha, Li Fu, no wonder you're still a widower. If even two out of ten of your sentences aren't offensive, you should be married based on your looks."

The man who was laughing had delicate features and looked to be in his early twenties.

"Mu Yunfei, shut up you dead monster. I'm just confused. Everyone else is getting older, but you're different. You're a dead old man in your forties, but you're getting younger and younger. It's really unfair!"

Mu Yunfei lifted the hair beside his ears and pinched his fingers pretentiously: "You must be envious, it's natural, you can't learn it."

The remaining three people suddenly felt a chill and subconsciously leaned away from Mu Yunfei.

"Okay, stop joking." The square-faced man said seriously, "Old Feng, to be honest, you were really inconsiderate in leaving these kids here."

Li Fu nodded and said, "Indeed, the temperature in the Arctic Ice Realm has been dropping continuously in recent years. We have discovered that many monarch-level demons that used to only live in the Ice Realm migrated to the peninsula to spend the winter before the polar night. If those children encounter them, they will probably be wiped out."

"How could this be?" Feng Li frowned and said, "Lu Hong, didn't the polar climate report you issued three years ago say that there wasn't much change?"

"That's the revised version from the Holy City," Lu Hong said. "Do you really think it's just bad luck that these little guys encountered a snowstorm right after getting off the ship? Over the years, as the temperature has continued to drop, this kind of extreme weather has almost become the norm in the Antarctic Peninsula."

Feng Li's expression turned uglier: "Why would the Holy City act this way?"

"Who knows? Maybe those angels have their own considerations."

Feng Li lowered his head, frowned and said nothing.

Li Fu also added: "The Antarctic Ice Realm has been absorbing cold air. It is very likely that the mysterious and powerful Antarctic Emperor is causing trouble. If this continues, the cold air will continue to concentrate in the southernmost part of the country, and the temperature in other places will inevitably rise. If the glaciers in the northernmost part melt, the sea level may also rise."

Feng Li's expression changed slightly.

It's not like he didn't know what this meant.

Rising sea levels mean shrinking land and expanding sea monsters. By then, will it be in vain that Speaker Shao Zhengda will go against the majority opinion and build a 20,000-kilometer defense project based on the current coastline?
"Alas, if the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up. Why should we, a few small researchers, worry about these things?" Mu Yunfei said, resting his chin on his hand. "Why don't we think about how to improve the food? Eating potatoes every day, who can stand it?"

Lu Li glanced at Mu Yunfei speechlessly and said, "Old Feng, go and bring those kids back. They are the future of each family. It's not a big deal if one or two die, but if you accidentally kill all of them here, even the Imperial Capital Academy won't be able to save you."

Li Fu also said, "Yeah, I don't know what you were thinking. How could you come up with such an outrageous idea? You can go anywhere to train, but you chose this hell-level dungeon. If I didn't know your character, I would have thought you were an undercover sent by an enemy country."

Feng Li smiled bitterly and said, "It was unanimous agreement among the five of us to come here to train."

Mu Yunfei acted as if he was extremely frightened: "No way, are all five mentors of this year's National Government Team undercover agents?!"

"Unanimous agreement?" Lu Li was slightly startled: "Do you think they have the strength to stay here for two months?"

Thinking of that incredible young man, Feng Li nodded heavily.

However, these three guys have been here for several years after all, and naturally know this place much better than he does. Compared with his trust in the young man, he is a little hesitant at this time.

So, after nodding, he shook his head again and said with a wry smile: "Hearing what you said, I'm a little unsure again."

Li Fu said, "Isn't this easy? Since we are not sure, why not just go and take a look? As the instructor of the National Government Team, it shouldn't be difficult for you to find them. With our strength, they will definitely not be able to find us if we hide in the back. If something goes wrong, we will have someone to take care of us."

"Wonderful!"

Mu Yunfei slapped his thigh fiercely, stood up and said: "Finally, I can find some fun in this boring life. Let's go, let's go now!"...

Xu Shen and others have been staying at the foot of this mountain which is over a thousand meters high for nearly an hour.

The extreme cold made everyone drowsy.

Whenever Xu Shen saw someone showing signs of tiredness, he would swing his cane and whip them.

Falling asleep in this place is basically the same as saying goodbye to this world.

Pain is the most effective way to stay awake.

No one had ever felt that just one hour was so difficult.

Finally, Guan Yu, Nan Jue, Mo Fan and Jiang Yu returned from three directions with Ye Luosha Feifei.

"So, what did you find out?"

Jiang Fox used mind reading to tell everyone the results of the four people's reconnaissance.

Jiang Yu and Fei Fei fulfilled their mission and successfully found the creature hidden in the mountain.

It was a thousand-year-old snow python, and judging by its size it was at least a small python. It was now late May, and judging by the season, it should have been in deep hibernation.

This is one of the few good news for them.

As for Guan Yu and others, they finally found thirteen ventilation holes, seven of which were downwind and six were upwind.

Xu Shen thought for a moment and made arrangements: "Guan Yu, Jiang Yu, Ming Yue, Kai Feng, the four of you all have displacement skills. Go and block the vents against the wind first. It doesn't matter if it makes a lot of noise. This blizzard is the best cover. After blocking the vents, immediately find a place to hide. This level of battle is not something you can interfere with."

“Lao Ai, Mo Fan, Nan Jue, you three will have to work hard later. Take A Zu to the ventilation vents in the downwind direction to set up poison traps. Remember to be quick and don’t save magic energy and the Book of Constellations. If you find signs that the snow python has awakened, retreat immediately. Don’t lose your life.”

Zu Jiming couldn't help but ask, "Are you being too cautious? Are you really that careful?"

Xu Shen was speechless.

Having never seen a monarch-level creature like this, I always thought that the power of high-level magic was enough to destroy the world. Little did I know that no creature that could reach the level of a monarch was simple.

The ghost tyrant who once ran rampant in the ancient capital and created a desperate scene that seemed like the end of the world was only a small monarch.

The difference between monarch and commander is just two words, but there is a world of difference between them!
Without waiting for Xu Shen to explain, Jiang Yu said seriously, "It's true. If I hadn't been forced to this point, I wouldn't have even thought of going against a monarch-level creature. You don't know how scared I am right now."

"!!!"

Zu Jiming stopped talking.

Xu Shen continued, "It's hard for you to intervene in a battle of this level. Lao Ai, those of you who have mobility skills should protect the others. If a battle breaks out, I won't be able to take care of you. Lao Zhao, help me take care of Tingting. She will have to buff me when the time comes. You will be closer to the battle area than anyone else."

"I have a question," Jiang Yu said, "What if you can't defeat this snow python?"

"Run, run without hesitation, run as far as you can. The snow python comes here to spend the winter, so it won't have a strong desire to fight, and won't chase us. The fire fur coat is enough to support us until we meet up at the Research Institute's base."

Li Kaifeng couldn't help but say, "Going to the base to join up, doesn't that mean the training has failed?!"

"It's better than losing your life," Xu Shen said, "Okay, is there anything else you want to add?"

"Then what will you do?" Ai Jiangtu said, "I know you have poor mobility."

"Don't worry, I have a wing magic tool, which is enough for me to run away."

What Xu Shen didn't say was that even if things got out of control, Apas would still be there to back them up.

As a direct descendant of Queen Mother Medusa and a powerful monarch, he didn’t know how he could lose against a snow python!
(End of this chapter)