Technological practice: leading the human race to the stars

Chapter 54: Misty Jungle
Yuanze walked out of the red assessment tower. His body was no longer skinny, but full and energetic.

The sunlight shone on his body, tanning the skin on his arms slightly, and one could vaguely see the blue veins swirling up like a long dragon.

The crowd around was bustling, and the noisy discussions seemed to be separated from Yuanze by a thin film, far away from his ears; only the resolute figure in front of him seemed particularly eye-catching, as if it was very close.

"Little guy, it looks like you're ready." Instructor Clauser patted Yuanze on the shoulder and looked at Yuanze, as if he saw the shadow of his youth. "The final annual assessment is coming soon. In more than a month, we will enter the Misty Forest for the annual assessment. Because the communicator could not transmit information before, I am waiting for you here specially."

"The instructor is thoughtful."

"No, no, you are also a hot topic in the training camp now. It is my honor to train such a student." Clauser rarely smiled, and his scar was twisted to one side, sending the assessment information to Yuanze.

After the renovation of the Tower of Knowledge and the Red Assessment Tower, the fourth assessment period has been about a month. The assessment method is to survive in the restricted area of ​​the Misty Jungle for a month, no matter what method you use.

"Got it, Instructor Scar." Yuan Ze looked down at the information on the bracelet and flipped to the bottom to see a few lines of words left by Instructor Crowther. He looked at Crowther meaningfully, then gave a standard military salute to thank the instructor for his reminder.

Yuanze walked through the noisy crowd, feeling tired as he walked, and his spirit became increasingly weak. He decided to find a corner to rest.

The training camp is such a big place but there is nothing to do for entertainment. Everyone repeats various trainings day after day.

Yuanze really had nowhere to go, so the bathhouse was the only place he could stay for the time being.

He pushed open the door of the bathhouse, and a warm and moist steam rushed towards him, as if giving him a gentle hug. Yuanze stepped in, feeling the warmth and moisture, eager to wash away his fatigue and anxiety in this private space.

The door of the bathhouse slowly closed, isolating the noise and disturbance of the outside world. At this moment, this place became Yuanze's safe haven, a place where he could temporarily unload all his burdens and completely relax himself. He stood under the shower, letting the water gently brush over his skin, enjoying this rare tranquility and comfort.

After taking a bath, Yuanze seemed to be reborn. He returned to the dormitory, lay on the bed, and looked at the spotless white ceiling, with an inexplicable feeling in his heart.

Yuan Ze was actually full of helplessness, because he knew that such an action would undoubtedly attract countless attention in the training camp. Those mysterious masters hiding in the dark might take action against him in advance and try to strangle him in the cradle.

However, Yuanze firmly believed that the "masters" they sent were just opportunities for him to hone his own strength.

"What are you thinking about?"

Rick suddenly popped his head out from behind the bed, and the little fat boy also jumped out.

"Why didn't you two wait for me to come out?"

"Alas, it's all Scar's fault." Rick said with a bitter face, "Last time we skipped two training classes to wait for you, but he caught us and punished us to do hard training for a long time. I am used to freedom, so I can't stand that kind of restraint."

"That's right, Scar just lifted our punishment." The little fat boy muttered, touching his cheek which seemed to have become thinner, "Look, I've lost weight."

"Wouldn't it be better if you lost some weight?" Yuanze smiled and sat on the bed with his legs crossed.

"Oh, let's not talk about this." Ji Xuefeng patted his belly, "Look at me, this is what we call healthy. As for you, we all watched the video from the Tower of Knowledge. You were as thin as a ghost, which scared us." "What did you do in the Assessment Tower?"

The two still remembered that when he walked out of the Tower of Knowledge, he was almost as thin as a skeleton, as if all his flesh and blood had been sucked dry by the tower. They could not imagine how Yuanze had persisted and how much knowledge he had absorbed.

For most people, the Red Assessment Tower is just a tool for calculating assessment scores.

There were some rumors about it, and a distant legend in the training camp mentioned that it was a mysterious tower that used flesh and blood to make up for the loss of knowledge. But after so many years, only Yuanze actually activated it.

However, for people like Yuanze who walked out of the Tower of Knowledge, perhaps that is their real place of trial.

After hearing Yuanze talk about his experience, the two nodded thoughtfully and decided to do their best next time they entered the Tower of Knowledge.

"So what level are you at now?"

Yuanze smiled slightly and rolled up his sleeves, revealing the source power flowing spontaneously on his skin. They seemed to have life, shuttling through his skin, forming a layer of light armor.

"At least it's a low-level body tempering level." Yuanze said confidently.

"That's good, you are slowly catching up. You know, in the assessment area of ​​the Misty Jungle, it is almost impossible to survive without the Body Tempering level." Rick finally felt relieved.

The little fat man frowned and said, "According to the information from my family, the most dangerous place in the Misty Jungle is its swamp. Most students will encounter some extremely powerful source beasts there."

"As long as we don't get lost, who would go deeper? The assessment is only on the periphery." Yuan Ze said thoughtfully, "But I am very curious about the source of this fog."

Rick and the little fat man looked at each other and saw the confusion in each other's eyes.

"We don't know much, actually." Rick said frankly, "Overseas records on China are very limited."

The little fat man sighed and could only explain slowly.

It turned out that after the Great Cataclysm, there were too many unowned lands filled with powerful source beasts on Blue Star. The Misty Jungle was one of them, and at the core lived an unparalleled beast king, a source beast beyond the Nirvana level.

The fog is a semi-liquid, semi-gas substance formed by dense leaves in the jungle blocking most of the sunlight, which makes the fog and source power fully mixed. It can block the perception of source power by conventional means, and many source beasts here have super stealth ability, so it is recognized as one of the burial places for the weak.

Even the outer assessment area is extremely dangerous, so it has been the site for new students' year-end assessments for many years.

Yuan Ze was shocked when he heard this. No wonder everyone said that in the misty jungle, only by reaching the body tempering level can one form effective defense on the body and reduce the damage caused by the source beast's sneak attack.

Including the information revealed by Instructor Clauser, there is still more than a month left, so I have to prepare well.

(End of this chapter)