Versatile Mage: Item Evolution Begins with Ice Scorpion

Chapter 21 A trip to the deserted city
There was no suspense in the second ring match.

Although Mo Fan, Zhao Manyan, Song Xia, and Shen Mingxiao did not work well together, there were two future members of the protagonist group in the team.

Song Xia and Shen Mingxiao held back the other three. Mo Fan and Zhao Manyan's classic combination of one attack and one defense plus the dominance of the two spirit species left Mu Ningxue alone on the other side.

Mo Fan fired a series of Spirit Seed-level Fierce Punches and Thunderbolts left and right, defeating Mu Ningxue and successfully making the exchange student match 2-0.

"I never thought that Mo Fan is so powerful. He defeated the Imperial Capital Academy with a clean sweep during this exchange student trip. It looks like I'll get my year-end bonus this year."

Gu Han muttered to himself as he watched the second ring match come to an end.

When Professor Qiu Yuhua heard this, he immediately frowned and coughed dryly to remind the other party to pay attention to the impact.

The news that Mingzhu Academy defeated Didu Academy with a score of 2 to 0 spread quickly, and many school leaders had a look of disbelief on their faces.

Dean Xiao even showed a foxy smile. That old fellow Song He wants to play Landlord with me. I’ll kill you if I don’t do it!

After completely defeating the Imperial Capital Academy, it was soon evening when a welcoming celebration banquet was held in the Imperial Capital Academy's reception hall.

Everyone at Mingzhu Academy toasted Bai Ye with wine and tried to ask him, without beating around the bush, where did his great general-level contracted poisonous insect come from?
Especially Mo Fan, who doesn't have a contracted beast at this stage, was so envious that his face turned purple. Bai Ye patted him on the shoulder and said earnestly.

"Xiao Mozi, are you still feeling overwhelmed by the weak strength of your dimensional beast? Young man, it's time for you to recharge."

Bai Ye said that this problem can be solved by simply making the server more difficult.

Mo Fan, "."

At this welcoming celebration banquet, Teacher Gu Han and Professor Qiu Yuhua also announced the next event of attention.

That is, the students from Mingzhu Academy and Imperial Capital Academy will conduct field training together in five days.

A truly powerful magician is not only about strength, but more importantly, how to survive outside the safe world where demons are wanton.

"There will be no protective measures during the outdoor training in five days. Don't take it lightly at any time. Casualties often come from negligence. Students who have the conditions should purchase a life-saving magic tool as soon as possible." Teacher Gu Han said seriously.

“No way, teacher, there are no protective measures at all?” Zhao Manyan’s face froze when he heard that.

"We will give you a light magic signal pen, provided that you can hold on until we arrive." Professor Qiu Yuhua took over the conversation.

When everyone heard this, their faces changed. Those who had channels at home had already started making phone calls to prepare.

Five days later, everyone from Mingzhu Academy gathered downstairs of the apartment building and attended a farewell speech for the exchange students under the leadership of Teacher Gu Han and Professor Qiu Yuhua.

Dean Song He of the Imperial Capital Academy personally explained that the exchange student training location was a city ruins abandoned fifteen years ago - Jinlin Deserted City.

The deserted city of Jinlin was originally named Jinlin City. It belongs to the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River plain. More than ten years ago, it belonged to the Anjie area. However, due to the rampant spread of giant lizard-skull monsters, a large number of monsters formed tribes and attacked Jinlin City.

However, overnight, the city turned into a paradise for demons and was completely transformed into a deserted city.

Fortunately, a wizard who was training outside the Anjie discovered the demon riot in time, notified the Jinlin Municipal Government one day in advance, and evacuated the people.

But one day was too short after all, and the remaining people who did not have time to evacuate were buried forever in that deserted city.

And that wizard was none other than Dean Songhe himself. Every time he talked about this incident, he was unwilling to go into details. After all, it was a tragedy involving human lives.

"The purpose of this training is to collect data on the monsters in the Golden Forest Deserted City. Fifteen years have passed, and most of the monsters in it have migrated away, but we don't know how many monsters are left."

"The collected data includes information about the groups and numbers of various demons, as well as how many slaves and warriors they have. We need to write a research paper on whether to rebuild Jinlin City."

Because the Imperial Capital Academy and the Pearl Academy jointly published a risk assessment paper, this training mission will also be completed by exchange students from the two academies. After listening to the content of the training, the students present felt that this mission was very stressful.

A city covers a vast area, and to collect accurate data, you need to visit a lot of places. The more places you visit, the more monsters you will encounter, and it is easy to be surrounded by monsters all over the mountains...

Bai Ye was confident that this trip to the deserted city of Jinlin would definitely be another hunting ground for him.

Whether it is the ruler of the giant lizard-skull monster tribe in the Jinlin Deserted City - the little boss giant lizard pseudo-dragon, or the two commander-level monsters in Xizhao Valley, the Wuke giant lizard and the Swamp Poison Thousand Centipede, he wants them all!

If the situation permits, Bai Ye would even want to touch the blood spear in Lu Nian's hand.

The original plot hinted that in order for the demon-related experiments to proceed smoothly, they had made many preparations, and it is likely that Xuelizi would not have brought only one sample.

This thing can create evil forces like the demon system. Maybe it can be used by him to cultivate a powerful commander-level insect with demonic power.

Just as Bai Ye was silently planning how much benefit he could get, another smart person in the exchange student team spoke up.

"Dean, you asked us to count the number of servant-level and general-level monsters, but shouldn't the commander-level monsters be included in the count?" Fatty Luo Song asked stupidly.

"Oh, if you encounter a commander-level demon, it would be amazing if you could come back alive." Dean Songhe said coldly.

As soon as Dean Songhe said this, everyone except Bai Ye couldn't help but swallow their saliva.

There is no protection in this outdoor training. If we encounter a leader-level monster, we can only run away.
Everyone looked at Luo Song with some hostility. Why are there always stupid teammates who disrupt the morale of the troops? People like this should be dragged out and beheaded.

Luo Song knew that he had said the wrong thing, so he kept silent.

Before departure, Dean Songhe made another announcement alone.

"This training will be jointly commanded by the captains of both teams, Bai Ye and Mu Ningxue. Anything will be decided by them, and the rest of you must obey their orders." Dean Song He reminded again.

Bai Ye's two contracted poisonous insects are both at the general level. He has learned this information from Professor Qiu Yuhua, so he gave him one of the command rights.

In addition to the nine people from Mingzhu Academy, those from the imperial capital who participated in the outdoor training were: Mu Ningxue, Jingjing, Zhao Mingyue, Lu Zhenghe, Xu Dalong, Liao Mingxuan, Mingcong, and Xiaofeng, a total of 17 people on both teams.

After the meeting, students from both sides boarded a special plane heading for Dongting Lake and landed in Corning City, which is closest to Jinlin Deserted City. They had to take bus No. 11 for the rest of the journey.

The Dongting Lake Plain is located in the northern part of HUN Province, belonging to the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

Halfway through the journey, Jingjing, a female plant wizard from the Imperial Capital Academy, saw that the team was dull, so she kept explaining the demon knowledge of Dongting Lake and the concept of tribe to everyone.

More than 50 adult monsters are called a nest, and more than 50 nests of monsters of the same species are called a group. If the group number exceeds 10, it can be called a monster tribe.

"I really admire you. You come out to gain experience but you still have to teach us about demons. You might as well think about how to reach the deserted city of Jinlin smoothly." Liao Mingxuan said impatiently.

"If we follow this abandoned railway straight ahead, we should be able to reach Jinlin City."

After looking at the map, Song Xia pointed to the railroad tracks in front of her that were covered with moss and rust.

The rails had long been rusted, covered with tall weeds and moss, and extended straight into the lush forest in the distance.

They continued to move forward along the railroad tracks, killing a few ignorant little demons on the way, until they came to a dark tunnel, where they stopped temporarily.

After a brief discussion, everyone decided to take the risk of crossing the tunnel. After all, crossing mountains and rivers would be a waste of time.

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