Full-Time Magister: What kind of demonic tree is this? It's clearly a sacred tree!

Chapter 86 Asuka City

The sky is blue, the water flows gently.

Along the continuous coastal reefs, you can see white waves splashing up joyfully, not the kind of surging, crashing waves, but the kind of gentle, teasing touch that plays with the rocks.

Beside the rugged reefs is a small beach with a few simple, old-fashioned wooden fishing boats floating on it.

These few wooden boats are extremely important to the well-off fishing village. Several families depend on them for their livelihood. The waves here are sometimes particularly unruly, which makes them have to tie the boat ropes again and again!

"Damn it! They really just left us here and ignored us! They even froze our accounts! I just sold some stuff, and I haven't spent a single cent of that money yet!" Suddenly, a few discordant voices echoed between the tranquil fishing village and the small beach.

"Mo Fan, calm down!" Zhao Manyan advised. "Actually, you still have money." Zhang Chen took out a stack of red bills from his personal space.

All eyes of the Nationalist team members turned to him. "What the hell? Where did you get this? Didn't he search your personal space? How much do you have left?!" Mo Fan asked, bewildered. "Ever since that assessment at the main campus of Pearl Academy, I've always believed in being prepared. I have some money under Little Tree, very little! A total of three million."

Zhang Chen smiled and said that when Mu Nujiao heard him mention the main campus assessment, she remembered that he was naked inside at that time, and then she seemed to be thinking about something, her face turning slightly red.

"That's enough! Enough for us to charter a luxury cruise ship and take us to Japan!" Mo Fan said with a smile. "I advise you not to do that. This is a test for us. The higher-ups forbid us from taking airplanes and don't allow us to use our background or status to hitch a ride on any mode of transportation. But we are mages; we can't be stranded in a small fishing village with no options—"

Jiang Shaoxu smiled and said, "Is it possible that our ability to protect the money is also a skill?"

Mo Fan, shameless as ever, said to Ai Jiangtu, who had been appointed captain by the five mentors: "The mentors have arranged for us to be here, probably for a mission! Using the money to leave directly might affect our evaluation. How about this, let's first go and see if there's anything unusual in the nearest port city. If we don't find anything, we'll use this money to smuggle ourselves to Japan."

"Alright! At least we don't have to worry about food and lodging, but we don't even know where we are now." Mo Fan waved his hand and said, "Let's go to the fishing village first and ask around." Ai Jiangtu said that the small fishing village was not far away. After passing through the small grass fence that was practically useless, they could see a dozen or so low old houses made of wood and stone. Over the years, the sea wind had eroded them, making them look somewhat damp.

The group of fourteen people entered the fishing village in a grand procession, but they ended up seeing fewer people in the village than they had. The little kids squatting by the door with muddy crotches had probably never seen so many young and beautiful older brothers and sisters before. They blinked their eyes, and as soon as everyone got close, they ran back into the house and peeked out the windows.

"It's you again! Don't think we're easy to bully just because we're poor and uneducated. Let me tell you, this old man isn't someone to be trifled with!" An old man in wooden clogs, his skin dark, rushed out, carrying the large oar he usually used for rowing.

The old fisherman stood in a horse stance, his eyes bright and piercing, his strong hands gripping the large oar tightly, looking ready to fight them to the death.

Seemingly encouraged by the old fisherman, several other young men also came out carrying things.

In the end, there were only seven or eight of them, a smaller group than the invaders. What was even more interesting was that the young village men seemed to have never seen such beautiful girls before, and their eyes were wide open in amazement.

"What's going on?" Zhang Chen asked in confusion. As he spoke, a surge of mental power from Zhang Chen swept out. Ai Jiangtu frowned slightly upon sensing this mental power, while Jiang Shaoxu looked at Zhang Chen with surprise.

The seven or eight villagers who suddenly came out lost their light in their eyes. Zhang Chen thought it might be part of the mission, so he asked them to explain why this was happening and if there had been any unusual occurrences recently.

After a long while, everyone roughly figured it out. It turned out that some powerful people in the city wanted to forcibly buy their land, and recently there had been sea monsters roaming the coast, making them afraid to go out fishing and only able to survive on stored food. Asuka City had not been able to eliminate the sea monsters. Hearing this, the National Government team felt that this was very likely a mission.

Zhang Chen asked, "Tell me, which way do we go to Feiniao City?"

After the villagers gave directions, Zhang Chen released them from his mind control. The villagers looked at them with horror after they came to their senses.

Zhang Chen casually took out some money and said, "We just wanted to ask for directions, sorry! Sorry! Take this money, buy some food to last a while longer, the situation in the coastal demon market will be resolved soon."

The old fisherman carefully took it, and then they followed the direction the villagers pointed out and walked for most of the day before finally seeing the bay the villagers had mentioned.

The bay is quite beautiful, but due to planning issues, many areas are overgrown with weeds.

There are already some buildings deep in the bay, all of them high-rises that rise from the ground, built in the same arc as the bay, perfectly embodying the sea-view suites that real estate developers often tout.

These buildings seem to have been built recently, and the surrounding area appears somewhat chaotic. Occasionally, you can see construction teams doing some work, but judging from the location and the development trend, they will be sold at a very high price in the future!

Continue walking forward, and after crossing a low hill, you will see a city near the ocean, Asuka City!

Asuka City is much larger than Takushima, but it can't compare to metropolises like Hangzhou or Shanghai.

"Shall we go straight ahead? Or should we go to the city hall to check on the siren problem?" Zhang Chen pointed to the port ahead and asked Ai Jiangtu. This bird port was clearly an important trade hub, with many large-tonnage magic ships sailing around. The river was also very wide, leading directly to the vast ocean. Looking at the other end of the river, it seemed to extend all the way inland.

Ai Jiangtu was somewhat displeased with him for casually casting magic on ordinary people, but he didn't say anything to him.

He said, "Let's go to the city hall first! Judging from the state of Asuka City Port, it shouldn't have taken this long to deal with the sea monsters roaming the coast."

"A group of sea monsters is roaming the waters of Asuka City—but we are short-handed. Although we have sent some hunters to exterminate them, the effect has been minimal!" said Deputy Mayor Li Jingming. Zhang Chen did not expect that he could not resist the mind-altering artifact. Sensing his emotions, he immediately sneered silently.