Physical mage, challenge me to a solo duel!

Jiang Yingying has actually gained some fame in Zhuchuan Yuanqiao in the past two years.

Besides her outstanding appearance, as Jiang Yingwu's daughter, she is also recognized by many staff members.

Since becoming a mage, Jiang Yingying has spent every long holiday with Jiang Yingwu at the Bamboo River Bridge, helping out while cultivating using the bridge's magic.

However, this was the first time Jiang Yingying, who had spent more than half a year at Zhuchuan Yuanqiao, had actually stepped out of the Zhuchuan base.

And this time it's not about sightseeing, but about actually stepping into the grasslands and hunting magical beasts.

Even Jia Nie, one of the top mid-level mage squads stationed at Zhuchuanyuan Bridge and belonging to the Stardust Army, came after hearing the news.

Jia Nie was a 37-year-old middle-aged man, but the beard on his chin made him look much older.

Unlike Huang Ya and Mo Yu, Jia Nie has not yet become a high-level mage at this age, which indicates that his potential is average. If nothing unexpected happens, he will reach the level of a mid-level mage.

Their future achievements are incomparable to those of these two young people who have only graduated from university a few years ago.

But Jia Nie had been immersed in the realm of intermediate-level mage for a long time, and he also came from the Stardust Army, fighting his way up from the ranks of common soldiers.

To be able to independently lead a mage squad among the top ten strongest armies in China, one's strength among mid-level mages is naturally not low.

Upon receiving the news, Jia Nie rushed to the restaurant and launched into a tirade against Jiang Yingwu: "Old Jiang, you've gone too far! If you wanted your niece to see blood, you could have just let me know. I'll take her out myself another day; there will be plenty of opportunities."

Why let her leave the base with a bunch of kids of unknown origin? Putting aside whether those brats are strong enough, you know this isn't a heavily guarded interdimensional passage; the people here are complex and dangerous.

"Captain Jia, please calm down." Jiang Yingwu finished soaking the bowls and chopsticks in the basin, dried his hands with a towel, and led Jia Nie to a table before calmly saying:

"Yingying has been wanting to see the world for a long time, and I've been holding her back for almost a year. I can't keep holding her back any longer. After all, she's a mage, and facing magical beasts is something she has to go through."

"But you can't be so casual about it." Jia Nie pulled out a chair and sat down, his tone full of dissatisfaction: "I've been saying for a long time that I should take Yingying to the grasslands for a stroll, but you wouldn't agree."

I thought you were just being considerate of the child, but now you've gone and let Yingying go out with a few students. Old Jiang, who do you think you are? You're looking for students but not me?"

"Captain Jia, you're exaggerating." After wiping his hands clean, Jiang Yingwu took a bottle of wine from the cupboard, then brought out some cold appetizers. He poured a glass for Jia Nie and himself before saying:

"Given our relationship, if it really comes down to it, I certainly won't stand on ceremony with you. But every time you go out, you're on a mission. Bringing Yingying along would only cause trouble, and might even break the rules. How could I let you make a mistake?"

"This is such a small matter, who would make a big deal out of it?" Jia Nie said dismissively, picking up his wine glass and taking a sip. "Green Bone Wine? So generous today?"

"The people here certainly won't say anything, but there are many eyes and ears on the grasslands. Who knows, someone might see you and report you for abusing your power." Jiang Yingwu raised his wine glass and gently clinked it against Jia Nie's:

"Now that we have new materials, we can take out the existing stock. We'll take a few bottles with us to satisfy the cravings of our men."

Soaking tiger bone in liquor requires time. Jiang Yingwu's recipe, which he has improved many times, takes one year to make, and three years to achieve the best results. When no new ingredients are available, Jiang Yingwu always keeps a small batch for emergencies.

We just bought a batch of tiger bones from Wang Yi, and there may be more in the future, so naturally we're starting to clear out our inventory.

"Oh? Someone killed a Jade Tiger? You've got some nerve. Who was it? Huang Longxi or Yu Chuanbo? How many people died because of this tiger?" Jia Nie took a sip of wine and asked cheerfully.

Jia Nie actually knew a few novice mage squads who frequently hunted in the Bamboo River Bridge and were capable of taking down the Jade Tiger.

If it weren't for Jia Nie's identity preventing him from personally participating, the Jade Tigers in Zhuchuanyuan Bridge would likely be missing every few days for the sake of this Green Bone Wine.

"This is the team Yingying was with this time." Jiang Yingwu picked up a peanut and put it in his mouth. "No one died, only one was injured, but I guess it wasn't because of Qingyuhu's injury."

"Cough cough cough..." A spicy sensation choked his throat, and Jia Nie coughed several times before grinning with an incredulous expression: "You mean the students did it? Which family's precious seed is it? Is it Imperial Magic High School, Military Magic High School, or Magic High School?"

"Wait a minute, they all have their own training-type interdimensional passages, which are safe and efficient. Why did they end up in Zhuchuan?"

"Lanling Demon High School," Jiang Yingwu said leisurely.

"Lanling Demon High School, what kind of place is that? Wait a minute..." Jia Nie muttered, then frowned and pondered.

I think I've heard this name before.

After thinking for a while, Jia Nie slapped his thigh and exclaimed, "The extraordinary Bai Jingting!"

"What extraordinary?" Jiang Yingwu's interest was instantly piqued.

After all, Chaofan is already a legendary figure. In normal times, you only see his name occasionally flash by in the news.

"The principal of Lanling Demon High School transferred a transcendent mage there, that was almost ten years ago, wasn't it?" Jia Nie shook his head:

"I vaguely remember someone mentioning it, but I don't know the specifics, after all, I'm just a regular soldier. Besides, this is an internal problem within the education system. However, if these are students cultivated through extraordinary means, then it's not unusual."

"Even a first-year high school student?" Jiang Yingwu continued to raise the stakes.

"A first-year high school student?" Jia Nie was stunned for a moment, but still stubbornly said, "A first-year high school student is normal, after all, he is a superhuman."

Think about it, the first three ranks of a mage are called beginner, intermediate and advanced respectively, but the fourth rank is suddenly changed to extraordinary. That must mean that this rank possesses power beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

How many extraordinary individuals are there in the entire Chinese nation? In the current nine powerful armies, most of the extraordinary individuals are at the division level, holding the rank of lieutenant general. Moreover, not all division commanders are extraordinary. In our Stardust Army, for example, the proportion of extraordinary individuals among our ten division commanders is very low, and the situation is similar in other powerful armies.

In the old days, that would have been considered nuclear weaponry, a cornerstone of national strength. In today's world, where it's forbidden to use it casually, that's the absolute ceiling.

"So, Nuclear Weapon is going to be the principal of a magic high school?" Jiang Yingwu was shocked to hear this. "Are we that rich now? Wait a minute, isn't the principal of Zhuchuan Magic High School just a high-level mage?"

"Sigh, the affairs of those civil officials are too easy to guess." Jia Nie turned his head and looked around, then leaned towards Jiang Yingwu's position, lowering his voice considerably: "It's nothing more than political disagreements and the same old story of losing the struggle. China has seven or eight thousand years of history, what haven't we seen?"

However, we are civilized people now, and besides, we are extraordinary beings, so we can't just kill each other. Let's just demote them, like exile in ancient times.

"That's a bit too much, isn't it? It's extraordinary!" Jiang Yingwu felt that his words were inappropriate, so he added, "Of course, it's not that the principal of our magic high school doesn't have a high status, but a high status depends on who you compare him to. Putting such an extraordinary person in a high school, what's the point?"

Hearing this, Jia Nie couldn't help but purse his lips and say, "So what? Although they are all extraordinary, there are different kinds of extraordinary people. How can the extraordinary people of civil officials be the same as the extraordinary people in our army?"

I've heard that in the Xun Abyss and Zhen Abyss, extraordinary mages and super-level magical beasts fight fiercely every day, sometimes even causing cataclysmic destruction.

The destruction of Li Yuan was the result of a great battle between many extraordinary mages and super-level magical beasts, which is why even high-level mages can't stay inside now.

"No matter how strong a transcendent being can become, confined to the mortal world, they'll still have to rely on us when it comes to fighting Warcraft or foreigners."

"That's true." Jiang Yingwu refilled Jia Nie's cup, but he was still processing the news he had just heard.

No wonder these four people, though young, have such extraordinary bearing and are so strong.

Even the slightly less attractive chubby boy exudes an extraordinary aura of dominance at this moment.

So he's an exceptionally talented student.

It has to be said, this is quite reasonable.