Physical mage, challenge me to a solo duel!

In the Minshan Insect Bridge, Wang Yi sat on the edge of a cliff, dragging a set of combat rations in his hand, eating while idly gazing into the distance.

Li Dianwei has been gone for three days. During these three days, Wang Yi has been guarding the egg case in the Minshan Insect Bridge and feeding it a Life-Giving Cry once a day.

The Yellow Crow Squad and the Wen Shanhai Squad patrolled two kilometers away from Wang Yi and the Egg Sheath, never getting close, only occasionally killing a few wandering magical beasts.

Feeling the steady flame of life beneath him, Wang Yi finished his meal, took out the textbooks prepared for him by Teacher Da Yu and started a mental storm, entering a state of learning.

In the past three days, apart from having already recovered its vigorous vitality, the egg case showed no signs of hatching, so Wang Yi could only stay here.

Although the more powerful a magical beast is, the more difficult it is to reproduce, will this egg case become Nezha?

Wang Yi doesn't have three years to waste here.

Every time Wang Yi fed the oothecae, he could feel the larvae inside the oothecae wriggle slightly.

Li Dianwei left too quickly; Wang Yi hadn't even had a chance to ask him if it was possible to raise magical beasts as pets.

However, even if it were possible to raise a magical beast battle pet, this queen bee would have no chance.

Even after hatching, the queen bee can only stay inside the Minshan Insect Bridge until she becomes a corpse, at which point she will have a chance to leave.

On the fourth day, Li Dianwei finally returned. The first thing he did upon his return was to send someone into the Minshan Insect Bridge to inform Wang Yi to come out.

Besides reporting on the Queen Bee's matter, Li Dianwei's trip also included raising the speculation that the magical beasts might be planning to dig up the "bridge" level interdimensional passage.

The Marshal of the Candlelight Army took this very seriously and immediately launched a thorough inspection of all the "Bridge" level interdimensional passages, carefully searching for any hidden high-level magical beasts.

In the following period, military regions stationed at various "bridge" level interdimensional passages received such missions, and the interdimensional passages were thrown into turmoil. The battle between mages and monsters intensified, and casualties increased sharply.

There was no other way; this kind of thing could only be done by the Candlelight Army, even if it meant sacrificing many soldiers.

Although mid-level mages like Wang Yi, who possess reconnaissance magic, can search more efficiently and safely, there are too many 'Bridge' level interdimensional passages, and too few mid-level mages with reconnaissance magic.

It would take at least a month for one person to thoroughly search a passage between the two worlds.

There are nearly two hundred "bridge" level interdimensional passages throughout China. Even if we find twenty mid-level mages like these to search for them, each of them would be responsible for ten interdimensional passages, which would take at least a year.

Moreover, the Candlelight Army simply couldn't muster twenty such geniuses, even if they were recruited from other powerful armies.

These talented intermediate-level mages are mostly found in top-tier and first-class magic universities, and it's believed that few students would be willing to spend a year of their time helping the Candlelight Army complete this task.

Therefore, we should still use the simplest tactic: overwhelming numbers.

At the same time, the Candlelight Army also began to select several of its top mid-level mage squads, and even borrowed a few from other powerful armies, to deal with high-level magical beasts that might be discovered.

Of course, if there are any monsters that are truly impossible to deal with, one can seek help from Wang Yi. Li Dianwei specifically explained Wang Yi's strength to the marshal, which was also to increase the chances of Wang Yi obtaining the Queen Bee's magic crystal.

Although Li Dianwei brought the Queen Bee's corpse and the magic crystal to the Candlelight Army headquarters, they still had to be handed over to the authorities and then transferred to the research center.

Even though Li Dianwei was a major general in the military, his personal support for Wang Yi in applying for the Queen Bee Magic Crystal didn't carry much weight.

Rare and precious magic crystals are one thing, but this one is very likely a member of the same species as a spiritual sacred beast, and since it is currently the only one of its kind, it can no longer be measured or described as rare.

Therefore, in addition to claiming credit for Wang Yi, Li Dianwei also emphasized Wang Yi's talent, strength and importance, so that the Marshal of the Candlelight Army could personally stand up for Wang Yi.

Although there might be a Queen Bee Magic Crystal inside the Minshan Insect Bridge as a safety net, when it comes to absorbing magic, the more Magic Crystals you have, the higher your margin for error.

Li Dianwei naturally hoped that Wang Yi could successfully absorb the Queen Bee's magic in the end.

Putting aside Wang Yi's exceptional talent and Li Dianwei's personal appreciation, the information about the Queen Bee was also voluntarily handed over by Wang Yi.

In the Minshan Insect Bridge, Dai Lan, who was teamed up with Wang Yi, had long been in a coma. After the Queen Bee was killed, no one except Wang Yi knew about it.

Wang Yi could have kept quiet and openly taken the Queen Bee's magic crystal, but he chose to hand it over.

This sense of the big picture is the fundamental reason why Li Dianwei admires him so much and is willing to do his utmost for him.

After understanding the whole matter, the Marshal of the Candlelight Army agreed without any hesitation.

He signed a document on the spot and handed it over along with the queen bee's corpse and the magic crystal.

The document states that the magic crystal must not be damaged or consumed. He gives the research center one year. After one year, the magic crystal needs to be returned to the Candlelight Army for use.

The Queen Bee's Magic Crystal was handed over by the Candlelight Army, so the Candlelight Army naturally had priority. Moreover, the marshal of the Candlelight Army personally went through the procedures, so it was basically a sure thing.

Anyway, Wang Yi will have to wait until he becomes a high-level mage to use this magic crystal, and he can afford to wait a year.

Finally, regarding the handling of the queen bee egg cases, the Marshal of the Candlelight Army ultimately decided to temporarily close the Minshan Insect Bridge, dispatch multiple mid-level mage squads to conduct a large-scale cleanup of the monsters within, and then guard the egg cases.

Because researchers will definitely come to observe and study it later.

Li Dianwei truthfully recounted the events of his trip, and if all went well, he would be able to deliver the Queen Bee's Magic Crystal to Wang Yi within a year. Li Dianwei was very pleased with this.

At the same time, Li Dianwei secretly revealed to Wang Yi that his merit this time was at least worth a Candlelight-level military medal, which was already the second highest level of military merit in the Candlelight Army.

Li Dianwei served in the Candlelight Army for over twenty years, and only managed to earn five Candlelight Medals, three Candlelight Medals, and one Candlelight Medal.

Over the next ten days, Wang Yi, Dai Lan, Yu Xing, Gu Bei, Hu Jin, and Meng Lixin also participated in the extermination of the magical beasts on the Minshan Insect Bridge and patrolled the entire Minshan Insect Bridge to confirm that there were no more traces of high-level magical beasts.

With this, the mission to cross the Minshan Insect Bridge, which the Candlelight Army had recruited for, was now completely completed.

During the sixteen-day trip, Wang Yiguang received nearly 500,000 in mission subsidies. He also left behind a mid-level secondary parasitic bee magic crystal and a high-level blue-armored scorpion magic crystal.

Given the magnitude of their contributions, Wang Yi naturally received the highest subsidy, even excluding the Queen Bee; the others received relatively less.

Hu Jin was frustrated that he could not obtain the naming rights for the secondary parasitic wasp.

Apart from Hu Jin, the other four exchanged contact information with Wang Yi, and Dai Lan even formally thanked Wang Yi for saving her life.

Dai Lan didn't wake up until the second day after returning to the Minshan base. She only remembered that she suddenly lost consciousness in the air, and everything after that was very blurry. She also vaguely felt some pain in her body.

However, when Dai Lan woke up, her injuries had been completely healed by the Candlelight Army's medical team.

Thinking about how he survived the attack of a high-level mental-type magical beast, Dai Lan felt extremely fortunate. This future junior was truly terrifyingly strong.

However, this also gave Dai Lan more confidence in the Global Magic High School Professional League two years later. Otherwise, she might have really given in to the guy who had been chasing her all the way for the sake of ranking.

On the helicopter, during the return journey, Wang Yi opened his phone and casually browsed through the messages.

Unauthorized communication is prohibited within the military region, so Wang Yi's cell phone was handed over as soon as he entered the Minshan Military Region, and he has only just retrieved it now.

Sixteen days is neither a long nor a short time. There were some messages, mostly greetings from friends and some things shared by Qi Xiaohao.

But when he came across a message from two days ago, Wang Yi couldn't help but squint his eyes.

"Hey E, when are you coming back? Damn it, I got bullied!"