Physical mage, challenge me to a solo duel!

Wang Yi sat quietly opposite Ke Lixia, gazing at everything before her, her heart filled with admiration.

Fish balls, fish dumplings, sashimi, shark fin, fish lips, and fish bone soup—in just over half an hour, the table was already full of bowls and plates.

Frying, stir-frying, boiling, deep-frying, hot pot, stewing, roasting, mixing, steaming—there are so many ways to cook a fish, but it seems Ke Lixia is still being conservative.

"Let's eat. Don't worry about me. I've been here for a month and a half and I've had enough of the food." Ke Lixia looked at the table full of fish and felt a little nauseous. She quickly drank her coffee in one gulp to suppress the feeling.

Wang Yi picked up the bowl and chopsticks and began to taste them one by one.

It must be said that the chef here is highly skilled. Even if he is not as good as Jiang Yingwu, he is not far off. In addition, the fresh silverfin fish slaughtered on the spot has an advantage in terms of ingredients, which elevates the taste to another level. Wang Yi really enjoyed his meal.

Although there were many dishes, for Wang Yi, who had a lot of experience eating dirt in his early years, these easily digestible dishes were a piece of cake. With rice, Wang Yi devoured the whole table of dishes in less than half an hour.

Of course, Wang Yi wasn't just focused on eating. Through his casual conversation with Ke Lixia, Wang Yi also learned that the extraordinary beings guarding the outer edge of the Vast Ocean rotate every two months.

So although the Vast Ocean Realm is nominally guarded by the Flying Peng Army, it is actually guarded by the entire military, although the forces deployed are not actually that many.

With the current reserves of supernatural beings in the Chinese military, even if we exclude supernatural beings whose magic is not suitable for use in water, and those supernatural beings whose responsibilities are too heavy to be rotated casually, it would take nearly ten years to rotate through each of the powerful military forces.

In other words, these extraordinary beings who take turns on duty may only guard the Vast Ocean Realm twice in their lifetime, for a mere four months.

However, during the period of guarding the area, the extraordinary responsibilities are still very heavy. They basically cannot leave this command center and need to keep an eye on the Star Gate of the Vast Sea Realm at all times. Even when sleeping, they must maintain the coverage of their soul power and keep a part of their mind at bay.

Because the occurrence of these monsters is unpredictable, they may appear dozens or hundreds of times a day, or they may not appear at all. However, as soon as a monster escapes, it must be dealt with immediately.

"When did you become a high-ranking person?" Ke Lixia asked Wang Yi with great curiosity.

"I only recently became a high-ranking official," Wang Yi replied.

It's not exactly a lie, after all, Wang Yi has only been a high-level mage for less than three months.

"You're only nineteen this year, tsk tsk, the youngest high-level mage in the world's history, and you even have a good chance of becoming the youngest transcendent mage in the world." Ke Lixia clicked her tongue: "Then why are you even going to magic university? Just join the Blood Burning Army. I'll give you the rank of major general, but your treatment and authority will be on par with a lieutenant general. Once you reach the transcendent level, you'll officially become a lieutenant general, how about that?"

"If you don't want to drop out, I'll take care of things at the school for you. I guarantee you'll graduate right away."

Compared to Wan Zhenyu, Ke Lixia was much more direct, simply offering to poach him with top-notch treatment.

"Thank you for your kind offer, Chief..." Wang Yi knew this meal wasn't for nothing, and was about to politely decline when Ke Lixia interrupted him:

"Call him Brother Ke."

Wang Yi paused, then continued, "Brother Ke, let's talk about graduation after I finish this league season."

"That makes sense." Ke Lixia nodded. "Let me think. This year's Magic High School World League starts in two months. To make it a centennial of the Magic Calendar, the schedule has been slightly extended, to about five months at most, less than half a year. The Burning Blood Army can afford to wait."

"No, Brother Ke, I didn't agree to join the Blood Burning Army." A bead of cold sweat appeared on Wang Yi's forehead. How could they suddenly make such a definitive judgment? It's as if he'll graduate and join the Blood Burning Army in five months. This meal has really had a lot of aftereffects.

"What are you saying? Which of China's powerful armies today can be stronger than my Bloodstained Army?" Ke Lixia counted on his fingers: "Apart from the Pioneer Army, the Death Army, and the Night Watch Army, the Chinese army is at most half a force to be reckoned with."

Wang Yi was speechless. Would you like to hear what you're saying?

You've already randomly picked out four of the nine armies of China.

"However, the Pioneer Army and the Death Army are stationed in Xunyuan and Zhenyuan year-round, bearing the heaviest responsibilities and having the least freedom. The Night Watch Army is relatively freer, but they always see scum and despicable people, and their bodies are tainted with darkness. The Huaxia Army is stationed abroad year-round and never goes home, so their conditions are nowhere near as good as the Blood Burning Army."

Ke Lixia sharply criticized the current affairs and clearly explained the advantages and disadvantages, thus pointing out the way for Wang Yi.

Wang Yi could only laugh it off and try to brush it off.

The Blood Burning Army is certainly very strong, or rather, none of the nine armies of China are weak.

However, Wang Yi's destination has already been decided, barring any unforeseen circumstances.

If Wang Yi dares to agree to join the Burning Blood Army today, I reckon Uncle Xu will have to go and argue with the Burning Blood Army Marshal tomorrow.

After all, no matter how you look at it, the Night Watch arrived first, and more than ten years earlier.

Seeing that Wang Yi was unyielding and refused to agree, Ke Lixia had no choice but to give up and instead brought up the matter of the Vast Ocean Realm.

"Are you planning to hunt magical beasts in the Vast Ocean Realm? Every year, at least twenty to thirty thousand high-level magical beasts rush out of the Vast Ocean Realm. If you want any magic crystals, just tell me. Why make the trip yourself?"

Wang Yi knew that this method was simpler, but unfortunately, the Twin Water Dragon was a magical beast that had only been discovered half a month ago.

Ke Lixia was merely stationed here to deal with the monsters that rushed out. The high-level mages who routinely went into the Vast Sea Realm to investigate were all soldiers of the Flying Peng Army, so it was normal for Ke Lixia not to know about the Twin Water Dragons.

As for hoping that the twin water dragons will accidentally break out of the Vast Ocean Realm and be killed by the extraordinary mage guarding it, who knows how many years that will take.

Moreover, if Wang Yi doesn't act quickly, the twin water dragons might run back to the magic world from the Vast Ocean Realm, which would be even more troublesome.

So Wang Yi explained, "Brother Ke, the magic crystals I need aren't readily available. It's not like I'd ask my comrades to risk entering the Vast Ocean Realm to hunt them for me, so I have to go myself."

Seeing that Wang Yi was determined to go, Ke Lixia didn't say anything more, but reminded him, "The Vast Ocean Realm is all water. If you don't have powerful water magic, you'll drown, let alone hunt magical beasts. I know you're a space mage, but you can't just stuff a bunch of oxygen tanks into the void and bring them in, can you?"

"Brother Ke, since I'm going in, I'm naturally full of confidence." Wang Yi stood up, his magical power surging within him.

The next moment, Wang Yi's size increased slightly, his body turned into a transparent azure, his legs merged into a huge fish tail, and a water ring appeared behind Wang Yi, like a ribbon.

Ke Lixia raised her eyebrows slightly, somewhat surprised.

"It's actually the body of the sea god!"