Full-Time Magister: I Had No Intention of Reaching the Dimensional Throne

"Yes, we found the ruins of the Di Tu Mo (a mythical creature)."

Bai Mo briefly explained the concept of star totems, and then asked,

"Does Elder Han know of any other places where a similar token exists?"

"Hmm," Han Ji stroked his beard and murmured a few times.

"I'm not really sure either. You'll have to ask those antique dealers. I'll introduce you to Old Yang later."

"But the important thing now is to help the Western military. I'll take you to them."

Bai Mo nodded upon hearing this, but did not bring anyone with him, since the military mages had only invited him.

For the sake of efficiency, Lingling and Ding Yumin will take another route to the Flaming Mountains in the Taklamakan Desert.

Therefore, the group only traveled together for a short distance before parting ways.

The Northwest is vast, and even when flying in the sky, it seems to have no end in sight.

The Western Military Region mainly developed the area near Tibet. After the troops in the fortress city were driven away by the dust storm demons, they settled down at Jiuquan Post Station.

This place temporarily serves as a frontline pass for the fortress city's military mages to resist the eastward advance of the Duststorm Demons.

As expected, upon receiving the news, the person standing at the city gate to greet them was Nan Jue.

Bai Mo and Han Ji descended on a blue phoenix transformed from a wind spirit.

If it weren't for the person on Qingluan's back, the entire Jiuquan Pass would probably be in chaos.

"My Lord!!"

When the two got closer, the pale-faced military intelligence officer who had been waiting with Nan Jue finally realized what was happening and exclaimed in surprise.

"I knew it was you, no wonder someone in the Western Military Region trusted me so much."

Bai Mo saw Nan Jue, chuckled, and looked her up and down.

She still possessed a capable and dashing androgynous beauty, reminding him of a character from a game in his past life—Fu Hua.

However, Nan Jue was larger than the game character, with a pair of sharp phoenix eyes that looked like they could electrocute people.

"I've made a solemn pledge this time. If the captain can't handle this, I'll have nowhere to eat."

"Is that so? If you don't have anywhere to eat, you can come to my house."

Bai Mo joked, taking a step forward and pretending to open his arms.

"Long time no see, how about a hug?"

"I will report you for harassing a military officer."

"Tch, boring." Bai Mo withdrew his hand, raised his chin, and said, "Lead the way. I'll cooperate with whatever you want to do."

Nan Jue nodded slightly, then greeted Han Ji, who then said:

"I'm just here to act as a middleman. Now that you've brought the person here, I have official business to attend to, so I won't stay any longer. Please give my regards to Staff Officer Shao."

"Take care."

The entire Jiuquan Pass is not very large. It is under complete military control. Hunters who want to enter the Taklamakan Desert take the other side.

Led by Nan Jue, they walked along the stairs in the city gate to the front city wall.

The city wall was wide enough that six cars could drive side by side on it without any problem, and squads of military mages dressed in desert camouflage stood on the top of the wall.

"Chief of General Staff Shao, Chairman Han Ji has invited them over."

The two arrived at the center of the city wall, where a dignified and imposing female military mage stood with several people. She was talking to another female military mage beside her.

Bai Mo felt that the female military mage and Nan Jue had similar temperaments, both possessing a dashing and heroic air.

Chief of the General Staff Shao turned around, his brow furrowed, and his eyes, as vast and desolate as the Northwest desert, looked over.

She looked Bai Mo up and down, then glanced at Nan Jue.

"This is the Nationalist team captain you keep talking about and longing for. He is indeed quite good-looking."

"Chief of Staff, this is Jiuquan Pass!"

Nan Jue's face changed only slightly, and he didn't seem embarrassed at all. Instead, he reminded the chief of staff in front of him.

"I am merely reporting to you what I saw and heard during my trip to the Nationalist government; please do not misunderstand my words."

"Xiao Nan, don't be shy. So what if this is Jiuquan Pass? I'm the boss here, who dares to mess with me! We military magistrates don't do those kinds of formalities."

Staff Officer Shao chuckled lightly, exuding a chivalrous air, and turned his gaze to Bai Mo. "Young man from the Bai family, what do you think of Nan Jue?"

Bai Mo: ?

I've already given you a free job, and now you want to use your femininity to tie me down? Do you think I'm that easy to control?!

"Well, I have a few girlfriends."

"A few?! That's honest enough. But one more won't hurt, will it?"

Bai Mo's lips twitched. It's not like I'm dating you, why are you interfering? Don't you know what fate is?

"Chief of Staff Shao, do you have a plan for finding the source of fire on the sacred fire mountain that the dust storm demons fear?"

"As expected of someone favored by the higher-ups, he still has quite the air of an official. He immediately tried to intimidate me with a task as soon as he arrived."

Staff Officer Shao pursed his lips, but his expression was unusually serious, and his tone was firm and resolute.

"We are constantly thinking about taking back what we have lost. We have many plans, but it all depends on your ability!"

How many people can you bring into the sonic tremors of the Duststorm Demon Grass, and how long can you hold out?

"If you can't even protect yourself from releasing magic under sonic tremors, then there's no need to ask about the plan anymore."

Bai Mo nodded slightly, unconcerned by her doubts.

As the commander of a military mages unit, every decision he makes is related to the life and death of his subordinates and cannot be ignored.

"I am a super-level sonic mage, with a spiritual realm of level seven. No amount of talk can compare to the results. I can go and meet the Dust Storm Demons. Advisor Spoon can be a witness."

"Of course I want to see your abilities for myself. Not only that, I'll go with you."

"it is good."

Bai Mo naturally agreed with Advisor Shao's decision. Jiuquan was still far from the area ravaged by the dust storm demons.

The Tarim Fortress City was originally located between Milan and Ruoqiang, adjacent to Lop Nur and the Altun Mountains.

The reason given was to prevent the Dust Storm Demons from advancing eastward, but in reality, after occupying that area, the Dust Storm Demons were only expanding at a slow pace and showed no intention of advancing eastward.

It was just a test of Bai Mo's strength, so Staff Officer Shao didn't bring many people with him.

She was accompanied by two staff officers, Li Man and Nan Jue, making a total of four people.

After leaving the Hexi Corridor, head slightly west and south to bid farewell to the Qilian Mountains that have always been with us.

Even while still in the sky, Bai Mo could already see the vast expanse of dark sky on the horizon.

Each of the grayish-yellow dust storm bugs was as big as a heavy motorcycle. They flew in the sky, and from a distance, they looked like a huge cloud of dust and mist that stretched towards the sky, completely obscuring the distant horizon.

With ten kilometers to go, Bai Mo signaled Feng Ling to land, as the area near Tarim was not suitable for flying.

Not only are the demon mountains continuous, but the demons in Lop Nur and other deserts are also formidable.

Powerful demons certainly don't lack the ability to attack from the air!

Buzzing! ...

The group sped across the ground, leaving behind the vast open fields around them, while a series of loud buzzing sounds grew closer and louder.

Gradually, a jolt of energy came from ahead, and the group stopped on a high slope and looked ahead.

The sky and earth were filled with countless dust storms of swarm ...

They flew in large swaths in the air or lay sprawled on the ground, like a piece of gauze hanging down from the sky.

They were all very large, their bodies like sand and gravel, their wings on their backs like swords trembling incessantly, their teeth on their heads like axes breaking rocks, and their tentacles stretched out like steel spears arranged in a row. A hazy, indistinct gaze swept across them, as if they were the souls of corpse demons.

Wild grasses and trees, strange rocks and mountains, or roadside cabins, all disappeared after these dust storms and swarms ravaged the area.

It's as if the endless desolation of the Northwest, vast and majestic, was all created by these dust storm monsters.

Looking at this endless dust storm, it's as if you're standing on a boundless seashore, feeling powerless in the face of nature.

It's hard to imagine how the Western Command, which had been at odds with them all along, managed to gain the upper hand before they acquired fire immunity.

"Are you ready? Let's go."

Shao's words interrupted Bai Mo's thoughts, and she watched everything with a blank expression.

They have been out of this area for some time now, and the towns that were built around the Tarim Fortress have probably been devoured by these creatures long ago.

When they run out of food, these dust storm bugs, even more ferocious and ruthless than sandstorms, will eventually move eastward and set their sights on the lush greenery to the east.

"Alright, I was just thinking that it's really not easy for you guys to survive in such a horde of demons."

"Ha, who doesn't have some principles? Expanding territory and driving out demons, that's what we desire."

Advisor Shao spoke calmly, not intending to talk about these things. The ground beneath his feet surged, and he had already led Bai Mo into the swarm of dust storm demons.

Nan Jue and the other two stood still, as they were there to test how many people Bai Mo could bring.

This also ensures that if Bai Mo proves incapable, they can step in at a crucial moment and rescue them.

Bai Mo didn't expect Staff Officer Shao to be so impatient, but he didn't need to prepare.

This isn't the first time he's done something like this.

This time, the opponents are simply more numerous and larger.

Seeing that the power of the sonic tremor was growing stronger as they got closer, and was gradually becoming able to shake the magic of the advisor, Bai Mo immediately took action.

"Silent sound range!"

With a flick of their fingers, sound waves flowed out, creating a sound-isolating barrier around the two of them.

The powerful sonic vibrations that were about to stir up trouble in the spiritual world also vanished instantly.

"Yes, Nan Jue can do that distance too, but it's not enough. Let's keep going."

As Staff Officer Shao spoke, the ground beneath his feet rippled continuously with the presence of the two of them.

Although her expression remained calm, she was already quite reassured. Because even at this distance, Nan Jue would need to exert all his strength to achieve the same result.

Looking at Bai Mo beside him, he merely moved his fingers.

There were no significant fluctuations in magical energy, and his complexion did not change in response to the sonic tremor.

Plop plop!

Plop plop plop!

A continuous, rapid flapping sound of wings rang out, and a large swarm of dust storm demons flew towards the two of them.

Clearly, they had spotted Bai Mo and his companion approaching. The sheer number of dust storm demons caused a massive, all-encompassing sandstorm to sweep in, obscuring the sky!

"Be prepared. Speak up if you can't hold on."

Staff Officer Shao immediately stopped, his tone extremely serious, his eyes fixed on the catastrophic dust storm demons before him. He was ready to leave with Bai Mo at any moment.

"Don't worry, it's not difficult."

As Bai Mo spoke, the fluctuating sound strings became even more intense, continuously strengthening the power of the sound system, and the magical energy output also increased in sync.

In his perception, the interference effect produced by the sonic vibrations of these dust storm demons was simply a matter of quantity leading to quality, relying on the strength of numbers.

But in reality, their qualitative change is not much stronger; these interfering sound waves are still a jumbled mess.

Just as countless drops of water converge to form a river, for ordinary monks, this spiritually impactful river is enough to drown these "mud bodhisattvas" who are immersed in it.

But Bai Mo is different. Not only has his spiritual realm reached a great level, but his application of the sound system is also on a completely different level from that of the Duststorm Demon.

How could these river waters possibly shatter those thousand-year-old stubborn rocks?

However, Staff Officer Spoon was unaware of this; far too many military mages had perished in the mouths of the Duststorm Demons.

She truly hated and feared the Dust Storm Beetle. She remained tense and extremely vigilant.

When a large swarm of dust storm demons completely surrounded them, and amidst the endless buzzing, she still did not feel the immense, tsunami-like sonic power impacting her spirit, an irrepressible joy sprouted in Staff Officer Spoon's eyes.

At that very moment, countless dust storm demons swarmed towards them from all directions, from the sky to the ground, from the entire space.

The flapping sound of wings was so jarring to her!

The joy in Staff Officer Shao's eyes instantly turned into a furious and resentful rage.

In the past, if I wanted to kill these things to vent my anger, I could only stand far away, and they would easily evade me.

This time, she'll see where these things can run to!

Sizzle—!

A dazzling burst of purple lightning emanated from her body, forming a protective shield like a series of interlocking chains, enveloping the two of them.

All the dust storm monsters that rushed forward at the first moment were instantly turned into a handful of ashes under this purple lightning chain net.

Immediately afterwards, a vast amount of lightning element gathered from within a radius of tens of kilometers. Brilliant lightning appeared on Staff Officer Shao's body and on the purple lightning chain net that protected them.

"The Punishment of Thunder Ring - The Annihilation of Heaven and Earth!"

With a deafening roar, a thick, white pillar of lightning erupted from her body, shooting straight up and annihilating all the dust storm demons in its path. It connected to the clouds above, emitting a deafening thunderclap, like the awakened cry of a giant dragon.

Amidst the lightning, the figure of Advisor Shao stood proudly, like a goddess of thunder, controlling all destruction in the world.

The lightning bolts dyed the sky purple, and the streaks of lightning resembled swimming dragons, outlining the thousand-meter-high sky in a terrifying state of destruction.

Above ground, a torrent of lightning surged forth from beneath Staff Officer Shao's feet like a great river, spreading in all directions, dispersing and twisting into countless streams, which then intersected and converged, weaving a massive net of lightning across the ground!

The world was transformed into a vast expanse of thunder, and thunderbirds appeared in this world of lightning.

Sixteen thunderbirds manifested majestically from sixteen directions, each carrying the most powerful destructive lightning!

When the Thunderbird spread its wings, its long feathers immediately scattered like small boats drifting in the sky.

The wings connected, and the small boat suddenly exploded, creating a terrifying thunderstorm!

The thunderstorm exploded, and lightning threads and chains strung together to form a lightning net, layer upon layer, completely isolating the sky and earth for thousands of meters within a lightning domain.

The rumbling and crackling sounds were incessant, all the sounds of dust storm demons being pierced by lightning and lashed by thunderbolts.

The Heaven and Earth Annihilation Map slowly contracted, and the dust storm demons trapped in this thousand-meter-wide space all became restless. They made uneasy noises, but had nowhere to hide.

In the omnipresent lightning field, they fell like dust, their struggles futile.

Watching this scene, Bai Mo felt a strange sense of satisfaction, like swatting a mosquito nest with an electric mosquito swatter.

As the Heaven and Earth Annihilation Diagram completely shrank, all the dust storm demons within it were quickly swept away.

Bai Mo obtained over a thousand remnant souls of demons for free.

The sudden clearing of a thousand meters of land seemed to be nothing to the endless dust storm swarms.

They swept in from all directions like a flood. Bai Mo looked at Advisor Shao, signaling her whether she wanted to continue.

After unleashing his furious rage, Staff Officer Shao's temper had subsided somewhat, and he immediately said:

"Let's leave here and bring two more people to try."

"it is good."

Bai Mo readily agreed, and with a wave of his hand, diamond dust scattered everywhere, and they appeared where Nan Jue and the others were observing.

When they saw Advisor Spoon casting a super-level spell amidst the dust storm hordes, they knew they had succeeded.

Bai Mo's sonic magic was indeed able to block the sonic tremors of these dust storm demons.

"According to our plan, to go to the sacred mountain of fire elements to obtain a special fire source, we need to bring at least two people: a technician and a guardian mage."

Having witnessed Bai Mo's capabilities, Staff Officer Shao naturally began to lay out their plan.

"Estimate for yourself how many people you could carry at that intensity level, or even a level higher."

"There are many, at most dozens."

Bai Mo pondered for a moment. In fact, he felt that protecting a hundred people from harassment was not a problem, but that would be too shocking, and his mental strength would not be able to withstand it for a long time.

Then he said again:

"However, the journey from here to the Fire Elemental Holy Mountain is long. I suggest keeping the number of people around ten. This will ensure that you can travel back and forth safely, and even fight and cast spells without any problems."

Blocking the sonic tremor is one thing, but walking through the sonic tremor is equivalent to walking directly into the swarm of dust storm demons. Expecting these omnivorous demons not to eat you is impossible, so battle is unavoidable.

Upon hearing his words, Staff Officer Shao and Li Man frowned slightly, wondering if Bai Mo had overestimated them.

Then, Staff Officer Shao said, "Nan Jue, you come with me and him to go into the Dust Storm Demon Grassland."

After saying that, she hurriedly pulled Nan Jue and Bai Mo and plunged back into a misty swarm of insects.

This time, Bai Mo and two beautiful female military mages stayed in the Duststorm Demon Grasshopper clan for a long time.

The question he was asked most often was, "Are you all better yet?"

What's the problem? He sensed something was off about them.

What's good or bad about it? He has the reserves of three star seas and three star rivers, plus the Spring of Earth.

He was no longer the junior mage who would run out of energy in a minute after just reaching the intermediate level.

Even if these two women worked themselves to death, they couldn't last as long.

In short, they only managed to escape from the dust storm swarm because Staff Officer Shao and Nan Jue lacked sufficient magical energy.

"Alright, you are indeed a monster. It's a pity you can't do two things at once, otherwise we could have fewer combat personnel and more mining personnel, which would allow us to bring back more fire sources."

Staff Officer Shao sat on the ground without any regard for appearances and said to Bai Mo.

Bai Mo shrugged, there was nothing he could do, not that he couldn't make a move.

It can also help out in the gaps formed by the sound system defense, but in that case, some unpredictable accidents may occur.

In short, in Advisor Shao's opinion, this outside helper who was invited here should be a magical robot, whose only responsibility is to protect against sonic vibrations.

"Sister, don't worry. As long as we can ensure that we are not affected by the sound tremor, you and I alone can protect about ten people and help them reach the Fire Element Holy Mountain," Li Man said.

"It's ultimately not safe." Staff Officer Shao did disagree; the further in you go, the more dust storm monsters there will be.

When the quantity reaches a certain level, even super-level magic will not achieve its optimal effect.

Moreover, these dust storm demons are fearless of death, so you can't scare them away.

"As the saying goes, to catch a thief, you must first catch the king. Has Chief of Staff Shao ever thought about finding the king of that Dust Storm Demon Grass?" Bai Mo said.

"There is no obvious difference between the levels of the Dust Storm Beetles; they all look almost identical."

Staff Officer Shao pointed to the dust storm raging in the distance, "Do you think it'll be easy to find?"

"Even if they kill the emperor, they will not kill each other, but will follow their instincts and plunder food everywhere."

Nan Jue added at this moment,

"These demons are different from the inland wolves and feathered demons. They have no leader and can bring great disasters."

At this point, she thought for a moment, then looked at Staff Officer Shao and said,

"Chief of the General Staff, I remember that the military commander of the Jade Dragon Army has a magical artifact that can help people multitask."

"Good heavens, Xiao Nan, you're even eyeing your dad's ideas?"

Upon hearing this, Staff Officer Shao immediately realized who it was and couldn't help but laugh.

"The Jade Dragon Army takes its name from the phrase 'To repay the emperor's kindness on the golden platform, we will lead the Jade Dragon Army to die for the emperor.' Now that the Western Army's mages are being held back by the special influence of demons, the Jade Dragon Army, as the flagship force of our Western Military Region, naturally has to show some attitude."

Nan Jue spoke righteously, his eyes shining brightly, showing no sign that the man was his father.

"Besides, we only borrowed it for a short time, we didn't actually want it."

Bai Mo blinked, wondering if this was inappropriate.

The Jade Dragon Army is on par with the Forbidden City Army of the Central Military Region.

This belongs to the special forces mages unit, which exists in all five military regions: east, west, south, north, and central.

Is it so easy to borrow something belonging to the commander of an army?

But then he heard Advisor Shao say, "That makes sense. I'll go find him when we get back. You can come with me."

Upon hearing this, Nan Jue's expression remained unchanged.

Now that everyone knew Bai Mo's abilities, they stopped wasting time and hurried back to Jiuquan Pass.

Upon returning to Jiuquan Pass, Bai Mo found his lodgings under Nan Jue's guidance, and the entire Jiuquan Pass mobilized at that moment.

All of these are preparations for later going to the sacred mountain of fire element to obtain the source of fire.

Chief of Staff Shao led a group to borrow things and people.

Escorting a team of professional miners through the endless dust storms to the sacred mountain of fire elementals is no small matter.

Those mining personnel are also valuable researchers, and we can't afford any mistakes.

As for expecting these people to fight, that's even more unrealistic. (End of Chapter)