Full-Time Magister: Dark Lord

"Don't bother me next time you need something, I don't have time!"

"No, no, no, I was just kidding, just kidding," Mo Fan quickly changed his tune.

"Tell me, what made you so happy?"

Cao Le had gotten used to this guy's shamelessness.

Naturally, they wouldn't care.

The reason this "idiot" is so happy is simply because of the little loach in his neck.

"It's nothing, it's just that my necklace is actually a Stardust Artifact. Now I'm a man with a Stardust Artifact!"

That's it??

Mo Fan had been thinking about how to make Cao Le fawn over him, but he was stunned when he heard this nonchalant response.

"This is a Stardust Artifact!" Mo Fan said in an extremely low voice, "Moreover, it's a Stardust Artifact that can evolve."

"Hmm." Cao Le remained calm, as if he didn't care at all.

Mo Fan felt... something was off...

This is completely different from what I wrote in the script!

If Zhang Xiaohou knew about this, he would definitely react strongly. Why does Cao Le seem completely unconcerned?

Just then, the homeroom teacher, Xue Musheng, walked in and began his magic lesson as usual.

While everyone else was listening to the lecture, Cao Le and Mo Fan each began to meditate.

To be honest, Mo Fan only realized something today!

That is, it seems that Cao Le is meditating even during class!

"Cao Le, do you have some kind of treasure on you too?" Mo Fan asked, looking at Cao Le who was meditating.

"Why do you ask that?" Cao Le paused, opened his eyes, and asked in return.

"Otherwise, how could you meditate continuously during the day?" Mo Fan asked again.

Speaking of which, Mo Fan suddenly remembered that Cao Le's meditation time was almost longer than his!

"It's just that everyone's physical condition is different."

Cao Le had overlooked this detail. Come to think of it, since arriving at school, he seemed to have been almost constantly in meditation. While others had breaks between classes, he didn't participate at all...

Mo Fan wanted to say something, but Cao Le completely ignored him.

On the other hand, who says that one must continue practicing at night?

Can't I do something else at night?

Seeing that Cao Le didn't intend to speak, Mo Fan also shut up. After all, these days, everyone needs to have a secret...

During recess...

"Have you heard? After this quarter's training ends, we'll begin our mage training."

"What exactly is this 'mage training' thing?"

"It's about going to the wilderness."

"No way, I've heard since I was little that there are demons in the wild, the kind that eat people alive. I'm not going there."

"No, we can't not go. This experience is related to our college entrance exams; it's like a very important subject."

"..."

After listening to the constant discussion among the students, Cao Le stopped talking.

Speaking of which, going to train means I'll finally have a chance to see how strong the Shadow Servant summoned from the darkness is. Bai Yang's Ghost Wolf Beast is a great practice target. And if I remember correctly, the person who performs outstandingly this time will receive a magical artifact as a gift from Zhan Kong!

Such luxury items are too expensive for him. Although the money from selling the house is enough to buy a basic magic tool, he has to go to school and his precious little sister needs to be raised in a lavish manner. He can't afford it!

Besides, isn't it great to get something for free?

17. Outdoor training

Time flies, and before they knew it, the days of training had arrived. In the past few months, although Cao Le's Shadow skill was still at level two, his proficiency in casting it had reached within two seconds.

Currently, it takes about 5 to 10 seconds for all the students in the top class to successfully cast a magic skill, so Cao Le is already in a clear lead in this aspect.

Of course, even if Mo Gouzi casts a spell, it still takes three or four seconds. Although that's already quite fast, sometimes it takes less than a second... or even less, before you can finish drawing your spell, and the result is self-evident.

On the day of departure, a total of one hundred students were divided into five groups.

Teachers will accompany them, and two instructors will lead the group.

Each group had its own large bus, and the five school buses carried a group of young magicians out of the city.

Their destination was Xuefeng Mountain Post Station, a guard post in Bocheng.

The military intelligence officer stationed here was naturally Zhan Kong.

On the way, Zhang Jianguo repeated the knowledge he imparted in class... but whether anyone actually listened was unclear.

Cao Le didn't hear a single word.

After passing through a large area of ​​wasteland outside the city, one after another mountain forest soon came into view.

The mountains and forests are lush and deep, with dense foliage and overgrown weeds nearby, and distant peaks scattered amidst thick clouds.

"See that? That solitary mountain is Xuefeng Mountain. It's also the border point of our Bocheng. Xuefeng Mountain Station is located in the valley between Xuefeng Mountain and that Leiyu Mountain Screen," male instructor Luo Yunbo began to introduce to the students.

“Our Bo City is a city that’s neither too big nor too small. If it were a first-tier city like Shanghai, Beijing, or the Demon City, their security boundaries wouldn’t be called post stations or small villages,” the other female instructor, Pan Lijun, added.

"..."

Just as the two instructors were introducing themselves, Mu Bai's lackey, Wang Sanpang, suddenly spoke up: "Speaking of which, since you often deal with demons, you must be intermediate-level mages?"

"Intermediate level?"

Female instructor Pan Lijun glanced at Wang Sanpang and said with slight dissatisfaction, "How could a mid-level mage possibly come to lead a bunch of little brats like you?"

Wang Sanpang was also unhappy when he heard this, and muttered, "So you're all just beginner mages, nothing to brag about."

Although he was talking to himself, his voice was quite loud, and everyone here could hear him clearly.

However, the two instructors completely ignored him.

In this world, not everyone's path of cultivation is without obstacles.

He's young and naive now, thinking the intermediate level is easy. But when he can't cross that threshold in three, five, or even ten years or more, he'll realize how ridiculous his words were.

However, his interruption did bring some peace and quiet to everyone.

For the rest of the journey, no one said a word...

Throughout the journey, Cao Le remained in a meditative state. He was in this state whenever he had nothing else to do.

...

After a long and uneventful journey, we finally arrived at Xuefeng Mountain Inn.

Although it's called Xiaozhai, it's not some simple, humble village.

The post station is flanked by incredibly steep cliffs, hundreds of meters high, where you have to crane your neck to see the sky.

The cliffs on both sides formed a natural barrier, and the valley road was locked at both ends by two huge stone gates, making the entire post station village a fortified town trapped in the valley.

When they entered, they saw a military mage who wasn't wearing a uniform leisurely playing with a cluster of flames in his palm. The small flames, like obedient little pets, floated nimbly on his fingertips and occasionally danced around him, looking elegant and wondrous.

Upon seeing the flame in the other person's hand, Cao Le immediately recognized their identity.

"Hey, Boss Zhan Kong, what brings you here on duty today?" At this moment, Luo Yunbo, who was leading the team, looked up and said with a smile to the fire mage who was playing with flames.

"Having nothing better to do, I heard a batch of high school girls were arriving today, so I came to check it out." The man named Zhan Kong didn't hide his true nature at all, and said with a grin.

Some people have a very bad impression of Zhan Kong.

But there were also some infatuated girls who were almost all attracted to it...

However, Zhan Kong was probably just browsing around out of boredom; he clearly had no interest in these young girls...

As they entered, they discovered that this place was not only a military fortress but also a large marketplace. All sorts of magical tools, equipment, materials...

They were just students; they were just looking around.

After leading them on a tour, they were taken to a plaza. Head Instructor Zhan Kong then came out and explained the training mission to everyone.

The training missions given by Zhan Kong are quite difficult.

These are almost all things that these students could not possibly do.

Even the so-called elite class was still incredibly weak in Zhan Kong's eyes.

Of course, Zhan Kong still gave a verbal reward: a defensive magic item!

Although the reward is outrageous, it is absolutely true that a large reward will always attract brave men.

Almost all the students seemed much more energetic!

It's just looking for something, it's not that difficult.

After resting for a day, the 100 people were still divided into five groups and each headed towards their destination.

Ten days later...

Beneath the lush forest, along the winding mountain path, a group of twenty students dressed in the uniforms of Tianlan Magic High School stood on the edge of a cliff...

Naturally, some people complained and were dissatisfied, but in the end, they still embarked on the path of bounty hunting and training.

In the blink of an eye, a full ten days have passed.

For ten days, they braved thorns and brambles, working day and night, traversing mountains and jungles, enduring untold hardships.

"After we cross this valley, we should be close to the Hundred Herbs Valley that the head instructor mentioned," said Zhou Min, the class monitor of the elite class, holding a map.

"How can anyone get through here! It must be at least ten meters long!" Wang Sanpang exclaimed first.

"It's only a dozen meters or so. Don't we still have a wind mage?" Cao Le said, turning to look at Zhang Xiaohou.

"Can he... do it?" one of them asked.

"If you're capable, you can do it too?" Cao Le said, looking at the person who had questioned him.