Spell: Perception of Wind

After lunch, Chu Fei went to practice with the whip at the four old men's place as usual.

But that afternoon, instead of going to the Dawn Team, he hid in the small woods beside the plaza with Huang Gang, enjoying the breeze.

It turned out that after Chu Fei gave Huang Gang a brief explanation during lunch, Huang Gang had pulled him here.

The mountain breeze drifted past, carrying the slightly pungent scent of heavy industry from below the mountain.

Chu Fei felt a little strange. The first time he had sneaked into the woods, it was with a burly man!

Huang Gang scanned the surroundings with burning eyes. "If that Lu Hong really has a problem, there's a high probability he'll be here.

"The other possible locations have people watching them too."

Chu Fei was still somewhat doubtful. "I only said Lu Hong might have a problem. How could you be sure he'd make a move this afternoon?"

"I've seen this kind of thing plenty of times. Besides, you handled it well. You didn't take the initiative to attack, yet you used your outstanding grades to pressure him. Without realizing it, you put enormous pressure on him and forced him to jump the wall in desperation."

Chu Fei considered it carefully for a long while, then nodded seriously. "I'm sure Lu Hong has been acting strangely these past few days. It looks like there really is a problem. But why this afternoon?"

Huang Gang nodded slightly. "Experience, that's all.

"Just wait. As a hunter, what you need right now is patience."

The mountain breeze continued to drift by. Huang Gang said nothing more and carefully observed their surroundings.

After waiting for a while, Chu Fei asked again, "We won't be discovered here, right?"

"Don't worry. I still have that much experience."

Experience, experience, experience my ass!

Chu Fei silently pulled out a book and began studying.

Huang Gang glanced at Chu Fei, and a trace of emotion flickered in his eyes.

There was a reason he did so well in school.

They waited and waited, until the sun had begun to sink westward and dinner was approaching. Only then did Huang Gang receive a message. He lightly shook Chu Fei's shoulder. "The prey has moved, and it really is coming our way. Hide well!"

Chu Fei put away his book and waited quietly.

A few minutes later, Chu Fei saw Lu Hong.

Lu Hong slowly approached the woods, seeming not the least bit nervous.

The place where he entered the woods was more than fifty meters away from where Chu Fei and Huang Gang lay in ambush.

After walking all the way to the edge of the woods, Lu Hong suddenly took a deep breath and began looking around. He cautiously went more than thirty meters in, arriving beside a crooked tree.

Then, he undid his belt.

Ssssss...

Chu Fei rolled his eyes. They had been lying in ambush for half the day just to watch this?

After Lu Hong finished peeing, he gave himself a shake, leaned against the nearby tree trunk, and silently waited while sweeping his gaze around.

After about three minutes, Lu Hong was visibly growing anxious.

He paced in circles a few times, then started walking out.

Chu Fei frowned. Had the contact not come? Was today going to be a wasted effort?

However, before Lu Hong could leave the woods, an unfamiliar figure appeared outside.

He strolled leisurely toward the woods, heading straight for Lu Hong's location.

The moment Lu Hong saw him, he visibly relaxed and said irritably, "You're late!"

The newcomer said directly, "Where's the item?"

Lu Hong countered, "Where are the potions?"

The newcomer took out two bottles of potion. "Here. One bottle of concentrated Superbrain Potion, which can be diluted into four bottles;

"One bottle of Supernatural Potion for Awakened and Semi-Awakened, containing 10 ka of energy."

Lu Hong remained wary. "This isn't what we agreed on."

The newcomer snorted impatiently. "Do you think it's easy to bring potions over here? How about this? You've used Superbrain Potion before, so you can inspect it."

Lu Hong did not approach. "Put the potions on the ground, then back away."

"Fine, but I need to see the goods first."

Lu Hong took out a plastic bag. Inside was a card about one inch in size. "This is all I found. It should be a Storage Card. As for what's inside, I don't kno...ow...ow..."

A tranquilizer dart was lodged in Lu Hong's back.

The newcomer was shocked, but it was already too late. Before he could turn around, another tranquilizer dart lodged itself in his butt.

Huang Gang casually put away his gun. "See? Problem solved. Come on, let's pick them up."

Before his words had even faded, Huang Gang had already rushed out, carrying the unfamiliar youth by one hand as he headed toward the plaza.

Chu Fei walked over to Lu Hong and found that he had merely gone limp. His hands were still struggling weakly, and his eyes blinked rapidly.

When he saw Chu Fei approach, fear and anger flashed through Lu Hong's eyes, but they were quickly replaced by confusion and despair.

At that moment, Lu Hong suddenly understood Chu Fei's series of "incomprehensible" actions lately. They had been watching him all along. They simply did not know what he was planning until now.

In other words, he no longer had any value.

He had stolen from the academy, and he was merely a student who had been bought. Lu Hong had already thought of his fate—Jiang Shaohu, who had previously been beaten to death, was the example.

Chu Fei sighed softly, took the card from Lu Hong's hand, thought for a moment, then carried Lu Hong on his back toward the plaza.

For now, Chu Fei was not as strong as Huang Gang. He could not drag Lu Hong, so he could only carry him.

When they reached the plaza, the first thing Chu Fei saw was a trail of blood stretching along Huang Gang's path.

The rough, weathered concrete had worn through the unfamiliar youth's shoes and ground open the soles of his feet.

Chu Fei quickened his pace and arrived at the Academic Affairs Office with Huang Gang. They placed the card, potions, and other items before Zhou Haiyi, the director of the Academic Affairs Office, then tied the two youths to chairs.

Huang Gang gave them each another injection, but they still lay limp in their chairs.

Zhou Haiyi inserted the card into a device, and a projection appeared:

It was a swirling projection of a "storm," but the storm was formed from formulas, mathematical symbols, logic programs, and more.

"What is this? A formula storm?" Chu Fei asked curiously.

"It's the Storm Formula. Well, this is a spell, a combat skill for an Awakened." Zhou Haiyi spoke. "It's a spell called 'Perception of Wind.'"

"An Awakened's spell?" Chu Fei stared blankly at the projection before him.

This was a spell?

There was no magic circle?

No, it should be called a matrix.

Before Zhou Haiyi could speak, Chu Fei hurriedly asked, "Teacher, may I learn it?"

Zhou Haiyi brought up an introduction:

Name: Perception of Wind

Minimum learning requirements: Potential Value 7.75, energy 0.2 ka/hour

Chu Fei silently looked at it. Did he need a Potential Value of 7.75 just to qualify to learn it?

And energy 0.2 ka/hour—did that mean it consumed 0.2 calories per hour?

Zhou Haiyi looked at Chu Fei with a smile. "Do you want to learn it?"

Chu Fei nodded.

"Then hurry and reach 7.75. Once your Potential Value reaches 7.75, you can learn this spell. This is your reward."

Chu Fei nodded heavily. Good. All his effort and trouble over this period had not been wasted. Although the process had been somewhat winding, the result was not bad.

The question was, what the hell did "energy 0.2 ka/hour" mean?

Without waiting for Chu Fei to ask, Zhou Haiyi explained, "Ka is a new unit of energy. The average amount of energy an ordinary adult consumes in a day is 1 ka."

Chu Fei pressed on, "Then roughly how many joules is that?"

"You can ask Huang Gang about that. We have more important matters to deal with now."

Zhou Haiyi's gaze turned toward Lu Hong and the other youth.