Dead Bone Mountain Range

"Heroic Profession?" Bai Pu was somewhat surprised, "The best template an Awakened who has just advanced can get should only be Enhanced Elite, right?"

Su Xiaoxiao shook her head: "I've seen Wan Zhen's interview. He Awakened at 15, initially with the Enhanced Elite Profession 'Pegasus Knight'. Later, by chance, he unlocked a second job change, ultimately achieving a Heroic Profession. Oh, and he was already Level 4 when he became the top scorer in the college entrance exam."

"The so-called chance encounter is nothing more than family blessings."

Li Ling said, "Understand now? That's why I said, being the top scorer in the college entrance exam isn't that easy. How easy is it to stand out from tens of thousands of talented Awakeners?"

"Yeah, my Awakening was relatively late, and my hard power is temporarily behind," Bai Pu said. "Next, I need to seize the time to level up... I remember, I still have one chance to enter the Intersection Lands 'Dead Bone Mountain Range', right? Can I go in now?"

"The Intersection Lands aren't accessible at any time, especially exploration and combat-type Intersection Lands. I remember they open once every three months." Li Ling looked at Su Xiaoxiao, "Xiaoxiao, you should remember better than me."

"Yes, calculating the time, the last time the 'Dead Bone Mountain Range' closed was in January, so it's almost time for the summer opening." Su Xiaoxiao opened her personal information terminal, called the intelligent assistant to start querying, and quickly confirmed the time.

"The summer opening time for the Dead Bone Mountain Range is... May 15th. If you sign up now, you'll have a little over ten days to prepare," Su Xiaoxiao said.

"Where is the entrance to the Intersection Lands?" Bai Pu planned to set off in advance, a sense of urgency welling up in his heart.

The threshold for advancing to an Intermediate Awakened is leveling from 3 to 4, and this stage is the easiest to trigger a second job change! Bai Pu isn't like other privileged second generations, with family blessings and precious Spirit Realm treasures bestowed by elders, making it easy to obtain a second job change opportunity.

He needs to become stronger as soon as possible and seize that heart tissue from the Superstar Alliance's Intersection Lands!

Seeing Bai Pu's eagerness, Li Ling and Su Xiaoxiao both smiled.

"No need to set off in advance, the entrances to the Intersection Lands are in all seven districts," Su Xiaoxiao then explained the reason to Bai Pu.

The Dead Bone Mountain Range Intersection Lands are controlled by the Huaxia military, and space channels are set up in all seven districts of Huaxia.

Therefore, Bai Pu doesn't need to go to other districts. As long as he goes to the special military base in the Jiangnan District, he can enter the Dead Bone Mountain Range Intersection Lands through the space channel.

"That's quite convenient..." Bai Pu nodded silently and opened a book, Modern and Contemporary History of Europe, concentrating on reading.

Time flew by, and it was May 15th, the day the Dead Bone Mountain Range Intersection Lands opened.

Jiangnan Base City, western suburbs.

Special military base.

In the hall, Awakeners from all sides gathered.

The levels of these Awakeners do not exceed Level 3, belonging to the low-level Awakened sequence. Some are active soldiers, some are members of military-civilian cooperation organizations like the God Strategy Army, and many are pure outsiders who have obtained entry permission by paying exorbitant Spirit Energy Points entry fees.

Bai Pu, who got the entry qualification for free, heard the staggering Spirit Energy Points entry fee and secretly sighed. Joining a large organization still has many benefits, of course, the premise is to be cultivated as a key talent, like in the Genius Camp.

"Bai Pu!" Suddenly, a familiar voice rang out.

Bai Pu closed his book and looked back, only to see Qilin and two other young Awakeners he didn't recognize, looking at him.

The three of them came over.

"Bai Pu, I heard from Sister Ling that you also participated in this exploration of the Dead Bone Mountain Range Intersection Lands. I really did see you."

Qilin's social skills were maxed out, and he introduced with a smile, "Let me introduce you, this is Golden Bull, an Elite Profession Monk. And this one..."

"Mad Dog." A slightly pale young man with dark circles under his eyes stared at Bai Pu and said. From the beginning, his eyes had been fixed on Bai Pu, without any regard for the strange looks of others.

"Hello."

Bai Pu nodded, showing a smile that fit social etiquette, and then continued reading.

"Uh..." Qilin was momentarily speechless. He had originally wanted to invite Bai Pu to team up and enter the Intersection Lands, but now he didn't know how to say it.

"Forget it, Bai Pu has also signed up for the college entrance examination. His foundation isn't good, and he's been working hard to read, so let's not disturb him." After thinking for a long time, Qilin said softly to the other three.

The stocky youth codenamed "Golden Bull," with a shiny bald head, curled his lips and smiled:

"Forget it, our team of three is enough anyway, we have a tank, a DPS, and a support. Besides, we're all Level 3, what's the point of bringing a Level 1? The loot won't be easy to distribute..."

The buzzing in the hall was quite noisy, but Bai Pu was single-minded and focused on his book.

"Those who should come are all here, right? Everyone, quiet down."

A voice rang out from the north side of the hall, on the steps at the entrance of the corridor.

The speaker was an Awakened military officer. His tone was calm, but it carried an irresistible authority. The original noise in the hall quickly subsided.

"I am Xiang Yinghua, a military skills instructor from the Chang Kong Special Forces Base. You can just call me Instructor Xiang."

Xiang Yinghua looked around the hall and said in a deep voice, "The rules, I presume you have all learned about them before coming here. However, to avoid unpleasant things from happening, I must reiterate the several disciplines for entering the Dead Bone Mountain Range Intersection Lands!

"First, only Awakened of Level 3 or below are allowed to enter the Dead Bone Mountain Range!

"Second, no communication devices are allowed. You must carry the Spirit Energy Camera issued by the military and keep the camera on throughout the entire process!

"Third, the Intersection Lands will be open for ten days. When it closes, everyone must leave and not linger!

"Did you hear me clearly!"

Scattered answers of "Heard clearly" rang out in the hall, not very uniform.

Instructor Xiang Yinghua raised his eyebrows, but he still held back and said loudly, "According to the registration number, collect the Spirit Energy Cameras, and then line up in order at the entrance to wait for inspection. Numbers 1 to 10!"

The hall stirred again.

Bai Pu had heard of the three rules of the Dead Bone Mountain Range. Su Xiaoxiao had specifically told him about them, and also revealed the reasons.

The Dead Bone Mountain Range is a medium-sized plane of the Spirit Realm—the Intersection Lands of the Underdark and the real world. The Awakened level that can currently match the Underdark plane world is Level 3 or below (including Level 3), so the Intersection Lands also adheres to this level restriction, and Awakened above Level 4 cannot enter.

During the exploration process, the military's camera must be turned on throughout the entire process. This is not difficult to understand, after all, it is the Intersection Lands that the military regards as treasures. They must grasp the situation at all times and prevent anyone from sabotaging it—of course, destroying an Intersection Lands is not an easy task.

The Intersection Lands is also a territory that real-world laws cannot control, but if there are disputes—here referring to serious disputes that can trigger wars between Awakened major forces—having video recordings also makes it easier for the authorities to come forward to mediate and adjudicate.

As for the last one, everyone must leave when it closes, it is for the "maintenance" of the Intersection Lands.

The Spirit Realm plane has a characteristic: when there are no Awakened in the entire plane, the time flow rate of the Spirit Realm plane relative to the real world will gradually accelerate.

The Intersection Lands also adheres to this characteristic. When all the Awakened leave and the Intersection Lands closes, the time flow rate gradually accelerates. The three-month closure period outside may mean that the Intersection Lands has passed for more than three years.

During this long period of time, the Spirit Energy medicinal materials in the Intersection Lands will grow a new crop; the cold and icy death energy will breed new monster groups, and some ignorant Spirit Realm life will stray into the Intersection Lands from the cracks, joining the new monster groups of the Intersection Lands.

This is the "maintenance period" of the Intersection Lands, for the purpose of having new resources to plunder in the next round of exploration.

Bai Pu quickly received his Spirit Energy Camera, he was number 97.

"Bai Pu, let's add a friend! The Spirit Energy Camera's friend list has a positioning function. When we get to the Intersection Lands, if you encounter difficulties, you can find us to join up." Qilin said quietly.

Bai Pu added a friend. He felt that Qilin was really warm-hearted and had maxed out his social skills.

In fact, this also has something to do with the potential Bai Pu showed. From Bai Pu's monstrous performance in the White Bone Dungeon, Qilin determined that he would definitely be able to enter the main battle team of the second phase in the future.

As for the mere two-level difference now, it could be caught up with after a few Spirit Realm explorations.

Mad Dog also took out a Spirit Energy Camera and exchanged friend requests with Bai Pu, which surprised Qilin and Golden Bull.

Golden Bull hesitated for a moment, then also added Bai Pu as a friend; otherwise, the resistance would be too obvious.

The military's inspection was also very simple, only requiring them to show their credentials and set their profession level to the display state; no other information was required.

The Awakened sergeant in charge of the inspection was slightly stunned when he saw Bai Pu's face, and then, after checking Bai Pu's ID card information and discovering that he was a member of the God Strategy Army's Genius Camp, his expression softened a bit.

Looking up and seeing that Bai Pu's profession level was only Level 1, the sergeant instructed, "Be careful after you go in. Just kill a few lone Skeleton Soldiers on the periphery. If you encounter enemies you can't beat, leave the Intersection Lands in time, and there won't be any danger to your life. Everyone has a copy of this map; take it."

Bai Pu took the map, thanked him, and then, together with the other nine people in the same batch, stepped into the light curtain of the spatial channel.