One Month
A month is still a very short time.
Regarding the recruitment of teammates for the Destiny Event.
Han Dong's first thought was naturally of his "old flame" —Cas Maldini.
However, when Han Dong sent a message to Cas, he did not receive a response for a long time.
Therefore, Han Dong personally went to the Martini Family Mansion to inquire about Cas's whereabouts.
According to his father, Cas apparently was selected by the academy as a high-level talent after the training camp ended, and was sent to an unknown area for unconventional special training.
The Crusaders are like the Holy City's strongest shield.
When the Knight Order go on campaign, most of the knights who specialize in Crusade are captains of their respective squads and are required to confront corrupted life forms head-on.
Therefore, the Crusader College has many unique aspects in its student training.
The unconventional training that Cas participated in seemed to be aimed at stimulating potential and improving resistance to pollution, which would take at least three months.
Since that's the case, Han Dong has no choice but to select someone else.
Han Dong first contacted two people— Abel Raine, the grandson of Commander Kaimon, and the young magician Demps Martin.
Abel readily agreed.
But Demps refused, for a simple reason— Han Dong's presence would greatly reduce the difficulty of the Destiny Event and allow him to dominate the plans and methods for exploring the Destiny Space.
Demps himself is a person who likes to 'take the lead', and being on the same team as Han Dong was too boring and he didn't get any satisfaction.
Furthermore, during the call with Demps, faint sounds of female moaning could be heard through the receiver... It seemed that he was giving a unique Finger Technique massage to some older teacher.
at last.
Han Dong still chose Mia Seminovich, who was always bothering him, as his fourth teammate.
Its unique curse ability might have unexpected uses...
Time flies.
Han Dong, who was undergoing plague vaccination inside the Old Sewers, received a letter.
The letter was unsigned.
The content was also encrypted with a unique cipher.
The sender was Dr. Swollen from outside the city, who would regularly report to Han Dong every two weeks on the progress of the laboratory reconstruction and the necessary materials.
"I estimate that by the time I survive this time in the Destiny Space, the brand new laboratory will be completed... I've already borrowed 800 Copper Coin from my teacher, and I must quickly establish and operate the industrial chain."
The consumption of supplies was greater than Han Dong had anticipated.
Unable to borrow money from Mr. Black and White, he could only turn to his first mentor, the perpetually drunk Pasha Burhat, the Plague Daughter.
but.
Since Instructor Pasha returned from the last Knight Order, she has undergone a tremendous change.
He seemed to have suffered a great blow and began to cultivate in seclusion.
He had been confined to a secluded Plague Room, which even Han Dong was not allowed to enter, for a long time, and it was unknown what kind of cultivation he was engaging in.
It comes out on average once every three days.
Moreover, every time Pasha emerged from the secret room, she smelled horribly.
Her messy hair was covered with all sorts of poisonous mushrooms or large Parasitic Worm... Occasionally, due to excessive cultivation, she could barely crawl out of the secret room and had to ask Han Dong to help her clean her body.
By chance, Han Dong found out the cause of the matter.
Although Pasha and the Knight Order went to war completed their mission, they suffered a fatal blow.
One of her Good Friend died in front of her, and she herself almost lost her life.
Having narrowly escaped death, Pasha's mental state underwent a dramatic transformation during her hospitalization... After returning to the [Old Sewers], she attempted to improve herself in a short period of time in preparation for entering a Knight-class Destiny Space.
Today is no different.
Pasha continued her cultivation in the secret room, so Han Dong had no choice but to leave a note and depart from the [Old Sewers].
Tomorrow we will head to the [Clock Tower].
On the last day, Han Dong naturally had to gather his team members and make preparations in advance.
Who knew?
Han Dong just stepped out of the Dark Moon Tower.
A crow landed on Han Dong's shoulder, and human voices came from its beak:
"Gather all members of your squad and bring them to the [Stargazing Room]."
"Yes!!"
Han Dong was overjoyed.
At times like these, if Mr. Black and White comes to me, it must be for some good news.
Han Dong sent Abel a message, telling him to come over quickly.
As for Winry, she herself is within the Mysticism Department.
Since Han Dong went to Hearthstone to forge the "Bone Feather Robe" last time, he mentioned to Wen Li that she should strengthen her practical combat training in the remaining month.
The next day, Wenli approached Han Dong.
She said that most of the people she knew were muscular men, and that physical combat training was of little use to the evil spirits and monsters in the Destiny Space.
Han Dong needed to practice "Volume Two - Pupil Imprint" every day and didn't have much time to spend with Wen Li, so he arranged for her to go to the Dead Water Swamp to try having Mia as her sparring partner.
Who knew?
This arrangement is quite remarkable.
Winry and Mia had worked together during the training camp, and the two quickly became acquainted.
Someone as pure and kind as Winry would never suspect Mia's true nature, as she gets along well with everyone... The relatively lonely Mia immediately becomes her friend.
Winry would come to the Dead Water Swamp almost every two or three days.
Because Winry has been frequently taking leave recently, the old blacksmith personally came to the Mysticism Department to 'capture' her.
This alarmed the high-ranking members of the Mysticism Department, including Mr. Black and White, and even professors were wary of this old blacksmith.
The old blacksmith left only after learning that Winry was practicing combat with a female partner.
However, they also secretly planted spies within the Mysticism Department to monitor Winry's situation at all times.
[Dead Water Swamp - Witch Academy - Practice Room]
Mia, with her exquisite control over the Joints of the human body, used multiple layers of resilient Spider Silk to adhere to and wrap around the Wenli the Blacksmith's Joints, completely binding her.
Despair!
The four spider legs pressed down, immediately subduing Winry completely.
No matter how strong Wenli was, she couldn't break free at this moment.
Mia extended a long, thin, purplish-black tongue from her mouth and gently licked Winry's face.
"Little Wenli, you're so cute... But be careful in situations like this! Don't think that just because you're strong you can solve everything with brute force."
"Okay... Sister Mia."
Just then, Han Dong pushed open the door and entered.
I happened to witness the unusual scene of Mia, who had just retracted her spider legs into her body, riding on Winry.
Mia's clothes were mostly burned off due to the high temperatures during the battle, completely exposing her slender figure.
Winry, on the other hand, was 'professionally tied' to the ground, completely unable to move, looking like she was at Mia's mercy.
This scene left Han Dong stunned for a long time.
"Emmm... I'll wait for you outside."
A short while later.
Han Dong led the two girls from the swamp area to the foot of the Dark Moon Tower.
After meeting up with Abel, they headed together to the Stargazing Room.
Winnie blushed throughout the entire incident due to the misunderstanding.
Mia's personality is such that she will play along, keeping Winry close throughout and even making some ambiguous gestures.
As for Abel, he was completely out of sorts throughout. He was holding an exquisite gift box in his hands, and because he was about to have a formal meeting with Mr. Black and White, fluffy white hairs were growing out of his pores, making him look very nervous.