Chapter Eleven: Primordial Stone Fragment

Afternoon.

Training Hall.

"Teacher Wei, I've broken through. I'm at Primary Level Two now."

Luo Yan truthfully reported his progress.

Wei Fenghua nodded. "Two levels in half a month, and you're cultivating Observing Mountains and Seas. That's quite a rapid pace."

"You used quite a few Calming Agents, didn't you?"

Luo Yan nodded.

"It must have cost you a lot, but you were willing to pay the price. Next, you can cultivate the second level."

"Primary Level Two mainly involves making Primal Energy seep into every inch of your body and every bundle of muscle."

"Making them as tough as mountains."

"The key points of cultivation are..."

Just like last time.

Wei Fenghua explained everything in detail.

Luo Yan listened in silence.

Then he began cultivating on his own while Wei Fenghua guided him from the side.

After training ended.

Wei Fenghua said, "Don't train too quickly over the next two days. Get plenty of rest."

"Once you enter the Forbidden Land, there will be plenty of situations that require your full attention."

"Besides, cultivation requires both diligence and appropriate rest."

"Haste makes waste."

Luo Yan committed it to memory.

The Academy had no classes on Saturday or Sunday.

Luo Yan was unwilling to waste time.

But he still remembered Wei Fenghua's instructions and did not train desperately.

After two full days passed like this.

Monday arrived.

Early that morning.

The freshmen gathered on the athletic field.

They were waiting for their instructor to arrive.

Suddenly, everyone felt the ground tremble.

Then several mechs entered the field.

Three of them were humanoid mechs, but one looked like a giant wolf.

That wolf-shaped mech was primarily deep black, decorated with bright-red patterns.

They looked like flames.

Quite a few students exclaimed softly.

"It's a Demon Mech."

Luo Yan recalled the contents of Teacher Zhao Yidan's mech class.

The teacher had said that mechs came in three types.

The most common were humanoid mechs, known as Mystic Machines.

There were also non-humanoid mechs, known as Demon Mechs.

Demon Mechs were relatively difficult to control. Since they were not humanoid, even with an Empathy System, they were extremely hard to operate.

Besides these two types of mechs.

There was also a third type.

However, Teacher Zhao had not explained it in detail.

She had merely brushed it off with the words "classified information."

At that moment, a humanoid mech made of iron-black metal and decorated with bright-yellow patterns and components took two steps forward.

This mech had an extremely massive build, especially its two arms.

They were exceptionally thick, and their length extended past its knees.

Its outer armor had clearly exceeded the conventional standards, and it was equipped with a special Weapon System.

After it stopped, the hatch to the cockpit behind its head opened, and a pilot climbed out.

A Mech Master!

The person looked down from his elevated position and swept his gaze around.

His eyes paused on Luo Yan's face for two seconds.

Then Wei Fenghua's voice rang out. "These are the Academy's mechs. The pilots are third-year students from our Academy."

"They're responsible for protecting the Academy's personnel. At the same time, this is also an important test for them."

Wei Fenghua pointed at the pilot of the black heavy-armored mech. "He Hao, a third-year student. Visualization Technique level: Intermediate Level Three."

"He's the captain of this squad."

"His mech is a Mystic Machine called Black Thunder."

"Black Thunder is 85.47 meters tall and weighs 1,987 tons. Its operating system is the third-generation 'Horizon,' its main engine is 'Thunderlight,' and it has four auxiliary engines."

Her finger then moved.

It pointed toward the pilot who had emerged from the wolf-shaped mech.

It was a girl.

She sat on the mech with her legs together and boldly blew the freshmen a kiss.

"Su Jiu, a third-year student. Visualization Technique level: Intermediate Level Two."

"Vice Captain."

"Her mech is a Demon Mech called Greedy Wolf."

"Greedy Wolf weighs 1,685 tons. It uses the same operating system, its main engine is 'Wolf Pack,' and it has nine auxiliary engines."

After Wei Fenghua introduced the remaining two Mech Masters to everyone.

She gave the order.

"Move out."

A moment later, a convoy drove out of Hundred Battles Academy.

Most of the freshmen in the vehicles were extremely excited.

It gave Luo Yan the feeling of going on a school-organized outing in the past.

After boarding, everyone received a briefcase.

Wei Fenghua said, "What you've received is equipment distributed to you by the Academy."

"It includes a set of outdoor Combat Suits, a set of light armor, a gun, ammunition, a military knife, and first-aid medicine."

"These things won't be able to deal with giant beasts. They won't even be of much use if you run into a swarm of parasites."

"But if you happen to encounter one or two Giant Beast parasites, they'll still be somewhat useful."

"So put them on now."

The girls in the vehicle could not help exclaiming, "Here?"

"Wouldn't that give those boys an advantage?"

Wei Fenghua said expressionlessly, "Once you enter the Forbidden Land and step onto the Battlefield."

"There will be plenty of things more brutal than this."

"If you don't want to die, stop wasting your breath."

Sitting in the back row.

A girl opened her briefcase and, without another word, took off her outer clothes.

Then she put on a camouflage Combat Suit with an indifferent expression.

"Lin Wei is amazing. She isn't worried about losing out at all."

"Of course. She came second in the Academy Exam, so she's definitely no ordinary person."

Several girls began discussing her in low voices.

Luo Yan looked toward the girl whose Academy Exam results were second only to his own.

Lin Wei was tall and slender.

Her black hair was tied into a high ponytail.

A Ruby Earring adorned her left earlobe.

Her gaze was indifferent, as if nothing could stir her interest.

Perhaps sensing Luo Yan's gaze.

Lin Wei looked back.

Her eyes seemed studded with countless stars, and her gaze was deep.

Luo Yan could not read any meaning in her eyes.

So he turned around and opened his briefcase.

He took off his outer clothes.

When Luo Yan removed his outer clothes.

A wave of startled exclamations rang through the vehicle.

Luo Yan's body was covered in scars.

Some here, some there.

There were also dark-red patches left behind by his infection with Red Poison.

They made his body look rather "ugly."

Luo Yan did not care about other people's gazes at all.

He swiftly put on the Combat Suit, donned the armor, and checked the rifle.

Only after everyone else had changed into their equipment did Wei Fenghua speak. "After entering Misty Canyon, pay special attention to a plant called Phoenix Tail Sunflower."

"This is one part of the Giant Beast Ecology in Forbidden Zone 3."

"Phoenix Tail Sunflower belongs to the evergreen shrub family and was named for its resemblance to a phoenix's tail."

"At the same time, it's the favorite food of the Overlord Level giant beast Huan."

"Its scent will attract Huan. When you see it, keep your distance. Don't pick it. Understood?"

The students responded one after another.

At that moment, Li Bohang raised his hand and asked, "Teacher, what's the Surface Legion's mission in the Forbidden Land this time?"

Wei Fenghua said, "A routine mission: searching for Abyssal Vein and collecting the strange flowers and plants in the Forbidden Land to use as ingredients for various medicines."

"If conditions permit, we'll also eliminate some of the giant beasts nearby to prevent the Forbidden Land from expanding."

Abyssal Vein...

A deep, dark crystal flashed through Luo Yan's mind.

Back then, Di Zheng had brought an Abyssal Vein out of Galaxy Stadium, and it had attracted the giant beast Quru along the way.

It had been mentioned earlier in Xiao Shi's General Knowledge Class.

Abyssal Vein was a product of the Yanfu dimension.

During the Giant Beast Calamity, it had descended from the heavens along with the giant beasts deployed across the land.

Abyssal Vein affected the surface ecology and caused ordinary plants and animals to mutate.

In addition, giant beasts could evolve by absorbing the energy within Abyssal Vein.

They could raise their own rank.

That was why the Taotie in Galaxy Stadium had guarded the Abyssal Vein and refused to leave.

Nowadays, whenever the Yanfu dimension opened, Abyssal Vein would occasionally fall from it as well.

But according to statistics, there was far less of it than during the Giant Beast Calamity.

Another male student frowned and asked, "Teacher, I don't understand."

"You said giant beasts can evolve through Abyssal Vein, which is why they need it."

"But why do we humans collect it?"

"Wouldn't it be enough to destroy it?"

Wei Fenghua coughed twice and said with a smile, "It seems Xiao Shi never told you about this. In that case, let me explain."

"We collect Abyssal Vein because it may contain Primordial Stone Fragments."

"Primordial Stone Fragments?"

A wave of puzzled voices rose from the vehicle.

Wei Fenghua nodded lightly. "That's right."

"Although Abyssal Vein is something giant beasts love, it occasionally gives birth to a strange stone as white as jade."

"This strange stone can trigger mutations in Divine Treasures. Even a Divine Treasure with a useless ability might become extremely powerful when awakened by this strange stone."

"Some inscriptions found in that world recorded this strange stone. It was called a Primordial Stone Fragment."

Luo Yan's mind shook when he heard this.

He hurriedly lowered his head.

He finally knew why his Qi Gazing Eyes had mutated.

He also knew where that Diamond White Jade had come from.

So what he had obtained that day was a Primordial Stone Fragment!

At that moment, the convoy had already left the Undercity.

It had arrived on the surface.

Brilliant sunlight streamed in through the car windows.

The students were temporarily drawn to the sunlight outside.

One after another, they crowded around the windows.

Even the aloof Lin Wei slightly turned her head to look outside.

These students were different from Luo Yan.

They had lived for years without seeing the light of day.

Now that they finally had a chance to visit the surface, they were naturally excited.

At the Great Lake, the Academy convoy joined up with the Surface Exploration Legion and headed northwest in a grand procession.

Three days later.

The convoy arrived at Forbidden Zone 3, Misty Canyon.

It was noon when they entered the canyon.

The previous second, the sun had still been shining outside the vehicles.

The next, the light abruptly dimmed, as if they had entered another world.

Luo Yan looked out through the window.

Although there was almost no mist at the edge of the Forbidden Land, the distant view was filled with gray fog.

Flashes of lightning occasionally appeared within the dense fog.

Whenever lightning struck, it illuminated strange, grotesque outlines within the fog.

For no apparent reason, it gave rise to a feeling of mystery and danger.

After entering the canyon.

Whether it was the Surface Legion or the Academy convoy,

the escorting mechs emerged from the transport compartments and marched along both sides of the convoy.

Seeing mechs as imposing as Giant Spirit Gods accompanying them on either side should have made people feel safe.

Yet after entering the canyon, even the most easygoing students tensed up and fell silent.

Just as Luo Yan thought this "silence" would last until they made camp,

a broadcast suddenly rang out through the vehicle:

"Attention. A giant beast has been spotted ahead."

"Matching with the archive..."

"...Match complete. The giant beast ahead has been confirmed as 'Si-beast.'"

"Level: Lower Rank, Level 3."

"Type: Caterpillar."

"Traits: **Immense Strength, Burrowing, Shockwave!**"

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