A Solo Training Mission? I'm Flipping the Table!

Zhan Kong paid no heed to the students' insults, merely glaring viciously at them. "Tianlan High School claims to be the best school in Bo City, yet all it has produced is a bunch of trash!!"

"Of course, I'll personally give an additional reward to any group that completes the bounty—a Defense Magic Tool."

Zhan Kong raised his voice again and continued.

A Defense Magic Tool!!

Even the cheapest Defense Magic Tool cost hundreds of thousands!!

An uproar broke out. Every student stared blankly at Instructor Zhan Kong.

A Defense Magic Tool was immensely tempting to them. They did not come from families like the Mu Family; even one Defense Magic Tool was already extraordinarily expensive.

Besides, even the Mu Family could not simply take out a Defense Magic Tool whenever they pleased.

Li Xingze raised an eyebrow. If it was only a Netherwolf, then this was practically effortless for him.

Getting a Defense Magic Tool for free? Sweet.

Just then, Zhan Kong, who had been speaking grandly moments ago, suddenly fixed his gaze on him and said in a heavy voice, "For the sake of fairness, Li Xingze, who has awakened the Summoning Element, will be assigned separately."

"???"

Li Xingze was instantly dumbfounded upon hearing this. What the hell? He was actually being singled out.

And this was called fairness?

Still, this really was the sort of thing Zhan Kong would do.

Mo Fan and the others also stared blankly at Instructor Zhan Kong.

They were not idiots. How could they fail to see that the instructor was clearly worried Li Xingze's Summoned Beast would affect this training exercise?

Of course, some were delighted. With one competitor like Li Xingze gone, their chances of obtaining a Defense Magic Tool would rise considerably.

Zhan Kong naturally noticed everyone's looks, but he did not care. If these fledglings did not weather some storms, how could they talk about becoming powerful mages?

"Alright, get ready and set off in your respective groups," Zhan Kong said, waving them away in a casual tone.

Under the teachers' arrangements, the students left in groups, with only Li Xingze remaining behind.

After the teachers and students had all left, Zhan Kong walked over to Li Xingze again and suddenly said, "The Summoning Element is quite good, but without the support of an organization, it's difficult for it to display the power it should have."

"How about it? Want to work with me? I'll find a way to get you a Contract Beast."

Zhan Kong's words caught Li Xingze completely off guard. So after all that, he wanted to invite him to join the Military Department.

Unfortunately, Li Xingze liked his freedom and had no desire to join any organization. Besides, with so many Forbidden Curse Scrolls in his hands, wouldn't becoming someone else's subordinate mean he had something wrong with his head?

"Instructor, you left me behind alone. What task are you planning to assign me?" Li Xingze asked calmly.

Zhan Kong had definitely not kept him behind to give him special treatment. There was no way he would be spared from this training mission.

And it might even be more difficult than everyone else's training tasks.

Seeing that Li Xingze had not answered him, Zhan Kong did not get angry.

If young people were not hot-blooded, could they still be called young people?

"I've looked into your Summoned Beast. Its Bloodline is not low; ordinary monsters definitely won't be a match for it." Zhan Kong took a few more steps closer. "With your aptitude, it's not impossible for you to reach the Advanced level in the future."

Li Xingze sneered inwardly. Advanced? You're really looking down on me!

"Instructor, stop with this pointless talk. This training isn't necessary for me anyway. There's no need for me to stay here and let you make things difficult for me."

Li Xingze could not be bothered with empty politeness and spoke bluntly.

Zhan Kong immediately frowned at those words. This kid certainly had character.

Naturally, Zhan Kong would not get angry with a student. He said with interest, "Make things difficult for you? What made you think I was doing that?"

Li Xingze chuckled softly and looked at the burly figure. "You kept me behind alone. Isn't that making things difficult for me?"

"Without these training results, at worst I just won't take the Magic College Entrance Exam. I can still enter Pearl Institute through special admission."

"Interesting. You even know about special admission."

The more Zhan Kong looked at Li Xingze, the more pleasantly surprised he became. This fellow did not resemble a high school student at all.

Even when facing him, he remained so rational. His future was limitless!

Li Xingze rolled his eyes. "Do you think phones are just decorations? You can find this out with a simple search. The Summoning Element, Space Element, and Curse Element are all within Pearl Institute's special admission criteria."

"But as I recall, special admission has another requirement: your cultivation must reach Basic Level 3."

Zhan Kong used his spiritual power to examine Li Xingze's cultivation and found that he was actually at Basic Level 2. That did surprise him somewhat.

Even so, he did not think Li Xingze could raise his Summoning Element to Basic Level 3 within a year. The Summoning Element was even harder to cultivate than other elements.

"That has nothing to do with you, Instructor," Li Xingze said calmly.

With the Terra Sanctum Spring, did he need to worry about failing to reach Basic Level 3?

Besides, the Bo City Disaster was only a year away. By then, all Tianlan High School students could choose to suspend their studies for a year.

With two years, would he still have to worry about breaking through to the Intermediate level?

Seeing how "stubborn" the fellow was, Zhan Kong could only soften his tone. "How about this? As long as you complete the training mission, I'll give you a Defense Magic Tool as well."

"Not doing it."

Li Xingze refused without hesitation. He didn't believe Zhan Kong would kindly prepare an easy mission for him.

Zhan Kong's face darkened. Even a Defense Magic Tool couldn't tempt him? The kid had quite an appetite.

"A Demon Slayer Tool." Zhan Kong gritted his teeth. This time, he was really bleeding himself dry.

But it would all be worth it. As long as he made this guy suffer a little, he'd see whether he still joined the Military Department!

Li Xingze raised an eyebrow. A Demon Slayer Tool was far more valuable than a Defense Magic Tool.

But he already had an Alchemical Weapon. A low-grade Demon Slayer Tool was practically useless to him, worth little more than some cash.

"Trade it for a Stardust Magic Artifact, and it has to be brand-new. Then I might consider it," Li Xingze said.

For the time being, a Stardust Magic Artifact was still the most important thing to him.

Just renting a Stardust Magic Artifact had already used up nearly all the bounty money he had earned that year.

Li Xingze's outrageous demand gave Zhan Kong a fright. A Mortal Stardust Magic Artifact was worth over five million, equivalent to two or three Demon Slayer Tools.

"You think my money falls from the sky? A brand-new Stardust Magic Artifact is absolutely out of the question." Zhan Kong shook his head.

In a major city like Magic City, he could earn tens of millions from a single bounty.

But this was Bo City, and he still had so many mages under his command to support. Usually, they had to scrimp and save, and he couldn't bear to buy even one magic tool all year long.

Seeing this, Li Xingze merely headed silently toward the school bus.

"...This guy."

Zhan Kong was completely defeated by Li Xingze. He truly never got up early without profit.

Rather than a mage, Zhan Kong felt this guy was better suited to being a merchant!