Coming to Gudu to Beg for Food!

"Are you going to scan me, or am I going to scan you?"

"I'll scan you."

Beep!

Seeing the words "Added Successfully" on his phone screen, the Military Mage grinned brightly and patted Xu Fang's shoulder forcefully.

"Very good. When your school year starts and you have military training, come directly to our class. If you perform well, I'll make the decision to assign you a vice-class monitor position!"

Before Xu Fang could respond, a thunderous voice boomed, "Qi Laosan, you shameless scoundrel, how dare you deceive the flowers of our nation!"

A sturdy man with hair as short as steel needles approached, grumbling, "The vice-class monitor position is always given to the number one on the undead ranking for each class. With little brother's ability, he could be a vice-class monitor anywhere. Yet you shamelessly claimed the credit for yourself!"

His voice was filled with righteous indignation.

Qi Laosan rolled his eyes and retorted, "Qin, why are you pretending to be so important? Do you dare say you're not here to poach talent?"

"Hmph! Don't lump me in with you!"

Old Qin took out his phone. "Little brother is a Light Element Mage, and I am also a Light Element Mage! Feel free to ask me any questions you encounter during your cultivation... Scan this code."

Xu Fang: "..."

He had underestimated the influence of "Fluorescent Radiance." After Qi Laosan and Old Qin, almost all the new recruit squad leaders arrived.

The frenzy reminded Xu Fang of an undead siege. Since there were too many people, he decisively slipped away before he was squeezed into a human sausage.

The last time he ran so miserably was when he encountered a One-Eyed Demonic Wolf.

As dawn broke, the faint tremors from the distance had disappeared.

The third floor of the hotel.

Xu Fang opened the window, and the cityscape greeted his eyes – streets, alleys, and giant long shadows hazy in the morning mist.

The aroma of steamed buns wafted from the breakfast shop downstairs. People in slippers, yawning, and office workers constantly checking their watches lined up outside.

A peaceful and beautiful life.

The terrifying undead tide outside the city seemed nonexistent in this world.

Xu Fang took out his phone and dialed a number that Zhan Kong had given him before they arrived. He had meant to call as soon as he got to Gudu, but it was a bit late yesterday, and Xu Fang didn't want to be a nuisance.

"Sorry, the number you have dialed is unattended. Please try again later..."

No answer.

Xu Fang was a little surprised.

However, considering Zhan Kong's acquaintances were likely soldiers, perhaps they were also fighting undead on the city walls yesterday and were resting now.

Xu Fang didn't call again. He tidied up his personal information and prepared to go through the transfer procedures.

Gudu Second High School.

A black commercial vehicle slowly stopped, and a slightly puffy, unattractive young man got out.

The young man yawned, his dark eye bags clearly visible. Despite being a high school student, he exuded a sense of exhaustion as if his kidneys were depleted.

"School doesn't start until September, why do I have to come to school now?"

The driver smiled apologetically. "Young master, this is the master's order. He hopes you can cast Intermediate Level 2 Magic within a month so you can compete for a vice-class monitor position during military training..."

"Alright, alright!"

Sun Rui Zhi waved his hand impatiently. "Blah, blah, blah, aren't you annoying! It's just a stupid vice-class monitor position!"

"Young master, only vice-class monitors are eligible to compete for the Wild Goose Pagoda..."

"I'm a Lightning Mage, do you understand? Lightning Element!" Sun Rui Zhi rudely interrupted him. "Isn't a small vice-class monitor position easily within my grasp?"

"I know," the driver said respectfully, but didn't back down. "But this is Gudu, and facing the undead, the Lightning Element doesn't have an absolute advantage."

The Lightning Element was called the chief of elements, partly due to its domineering destructive power, and partly due to its seemingly unsolvable paralyzing effect.

When dealing with Demons, a Lightning Seal would paralyze their muscles, rendering them unable to fight back.

But the undead were different; they barely had any flesh on their bodies!

The destructive power of the Lightning Element might not necessarily be stronger than the Light Element.

Sun Rui Zhi snorted coldly, feeling very displeased. Yesterday, he was having fun with his friends, and today he was dragged out of bed early in the morning.

If it weren't for his father's orders, he would have exploded long ago.

"Let's go, young master. We'll apply for the boarding procedures first," the driver persuaded again. Sun Rui Zhi reluctantly followed.

Upon arriving at the office, the two were surprised to find another young man sitting there besides the responsible teacher.

The young man was wearing ordinary, cheap clothes, a complete "loser" outfit. However, his hair was surprisingly flamboyant, and his appearance completely overshadowed Sun Rui Zhi.

"Pretty boy," the unattractive Sun Rui Zhi said sourly.

"Teacher Qian, I've brought Sun Rui Zhi to report," the driver said respectfully. If it were any ordinary teacher, the Sun family wouldn't have bothered.

But this Teacher Qian was different. He came from a prominent local family and was also the teacher leading this military training.

"Mm, come in," Qian Kuan nodded, gesturing for them to enter.

Sun Rui Zhi was annoyed again.

Damn it, you were smiling so brightly at that loser just now, and now you're acting all high and mighty with me?

He looked at the driver. "Three minutes. I want all his information."

"Yes, Young Master."

The driver nodded and turned to ask Qian Kuan, "Teacher, this student is..."

"His name is Xu Fang. He's a Light Element Mage. He came to Gudu alone from a small city by the South China Sea to cultivate and become stronger." When mentioning Xu Fang, Qian Kuan unconsciously smiled.

The significant loss of second-year students was a perennial problem for Gudu.

In other cities, cultivators would face a Servant-level Demon or, more safely, a Summoned Beast. As long as they could cast Magic normally, they would pass.

Gudu was different.

It truly put you on the city walls, facing waves of undead!

Every year, students were gnawed to death by the undead, and if the bodies weren't collected promptly, they would turn into undead themselves and attack. Faced with such terror, those with weak wills simply didn't dare to stay.

Even with a carrot-and-stick approach—expelled students would have their records marked, and the top student in military training could get a chance to cultivate at the Yan Pagoda, envied even by Gudu Academy students—it couldn't stop the outflow.

Xu Fang was one of the rare few who swam against the current. This was the passion and responsibility a young Mage should have!

"Light Element?" Sun Rui Zhi sneered.

Light Mages were trash. They were only somewhat useful in Gudu.

Case closed. So, this out-of-towner came to Gudu to beg for food!

"Come over here. Let's test your strength." After filling out the paperwork, Qian Kuan was about to lead the two to the main playground.

Xu Fang was a little surprised. "You need to test strength just to report?"

Sun Rui Zhi scoffed. "Where did this bumpkin come from? Do you think Gudu Second High is some broken-down high school in a small county? With all these facilities and resources, you think anyone can just use them?"

Xu Fang looked at him. "Who are you?"

"Sun family, Sun Rui Zhi."

Xu Fang said, "The name fits. You really are 'Rui Zhi' (wise)."

"What did you say!" Sun Rui Zhi was furious.

He didn't understand the exact meaning, but he didn't need to ask. This loser was definitely saying something bad!

"Young Master!" The driver whispered a reminder. Sun Rui Zhi suppressed his emotions, his face dark as he thought about something.

They arrived at the playground.

"Who wants to go first?" Qian Kuan asked.

"Me!" Sun Rui Zhi quickly raised his hand, glancing at Xu Fang. He wanted to use his lightning to make this out-of-towner recognize the gap between them.

If he could scare him so much that he couldn't cast Magic, that would be even better.

Finding a Magic puppet, Sun Rui Zhi activated his star track and shouted, "Lightning Seal · Python Mark!"

Purple lightning gathered in the sky, then fiercely struck down, hitting the puppet heavily.

Crack! Crack!

Gnashing sounds came from inside the puppet, which then exploded.

"Not bad," Qian Kuan said, his expression unchanged, jotting something down in his notebook.

Honestly, Sun Rui Zhi's strength was quite good, on par with Xu Zhao Ting. The key was that Xu Zhao Ting was the cream of the crop at Tianlan Magic High School, a teacher's darling, yet Sun Rui Zhi only received an "Not bad" evaluation.

As expected of Gudu...

"Next, Xu Fang."