Unreasonable Training Mission

Chapter 13: An Unreasonable Training Mission

The second match featured Mu Nujiao, Mo Fan, Zhao Manyan, and Zheng Xiaobing.

They were up against Mu Ningxue and her three escorts.

This match was full of twists and turns. Mu Ningxue went all out from the start, unleashing her Domain Prototype · Ice Field Domain and suppressing Pearl Academy.

Mu Nujiao fused with a Plant Seed and used her Wind Element movement, cooperating with Zheng Xiaobing to tie down Mu Ningxue's escorts.

Mo Fan and Zhao Manyan, one attacking and one defending, reversed the tide of the battle and defeated Mu Ningxue, who was fighting alone.

"We did it! We actually swept Imperial Capital Academy!"

Beside Mu Ningwei, Bai Tingting and Song Xia high-fived and cheered. Then they exchanged a look, snorted coldly, and sat down with their arms crossed as if nothing had happened.

Mu Nujiao rushed back immediately and found that Bai Tingting and the other girl hadn't tried to sneak attack. She smiled and walked up to Mu Ningwei.

"Brother Ningwei, how was it?"

"Very good."

Mu Ningwei rubbed her head and said softly, "As a reward, I ordered an energy core crystal from a Plant Demon. It's already in the dorm. Absorb it when you get back, and your Plant Element should reach level three."

Mu Nujiao was surprised. If there weren't so many people around, she would have impulsively kissed him.

"Brother Ningwei, you're so kind, but are you sure spending money on me doesn't affect your own cultivation?"

"It doesn't affect me, and I'm happy spending it on you."

Mu Nujiao's pretty face turned slightly red.

After sweeping Imperial Capital Academy, the teachers were overjoyed and took everyone out for a good meal.

Upon their return, they announced the joint training mission:

"In five days, you will undertake a joint training mission with Imperial Capital Academy. The location is still being decided. There will be no protection for you then. I suggest you buy more magical equipment during this time."

Zhao Manyan's expression stiffened. "Teacher, no way? Absolutely no protection at all?"

Teacher Gu nodded. "Yes, this is a necessary path for a mage's growth. We will give you a Light Magic signal device. Send a signal if you encounter danger, and we hope you can hold on until we arrive."

Zhao Manyan and the others immediately contacted their families, preparing to purchase more magical equipment.

Mu Ningwei took Mu Nujiao back to the apartment.

Mu Nujiao kissed him on the chin, her face flushed, and she quickly took her Plant Element resources back to her room as if fleeing.

Mu Ningwei smiled and also returned to his room to refine his Light Element resources.

Soon, five days passed.

The top students from both academies gathered at the foot of the apartment building.

Dean Song He of Imperial Capital Academy, a hypocritical old man, stood at the front and gave a speech:

"The location for this exchange student training mission is the Golden Forest Wasteland City in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River plain. Many years ago, it was a border city, but due to the rampant Lizard Skull Giant Demons in the Dongting Lake area, Golden Forest City was destroyed."

"You need to collect data on the demons in Golden Forest Wasteland City, including their approximate numbers of Servants, Generals, and nest distribution. This will be submitted to us for a risk assessment."

"This concerns whether the military will rebuild Golden Forest City, so you must take it seriously."

Mu Ningxue spoke after hearing this:

"Dean, won't this be too difficult? In such a vast area, we don't know how many demons live there."

"To collect accurate data, we'll need to scout extensively, making it easy to fall into a demon encirclement, and we'll be fighting alone..."

Song He: "I'm not asking you to charge headfirst. Besides, if we sent you to a place with very weak demons, how would it serve as training?"

"This is a mission for you, and also your training. You can't always live in an ivory tower."

"Mu Ningxue, look, Mu Ningwei doesn't have any objections. He's already a battle-hardened powerful mage."

Mu Ningxue glanced over and said no more.

Mu Ningwei maintained his smile.

Students indeed needed training, but practical considerations also had to be taken into account.

If this mission were posted as a commission on the Hunter's Alliance.

Hunter groups with similar cultivation levels to these students would absolutely not even glance at it.

Those who dared to accept it would either have a High-level mage leading the team or be hunter groups composed of many Intermediate mages at full cultivation.

It wasn't that exploring the wasteland city was completely beyond these students' capabilities.

But it was like a level 20 team challenging a level 30 recommended dungeon; there would likely be many casualties upon completion.

Anyway, Mu Ningwei's "battle-hardened" experience didn't involve taking on such a deceptive mission, except in particularly critical situations where he had to step up.

Seeing that no one had any objections, Song He announced:

"For this training mission, Mu Ningwei and Mu Ningxue will be the captains, jointly commanding. Listen to the results of their discussions for any matters, and everyone else must obey their command."

"Yes."

Mu Ningxue had a deep prestige at Imperial Capital Academy, a reputation earned through genuine strength.

As for Mu Ningwei, there was no need to even mention him. After revealing his Blessing Magic last time, he had already secured his position as captain. Furthermore, he hid his Light Element mastery, rumored to be "Number One in the Light Department," making his strength unfathomably powerful and invincible.

After the arrangements were made, everyone boarded a plane heading towards Dongting Lake, arriving at a city very close to Golden Forest Wasteland City.

Next, they would leave the safe zone and travel to their destination on foot.

Dean's Office.

After the students had all left, Song He received a phone call.

The caller was Jun Fang's Commander Lu Nian.

"...Your Military District's Demon Element experiment has taken an interest in that student named Mo Fan?"

"Yes, I hope you can tell me his whereabouts."

"As far as I know, that experiment seems to have been halted."

"Dean Song He, you should know how powerless humanity is against Magical Beasts. For the sake of all humanity, we must complete the demon experiment. I hope you can cooperate."

Dean Song He hesitated for a moment, "Alright, they went to Golden Forest Wasteland City."

"Thank you, Dean Song He, for your understanding."

Wilderness.

Mu Nujiao rubbed her fists and hands, her gaze sweeping across the surroundings.

She had already broken through to Intermediate Level 3, and under Mu Ningwei's guidance, her magical skills had greatly improved. She was eager to encounter Magical Beasts and test her strength.

Only by becoming strong enough could she be worthy of Brother Ningwei!

Qingqing, also a Plant Mage, took the initiative to break the ice between them and explained knowledge about Magical Beasts:

"An 'Ember' is 50 or more adult Magical Beasts. An 'Ember' of the same species of Magical Beasts is a 'Tribe.' More than 10 Tribes form a 'Clan.'"

"The Golden Forest Wasteland City we're heading to was overrun by a Lizard Skull Giant Demon Clan. This means at that time, there were at least twenty to thirty thousand Lizard Skull Giant Demons."

"As for now... the situation is hard to say."

Mo Fan exclaimed in shock, "You mean we could be surrounded by tens of thousands of Magical Beasts? With just a few of us, even if we exhaust all our magic, we wouldn't be able to kill a few hundred minions!"

Song Xia, also a top student, said:

"Lizard Skull Giant Demons are mainly active in the Dongting Lake plains. Golden Forest Wasteland City is in the outer region, so there shouldn't be an excessive number of Magical Beasts."

Mu Ningwei nodded secretly.

This meant that a territory belonging to a Commander-level Magical Beast would likely have only a few thousand or tens of thousands of large lizards.

"Hello."

A clear, cold voice sounded.

Mu Ningwei turned his head. Mu Ningxue, like a silver-haired elf, proactively initiated the conversation:

"If you walk straight along this abandoned railway, you'll reach the Wasteland City. If you encounter danger, please stick close to me immediately. I will protect you."

Mu Nujiao's expression turned strange. She looked at the confident Mu Ningxue, her lips twitching as she held back a laugh.

The others from Imperial Capital Academy looked on with envy and jealousy that Mu Ningwei was being spoken to directly by their captain.

Mu Ningwei chuckled. The cold beauty was a bit naive, and the contrast made her quite cute. "Thank you for your kindness."

Mu Ningxue nodded, "And please, immediately use your Blessing Magic to assist me."

"No problem."

Thanks for the reward, Little Ye, mua.

Little Ye, love~