Trial

The next day, Banyan City No. 1 High School urgently brought in a new Awakening Stone monument from the Garrison. The other senior students also underwent their Awakening Rituals one after another.

Although none of the remaining students awakened an A-rank talent or above, the success rate still came to around 30%. Even without a cheat freak like Lin Yu, Banyan City No. 1 High School would likely have made it into the top fifty prestigious schools this year.

Murong Hongchen was already very satisfied with this. Barring any surprises, Banyan City No. 1 High School would definitely be this year's biggest dark horse.

After the Awakening Rituals ended, Murong Hongchen issued a notice. In two days, all students who had successfully awakened would enter Slime Forest, the beginner-level secret realm managed by Banyan City No. 1 High School, for a trial under their teachers' supervision.

As soon as the notice was released, the students of Class One finally understood. So it was Slime Forest. After Lin Yizhong had announced that the school would organize a secret realm trial, some of them had been worried. Now that they saw which secret realm it was, half the weight on their hearts was immediately lifted.

Secret realms were also classified by danger level, with Level One being the lowest and Level Ten the highest. Slimes could be said to be magical beasts with the lowest threat level, known as the weakest of all magical beasts. Even someone who had just awakened had a chance against a first-tier slime. If they formed a team, as long as they were not surrounded, they could crush them with ease.

Two days later, early in the morning, the teachers had already gathered all the awakened students from their classes on the field.

"Quiet down, students!"

Murong Hongchen stood at the front and gestured. The students who had been whispering among themselves quickly fell silent, and Murong Hongchen smiled in satisfaction.

"The school buses will be here shortly. There are a few things I need to say."

"First, after entering the secret realm, obey the teachers' arrangements!"

"Second, do not play the lone hero. If you encounter danger, call for help. There is nothing shameful about that, because even the weakest magical beast is still a magical beast. Their danger is beyond what you can imagine. You have only just awakened; there will be plenty of opportunities in the future."

"Third, although this is only a trial, you must take it seriously. The school is letting you come into contact with magical beasts early so that you will not panic and lose your lives during the martial arts exam! You must cherish this opportunity."

"Is that clear?!"

Murong Hongchen spoke to the students with a solemn expression. Although teachers would protect them throughout the process, and slimes were the weakest magical beasts, who could say for certain that nothing would go wrong?

"Clear!"

"Good! Set off. Do not make a mess while boarding. Teachers, maintain order in your classes!"

With a wave of his hand, Murong Hongchen boarded first. The students then got on under the teachers' direction.

The school buses drove all the way out of the city. Once they had left, Lin Yu curiously looked at the surroundings. This was his first time truly seeing the wilderness of Blue Star. Back in the city, he had not felt much difference from his previous life, but once outside, he realized just how enormous that difference was.

Trees that required two people to wrap their arms around and stood more than ten meters tall could be seen everywhere. All sorts of animals and birds Lin Yu had never seen before darted freely through the forest.

The animals were also several times larger than those on Earth. Lin Yu personally saw a rabbit half a meter tall and a meter long cross the middle of the road before leaping into the nearby forest.

"The trees and animals on Blue Star have mutated too. If a rabbit like that were on Earth, it would probably have been captured for research long ago!"

Lin Yu gazed out the window thoughtfully.

"Daddy, that is perfectly normal. The spiritual energy concentration here far exceeds that of your previous world. With more spiritual energy, these plants and animals naturally grow larger!"

"9527, would I get energy points if I killed those animals?"

"Yes, but very few. These are only ordinary animals, and the spiritual energy in their bodies is very low. They are unlike magical beasts, so I do not recommend that you do so, Daddy!"

"Fine!"

To be honest, with so many magical beasts in this world, Lin Yu could not be bothered to kill these harmless animals. With that free time, would it not be better to farm more magical beasts?

After driving for over an hour, the school buses finally stopped in front of a secret realm. The old principal took the lead and headed toward it!

"Principal, why did you come personally? Wasn't the dean usually the one leading the team?"

Slime Forest was a secret realm belonging to Banyan City No. 1 High School itself, and the guardian assigned to watch over it was also one of the school's teachers.

"Ha, didn't we get several promising seedlings this year? I wanted to take a look myself. Teacher Zhu, have there been any issues in the secret realm recently?"

"Don't worry, Principal. You know it too—the highest-ranked creatures inside are only at the peak of the first tier. There will not be any problems!"

"Good, then!"

Murong Hongchen nodded in satisfaction, then turned to the teachers leading the groups.

"First, divide your students into teams, then distribute the barrier bracelets to them!"

"Yes!"

At the old principal's command, the teachers began arranging their students.

There were nineteen awakened students in the advanced class. Among them were Yu Sisi, with the A-rank transformation talent Moon Rabbit; Zhang Ming, with the A-rank mystery talent Shadow Control—an A-rank talent awakener who had undergone the Awakening Ritual in the same session as Lin Yu; Zhu Fugui, with the S-rank transformation talent Taotie; and three B-rank awakeners.

"Yu Sisi, Zhang Ye... the six of you will form a group. Zhang Ming, Tao Ran... the six of you will form a group. Zhu Fugui, Wang Mingyang... the six of you will form a group. Lin Yu will be on his own!"

Lin Yizhong had basically arranged the groups with one A-rank awakener, one B-rank awakener, and four awakeners with ordinary talents. Only Lin Yu was left to roam freely on his own.

With Lin Yu's current third-tier strength, entering a secret realm like this was no different from a tiger entering a flock of sheep. Lin Yizhong could not think of anything inside that could threaten him.

"Uh..."

Seeing the strange looks from his classmates, Lin Yu rubbed his forehead helplessly. How had he become the center of attention again without doing anything?

Although the school had yet to officially announce it, everyone vaguely had a feeling. A unique golden talent and an unprecedented SSS-rank talent were difficult not to connect. All that remained was for the school to make the final confirmation.

That was why the students' reactions were not too intense. It was as though this was only natural.

"Yu Sisi, distribute the barrier bracelets!"

"Yes, Teacher!"

Lin Yizhong took out a box and handed it to the class monitor. Inside were exquisite bracelets arranged one after another.

"If you encounter danger, inject spiritual power into the barrier bracelet. A barrier at the peak of the first tier will appear and be enough to ensure your safety within the secret realm. Of course, activating the bracelet also means the end of your trial!"

"This trial will be judged by team. Your rankings will be determined by the magic crystals collected by each group. The academy will reward every member of the first-place team with one Beginner Spirit Recovery Pill!"

"Lin Yu's results will not count toward the rankings!"

Lin Yizhong deliberately added one final sentence!

"Teacher, I protest!!"

Lin Yu felt like he had been screwed over. What the hell was this supposed to mean? Was he just going in there to have fun?

"Protest denied. The principal said so!"

Lin Yizhong directly ignored Lin Yu's protest. What a joke. With third-tier strength, Lin Yu could slaughter the entire Slime Forest. If his results were counted in the rankings, what would be the point?

As for pills, the old principal had already prepared a huge pile of them. He simply had not given them to Lin Yu yet.

"..."