Preparing to Set Off

"Give it to Anning of the Undead Legion?"

Si Telan looked surprised. "Is it finally going to begin?"

"Start what?" Jia Paer countered.

"Let's begin the final assault! Of all the areas where Sion has appeared, only the Undead Legion remains unconquered."

In fact, the leader of the Forest Area, the Furious Rajang, also maintains an undefeated legend, but because it has neither a story that is memorable enough, nor a particularly attractive appearance, it is not very popular at present.

In addition, Bazelgeuse and other dragons would provoke Furious Rajang from time to time, and even Great Jagras dared to fight it for territory (although it would run away immediately). This led people to feel that Furious Rajang did not have the absolute dominance over its territory like the Undead Legion or Death Rite Bird, and its prestige was somewhat diminished.

Therefore, adventurers didn't even really consider the Furious Rajang as a boss.

However, the Furious Rajang is still much more popular than the Death Rite Bird, which is simply too ugly.

"Um"

Si Telan suddenly fell into deep thought, and Jia Paer did not disturb her, knowing that she would eventually tell him anyway.

Sure enough, Si Telan said, as if talking to herself:

"After we cleared the game last time, something strange happened a few days later, and the layout of the area changed drastically. What about this time? Will something new appear after we get rid of the Undead Legion? Or will there be another major change?"

Jia Paer couldn't answer this question because he had never experienced the original version or the first mutation of the Zane Dungeon.

But will things change again?

Change is a good thing, Jia Paer thought. He was getting tired of the scenery at the magic academy, so it would be nice to have some new areas.

"I hope I'll have more good maps when I come back," he said with a smile.

"What exactly are you going to do?" Si Telan asked curiously. Since the other party had taken so long to go, did it mean that the matter was not important?

Jia Paer stroked his sword, and after a moment said:

"Protect world peace."

"Ah?"

Si Telan didn't understand what that sentence meant at all, but there was no time for her to ask, because Jia Paer had already waved and left.

"What is that?"

She puffed out her cheeks angrily, like a big squirrel.

"Do all elderly people like riddles?"

She watched Jia Paer leave, her gaze lingering on the scenery outside the window.

The Academy Gate Town is becoming more and more lively every day. Now the flow of people is almost comparable to the commercial street of Bede City, and there have even been embarrassing situations where adventurers have nowhere to sleep.

The colorful tents made the place quite eye-catching, and no matter where you sat, you could hear people having heated discussions about information about Lake Liurnia.

"I've discovered a spring where Experience Candy appear. Throwing monsters in will speed up their appearance, but if you interrupt the process even slightly, the candies will disappear. Want to team up with me and pull off a heist?"

"Want to go explore underground together? Our team is still missing a healer."

"Hey, which theory do you think is better, the elf's or the professor's? I'm more inclined to support the professor."

"I think the elves' theory is pretty good too."

Upon hearing these two sentences, Si Telan's expression became quite subtle. After a long while, she covered her forehead and sighed.

And they retrieved a newspaper from the scraps used for burning.

Bede Weekly is a local newspaper dedicated to reporting news.

A few months ago, this newspaper was barely surviving because there was really no big news to report near Bede City. To put together an issue, it had to include all sorts of trivial matters.

But now, this situation has completely changed.

Since the anomaly that occurred in the Zane Dungeon, the Bede Weekly has been trained to resemble Sien.

Information about this underground city kept emerging, quickly crowding out the original content. Now, a single issue of the weekly magazine doesn't even have enough pages to cover all the content of the week, so they have to keep adding pages until the cost reaches the newspaper's bottom line.

Recently, this newspaper has been flooded with posts from Elf Race and magic professors.

All of this stems from a clash of ideologies between the two sides.

The professors of the Magic Association, represented by Set, believed that magic becomes stronger through continuous development, while the elves, led by Wei En Ma, were staunch supporters of the theory that "the older, the stronger" and Nature Magic. Naturally, these two theories clashed.

Seth's focus is on "magic adapting to people." Even with the same type of magic, a magician must modify and fine-tune it according to their own circumstances to create the most suitable way to cast the spell, even if it reduces the magic's power, duration, or effect.

Wei En Ma's focus is on "people adapting to magic." She advocates that if a magician feels strained when casting spells, they should switch to a spell that suits them better and never reduce the power of magic in order to force the casting of spells that are not suitable for them.

At first glance, her theory may seem somewhat untenable, but it is supported by examples.

What this world has lost is not only history, but also a great deal of ancient magic. And all research on ancient magic shows that the power and effects of magic in those eras were actually stronger than those in the present day!

It is said that the earliest magic came from the blessing of the God of Magic, which is called "Original Magic". Each Original Magic represents the pinnacle of its own field. All the magic used by people today is derived from the primordial magic, but it has been modified for the caster and has inevitably been weakened.

Among the Elf Race, there is an ancient magic that is close to the original. Anyone who comes into contact with it will turn to believe that the older it is, the stronger it is.

To get back to the point, Wei En Ma had always been at odds with Set during her time as a professor at the Magic Association, and it was only a matter of time before the conflict erupted after their encounter in Lake Liurnia.

The two sides adopted a very childish approach to the competition—whoever's theory garnered the most supporters would win!

Thus, various activities began between the two groups of professors and former professors, both of considerable age, surrounding the newly established magic academy.

Giving speeches, demonstrating magic, or even simply throwing money around—spending huge sums of money!

As for why it revolves around the magic academy, it's because both sides felt that the "ancient" magic appearing there conformed to their own theories. Seth felt that the various branches of the Glintstone Magic — Glintstone Pebble, Glintstone Swift Pebble, Glintstone Arc, etc.—conformed to his modification theory, while Wei En Ma felt that nothing was more in line with nature than Glintstone Magic, which originated from the stars.

This competition, which Si Telan sees as a farce, began when the academy was cleared. Now, it has evolved into a situation where both sides train their supporters in magic according to their own requirements, all for free. As long as you support their theories, you can get guidance, making it seem like a charity event.

Because of the commotion between these two factions, the Zane Dungeon has gained new traffic. The conflict between the magic professors is big news, and some students who want to receive guidance from professors are traveling long distances to get here.

Si Telan was speechless, but then she thought that it wasn't her own money that was being spent, and she felt relieved.

Let Auntie do whatever she wants. She's been cooped up in the forest all day; it's good for her to come out and get some fresh air.

As for myself...

She flipped through the newspaper, where there were recruitment notices for adventurer teams, specifying the required professions and the maps or monsters to be fought.

"Under the Lake Liurnia, Caria Manor."

"The Great Tomb, the Calling Ship and the Demi-Human Swordsman."

"Forest Area, hunt fire dragons"

Si Telan continued reciting, she felt her mind was in turmoil. After thinking about it carefully, she realized that she had been thinking about the Farron Undead Legion time.

With the Sword Saint around, she felt confident that the matter was a sure thing, and she didn't want to miss such an epic scene. Once the Sword Saint left, it would be difficult to assemble a team strong enough to challenge the Undead Legion.

"Go ask Da Er and see if I can be added."

With that thought in mind, Si Telan walked out of the house with great interest, intending to go to Da Er's farm.

However, Da Er and his elite Undead Legion members are actually still in Lake Liurnia and haven't left.

At this very moment, they are fighting the Crystallized Old Man.

"Aww—"

The Laser Bug fired lasers downwards at an extremely high frequency, while several figures riding giant wolves weaved through them. They did not use Bubble Shield, relying solely on their speed to evade the attacks.

This is training.

Da Er was among them, but he did not rely on the power of the wolves; he dodged using only his legs. If you looked closely, you could see that he hadn't even activated his Wolf's Blood.

The other Farron Guard are all in Wolf's Blood- activated state, which is why they can achieve the same level as Da Er.

The last time I checked my level at the campfire, Da Er had already reached an astonishing 57. Keep in mind that when he first appeared, he was just a regular Silver Rank with less than level 40. With his current level, he is already qualified to apply to the guild to advance to gold-rank.

If his Wolf's Blood is activated, his physical attributes will increase significantly after the power spike, and his level will also temporarily increase, probably reaching 70!

In a horizontal comparison, this surpasses Leon is around level 60.

"This level is not enough."

Da Er gently shrugged off a laser beam and frowned.

Although the enemy before him was the Crystallized Old Man, he always regarded him as one of the Farron Undead Legion.

The Laser Bug's firing rate exceeded that of the Undead Legion at the start of the battle, but when the battle lasted more than ten minutes and the Undead Legion got serious, their speed surpassed that of the Laser Bug.

The Farron Guard riding giant wolves in front of them are the most elite members of the team. Wesker, Klan, and six others are all at level 35 or above, undoubtedly Silver Rank- level.

They can only dodge the Laser Bug by activating their Wolf's Blood, which means they can hold out against the Undead Legion for a while, but to fight them, they need multiple team members to support and cooperate with each other.

If they were given a little more time to reach level 40 or higher with the help of the campfire, their chances of winning might be better, but...

They were about to leave Jia Paer, and they didn't have much time left, so they had no choice but to bite the bullet and go for it.

Can we, at our level, really defeat the Undead Legion?

Thinking of this, he let out a long breath, putting these negative thoughts behind him, and stared sharply at the Crystallized Old Man.

As the opponent's figure gradually emerged, he activated his Wolf's Blood, leaped high into the air, and slashed down like a ruthless wolf.

The Crystallized Old Man was already on the verge of death and barely clinging to life, finally collapsed, ending his pitiful sparring career.

The leader's body gradually dissipated behind him. Da Er glanced at his Student ID; all the first stars were lit up, indicating that he had learned the [Normal Attack Magic], a spell from his mentor Frieren, that he hadn't used much until now.

"Everyone must get a good rest today, as we will set off tomorrow."

He gripped the Farron Greatsword tightly in his hand, his heart pounding with excitement amidst his nervousness.

It's been a long time since we've seen the Farron Undead Legion.

This time, let them witness my growth.