Lu Wu caught the fragrance of the woman who had leaned close to him and said calmly, "I'm from Magic City Seventh Magic High School. I'm currently training with senior students. If you don't believe me, I can call them over to verify my identity."
If his guess was right, this mature woman before him was very likely a local mage.
She might even be from the Military Department. As for why she was questioning him, Lu Wu had yet to figure that out.
Surely it couldn't be because of what had happened at the skewer shop earlier.
That was unlikely.
"My name is Tang Yue. I'm a teacher at Tianlan Magic High School in Bo City." Hearing what Lu Wu said, Tang Yue nodded. "Call them over."
"Sure, but I'd like to know why you have your eye on me, Teacher Tang Yue," Lu Wu asked.
Tang Yue said nothing in response to his question.
Coming to Bo City undercover naturally required some investigation. She had faintly sensed a lurking shadowy presence, yet she had been unable to track it down.
Moreover, after this Lu Wu appeared, that concealed presence had vanished.
Naturally, Tang Yue had to keep a close eye on something so unusual.
That was why she had been hiding in the shadows just now, but she had never sensed that presence again.
"What's your primary element?" Tang Yue asked, looking at Lu Wu.
If Lu Wu was a Shadow Element Mage, that presence definitely had something to do with him!
Among Black Magic and White Magic, apart from a few special elements, the other elements all had somewhat higher awakening rates than those of the Dimensional Magic System.
There were quite a few people who awakened the Shadow Element at the basic level.
"Fire Element!"
Lu Wu took out his phone and called Captain Yu Keyan under Tang Yue's gaze.
"Fire Element, huh." Tang Yue looked at Lu Wu. If that was the case, how had that presence vanished right under her nose?
Still, on second thought, even if Lu Wu was a Shadow Element Mage, that presence hadn't seemed like a mage. In that case, what exactly was it?
After contacting Yu Keyan, Lu Wu waited quietly.
After Tang Yue asked about his element, Lu Wu could more or less guess a few things.
It had something to do with Little Fire.
This Teacher Tang Yue had an even more mature figure than Zu Yanzhi, her body graceful and curvaceous. Most likely, she had her eye on him because of Little Fire.
A Shadow Element Mage would certainly be more sensitive to Shadow Escape.
That would explain it.
Little Fire didn't dare reveal his true form. It seemed he knew very well how powerful the woman before them was.
Ever since Little Fire had advanced to the Servant Level Advanced Stage, his intelligence had increased considerably.
Knowing he was no match for her, he didn't dare show himself at all.
This incident also made Lu Wu realize that Little Fire's Shadow Escape seemed extremely sophisticated!
Otherwise, Tang Yue would have dragged Little Fire straight out.
Rather than tracking him all the way to Lu Wu.
After a short wait, Yu Keyan arrived.
Yu Keyan hadn't expected Lu Wu to stroll his way into a Tang Yue after saying he was going for a stroll.
"Since you're here for field training, be careful. You'd best not wander around at night. Bo City hasn't been particularly peaceful lately." Tang Yue discovered that Lu Wu really was a first-year student who had just arrived in Bo City for field training.
They weren't even halfway through the second semester yet. It seemed the students here for field training this time were very talented.
"Of course we'll be careful." Lu Wu smiled. "Teacher Tang Yue, you wouldn't have asked about my identity for no reason, would you? Has something happened?"
Although he suspected it was because of Little Fire, Lu Wu still wanted to ask.
To see whether he could confirm it.
Tang Yue shook her head. "I was just a little curious."
"In that case, we'll take our leave."
Yu Keyan knew there was more to Tang Yue than met the eye, so he took Lu Wu away.
After all, having an Intermediate Mage teaching in such a small city was unusual.
Even in Great Sparrow City's Military Department, she would have been a captain.
"Why did you head out to the suburbs?" Yu Keyan asked Lu Wu after they parted ways with Tang Yue.
"To get some fresh air."
"Never mind. Get some proper rest. Starting tomorrow, we'll be hunting Demon Beasts outside the Safe Zone. It'll be very dangerous."
"Understood."
Lu Wu obediently returned to his lodging and began cultivating.
He had awakened the Wind Element in Rongcheng. His Fire Element was now at the Basic Level Second Tier, but he hadn't even seen his Wind Element Stars yet.
However, Lu Wu believed he would soon be able to begin controlling his Wind Element Stars.
With his mental strength and the Spirit-grade Stardust Magic Tool, along with his previous experience with the Fire Element, controlling the Wind Element would be quite easy.
According to Grandpa Shen, a Spirit-grade Stardust Magic Tool would nourish its host on its own. However, the one in his possession wasn't quite so perfect. It could provide nourishment, but he had to use it himself.
Even so, Lu Wu was already extremely satisfied.
The next day.
Early in the morning, Lu Wu set off with the team. This time, they brought supplies and headed straight for the vicinity of the Safe Zone.
There was competition among Yu Keyan and the other team leaders.
Hei Guan didn't concern himself with how each of them led their teams, but the quality of the Demon Beasts they killed would directly affect their evaluations.
Once they arrived beyond the suburbs, Yu Keyan immediately began assigning roles based on everyone's abilities.
"Mu Shengqi, as an Earth Element mage, you'll act as the team's scout for now. Come back and report when you find traces of Demon Beasts."
Mu Shengqi's secondary element was the Earth Element. Among the students, his was the only magic skill that counted as a movement type: the Earth Element's Beginner Magic, Earth Wave.
Moreover, he was the strongest apart from Yu Keyan, so he had considerable ability to protect himself while scouting.
As a Fire Element mage, Lu Wu was an attacker. Yang Wan was a Water Element mage responsible for defense, while Zhang Jierui was an Ice Element mage who could both attack and restrict Demon Beasts.
As for their captain, Yu Keyan, he didn't tell them his element. Instead, he told the four of them to obey orders!
Lu Wu understood that this was a field-training assignment they could only complete by working together. Since he had chosen to come, he wouldn't disobey.
Unless the demands were utterly unreasonable.
The others understood this as well. After all, Hei Guan had told everyone before they set off; they simply hadn't known who would be leading them at the time.
Mu Shengqi wasted no time and went ahead to scout.
"Awooo!!!"
However, they hadn't been moving for long when a wolf's howl that pierced the clouds brought Lu Wu and the others to a halt.
"That's not the direction Mu Shengqi went to scout." Yu Keyan raised an eyebrow. "Let's wait for Mu Shengqi. He should have heard it."
They were already at the edge of the Safe Zone. Having heard that wolf howl, Yu Keyan was definitely going to investigate.
Sure enough, Mu Shengqi soon hurried back.
Their surroundings had already become woodland and grassy valleys. The team was now in a patch of woodland with sparse vegetation, where even the tallest trees were only two or three meters high.
"I'll take the lead. Follow me. Mu Shengqi, you'll bring up the rear, rear, then Lu Wu. Yang Wan will be in the middle, and Zhang Jierui will be behind me." Yu Keyan arranged the team's formation.
Mu Shengqi was an Intermediate Mage and the only third-year among the students. In a few more months, he would be heading to a magic university.
His strength was quite good.
"Yes."
After responding, Lu Wu and the others each took their positions and followed Yu Keyan through the woodland.
There had been no further sound after that wolf howl. Although Lu Wu was near the rear of the team, he began sensing his surroundings carefully.
With his perception, he couldn't sense how many Demon Beast presences there were at the moment.
However, after they advanced roughly a kilometer, Lu Wu sensed two presences.
One was strong and the other weak, and neither showed any sign of moving.
Lu Wu didn't speak up to warn them. After all, they weren't trying to avoid Demon Beasts this time.