"Yes!" The Southern Martial Arts Student Council nodded.
"What rank is your father?" someone asked.
"It's just Full Moon Two Stars," the Southern Martial Arts Student Council said, slightly embarrassed.
" Full Moon Two Stars, Morning Star, Bright Moon..."
Someone started counting on their fingers, and soon exclaimed in shock,
"Isn't this level twelve? Above that, there's only level five!"
Someone immediately chimed in, "It's said to be level five, but the top level is most likely impossible to reach, or only one person could reach it, so we can disregard that. In other words, above the chairman's father, there's actually only level four!"
"Level four?!" The voice grew even louder. "Doesn't that mean the guild leader's father doesn't have many superiors? In Long Wind City, that must be a very high-ranking military officer, right?"
"Yes, definitely..."
The crowd began to discuss it animatedly.
The Southern Martial Arts Student Council struggled to raise his hand, barely managing to deny and stop the crowd's discussion.
Then, one question after another was raised, and he answered them one by one.
Xiao Bai'er looked at the situation over there with some envy.
"That's great! Having a father in the Erosion Zone allows us to know so much information in advance!"
"This may not be good news!" Shen Shuning calmly, looking at the scene.
"Hmm? Shuning, why?" Xiao Bai'er looked at her friend with some confusion.
"Would you be happy if your family were on the front lines?" Shen Shuning asked softly.
"Huh? This... that seems to be true!" Xiao Bai'er hesitated, opening her mouth slightly before turning her gaze back in that direction. "But if it really is true, then we can still learn quite a bit of information!"
"Yes, so we need to listen carefully and write all of this down. We might be able to use it sometime in the future!" Shen Shuning looked at her friend with bright eyes.
"Yes!" Xiao Bai'er nodded vigorously.
After confirming that her friend had indeed taken her words to heart, Shen Shuning turned her head again and looked in that direction.
The questioning continued.
From what it's like deep within the Erosion Zone, to the situation with the Calamity Beast there, to how the warriors live there...
The Southern Martial Arts Student Council did not provide detailed answers, and it was clear that he was not entirely clear about the specifics, but it still gave everyone a sense of satisfaction.
After a long pause, another question was raised.
"By the way, Guild Master, do you know when we're going to those cities in Long Wind City that are built deep in the Erosion Zone?"
Upon hearing this, the room fell silent.
Everyone stared intently at the president of the Southern Martial Arts Student Council, awaiting his reply.
Shen Shuning and Xiao Bai'er were also looking in that direction.
However, this time, the student council president of Southern Martial Arts did not answer immediately as he had when answering other questions before.
Instead, he pondered for a moment before saying:
"I think we shouldn't consider this for now?"
Huh? We don't need to consider this?... Everyone was taken aback, and some of them were puzzled.
"Why...?" someone asked.
"Because we are the first batch of students in the Southern and Northern Martial Arts Academy, it is unlikely that we would be deployed to the most dangerous front lines immediately!" said the Southern Martial Arts Student Council.
"What is that?" the man continued to ask.
Shen Shuning and Xiao Bai'er were also looking in that direction.
The Southern Martial Arts Student Council pondered for a moment, then said, "Based on my guess, we'll probably start by going hunting, then move on to supply transport missions, and finally join the front lines, proceeding step by step!"
"Hunting? Supply transport?" someone repeated, sounding puzzled.
"Well, hunting involves going out and killing Calamity Beast in the vicinity of the base; the supply transport mission involves delivering supplies to Long Wind City, Qingwei City, Flatland City, which are stationed deep in the Erosion Zone, ensuring that the supplies are not destroyed by Calamity Beast roaming around the Erosion Zone along the way," said the Southern Martial Arts Student Council.
Hunting? Supply transport?... Shen Shuning lowered her eyes slightly.
Those nearby, having heard the explanation, also began to understand.
"So, we can just go hunting from the start?"
"Yes, but it's not like you can just go out whenever you want. You have to apply! There seems to be a system at the base where you apply, and only after your application is approved can you go out!" said the Southern Martial Arts Student Council.
"So that's how it is!" Everyone suddenly realized.
"Of course, this is just my guess. We'll have to see how the base arranges things!" The Southern Martial Arts Student Council smiled.
"Haha, it's okay even if you guessed wrong, it's already great to know so much!"
"That's right!"
Everyone laughed.
The Southern Martial Arts Student Council chuckled lightly, his gaze sweeping across the crowd, and suddenly said:
"By the way, if the next phase really does start with hunting trips, then don't go within 50km of the base's main gate!"
"Huh? Why?" the group asked, somewhat puzzled.
Shen Shuning looked up.
The Southern Martial Arts Student Council looked at everyone with a serious expression and explained:
"Because there's a Sixth Tier Calamity Beast watching over there, along with quite a few third- and Fourth Tier Calamity Beast, we can't approach easily!"
"Huh? Sixth Tier?!"
Everyone's pupils contracted slightly.
"No, 50km? Sixth Tier? Doesn't the base care?"
"Yeah, I always thought..."
"Why is that...?"
The area around the campfire erupted in a commotion because of one sentence.
Everyone seemed unable to believe what they were hearing. It wasn't that they didn't believe there were Sixth Tier Calamity Beast in the Erosion Zone, but they simply didn't expect that Sixth Tier Calamity Beast was right outside, and...
50km?
Even for them, this distance wouldn't take too long!
" Shuning, is this... really true?" Xiao Bai'er asked in disbelief.
"Unsure, but..."
Shen Shuning paused, her gaze fixed on the figure in the distance. Judging from the series of conversations the other person had just had with the others...
She whispered:
"It shouldn't be fake!"
"Is that so?!" Xiao Bai'er asked, still with a hint of disbelief.
She wasn't the only one who didn't believe it; many others did too.
"President, why? It's 50km, doesn't the base take care of that?"
"The base probably wants to intervene, but they can't. After all, even our strongest Chairman Jiang in Great Xia, President Jiang, is only at the Sixth Tier Sixth Tier!" The Southern Martial Arts Student Council said with a wry smile.
"Well..."
Upon hearing this, everyone was speechless for a moment.
"Then what are those Sixth Tier Calamity Beast doing outside? Are they blocking our way and preventing us from leaving?"
"That's not it,"
The Southern Martial Arts Student Council shook his head, a look of reminiscence on his face, and said:
"I heard it's because something happened in the Plateau Erosion Zone about six months ago!"
"Huh? What's going on?"
The group asked, somewhat puzzled.
Shen Shuning and Xiao Bai'er both stared at the figure, but one had a slight frown, while the other was filled with doubt.
Unfortunately, the Southern Martial Arts Student Council slowly shook his head.
"I don't know the specifics! I only know that since then, high-level Calamity Beast have been keeping an eye on the base outside. Before that, there weren't any!"