Once again leaving the Northern Azure Spirit Academy, Liu Bai no longer felt the curiosity and excitement he had the first time. Facing the vast continent, he felt only the carefree freedom of the sea was wide enough for fish to leap, the sky high enough for birds to fly.
Of course, the necessary vigilance remained. Especially the four freshmen beside Liu Bai, who had only just entered the world; every one of them was extremely alert, and the slightest disturbance could put them on guard.
Such behavior was naturally not wrong. Danger from the outside world could descend at any time, and only those with sufficient vigilance could go farther.
Of course, being too vigilant would not do either...
"Brother Xu, don't tense up so much. We still have several days of travel ahead of us. Go rest first, or you might not be able to keep up when we set out tomorrow..."
By the campfire at night, Liu Bai looked at the overly tense Xu Huang and spoke with a light smile.
After all, this was his first time participating in such a mission, and it was a top-tier extermination mission from the very beginning. Nervousness was unavoidable. If Liu Bai had not already experienced the brutal trials of the Spirit Road, he would not have dared to bring him along merely to make up the numbers.
"Thank you." Xu Huang's somewhat low voice sounded.
He was not someone skilled with words to begin with, and he could also tell that he had come this time merely to make up the numbers. Yet even so, there was not the slightest resentment or anger at being looked down upon in his heart.
Because he knew that he had gained an enormous advantage this time.
Not to mention the rewards