Thanks to Xuantian God of War for the reward, and thanks to Nansheng for the reward. Thanks to Boring Me for the 600 book coin reward. Thanks to book friend with tail number 673 for the reward. Thanks to Xinchen for the 588 book coin reward. Thanks to Handsome Young Master for the reward. Thanks to Xuhuan for the reward. Thanks to Bing for the 688 book coin reward… After the competition, Teacher Lu could only lead his team away in disgrace.
Next up was the wilderness training. No matter how strong one was within the safety zone, it was all relative. The real test was surviving outside the safety zone intact!
Since students usually cultivated in academies and cities, even if they had combat experience, it was only against other mages. There were still many shortcomings.
Therefore, training that directly faced demons was essential! A powerful mage didn't necessarily need immense strength; more importantly, it was about how to survive well in the demon-infested wilderness.
University training was not like the small military training in high school. Instead, students were directly dispatched outside the safety zone, without teachers accompanying them or hunters protecting them. They had to overcome various difficulties and face demons on their own… Death was inevitable in such training, but as a mage, one should be prepared for this on the day they awakened their magic element!
…As for the results of the competition at the Imperial Capital Academy, they naturally spread. After receiving the news, Dean Xiao was not at all surprised. After all, when Tang Miao agreed to go, he had already anticipated this outcome.
What kind of Imperial Capital geniuses? In front of a monster like Tang Miao, they were all younger brothers.
The news spread quickly, especially among the Imperial Capital Academy faculty. Upon learning that Tang Miao had already been famous that year, they cursed Dean Xiao for being shameless!
Although his age did put him in the freshman category, could age really be an issue for someone whose talent was at least among the top three?
Dean Xiao was clearly sending someone to challenge them!
But what could the Imperial Capital Academy do? They could only choose to endure it… After all, the student's strength was undeniable. Even the ungraduated students of the Imperial Capital Academy were no match for Tang Miao.
After all, not many in the Imperial Capital Academy could defeat Mu Ningxue… As for Tang Miao's exact talent ranking, it was impossible to say… After all, he was naturally dual-elemental and had an innate Soul Seed… it was truly unrankable.
It was also fortunate that Tang Miao could perfectly control his Soul Seed; otherwise, there would always be some fools coming to cause trouble.
For example, that Inquisitor's Court… However, even if he truly couldn't control his power, he wouldn't let this group of "idiots" cause trouble.
Especially with those ridiculous reasons, such as maintaining world "peace" and preventing disasters… As for such nonsense, only that foolish woman frozen in Tianshan accepted it. If it were him, even if he had to go down a dark path, he would never choose to compromise.
No matter what power it was, as long as "it" wasn't used to harm people, then making mistakes would simply be asking for trouble, wouldn't it?
They couldn't catch a single one of those dark people from the Black Vatican, but they were all so capable when it came to those who walked in the sunlight. Just thinking about it was disgusting.
However, when he awakened his magic, he was fortunate to have the help of the tool snake. Otherwise, he might be a lab rat somewhere now… After returning to the apartment, Teacher Gu Han looked at the group and reminded them, "Next, you will go outside the safety zone for training. This training has no protective measures whatsoever, so if you encounter danger, no one will save you."
"Ah?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Manyan, Luo Song, and Shen Mingxiao were all dumbfounded.
Go to a demon territory with no protection, just the few of them, intermediate mages?
Who came up with this decision… They really wanted to ask,
How dare they!?
Seeing their bewildered expressions, Teacher Gu Han added, "We will issue you a light magic signal pen. If you get trapped somewhere, we will send out a rescue… provided you are still alive."
Everyone's expressions instantly stiffened upon hearing this.
"In previous years, high school training always had casualties. In short, I hope that when you embark on this training, you will not be complacent in the slightest, and certainly do not do anything risky. Perhaps you might think that even if you encounter a few demons, you can easily handle them,
But what I want to tell you is: don't think things are that simple!" Teacher Gu Han said with unusual seriousness at this moment.
Qiu Yuhua also couldn't help but interject, "You usually attend demonology classes, and teachers explain some information about outside the safety zone. The truth is, most of the teachers who teach you have never even left the safety zone themselves. Do you think what they tell you can save your life in a difficult situation… That's not very realistic. In short, be careful in everything. However many people go out, that many should come back."
Seeing the teachers' serious expressions, everyone knew that this was no joke. It was truly a matter of life and death… Of course, Qiu Yuhua also gave everyone a piece of advice, which was to bring a good set of armor magic tools. That way, when danger came, it could still save their lives.
Tang Miao had armor magic tools, but unfortunately, they were high-level ones. He couldn't use them yet… However, with his ice element's defense, as long as he didn't encounter a monarch-level boss, there wouldn't be much of a problem.
And this training trip would at most only involve a commander-level creature. As long as he wasn't surrounded by a beast horde, there was nothing to worry about!
There was a five-day countdown until the training began.
During these five days, Tang Miao and Zhao Manyan were almost daily immersed in bars and dance halls. Rich young masters certainly knew how to have fun, with different arrangements every day, and the two of them shared similar interests.
However, when hitting on ordinary girls, Tang Miao was always inferior to that dog Zhao Manyan… The latter hit three home runs in five days, while he… Tang Miao declared: these common beauties, he just couldn't be bothered with them!
…A few days passed quickly. The desire to sow seeds worldwide had already suffered an absolute blow just within the country. This left Tang Miao very helpless… Especially seeing that dog Zhao Manyan's smug expression, it made him want to hit him at all times.
However, Tang Miao eventually held back, only giving him a full-body massage with lightning.
Slapping someone in the face like that would somewhat hurt their self-esteem.
And after being dealt with once, Zhao Manyan indeed stopped being so smug. There was nothing he could do; Tang Miao was simply too fierce. Although he had many defensive magic tools, they couldn't withstand Tang Miao's lightning strikes… And during these few days, Mo Fan also successfully used all his savings to advance his Ghost Wolf. Just like in the original story, the Ghost Wolf successfully advanced to the Warrior-level.
When the fifth day arrived, Teachers Qiu Yuhua and Gu Han gave another round of earnest warnings and advice before leaving the apartment. For no other reason… training was ultimately not child's play. They were all outstanding among their peers in this generation, and no one wanted anything to truly happen to them. However, training was necessary; otherwise, how could they become mages who protected the city in the future?