Chapter 46 New Students Arrive
[Seal, do you know?]: Boss, I have an "automatic pickup device" and I want to exchange it for copper coins. I need at least 3,000 copper coins.
Of all the transactions Pei Hening has made, this is the first one where she doesn't want supplies but only copper coins.
[DibiDibi]: The "Competition" dungeon has only been opened once since the server opened. Not many people can afford 3,000 copper coins, right?
[Do you know what a seal is?]: What's the maximum you can offer?
[Seal, do you understand?]: "Automatic pickup device" is hard to get. I have three, and this is the last one.
[Dibi Dibi]: 2400 copper coins, no more.
[Do you know what a seal is?]: Deal!
Pei Hening paused for a moment. The man agreed so quickly that she had the illusion that she was being tricked.
But she really needs to give that kid Chu Xuange a whole "automatic pickup device".
During this time, he was busy running for his life, and could only pick up boxes whenever he could find a spare moment. He was either shaking off the pursuing team or the bounty hunters.
And that unlucky guy, eight or nine out of ten boxes he picked up were full of monsters.
Apart from soybeans, all the food he stocked in his refrigerator was traded with people in chat channels.
Occasionally, when Pei Hening gets some ingredients, she'll send them over to him.
After the transaction was completed, Pei Hening gave the "automatic pickup device" to Chu Xuange.
It was quiet on his end.
Pei Hening knew that he was probably dealing with the highway patrol and bounty hunters at the moment, so she didn't pay any attention.
She turned her attention back to her notebook and continued studying the basic strength potion.
By the time she came to her senses, it was already midnight.
Just as she was about to put the box away, she saw a large floating city, faintly visible in the air, right in front of her—the Wandering City!
She recalled the creatures she had seen during the closed beta and grew increasingly curious about this main city.
The main city of the wandering city appeared for two or three minutes, then disappeared again.
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Pei Hening navigated to the school.
The highway school was bustling today—the parking lot, playground, teaching buildings, library… were filled with many creatures, some of which she had seen before, and some she hadn't!
She even saw Shuxiao leading two undead to introduce the school.
Pei Hening avoided them and headed towards the teaching building.
When she arrived at the floating island, she saw it—Sicily.
The real person, not a puppet.
Sicily sat languidly in a gorgeous and dreamy chair woven from vines, reading a book in her hand.
Sicily possesses a strong natural aura. Her features are delicate and aloof, her facial contours are soft, her skin is fair and cool, and her long, light golden curly hair hangs to the ground, adorned with various small flowers.
It had a halo around its head and a pair of light and translucent natural wings on its back. The feathers were soft and fluffy, very holy, just like the natural angel Pei Hening imagined.
She wore a flowing, long magic robe, the main color of which was light gold with a refreshing green hue, as if the robe had been dyed by vines, branches, flowers, and leaves.
The sleeves and hem of the dress are covered with tiny flowers, blending seamlessly with the natural environment at first glance. When the wind blows, the magic robe sways gracefully, both lively and gentle.
Xixia looked up at Pei Hening: "You're here."
Pei Hening only realized now that she had a pair of golden eyes!
"Teacher Cicisia."
Xixia closed the book, raised her finger slightly, and a puppet about the same height as Pei Hening appeared on the arena: "Your class assignment today is to fight it with a stick until you can withstand five moves from it."
An ordinary long stick appeared in front of Pei Hening. She picked it up and walked towards the arena.
Seeing that she had already started training, Sicily put the book away and continued making the doll.
After finishing the puppet she was working on, she walked to the spectator area set up next to the arena and casually pointed out, "The stick isn't for you to use as decoration."
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"If the technique is wrong, the palms should face each other and not be locked. This allows for some movement and flexibility when applying force."
"You can't just swing your arm forcefully; you have to use your waist to lead your shoulder, and then transfer the energy from your shoulder to your arm before it reaches the stick."
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"Retract your force quickly, don't dawdle."
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"Steps follow the body's movements; stand firm before striking with the stick."
"Pay attention to your center of gravity."
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"When attacking, be sure to leave room to retreat, combine speed with slowness, and don't keep wasting your energy."
"When they are defending, you need to be slow and steady, and find the right opportunity to counterattack."
When Pei Hening came down from the ring, his hands, legs and whole body ached.
There was no weariness in her eyes, as expected of Xixia!
If someone had told her before that one lesson would take her from zero to mastery of stick fighting, she would have thought they were exaggerating!
But she did it today!
That's all for today, get out of class dismissed.
Before leaving, Xixia added, "A new group of students came to the school today; you can go and join in the fun."
Pei Hening drank a bottle of basic fatigue-relieving medicine and came out of the lounge, where she saw the man walking towards her.
It is Chu Xuange.
He wore the gilded printed magic robe she had bought him, with a magic gem belt casually tied around his waist, and a dagger on his arm.
His hair was casually disheveled, his extremely handsome face had a gentle expression, his deep, unfathomable black eyes were filled with a smile, and his thin lips were slightly curved: "Are you happy to see me, baby?"
Pei Hening could clearly sense that Chu Xuange had become stronger yet again.
"happy."
He walked to her side, reached out and squeezed her two soft hands, bent down and lifted her up with one arm, letting her cling to him, and chuckled softly, "Tired?"
Pei Hening gently patted him and said, "Put me down."
Chu Xuange readily agreed and put Pei Hening down. He carefully observed her expression and, seeing that she wasn't unhappy, leaned over and kissed the corner of her mouth, then teased, "Baby, you didn't even say you missed me."
Pei Hening patted his head and kissed his cheek: "I missed you, I missed you, I missed you so much!"
Chu Xuange's eyes darkened. He put his arm around Pei Hening's waist, buried his head in her neck, and inhaled deeply for a while before his voice became hoarse: "Baby, a lot of new students have arrived today. Do you want to go and see them?"
Pei Hening was quite curious and nodded: "Great, I saw a lot of creatures I've never seen before today."
Chu Xuange led her through a maze of turns until they reached a secluded terrace.
From here, you can overlook most of the school, and you're not easily spotted.
"How did you find this place? That's incredible!"
Pei Hening was utterly astonished!
Chu Xuange said, "I found this when I taught you how to make a basic fatigue-relieving potion."
"What race is that?"
Chu Xuange looked in the direction she pointed, and after seeing the two people there clearly, he began to explain.
"Those with wings are the Feathered Clan. They call themselves children of the sky. Most of them are short-tempered and love to solve problems with violence. Well... to put it nicely, they are free and passionate."
"The person with long green hair next to the Feather Clan is a Tree Clan member. They share the same homeland as the Feather Clan and call themselves children of the earth. They are also very cold towards their own kind."