novelraw Chapter 1606: 1607: Patrol
Chapter 1606: 1607: Patrol
Chapter 1606: Chapter 1607: Patrol
As the aftermath unfolded, the influence brought by the Different Space was gradually calming down. After all, apart from the chaos points during that period, nothing serious happened. As life slowly returned to normal, Feng Yuan began planning to take everyone to the Special Duty Team to look for work.
“It’s a pity, I didn’t expect the Special Duty Team hasn’t fully recovered this weekend.”
With his hands behind his head, Feng Yuan observed the woods on the back mountain with a bored expression and yawned, saying that he had initially planned to take Qi Chen and the others to the Special Duty Team to see if there were any tasks they could undertake. However, they received news that there were no outside assignments for the week. He wasn’t particularly surprised at this, considering that after the chaos, it would still take time to gradually restore the original order.
Especially since the Special Duty Team had been so busy for so long, if they didn’t allow some rest time, problems might arise. From Feng Yuan’s understanding, even Huo Feng, after nearly a week of intense tasks, was probably reaching his limit.
Qi Chen glanced at Feng Yuan and sighed, saying,
“So you forcefully took on the task of patrolling the back mountain?”
“You can’t really patrol the campus, can you? That would be too boring and not challenging at all. But the back mountain, there shouldn’t be any dangerous things appearing.”
Casually saying this, Feng Yuan showed a disappointed look. Originally, the academy didn’t plan to let them take on the back mountain patrol assignment. However, unable to resist this guy’s continuous phone calls to teachers and homeroom teachers for help, they eventually gave special permission for them to take it on.
In fact, if it weren’t for the fact that tomorrow’s outdoor practice class required them to train on the back mountain, the academy wouldn’t have this restriction.
After all, Feng Yuan’s strength was evident, and he could even take on Special Duty Team assignments, let alone just a patrol of the back mountain. As a place for freshmen to adapt to wilderness survival skills, it had always been thoroughly checked by the academy, ensuring that nothing particularly dangerous would suddenly emerge.
“Speaking of which, tomorrow we’re supposed to have class here. I wonder if we can leave some things here in advance, like food or something.”
“Are you sure it won’t be taken by someone else? Or do you intend to put some weird things as protection here? Won’t that cause misunderstandings with the academy? You guys aren’t the only ones patrolling here.”
Agunas said, rolling their eyes in exasperation. Although it’s called the back mountain, it’s not particularly small in size. Otherwise, Feng Yuan and the others wouldn’t have spent so long on their first class run without just circling on the spot.
Qi Chen looked at Feng Yuan and said,
“No wonder they were reluctant to let us take this task. Perhaps they were worried…”
“Tch! The back mountain isn’t sealed off. We come here freely anyway.”
Feng Yuan sneered, and Wu Dingwu awkwardly said,
“It’s different. First-year students can’t pass the registration desk without the guidance of seniors, unless called for a patrol task. So historically, only some students from Class 1 can come to the back mountain on their own in the first year.”
The academy’s restriction wasn’t out of fear of them causing damage, but simply due to concern over potential dangers. After all, entering the mountain without a teacher is risky, and the students patrolling the back aren’t babysitters and won’t check if anyone’s in danger, mostly just inspecting the danger zones set by the school.
Of course, those qualified to enter the back mountain have the ability to handle dangerous terrain. Moreover, it’s not that you can’t call for help here; the hazardous settings from the academy are at most inconveniencing or causing minor harm without posing any substantial threat.
Upon hearing Wu Dingwu’s words, Tan Xueluo sighed. No matter what they felt about Class 1, they couldn’t change their privileged status. Besides her, the others didn’t feel much about it, and as for Feng Yuan… he could single-handedly thrash them all, so he didn’t mind. Qi Chen believed in himself and Ah Mu. Even if there was a difference with Class 1, let’s not forget that the White Wolf Deity once used the Coming of the Future.
If, in some future, he could reach the Legendary Level, he believed he could also do it now. He didn’t ask for much, the Legendary Level was already enough to satisfy him. Dou Yanlan didn’t care about this, as everyone has their own lifestyle regardless of strength. Moreover, although she never said it, she never thought herself inferior to others.
“Class 1 students… Tch, it’s just a matter of stronger advantages. In the future, we don’t know who’ll be stronger. Anyway, I’m all for the Intention Sect~”
Feng Yuan scoffed, Qi Chen curiously looked at him and asked,
“What’s the Intention Sect?”
“It’s about choosing and acknowledging your destined Beast Tamer, like you guys with your Spirit Beasts. I came up with the name myself. How about it, pretty good, right~”
“You came up with it… no wonder… it’s really not that great.”
Qi Chen shook his head bluntly, and Feng Yuan, grinning proudly moments earlier, froze, dissatisfied as he said to Qi Chen,
“Why? I think it’s great.”
“It’s pretty average, and just by hearing the name, one might not even know what you’re talking about. But believing in destiny, believing in your Spirit Beast, huh…”
Dou Yanlan looked at Cotton beside her, extended her hand as Cotton, wandering on the ground, glanced at her and let out a sudden “meow,” jumping into her lap. Ah Mu swayed gently, rustling the treetop, and Grey Corner nudged Wu Dingwu nearly toppling him over. Stroking Grey Corner’s head, Wu Dingwu looked at Panshi, who was staring pitifully at Tan Xueluo, saying,
“Indeed, compared to Class 1, we believe they won’t disappoint us. Even if their current strength might not yet compare, Spirit Beasts inherently have unlimited potential. I don’t believe their approach is absolutely correct!”
“But it’s the easiest way to succeed; however, I don’t like it.”
Dou Yanlan said with a face that suddenly softened into a warm smile. Perhaps, choosing solely based on potential and strength might really make it easier to become a strong person. But she chose to believe in her friends, besides, this path isn’t entirely blocked.
No matter how weak a Spirit Beast or poor an evolutionary path, there are ways to resolve it, be it via transcendent evolution, extreme evolution, or other peculiar methods. There are numerous methods for weak Spirit Beasts to become strong, although these methods are often challenging. But it’s not impossible to achieve.
“Of course, speaking of this, Captain Yang’s Golden Spirit Carp is an example. Once it breaks free from that constraint, its strength will definitely be terrifying.”
Nodding in agreement, Feng Yuan said this, causing everyone to pause and look at him. Tan Xueluo curiously asked,
“Golden Spirit Carp? That Spirit Beast isn’t weak, is it?”
“It doesn’t evolve forms; it just maintains its original form. But it has accumulated a great amount of strength, waiting for the moment when the constraint is broken, converting it to power. At that time, Captain Yang might directly enter the Elder Council.”
Feng Yuan smiled as he spoke, but he didn’t share more information about the Golden Spirit Carp since it’s not his Spirit Beast, revealing too much might cause troubles for Captain Yang, though the latter shouldn’t fear it.
“I see, transcendent evolution, huh? That indeed is a tough thing, but the power brought by transcendent evolution is truly…”
Reflectively looking at Panshi beside her, Tan Xueluo said, shaking her head. She didn’t plan for Panshi to do this, as the difficulty of transcendent evolution is apparent, and she didn’t have the luxury to gamble, not to mention, Panshi didn’t like it either.
As they casually chatted and patrolled the back mountain, reaching their first class route, everyone occasionally commented on past experiences. The Spirit Beasts stationed there were curiously observing them. After all, other patrol teams didn’t show interest in everything like they did.
However, the Spirit Beasts initially wanting to come over for a closer look were all shooed away by Veronia, who didn’t fancy others watching her as if she were a performing animal.
Even knowing tomorrow’s practical class involved competing against other classes, they didn’t purposely scout during patrols. Feng Yuan disdained doing so, while the others didn’t want to use inappropriate means for victory. To them, such a victory wouldn’t bring joy.
As the sun set west, Feng Yuan yawned, and everyone returned to the academy. On the way, Feng Yuan and Dou Yanlan cross-referenced their records of areas with potential issues, only reminding the others then that their patrol was also tasked with marking possibly dangerous regions.