Chapter Ninety-Five: Dong Ye Yu

  The young man was extremely diligent and didn't wait for Galois to ask, he poured out the situation of this place like pouring beans from a bamboo tube, introducing it in detail. In the end, the young man's eyes were burning with enthusiasm as he stared at Galois, inviting her: "Junior sister, why don't I take you on a tour? I've been in the intermediate magic department for three years and am very familiar with every blade of grass here."

  "Oh, sorry about that, senior. Maybe next time, I'm here with friends today." Galoshuo smiled faintly and turned around, walking towards where Xiao Chen and the others were standing.

  "Junior sister..." The boy stared blankly as Gao Xue walked away.

  "Galuo sister, what did you ask?" Xuetong asked hastily as soon as she saw her return.

  Galo Snow will ask you to repeat everything she said.

  Xiao Chen's eyes lit up when he heard this, he was just about to go out and seek tempering, and the trial department had sent him a pillow while he was sleeping. If he passed the trial and tempered himself, he could also exchange for many precious items, which was a good deal.

  "Let's go and take a look inside."

  Xiao Chen went ahead and walked into the building in front of him.

  This is a semi-circular hall, with many students wearing middle-grade robes standing inside. At the very back, there is a horizontal wooden counter, behind which sit some girls wearing tight-fitting uniforms.

  On one side of the wall stood a huge magical crystal plate, on which some information was constantly rolling...

  Xiao Chen and the others walked in and immediately attracted many eyes, Gala Xue and the twin sisters were too eye-catching, let alone three people together.

  "What a beautiful girl! When did our intermediate magic department have so many beauties?" Many astonished gazes sized them up.

  Everyone also saw Xiao Chen walking calmly in front, and naturally felt unhappy: You're alone, with three extreme beauties, what's the meaning of this? We don't even have one.

  That's human nature, when you don't have something yourself but others do and they show it off so high-profiledly, then you feel jealous, resentful, and mentally unbalanced.

  Xiao Chen walked around for a bit and then came to an empty counter.

  The girl behind the counter first saw Xiao Chen, then saw the three stunning girls standing behind him, a hint of jealousy flashing in her eyes, and she raised an eyebrow, her tone cold as she said: "Do you want to exchange points or use points to redeem items?"

  Xiao Chen shook his head: "No, I'm new here. I just want to ask, what are the rules here? How do we accept tasks and earn points? What can be exchanged?"

  "The newcomer." The girl's face turned even colder as she tossed out two thin books: "Go look at them yourself."

  "You..." Xue Hui was on the side, angry with her eyebrows upside down, Xue Wei pulled her: "Don't be on an equal footing with her."

  Xiao Chen didn't say much, took those two books, walked aside and started flipping through them.

  These two booklets are "Trial Department Regulations" and "Integral Exchange Item List".

  First, there was the "Trial Department Rules" book. Xiao Chen quickly flipped through it. The Trial Department rules were actually very simple. The first half of the book introduced the trial rules, which required applying for a record here first, then going out to complete the trial, obtaining proof, and returning here to hand it in and receive the corresponding points.

  The second half is the trial content provided by the Trial Department, and this part will be updated about once a month.

  What Xiao Chen is holding in his hand now is this month's trial content.

  Divided into nine levels of difficulty, from one star to nine stars, the difficulty increases in sequence. The content below three stars is some very simple trials, most of which are helping tutors with chores within the school, such as laboratory assistants, even if it's a bit far away, it's still around the school, sending letters, picking ordinary herbs, catching grass mice and other simple tasks. These tasks have a relatively long cycle and low rewards, such as being a laboratory assistant for a tutor, one month can only get 5 points.

  Above three stars, the difficulty starts to increase, and you need to start moving away from school, such as going to the outskirts of Night Forest, Storm Canyon and other dangerous places to capture fierce beasts, or pick some precious medicinal materials, or guard mines to prevent strong thieves from invading. These tasks are not without killing, there is definitely a risk of life, and the rewards also start to increase exponentially.

  For example, the task of going to the Night Forest to collect Night Glow Grass, each Night Glow Grass can be exchanged for 10 points, with no upper limit.

  Among them, Xiao Chen saw a familiar name. Black Blood Swamp Outer Trial, difficulty coefficient: six stars, extremely dangerous. It is recommended that a team of five-star or higher mages and swordsmen be formed to go there.

  Each task has a corresponding introduction, such as the possible dangers that may occur at the trial location, how to respond to these dangers, and the suitable strength range for the trial.

  Further down, the font suddenly turned blood red.

  A few words were written on a blank page: the following trials are extremely difficult, with a mortality rate of over 50%. It is not recommended for those below seven stars to proceed. Beware.

  The blood-red font alone gives people a sense of sharp danger.

  Xiao Chen turned the page, and a new task appeared. Head to Black Fog Sea, hunt for Black Fog Shark's eyeballs. Each Black Fog Shark's eyeball can be exchanged for 200 points. Note that Black Fog Sharks are pack animals, once surrounded, even mages will find it hard to escape. Danger level: seven stars. It is recommended that a team of ten or more water-elemental mages with seven-star rating or above should go together.

  Even Lian Fa Shi can't escape, and it's just seven stars, the difficulty is imaginable.

  The following trial tasks are even more absurd, such as infiltrating the underground periphery to annihilate the underground demons, or going to the Magic Beast Mountain Range to find the magic medicine guarded by the magic beasts.

  Almost every task suggests high-level mages go, but their rewards are often thick and scary.

  "Isn't this just messing with people? It's all recommendations for high-level or above strength to go, but this is the intermediate magic department. If it were high-level or above strength, they would have entered the inner courtyard long ago." Galois Snow looked at those dangerous tasks that could almost be called suicidal and said gloomily.

  "The task is placed here, it must have its reason," Xiao Chen said calmly: "You didn't see that it only suggests going with a strength above the high level, but it doesn't say that you must be above the high level to go. If it's a completely suicidal mission, I think the college wouldn't be so stupid and put it here."

  At this moment, the crowd suddenly let out a burst of exclamations.

  A figure covered in blood suddenly walked in.

  Seeing that figure, even Xiao Chen's eyebrows couldn't help but furrow slightly.

  This man, looking like he's around 23 or 24 years old, is wearing a monk's robe, but the robe is covered in dry bloodstains. His face has crisscrossing scars all over it, and even one of his ears has been torn off halfway.

  Anyone who sees his eyes will shudder and feel an endless sorrow, a sense of desolation.

  He walked into the trial department with a worn-out staff in his left hand and a black package in his right hand, without any expression.

  "It's Dong Ye Yu, he's here again."

  "It's really him, that madman. I heard last time he just took an eight-star trial mission to go to the Mountains of the Dead to annihilate the Black Warriors. This is an eight-star mission, and he can still come back."

  "This guy is crazy... He's too insane."

  As this young man walked in, people made way for him and let him walk in.

  He walked up to the counter, placed the black package in his hand on the counter, and said in a slightly hoarse voice: "Handing over the task, Eight Star Wandering Soul Mountain Range trial task."

  The girl in uniform behind the counter trembled as she went to unwrap the black package.

  As soon as it opened, a burst of yin energy emerged, and everyone felt a chill run down their spine, with goosebumps rising, while the uniformed girl let out a sharp scream.

  On the counter, in an open package, a black skull stood upright. The black skull had two black iron helmets embedded on either side of it. The front face was shaped like a skull with empty black eye sockets and skin that looked like a layer of black oil. The teeth in its mouth were all greenish-yellow canine teeth overlapping each other, giving off a ferocious aura that made people feel chilled to the bone even though it was clearly an inanimate object.

  "The Black Warrior's skull!" Everyone exclaimed.

  "He's the one who killed the Black Knight, heavens."

  "It's said that even the weakest Black Warrior is stronger than a Seven Star Swordsman, and their physical strength is boundless, immune to swords and guns. The strong ones can even rival Sword Masters. And yet, Dong Fengzi actually managed to kill one."

  A surge of emotions is raging wildly.

  Eight-star mission, isn't it easy, the difficulty of killing Black Warriors can be imagined, but there is a living example in front of us.

  Xiao Chen's pupils also contracted, he said that the college would not shoot without a target, but he also deeply understood the difficulty of tasks above seven stars. Unexpectedly, someone soon verified his words, and it was an eight-star task.

  "This Dongzi is too crazy, he really doesn't care about his life."

  "You don't understand the situation, Dong Fengzi's matter, I'm clear about it. A few years ago, his woman was cursed by an evil sorcerer and became a half-human, half-ghost monster. It needs a precious medicine called Huan Xin Cao to alleviate the curse. Coincidentally, the trial department's points can be exchanged for Huan Xin Cao, so he became like this... crazy about missions..."

  Some voices were discussing.

  Touya silently handed over the shift to the girl behind the counter.

  Xiao Chen stood quietly on one side, his spiritual power was strong and he also heard some words in his ears.

  He casually opened the "Integral Exchange Item List" and, as expected, found the Illusory Heart Grass listed near the top, requiring 1,000 integral points to exchange for one plant.

  A thousand points, that's not a small amount. Generally, three-star to six-star tasks reward only a few dozen points each time. Even seven-star trials often don't have a thousand points.

  "This guy is incredible, he killed the Black Warrior, could he be a high-ranking wizard?" Galoisue gazed at Tōya's back in admiration.

  "No, he doesn't have a high level." Xiao Chen said calmly.

  "There's no need for a high rank," Galois said disbelievingly. "You can kill a Black Warrior even without a high rank."

  "Sometimes strength can't be simply measured by star levels......" Xiao Chen felt a hint of sadness from Dong Ye's body, anyone who could transform their emotions to the extreme could unleash formidable power.

  This is also a kind of boundary.

  Sorrow, the power of sorrow...

  Xiao Chen shook his head lightly.