Chapter 910: Chapter 910: Field Training
After finishing breakfast in the canteen, Qin Sisi finally saw Yun Cheng and Xiao Meng walking over hand in hand, chatting and laughing.
She watched them approach and knew this little hiccup was over, a slight smile curling at the corners of her lips.
As soon as Yun Cheng and Xiao Meng entered the canteen, Qin Sisi hurriedly called them over to eat. After taking the Miaoxu Ginseng, she helped Yun Cheng and Xiao Meng clear up the misunderstanding. They had been delayed for quite some time and needed to hurry to avoid being late.
Yun Cheng and Xiao Meng quickly picked up their meals and ate a few bites, then the three of them hurriedly walked toward Tianmu Mountain. By the time they reached the magic classroom, the other students were already there.
Within a few seconds, Teacher Ru Lin, dressed in green, entered the magic classroom.
She looked up and scanned the faces of all nine students before declaring in a clear voice: "Inescapable Net, everyone has learned it, right?"
"We have," everyone replied unanimously.
Everyone except Qin Sisi had learned this skill at the Earth Academy.
Qin Sisi felt quietly relieved in her heart, thanking her lucky stars that she had learned this magic skill from Ye You beforehand. But then she thought that perhaps Ye You had foreseen its future use and therefore had taught her in advance.
Qin Sisi felt a touch of warmth in her heart before refocusing on listening attentively to Teacher Ru Lin’s speech.
Ru Lin continued, "Today is a combined practice of Grass Shines Sunshine and Inescapable Net. In a moment, I’ll take you to Luoying Forest, where inside you’ll use the Inescapable Net skill to capture iron mane boars. Use the Vigor Gold Knife to wound its legs, then heal them with Grass Shines Sunshine, and finally set them free. Since the difficulty has increased, the task quantity will not be raised; it remains the same as the last class, ten boars."
As soon as Teacher Ru Lin finished speaking, a collective groan rose from the group.
In previous training, the teacher would prepare props, and all they had to do was mechanically practice their magic skills without having to consider anything else.
Now, they would have to capture their own practice tools, adding many variables and a possibility of encountering some unknown dangers.
Upon hearing that Teacher Ru Lin didn’t specifically mention that Qin Sisi would have an increased task quantity due to her punishment, Ya Ling quickly reminded, "Teacher Ru Lin, are the task quantities the same for everyone?"
As she spoke, Ya Ling glanced pointedly at Qin Sisi.
Ru Lin glanced indifferently at Ya Ling and replied, "This is the first outdoor practice of the Wood Magic Course; there may be unknown situations. So, the task quantities are the same for everyone. As for the students who received punishment, that will be discussed later."
Qin Sisi breathed a sigh of relief and gratefully glanced at Teacher Ru Lin, but she knew in her heart that her task was not just ten boars, but twenty. She hadn’t completed the task quantity last class, still owing ten, so the pressure on her this class was still considerable.
Ya Ling was dissatisfied with Teacher Ru Lin’s arrangements and took note of it. If Teacher Ru Lin never assigned Qin Sisi a double task quantity, she would secretly tell Teacher Yusha.
The others didn’t say anything more, so Ru Lin led them out of the magic classroom. After walking along a winding path for a while, they arrived at the edge of a dense forest, which must be Luoying Forest.
The environment of Luoying Forest was very tranquil, apart from the occasional chirping of birds, no other sounds could be heard.
Teacher Ru Lin turned around and said to the students, "Don’t be nervous. I have used a Formation to isolate other Demonic Beasts. Once you go in, you will directly reach the living area of the iron mane boar. Higher-level boars have been temporarily trapped by me, only First Order and Second Order ones can move freely."
After hearing Teacher Ru Lin’s words, everyone finally exhaled in relief. Thank goodness, there would be no real danger.
Ru Lin continued, "However, iron mane boars are tough and strong with very high defenses. It won’t be easy to capture them. If you’re not careful and get hit, it will be quite painful."
The hearts that had just settled were lifted again.
Qing Pu slightly bowed and asked Teacher Ru Lin, "During the training, can we only use Inescapable Net, Vigor Gold Knife, and Grass Shines Sunshine, these three magic skills?"
The others looked at Teacher Ru Lin anxiously, too. If they were limited to those three, it would be very restricting.
Ru Lin smiled slightly and replied, "If you can’t handle a First Order or Second Order Demonic Beast with these three magic skills, can you still call yourselves students of Heaven Academy?"
Qing Pu encountered a rebuff and hung his head in dejection.
Ru Lin softened her tone and said, "Given that this is your first outdoor practice, this time you will be allowed to practice in teams. Nine students, groups of three, form teams freely."
This statement revived the atmosphere, and Xiao Meng, grabbing Yun Cheng, jumped in front of Qin Sisi and cheerfully said, "Sister Sisi, it’s perfect; we can form a group of three."
Qin Sisi smiled and nodded, "Okay."
Xiao Meng and Yun Cheng were both trustworthy, and Xiao Meng’s intrinsic attribute was Wood, making their team both reliable and strong in combat.
Qing Pu took the initiative to invite Ya Ling and An Yun to form a team, and another group of three was quickly formed.
Wen Xuan approached Li Li and said in a refined manner, "Miss Li Li, shall we team up?"
Li Li didn’t speak, only nodded her head.
Now only Chu Ming was left alone; he could only walk over to Wen Xuan and Li Li to ask to join their team.
With the other two teams already formed, Wen Xuan and Li Li had no other choice but to accept this teammate, whose strength was on the weaker side.
Seeing that the teams were formed, Ru Lin flipped her wrist and took out a basketball-sized Crystal Ball from her storage ring, declaring, "I can see all your actions in Luoying Forest through this Crystal Ball, so I hope you will behave appropriately."
Ru Lin’s words were implicit, but the message was clear to everyone. Whether it was faking the number or intentionally making lighter cuts on the boar’s wounds, or using magic skills outside of the specified ones—all such actions were against the rules.
If someone cleverly tried to break the rules, the punishment would certainly be very severe.
In this case, they could only strictly follow the teacher’s requirements and rely on their true strength to complete this outdoor practice.
"Go on, make good use of your time," Teacher Ru Lin instructed one last time, creating three paths leading into Luoying Forest with a sweep of her arm.
It was clear that each team was to take a different path.
Ya Ling thought for a moment and then shouted to her teammates, "Quick, let’s take the middle one."
As she spoke, she leaped forward as if afraid someone else would compete for it.
Qin Sisi looked on with a calm expression. It seemed Ya Ling liked choosing the middle path, but Teacher Ru Lin’s arrangements would surely be fair; regardless of which path they took, the conditions of the training area would likely be quite similar.
