Chapter 4

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Hong Shi introduced the adventurers’ base to his students while leading them out of the base through a certain path.

The structures at the base were all made using solid and hard metal. They were all quite low too. The highest building was less than 10 meters tall.

There were garrison troops wearing gray leather armor patrolling the streets too.

In the base, there were many adventurers. Their easygoing peals of laughter, their noisy voices, and their curses echoed in the base.

There were also busy-looking adventurers walking in and out of item stalls, pharmacies, the local branch of the expedition association, and even the residences.

Mo Xiaobai looked at the lively base, and found it very interesting.

The adventurers’ base in the hollow realm felt different from the one in Pingxi Town.

Very soon, they reached the outside of the base.

There were black walls around 10 meters tall erected around the base. There seemed to be no end to the walls. The entire base seemed to be protected by them.

At the end of the street, there was a city gate around five meters tall.

The gates were wide open now, and adventurers were walking in and out.

At the side of the city gate, two groups of garrison troops were guarding the gate.

Hong Shi smiled, and said, “Okay, let’s go out.”

Mo Xiaobai exchanged glances with the other two students. He realized that their expressions were full of anticipation and nervousness.

They followed Hong Shi and walked out of the city gate.

They were finally able to see the real hollow realm.

***

Very soon, they walked out of the base.

There was a piece of open barren land outside the city gates.

Further away, there were many small hills. Some hills were densely populated with trees, while others were covered with jagged broken stones and wild grasses.

Hong Shi opened his mouth, and said, “We need to go to the western region. The magical beasts there don’t have any stages, so that is the most suitable training ground for you.”

As he spoke, Hong Shi headed to the western region with the three students.

Mo Xiaobai noticed that as compared to the other directions, there were very few adventurers heading to the western region.

At the start, they were still able to see a few adventurers, but when they were getting near the small hill, they couldn’t see any other people at all.

Mo Xiaobai wasn’t the only person who noticed this. Lin Mengyu and Meng You realized it too.

Meng You curiously asked, “Director, why are there so few adventurers going to the western region?”

Hong Shi glanced at them, and replied, “The magical beasts there are very weak, and there are very few spirit animals and treasures. Naturally, you will have fewer gains if you go there. Normally, no one will go there unless they are little fellows like you who haven’t become Force Warriors.”

The three students’ faces collapsed when they heard that there wouldn’t be many gains there.

They were still thinking of getting a few force technique stone crystals and maybe 10 or 100 force technique crystal remnants!

If this was the case, they might not be able to find them.

Mo Xiaobai opened his mouth, planning to speak. Hong Shi seemed to have seen through his thoughts, and he said, “Don’t even think of going to other regions. You won’t be able to fight with first-rank magical beasts. Just look for spirit animals safely here. This is the best training for you.”

Since Hong Shi said this, the three students had no choice but to accept reality.

Mo Xiaobai sighed in his heart. If only he could become a Force Warrior.

Looking at his depressed students, Hong Shi laughed. “If you want to go to other regions, cultivate hard and quickly become a Force Warrior.

“Alright, from this spot onwards, you will enter the hill on your own. If you meet any dangers, use the signal gun to ask for help. I will come and save you quickly.”

The three students woke up from their thoughts when they heard this.

They just realized that they had reached a small hill with many trees growing on it. No other adventurers were in sight.

Mo Xiaobai smiled, and said, “Director Hong, I will enter first.”

He nodded at Lin Mengyu and Meng You, and turned to enter the forest.

Lin Mengyu and Meng You exchanged glances, and entered the forest from different directions.

Hong Shi looked at the direction the three students went and slowly walked in.

Based on his level of cultivation, this area had nothing that would attract him. He just needed to ensure that there were no powerful magical beasts present.

***

Mo Xiaobai walked in the forest. His leather boots stepped on the fallen leaves that hadn’t decomposed, producing rustling sounds.

Although he didn’t know what kind of space the hollow realm was, he could see sunlight shining down from the sky above the graystone hill.

Sunlight peered through the cracks in the leaves, and formed patterns on the ground.

However, the forest was still a little dim.

At this moment, his eyes turned wide open as he looked at something far away. He was a little stunned.

The lines of white light that hadn’t changed color ever since this morning were changing now!

In the direction where he was looking, a string patch of light red was starting to appear among the white lines.

All the lights at the edge of the lights’ area were white. Hence, that string of pale red was extremely conspicuous.

A different color?!

Mo Xiaobai’s heart started pounding furiously. He was a little vigilant, a little curious, and a little shocked.

When he was having his headache, he saw this red line of light before. He didn’t expect to see it now!

At first, he thought that the white lines were just side effects of his headache. Now, he felt that that wasn’t the case.

The pale red light was situated deeper in the forest. Because of the dimness here, it looked a little eerie.

Mo Xiaobai grasped the refined steel long sword in his hand tightly. He looked at the pale red line of light and headed in that direction.

To his astonishment, as he moved towards the pale red light, more pale red lines of light started appearing there.

There used to be only one string, but now there was a bunch of it.

That small bunch of pale red light lines was situated above a bush between a huge tree and the human-size rock beside it. Amidst the entire white lines of light, it stood out blatantly. It seemed to be guiding him.

Mo Xiaobai looked at the bush that turned a little red because of the pale red lines of light. He raised his eyebrows slightly.

What was inside the bush?

He held his long sword and walked towards the bush slowly. His entire body was tense as he was afraid something would jump out.

When he reached the bush, Mo Xiaobai used his long sword to push the bushes apart.

The thing below the bush appeared in his vision. When he saw the graystone plant growing stubbornly at the bottom of the gigantic rock, Mo Xiaobai stopped breathing for a second. His eyes widened.

Limestone Plant?!

Mo Xiaobai’s hands started shaking in excitement. His heart pounded furiously, and the corners of his lips rose up uncontrollably. He smiled in pleasant surprise.

He looked around him vigilantly, and confirmed that there weren’t any magical beasts around him. Then, he couldn’t control himself anymore, and pounced on the plant.