Chapter 10

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Mo Xiaobai bent down, and picked up the tusks that were glowing with white light.

After some magical beasts died, the energy in their flesh would congregate to a certain part of their body, and turn it into different exceptional ingredients.

The force items used by Force Warriors were all made from these exceptional ingredients.

Through the activation and the magnification of the energy in these exceptional ingredients, the force items would give the user a great increase in their strength.

Exceptional ingredients weren’t as rare as force technique stone crystals, but they had many uses, so they had their value.

The pelt of a graystone wolf and the sharp teeth of the graystone wolf gotten by Meng You and Lin Mengyu the previous day were considered exceptional ingredients. That was why they were able to sell them for such a high price.

The price of this graystone wild boar’s tusk should be around the same as the graystone wolf’s teeth. It was just a little bigger. Could he sell it for two force technique crystal remnants?

Mo Xiaobai was not too sure.

Although the price was the same as a limestone plant, this was the first time Mo Xiaobai saw a magical beast he killed personally separating out an exceptional item. He felt really excited.

No matter what it was, the first time was always the most exciting.

After he kept the tusks of the graystone wild boar, Mo Xiaobai glanced at the pale red and pale gray lights that were disappearing above the wild boar. He understood what they meant.

The pale graystone light represented the graystone wild boar, while the pale red light represented the exceptional item that the wild boar would give.

Mo Xiaobai had a new understanding of the lights around him.

Unexpectedly, these lines of lights were even able to analyze whether a magical beast would give him exceptional ingredients. They were more powerful than he imagined.

He didn’t know if these lines of light would give him new surprises in the future.

Anticipation flashed past Mo Xiaobai’s eyes.

Then, Mo Xiaobai set off to find treasures once again.

***

Far away, orange lights were starting to appear in the azure blue sky. The scorching heat was lowering in temperature, and the breeze in the mountains got cooler.

Mo Xiaobai had finished searching another hill. He looked at the sky that was getting dark slowly and walked back.

He was reluctant to leave, but the elite trial only lasted for two days. They would need to leave soon.

After some time, Mo Xiaobai found Hong Shi, Meng You, and Lin Mengyu on the slope of a hill near the wilderness outside.

Today, Meng You and Lin Mengyu seemed to have gotten more familiar with the graystone hill. They didn’t appear as haggard as yesterday.

The same applied to Mo Xiaobai. Today, he wasn’t chased by a first-rank graystone wolf, and didn’t have to hide in the crack of a cliff.

Of course, he didn’t find any hollow treasures.

There were always losses with gains.

Hong Shi smiled when he saw Mo Xiaobai coming back. “Alright, everyone is here. Let’s go back.”

“Yes.”

Meng You and Lin Mengyu had reluctance on their faces. They turned and glanced at the hill once again.

***

After walking out of the hills, Mo Xiaobai saw the adventurers’ base a few kilometers away.

Under the glow of sunset, the black walls looked imposing, tall, and thick.

Meng You thought of something and smiled. “Xiaobai, what did you gain today?”

Lin Mengyu looked over from the side. Even Hong Shi looked at Mo Xiaobai curiously.

It was probably because Mo Xiaobai had found many items yesterday.

Mo Xiaobai’s smile froze when he heard Meng You’s question. He coughed, and replied, “Erm, just normal.”

What did he find in the afternoon?

Mo Xiaobai didn’t count his gains carefully.

However, he should be able to get around 40 to 50 force technique crystal remnants.

Lin Mengyu smiled when she noticed his awkward expression, and consoled, “You found many herbs yesterday, so it’s normal that you have smaller gains today.”

Meng You nodded. “Your gains yesterday exceeded our gains of the entire two days.”

Mo Xiaobai was stunned for a moment. He didn’t know how to respond. He thought for a moment, and changed the topic. “How’s your findings today?”

Meng You snickered. “I’m more skilled at this as compared to yesterday, and my efficiency is higher too. I found one limestone plant and gained two graystone wolf teeth.”

Lin Mengyu smiled as she said, “I found one bloody-sun plant and one limestone plant. My findings are good too.”

Both of them wore happy smiles on their faces.

“The resources in the western region are poor, so you are already doing very well finding all these herbs,” Hong Shi said in satisfaction. “In the future, after you sell these herbs, you can buy some Body Tempering Potions for your final preparations. You can try to achieve your breakthrough within a month. That way, you will definitely be able to enter the top 100 schools.”

“Yes!”

The three students nodded seriously after hearing Hong Shi’s words.

All the students in the top 100 institutions in the Cerulean Empire were the elites of the nation.

If they could enter one of the top 100 institutions and graduate successfully, they would be at least a two force points Force Warrior. If their results were outstanding, they might be able to open their third force point.

In Pingxi Town, this capability would make them quite powerful warriors in this small city with only 2,000,000 people. They would be able to have a good status and income.

It should be known that even Director Hong was just a two force point warrior. That meant that if you graduated from the top 100 institutions, you would become someone like Director Hong.

You could even move to bigger cities.

The three students were all looking forward to big cities.

They were all young people, so it was natural that they longed to go to the big cities.

“Oh, right. Director Hong, if you want to enter the top three institutions, what cultivation stage do you need to be at?” Lin Mengyu asked curiously.

“Top three institutions?”

Hong Shi was stunned for a moment. Then, he smiled and asked, “You want to enter the top three institutions?”

“Haha, we can check it first.”

Meng You scratched his silver short hair.

Hong Shi smiled, and replied, “If you can reach the fifth-grade for one force point before your university entrance exam, you have the chance to enter the top three institutions.”

Meng You’s and Lin Mengyu’s eyes widened, and they gasped.

Meng You couldn’t help but say, “Reach fifth-grade for one force point before the university entrance exam? Is that still something a person can do?”

Lin Mengyu nodded in agreement.

Hong Shi laughed, and continued, “There’s always powerful people out there. Let’s not talk about the other towns. All the 1443 cities within the three greatest regions of the Cerulean Empire are bigger than our Pingxi Town. There are many geniuses more powerful than you.”

He paused for a moment before saying, “Some people might be able to open two force points before their university entrance exam.”

This time, even Mo Xiaobai gasped. “…Is that even something a person can do?”

Meng You and Lin Mengyu nodded.

Hong Shi laughed heartily. “However, you don’t have to look down on yourselves. After all, different areas have different resources. If you can enter the top 100 institutions, you won’t be any worse than the talents in the big cities.”

Meng You and Lin Mengyu nodded.

Meng You laughed. “Let’s forget about the top three institutions. We will just focus on the top 100.”

Lin Mengyu nodded. “Yes.”

However, Mo Xiaobai’s eyes were shining.

Fifth-grade for first force point…

He received a flawless grade beginner level refined force technique. He wondered if he would be able to reach that stage in a month.

He might be able to enter the top three institutions, right?