CH 31

The latter half of the patrol was slightly dull, but they still encountered some scattered magical beasts. They were all in the form of shadows, with strange shapes, and were very weak, easily eliminated.

According to Raisin, these were all gray-level magical beasts, the lowest-level dark creatures born from the black mist, the flying dust on the battlefield, and factors that were never considered in the war.

Even ordinary people, as long as they were brave and could use weapons, could eliminate them.

In the area far from the Holy Fire, they often encountered them during night patrols. Generally, they posed no threat. They feared the light of fire and would not invade residents' homes as long as the spirit lamps were not extinguished.

But if they were not dealt with for a long time, they would mutate in the black mist, devour each other, build nests, and gradually grow into deadly threats. The black mist would gather here, and more magical beasts would appear here. They lurked in the darkness and launched terrifying attacks on all living, warm, and brightly lit living beings.

At that time, the Investigation Legion would unite with the corresponding legion or combat cluster and form a hunting team to clean up.

"Of course, this is impossible in the royal city."

"Except for the sewer." Calamon added.

"Why?" Rode asked curiously.

"Because the sewer is too big, and it's tiring to clean it all the time. We only clean the surface to ensure that there are no magical beasts coming up. Unless there are special circumstances, no one will enter the middle and deep layers of the sewer."

"Why is it so big?"

"I don't know. It is said that Thalorian City was a giant city before, maybe the giant's shit was particularly big?"

The topic ended here.

Afterwards, they dealt with a special event. A three-headed dog that had already formed bit off the spirit lamp and invaded a resident's house. The resident awakened the alarm bell, and Rode saw strange ripples in the air over a thousand meters away. After telling Raisin, the four of them turned and ran, finally killing the magical beast at the critical moment and saving a family of four.

The man in the house was seriously injured, and his intestines were bitten out. Rode thought he was beyond saving, but Calamon just casually pressed his hand on the man's stomach, and a shallow blue water wave appeared on his hand. The wound healed at a visible speed. Although the man's face was still pale, his breathing gradually stabilized.The woman hugged Karamon's leg and cried uncontrollably, constantly thanking them. She said they didn't have money at home and the summoning bell they bought was the cheapest. Its sound was too small and the guards could hardly detect it. But her husband said he was lucky as long as the spirit lamp didn't go out, there would be no monster attacks on them. Unexpectedly, misfortune really came.

Their two daughters also hugged their mother and cried, saying they had already given up hope but unexpectedly they were saved. The four uncles were their heroes.

Karomon felt embarrassed and explained, "Thank this uncle, he saw the ripple of the summoning bell, otherwise we wouldn't have known."

Raisin said seriously, "You were really lucky this time. If it weren't for Uncle Rode's extraordinary clairvoyance, you would have been dead. The summoning bell is a life-saving item that every family must have. No matter how poor, this money cannot be saved."

The two daughters wiped each other's tears and turned their pretty and delicate faces towards Rode, saying crisply, "Thank you, Brother Rode."

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Even when they returned to the Iron Cross District Defense Department, Karamon was still sour.

"Why am I an uncle and he's a big brother?"

Raisin and Eg laughed uncontrollably. Eg knocked on Karamon's knee and said, "Look at Rode's white and tender face, isn't he more handsome and younger than you? If you looked like him, how could Donna have run away?"

Karamon was so angry that he was about to explode, "Shut up, you little dwarf!"

"Are you blind? I'm only one meter seven! Not much shorter than you!"

Before the patrol mission ended, they met the real guard of this area, a guy with a half-iron mask, cold and silent.

According to Raisin, the official guards were all combatants above level six, much stronger than them. They were the real backing of the area, used to deal with dangerous situations that patrolmen could not handle. Rode's spirit whistle and signal flare were used to call him.

However, this guy had no intention of communicating with them. He passed by them coldly and handed over the task to the defense chief.

It seemed that the mission tonight was very smooth. The defense chief of the Iron Cross District couldn't stop laughing and his scarred face became kind. He kept praising them."Not bad, not bad, you guys are really good. I knew you were the best. Rode, you did great, and you too, Casey. Of course, the most outstanding one is our Lulu... Oh, as for Rode, I can only say that he deserves to be a special student. He handed in a perfect answer sheet. The Tracy family will remember you for a lifetime. I will write a detailed evaluation, and your teacher will be proud of you."

Rode felt a little embarrassed. Except for the last incident, he had almost no role to play. The monsters he encountered were too weak and didn't require him to warn them. Even the final patrol report was written by Raisin. He was the one who was clinging to the big legs, but was treated as the captain by the defense chief.

However, Raisin and the others didn't mind.

On the way back to Kimberly Academy on the double-decker spirit car, they all expressed satisfaction with their partnership with Rode. His super-strong spirit vision made up for their lack of stone and wood cores, and his jokes were very vivid, interesting, and exciting. They were looking forward to tomorrow's task.

This finally put Rode's mind at ease. It seemed that he had successfully clung to these three big legs.

Indeed, dirty jokes were the fastest way for men to make friends.

Back in the dormitory, Rode finally had time to sort out the gains of this trip.

Overall, this patrol mission was very successful, and his goal was initially achieved. He obtained more than 90 dusty souls in total.

However, even if he added them all in, "Frozen Blue" was still in a "Weak Burning" state, and the intensity only increased from two to three.

It should be noted that when Rode first ignited it, its intensity was thirteen.

Perhaps because these monsters were too weak, the souls obtained were also very weak.

The word "dust" alone explained this.

He must quickly obtain more and stronger souls, preferably to reach the "Constant Burning" state of the "Dark Devourer".

Rode thought to himself.

This way, he wouldn't have to keep hunting monsters all the time.

It should be noted that if one walks by the river often, one will eventually get their feet wet. If he goes hunting monsters every day, he will eventually be hunted by monsters.

Being cautious and steady was his motto.

Only by staying alive could everything be possible.

Of course, hunting monsters now was still his only choice. Without souls, he was like capital without money, a bonfire without firewood, and would eventually perish.

But...

Rode looked slightly worried at the bullets in the spirit gun. He only had five of the fifty true silver bullets left.

He still owed the merchant three hundred and fifty silver coins.Moreover, Kassan still had 200 silver coins from the water tower money, and she hadn't said she didn't need to pay it back.

Not a penny was saved, and the external debt had already reached 550.

Money was now a problem.

They could only think of ways to borrow some money first.

As long as they could get the Kimberly Star, they would have 10,000 silver coins, and paying back the money would not be a problem at all.

With his thoughts set, Rode lay down on the bed, wanting to rest for a while, but he felt like he was just closing his eyes when he was shaken awake.

"Class time! Lazybones!"

Rode reluctantly opened his eyes and saw Kassan's bright light blue eyes and golden hair swaying on her pretty cheeks.

This girl was becoming more and more shameless. She would just open his door directly every time, no matter what he was doing.

Perhaps it was because of the excessive consumption of psychic power last night, Rode had a splitting headache and was really sleepy. He said:

"Why don't you guys go? I want to sleep a little longer."

Kassan's willow eyebrows immediately stood up, and she pulled Rode out of bed, personally put on his shoes, and pulled him out of the room.

The ten groups of students were already waiting outside, almost all of them looking at Rode with admiration and respect-

No one dared to say such rebellious words in front of Kassan, and no one else had the same treatment as Rode. Kassan would only use her iron fist to wake people up.

-She was the only one in the ten groups who had learned to use the fire seed ability. Her two fire seeds were "steel giant power" and "iron hardening," which were both very powerful physical abilities. All the ten groups of people together were no match for her.

This not only made her the symbol of the ten groups and the idol of the students, but also made her the nightmare of male students like Wayne and Green Hair.

On the way, Kassan kept emphasizing the importance of this class, saying that it was a course specially adjusted for them by the academy and was very useful for the upcoming patrol duty. At the same time, she warned them that the selection of the department group had begun, and everyone had to be motivated and strive to make the ten groups selected as an excellent department group.

This was not just about honor, but also about many reward materials, especially the dragon grass essential oil and the seven-color spore powder, which had a great effect on awakening psychic power and developing abilities.

The last point was of great concern to everyone.

No one didn't want to awaken their psychic power and use their own soul fire seed ability.

And almost half of the ten groups had not yet awakened their psychic power, and only Kassan could use her own fire seed ability.

This result was really not excellent. Among the ten groups in the ten departments, they were all ranked at the bottom, and they were nowhere to be found in the entire Third Academy.Therefore, Kassan has become impatient recently, and no one dares to disobey her.

Of course, except for Rode.

He is the second most outstanding person in Group Ten, after Kassan. He has a great chance of being selected as the "Kimberly Star," which will bring a lot of bonus points to Group Ten.

Therefore, Kassan is particularly tolerant of him.

But Wayne and the green-haired guy are not envious of him at all. They think that marrying such a wife means there will be no good days in the future.

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Of course, Rode doesn't care about what they are thinking, nor does he have that kind of idea. But he still forces himself to concentrate in class.

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In any case, he must get the "Kimberly Star" medal, including the personal points, class points, teacher points, and the newly added patrol points. He cannot miss any of them.

Being the first in the grade is his goal, and the freedom to come and go from the academy is not only the cornerstone of his actions but also his hope for survival.

This class is about "Common Habits and Characteristics of Magic Creatures," a major course.

The teacher is a somewhat neurotic old man with white hair, wrinkles all over his face, one blind eye, and a prosthetic right leg.

"Be vigilant!"

As soon as he entered the classroom, he shouted loudly, startling everyone.