svetikya Chapter 20 Xuefeng Mountain Inn
Chapter 20 Xuefeng Mountain Inn
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Su Chen shook his head innocently: "What am I facing? Final exams? I could pass the theory classes with my eyes closed."
"Pass my ass! It's real combat training! The annual field combat training!" Xue Musheng was so excited that he almost spat on Su Chen's face.
"Let me tell you, at the beginning of next month, all the first-year high school students who meet the standards will be taken to the Xuefeng Mountain Station for a two-week closed-door wilderness survival and combat training! This is a mandatory requirement from the Ministry of Education and one of the most important assessment criteria for the Magic College Entrance Examination!"
Xue Musheng braced his hands on the table, staring intently at Su Chen: "Your performance in the practical training directly impacts which magic university you can get into! You're now the face of Tianlan High School, the principal's darling. If you take a month off at this crucial juncture and miss the practical training, it will leave a huge stain on your record!"
"Even if your cultivation level is high, the top magic academies in the country, such as Pearl Academy and Imperial Capital Academy, will all refuse you admission!"
Listening to Xue Musheng's rapid-fire reprimand, Su Chen suddenly realized what was going on.
Yup!
There is indeed such a scene in the original work.
The Snow Peak Mountain Inn training camp! This was a crucial turning point where Mo Fan made a name for himself, slaying the Nether Wolf Beast and forging an unbreakable bond with Chief Instructor Zhan Kong!
More importantly, according to the original timeline, the Black Vatican's conspiracy began to emerge during this trial, and the shadow of disaster was beginning to gather in Bo City.
"If that's the case..." Su Chen secretly pondered in his heart.
Although he was already a mid-level mage, in this world, without a background or education, many things would be extremely difficult. Getting into Pearl Academy, entering the main campus, and acquiring more resources was the path he had already planned.
If you miss out on training because you're buying a spirit seed, leaving a stain on your record and affecting your college entrance exams, then it's not worth it.
Thinking of this, Su Chen immediately put on a docile and obedient expression.
"Teacher Xue, please don't get agitated. You should have said earlier that practical experience is so important." Su Chen quickly poured Xue Musheng a glass of water and handed it to him. "It was my oversight. Since it concerns the Magic College Entrance Examination, I definitely won't be taking leave. I'll postpone the matter in Shanghai."
Seeing that Su Chen had given up the idea so quickly, Xue Musheng finally breathed a long sigh of relief, took the water glass, took a sip, and patted Su Chen's shoulder earnestly.
"It's good that you understand your teacher's good intentions. Su Chen, your talent is unparalleled in my life. As long as you work steadily and diligently, your future achievements will be limitless. You must not ruin your future because of a moment of impulsiveness."
"Teacher is right. I'll go back to class now." Su Chen bowed respectfully, turned and walked out of the office.
Walking down the school corridor, Su Chen looked at the bright sunshine outside the window and a relaxed smile appeared on his lips.
"It's okay to put the purchase of spirit seeds on hold for now. The money's in the account anyway, it's not going anywhere."
"After the practical training ends next month, there will be a two-month summer vacation."
"By then, I'll have plenty of time. I'll not only go to Shanghai to buy the top-tier lightning-type spirit seeds, but I'll also scout out the Pearl Academy."
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Before long, the time for the practical assessment arrived.
The top class has a total of 100 students, who will be divided into 5 groups, with about 20 students in each group.
They will be accompanied by teachers, and there will also be two instructors leading the group.
Each group had its own large bus, so five school buses carried a group of young magicians out of the city.
The route has been roughly decided, and we will be heading to Xuefeng Mountain Station.
Xuefeng Mountain Station is an important small village for hunters of the Hunter Alliance to connect with Bo City for supplies. The entire village is built in the valley.
We finally arrived at Xuefeng Mountain Station.
Despite being called a small village, it's not some simple, humble settlement. The post station is flanked by incredibly steep cliffs, hundreds of meters high, where you have to crane your neck to see the sky.
The cliffs on both sides formed a natural barrier, and the valley road was locked at both ends by two huge stone gates, making the entire post station village a fortified town trapped in the valley.
"This is Xuefeng Mountain Station. It's said that apart from flying demons or high-level demons with strong climbing abilities, this Xuefeng Mountain fortress town is enough to keep most of the evil spirits out of Anjie. And since Xuefeng Mountain Station was built, we haven't heard any terrifying reports of demons harming people in Anjie for several years." Zhang Jianguo got off the bus and looked at the huge guardian stone gate, and couldn't help but sigh.
"Teacher, I heard that this guardian stone gate was made by Zhang Yuheng, a famous earth mage and architect in our Bo City. No magic below the intermediate level can shake it?" Zhou Min, the top student, asked eagerly.
"Yes, the stone gate looks a bit old, but in fact, its sturdiness is no less than that of steel." Zhang Jianguo walked ahead, holding a three-group flag in his hand, just like a tour guide leading a group of students to visit the ancient city.
Before long, the buses of the other four groups arrived one after another, and a hundred top students from Tianlan Magic High School gathered under the imposing stone gate.
There were sentry posts on both sides of the stone gate. One of them, a military mage who was not in uniform, was leisurely playing with a cluster of flames in his palm. The small flames were like obedient little pets, nimbly floating on his fingertips and occasionally dancing around him, looking elegant and magical.
This man is none other than Zhan Kong, the Military Intelligence Bureau Chief of the Bocheng Military Region!
When Luo Bai saw Zhan Kong there, he knew that Zhan Kong was indulging in showing off and was waiting here to put on a big show when the students who came for training arrived!
"Hey, Boss Zhan Kong, what brings you here on duty today?" Luo Yunbo looked up and said with a smile to the fire mage who was playing with flames.
"Having nothing to do, I heard a batch of high school girls were coming in today, so I came to check it out." The man named Zhan Kong didn't hide his true nature at all, and said with a grin.
As he spoke, Zhan Kong began to scan his surroundings, his gaze wandering among the group of girls, which was quite indecent.
"So handsome."
"Yeah, yeah, he's nothing like those little brats at our school, he's so manly."
"And he's also exceptionally honest."
Several infatuated girls in the class couldn't contain themselves and started chattering away.
"Little sister, don't frown at our leader Zhan Kong. He's one of the few strong people here," said Pan Lijun, the female vice-captain who usually didn't seem to like to taunt the students. Her words revealed her admiration for Zhan Kong, who had a small mustache.
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