Chapter 181, Chapter 182: Reinforcements Arrive!
Arriving at the first floor of the dormitory building, Xiao Hong did not walk out directly, but instead entered the corridor on the west side. As the chief professor of Xijin Branch School, Cui Yuanbo usually lived here.
Arriving at Cui Yuanbo's dormitory, Xiao Hong paused for a moment before gently knocking on the door.
With utmost care and profound respect.
"Who is it?" came a hoarse voice from behind the door, that of Cui Yuanbo.
"It's me, Xiao Hong." Standing outside the door, Xiao Hong said respectfully.
"Xiao Hong, come in." Cui Yuanbo responded.
The tightly closed door in front of Xiao Hong had already opened a slit.
Pushing the door open and entering the room, Xiao Hong could clearly see that Cui Yuanbo was sitting in the living room. Beside him sat an old lady with white hair, although she had aged, but still looked very elegant.
This old lady, Xiao Hong didn't need to guess to know that she should be Cui Yuanbo's partner.
"Teacher, teacher's wife." Standing by the door, Xiao Hong respectfully nodded and said softly.
"Xiao Hong, what's the matter?" Cui Yuanbo gently put down the book in his hand, adjusted the flower-shaped mirror in front of him, and said softly, with a kind expression on his face, gesturing for Xiao Hong to sit down.
"Headmaster, I want to go to the advanced library of Xijin Academy, but students from branch schools are not allowed in. I heard that you have a teaching card for Xijin Academy, so I was wondering... if I could borrow it." Xiao Hong said with a somewhat embarrassed tone, and it's clear that among the people in Taowu City, Xiao Hong only regarded Cui Yuanbo as his teacher, while Sang Hongyun was at best half of one. After all, from the perspective of status in Taowu City, Sang Hongyun was still a superior figure.
The old lady who had been sitting next to Cui Yuanbo all along, with a similarly kind expression, poured a cup of clear tea and placed it in front of Xiao Hong, smiling.
"This is easy to say." Cui Yuanbo smiled, then stretched out his old hand, took out a slightly outdated card from his pocket, and put it in Xiao Hong's hand.
"Thank you, teacher, I will return it on time." Xiao Hong said with gratitude.
"It's no rush, this thing is of no use to me anymore, it would be better if I could make some extra use of it." Cui Yuanbo said with a smile.
After a brief exchange, Xiao Hong bid farewell with a hint of respect.
"Is this the talented one you've been talking about? This kid looks quite ordinary." Said Choi Won-bok's partner with a smile as the door closed again.
"Remember this, people can never be judged by appearance, and no one can accurately predict what the person next to you will become tomorrow." Cui Yuanbo said with a deep tone.
Xiao Hong left Chui Yuanbo's house and rushed straight to the high-end library.
The library of Xiqin Academy is vast in scale, and inside, apart from borrowing books, there are also specialized independent reading rooms.
Xiao Hong entered the library, without stopping, and began searching for the books he needed on the shelves, then went to a private reading room to engage in his own crazy research.
The core of the research is "compression" technology, as well as various technologies drawn from Amilo.
It's still the same old saying, at this time, Xiao Hong can only find a chance to survive if he makes progress.
At the same time, in the No. 1 dormitory area, Luo Xue Ning, who had been wandering around all day, finally returned to her residence. This day's wandering had only two purposes for Luo Xue Ning: first, to show off her fearlessness, to let the military of Weilin see that she had gained power and was not afraid of anything; second, to take a look around and see if she could find any clues about Hei Ying.
However, what made Luo Xue Ning feel disappointed was that Hei Ying seemed to have evaporated into thin air, without leaving any news or trace.
This made Lu Xue Ning's mood never get better, the bones fell into Hei Ying's hands, and it was even worse than not taking them out of Xiao Jia Village.
After all, there is still a chance to find it in Xiaojia Village, but at the moment, I seem to have become a headless fly.
She casually handed the Chai Sang to her judging card, threw it on the tea table in front of her, and Lu Xue Ning leaned back on the sofa, her expression changing unpredictably.
The card on the tea table was an invitation for Luo Xue Ning to be a special judge for the Wilderness Training Competition, which is a tradition of the Western Jin Academy, held once a year in late autumn to assess the progress of new students.
The general method is to put first and second graders in the wilderness, and have the second graders "hunt down"
First-year students must survive in the "killing" process, second-year students try their best to "kill" more first-year students, and those with excellent grades will be given generous rewards by the school.
There is still more than half a month before the wilderness training starts.
Of course, as for what happened at the wilderness training, Luo Xue Ning didn't pay attention to it at all, now his mind is filled with dark shadows and skeletal remains.
Dong, dong, dong.
Just then, a faint knock at the door reached Luo Xue Ning's ears.
"Come in." Luo Xue Ning said casually, her body still leaning on the sofa, her boots-clad feet resting on the coffee table.
As the door creaked open slowly, Xu Guohao walked in with a red glow on his face and a sharp glint in his eyes.
"General Xu, what's going on?" Luo Xue Ning asked, casting a slight glance at Xu Guohao.
"Sir, good news. We've just received a message that the Knights of the Temple have broken through and are now heading towards Rainstar at full speed. They're expected to arrive in about a week and assist us."
Xu Guohao exclaimed excitedly.
"What?"
Luoxue Ning's expression changed instantly upon hearing this, her previous lazy demeanor disappearing without a trace. Without a doubt, having the support of the Temple Knights was extremely good news for Luoxue Ning. After all, the Temple Knights were considered to be the super elite troops of the Dupont Empire. With their help, not only could they easily deal with Abtu, but also find out Black Shadow's whereabouts and take care of him, which seemed like an easy task now.
"It's true, sir." Xu Guohao reaffirmed.
"That's great, this is just what we need." Luo Xue Ning muttered to herself.
Although this time, only a small part of the Knights Templar arrived, about 200 people, but with the strong combat power of the Knights Templar, it was enough.
Before he knew it, time had arrived at midnight. At this moment, Xiao Hong was still immersed in the books, every word.
Xiao Hong reads very quickly. In just five hours, he has already finished reading three books. All of them are useful for the technology Xiao Hong needs to master.
These books have undoubtedly become an important part of Xiao Hong's vast knowledge system. Now, Xiao Hong's study direction is very clear, which is to learn about "compression" technology. When he arrived at the first floor of the dormitory building, Xiao Hong did not walk out directly, but instead entered the corridor on the east side. As the dean of Xijin Branch School, Cui Yuanbo usually lives here.
Arriving at Cui Yuanbo's dormitory, Xiao Hong paused for a moment before gently knocking on the door.
With utmost care and profound respect.
"Who is it?" came a hoarse voice from behind the door, that of Cui Yuanbo.
"It's me, Xiao Hong." Standing outside the door, Xiao Hong said respectfully.
"Xiao Hong, come in." Cui Yuanbo responded.
The tightly closed door in front of Xiao Hong had already opened a slit.
Pushing the door open and entering the room, Xiao Hong could clearly see that Cui Yuanbo was sitting in the living room. Beside him sat an old lady with white hair, although she had aged, she still looked very elegant.
This old lady, Xiao Hong didn't need to guess to know that she should be Cui Yuanbo's partner.
"Teacher, teacher's wife." Standing by the door, Xiao Hong respectfully nodded and said softly.
"Xiao Hong, what's the matter?" Cui Yuanbo gently put down the book in his hand, adjusted the flower-shaped mirror in front of him, and said softly, with a kind expression on his face, gesturing for Xiao Hong to sit down.
"Headmaster, I want to go to the advanced library of Xijin Academy, but students from branch schools are not allowed in. I heard that you have a teaching card for Xijin Academy, so I was wondering... if I could borrow it." Xiao Hong said with a somewhat embarrassed tone, and it's clear that among the people in Taowu City, Xiao Hong only regarded Cui Yuanbo as his teacher, while Sang Hongyun was at best half of one. After all, from the perspective of status in Taowu City, Sang Hongyun was still a superior figure.
The old lady who had been sitting next to Cui Yuanbo all along, with a similarly kind expression, poured a cup of clear tea and placed it in front of Xiao Hong, smiling.
"This is easy to say." Cui Yuanbo smiled, then stretched out his old hand, took out a slightly outdated card from his pocket, and put it in Xiao Hong's hand.
"Thank you, teacher, I will return it on time." Xiao Hong said with gratitude.
"It's no rush, this thing is of no use to me anymore, it would be better if I could make some extra use of it." Cui Yuanbo said with a smile.
After a brief exchange, Xiao Hong bid farewell with a hint of respect.
"Is this the talented young man you were talking about? This kid looks quite ordinary." Said Cui Yuanbo's partner with a smile as he saw the door close again.
"Remember this, people can never be judged by appearance, and no one can accurately predict what the person next to you will become tomorrow." Cui Yuanbo said with a deep tone.
Xiao Hong left Chui Yuanbo's house and rushed straight to the high-level library.
The library of Xiqin Academy is vast in scale, and inside, apart from borrowing books, there are also independent reading rooms.
Xiao Hong entered the library, without stopping, and began searching for the books he needed on the shelves, then went to a private reading room to engage in his own crazy research.
The core of the research is "compression" technology and various technologies drawn from Amilo.
It's still the same old saying, at this time, Xiao Hong can only find a chance to survive if he makes progress.
At the same time, in the No. 1 dormitory area, Luo Xue Ning, who had been wandering around for a whole day, finally returned to her residence. This day's wandering had only two purposes for Luo Xue Ning: first, to show off her fearlessness, to let the military of Weilin see that she had gained power and was not afraid of anything; second, to take a look around and see if she could find any clues about Hei Ying.
However, what made Luo Xue Ning feel disappointed was that Hei Ying seemed to have evaporated into thin air, without leaving any news or trace.
This made Lu Xue Ning's mood never get better, the bones fell into Hei Ying's hands, and it was even worse than not taking them out of Xiao Jia Village.
After all, there is still a chance to find it in Xiaojia Village, but at the moment, I seem to have become a headless fly.
She casually handed the Chai Sang to her judging card, threw it on the tea table in front of her, and Lu Xue Ning leaned back on the sofa, her expression changing unpredictably.
The card on the tea table was an invitation for Luo Xue Ning to be a special judge for the Wilderness Training Competition, which is a tradition of the Western Magic Academy, held once a year in late autumn to assess the progress of new students.
The general method is to put first and second graders in the wilderness, and have the second graders "hunt down"
First-year students, first-year students must survive in the "killing" process. Second-year students try their best to "kill" more first-year students. Those with excellent performance will be rewarded by the school.
There is still more than half a month before the wilderness training starts.
Of course, as for what happened at the wilderness training, Luo Xue Ning didn't pay attention to it at all, now his mind is filled with Hei Ying and Yi Gu.
Dong, dong, dong.
Just then, a faint knock at the door reached Luo Xue Ning's ears.
"Come in." Luo Xue Ning said casually, her body still leaning on the sofa, her boots-clad feet resting on the coffee table.
As the door creaked open slowly, Xu Guohao walked in with a red face and sparkling eyes.
"General Xu, what's going on?" Luo Xue Ning asked, casting a slight glance at Xu Guohao.
"Sir, good news. We've just received a message that the Knights of the Temple have broken through and are now heading towards Planet Rainstorm at full speed. They're expected to arrive in about a week's time to assist us."
Xu Guohao exclaimed excitedly.
"What?"
Luoxue Ning's expression changed instantly upon hearing this, her previous lazy demeanor disappearing without a trace. Without a doubt, having the support of the Temple Knights was extremely good news for Luoxue Ning. After all, the Temple Knights were considered to be the super elite troops of the Dupont Empire. With their help, not only could they easily deal with Abtu, but also find out Black Shadow's whereabouts and take care of him, which seemed like an easy task now.
"It's true, sir." Xu Guohao reaffirmed.
"That's great, this is just what we need." Luo Xue Ning muttered to herself.
Although this time, only a small part of the Knights Templar arrived, about 200 people, but with the strong combat power of the Knights Templar, it was enough.
Before he knew it, time had arrived at midnight. At this moment, Xiao Hong was still immersed in the books, every word.
Xiao Hong reads very quickly. In just five hours, he has already finished three books. All of them are useful for the technology Xiao Hong needs to master.
These books have undoubtedly become an important part of Xiao Hong's vast knowledge system. Now, Xiao Hong's study direction is very clear, which is to learn about "compression" technology and its effects. Without leaving the books in front of him, he condensed into a different shape of eternal ice, shot at the magic target, and looked at the book for a while, pondering it.
In short, read as much as possible and practice without neglecting either one.
After a whole morning of intense research and practice, Xiao Hong's internal power was reduced to 1000.
It's done.
For Xiao Hong, the power has dropped to 1000 stocks and he has already used up the cyan-black magic bead, so it is a warning point, and he needs to be careful with his consumption. Because Xiao Hong dare not guarantee when he will encounter an enemy, especially at this time, the Miao family, Weilin, and even some potential opponents seem to be desperately searching for themselves.
However, at this time, Xiao Hong was not too worried. As long as he upgraded himself to the fourth level of the Take, the Miao family? Xiao Hong would no longer be afraid, and as for Hei Ying and the Weilin army, let Luo Xue Ning deal with it. In Xiao Hong's view, this seemed to have nothing to do with him anymore.
He closed the book, put his notes in his backpack, and Xiao Hong was ready to go to the advanced library to exchange a few books before heading home to continue studying the healing tattoos.
After everything was settled, Xiao Hongcai turned his head and looked at the Ji Suo war knife buried in the ice mound. After pulling it out from the ice mound, the inside of the ice mound had become hollow, and the elements inside the ice mound had been absorbed by about 70-80%.
With a deep breath, Xiao Hong could feel the chill in the air being compressed inside.
"Alright." Xiao Hong muttered to himself, then hung the Ji Su war knife on the magic pattern package at his waist, tidied up the things in the dormitory, and walked out.
But just as Xiao Hong arrived at the entrance of the Advanced Library, he found a notice board at the entrance of the library, which clearly stated the notice about the wilderness training of Xijin Magic Academy and emphasized that Xijin Magic Academy and its branch schools would be carried out together.
The winner's prize is also very generous. A freshman who breaks through the siege can receive 50 gold coins as an encouragement award, and a new student who "strikes" three or more sophomores can request a personally made battle emblem from Cao Sang. Those who "strike" five can get a variant beast core, those who "strike" ten can get a scale gold engraved knife or a variant beast core plus special privileges, as well as 500 gold coins as an encouragement award.
As for the reward method for second-year students, it is roughly the same, except that the number of "kills" of first-year new students needs to be doubled in order to receive the corresponding reward.
It can be said that this time, the reward of Xijin Mofeng Academy has absolutely surpassed any previous session. The reason is that Luoxue Ning will make a guest appearance as a special judge, and a large part of the prizes are also provided by the military, which is a kind of feedback for Xijin Mofeng Academy's hospitality.
As for such a notice, Xiao Hong can be said to have not taken it seriously, but the prize made Xiao Hong's heart move greatly, especially the "Lin Jin" carved knife.
Because of this carving knife, Xiao Hong had also learned about it through the books he had read before. It was a product of the Imperial Capital of the Dupont Empire and was even higher than Chai Feng's "Wind Bone" by one level. In a small place like Yu Run Xing, it could be considered a top-notch item. Even if you have money, you may not be able to buy it. If it were for sale, even if Xiao Hong still had some value now, he could only look up to it with admiration.
Without a doubt, under the great temptation, it can be imagined how fiercely first-year and second-year students will fight.
Of course, Xiao Hong himself is also very self-aware, and it's still better to be cautious. It's not worth getting oneself into danger for the sake of things.
Without much hesitation, Xiao Hong turned around and swiped Cui Yuanbo's coaching card at the entrance by the door, then walked in.
Just as Xiao Hong had just stepped into the corridor, he saw Luo Xue Ning walking back and forth between a bookshelf, with Chai Feng, Mo Xuan, and Xu Guohao by her side.
Although he was already familiar with Luo Xue Ning, Xiao Hong still maintained the attitude of not provoking if possible. So Xiao Hong pretended not to see her and walked into the bookshelf, starting to look for the books he wanted and then took them home to read.
As it was noon, there were already many fewer people in the library, so Xiao Hong walked in, and Luo Xue Ning and Chai Shuang could see him.
It was just a completely different expression, when Lu Xue Ning saw Xiao Hong, a smile appeared on her face, as for Chai Shuang, she didn't even see him, after all, Xiao Hong's appearance and clothes were really ordinary, the only valuable thing, that leather jacket, was ruined.
"Luojie, the other day, Xijin Academy of Magic just had a competition with Longqin Academy of Magic which is not far from Taiwu City. The result was that Xijin Academy of Magic won by a narrow margin and I got the first place, isn't it awesome?" Chai Shuang said to Luoxue Ning with her usual innocent and radiant expression.
Longqin Academy is a high-end institution in Yinxiao City, and its status is not inferior to that of Xijin Mochen Academy in Taiwu City. However, in terms of overall strength, it still lags behind Xijin Mochen Academy by a tiny bit, but not much. Longqin Mochen Academy has always been trying to surpass Xijin Mochen Academy.
"Oh." Luoxue Ning also smiled slightly, apparently having heard the news that the Temple Knights were coming, and her tense mood was somewhat relieved.
"And besides, Luo sister, do you know? The students of Longqin Academy were defeated by us, and they even said that their super senior didn't come, otherwise it would have been absolutely humiliating for me, it's simply laughable." Chai Shuang continued to laugh, her eyes filled with pride.
As for Chai Shuang's appearance, Luo Xue Ning didn't have much of a reaction. However, in her opinion, someone who doesn't know humility is always not good. On the other hand, Xiao Hong was different.
At this moment, Luo Xue Ning had already seen Xiao Que walking towards her with 7 or 8 books in his arms, looking like an old scholar. This was not surprising because the exit was right behind Luo Xue Ning.
Seeing this scene, Luo Xue Ning smiled lightly. It can be said that Xiao Hong gave her a particularly special impression. Quan Cang was always cold and ruthless, killing people without blinking an eye. But now? There is not a hint of murderous aura on his body, giving the feeling of being just an ordinary student who doesn't stand out at all. Sometimes, even Luo Xue Ning had a feeling that this guy was really Quan Cang?
Just as Xiao Hong was about to brush past her, Luo Xue Ning's eyes flickered slightly, and then with a hint of a smile, she used an extremely subtle movement to lightly touch Xiao Hong's arm. It seemed unintentional, but in reality, it was a kind-hearted tease, just like the playful pranks between friends.
Xiao Hong naturally noticed Luo Xue Ning's action, to be honest, a cautious him, really didn't like to provoke Luo Xue Ning in this situation, his hand instinctively dodged, but as a result, the books that were tucked under his armpit scattered all over the floor.
