BXBX NOVEL Chapter 75: Suspected Military Personnel
Cursing under his breath, Zi Liyuan had no choice but to return and meticulously pick and choose, packing and taking away the bodies of rare Bosses with slightly more substantial health.
He had to admit, the Corpse Explosion Technique was truly exhilarating!
As long as he had the casting materials, letting the Vulture Skeletons act as bombing chickens, delivering fast service, was absolutely spot-on with every explosion.???? ’
Aside from consuming Spiritual Energy a bit too fast, clearing the area was genuinely satisfying, and he could take down BOSSes effortlessly.
The only troublesome aspect was that these corpses took up space. Each slot in his Spatial Backpack could only hold one body and they couldn’t be stacked. Otherwise, he would have packed and taken away all the hundreds of BOSS corpses on the ground.
“I’ve heard that Necromancers can create special corpse collection bags that can store hundreds or even thousands of corpses at once. I hope I can get a few in the Secret Realm Fan Yuer mentioned.”
Directly tossing corpses into the Spatial Backpack always seemed a bit repulsive; he wasn’t a maniac, although he was sprinting down the path to becoming one. Still, it was better to be as normal as possible.
“Lao Tie, let’s go. Let’s move horizontally and scout around, using this small forest as the boundary.”
They think they can steal his corpse materials and get away with it just by running?
With the Eyes of Death and Shadow at his disposal, combined with more than 350 m Spirit strength, his scouting range could extend well beyond 350 meters. He simply didn’t believe that any examinee who entered the combat trials of the Military God Academy could outrun the Hell Demon Puppet!
Stealing from him was going to come with a price!
Riding the Hell Demon Puppet and dispersing the many Skeletons, he then summoned 256 Vulture Skeletons to fly out, further expanding his search area to cover a radius of roughly a thousand meters.
However, once the Vulture Skeletons were beyond the range of his Spirit’s perception, he couldn’t share their field of view. He had to wait for them to return within his Spirit’s range to obtain information.
Once out of the small forest, he was again surrounded by tall buildings, and this time they were even denser, increasing the likelihood of encountering BOSS monsters.
However, as he rode Lao Tie through the area, Zi Liyuan noticed in his range of perception that there were no Hero BOSSes and only a few Rare BOSSes. All the monsters in the piles were just elite BOSSes not worth any points.
“It seems that the high-quality BOSSes nearby were almost all taken out in last night ‘s battle. Huh, there’s actually a large group of examinees fighting over
Crossing a dilapidated street and arriving at a crossroads, he detected a large number of examinees on the edge of his Spirit’s sensing limit.
“A group with a scale of more than a hundred. This organizational capacity is quite impressive.”
Patting the solid steel head of Lao Tie, he commanded him to move towards the direction of the examinees. After rounding a street corner, he had to stop.
Four teams of five were surrounding and attacking four Rare BOSSes while the other eighty-some examinees formed a defensive perimeter, with warriors standing on the outside making a human wall. Behind them, various professions were continuously clearing the lesser monsters that tried to break through.
The team coordinated seamlessly, the orders were precise, everyone had their role, and they completely controlled every move on the battlefield.
Given some time, they could thoroughly clean up the monster area.
The sudden intrusion of Zi Liyuan caused a moment of panic among the group of examinees, but they quickly reacted.
Two warrior examinees, carrying shields, intentionally or not, skewed their positioning, subtly blocking the direction between him and the rest of their team, watching his every move with full vigilance.
“So vigilant? Interesting.”
Zi Liyuan didn’t approach to disturb them but instead started observing the team’s situation.
The four teams consisting of five members each had levels reaching LV35, with very rational member configurations, mainly warriors, hunters, thieves, ’ mages, and priests.
The warriors were primarily responsible for aggroing monsters, while the thieves and mages focused on dealing damage. Hunters provided semi-damage and control over the field, and priests managed the team’s health. They moved orward and back in an orderly fashion, working together like a well-oiled machine.
However, the core of this team was a beautiful female commander at the impressive level of LV38!
She stood tall and straight, her face radiating a martial vigor and a special military charisma. Now, with a serious expression, she was commanding the battle. When Zi Liyuan appeared, she quickly reassigned a few people to be on guard against him.
If there was any sign of an attack from Zi Liyuan, the team would undoubtedly react immediately and strike back at him.
“I wonder if she comes from a military family or is a trainee cultivated by the military.”
Having once lived in an orphanage, Zi Liyuan knew that the Great Xia Empire’s military would select orphans aged 8 to 12 to enroll in military schools, where they were subjected to military-style management and training from a young age.??????????????????? 5
Often these orphans, once they turned 18 and awakened their professions would enter one of the nine major academies for further cultivation if they had exceptional talent. The ordinary ones would take the college entrance exam to join military universities for further education, with most joining the military after graduation.
Those orphans who chose civilian professions would go to university after their exams if they could; otherwise, they would often enter military enterprises or logistical departments of the military.
Orphans cultivated from a young age often had a high degree of loyalty to the Great Xia Empire and had a clear background, which allowed them to rise quickly within the military ranks.
If it hadn’t been for Zi Liyuan declining the offer back then, he might have been one of them.
After waiting for about twenty minutes, the battle ended, and the valiant female commander, leading her four teams of five, approached Zi Liyuan.
“A Second Order LV43 Necromancer. From which province do you hail? Would you be interested in participating in the Military God Academy’s assessment?” Her voice was authoritative, and she spoke as if she were a seasoned official. If not for the fact that she was a candidate from his own class, Zi Liyuan would have thought she was a big shot from the military’s recruitment office.
“Pretty lady, to become an old bureaucrat at such a young age, be careful or you might end up without a boyfriend.”
The Military God Academy is one of the nine major academies in Shenzhou perpetually ranked at the bottom. Backed by the military, it is not short on ’ resources, but the competition is fierce, and its students often participate in missions assigned by the military.
Therefore, those with exceptional talents usually give priority to the other eight major academies in Shenzhou, considering the Military God Academy as their backup option.
Three-legged toads are hard to find, but men with three legs are everywhere- you don’t need to worry about that for me. Now, tell me the purpose of your visit.”
Her serious expression didn’t change, which somewhat surprised Zi Liyuan and made him guess at her identity.
“Have you noticed any suspicious candidates around here? Especially any collecting boss corpses?”
It wasn’t unusual for practitioners of the death-related professions to collect monster corpses. Li Lingjiu didn’t suspect anything but pondered for a while before speaking.
“Now that you mention it, it reminds me of last night when we killed a hero boss. We were resting not too far away when, half an hour later the boss’s corpse disappeared. We didn’t think much of it at the time, but now it seems likely that someone took it.”
Some monsters do consume boss corpses, which can accelerate their levelling