Chapter 133 : Chapter 133
Chapter: 133
No good fruits to eat?
Yan Yunqing: ?
Why was he being threatened now? Immediately after, he saw the breeder take out a half-eaten fruit from somewhere and stuff it into the griffin's mouth.
"We need to fly to the Norman Forest quickly, otherwise all the good fruits will be eaten by your colleagues."
As soon as the breeder said this, that coquettish griffin was like it had been injected with a stimulant, and the whole griffin's spirit soared.
Yan Yunqing: ......
So that's the "good fruit" he was talking about.
The coquettish griffin lowered its neck in front of them, waiting for these 'small and cute' humans to climb onto its back.
There were only four seats on a griffin. Excluding the pilot's seat where the breeder sat, the rest were their seats. Teacher Walkley took the seat next to the breeder first, leaving two seats behind.
Robin and William looked at each other, neither of them wanting to ride the same griffin as the teacher.
Although Teacher Walkley was very approachable, the status difference between teacher and student was there, and it was impossible to get used to it.
Yan Yunqing didn't mind and directly sat in the back row behind Teacher Walkley. While the others were hesitating, Demetrius sighed without a trace and climbed into the other seat.
The remaining three members of Team A all breathed a sigh of relief. Robin gave Yan Yunqing and Demetrius a thumbs-up.
As expected of the little captain and his pendant, truly possessing a captain's sense of responsibility... and a pendant's sense of responsibility!
Demetrius had a wooden expression, and no one could read any emotion from his expressionless face.
The remaining three sat on another griffin, and the other two groups that Teacher Walkley was responsible for also mounted their assigned steeds.
After confirming that no one was left behind, Teacher Walkley nodded, and the flying demonic beasts that carried them all took off, heading towards the Norman Forest at full speed.
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The outer edge of the Norman Forest.
By now, many students had already gotten off the flying demonic beasts. Some were extremely excited, while others had faces as pale as paper, leaning against a nearby tree and vomiting with a "wah."
Yan Yunqing wasn't much better when he got off. His steps were a bit unsteady, and his legs felt weak when his feet touched solid ground. He felt as if he were treading on clouds, and would fall down if he wasn't careful.
On the other hand, Demetrius, who was beside him, was perfectly fine, with no issues at all. His complexion was even a bit rosy?
Is this reasonable?
This is extremely unreasonable!
Yan Yunqing had flown in airplanes before on Blue Star, but airplanes flew steadily in the sky.
They wouldn't suddenly dive and then pull up sharply, nor would they suddenly spin around in mid-air and let out a joyful cry.
If it weren't for the safety ropes on the seats, which Yan Yunqing had firmly secured himself with as soon as he sat down, he would have experienced an isekai version of bungee jumping, the kind without a rope and only once in a lifetime.
Yan Yunqing even suspected that even if he wore the [The Eternal Song Played by the White Bird], that invincibility cheat couldn't guarantee that he would survive.
After all, a fall from this height would definitely turn him into a meat paste, right?
A Xiao Bai, a griffin, one an alchemy item, the other a raised demonic beast—these two academy-exclusive modes of transport were a bit too individualistic.
Riding these two things really depended on luck. If you were lucky, you would arrive at your destination smoothly. If you were unlucky, you would truly experience what a roller coaster ride was like.
The griffin that William and the others rode was a bit better, but when William got off, his face wasn't much better than Yan Yunqing's. Like many students who started vomiting as soon as they got off the demonic beasts, he also threw up. For a moment, the air was filled with an indescribable smell.
Yan Yunqing couldn't help but move a little further away, glad that he hadn't eaten much this morning. Even though his stomach was churning a bit now, he didn't vomit directly.
Seeing this, Teacher Walkley shook his head repeatedly: "You all, your bodies are still a bit too weak. Especially you, William. You are a swordsman. The two mages in your team are fine, so how come you, a swordsman, vomited first?"
William: "I... ugh!"
Yan Yunqing looked sideways. It really wasn't William's fault. Some people are naturally more prone to motion sickness.
In the other two teams led by Teacher Walkley, there were also people who got airsick, vomiting until they were out of breath.
It looked like they would be useless for the day. In this state, let alone fighting demonic beasts, they would probably collapse after walking a few more steps.
Yan Yunqing scanned his own team. Very good, only William had thrown up in their team. The rest were in good condition.
Especially Rowena. After such a thrilling and long roller coaster ride, her face was not red and her heart was not pounding.
She was like a person who had not been affected at all, and her body didn't even sway when she got off the griffin.
Seeing Yan Yunqing looking at her, Rowena immediately understood what he was thinking and smiled at him, "The first time I rode a griffin, I also threw up miserably. But after I got used to it, I stopped."
Yan Yunqing suddenly remembered: Rowena had participated in battles before. At that time, she often rode demonic beasts around.
Under those harsh living conditions, those who couldn't adapt would have already been left on the battlefield forever, with no chance of survival.
After vomiting for a while, William finally recovered. His face was still a bit pale, but his spirits were much better.
Robin: "There are recovery potions in the space bracelet. If you feel uncomfortable, drink a tube. I guarantee the medicine will cure the illness."
William rubbed his cheeks. Demetrius casually waved his magic staff. Without seeing him chant any spells, a ball of water appeared in front of William.
William wasn't surprised. He used the water to rinse his mouth and wash his face, and his condition returned to normal.
"It's okay, I've adjusted."
Should he say it's because he's a child? His energy recovers so quickly.
Yan Yunqing lamented: Speaking of which, it seems like he just turned an adult not long ago. Why does he always feel like he's already very old...?
Robin shrugged, "I'm just giving you a suggestion. If you think you can handle it, that's fine. But if you really can't, don't force yourself to save face. Anyway, the Little Captain has already paid for these potions for you in advance, so feel free to use them!"
He waved his hand grandly. Those who didn't know would think he was the big tycoon.
William was speechless: "It's just some points. How many points? I'll transfer them to you later."
Robin counted on his fingers, "A total of nearly ten thousand points were used. Your share is about two thousand."
William staggered: "How many?!"
"Two thousand." Robin smiled brightly, holding up two fingers and waving them in front of William's eyes, "Are you sure you want to pay?"
William fell silent.
Academy points are not easy to obtain. The only channels to get a large number of points are through activities like external training or by trading with other students.
However, points are the common currency within the academy. No student would be foolish enough to exchange all their points for money that is hard to spend in the academy.
So even William, a prince of a country, only had a total of nearly two thousand points in his account.
And now Robin said that their supplies for this external training cost ten thousand points. This was simply an astronomical figure.
Even Rowena was a little surprised. She had participated in battles and been injured for it, so she had a lot of points, but she couldn't help but be secretly shocked when she heard about Yan Yunqing's lavish move.
Isn't their little captain a first-year student who just enrolled? Where did he get so many points?
And he's so generous, spending so much on an ordinary first-year external training?
How much equipment must he have bought??
Just as they were discussing the points, another team passed by and also heard Robin's words, all of them looking at their direction with surprise.
"Ten thousand points?"
After seeing Yan Yunqing's handsome but unfamiliar face, they all showed expressions of doubt.
"Who is this? Ten thousand points? Isn't he afraid of suffocating himself with such big talk?"
"He's probably confused from dreaming, unable to distinguish between dreams and reality."
"None of the third-year seniors I know have managed to save up ten thousand points. This person is obviously bragging..."
"What are you guys talking about? What ten thousand points?"
"Oh, it's that team over there. It's hilarious. One of them said that they prepared ten thousand points' worth of supplies for this external training! Isn't that ridiculous?"
"My god, ten thousand points? That must mean they bought all the items and potions in the academy's exchange, right? Hahaha"
"......"
The discussions around them were endless, the chirping so loud it was as if they were speaking right next to their ears.
The members of Team A silently lowered their heads, all looking at Robin with condemning gazes. It wasn't that they didn't believe that Yan Yunqing didn't have ten thousand points, or that Robin was exaggerating.
The main point was that they were not in the academy now, and their safety was not completely guaranteed. Keeping one's wealth hidden was what one needed to remember when going out.
Robin lowered his head, humbly accepting his teammates' condemnation.
Their silence was also seen by the people around as guilt after bragging. The various gazes that were originally on them were also withdrawn.
No one really believed that a first-year student could have ten thousand points. Even if they did, they couldn't exchange all of them for supplies. This wasn't just participating in a half-month external training; this was preparing to rush directly to the front lines of the battlefield, right?
Feeling the gazes on them gradually disappearing, the five of them all breathed a sigh of relief, especially Demetrius.
He didn't like being the center of attention in the first place. With everyone's eyes suddenly focused on them, Demetrius was just short of digging a hole on the spot and burying himself.
He secretly glanced at Yan Yunqing beside him and pouted.
A flashy guy. It's probably better to stay away from him after all.
Yan Yunqing felt Demetrius's gaze and looked back, only to find Demetrius secretly glaring at him.
Yan Yunqing: Hmm?
What happened? What is the little mushroom trying to express?
The little mushroom didn't speak.
Yan Yunqing didn't continue to probe what his quiet roommate was thinking. Instead, he looked at the forest in the distance.
The lush green forest was shrouded in a faint white mist, like a layer of light gauze draped over the forest by the sunlight, appearing mysterious and dangerous.
Yan Yunqing frowned. Ever since he had been standing here, he had a strange premonition. He couldn't say it was dangerous, but he always felt that they might encounter something next.
An illusion?
Hmm... anyway, I should be more vigilant. In general film, television, and literary works, when the protagonist group goes to a strange place for training, they will always encounter some dangers and opportunities.
I wonder if I'll meet Lilian?
The elven territory... ah, it seems to be a little far from here?
Volume 5: The Missing Companion and the Underground Altar