Chapter 148: Light and Dark Scroll (Eighth update, bonus for three thousand recommendation votes)

The Elite Class assessment, besides testing the students' strength and growth, is also intended to select the most outstanding students to represent the Academy in the Academy Selection Tournament.

Soon, Instructor Zhu Zhibin stated the contents of the assessment.

There is no written test for this assessment, because those capable of becoming students of Yuanling Academy naturally do not have poor written test scores.

The chief examiner for the assessment is Zhang Kaishuo, Dean of the Alchemist Academy; under his command are dozens of instructors whose primary role is to maintain order during the assessment and prevent major casualties.

Assessment location: Green Wild Forest

Number of participants: 281 people

Assessment duration: Three days

Assessment content: The chief examiner has randomly placed 30 pairs of Light and Dark Scrolls in the Green Wild Forest; as long as one obtains a Light and Dark Scroll and leaves the Green Wild Forest within three days, they can become a student of the Newborn Elite Class.

Additionally, Instructor Zhu Zhibin gave a final word of caution: as long as there are no major casualties, the chief examiner and the various instructors will not enter the Green Wild Forest.

To put it simply, the instructors are no longer their nannies and will no longer escort them, which is why many newborns did not participate.

According to information made public by the Academy, although the Academy specifically exterminated or drove away Spirit Beasts of Elite rank and above in the Green Wild Forest, there are still a considerable number of Upper Rank Spirit Beasts in the forest, as well as dozens of Spirit Beast groups of various sizes; if luck is poor, even Second-tier Students could potentially die, let alone First Rank newborns.

"The assessment rules are very simple: you may snatch scrolls from each other, but you cannot kill your opponents, nor can you kill your opponents' Life-Bound Demon Pets!"

After repeating the rules, Instructor Zhu Zhibin crossed his arms and waited for the assessment to begin.

Boom—

Not long after, a brilliant firework rose into the distant sky.

"I declare the assessment begun!"

As Instructor Zhu Zhibin's voice fell, Li Zhangsheng and the others began to set off; this assessment does not restrict newborns from forming teams, and the reason is very simple: there are only 30 pairs of Light and Dark Scrolls in total, and in a situation where there are many monks but little gruel, it is easy for 'uneven distribution of spoils' to occur.

Of course, forming a team also has its benefits, which is that it is safer.

Li Zhangsheng naturally did not form a team with strangers, as they would only be a burden; like Li Zhangsheng, Zhao Shuyi held the same thought.

As for the other newborns, they formed teams of two or three, but they maintained a certain level of wariness toward one another. However, once a scroll is obtained, such temporary teams are easily split apart because of it.

The moment he stepped into the Green Wild Forest, the view before him suddenly dimmed; sunlight filtered through the gaps in the leaves, casting countless mottled spots of light on the ground, while the sharp chirping of cicadas, the calls of birds, and the roars of beasts rose and fell in succession!

The Green Wild Forest is fraught with crises; besides wild Spirit Beasts, one must also guard against poisonous insects. Long before the assessment began, Li Zhangsheng had made preparations in advance, sprinkling some insect-repellent powder on his body.

The Green Wild Forest is a relatively primitive forest, growing waist-high weeds with various wild flowers dotted in between, full of primitive colors; it is very suitable for the survival of various wild Spirit Beasts, and the density of wild Spirit Beasts is naturally far higher than in the outside world.

Immediately, Kailan, who was hiding in his pocket, flew out and landed on Li Zhangsheng's shoulder.

After becoming a Forest Sprite, Kailan gained the special ability to communicate with plants, which undoubtedly greatly facilitated Li Zhangsheng, allowing him to avoid the possibility of being ambushed to the greatest extent.

Li Zhangsheng had no intention of letting Aixi out; there was no help for it, as Aixi's deterrent power was too strong and it would easily scare away nearby wild Spirit Beasts, which did not fit his expectations.

For this assessment, besides the quota for the Elite Class, the high-quality Spirit Beasts of the Green Wild Forest were naturally also his targets. He usually wouldn't have such a good opportunity, but after the Academy cleared or drove away Spirit Beasts of Elite rank and above, his safety was greatly guaranteed.

Soon, Li Zhangsheng encountered his first wild Spirit Beast.

This was a Dudu Chicken; its build was tall, its appearance somewhat like an ostrich, with a slender neck and short wings, but its body was covered in colorful feathers, which gave it a bit more vibrancy.

Because its wings were too short and its body was fat, the Dudu Chicken could not fly and could at most glide for a short distance; however, it ran extremely fast in the forest, and few Spirit Beasts could catch up to it.

The Dudu Chicken is a herbivorous Spirit Beast, and like most herbivorous Spirit Beasts, the Dudu Chicken is not an actively aggressive Spirit Beast, so after discovering Li Zhangsheng, the Dudu Chicken did not launch an attack, though its eyes were full of wariness.

Li Zhangsheng did not make a move; he subconsciously projected his Mental Power. Ever since becoming a Second-Rank Beast Master, the range of his Mental Power projection had increased significantly, expanding to a range of one hundred meters.

A vast number of wild Spirit Beasts live here, so naturally, there is no shortage of high-quality wild Spirit Beasts.

Unfortunately, including the Dudu Chicken, a total of 7 wild Spirit Beasts, the light spots representing them were all dim and lusterless; not one met Li Zhangsheng's contract standards.

Ignoring the wary Dudu Chicken, Li Zhangsheng continued forward; his pace was not slow, and while moving forward, he observed the surrounding environment, trying his best to avoid the possibility of being ambushed.

Li Zhangsheng's luck was still considered decent; what he encountered along the way were basically gentle herbivorous Spirit Beasts, and as long as he did not actively attack or show hostility, he basically did not need to encounter combat.

Unfortunately, after searching for a full hundred wild Spirit Beasts, there was not a single high-quality Spirit Beast.

At this moment, a rustling sound came from the grass ahead, which made Li Zhangsheng more vigilant; his Mental Power was constantly in an activated state, and with Kailan's warning, he naturally discovered the opponent at the first moment.

Suddenly, a white boar with tusks over two meters long charged out, a pair of tusks gleaming with cold light, actively rooting toward Li Zhangsheng.

The Tusked White Boar resembled a domestic pig, only it had a pair of canine teeth exposed outside its mouth; its build was quite sturdy, its limbs were thick and short, and its slender tail flicked back and forth.

The Tusked White Boar belongs to the Medium Servant Species; its individual strength is not very strong, but Li Zhangsheng was full of wariness in his heart because the Tusked White Boar belongs to a gregarious type of Spirit Beast.

As this Tusked White Boar charged over, the roars of Tusked White Boars followed immediately; without a doubt, Li Zhangsheng had accidentally entered the territory of a Tusked White Boar group.

Many Spirit Beasts value territory extremely highly because it represents abundant food and resources, and they are naturally extremely hostile to intruders, with gregarious Spirit Beasts being the most so.

"Eh, a high-quality Spirit Beast!" Originally, Li Zhangsheng wanted to make a strategic retreat, but at the edge of his Mental Power range, he sensed a relatively bright light spot.

No matter how poor a high-quality Spirit Beast is, it is at least worth double-digit Low-grade Soul Crystals; even a small piece of meat is still meat, not to mention that this piece of meat was not small, so he naturally had no reason to let it go, especially since he was still very short on resources.

(End of chapter)