Chapter 212: Training Alone (Second Update)
When the sky gradually darkened, the freshmen finally arrived at Thousand Peak Island on rafts.
Many teams crossed twice, thrice before they finally successfully reached the sh.o.r.e—under the circ.u.mstances that the instructors didn’t continue sprinkling powder.
The first day pa.s.sed as they were lumbering, choosing camps, and building camps.
These were all practical knowledge, and Su Hao listened very seriously.
For instance…
When facing different environments and different sprites, what kind of powder must be chosen to effectively drive wild sprites away?
For example, how to differentiate whether a foreign land was the territory of a powerful sprite, etc.
The instructors spoke wherever they went.
Su Hao absorbed the information like a sponge. Occasionally, he heard the prompt of Intelligence Points.
After that, on the second day, third day, and fourth day, Su Hao and the others were divided into ten teams to learn from different instructors.
Learn the real New World survival methods and learn how to find precious materials.
On the fifth day, ten teams and more than a thousand students gathered again.
Heavenly King Wu descended from the sky. After appearing in a flashy manner, he said, “After four days of learning, I believe you have already gained a preliminary understanding of the survival and exploration of the New World. Next, it will be the moment you look forward to the most…”
“Free exploration segment!
“Not only that, as your first experience in the New World, all the materials you get for this round of exploration will not be taxed across borders!”
When Su Hao heard this, his eyes lit up together with b.u.t.terfly.
When he left the New World and returned to Planet Aquamarine, if the items he brought with him exceeded 20kg, or the total value exceeded 100,000, he would have to pay a border tax.
The tax rate was very high, generally 50% of the item’s value!
It could also be sold to the buyers in the city at a lower price.
Even so, 50% of the income was precious money for Sprite Trainers! Every year, many elite-level Sprite Trainers rushed to the New World. Many earned a lot, but some were buried in nameless areas.
Compared to them, Su Hao had his own advantages.
He had unparalleled “eyesight”!
He was excited, so was everyone else.
But very quickly, Heavenly King Wu poured cold water on them. “You have to remember that this is the New World. The death rate of newbies like you… Well, it’s usually the highest.”
“I hope that I can still see all of you when we go back.”
Free exploration did not have mandatory teams. After Heavenly King Wu finished speaking, the boys and girls who were interested chose to team up themselves. There were also many who chose to do it alone.
After all, they were Sprite Trainers.
Being alone was a team.
Liu Ren didn’t look for him, and Su Hao was happy to explore on his own. He was just thinking about where to start.
At this moment, Heavenly King Wu walked over.
“Senior Wu.”
Heavenly King Wu glanced at b.u.t.terfly and the rest. “The sprites are all cultivated pretty well. Are you interested in exploring more valuable areas?”
Su Hao expressed his doubts, and Heavenly King Wu continued.
“The two islands, Thousand Peak and Myriad Forest, have had many students exploring and training over the years. There isn’t much value left to excavate anymore.”
“In comparison, because of its unique environment, Mist Island still possesses relatively high excavation value and one can find many precious materials and treasures. Of course, the danger is also much higher than the Thousand Peak and Myriad Forest Island.”
Heavenly King Wu paused for a moment before continuing, “However, Mist Island is in the Dragon Court Lake area after all. There are generally no strong wild sprites, so it’s relatively safe… I’m suggesting that you go.”
“On Thousand Peak Island, you won’t get any effective training, but chicks still have to spread their wings and fly high in the end.”
Su Hao glanced at the interface, hesitated for half a second, and decided…
Tsk!
Just as Heavenly King Wu said, flowers can’t grow in a greenhouse… Of course, it was impossible to risk his life. He could only work hard to nurture sprites so that he could give himself a sense of security.
…
Whoosh ~
By taking the Trading Puppet special plane, Su Hao only took 20 minutes to travel from Thousand Peak Island to Mist Island, which was closer to the center of the lake.
As far as the eye could see, there was a thin mist covering the island. It looked beautiful under the sunlight, like a fairyland.
Heavenly King Wu reminded him one last time. “Remember, apart from wild sprites, you have to be wary of the other explorers. When you are out, you have to always maintain a vigilant mindset.”
With that, he disappeared with a whoosh.
“Gurgle~!”
b.u.t.terfly looked at him.
Su Hao knew that the little rascal was already impatient, asking him if they could start.
“What, how many points are you asking?
“Your money is my money, is there a need to calculate so clearly?”
“Gurgle (╯ ° O °) ╯ (┻ ━ ┻”
b.u.t.terfly didn’t want to speak and threw a Dumb Unicorn at him.
Su Hao took the opportunity to ride the Water Unicorn Beast. With his legs pressed against the horse’s belly, the horse trotted into the woods.
…
In the woods, the thin mist shrouded them, adding mystery to their surroundings.
Occasionally, one could hear the cries of insects and see the figure of a certain sprite flas.h.i.+ng in the distance.
When b.u.t.terfly returned, it felt like it had returned home, as it flew around happily.
It called out to the Flaming Spiritcrow and searched around.
“That’s worthless.”
“That one is too dirty, don’t pick it up.”
Su Hao looked ahead. On the light screen, there were some precious materials that could be “fancied” by the interface.
But he inflated.
Even if the interface “fancied” them, Su Hao had to be picky.
“Unfortunately, the interface map isn’t wide enough.”
But even so, the interface was very useful.
In particular, some very inconspicuous materials hidden in the cracks of the rocks and under the ground were similarly eye-catching in the interface.
“It’s best if I can pick up a Heart of Attributes.”
“It would be even more perfect if I could pick up two or three.”
Su Hao thought that if he could pick up two fire-element Hearts of Attributes and let the Flaming Spiritcrow swallow them in one bite, it might be able to break through to extraordinary level with a “pop”.
But…
Just by looking at the environment of Mist Island, he also knew that if he wanted to pick up the fire-element Hearts of Attributes here, it was undoubtedly…
He saw peaches in b.u.t.terfly’s eyes.
…
Eat, sleep, pick up precious materials, hit sprites…
A day pa.s.sed in the blink of an eye, and night arrived.
At night, Su Hao didn’t continue exploring. Instead, he found a place to camp against the wind.
He laid down the waterproof mat, leaned back against the Electric Bear’s soft belly and rested.
The Flaming Spiritcrow rested on a tree branch more than ten meters tall. It was silent, like an emotionless sentry.
b.u.t.terfly’s cell phone was plugged into the portable charger, but it was very troubled without the Internet.
“Gurgle~”
It turned to look at Su Hao, and at the Electric Bear, and asked: Are we playing cards?
The human and bear shook their heads continuously.
The horse and crow also shook their heads right after.
“Gurgle ~” Disappointed, b.u.t.terfly opened the notepad and started… composing tutorials.
It felt that opening cla.s.ses was more profitable.
Su Hao played with his cell phone for a while and continued to stare at the interface.
He could still see a lot of precious materials around him.
“Well, I’ll find the one with the highest value first and note down the location. I’ll go and get it tomorrow morning… If there’s the Heart of Attributes, that’s another story.”
“Eh?”
He dragged the map to the far end and discovered a group of final evolved sprites huddled together.
Sprites from different races.
Su Hao opened it and took a look.
“15 elite-levels. From the information here, they belong to five Sprite Trainers… That should be an exploration team.”
It was very common for Sprite Trainers to team up for field exploration, but…
Su Hao saw that among those sprites, three were actually at the limit of elite-level, one was especially strong, and the rest were mostly at the mid-level elite-level.
For an exploration team, it was a very luxurious arrangement.
“As for Mist Island, even if the danger level is slightly higher than the other two islands, it’s still considered a beginner’s area. Why is a luxurious team here?”
Su Hao couldn’t tell if it was a senior’s team or an external team.
But he had no intention of approaching.
It was safer to be alone in the wild.
…
At a camp two to three kilometers away from Su Hao.
The bonfire burned and crackled.
There were three men and two women sitting around the bonfire. All of them were in their thirties. They were wearing worn battle clothes, and their expressions weren’t very energetic.
They were tired after living in the wild for more than half a month, especially since they had never found their target.
“Did you really see many light-element sprites?”
The muscular bald man looked at the thin young man with a dark expression.
“I swear, it’s true!” The thin and weak young man hurriedly raised his hand. “At that time, I was being chased by a few Death Locusts. When I was fleeing in a panic, I suddenly saw a place shrouded in dazzling holy light. I was worried that there were powerful sprites inside, so I didn’t dare to run in…”
“Give me time, give me time, I’ll definitely be able to find it.”
“You better not be lying.” The bald man snorted and said, “If we find a rare light-element sprite, both of us can get rich, but if you’re lying…”
He twisted his neck, making cracking sounds.