sonovelo Chapter 72 Following the Military Law Master to Helan Mountain
Chapter 72 Following the Military Law Master to Helan Mountain
After Ge Xin left, Su Ming hailed another taxi, and this time she and Mu Qianjin sat in the back together.
"To the Ya'an border, the area where military mages are stationed." After getting on the train, Su Ming told them where he was going.
Her expression darkened as soon as the location was mentioned. Her face changed repeatedly before she finally said, "Going there is fine, but I can't deliver you there. You'll have to get off the bus some distance from the Ya'an border."
Is the border area in Ya'an really that unsafe?
The driver shook his head and said, "You don't understand. This area is right next to Helan Mountain. I absolutely refuse to take you there, even if you find all the drivers in the city, no one will be willing to take you there."
"Alright." Su Ming shrugged helplessly and glanced at Mu Qianjin.
"I'm fine." Mu Qianjin never cared about such trivial matters; walking a little distance was just a form of exercise.
Then, when they were still three kilometers away from the designated location, Su Ming was released.
"Isn't this a bit too far?"
"It's a bit far."
Seeing Su Ming's constipated look, Mu Qianjin almost laughed.
"Hurry up, or we'll have come all this way for nothing," Mu Qianjin said, using wind magic to speed up her reading. She disappeared in a flash, leaving only a cloud of dust in the air.
Su Ming could have arrived just as quickly, but Xiao Qing was asleep. He had no means of movement, and his newly awakened plant and sound abilities were of little use on the journey.
Su Ming wasn't early, so he walked over unhurriedly. It was still early, and the military region was guarded 24 hours a day, so he could ask whenever he wanted.
When they were halfway there, a gust of wind blew by, and Mu Qianjin came riding on the wind. As if she had suddenly thought of something, she looked at Su Ming with great interest.
"Su Ming, has your intermediate-level spell awakened yet?"
Seeing Su Ming nod, Mu Qianjin smiled and quickly asked, "What department is it?"
"Both the plant and sound systems are currently at the beginner level two," Su Ming honestly stated.
He originally intended to keep it a secret, but his subsequent actions would definitely expose a lot of things. Lying now would be pointless as it would fall apart on its own in a few days.
"Plant magic is great, it's one of the white magics. Sound magic can be used for battlefield command, and it can also interfere with and attack other people's minds. Unlike lightning magic, which violently damages reality, this is a magic that mainly attacks the mind."
It shares some similarities with the Mind System.
Mu Qianjin was very excited, as if he himself had awakened these two systems.
It is possible to encounter demons in the Ya'an Realm, but the probability is very small. Those demons that break in will be marked, and then military mages will awaken and kill them.
Therefore, very few fish escaped the net.
It's different from the constant fighting on the outer city walls of the ancient capital.
The border defenses in Yucheng are relatively easy.
When those demons attack, it's either a whole bunch of them at once, or they just stay silent. This keeps the military mages very idle, and they can't be transferred away even when they're idle.
The fact that Helan Mountain is guarded by a dedicated military region is enough to demonstrate its terrifying nature. Su Ming has never underestimated Helan Mountain, and all demons and monsters deserve to be treated with caution, otherwise, one will inevitably capsize sooner or later.
"Most of the demons here are green-skinned and have many green crystalline glows emanating from their bodies. These glows can heal anyone except themselves. We call these creatures 'poisonous blood dogs'."
"Does it look like a dog?" Su Ming continued to ask.
"It doesn't sound like it, but it sounds better this way, so we've just kept calling it that," the officer chatting with Su Ming said calmly.
Su Ming came on behalf of the Hunter Alliance, and much of the information was announced. Both the Magic Association and the Hunter Alliance knew about it, so there was nothing wrong with sharing these things with a young guy.
"Are there any legends or rumors about birds or similar creatures in the Helan Mountains?" Su Ming then asked.
"I don't know about birds, but there are a few rather formidable birds in Helan Mountain. I don't know if that's what you're looking for."
It probably wasn't any useful information. Sure enough, after he finished speaking, Su Ming realized it wasn't very useful; it was just an ordinary demon.
Although he had already decided it was useless, he would still choose to spend time observing those demons in order to avoid missing any cases.
"That group of demons attacked this place not long ago, and they haven't come back for a long time since they left. Otherwise, it would be good if you could see the actual artifacts." The guards in charge sighed slightly.
Su Ming understood why those taxis dared not drive this way.
It seems that demons attacked this place not long ago. They looked quite big, which made everyone very nervous, fearing that the defense line would be breached.
However, judging from the reactions of the people and the location itself, those demons cannot break in.
It's a military region specifically set up for the Helan Mountains, so it can't function without some strength.
Listening to others makes it impossible to gain a clear understanding, but now that I've taken what others say, there's no better way.
Their goal this time was not to complete it all at once. They were unfamiliar with the Helan Mountains and had already decided not to rush in recklessly.
They planned to wage a semi-protracted war, first venturing in to test the route and then repeatedly venturing deeper until they found the totem beast.
As for the Hunter Alliance, there's definitely no more news about the Totem Beast. According to Green Brother's speculation, the Totem Bifang is a towering giant bird, so large that it should be easy to find.
Green Brother himself is a hunter, although he is not a high-level one. After arriving at the Hunter's Alliance, he planned to find a team to guide him.
The Helan Mountains are very dangerous, and there are not many hunters who dare to go there. If you don't find someone in advance, you may not be able to find anyone.
Although Yucheng is a city near Helan Mountain, hunters here rarely go to Helan Mountain. There are demons in other places besides Helan Mountain, so no one wants to go there.
After searching through several teams without finding anyone willing to lead him, Green Brother had no choice but to post a commission with a reward of 50.
This is already very expensive for Green Brother Su Ming. They don't have much money to waste on this, but they have no choice but to pay for it.
The main problem is a lack of confidence regarding the Helan Mountains.
500,000 is not a lot for those hunters, but they just want someone to guide them. They don't want to risk danger by not having a hunter team, so the risk is reduced a lot. Going around and getting 500,000 is still quite a good deal.
Su Ming and Mu Qianjin did not return to the city, but stayed in the military region.
They were students from the ancient capital's academy, and after verification, there were no problems with them staying; they could simply consider it a valuable experience.
However, there aren't many demons to deal with here; to confront them, one must venture deeper into the area.
"Do you have people going deep into the Helan Mountains every day?" Su Ming asked, somewhat surprised.
"Yes, we can't just sit idly by. We need to find out why those demons haven't come out yet, otherwise we'll always be on the defensive. We need to take the initiative, or at least find out the source of the danger," said Lu Chen, the garrison commander.
"By the way, do you want to go inside with the team and take a look? Since you're going with the hunter team in a couple of days anyway, why don't you go today and get a feel for the situation in Helan Mountain beforehand?"