Chapter 175: Chapter 175: The Abyssal Rift, The Troublesome Eggshell Knight

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“Li Yuan, check out the last item on the task rewards,”

someone was still pondering how to collect protection fees when Shen Yurou interrupted him.

Then he looked at the last item of the task rewards.

After destroying the abyssal rift, all participating new members will receive prestige among five Different Race tribes nearby, including the Niuren Clan and the Catman Tribe.

The top ten participants will be able to recruit followers from these Different Races. (Note: Recruitment must be based on mutual consent; coercion is forbidden and will be strictly punished by the Academy!)

This reward information revealed a lot.

First, there are five Different Race tribes nearby.

Second, these five Different Race tribes are affiliated with Dragon Academy.

Third, it is possible to recruit powerful individuals from these Different Races to prepare for the march into the Sea of Realms.

“This is interesting. I wonder what special professions these Different Races have,”

Professions are varied and unique; almost every race has its specialties. Take the Goblins, for example. They are not only intelligent with an advantage in engineering, but they can also help Sea of Realms Lords accumulate wealth.

What Zi Liyuan thought of, naturally, was whether these Different Races had special attributes that could increase the resources of the Sea of Realms. As for powerful individuals among the Different Races, he didn’t really take them seriously.

After probing with the Eye of Death, the strongest individuals in this Niuren Clan village were just two hero BOSS-level entities.

Ordinary professions might covet such strength to join them, but to him, it was insignificant and not as helpful as special professions that could increase the resources of the Sea of Realms.

“We can recruit Different Races, so let’s look for any special professionals when the time comes,”

As all the new students had finished reading the task information, a teacher from Dragon Academy spoke up once again.

“Now that everyone has finished reviewing the task, let’s get moving. You only have ten days for the mission, so grab the chance,”

As the teacher finished speaking, he disappeared in an instant, leaving a group of speechless new students behind.

“Damn, the abyssal rift is just somewhere near our village, but the exact location wasn’t specified. Looks like we have to find it ourselves,”

Wang Fatty muttered with a look of discontent.

“Enough talk, let’s get going,”

Outside the plaza, many members of the Niuren Clan were surrounding it, seemingly curious. These Different Race members affiliated with Dragon Academy actually showed a yearning look towards the academy students.

Without giving it much thought, the four of them headed straight out of the village.

Once they left the village, Zi Liyuan immediately tried to release his Spirit, but it was still suppressed within him.

“The Spirit can’t be used, which adds to the difficulty of exploration. It seems the Academy did this on purpose,”

But was it going to stop him?

He released the Eye of Death directly, and a glint of dark light flashed in the bottom of his eyes. Every sign of life within two kilometers became clear in his mind.

Beyond the numerous life signals near the village, many more appeared within the surrounding forest.

Zi Liyuan specifically sought out the strongest life forms, and soon discovered dozens of magical beasts.

Once he determined the direction with the largest concentration of magical beasts, Zi Liyuan didn’t hesitate to summon 2000 Skeleton Cavalry.

With a few swift kicks, he cleared a space for the Skeletal Horses and saddled up four of them, leading the charge onward.

Shen Yurou, Second Order, Wang Tie: (⊙o⊙)…

The three of them followed suit, climbing atop the Skeletal Horses prepared for them.

“Keep up,”

After mounting up, the four of them didn’t care about the whispers of other students behind them. Led by the Skeleton Cavalry, they plunged into the forest, dashing toward the direction with the most magical beasts.

Perhaps because this area was near a Different Race village, the forest had very few monsters, mostly small, edible flora and fauna.

The Skeleton Cavalry recklessly charged through, not slowing down despite the forest not being conducive to rapid cavalry movement.

What if they hit trees? At worst, the Skeletal Horses and Knights would shatter into bone fragments. No big deal—just summon more if needed.

Where the Skeleton Cavalry passed, they trampled a path by forcefully crushing the vegetation and breaking the trees, creating a brutal trail through the forest.

With the guidance of the Eye of Death, their rapid march grew rough as they went deeper into the forest, encountering increasingly more magical plants and creatures.

Elevated by the abyssal transformation, even the weakest of flora and fauna had their strength enhanced significantly, with even their templates leveling up to elite status.

But these magical creatures and plants stood no chance against the Level 19 Skeleton Cavalry, especially in the face of a high-speed charge. They were trampled into ghosts under the hooves of the Skeletal Horses.

Charge, charge—they quickly penetrated ten kilometers into the forest, where the magical plants grew denser.

Moreover, the levels of these magical plants had begun to skyrocket from below Level 20, soon reaching up to Level 60.

Among the four people, Wang Fatty had the lowest level. Because of his need to cultivate a contract pet, he had to spend a lot of experience points, which limited his level progression.

At that time, Wang Fatty was Level 45, in command of a Level 45 hero BOSS pet squad.

Next were Second Order at Level 50 and Shen Yurou at Level 60.

Second Order’s level was due to the fact that she had just changed jobs and hadn’t had much time to farm dungeons for leveling.

However, with the powerful equipment provided by Shen Yurou, it was impressive for Second Order to be able to complete the second-order hero job change dungeon and raise her level to 50 in just a few days.