Chapter 26: Set Off For the Magical Beast Forest
Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL

“Magical Beast Forest?”
Lin An was stunned for a moment when he heard this name.
Entering the Magical Beast Forest was still very dangerous for an apprentice sorcerer.
Originally, the Hodtrotz Magic Academy would only arrange to enter the Magical Beast Forest under the guidance of their teachers during the advanced classes.
Moreover, they could only enter the periphery of the Magical Beast Forest.
After all, in the depths of the Magical Beast Forest, even a sorcerer might be in danger if they entered.
After knowing that he could enter the Magical Beast Forest, Lin An was a little excited.
He had been in the town all this time and didn’t have the chance to see magical beasts.
But once he entered the Magical Beast Forest, it meant that he could see all kinds of magical beasts.
After bidding farewell to Sophia, Lin An immediately went to buy some supplies and prepared to head to the Magical Beast Forest.
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Star Calendar, Year 15810.
A group of young students gathered at the entrance of the academy. The leader of the group was Sophia.
In the group, besides Lin An, there were nine other students.
There were four from Class 1, one from Class 2, two from Class 3, and two from Class 4.
These students were all at level-6 in terms of innate mana. They could be considered the most talented among this batch of new students.
What made Lin An happy was that Susanna was also in the team.
After all, Susanna’s innate mana was at level-7. In everyone’s eyes, she was second only to Lin An.
If it wasn’t for Lin An, Susanna would definitely be the number one person.
Lin An saw that Susanna didn’t have a backpack on her and her hands were empty. He couldn’t help but ask, “Susanna, don’t you need to bring any supplies when you go to the Magical Beast Forest this time?”
Although they could go back to Rand Town to resupply, it wasn’t every day that they would come back to resupply in the Magical Beast Forest.
It was very likely that they would stay in the Magical Beast Forest for more than three to four days.
If she didn’t eat or drink at that time, it would definitely be impossible.
When Susanna heard Lin An’s words, she smiled and said, “My resources are all in my interspatial ring.”
After saying this, Susanna took out one of her hands and wore a dazzling ring on it.
Interspatial ring!
Seeing this ring, Lin An was envious.
This interspatial ring was also considered a magical equipment, but it was even rarer than normal magical equipment. No matter how small the space in an interspatial ring was, it was still worth tens of thousands of gold coins.
Lin An couldn’t afford it at all.
This made Lin An even more certain that this Susanna must be from a very wealthy family.
He glanced at the other students, who were also carrying bags like him, and this made Lin An feel a little more at ease.
“Let’s go. This place is tens of kilometers away from the Swano Magical Beast Forest. You must arrive before nightfall,” Sofia said very calmly.
Immediately, everyone rushed towards the direction of the Magic Beast Forest without hesitation.
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Swanno Magic Beast Forest.
It was the Magical Beast Forest closest to Rand Town.
To the west of Rand Town, it stretched for dozens of kilometers and was extremely huge.
In the Magic Beast Forest, the weakest magic beast was a rank-1, and the strongest magic beast was rumored to have the strength of a rank-5, but it was not confirmed.
This was because very few people ventured deep into the Magical Beast Forest.
After all, there would usually be quite a number of level-four magical beasts in the inner regions. Even a magic sorcerer’s life would be in danger.
The sky gradually darkened. Lin An and his group of eleven finally arrived at the westernmost part of Rand Town. They were less than a thousand meters away from the Swano Magical Beast Forest.
Apart from Sophia, everyone else looked exhausted.
A distance of tens of kilometers was still a very long distance for an apprentice sorcerer, let alone walking on foot.
This was also part of their training.
When they arrived at this place, Lin An truly felt the wonders of this world.
On the streets, there were many swordsmen wearing long swords.
These swordsmen looked rather old. There were even dried bloodstains on some of their clothes.
There were even people dragging the corpses of magical beasts on the streets.
Such a scene seemed very normal here.
These swordsmen were adventurers. It was their job to enter the Magical Beast Forest to hunt magical beasts.
The mortality rate for swordsmen like these was very high.
After all, if they were to accidentally encounter a tier-4 magical beast, they would definitely die.
“It’s getting dark. Let’s find a place to stay first,” Sophia said.
After saying that, she brought her people to a hotel.
On the signboard of the hotel, there were four big words.
Magic Hotel.
The hotel owner was a big fat man. When he saw Sophia’s arrival, his eyes lit up.
“Distinguished guests, you are from the Hodtrotz Magic Academy, right?” The owner of the hotel said very politely.
Sophia didn’t waste any words. With a wave of her hand, eleven gold coins appeared on the table. She said, “Eleven rooms for one night.”
“Okay, I’ll go make the arrangements now.”
Seeing the gold coins, the owner of the hotel didn’t dare to be negligent and quickly made the arrangements.
Lin An, on the other hand, was extremely surprised. One gold coin could only be used to stay here for one night?
This price could be said to be very expensive.
One had to know that for the same price, one gold coin could even be used to stay for a month near the academy.
However, Lin An didn’t ask too much.
Very soon, the room was arranged, and Sophia gathered everyone in her room.
“No one can leave the hotel tonight. Otherwise, if anything happens, no one will be responsible.”
“Have a good rest tonight and enter the Magical Beast Forest tomorrow.”
“Don’t think that this training is just for fun. If you don’t listen to the command and get killed by the magical beast, you deserve it.”
“If anyone wants to quit, think about it tonight. After tonight, there will be no chance.”
No one refuted Sophia’s words.
It was a hard-earned opportunity to train with an archmage. No one would be stupid enough to quit now.
Moreover, they came here to train with the intention of improving their own strength.
Once they made a breakthrough, they would only be stronger than their peers in the future.
Therefore, no one chose to quit, and Lin An did the same.
Lin An’s thoughts were even simpler. He had to make himself stronger. Otherwise, he would be in a very difficult position in the National Magic Academy Competition in three months.
Would the enemy let him recover his magic power before fighting in every competition?
Impossible.
He could only use this opportunity to increase his strength.
Most importantly, Lin An already had his own plan in his heart.