246: Chapter 246 Establishing Camp_1 246: Chapter 246 Establishing Camp_1 “Eh?

We’re not the only ones who came here?”

Upon arriving at the destination and seeing many buses parked around, Feng Yuan said with some surprise, and Chen Xin walked over with Yue Bai in her arms and looked around before saying,

“Of course, ordinary people might still have a hard time finding out the exact location of the competition, but those teachers are a different story.”

Chen Xin leaned close to Feng Yuan’s ear and whispered,

“When the time comes, don’t show too much of your strength; our school is counting on you to contest for the first place.”

“What about you?”

“Me?

I’m just here to show off Yue Bai’s strength; I absolutely can’t join you guys—those people certainly won’t let me do as I please.”

Hearing Chen Xin’s words, Feng Yuan nodded and said,

“Then I’ll just be a nurturing dad~”

After glancing at the Scepter in Feng Yuan’s hand, Chen Xin left with a mysterious smile, and seeing Xiao Ji brimming with fighting spirit in his arms, Feng Yuan really didn’t know how to explain that the main goal of survival in the wilderness isn’t to fight.

“The Spiritual Medicine has already been gathered; Monday afternoon just happens to be Teacher Yan’s class, so I’ll count on you to help prepare Ah Mu’s potion then.”

“Are you planning to have me take leave?

Fine by me; after all, Xiao Ji can just practice there by himself.”

“Thanks.”

Patting Xiao Ji, Feng Yuan whispered,

“You should also start preparing for your evolution materials~”

Hearing Feng Yuan’s whisper, Xiao Ji excitedly lifted its head, and Feng Yuan brushed Xiao Ji while saying with a smile,

“No need to rush, your materials are a bit complicated; you’ll probably be ready to start preparing for evolution by the time the next semester begins.”

At this moment, Teacher Yan began to gather everyone to take attendance, and after checking the number of people, Teacher Yan loudly said,

“Now, separate according to the small teams you registered with, and each team should stand together.”

Hearing Teacher Yan’s words, everyone became a bit chaotic.

At that moment, seeing Chen Xin and Bai You standing alone, Qi Chen hesitated before saying to Feng Yuan,

“Isn’t Chen Xin forming a team with anyone?”

Giving Qi Chen a sidelong glance, Feng Yuan calmly said,

“Whom do you think she could team up with?

Don’t forget, she’s still up against Wei Wenyan and those people.

Although I’m not afraid, but…”

Seeing Feng Yuan’s gaze sweep towards him, Qi Chen felt at a loss for words.

After Teacher Yan finished explaining the precautions for wilderness survival, looking at the sleepy audience, Teacher Yan said with some amusement,

“It seems like you’ll find it hard to remember all that I’ve said, so just go ahead and experience Mount Mo for yourselves.

If you encounter trouble or danger, remember to call for someone right away.”

“Also, it is best not to bring any Spirit Beasts that are not participating in the competition.”

Noticing Teacher Yan’s gaze towards him, Feng Yuan pouted and said loudly,

“Agunas won’t take any action, and I didn’t bring the Dreaming Dragon Baby or Big Cat.

After having a glance at Feng Yuan, Teacher Yan said no more and led the group forward for a distance.

Feng Yuan was surprised to see a fence and a checkpoint-like structure erected ahead at some point, with two familiar people standing there watching the surroundings.

Feng Yuan sneaked a glance at Teacher Yan and stealthily made his way to pat one of them on the shoulder, saying,

“Hey~ what brings you guys here?”

Startled by Feng Yuan’s sudden action and turning to see him, Liao Yu breathed a sigh of relief and said to Feng Yuan, somewhat annoyed,

“Isn’t it obvious?

Us desk workers have been sent here to ensure the safety of you students.”

“Eh?

I thought it was only the teachers accompanying us here.”

Giving Feng Yuan a sidelong glance, Liao Yu said irritably,

“How could that be?

Even though Mount Mo has been cleared around its outskirts multiple times as a suburban outpost for the security team, who can guarantee it’s completely safe?

That’s why we need to be here on patrol.

Of course, having you is even better; I trust you’ll help look out for everyone inside.”

“Tsk, am I not just asking for trouble?

If I had known, I wouldn’t have come to say hi.”

Feng Yuan glanced at Ye Hanlei and said calmly,

“You just need to ask Agunas to keep an eye on things; I’m sure you wouldn’t let Agunas take action during the training.”

“That’s true…”

After talking with them for a while, Feng Yuan hurriedly caught up with the team and took the rescue signal device from the hands of a somewhat surprised special ops team member.

When he saw Feng Yuan itching to press the button on the device, the team member quickly stopped him,

“Don’t press it.

The rescue signal is sent directly to the rescue command center.

If you mess around, you can explain it to Captain Yan yourself.”

“Oh.”

Feng Yuan made a gesture as if to press the device, then released his hand and made a face at the special ops team member before catching up with Qi Chen and the others.

Watching Feng Yuan’s retreating figure, the special ops team member sighed and said,

“It seems this year’s champion has already been decided.”

“What?

Have you got some insider information?”

Another special ops team member who was busy distributing signal devices to others heard him and said as he handed out the devices, sighing with a somewhat speechless tone,

“Feng Yuan is competing, and I can’t believe he’s in the high school division.”

“Feng Yuan?

Which Feng Yuan?

Wait!

You’re not talking about him, are you?

He’s in the high school division?”

“Yeah, he just took a signal device from me.

You know today is dedicated to giving high school participants an early experience.”

“Man, this is going to be good to watch.”

…

After Teacher Yan gave further instructions, he let everyone go about their tasks.

Feng Yuan put his hood on, perched Xiao Ji on his head, and swung his scepter saying,

“Hehe, look, don’t I look like a hermit master?”

Qi Chen glanced at Feng Yuan and said calmly,

“You look more like an idiot.

Stop fooling around and tell us where we’re going next.”

Feng Yuan pouted unhappily and said,

“You guys can figure it out for yourselves.

If everything depends on me, your evaluation won’t be that high.

After all, combat strength is just one aspect.

Those who choose to be a Spirit Beastmaster might not necessarily be weaker than Beastmasters in the end.”

“How many will make it to the end?

It’s the same for both Beastmasters and Spirit Beastmasters.”

Hearing Dou Yanlan’s words, everyone fell somewhat silent.

Then Zhong Liuyan broke the silence,

“Feng Yuan is right.

We can’t rely on him for everything; otherwise, there’s no point in competing.”

“Let’s head over there to set up a temporary camp first.”

Seeing Zhong Liuyan point in the direction of a steep rock face on the mountain, Feng Yuan looked at her with some surprise.

Leading the way with the group, Zhong Liuyan did not forget to explain,

“Setting up a camp beneath the rock face can prevent us from being ambushed from all four sides.

If we can carve out a cave, it’s even safer to guard just one side…”

Listenting to Zhong Liuyan, Feng Yuan strangely felt like laughing.

Shaking his head and petting Xiao Ji in his arms, he didn’t intend to say anything.

After a while, when they reached the base of the rock face, Zhong Liuyan found a small cave that went in and said,

“We are in luck.

Now, we’ll work in pairs.

Qi Chen, you and Dou Yanlan go make beds and bedding for resting.

I’ll go look for firewood with Pei Yu, and Feng Yuan, you check the surroundings for any animals we can hunt.”

“Don’t go attacking those large animals by yourself!”

Remembering something, Zhong Liuyan couldn’t help but warn Feng Yuan.

Waving his hand to show he understood, Feng Yuan watched Qi Chen and Dou Yanlan turn and head into the forest in search of something.

Seeing that all four had left, he shook his head and, under Xiao Ji’s puzzled gaze, lightly touched the cave wall saying,

“So naive.”

Seeing the seven-colored light emanating from Feng Yuan’s hand, Xiao Ji looked curiously.

After a bit, Feng Yuan withdrew his hand, looked at the cave, and said,

“This will do for now.

Let’s see what there is to hunt~”

Xiao Ji joyfully chirped in response.

After a long while, everyone had come back.

Qi Chen and Dou Yanlan, using seeds collected from the forest, had Ah Mu use its growth acceleration skills to create five plant beds in the cave.

Dou Yanlan sat on one of the plant beds, absorbing energy from Cotton, and carefully carved magical runes into the preliminarily treated wood.

Outside the cave, Zhong Liuyan and Pei Yu were starting a fire when suddenly the ground shook.

Everyone looked in the direction of the tremble with vigilance.