CHAPTER 144: CHAPTER 6 HUNTER SOLDIER ASSESSMENT

Outside the medical hall, a tall and stately woman stood, her valiant spirit emanating an intimidating aura unique to hunter soldiers, which caused the patients seeking treatment to scatter and make way.

Yun Sheng, however, couldn’t help but smile; the visitor was none other than Mu Nanyan from the Huangteng Hunting Soldier Team.

Mu Nanyan had a fiery temperament, and she sought out Yun Sheng because she had just learned that Yun Sheng had passed the Royal Magic Academy’s multifarious examinations with excellent results during the final assessments.

This also meant that Yun Sheng was now capable of controlling basic magic and that it was time for her to join them in the B-level hunter soldier team’s assessment.

After Mu Nanyan explained her intentions, Yun Sheng pondered for a moment while Doctor Fan carefully inquired into the details and progress of the matter, and surprisingly, he did not object to Yun Sheng participating in the hunter soldier team’s advancement assessment.

"Being a hunter soldier is indeed a job that involves real combat, but it is also the best way to temper oneself. Huangteng is a renowned hunting soldier team within the country. Accompanying them for the experience is much better than treating trivial illnesses in the medical hall. Besides, with the year-end approaching, the medical hall will be closed for a while. Your father will be under my care, so go ahead without worry," Doctor Fan, recognizing Yun Sheng’s talent, encouraged her to go with Mu Nanyan.

If Doctor Fan were not of average cultivation, he would have longed to go to the battlefield and serve as a battlefield doctor.

In his view, refined medical skills are something that must be continuously honed and mastered by treating critically ill patients.

Yun Sheng was still young, and it was not suitable for her to go directly to the battlefield. Following the people from Huangteng to gain experience and improve her medical skills were the best things she could do.

Yun Sheng indeed shared this sentiment. Having honed her skills at the Royal Magic Academy for a year, she hadn’t yet had the chance to practice the two intermediate magic spells she had learned in real combat, and this hunter soldier assessment was a good opportunity for a trial.

However, Yun Sheng didn’t know that in the hearts of the members of the Huangteng Hunting Soldier Team, they hadn’t planned to let her take action at all, attributing it to her young age and the fact that she was only a magician. The reason they invited Yun Sheng was simply to make use of her identity as a summoner.

The three of them had long discussed that if Yun Sheng agreed to head to the assessment site, they would treat her as a high-priority protection target, ensuring that no harm would come to her.

Yun Sheng thus packed her luggage and prepared some medicinal herbs and magic medicine.

Before leaving, she did not forget to say goodbye to her father, Yun Canghai.

"Father, forgive Sheng’er for not being able to spend the New Year with you. But now, Sheng’er will be a member of the B-level hunter soldier team. You once told Sheng’er about the culture and customs of the south of Great Zhou, this time Sheng’er is going there..." Even though she knew her father couldn’t hear her words, Yun Sheng still whispered into his ear.

After performing the Yun Meng Ice Sleep Magic Array herself and wiping her father’s face, Yun Sheng set off to meet with the others at the Wenren Residence, accompanied by Mu Nanyan.

In the Yun Meng Ice Sleep Magic Array, Yun Canghai’s face was still covered with frost, completely motionless.

The year-end was approaching, and the weather in Yujing City was getting colder, with the lush trees lining the streets gradually withering and leaves scattering on the ground.

A few days ago, a light snow had fallen.

Fortunately, both Yun Sheng and Mu Nanyan had exceptional physical constitutions, so at the moment they were both wearing just a single layer of clothing.

The Wenren Residence, which had not been visited for more than half a year, was now decked in festive decorations for the New Year.

Under the white snow, red lanterns swayed nonstop in the northern wind, and the servants, under the direction of the old steward, decorated the residence anew.

Wenren Xu remained his old self. Upon seeing Yun Sheng, he couldn’t resist ruffling her hair, causing Yun Sheng to dodge incessantly.

After the new year, Yun Sheng was about to turn seven. Over the past year, she had grown quite a bit taller, yet her appearance still resembled that of an innocuous little loli.

This was precisely what dismayed Yun Sheng the most. Imagine a person in their late twenties, almost reaching thirty, constantly being treated like a little girl. No one would be pleased with that.

"Little girl, you’re quite remarkable. I thought you’d need to spend three to five years at the Royal Magic Academy to master Basic Magic. Unexpectedly, you’ve familiarized yourself with all sorts of Basic Magic so quickly. With this, you’re qualified to join us on our trip to Daoye Mountain to participate in the Hunter Soldier Team’s promotion assessment," Wenren Xu said with glee, his tone sounding eerily like a child trafficker.

Remembering the scene where he showed off his skills at the assessment field, Wenren Xu couldn’t help but beam with joy.

Yun Sheng secretly thought that if Wenren Xu knew she had also concocted High-grade Magic Medicine, he would be astonished. Of course, it was wiser not to mention this matter.

"But the end of the year is approaching, doesn’t Brother Wenren and the others need to stay at home?" Yun Sheng knew that the continent’s customs placed great value on tradition.

"We are mercenaries; what new year are we talking about? The boss teaches at the Magic Academy and can’t join team missions for most of the year. Mu Nanyan, that woman, and I are so bored we’re about to mold. I’m telling you, the mercenary assessment is fascinating. You’ll see plenty of experts. Next year, you’re planning to join Wuxuan Wuji Hall, so getting accustomed to it early is good. As far as I know, there are many Martial Artists around Daoye Mountain," Wenren Xu spoke as if he could bring the dead to life with his words.

Indeed, Wenren Xu and Mu Nanyan hadn’t taken on any Hunter Soldier missions in the past half-year.

It wasn’t because they were slacking off, but because their capabilities had reached the peak of C-level, and taking ordinary C-level Hunter Soldier missions offered no challenge whatsoever.

However, they weren’t qualified for B-level missions, so they simply stopped undertaking missions altogether.

Driven by their boredom and learning of Yun Sheng’s progress in magic, Mu Nanyan took the initiative to go to the medical hall to fetch someone.

Unexpectedly, Yun Sheng didn’t show any sign of fear and readily agreed to come.

This act further improved the impression Wenren Xu and Mu Nanyan had of Yun Sheng.

A little while later, Feng Kuo also rushed over.

Knowing that Yun Sheng had agreed to the assessment, Feng Kuo’s big mouth opened wide with delight.

Frankly, he had long wanted to encourage Yun Sheng to participate in the mercenary assessment. After all, he always wanted to upgrade his own Hunter Soldier Team, but as Yun Sheng’s mentor, he felt it was a bit too much to persuade a seven-year-old trainee to take part in the Hunter Soldier assessment.

However, with his observations over the past year, he found Yun Sheng’s mentality to be far more mature than the average child, even more so than his two impetuous teammates.

Taking her along, it was still uncertain who would be trouble for whom.

After discussing it, this time Yun Sheng would join Huangteng as a Summoner.

Her Summoned Beast wouldn’t be the Bobbie but instead, the more normal-looking Little Black, to avoid drawing attention.

Wenren Xu had already ordered the steward to hire a carriage; Yun Sheng and Mu Nanyan would ride in it, while Wenren Xu and Feng Kuo would ride horses. Together, they headed towards Hunting Soldier Guard City, Daoye Mountain City, located in the southern part of Great Zhou.