“Speak only after saying ‘report’ first!” Li Hong’s face turned cold, and his gaze swept toward the fresh recruit who had just spoken, frightening him into involuntarily shrinking his head, “You should have said ‘report to Instructor Li’, and then state what you want to say!”
“Report to Instructor Li! I…”
“I don’t want to hear you talk right now!” Li Hong didn’t even glance at the young man as he cut him off, “I know you all have many questions. Now that you’re on this transport vehicle, everything that couldn’t be told to you before will be revealed shortly, so…”
“Now shut your mouths! Listen to what I have to say!” Li Hong barked loudly, his suddenly raised voice startling many of the recruits.
Seeing that his shout had quieted the entire carriage, Li Hong nodded slightly.
“After I’ve finished speaking, you can ask your questions!” He continued, “First, the two main concerns you all have are how long the cooperative training camp lasts and where it is located.”
“The cooperative training camp will last for thirty days. As for the location…” Li Hong’s gaze swept subtly over everyone’s faces, “it’s on the borderline frontline between the Yellowsafe Alliance and the Dark Demon Immortal Country!”
As soon as these words dropped, murmurs of disbelief spread through the carriage.
Clearly, the answer Li Hong provided was beyond everyone’s expectations.
The borderline frontline with the Dark Demon Immortal Country?!
Lin Su’s expression shifted slightly.
The Dark Demon Immortal Country, a nation formed under the cover of Rule Power by the immortal-class dark beast “Dark Qilin”.
Its influence extended beyond the Yellowsafe Alliance, covering the entire North Asian region as well as the Arctic, and also bordered the Yellowsafe Alliance.
This was the biggest enemy of the Yellowsafe Alliance, which for years on end had launched beast tides one after another along the vast border, engaging in a decades-long tug-of-war with the Alliance!
The remaining two Immortal Countries were likewise powerful, but they did not border the Yellowsafe Alliance, and it was other alliances that were responsible for combating them.
Lin Su had never expected that the cooperative training camp would be in such a place.
He glanced at the long spear set aside and sighed softly.
You should’ve said so earlier!
Being here meant the trials they were to face would surely revolve around killing beasts.
What use was there for him, a mere human of ordinary strength, to wield cold weapons against beasts?!
“Quiet!” Faced with the growing commotion, Li Hong once again barked, and only after the crowd settled down did he speak indifferently, “Being directly confronted with the Dark Demon Immortal Country, the border area is also subject to the rules of the Dark Qilin.”
“The most crucial rule is that technological products will all fail within the range of the Dark Demon Immortal Country,” Li Hong said as he scanned the crowd, then explained, “This rule is specifically aimed at neutralizing firearms. Not only the Dark Demon Immortal Country, but the other two Immortal Countries also have similar rules in place.”
“All firearms will cease to function the moment they enter the range of an Immortal Country’s rules. The severe cases may even lead to uncontrollable explosions, so we’ve warned in advance, strictly prohibiting the carrying of any firearms.”
So that was the reason?
Lin Su felt a shock run through his heart.
Immortal-class beasts capable of wielding Rule Power—he had encountered it before in the Divine Martial World with the Beast Control Tower forged by an immortal-class beast’s Rule Power.
But he had never imagined that Rule Power could go this far.
“Moreover, since the Dark Qilin is a dark-element beast, the regions under its rules will see an unprecedented increase in the concentration of dark supernatural forces,” Li Hong announced loudly, “and considering the frontline border sits within the polar region, most areas are perennially covered with ice and snow, leading to an extremely high concentration of ice supernatural forces in the region.”
No sooner had he finished speaking than uproar ensued among the crowd, with new recruits who owned fire and light companion beasts complaining loudly.
Their beasts’ attributes were completely opposite to the environmental ones, causing their companion beasts to be greatly suppressed here.
One should know that this cooperative training camp had a mortality rate and wasn’t absolutely safe.
Those with fire and light beasts really had rotten luck.
At this moment, some recruits with fire and light companion beasts even started contemplating the idea of backing out.
In his seat, after hearing Li Hong’s introduction, Lin Su couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow.
Qiuqiu was of the ice element, and Ghost was of the dark element.
What was it like to have a double buff?
His luck was just too good, wasn’t it?
“Quiet!” Li Hong once again silenced the noise, his gaze sweeping over everyone before he said, “Those with dark or ice element companion beasts, raise your hands, let me see!”
Following Li Hong’s words, a dozen hands went up.
Including Lin Su, every recruit who raised their hand wore an expression of joy.
It was home field advantage for their beasts!
With this, they were sure to be safer than others and have a higher chance of passing through the cooperative training camp.
Li Hong looked at a recruit who was closest to him with his hand raised, “What element is your companion beast?”
“Ice…”
“Hmm?”
“Report… Report to Instructor Li! Ice element!”
Li Hong nodded slightly, then turned his gaze to the next recruit, “What about you?”
“Report to Instructor Li! Dark element!”
“…”
Li Hong asked each one in turn, and finally, his gaze fell on Lin Su, “And you?”
“Report to Instructor Li, one ice element and one dark element,” Lin Su said with a slightly odd expression.
His strength would naturally show, so there was no need for him to hide it.
Li Hong: “???”
“You, wait a moment!” Li Hong’s face could barely contain his emotion, “You’re a new student from Mountain City University this year, right?”