The next morning. Ivan brought the items he might need, such as a long sword, round shield, crossbow, and various potions, and he came to the mission hall full of doubts. "Ivan, come here." Cody called him from a distance on the side of the entrance to the hall, "You're here early." "Cody, I haven't seen you for a few days." Seeing that it was an acquaintance, Ivan was slightly relieved. It seemed that the situation was not as bad as expected. When he approached, Cody directly introduced the mission: "The academy is the place with the highest concentration of energy particles in this area. There will always be a small amount of energy leaking out from the academy. The strange forest outside is formed in this way, and it will also attract many demonized beasts to the vicinity. The strange forest is guarded by the guardian clan. Our task is to patrol one of the outer areas, clean up the things that have been attracted recently, and ensure the peace in that area." Ivan nodded. It was good news that he didn't have to go far. Cody continued, "This was originally a patrol mission, but we have other things to do recently and are short of manpower. We didn't expect you, a senior knight, to patrol for half a month. The reward is 150 magic stones. How do you feel?" "No problem at all."
What else could Ivan say? This call for conscription was obviously mandatory. He had some questions in his mind, but it was not convenient to ask in public now, so he could only accept it first. As for the mission itself, the reward of 10 magic stones a day is definitely not low. For example, if a new apprentice helps a wizard clean up the laboratory or do other errands, the reward is usually only 1 magic stone. Cody brought four people, one of whom was the new apprentice Mei Li, the senior sister of Kasha Sword Art Hall, and Ivan, a total of six people. Ivan only knew that she had joined the patrol team. The two of them were just nodding acquaintances and just said hello. "Remember the password for me, otherwise don't blame me, Harun, for being ruthless." The academy barrier was huge, and the eight-clawed black spider the size of a carriage warned the apprentices. When going out of the academy, you need to record your identity information, including the crystal identity order, your own breath, meditation breath, and receive a password. After completing this series of steps, the guardian octopus black spider will let you go. After coming out of the strange forest, Ivan deliberately looked back, and the strangely shaped branches and vines closed again, submerging the path inside. Cody reminded: "Everyone, stay alert. The outside of the academy is not like the inside of the academy. You may encounter danger at any time, especially you, Meili." Meili is now just a first-class apprentice. She hasn't even learned a spell, but she came out to earn magic stones. It's considered a care for her. "Brother, don't worry, I have the power to protect myself." Meili raised the broadsword in her hand, and the black fighting spirit in her palm flashed. There are very few civilians among the apprentices. Most of them come from noble or wizard families. They started practicing knight breathing early. Most of them are quasi-knights and knights. The swords they carry with them are never decorations. After a few instructions, Cody led five people to start patrolling. They needed to walk through the designated area within half a month to eliminate possible hidden dangers nearby. Ivan originally thought that they were just patrolling around the academy, but found that Cody took them farther and farther. It turned out that the so-called academy area covered an area of 30 to 40 miles, and their mission scope extended to not far from Fengwan City. For the safety of the new apprentices, Cody led the team to take a relatively safe route. On the way, he kept telling Ivan and Mei Li some things to pay attention to, so as not to be in a hurry when encountering danger. After experiencing the things on Lar Island, Ivan has seen big scenes and his heart has been trained to be tougher. As a pure newcomer, Mei Li was obviously a little nervous, and her hand was always tightly holding the hilt of the sword.
Because the concentration of energy particles here is high and the grass and trees grow particularly vigorously, the team carefully shuttled through the complex forests and stopped when encountering puddles. The entire large area where the academy is located is called "Xidi Swamp". Many years ago, it was completely a large swamp. Now part of the area has become land, but there is still a bottomless swamp deep underground. Most of the puddles are muddy ponds, which may hide demonic beasts or newly bred special elemental monsters. It is necessary to regularly investigate the situation and clean them up as soon as possible. In fact, demonic beasts are easy to deal with, but the difficult ones are elemental monsters born under the influence of high-energy particles. Be careful when you encounter elemental monsters that can easily change the terrain. Others were on guard around the puddle. An apprentice poured some "manic potion" from a glass bottle. The potion turned into a thin layer of mist and evenly blended into the water. After waiting for a long time, there was no movement. "Keep going." Cody waved his hand, and the team continued to move forward on the wet ground. From morning to afternoon, the team has been patrolling in the mission area. When they are hungry, they fill their stomachs with nutritional potions. One potion can ensure that they will not be hungry for two or three days. "Be careful." In front of the team, there are figures on the tree trunks suddenly. A large amount of gray powder was raised and quickly enveloped them. The figures behind the powder smoke revealed their traces. They were several gray-winged 'itch butterflies'. When frightened, the itch butterflies would spread the powder, and once touched, people would feel itchy all over. "Wind!" Following Cody's command, the six people drove the wind element particles together, turning into a strong wind and blowing forward, blowing the spreading powder in the opposite direction, making the gray butterflies unstable and turning around to escape. 'Fire Bee Cone' Haydn, another third-class apprentice, cast a spell, and the flames turned into many cones, accurately hitting the wings of each gray butterfly. The flames burned, and the itch butterfly fell to the ground and turned into charcoal. Cody said: "This is the most common thing around. You will definitely encounter it every time you patrol. It will be troublesome if you get itchy powder from them. Itchy powder itself is not poisonous, and the antidote is not very effective." Ivan asked: "Is there any way to eliminate it?" Information about the 'itch butterfly' has been seen in the science of everything, but there is no method to remove the itch powder. It is said that the itch will automatically disappear after two days. Hearing his question, someone couldn't help but chuckle. He explained: "Dig some deep swamp silt, then urinate and mix it evenly, apply it to the red area, and continue for half an hour. It's almost enough." Cody agreed: "Yes, it is said that someone has tried it and it is very effective." Ivan raised his eyebrows. This is probably a folk remedy. I don't know which genius apprentice has studied it. The patrol continued until the evening, and the team returned to the academy to disband. There were a total of three small accidents that day, and the team easily dealt with them. The first day of the mission ended just like this. Early the next morning, the six-member team assembled, patrolled the mission area during the day, and returned to the academy to rest in the evening. Ivan returned to the dormitory and continued to refine the magic crystal water, wasting more than 200 magic stones. On the third day, the mission was carried out as usual, and the team finally encountered something difficult. "Back off, it's a swamp mud monster!" In the puddle, a huge monster suddenly emerged from the originally calm water surface. Its body was made of mud and rotten branches and leaves. It was still getting bigger, and the smell of decay spread all around.
The ground around the puddle rumbled, and the six people noticed the movement and quickly stepped back, away from the vibrating ground.
