Chapter 5: Monster Hunting Out of the City? I'm a Professional
"Let me introduce myself. You can call me Lu Sha. I just arrived in Bo City today and originally planned to wander around to get familiar with the new environment.
But I didn't expect to run into you being bullied by a group of ruffians, so I casually dealt with it." Lu Sha explained with an awkward smile.
"No wonder. I just felt that Lu Sha Ge's attire was a bit different from the locals in Bo City. Now I understand." Xin Xia realized, nodding obediently.
"Is my outfit strange?" Lu Sha asked, puzzled. Having spent years in the desert, this outfit was something he bought on a whim when passing by.
A Mage's physique is much better than an ordinary person's; even if he wore a large short-sleeved shirt through spring, summer, autumn, and winter, he wouldn't feel cold.
"No, it's just that Lu Sha Ge's outfit feels very special. I just don't know which city Lu Sha Ge came from."
Under the shade of the trees, Ye Xin Xia quietly asked, completely forgetting the predicament she had just been in. She only felt that talking to Lu Sha made her feel much more comfortable.
The two of them unknowingly opened up, with Xin Xia mostly listening quietly to Lu Sha's stories from before he came to Bo City.
"I didn't expect Lu Sha Ge's background to be so difficult." Both parents deceased, growing up eating from many different households—Xin Xia deeply empathized with such an experience.
Her father was gone since she was little, and even her own mother inexplicably abandoned her. Fortunately, she met Mo Fan-ge's family.
"It's getting late. I'll take you back first, so your family doesn't worry." Saying this, Lu Sha pushed the wheelchair over, wiped it clean, and then gently pushed it under the swing.
"Thank you, Lu Sha Ge. If Lu Sha Ge hadn't been there today, I don't know what I would have done." Xin Xia smiled sweetly.
"Small problem."
Soon, he sent Xin Xia back to her dormitory and very consciously stopped.
"I'll only see you off this far. See you again!" Lu Sha waved goodbye lightly.
"Mm-hmm, goodbye, Lu Sha Ge!" Ye Xin Xia sat in her wheelchair, extending her fair, jade-like arm to wave goodbye. After half a day of interaction, her favorable impression of Lu Sha had clearly increased significantly.
Of course, it was the same in Lu Sha's heart, but things still needed to proceed step by step; he couldn't rush it.
In the following period, Lu Sha proceeded systematically, completing the tasks given by the system while occasionally visiting Xin Xia for a chat during his free time.
Soon, a week passed.
"Dimensional Summon!"
Inside the hotel, a moon-white spatial rift appeared in front of Lu Sha, slowly tearing open a crack in normal space leading to another plane.
[Ding, congratulations on barely casting a Summoning Element magic, successfully passing the test.]
Hearing the system's prompt, Lu Sha couldn't help but laugh.
This still counts as barely? I was only one thought away from forming a Star Path for Summoning Element, so in that sense, it really was quite barely.
As for the summoning plane, he currently had no intention of entering it.
Mainly, the demon beasts in the summoning plane didn't suit his taste. Instead of wasting time, he might as well take a trip back to Sahara! There were plenty of demon beasts there for him to choose from.
[Task reward has been issued.]
Immediately after, the moon-white stardust in his spiritual world truly expanded by a circle. It must be said that the feeling of getting something for free was indeed great.
However, he then discovered another problem.
The system actually stopped issuing new tasks to him. Could it be that it deliberately tricked him into coming to Bo City and then played dead, ignoring him?
Then, the system's voice sounded again:
[Rookie Mage, although you barely cast Summoning Element magic, you still need to proceed gradually and diligently consolidate your cultivation.]
Lu Sha: "???"
Consolidate cultivation? Damn it, I am a High-Level Mage after all. Telling me to consolidate my cultivation would surely make people laugh their heads off.
Time flew by, summer turned to autumn, and autumn leaves swirled in the wind, drifting onto the school's playground. In the blink of an eye, the first semester was about to end, and the first holiday of the year was approaching.
On the podium, the demon beast class teacher, Zhang Jianguo, was lecturing animatedly.
And below the stage, Zhang Xiaohou and the others were also chatting intently.
"Speaking of which, Fan-ge and Sha Ge, how are your cultivation progresses coming along?" Zhang Xiaohou couldn't help but poke his head out and ask.
"Still the same." Mo Fan replied very casually.
"Mm-hmm, what about Sha Ge?" Zhang Xiaohou's gaze then turned to Lu Sha.
After a semester of getting along, Lu Sha was almost familiar with most of the students in the class. Especially many female classmates often used cultivation as an excuse to deliberately approach Lu Sha.
"Hmm, so-so, a level three Novice Mage, I suppose. I should be able to advance to Intermediate-level in a few more days." After a moment of silence, Lu Sha finally said.
This cultivation progress was indeed a bit careless. Normally, it would take several months to cultivate a Novice Mage magic to Intermediate-level.
But he hadn't yet mastered the High-level Star Dust of the Earth Element, which required some time to control, so that's why his progress had fallen behind.
"Oh, so it's only level three Novice Mage. What? Level three Novice Mage?!! Sha Ge, are you a god??" This statement completely stunned Zhang Xiaohou.
"Lao Sha, are you serious?" At this moment, Mo Fan also cast a puzzled gaze.
Looking at Lu Sha's expression, he didn't seem to be joking at all; in fact, he even seemed a bit disdainful?
This cultivation speed was simply not on the same level. Some people who had awakened magic were still struggling to control their Star Dust, while others were already preparing to break through to Intermediate-level.
"Holy cow! Sha Ge, your cultivation speed is simply divine! I heard that Xu Zhaoting from the next class and that guy Mu Bai have only controlled their fourth Star Dust. You've just refreshed the entire school's record!"
Zhang Xiaohou said enviously.
Lu Sha: "."
I am a High-Level Mage after all. Comparing cultivation speed with me isn't just asking for humiliation?
Just as Lu Sha was inwardly complaining, the long-absent system voice sounded again:
[Ding, detecting that the host has reached a cultivation bottleneck, task has been issued.]
[Ding, new task has been issued.]
[Novice Guide (3): Rookie Mage, this semester is about to end. Your magic aptitude is mediocre, and merely cultivating will not achieve substantial results.]
What a 'mediocre'.
Every time the system uttered such heaven-defying words, Lu Sha felt helpless to complain. If his talent was considered mediocre, then those so-called geniuses in the outside world would surely just find a piece of tofu to smash their heads against and die.
[The combination of practical combat and magic—only through continuous diligence to compensate for shortcomings and constant effort will you not be left behind by other students.
Task requirement: Join a hunter squad and hunt any demon beast.
Task reward: Mental level +1.]