CH 78

Chapter 78: Issuing the Training Mission

These are all potions painstakingly refined by Xiao Qingyang. How can they just take them away without any reason?

Although Xiao Qingyang was able to refine these potions in half a day with his speed, he had also failed many times before the first success. It took a lot of effort for him to refine them, so they couldn't just accept them without contributing.

"Qingyang, we know you mean well, and we truly consider you a teammate. But we also consider you as a friend and don't want you to bear all the burden. Setting aside the amount of spiritual plants consumed in refining these potions, the effects of these potions are much better than ordinary ones. Even if we buy them at market price, we would be benefiting," Shen Yu continued persuading.

Xiao Qingyang could tell that everyone sincerely didn't want him to suffer a loss, which warmed his heart. But he really didn't want to take their money.

Although he was short on money, he wouldn't profit from his friends' money.

Finally, Xiao Qingyang came up with a win-win solution and excitedly said, "Alright, from now on, you will be responsible for providing the spiritual plants needed to refine the potions for the next month. After all, it only takes some time and mental energy for me to refine the potions."

This way, he wouldn't be giving without receiving, and everyone wouldn't feel guilty. It was a win-win situation.

Hearing this, the others thought it was a good solution. Moreover, there were many grade-less spiritual plants in the forest, so they could gather them while carrying out their missions, which wouldn't leave Xiao Qingyang empty-handed.

Of course, they knew that they were benefiting greatly from this arrangement. After all, the value of spiritual plants and finished potions was not the same; otherwise, why would there be potion masters?

But they also understood Xiao Qingyang's intentions. They no longer made excuses and truly regarded Xiao Qingyang as a friend. In the future, they would be willing to do anything they could to help him.

That night, with each vial of potion, Team 619 became more cohesive and united.

The peaceful night passed, and finally, it was the third day of their training, the day when the school issued the mission. From this day on, the training would become intense and cruel.

They would not only face wild beasts but also other training teams.

The sound of "beep beep beep" rang out, and everyone immediately opened their personal terminals.

Previously, the personal terminals had no signal, and it was only at this moment that they received a slight signal. However, after receiving the mission information, the signal vanished once again.

"The mission has been issued. Our team's mission is to obtain five rhino beast horns, ten flame feathers, and twenty snowflake rabbit pelts within a month. In addition to that, each capture of a Level 1 mutant beast will earn one point, a Level 2 mutant beast will earn two points, a Level 3 mutant beast will earn four points, and so on. Each increase in level doubles the points," Lin Weiran read in the task message just released by the school.

Each person in their team had a point counter. When they captured a wild beast of the corresponding level, the counter would increase accordingly. In the end, the team members' points would be summed up, and the team would be ranked based on the total points.

"The school is really pushing our limits. The rhino beast is a Level 3 mutant beast, and we are all just freshmen. Is the school sending us to our deaths?" Gao Lingqi looked at the task information with wide eyes, as if he wanted to bore a hole through it.

In their team, there were a total of four ability users, and the highest level among them was only Level 2. Dealing with the rhino beast was clearly a challenge beyond their level.

Moreover, they had to collect five rhino horns, and a rhino beast only had one horn. This meant they had to confront five rhino beasts.

The school was being so audacious. Why not just go all the way?

Others also found the task of obtaining rhino horns difficult. Lin Weiran, as the team leader, remained relatively calm and said, "Let's temporarily put aside the task of obtaining rhino horns. If we encounter them, we'll give it our all. If it's not feasible, we'll abandon the task."

"But this task is worth a hundred points," Liu Jialiang couldn't help but lament.

The school assigned point values to the tasks as well. There were three tasks in total, each worth a hundred points.

It was important to note that killing a Level 1 mutant beast only earned one point, while killing a Level 2 earned only two points. If they were to give up on the third task, they would need to kill a hundred Level 1 mutant beasts or fifty Level 2 mutant beasts to make up for it.

Everyone realized this and felt a deep sense of heartache, silently cursing the school's shamelessness.

"We have the Level 3 mutant beast task, and other teams must have similar tasks as well. If no one can complete them, it won't be much of a loss," Zheng Kainan comforted everyone.

Upon reflection, everyone agreed. Level 3 mutant beasts require at least Level 3 ability users or mech warriors to deal with them. However, they were all freshmen, and even if there were a few exceptionally talented individuals who reached Level 3 in their first year, they would be in the minority. Most people were likely in the same situation.

Furthermore, even Level 3 ability users or mech warriors might not necessarily come out unscathed from a Level 3 mutant beast, let alone when they needed to capture not just one but five. The chances of completing the task were probably quite slim.

In this way, everyone was still starting from the same line.

"From now on, we will enter a true state of training, and we will definitely encounter many dangers. Let me allocate the roles so that we won't be in chaos and unable to cooperate," Lin Weiran said calmly and composedly.

"Xiao Qingyang, Gu Xiaotian, and Zheng Kainan are logistics personnel. When encountering mutant beasts, the three of you should immediately find a safe place to hide. Kaiyang and Jiaming will be responsible for the front line, attracting the attention of the mutant beasts. Shen Yu, Gao Lingqi, and I will flank them from the sides or rear, while Li Ying and Jialiang will launch aerial attacks."

Lin Weiran, with his professional command skills, remained calm and had a clear train of thought, assigning each person their role in a clear and concise manner.

"Okay," everyone responded in unison, completely obeying the captain's command.

In such a situation, the most important thing was team unity. Not only would a lack of unity prevent the team from maximizing its strength, but it would also hinder everyone's progress and weaken the overall strength.

Fortunately, such a situation would not occur within the 619 team.

Xiao Qingyang, Gu Xiaotian, and Zheng Kainan knew that they were the weakest in the team. When faced with danger, the best way they could help the team was by finding a safe place to hide and protecting themselves.

After arranging the relevant task assignments, they set out to find their mission targets.

Although the map provided by the school was of the simplest kind, the gathering places of the mission targets were marked. They could search for the nearest gathering place based on the markings.

The map marked the gathering places of the target mutant beasts, which had both advantages and disadvantages.

The advantage was that they could choose the nearest gathering place based on their location, saving a lot of time in searching for the targets and improving efficiency.

However, the disadvantage was not insignificant because if the gathering places were marked on their map, they would be marked on the maps of other teams as well.

While they could save time, so could others. Moreover, if everyone had the same target gathering places, it was highly likely that they would encounter many other teams there, all doing the same mission.

That would make their mission and survival even more difficult.

"The school really knows how to play," Xu Kaiyang couldn't help but sigh after hearing everyone's analysis.

"So, where should we go now?" Liu Jialiang asked.

The map was spread out in the middle of everyone, and their current location had already been marked on the map by Lin Weiran. There were two mutant beast gathering places closest to their location, one being the gathering place of a Level 2 mutant beast, the Flame Bird, and the other being the gathering place of a Level 1 mutant beast, the Snowflake Rabbit.

"Let's go to the gathering place of the Snowflake Rabbit first. The Snowflake Rabbit is a lower-level mutant beast, easy to hunt. Even if we encounter other teams, we will still have the energy to fight them later," Xu Kaiyang suggested.

"I think Kaiyang's suggestion is right." Several teammates felt that his proposal made sense and supported it.

Instead of responding, Lin Weiran looked at the others who hadn't expressed their opinions yet. He wasn't a dictator and wouldn't insist on his own views.

"We'll follow the captain's decision," the remaining few who hadn't voiced their opinions said.

After all, they had a commander on their team, and it was up to them to formulate the action plan. Their role was to execute it.

Lin Weiran then turned to Xiao Qingyang and Gu Xiaotian, asking, "What do you think?"

"I-I'm not a combatant, so I'll just follow your lead," Gu Xiaotian shyly said in a low voice.

"Although you are not combatants, you are still important members of our 619 team. Since this is a collective meeting, everyone's opinion will be fully considered. Don't hesitate to participate in the discussion just because you are logistics personnel," Lin Weiran encouraged them.

Xiao Qingyang didn't have much of a concept of logistics or non-combat roles. In his previous world, he had always been a forward-charging character.

Even though his profession was that of an alchemist, not a combat-oriented one, his formidable dwarf bloodline made up for it.

Charging forward without fear of danger was the spirit of the dwarves, and he had the ability to do so.

"I think it would be better for us to go to the gathering place of the Flame Bird first," Xiao Qingyang expressed his opinion.

"Why?" Xu Kaiyang asked.

Xiao Qingyang analyzed, "You want to go to the gathering place of the Snowflake Rabbit first because it's a lower-level mutant beast and easier to fight. Even if we encounter other teams, we won't worry. But what do those other teams think? Obviously, they think the same as us. So, when many teams gather at the gathering place of the Snowflake Rabbit, even if everyone is capable of fighting, problems are bound to arise due to the increased number of teams. In that case, it's better to go to the gathering place of the Flame Bird first and avoid most of the other teams on the training grounds."