13.The Magic beasts
The practical exercises in the Sage Forest went quite well.
The outer area did have quite a few beginner and middle-ranked magical beasts, but none of them were particularly vicious types, and the stronger hunters were able to handle them.
Even the trickier middle-ranked ones, Rex's magic was able to crush them, and William naturally took it easy as a leader.
According to their progress, as long as there were no special circumstances, they could reach the passing hunting requirement in three days.
In fact, that was exactly what they did.
William was also very relaxed, chatting with Josh when he had nothing to do, while also exhibiting some alchemy knowledge to generate common topics.
Originally, he was also a Junior Alchemist, so he could totally pretend to be a high-ranking warrior with an interest in alchemy.
"Wow! In three days, we hunted passable magic crystals!" Zhuo Sandy counted the loot.
It was nighttime now, and they sat around a campfire.
"The natural magical beasts here are many and not strong, all are the result of the academy's intentional control, as long as you guys hunt normally you can basically pass, after all, you guys have just enrolled in school not long ago, and you won't be too strict in your requirements." Josh said with a smile.
Magical beasts, in this world's magical beasts are divided into two kinds.
One is the natural magical beasts.
Monsters born from the convergence of various complex magical elements in heaven and earth into magical power, which eventually condensed into magical crystals.
After this kind of beast is crushed, its body will quickly turn into magic elements and dissipate, leaving behind only the cohesive "magic crystals".
At the same time, because of the uncertainty of the emergence of natural magical beasts, even in areas where human activities or cities with stable magical power, natural magical beasts may also be born from condensation.
Therefore, the magical beasts that are temporarily summoned by summoning magic are all natural magical beasts that are summoned.
It was just that the magic crystals coalesced by the summoning magic usually did not last for too long, and the summoned magical beasts would soon dissipate.
The other type was breeding magical beasts.
Born from the combination of magical beasts and magical beasts breeding, of course, there are also special split birth.
After this kind of magical beast was killed, its flesh was not much different from a normal beast, and could even be eaten.
But usually, the more powerful the bred magical beast, the stronger the flesh is.
Similarly, they also have magic crystals in their bodies, only that they are nurtured along with the growth of the beasts, so they are more stable and suitable for magic formations, magic props production, etc. Therefore, the magic crystals of the breeding beasts are also called "magic cores".
For summoning magicians, there is no way to temporarily summon breeding magical beasts, and if you want to control and summon them, you need to defeat them in advance and sign a contract beforehand, which is a very troublesome and difficult thing to do.
As for natural magical beasts and breeding magical beasts, there was no clear distinction between strong and weak.
Because throughout history, there have been terrifying existences that could threaten a kingdom!
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"Then we can relax a bit afterward." William smiled.
"What? Not trying to get a good ranking? It'll bring up the grade point average too." Drosandi was a little puzzled.
In these three days she could clearly feel that she herself was fighting with all her might, and Rex had been mentally tense as well.
But William was the only one who really gave off the feeling of being relaxed and written off, and even managed to chat with Josh for a couple of minutes while fighting.
He seemed to ... not care at all about this practical drill score.
"The score is not high, just pass." William had an 'indifferent' tone.
"That's what I thought too." Rex replied with a smile.
"You two boys are no fun!" Drosandi was a little upset.
Josh, on the other hand, laughed aside, and his heart was at ease.
Because originally he was just planning to mix up his credits, as long as the escort's schoolmates were all safe, he would be able to get his credits properly.
Wait?
Just at this moment!
With his Magician level mental power, William captured a powerful fluctuation of magic power.
Is this feeling ... that kind of magical beast?
Things were getting interesting.
...
"Sleepy, I'm going to sleep first." William pretended to look sleepy and laid down under a large tree.
"So early?" Rex was a bit surprised.
"I'm going to bed too." Drosandi was still a little upset.
"Sleep at ease, I've placed magic props around the area that can detect danger." Josh smiled.
Originally, the escort mission was covert protection, which could not be interfered with under normal circumstances, but Josh was not a combat student. In order to better ensure the fulfillment of the escort mission for this type of students, it was allowed to give them a little help within a certain degree.
"Good night." William said.
"Good night."
The rest of the group responded simply, and each of them leaned back under the large tree and fell asleep.
About half an hour later.
A faint magic fluctuation quietly spread out.
Wind System, Beginner Level Magic - Sleepy Soothing Wind.
William also opened his eyes at this moment.
Spiritual perception!
Are they all asleep already? The magic that strengthened sleep was slightly redundant.
William gently moved his body and left the place.
Darkness, Beginner's Magic - Dark Sight.
...
On a small hill in the Sage Forest, several adventurers in different costumes that looked even similar to a temporary group were sitting around a campfire.
"Haha! You lost again, gold coins!"
"Fack! Your shit luck is just like cheating!"
They were playing a card game, similar to poker, but unfortunately this world didn't have that.
"Hello, good evening, big uncle and big sister ... well, there is no big sister." William came here to say hello.
"What's the matter with you kid?" The uncle who was happily collecting money asked casually.
They had long since discovered William, but just continued to play with themselves.
"Ten gold coins, can you help me a little bit to look after my classmates and seniors as well? A little something." William threw out a small bag and said.
It landed precisely on the rock they were playing cards on.
"What? A target for hunting on your own?" The older man spared a glance at William.
William was a warrior, but there was no way he could easily spot any special magical beasts that they weren't aware of even now.
After all, ...
They were the secret bodyguards of Connie and other noble children, and the practical exercises naturally followed them, only that they were a bit bored with their teachers and seniors, so they got together.
"Special magic props are just that." William said as he casually tossed a magic prop that he didn't know what it did.
Meaning, he this magic prop found.
The older man's eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at William, and the other few people also looked at him critically.
This kid ...
is an aristocrat? Or a rich merchant's son?
Neither of them looked like it, it was a bit strange.
"Alright, go ahead, we'll take this mission. But don't blame us if it's counted by your teacher as asking for outside help and deducting credits afterwards." Uncle said.
Directly dividing those five gold coins, two for each person.
Who cares about his identity, just give the money!
"Haha ..."
William's right hand drew the longsword on his left waist, and his left hand drew the other slightly shorter blade from his back.
Combat stance!
"Thanks!"
At once, with an extremely fast assault speed, he ran towards the dense forest!
...
"Interesting little guy." The older man smiled.
"That stance, it's not like those noble young masters."
"Who cares, as long as it doesn't threaten the target we're protecting, burning the forest down is none of my business."
"Keep playing cards! Just in time to have money again."
Soon, they forgot about William's visit and continued to carry out the task of protecting their respective young masters and young ladies, only that they needed to divide their attention on the other side a little bit more.