Chapter 7: Zhan Kong's Tempting Reward
Soon after entering, the students chatted in groups of three or five, observing their surroundings.
"Gather in the plaza."
"Gather, gather!"
At this moment, after Instructor Luo Yunbo shouted, all the students quickly gathered in the central plaza of the Xuefeng Mountain Small Village.
There were quite a few people, 100 in total, all wearing the uniforms of Tianlan Magic High School.
After the 100 people stood neatly, they quickly attracted the attention of the idle Mages at the outpost, who all looked interested, with strange sneers on their faces.
"Look, the new batch of interns is here, hahahaha, we get to see these rookies make fools of themselves again," said a man with a rat-like pointed face.
"Isn't that right? The outpost is most lively when the interns come. How many of this batch do you think will wet their pants in fear?" said a burly man who looked like the captain of a Hunter Mages team, craning his neck.
"I guess at least 30!"
"The remaining 70 will faint from fear??"
The students were lining up in the plaza, but they quickly heard the discussions of the old-timers at the outpost who were watching.
Most of them looked gleeful, not bothering to hide their mockery of the students.
Tianlan Magic High School was considered the best high school in Bo City, and being ridiculed like this, the proud students naturally felt a lot of dissatisfaction.
However, at this moment, Zhan Kong Head Instructor had already arrived, and with the instructors present, they could only endure it.
"Hello everyone, I am your Head Instructor for this training, Zhan Kong. You should consider yourselves a very fortunate batch, as you are the first group of trainees I've led since I took office here," Zhan Kong Head Instructor said.
The students stood ramrod straight, no one daring to speak.
In the past, they interacted with teachers, who were knowledgeable but always imparted knowledge. However, Guardian Mages carried an aura from battling demons, which made these inexperienced students, who hadn't seen much of the world, afraid to act presumptuously, even though the Head Instructor named Zhan Kong looked quite gentle.
Then Zhan Kong said, "Don't worry, since you are the first batch of trainees I'm leading, to ensure you pass smoothly, I will give you preferential treatment."
As he spoke, Zhan Kong even showed a harmless smile.
"Fan Ge, this Head Instructor is really nice," Zhang Xiaohou said, truly believing him.
"Yes, he is indeed quite nice," Mo Fan nodded and said.
However, what he was referring to was naturally not any preferential treatment for the training assessment.
"I just received a bounty here; its difficulty is the lowest on our bounty board. Your entire school has 100 magic trainees, correct?...Alright, as long as any team or any individual among these 100 students completes this bounty, all of your training evaluations will pass, and you'll receive an A," Zhan Kong said.
As soon as Zhan Kong finished speaking, the entire small village stirred!
The first to stir were naturally the hundred students undergoing training here.
They had heard about the training from their seniors, who said that as long as they just idled away their days at the outpost and didn't offend the instructors, they would generally pass. If they performed exceptionally, getting a B or an A was no problem.
But they had never heard of having to complete any bounties!
Weren't bounties special missions that only adult Mage teams took on for high rewards?!
And outside the plaza, the Hunter Mages who frequented the outpost could no longer remain calm!
What the hell is going on?
Making these students complete bounty missions???
Are you crazy? Even mature Hunter Mages teams like them might not be able to complete those bounty missions. What the hell can these wet-behind-the-ears students accomplish?
Boss Zhan Kong seems to have lost his mind a bit.
"What if none of us can complete the bounty?" Xu Zhaoting, who was standing closer to the front, asked.
"Then you all fail," Zhan Kong replied indifferently.
At these words, all the students and teachers could no longer remain calm.
"Head Instructor, why don't you just directly fail all of us!" At this moment, Zhou Min, the class monitor of the elite class, stood up, unable to bear it any longer.
"Yes, how is this any different from just failing all of us directly!"
The expressions on the faces of teachers like Zhang Jianguo, Xue Musheng, Tang Yue, and Chen Weiliang also became strained.
What was going on? Hadn't it been agreed that arrangements had been made here? Why was this Head Instructor acting so unexpectedly?
Bounties, were these things students could do?
"What's wrong? You can go find your school director Deng Kai. Anyway, getting a high score from me isn't an easy task. Since Tianlan Magic High School is the best public high school in Bo City, it shouldn't bring a bunch of useless people here for training. As for training by just idling away, you might as well go back to school and read some magic books, using that useless magic to hit some puppets. There's no need to come to this dangerous outpost!" Zhan Kong's voice suddenly became heavy; his smiling face instantly turned into that of a fierce demon.
Of course, he also knew he was being a bit aggressive, so he added, "Of course, for the teams and individuals who complete the bounty, I will personally give a reward. This reward is a defensive magic tool."
The students, who had originally been complaining, became restless the moment they heard Zhan Kong mention a magic tool. Even the Hunter Mages outside, who were watching the show, also became restless.
Magic tools are equipment connected to the soul, which can be rapidly materialized into real objects by activating one's will to aid in combat.
Defensive magic tools, in particular, are special equipment that can directly materialize into shields, armor, and the like, blocking magic and demon attacks at critical moments, serving as life-saving equipment.
Although the value of magic tools is not as high as Stardust Magic Artifacts, for Hunter Mageswho frequently face life-or-death situations in the wild, they are truly life-saving artifacts. What could be more valuable than life?
Even magic tools used by elementary Mages cost tens of thousands of W to start.
For many commoner Mages, that was undoubtedly the most tempting offer.
Indeed, the students stopped complaining and instead began to fantasize in their minds.
Mo Fan looked at these naive classmates, a surge of emotion in his heart: People die for wealth, birds die for food.
There was truly nothing wrong with that saying.
However, even he was slightly moved. Although magic tools could be bought in stores, he was more focused on improving his cultivation.
Being able to get a magic tool for free now was certainly a good thing, and it would provide protection even when hunting demons later.