“The work-study students are going to issue a challenge letter to us, and Xiao Bing and the others.
I’m going over to back them up.”
In the Spirit Master academy, they were divided into three groups: Nobles, commoners, and work-study students.
The noble children looked down on commoners and work-study students.
The education of the nobles itself made them carry a thick sense of superiority, believing that lowly commoners were not worthy to be in the same school as them.
The relationship between commoners and work-study students was rather subtle.
Work-study students were exempt from tuition fees, and usually working within the academy could also exchange for remuneration.
In comparison, commoner children from the same background naturally had unbalanced emotions, looking down on them out of jealousy, feeling that work-study students were simply inferior to themselves.
At the very least, I am paying to study, whereas you are studying for free, so I am just a grade higher than you.
Because of the relationship between the three parties, friction occurred often on a normal basis.
Although most commoner students and work-study students maintained restraint, wanting to learn a bit more in the academy.
But sometimes trouble comes knocking on your door, and even if you want to hide, it’s hard to hide.
Tie Li had been mocked by noble students many times.
Even though he avoided them, deliberately finding trouble with you couldn’t be solved just by avoiding.
This forced Tie Li to participate in a brawl between commoner students and noble students.
Using the technique of forging farming tools to display his forging hammer martial spirit, he ruthlessly taught a noble student a lesson.
After that, the trouble lessened a lot.
Experiencing this time, Tie Li realized that the forging techniques taught by his father could be used for combat.
“Do you want to go together?” Jin Bao asked.
“I still have matters to deal with, so I won’t go.” Tie Li refused.
He was going to the Spirit Hunting Forest tomorrow.
His family’s circumstances did not support purchasing items in the towns near the Spirit Hunting Forest, so he better honestly go home and prepare properly.
“Alright then!” Jin Bao did not say more, hurriedly running towards the back mountain.
Tie Li returned home, preparing four days of dry rations, a set of clothes for changing, and ordinary medicine.
Although it was a ten-year spirit ring, trying his best to choose a spirit beast suitable for his martial spirit would consume a bit more time.
Bringing four days of dry rations was the safest.
In the spirit beast forest, one absolutely could not light a fire.
Firelight in the night would attract the spying eyes of powerful spirit beasts.
This was basic common sense!
When eating dinner at night, Tie Li told his family the news that he was going to the Spirit Hunting Forest tomorrow to acquire a spirit ring.
“Is big brother going to become a Spirit Master?”
“Big brother is a Spirit Master, does that mean we can all eat meat in the future?”
As younger brothers, Tie Wen and Tie Wu both seemed very happy upon hearing this news.
In their eyes, Spirit Masters were all noble, and they were wealthy.
Tie Wu would be six years old in a few months, and he would be able to go to the Spirit Hall to undergo the martial spirit awakening ceremony.
As a father, Tie Niu immediately stood up and grabbed an iron inner armor.
“Although there are academy teachers to protect you, the spirit beast forest is very dangerous everywhere.
Wearing this is a bit safer.”
“This was specially forged for you by your father, it won’t cut your skin,” his mother said from the side.
Having hammered so much iron in the blacksmith shop over the years, Tie Li knew as soon as he touched it that the quality of this inner armor was very good.
His father had forged it at least a hundred times; he could even feel a trace of softness on the ironware.
“Alright.”
Tie Li naturally would not refuse his father’s good intentions, and he indeed needed to prepare a few more safety measures.
In order to adapt to the inner armor, that very night, Tie Li put on the inner armor, outside of his undergarments.
When setting off, Tie Li put on his outer clothes, completely unable to see the traces of the inner armor.
“Remember, you must be careful,” his parents instructed repeatedly.
“Yes, I will pay attention.”
Carrying his bundle, Tie Li set off.
Gathering at the academy entrance, when Tie Li arrived at the academy entrance, he saw the other two students who needed spirit rings.
One commoner student, one work-study student, both were sixth-year seniors.
Only by breaking through to become Spirit Masters did they have the qualifications to go to an intermediate Spirit Master academy.
“Da Li, your spirit power level reached level ten?” The one speaking was the commoner student, Lu Baichuan.
The relationship between the two was considered okay, after all, they belonged to the same camp in the academy.
The other work-study student was He Dadan; the look in his eyes towards Tie Li and the other was unfriendly.
“I happened to break through yesterday.
I went to the teaching office to report, and they just happened to group me with you guys,” Tie Li said.
“This is the best.
When the time comes and we have two more one-ring Spirit Masters, we’ll definitely teach them a lesson.”
The ‘them’ in Lu Baichuan’s mouth referred to the noble students and the work-study students.
“Tch.” He Dadan let out a subtle sound of disdain.
Not long after, the teacher in charge of leading the team arrived.
Tie Li recognized him at a glance.
He was the one with the highest spirit power level among the academy teachers, a level thirty-seven, three-ring Spirit Expert.
“My name is Bai Qing, the hunting teacher in charge this time,” Bai Qing was the first to speak and introduce himself.
Tie Li and the other three consecutively reported their names and martial spirits.
“Good, let’s set off!”
A large carriage that looked very luxurious parked in front of the four of them.
Bai Qing had the three students get on the carriage first, while he was the last to get on.
The decorations inside the carriage cabin were very good, the cushions underneath were soft.
With such a comfortable environment, coupled with the back-and-forth swaying of the carriage, the three of them soon fell asleep.
When they woke up, they had already arrived at the town where the Spirit Hunting Forest was located.
Bai Qing took the three students to the outside of the Spirit Hunting Forest.
There were guards stationed here, it was very strict.
Bai Qing was very familiar with this, and quickly led the students into the Spirit Hunting Forest.
“Upon entering the Spirit Hunting Forest, maintain your vigilance.
You absolutely must be careful.
I cannot guarantee that I can take care of every single one of you,” Bai Qing opened his mouth to remind them.
The three nodded consecutively.
The aura coming from the Spirit Hunting Forest made all three of them very nervous.
Tie Li subconsciously hugged his bundle tightly.
Only by feeling the iron inner armor under his outer clothes did he feel a bit of a sense of security in his heart.
Not knowing if their luck was good or bad, they actually didn’t encounter a single spirit beast for half the day.
“Let’s rest for a while.
If we still haven’t encountered a spirit beast in a moment, we can only walk further inside,” Bai Qing said.
Tie Li and the other three were all carrying bundles.
They took out dry rations from inside and started eating, while Bai Qing touched the ring on his hand, and a plate of exquisite pastries appeared in his hand.
Was this a spirit guidance device?
Just as the three of them relaxed, a pitch-black long snake suddenly darted out from the dark.
Just as its sharp venomous fangs were about to bite He Dadan’s neck.
Bai Qing made a move.
Without releasing his martial spirit or spirit rings, he merely gave a heavy slap with his right hand, and this black snake was slapped unconscious.
“Its tail has three white stripes.
It’s a thirty-year Black-Striped Snake, suitable for your martial spirit.” Bai Qing looked towards Lu Baichuan.
Lu Baichuan understood.
He took out the prepared dagger from his bundle and came trembling in front of the Black-Striped Snake.
One could see that he was very nervous.
“Hiss”
Bai Qing pointed to the Black-Striped Snake’s vital spot (seven inches).
Although Lu Baichuan was scared, he still used the dagger to finish off the Black-Striped Snake.
A white spirit ring floated up from the Black-Striped Snake’s corpse.
Lu Baichuan followed the method taught in the academy, sat cross-legged on the ground, and attempted to absorb the spirit ring.
He Dadan, who had been frightened, had a pale face, and subconsciously leaned closer towards Tie Li’s direction.
Tie Li was also frightened by the suddenly darting Black-Striped Snake just now.
With that speed that was almost too fast to see, his current self fundamentally had no chance to react.
But very quickly, his gaze was attracted by the changes happening on Lu Baichuan’s body.