When Han Shuo's group of twelve arrived at the city gates, they were stunned by the grandeur of Zajoski's city gates. The entire city gates were abnormally vast, built entirely from the sturdiest of rocks. Perhaps it was because the rocks had been stained with too much blood, but the color seemed to have been sprayed with blood into a deep brown.
The city walls were dozens of meters tall, and were densely packed with powerful soldiers clad in armor and wielding sharp weapons. All sorts of defensive measures could be seen on the city walls.
From afar, the city gates looked like the bloody maw of an enormous magical creature that had bared its fangs and swallowed everything in its path. Sharp, cold barbs, like the sharp teeth of the magical creature's mouth, filled every corner of the city walls. The cold light on the barbs sparkled brilliantly under the sunlight, giving off a fierce, intimidating aura.
The two enormous black doors, forged from an unknown material, had already been opened. The city gates were incomparably wide, enough for ten or so people to ride through on horseback side by side. It was quite crowded in front of the gates. Enormous, strange magical creatures with all sorts of materials and people on their backs slowly passed through the gates and made their way out of the city.
These magical creatures were enormous, larger than any beast Han Shuo had ever seen. They were five meters tall and more than ten meters long. Their skin was a deep brown and their heads were a bit similar to an elephant's. There were many wrinkles on their faces, and two long, curved, pure white teeth protruded from their cheeks. Just the teeth alone were a meter long.
"This is an earth dragon, a rather docile magical creature. Earth dragons are easily tamed and are slow, but they can carry heavy objects. They are the Empire's primary means of transportation. Merchants use earth dragons to transport heavy objects and conduct trade in various places. "Fanny couldn't help but smile as she explained when she saw many students looking at the earth dragons in amazement.
"Master Fanny, look after them. I'll go register with the officers and borrow a few warhorses. Otherwise, we won't be able to make it to Drol before nightfall on foot." Gene's eyes glittered as he looked at Fanny and he spoke with a smile. His gaze rested on Fanny's beautiful face and didn't move away for even a moment.
Everyone in the necromancy major knew of Gene's feelings for Fanny, and Fanny herself was even more aware of it. However, she had never expressed anything about it. Gene wasn't in a hurry either. He seemed to have the idea of using sincerity to move Fanny. He often found opportunities to express his love, and long periods of intense gazing was one of them.
Han Shuo couldn't help but curse inwardly when he saw Gene's undisguised gaze. In Han Shuo's heart, Fanny had long since become his personal property. Someone else was peeking at Fanny in front of him, so he was naturally displeased. However, he was just an odd-job worker now, and his strength wasn't strong enough to display. So, although he was unhappy, he couldn't do anything about it.
"Mm, go ahead. I'll keep a good eye on them." Fanny was unruffled as she agreed with a light smile. She avoided Gene's fiery gaze and turned her head to look at the magnificent city walls. She sighed with emotion, "Although I've seen it many times, I feel proud of the Zajoski city gates every time I come back. It's because of the existence of the sturdy Zajoski city gates that the savage orcs have repeatedly returned without achieving anything."
Han Shuo was carrying all sorts of items on his back, and his body was almost completely submerged in them. Han Shuo didn't completely stop after everyone had stopped. He bent his legs and stood up straight, his wrists moving up and down as he repeated the boring movements.
"Brian, what are you doing?" Amy stood next to Han Shuo and couldn't help but look at Han Shuo in surprise when she saw the piles of items swaying continuously on Han Shuo's body.
The others also noticed Han Shuo's movements after Amy's words and also focused their attention on Han Shuo, all of their faces revealing puzzled expressions.
"Nothing, my body's a bit sore, I'll feel better if I move a bit!" Han Shuo said faintly, his expression simple and honest. He really did look a bit foolish.
"Idiot, be careful. The things you're carrying are all very valuable. If you accidentally break them, you won't be able to pay for it even if you sell yourself." Bella frowned and said coldly.
"Bella, you're such an idiot. Those things are very sturdy, how could they be broken so easily? No one made him carry anything that was truly precious and easily broken. "Lisa cast a disdainful glance at Bella and said sarcastically.
"Don't keep arguing, the two of you. You'll encounter some dangers, big or small, every time you go out for training. You should be united, or else there will be problems along the way." Fanny couldn't help but frown when she saw that Lisa and Bella had started arguing again.
Han Shuo completely ignored Bella's cold words and continued to repeat the boring movements. These movements weren't left behind from Chu Canglan's magical yuan, but were muscle training methods that Han Shuo had seen in the past. In order to continuously improve himself and surpass the "solid" realm, Han Shuo was making the most of his time to train his body.
Gene returned empty-handed with an ugly expression after a while. He said angrily when he arrived next to Fanny, "Damn it, they're asking us for money!"
Fanny frowned when she heard these words and said in surprise, "Our Babylon Academy of Magic and Force is the cradle of the Empire's knights, warriors, and mages. We nurture so many talents for the Empire every year. Even many of the officers and mages stationed in Zajoski are from our Babylon Academy of Magic and Force. The Academy has an agreement with Zajoski, how would they dare not lend us their warhorses? "
"When I said that I was from the Babylon Academy of Magic and Force, that officer planned on lending us warhorses. When I took out my proof and saw that we were from the necromancy major, he actually began to mock and ridicule us. He started demanding fifty gold coins from me, saying that he wouldn't lend us the warhorses if we didn't pay up. He also said that our necromancy major hasn't produced any talents for the Empire and that we shouldn't enjoy free treatment." Gene was seething with anger as he spoke.
When the students heard his words, they all felt the same hatred for the enemy. They all yelled out angrily, wanting to settle the score with the officer. It looked like the feeling of being looked down upon was quite unpleasant indeed. These students had already felt a bit wronged when they'd entered the declining necromancy major. It was naturally difficult to suppress the anger in their hearts now that they were being ignored.
"Forget it, take out fifty gold coins from our funds and give it to him. These officers have lived here for a long time. Add to that the fact that our necromancy major has indeed declined and our status in the Academy is low, it's inevitable that they'll look down on us. I'll report this matter to the dean when I return to the Academy. Let's not argue with them for now. "Fanny shook her head and spoke a few words of advice with a face full of dejection before speaking to Gene.
Gene first disagreed after Fanny's words, saying that they couldn't condone the arrogance of these arrogant soldiers. But after Fanny tactfully spoke a few words of advice, he finally shook his head and sighed lowly. He dejectedly took the fifty gold coins from Fanny's hands and walked towards the corner of the city gates.
Han Shuo observed the group and then looked at the dejected Fanny. He couldn't help but focus his gaze on the officer in the distance, thinking that there would be a day when the necromancy major would once again regain its former glory in his hands. The name of necromancy would once again strike fear into the hearts of others.
"Don't be disheartened. No one dared look down on necromancy when it was in its prime. It's just that there was a period of time in the past when necromancy was being squeezed by all the major factions. It's said that there was a great magical war that caused necromancy to suffer heavy casualties. Many shockingly powerful spells were lost, leading to the decline of necromancy.
We're exploring the Dark Forest this time because I've heard that a cemetery of death has been discovered. It's said that the cemetery of death used to be the place where a magus with profound knowledge of necromancy had stayed many years ago. If we can find that cemetery of death and obtain the books on necromancy within, we may be able to change the current situation of our necromancy major. "Fanny couldn't help but speak words of comfort when she saw that the students were also dejected.
Everyone's expressions shook when they heard Fanny's words. Expressions of joy and surprise appeared on their faces. It looked like they were all prepared to face this time's training properly.
Fanny sighed involuntarily in her heart when she saw that everyone was incomparably excited. Although there had been news that the cemetery of death had been discovered, the person who'd discovered it had died not long after walking out of the cemetery.
The Dark Forest was vast and wanting to find the cemetery of death within it was undoubtedly like searching for a needle in a haystack. Even she herself didn't hold any hope. Not to mention that if such a place had really been discovered, many adventurers would swarm in. When that time came, it would be too unrealistic for the twelve of them to obtain what they needed from the cemetery of death with their strength alone.
Fanny was only saying these words to comfort everyone. The main goal this time was to test the students' necromancy magic and help them comprehend magical knowledge in the outside world.
"Eh? Aren't these the necromancy major? Are you also going on an adventure? Hehe, why are you all standing here? "Just as the necromancy major students were thinking, a delicate voice sounded from afar.
They saw the light major student Irene, who they'd seen last time, along with a few other light major teachers and students, as well as the knight Claude, who'd been pursuing her bitterly, gallop over from afar on a tall warhorse.
"None of your business, be careful not to fall off your horse." Lisa looked disdainfully at Irene and cursed coldly.
"Hehe, I know. You must've not borrowed a warhorse yet. Ai, no wonder. Your necromancy major hasn't made any contributions to the Empire at all. Of course it's a bit inappropriate to want to use the Empire's resources for free, haha! "Irene giggled, her pure and holy face full of ridicule and ridicule.
Although Lisa and the others were angry, what Lisa said was the truth. They could only grit their teeth and sulk, but couldn't find the words to refute.
"Hello Master Fanny." The light major adept mage Beacher smiled at Fanny from atop his warhorse.
"You and Beacher, are you also going on an adventure in the Dark Forest?" Fanny returned the greeting with a smile and said faintly.
"Yes, we plan to go to the Dark Forest and help the nearby villages kill the magical creatures that often cause trouble. We'll share some of the burden with the Empire and also take the opportunity to train the students' ability to use magic. Heh heh, we'll be leaving first. We'll meet again if we have the chance! " Beacher spoke courteously, but Han Shuo could detect a trace of disdain in his eyes. It was as if he was looking down on his group.
Gene finally walked over with six warhorses after Beacher and the others from the light major had whizzed past on their tall steeds. These warhorses were obviously inferior to the ones the light major students had just used, whether in physical strength or numbers. It looked like even if they'd spent an extra fifty gold coins, the necromancy major still wouldn't be able to receive equal treatment.
But the necromancy major had twelve people, but only six warhorses. This meant that two people would have to share a horse. The students looked at each other and quickly found someone to share a horse with. Only Han Shuo, Fanny, Gene, and Bach hadn't found someone to share a horse with.
"Bach, you and Brian can share a horse. I'll share a horse with Master Fanny." Gene's eyes spun and his face lit up with delight as he spoke to Bach merrily.
"No, I absolutely won't share a horse with this dirty errand slave." Bach had a grudge against Han Shuo and immediately cried out in discontent.
Everyone knew of Gene's intentions. Now was a good opportunity to get closer to Fanny. He was about to speak angrily when he heard Bach's cry when Fanny suddenly smiled and said, "Since Bach isn't willing, then Brian can share a horse with me."
"Heh heh, many thanks Master Fanny, I'm coming!" Han Shuo was overjoyed and happily walked past Gene, walking quickly towards Fanny.
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