These few days were the enrollment period for the Mask Academy, so it was a good time to head there.
The Mask Academy was located in the west of the Ice Peak Country, in a mountain range called the River Source Mountain Range.
Three days later, the two of them arrived at the River Source Mountain Range's River Source City. This was the registration point for the Mask Academy.
Anyone who wanted to enter the Mask Academy with an invitation letter had to report here first.
The registration point was very conspicuous, just beside the City Lord's Mansion. Linlong and Lin Long quickly found it.
The people who reported were two middle-aged men and two youths in their thirties. Their clothes had the words' Mask Academy 'embroidered on them, but to Linlong's surprise, the four of them didn't wear any masks.
"Are you here to report?" One of the youths asked when he saw Linlong walking over.
"Yes, Senior Brother." Linlong nodded.
"Then take out your invitation letter," the young man immediately said.
Linlong took out his invitation letter.
After taking a look, the youth nodded and took out a form for Linlong to fill in.
The form was very simple. Linlong only needed to fill in his age, name, and ability on the icy talisman.
As expected of the Mask Academy, Linlong thought to himself.
Linlong immediately filled in the form. He wrote his name as Linlong. After all, he wasn't famous in this world, so he wasn't worried that others would find out about him.
After filling in the form, the youth nodded and turned around. He pointed at the rows of masks behind him and said, "Pick one."
Linlong had long noticed these masks. They came in different styles.
Linlong immediately walked in front of these masks. After choosing for a while, he took a mask in his hand. This was a black-faced mask. The reason why Linlong chose this mask was because it could also cover the ears, so he didn't have to worry about others seeing anything.
"This one." Linlong said.
"Then give it to me." The youth nodded.
Linlong immediately handed it over.
After receiving the mask, the youth pressed a certain spot on the mask. In the next moment, a rune flashed on the mask.
The rune only flashed for a breath's time before disappearing without a trace.
"Alright, drip your blood on this watch, this mask, and this waist token." The youth said as he took out a waist token from under the table.
Linlong immediately bit his index finger and dripped a drop of blood on each of the three items.
After he dripped a drop of essence blood, the same runes flashed on the watch and the token. The runes that had previously disappeared on the mask reappeared. This time, they flashed for a few breaths of time before disappearing.
After that, the young man wrote something on the waist token. After a while, he handed the waist token and the mask to Linlong and said, "Alright, this mask and waist token will be your identity from now on. No one else can wear your mask. If this happens, the academy will know about it. At that time, severe punishment will be waiting for you!"
"Senior Brother, do I have to wear this mask all the time after I enter the academy?" Linlong asked.
"Of course you can take it off," the man said.
"Oh." Linlong indicated that he understood.
After that, the man took out a bamboo tube and handed it to Linlong. Linlong received it with a puzzled expression.
The man explained, "This bamboo tube can activate a signal. If you encounter any trouble in the River Source Mountain Range, you can activate this bamboo tube. At that time, the law enforcement team will go over to rescue you. However, this bamboo tube can only be used once. In other words, once you use it once, no matter what trouble you encounter in the future, you can't use this bamboo tube to activate the signal. "
"No matter what danger I encounter?" Linlong could not help but ask.
"Yes." The man nodded.
After hearing this, Linlong naturally understood that this bamboo tube was obviously a life-saving talisman.
After teaching Linlong how to activate the bamboo tube, the man said, "Alright, you can enter the academy now. The academy is in the center of the River Source Mountain Range. If you want to enter the academy, you have to pass through a dense forest. This area is very dangerous. Even people who can activate level-3 ice talismans may encounter danger, so you have to be careful."
At this point, the man glanced at Zhou Ling behind Linlong and said, "The River Source Mountain Range is the territory of our Mask Academy. Unrelated people are not allowed to enter the River Source Mountain Range. If you are discovered, you will immediately be locked up in the academy's dungeon!"
Clearly, the man could tell that Zhou Ling was protecting Linlong, so he rejected Linlong's idea of letting Zhou Ling follow him.
Hearing this, Linlong could not help but frown.
The man continued, "Those without our academy's mask and waist token will be easily discovered in the River Source Mountain Range, so it's best not to take chances."
"Junior brother understands." Linlong could only nod.
"Alright, you can enter now." The man said.
Linlong turned around and left with Zhou Ling.
"Young master, the man is probably just scaring me. The River Source Mountain Range is so huge, how will they discover me if I sneak in?" Zhou Ling said as he walked.
"You don't have to follow me in. Just wait for me in the River Source City." Linlong said.
He did not think that the man was just scaring him. Although he had yet to enter the River Source Mountain Range, he could already sense that the River Source Mountain Range seemed to be enveloped by a powerful runic array.
Under such circumstances, it was not surprising that the man could do this, so Linlong naturally did not let Zhou Ling follow him in.
Thus, Zhou Ling stayed in the River Source City, while Linlong went to the River Source Mountain Range alone.
The entire River Source Mountain Range was surrounded by a stone wall a few feet tall. There were signs on the stone walls, warning unrelated people not to enter the River Source Mountain Range.
Soon, Linlong arrived at an entrance to the River Source Mountain Range.
The place was quiet, and in front of him was a little fatty about 18 or 19 years old who was bidding farewell to two people. The little fatty was not wearing a mask, revealing his round face.
"Fatty, you'll have to rely on yourself in the future. We can't go in with you." The person opposite the fatty said.
"Don't worry, I will reach the academy safely. Even if something happens, I still have the bamboo tube with me." The little fatty said.
"Don't use the bamboo tube unless it's absolutely necessary." The other person reminded.
"Don't worry, I'm not even that ignorant." The little fatty said.
Linlong happened to pass by the little fatty, and the little fatty quickly greeted him. "Brother, are you going to the Mask Academy too?"
"Yes." Linlong nodded.
"If that's the case, can we go together? I have a map with me, so I know how to get there." The little fatty quickly said.
Linlong was clueless about the situation inside, so he did not reject the little fatty's offer. "Sure."
Then, the two entered the entrance together.
"Brother, my surname is Shen, and my name is Jun. What about you?" The little fatty asked as he walked.
"My surname is Lin, and my name is Long." Linlong replied.
"Ah, so it's Brother Lin." The little fatty nodded.
Then, after chatting for a while, little fatty suddenly said mysteriously, "Brother Lin, there's something you want to know, right?"
"Hmm, what is it?" Seeing the other party's reaction, Lin Long grew curious.
"I heard that our Ice Peak Country's third princess is also coming to the Mask Academy," the little fatty said.
"Third princess?" Linlong was a little confused. To be honest, he did not know anything about the Ice Peak Country's imperial city.
"The third princess is about the same age as me. She's as beautiful as a fairy, and she's very talented. I heard that she's already mastered level-2 ice talisman … If I, Shen Jun, could be fated with her, I'd be more than happy," Shen Jun said with a look of longing.
Afraid that Linlong would misunderstand, he quickly explained, "Brother Lin, don't misunderstand. I just want to build a relationship with the imperial city. I wouldn't dare to have any improper thoughts about the third princess."
Linlong nodded, expressing his understanding.
Shen Jun said, "Brother Lin, I think you can fight for it."
"Fight? Fight for what?"
"To have that kind of relationship with the third princess, of course. If you become the prince consort of the Ice Peak Country, who would dare to provoke you? Even I, Shen Jun, would benefit from it!" Shen Jun's eyes lit up.
His words made Linlong speechless.
"Shen Jun, you don't even know what I look like and how strong I am. Aren't you afraid of biting off your tongue?" Linlong said.
"Brother Lin, I'm not bragging. It's my intuition. My intuition tells me that you can do it," Shen Jun said as he stared at Linlong with bright eyes.
It was as if Linlong was some kind of peerless powerhouse.
To be honest, Linlong did not mind getting to know and build a relationship with the third princess. After all, he was going to enter the imperial city in the future. If he had such a relationship with the third princess, it would naturally be convenient.
As they were talking, there was a sudden movement in front of them. Then, a black wolf appeared in front of them.
This black wolf looked no different from an ordinary black wolf, but there was a faint chill coming from its body.
Shen Jun's expression changed when he saw the black wolf, and then he exclaimed, "This is an ice black wolf!"
"An ice black wolf?" Linlong asked doubtfully.
"In other words, it's a fierce beast that can release ice qi … If our ice talismans can't subdue it, we'll be in danger!" Shen Jun said.
'So it's such a fierce beast.' Linlong thought to himself.
Naturally, he had never encountered such a fierce beast before.
Immediately, Shen Jun took out his ice talisman. It was a second-grade ice talisman, and then he immediately activated it.
Seeing this, Linlong hurriedly took out his ice talisman and activated it immediately.
It was also at this moment that the black wolf in front of them fiercely charged over.
As soon as the black wolf approached, Linlong felt a wave of cold air rushing towards him.
Fortunately, they had activated the ice talisman, and the ice qi of the ice talisman quickly suppressed the ice qi of the black wolf.
In the beginning, the black wolf could still charge a few times, but it was soon frozen by their ice qi.
Then, Shen Jun directly walked up and killed the black wolf with a sword.
Although he had killed the black wolf, Shen Jun still had a look of caution on his face. "Brother Lin, we have to be careful later. It's said that there are many such fierce beasts in the River Source Mountain Range, and most of them are much stronger than this black wolf!"
As they spoke, the two of them continued to walk forward.
Unknowingly, an hour had passed. During this period of time, they had encountered quite a few similar black wolves, and they had easily dealt with them.
After walking for a while, a black panther suddenly blocked in front of them.
Looking at this black panther, Shen Jun's expression immediately became ugly. He said, "This is an Ice Black Panther, and its strength is much stronger than the Ice Black Wolf from before!"
As he spoke, he had already taken out his ice talisman, and Linlong also took out his ice talisman.
At this moment, the black panther was already rushing towards them.
As soon as the black panther rushed over, Linlong's expression changed slightly because he realized that the ice qi released by the black panther was completely above theirs.
For a moment, his body could not help but tremble.
"Why is this Ice Black Panther so strong?" Shen Jun also exclaimed.
At this moment, the two's ice talismans also came into effect, but what made Linlong and Shen Jun's expressions turn ugly was that the ice talismans they activated did not suppress the black wolf.
Oh no! Linlong frowned.
Because if this continued, they would definitely be injured by the black panther's claws and teeth.
However, at this critical moment, the ice qi released by the black panther actually paused for a moment.
"This is a mutated Ice Black Panther. Although it is stronger than ordinary Ice Black Panthers, the ice qi it activates will have such a short pause. Let's hurry up and run!" Shen Jun shouted. At the same time, he directly turned around and fled.
Linlong also hurriedly followed behind him.
Naturally, the Ice Black Panther was in hot pursuit. However, after chasing for a while, the black panther suddenly gave up for some reason, allowing the two of them to heave a sigh of relief.
"This mutated Ice Black Panther's strength is completely above the two of us. We can only deal with it if we join forces with others!" Shen Jun said.
Linlong nodded in agreement. He could see that this Ice Black Panther's strength was completely equivalent to a person who could activate a level-three ice talisman.
Although that was what he said, how could they find someone to join forces with now?
"Let's continue forward. We have to be careful and avoid encountering such ferocious beasts," Linlong immediately said.
"En." Shen Jun nodded.
Afraid that they would encounter the mutated Ice Black Panther again, the two of them then circled around in front of them.
After walking for a while, they heard the sounds of fierce battle ahead. It seemed that someone was fighting with a ferocious beast.
Seeing this situation, a look of joy appeared on Linlong's and Shen Jun's faces.
"Brother Lin, let's go over and see if we can join forces with them!" Shen Jun hurriedly said.
"En." Linlong nodded in agreement.
Immediately, the two of them continued to walk forward.
After walking another hundred feet or so, they saw two people fighting fiercely with three Ice Frost Black Wolves.
"Let's go over and help them!" Shen Jun said.
"En." Linlong nodded again.
The two of them immediately rushed forward. Soon, they joined the battle and joined the two people to deal with the three Ice Black Wolves.
There were four of them now. How could the three Ice Black Wolves be a match for them? They were quickly killed by them.
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