Chapter 39

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The entry and exit permit for the gate was clearly also in the hands of the man named Zankong. After the hundred top students got off the vehicle, they all entered the small fort at Snow Peak Mountain.

The small fort was very simple, with just one main road. There were many shops and small stalls on the main road, looking no different from a town market.

However, what was sold here was not chickens, ducks, fish, or meat, but things that mages needed for battles and training.

"Come, come, top-quality magic shoes. Let me tell you, this is a good thing. Do you know what the fastest demon is? That's right, it's the Sprint Demon. This is made from the skin of the Sprint Demon's hind legs, enchanted with a wind track rune, and powered by pure windstones. When you run... it will definitely make the one-eyed magic wolf just stare. If you want to buy it, I can give you a discount, seeing as you have a connection with this treasure."

"Second Baldy, stop boasting. Can your thing even be called magic equipment? Any pair of Nikes would be better to wear."

"Bullshit, this is from a Sprint Demon that we sacrificed two people to kill. I got the skin from its hind legs, it's absolutely genuine magic shoes!" Second Baldy immediately got into an argument with the person who was mocking him.

Further ahead, there was another stall, where colorful magic stones were displayed.

Magic stones are quite simple; they are special stones that are formed due to the richness of elements like fire, wind, lightning, and earth. They contain energy similar to the magic power found in a mage's stardust. Although they cannot be directly used by mages, they can be embedded in many magic devices and equipment to provide a continuous supply of energy.

These pieces of knowledge were taught in class, and Mo Fan had listened attentively.

It is said that, often, fully refined magic stones can be used as currency.

The consumption of magic stones is very large, in fact, equivalent to energy in the scientific world.

At first, Mo Fan thought that computers, household appliances, and such should also use electricity. Later, he found out that the power plants here do not use hydroelectric or wind power, but rather lightning-type magic stones.

There's no way around it; Mo Fan had to accept the fact that the founder of the light element was Edison. Besides, Watt, who invented the steam engine and brought the world into the industrial revolution... yes, he was a fire-type mage. The principle of the steam engine is based on fire magic runes, which use fire-type magic stones to drive it.

So, in this world, there is no oil, hydropower, wind power, or electricity. What sustains life are these magic stones!

And where do magic stones come from?

Of course, from nature!

The harsh reality is that demons also need magic stones very much. Magic stones are not only an important food source for them but also a crucial source of energy for their strength.

Thus, the biggest obstacle for humans in collecting, searching for, and mining magic stones is not the harsh natural environment, but these demons that also rely on magic stones for survival.

Demons have an instinctive hostility towards humans.

Imagine, how many magic-powered devices are there in a city? These things are essentially the food for demons, and humans themselves are also their delicacies. Therefore, the conflict between human mages and demons has never ceased.

Perhaps, this is the biggest difference between the original world and the magic world.

In the original world, humans are in a dominant position, and sweeping any place with a missile is a simple matter.

But in the magic world, there are no thermal weapons, only mages.

Perhaps it is precisely because thermal weapons cannot be realized that demons have taken over more territories.

Most humans can only live in cities, and cities need mages to protect them.

This is also why the status of mages is always higher than that of ordinary people, not only because they control powerful forces, but also because their mission is sacred!

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"Brother Fan, we must perform well in this training. I heard that the evaluation of the training will directly affect our college entrance exams, accounting for 20% of the score!" Zhang Xiaohou said beside Mo Fan.

Mo Fan nodded.

This was something their homeroom teacher, Xue Musheng, had mentioned long ago.

The training is essentially one of the subjects in the "college entrance exam," as the score is determined by the military, specifically the chief instructor of this training.

Whether the chief instructor rates it as a C or an A will directly determine whether a mage goes to a key magic university or an ordinary one!

For example, the Imperial Academy where Mu Ningxue is currently studying, they require at least an A for the training score when admitting students.

Mo Fan is not content with just staying in a small place like Bocheng. To learn higher-level magic, he must go to a larger place and a university.

In this training, he hopes to achieve a score of A or higher, so he can have the confidence to enter a university of the level of the Imperial Academy!

"These instructors are all taken care of by the school. Even if you just go through the motions for a month or two, they will still give you at least a B or C, so there's nothing to worry about." Wang Sanpeng came over and said with a smile.

"Right, it's always been like this," another student who knew the inside story nodded.

"Indeed, the school definitely hopes the instructors will give high scores."

"Form up at the square."

"Form up, form up!"

After Luo Yunbo shouted, all the students quickly gathered in the central square of the small fort at Snow Peak Mountain.

The number of people was not small, a total of 100, all wearing the school uniforms of Tianlan Magic High School.

After the 100 students stood in neat rows, they quickly attracted the attention of the idle mages at the station, who all looked interested and wore strange, mocking smiles.

"Look quickly, the new batch of interns has arrived, hahaha, we can watch the rookies make fools of themselves again," a man with a rat-like face said.

"Isn't that right? The station is the liveliest during the time the interns are here. Guess how many of this batch will wet their pants out of fear?" A burly man who looked like the leader of a hunter team said, leaning forward.

"I bet at least 30!"

"The remaining 70 will faint from fear??"

The students lined up on the square, but they soon heard the comments from the old birds at the station.

Most of them wore smug expressions and did not hide their mockery of the students.

The 100 top students were divided into 5 groups, with 20 people in each group. In front stood the two instructors and one practical course teacher.

"Chief Instructor!"

"The Chief Instructor is here!!"

Soon, a team of military mages in uniform marched neatly in front of the students, and the aura they emitted was imposing.

The person at the front was none other than the bearded man, Zankong, who was playing with flames at the guard post earlier.

Zankong still had that carefree demeanor. As a chief instructor, his laxness was somewhat unexpected.

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