Chapter 71

Before long, military mages appeared in the old banyan tree district.

One of the healing mages also promptly healed Captain Xu Dahuang's torn wound. Fortunately, Xu Dahuang was a mage whose constitution had been altered by stardust; otherwise, an ordinary person would have died instantly.

Seeing the large, bloody gash on Xu Dahuang's chest that extended to his abdomen, Mo Fan clearly realized how important defensive skills were. He was also relieved to have the defensive magic tool, the Scythe Bone Shield, in his possession; otherwise, he would have been killed too.

"Mr. Yang, I think we should sound the alarm. The frequency of demons appearing in the city is unusually high, which is quite abnormal," Guo Caitang said to the mid-rank mage Yang Zuohe.

"Our Mage Association is already discussing this with the Hunter Alliance, and the government is also considering the matter. However, we just sounded the alarm not long ago. Sounding it again so soon could easily cause panic," Yang Zuohe said.

"The One-Eyed Demon Wolf, which should not appear in the city, has shown up... I have a bad feeling that something is about to happen," Guo Caitang said.

"Don't worry, we are already investigating and continuously increasing the number of personnel to maintain the city's security. As for some of the bizarre situations that we cannot cover, we will need your demon-hunting squad to work harder," Yang Zuohe said.

"We will do our best, but our captain is seriously injured, so our actions will be...," Guo Caitang said.

"I will assign a fire mage to temporarily take over until your captain recovers. By the way, when did your demon-hunting squad add a new member, and he's even a lightning mage," Yang Zuohe smiled and glanced at Mo Fan.

"Through recruitment."

"Through recruitment???" Yang Zuohe was taken aback and said helplessly, "I've never heard of a lightning mage needing to attend a mage recruitment fair."

Everyone laughed, their gazes involuntarily turning to Mo Fan.

Mo Fan's performance had surprised everyone. When everyone thought they would be killed by the advanced One-Eyed Demon Wolf, his Level 2 lightning seal played a decisive role. The demon-hunting squad was very grateful to have found a lightning mage who was willing to follow their team and work in the city. After all, a lightning mage who mastered a Level 2 lightning seal would usually be pampered by major families and could choose any position in the Hunter Alliance, Mage Association, or government.

Yu Ang stood there, seeing everyone's gaze on the young lightning mage, his lips twitched involuntarily.

Even with the halo of an ice mage family and being outstanding among the younger generation, the halo of a lightning mage could still make him pale in comparison!

"Caitang, to prevent Fan Mo from quitting, why don't you offer yourself to bind him? After all, he saved your life, and you don't know how to repay him," Fei Shi said mischievously.

"Get lost!" Guo Caitang's proud face turned pink, but she said it fiercely.

Yu Ang's face darkened even more.

...

The One-Eyed Demon Wolf incident finally calmed down.

After changing clothes and returning to the school dormitory, Mo Fan was about to climb back over the wall when he noticed a small figure moving at the entrance.

"Zhou Min?" Mo Fan was a bit surprised. What was this girl doing here, not going home to sleep?

"Mo Fan, it's great... I thought you..." Zhou Min's eyes welled up with tears when she saw Mo Fan safe and sound.

Zhou Min was still a young girl. When Mo Fan risked his life to save everyone during their early training, she was deeply moved but didn't know how to express it due to her pride. This time, because of her grandmother's incident, Mo Fan almost lost his life. He saved her and her grandmother again, and she didn't know how to repay such a favor.

Seeing Zhou Min crying, Mo Fan was also quite awkward.

"Anyway, thank you for saving my grandmother. My parents are always busy, and my grandmother raised me from a young age..." Zhou Min continued.

After a while of comforting, Mo Fan finally persuaded Zhou Min to return to the girls' dormitory.

Late at night, a boy sending a girl back to the dormitory, with the girl still crying, always made the students who had nothing better to do imagine all sorts of things.

Back in the dormitory, his roommates started asking if he had a good time, which was really boring. "I went to save the world, okay!"

After everyone fell asleep, Mo Fan went to the rooftop water dam of the teaching building.

This was Mo Fan's own cultivation sanctuary, where he was rarely disturbed.

"Little Loach, you ate a spirit essence, why are you not reacting at all, like you're asleep?" Mo Fan sat on the water dam, talking to himself.

As soon as he finished speaking, Little Loach woke up like a baby, gently trembling and emitting light in a small area.

The light seemed incredibly thick, like silk wrapping around the black, smooth pendant.

Cocooning and rebirth??

Seeing the change in Little Loach, Mo Fan couldn't help but think of this term.

In fact, under the light, Little Loach was indeed changing. Its aged surface showed obvious signs of transformation, no longer rusted and now had a lustrous appearance like jade.

"The old man Ying left me a real treasure!" Mo Fan was captivated.

He could already clearly feel the changes in the Loach pendant. When it fully transformed, it continuously transmitted a very comfortable energy to his chest.

When the stardust magic tool was nourished at the ordinary level, it felt like being soaked in a hot spring, with the whole body relaxing with the comfortable heat and softness. The feeling of quickly relaxing both body and mind was very noticeable.

After the Loach pendant transformed, Mo Fan felt even more clearly that he was being wrapped in something special. If he had to compare it to something, it was like soft silk...

This soft silk did not restrict his body or movements in any way. It tightly adhered to his body, making Mo Fan, who had just experienced a fierce battle, feel much more refreshed and comfortable, like a baby lying in a soft, warm crib, feeling peaceful and calm.

Mo Fan was overjoyed.

Although he had never come into contact with a spirit-level stardust magic tool, he could already clearly feel that the effect of nourishing energy was definitely that of a spirit-level stardust magic tool. Moreover... besides quickly eliminating his fatigue, Mo Fan felt that his stardust was also being nourished, as if he were meditating.

"Can I increase my cultivation without meditating??" Mo Fan's entire body became energized!