Chapter 57

Lin Beichen's face lit up with a smile.

Perfect.

With such a powerful tool for wilderness exploration, the perilous green wilderness would be like his own backyard.

It was simply "Mondo can go wherever he wants."

A moment later.

"One hundred meters ahead, four adult Ice Arrow Chickens, danger level 1, do you want to detour?"

The phone issued a prompt.

Danger level 1?

This time, even Baidu Maps didn't suggest a detour.

Ice Arrow Chickens?

They sound so cute.

Whether braised or steamed, they should be delicious, right?

And with only a danger level of 1...

Hmm, no detour.

Let's go and check it out.

He walked eighty meters.

Whoosh!

An ice sword suddenly shot out from the dense grass.

Caught off guard, Lin Beichen was hit in the knee.

Damn.

My knee got hit by an arrow!

Lin Beichen felt a chill and stiffness in his left leg.

A pale blue frost began to spread over his leg.

"Chirp chirp chirp..."

In the next moment, a gray chicken with red eyes emerged from the grass, its sharp fangs gleaming, and it screamed as it charged at Lin Beichen, looking like a vulture.

Whoosh!

Lin Beichen drew his sword and thrust it forward.

The chicken's head was pierced by the sword's glow, and it died instantly, falling to the ground.

KO!!

"Enemy defeated!"

"Hehe, the weak Ice Arrow Chicken couldn't withstand a single hit."

Lin Beichen transformed into a middle-school boy.

The remaining three Ice Arrow Chickens, seeing that their "prey" was so fierce, immediately turned and fled, moving as fast as lightning.

However, one of them, perhaps out of sheer panic, ran too fast and crashed into a tree three meters away, its brain splattering, legs twitching, and then it stopped moving.

The chicken had killed itself.

Lin Beichen was speechless.

Not only were they weak, but they were also cowardly.

Their only strength was their speed.

He circulated his mystic energy, massaged his left knee, and the chill and stiffness quickly dissipated.

Rolling up his pants, he saw that his knee was swollen but not broken.

It must have been the [Invisible Sword Bone] that saved him.

If it were an ordinary person, an ice arrow would have pierced through half their leg.

"This experiment was necessary. Based on the Ice Arrow Chickens' abilities, I can infer that the danger level 3 and below creatures detected by Baidu Maps pose no significant threat to me. As for level 3 and above, I need to be cautious and verify."

Lin Beichen made up his mind.

He picked up the two dead chickens and walked for another twenty minutes, finally reaching the lake.

This was an unnamed small lake, several kilometers in diameter, with a small river flowing into it from the west. The water was clear and tranquil, deep and blue, and the lake had a white sandy beach, offering a wide view. After checking with the Baidu Maps app, he found no dangerous creatures.

"The first [Stellar Badge] lies at the bottom of this lake."

Lin Beichen stretched his body and joints by the shore, then with a splash, dove into the lake.

On Earth, he was an expert swimmer.

Now, with his mystic energy, he could hold his breath longer and move freely in the water.

Following the guidance of the water navigation, he finally succeeded in retrieving the first [Stellar Badge] on his tenth dive.

Splash!

Breaking the surface, he jumped to the shore.

Lin Beichen held the badge in his palm and examined it carefully.

It was an oval badge, like a flattened pebble, with a dark green base and dotted with silver spots of various sizes. At first glance, it looked like countless stars twinkling in the night sky, which was why it was called the [Stellar Badge].

Notably, at the bottom of the badge was a number—

1.

This was the first Stellar Badge.

Without hesitation, Lin Beichen stored the badge in [Baidu Netdisk].

Then, without stopping, he continued to use [Baidu Navigation] to search for the next one.

Time flew by as he followed the map.

Before he knew it, eight hours had passed.

"It's time to head back."

Lin Beichen stored the ninth [Stellar Badge] in [Baidu Netdisk].

He checked his phone, which had 20% battery left.

"Although cheating feels good, the battery consumption..."

Lin Beichen felt a pang of pain.

This morning, it was still at 50%.

At this rate, he would need to charge it every two days, costing 10 gold coins.

The 50 gold coins he won in the mid-year competition would only last him ten days.

After the preliminary rounds, he would be out of money again.

"I need to speed up my money-making plan."

Thinking this, he picked up the two dead chickens and headed back to the camp.

The night wilderness was wild and dangerous.

Only the camp was safe.

On the way back, Lin Beichen kept the navigation on to avoid any potential dangers.

This was not the time to be frugal.

Finally, just before dark, he reached a sparse forest five miles from the camp.

Suddenly—

Whoosh!

A net flew out from a nearby tree, covering Lin Beichen's head.

Clang!

Lin Beichen drew his sword.

A flash of light.

The net was cut open.

"Who's there?"

Lin Beichen emerged from the cut in the net.

Responding to him were several flying ropes, each tied with iron balls, swinging like pythons toward him.

Whoosh!

Lin Beichen immediately used [Beidou Lin].

One sword, three shadows.

The flying ropes were instantly cut.

A sharp whistle sounded in the forest.

Several figures leaped down from the trees and quickly fled.

The surroundings quickly became quiet again.

It was as if nothing had happened.

"They must have been students ambushing around the camp, trying to rob others of their hard-earned badges. They attacked and fled immediately when they missed."

Lin Beichen guessed.

This was not surprising.

Before discovering that Baidu Maps could locate Stellar Badges, Lin Beichen had also considered robbing others, lying in wait on the main paths outside the camp to snatch a few badges and advance. After all, robbing was faster than searching himself.

It seems others had the same idea.

What a coincidence.

Fortunately, he reacted quickly.

He immediately raised his spirits, focused his attention, and continued forward.

The rest of the journey was uneventful.

Twenty minutes later, he safely arrived at the camp. The guards at the gate checked his stone tablet, and Lin Beichen entered the square.

Most of the students had already returned.

Lin Beichen glanced around and immediately felt amused.

A few students were half-naked and bruised.

"Damn, I searched the wilderness all day and didn't even see a badge. Just now, I was robbed outside the camp. I don't know who the bastard was, but he hit me with a stick, and my head still hurts."

A student with a swollen head said dejectedly.

"You only have a bump. I was not only robbed but also stripped of my clothes."

Another student, shivering with his bare chest exposed, said with tears in his eyes.

"Yeah, that's really despicable. My clothes were also taken. If I find out who those bastards are, I'll fight them to the death..."

"Ah, I said those bastards were all masked. They must have used your clothes to make masks for easier robbing..."

The robbed students shared their experiences of being beaten.

Misery shared is misery halved.

Lin Beichen went to the stone board in the center of the square and looked up.

The day's points tally was not yet complete, but part of it had been announced.

As expected, Lin Chen, the pride of the heavens, was at the top, having found one Stellar Badge and earned 10 points.

Behind a series of other names, all the points were 0.

Including the geniuses from the National Royal Junior College, like Tao Wancheng and Li Tao.

This batch of students is not up to par.

Lin Beichen thought shamelessly.

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