Chapter 571 - Gathering of the Old Classmates
Versatile Mage
Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
In a local Xiaxi cuisine restaurant, Mo Fan, Mu Bai, Zhao Kunsan, Wang Pangzi, and Zhou Ming were seated together. This was most likely the first gathering between the old classmates from high school since the calamity of Bo City. Mo Fan was relieved to see their familiar faces.
âMo Fan, isnât your girlfriend coming too?â asked Zhao Kunsan.
âOh, she already went back,â Mo Fan knew Zhao Kunsan was referring to Liu Ru.
Liu Ru had never met Mo Fanâs friends. Besides, they would most likely talk about their past during the time in high school, thus she felt like it was better not to join the dinner. She went to visit Su Xiaoluo instead, checking on the settlement of the villagers.
âYou have a girlfriend now?â asked Zhou Ming, blinking her large eyes.
âNot really... by the way, our Zhou Ming has grown prettier. Why didnât any of you target her?â asked Mo Fan.
Wang Pangzi and Zhao Kunsan uttered hollow laughs. They did want to chase her, yet none of them was an Intermediate Magician. They might even be stuck in the Basic Level for the rest of their lives. On the other hand, Zhou Ming was already a top student in the Ancient Capital Institute.
âHow was your training in the Goose Tower?â asked Mu Bai.
Zhou Ming was dressed in casual clothes today, yet her eyes still had the usual determination and pride of a youthful girl in them. One could easily tell that she was excited to see Mo Fan after such a long time, as she kept asking him questions.
âHow can we talk about cultivation in front of Mo Fan?â Zhou Ming raised her tone and rolled her eyes.
âWhy not, itâs fine... Iâve got more Elements to train, so my cultivation is a bit mixed up,â said Mo Fan humbly.
âReally, let me see what your level is now.â It felt like Zhou Ming had purposely led the conversation until now, and blurted out quicklyafter Mo Fan took the bait.
Zhou Ming quickly inspected him.
Mo Fan did not prepare himself. He could sense Zhou Mingâs will roaming wildly in his Spiritual World. The process would not do any harm to him, as long as the person was not a Psychic.
âHuh, itâs only a Level Two Nebula!â Zhou Mingâs will was interrupted by Mo Fan as she was sensing one of Mo Fanâs Nebulas, leaving the girl pouting unhappily.
âHehe, I never said Iâm strong,â Mo Fan wore a humble smile.
âDamn, a Level Two Nebula is already very strong!â cried Wang Pangzi, who looked as if he had lost completely.
âZhou Ming, does that mean youâve reached Level Three?â asked Mu Bai, raising his brows.
âNo way! Once I learn the Fiery Fist: Nine Halls, Iâll be able to handle the Corpse Generals. My ranking will climb higher, too!â said Zhou Ming.
Curious after hearing Zhou Mingâs grumble, Mo Fan asked, âWait, your ranking is decided by defeating Corpse Generals?â
âThe undead, to be precise,â Mu Bai corrected. He continued on when he saw the same confused look on Mo Fanâs face. âInstead of having the students fighting one another in meaningless duels, itâs better to simply let the students put their efforts into dealing with the undead. Itâs simply impossible to kill all the undead around here. The institute has decided to give the students scores based on the number of undead they have killed. Those with higher scores are ranked higher. As a result, those who are trying to get into the Nomination Preliminaries wait outside the walls like they are on steroids.â
Mo Fan nodded. It turned out that different institutes had different systems. The institute here in the Ancient Capital was rather intriguing, ranking the students based on the undead they had eliminated.
âApart from the rankings, the students are asked to go on duty on the outer walls every now and then. Itâs my turn tonight, but since youâre here, I snuck alll the way here from very far away instead...â added Zhou Ming unpleasantly.
âIâm flattered, then,â Mo Fan chuckled.
âHave you collected enough scores? If you didnât have enough, you wonât get the resources from the school,â said Mu Bai.
âThe monthly resources arenât really a big deal. Itâs rare for us to be able to gather together. In fact, I did miss you all,â said Zhou Ming.
Everyone fell silent after hearing the words, but somehow, they all agreed with Zhou Ming.
In high school, everyone would Awaken their Magic, study about Magic, and work hard together to achieve better results. They would go train in the wilds together, but many years had passed in the blink of an eye. As Magicians, especially after they achieved the higher levels, their lives were not without sorrow and anxiety, as they had once expected. Instead, they engaged in even more life and death situations.
It did make sense. Headmaster Zhu had told everyone the responsibilities of a Magician since day one of stepping into their high school.
Commoners might be able to live a peaceful life, but that was not the case for Magicians!
Mo Fan had witnessed countless deaths in the past few years. He had witnessed the deaths of the villagers just yesterday, but he still had to eat, sleep, and continue on with his life. What could he do?
âBy the way, didnât Xu Zhaoting go to the same school as you?â Zhao Kunsan interrupted Zhou Mingâs topic after he recalled something.
Mu Bai glared at Zhao Kunsan, as he was well aware of what happened to Xu Zhaoting.
Does he really have to mention it now!?
Wang Pangzi and Xu Zhaoting were extremely close to one another. When Zhao Kunsan mentioned Xu Zhaotingâs name, everyone could see the fat on Wang Pangziâs face shuddering.
After taking a deep breath, Wang Pangzi asked Mo Fan sternly, âAfter all this time, I still have no idea how my brother died. Mo Fan, you surely know about it, right? Itâs fine, I just want to know the truth.â
Mo Fanâs heart sank as he recalled the incident related to Xu Zhaoting. He tried his best to remain calm and replied, âI burned him.â
âYou... burned him?â Everyone looked at Mo Fan with wide eyes.
Mo Fan told everyone the whole incident, leaving them speechless for a very long time.
âSigh, forget it, I bet he would still choose the same thing if he were given another chance. I know him too well,â sighed Wang Pangzi.
âThe Black Vatican is too damnable! If I have the chance, Iâll kill them all too!â declared Zhou Ming, clenching her teeth.
The whole room was filled with anger and hatred when the Black Vatican was mentioned. They clearly knew that they were no match for the Black Vatican with their current strength. They could only try harder to improve their cultivation, and eliminate the Black Vatican when they started stirring up chaos again.
âDamn it, Iâm furious just thinking about them! Zhou Ming, arenât you on duty tonight? Why donât we go to the walls with you and vent our anger on the undead. Consider it as us doing a favor for the Ancient Capital and the country too!â suggested Wang Pangzi.
âSo weâre not going to karaoke?â said Zhao Kunsan.
âKaraoke my ass, itâs meaningless that we simply have to eat and go singing karaoke like everyone else when we gather with old classmates. Itâs more exciting to kill the undead and level up. Weâre Magicians!â said Wang Pangzi righteously.
âI donât mind.â
âMy hands are itching too,â said Mo Fan with a short laugh.
Mo Fan still had a grudge against the undead due to what had happened to the villagers. He could not wait to kill some undead to get his revenge!