"Teacher, has the world always been this chaotic?" Chen Shu asked, "Are there no major powers to pacify it?"
Liu Feng explained, "Currently, each country is only responsible for suppressing its own异空间 (yì kōngjiān -异空间), and they don't have the leisure to manage affairs elsewhere."
"It is a bit different..." Chen Shu rubbed his chin, comparing the current world to the one in his memory. Both the technological level and the global structure had discrepancies.
The two headed south, directly towards the coastal cities in the south. Three days later, they arrived at the southernmost part of Hua Guo.
"We're finally here!" Chen Shu stretched lazily and said, "Teacher, let me drive!"
"Forget it!" Liu Feng said, "Last time I let you drive, you nearly made the accelerator burst into flames!"
The two left the highway and entered Nan Hai City, the southernmost city.
"We'll rest for a night and officially depart tomorrow!"
The next morning, the two set off again, driving their car to the southern coastline. At this moment, Liu Feng summoned his contracted spirit, taking advantage of the fact that no one was around. A blue ice bird, seven to eight meters long, appeared, emanating a chilling aura. Even the seawater below began to form white frost.
"Teacher, your bird is so cool!" Chen Shu exclaimed, "It's even more handsome than Old Shen's Ice Phoenix!"
"Stop dawdling and get on the bird!"
The two rode the ice bird and sped directly south. With their incredible speed, they reached the border line in one day. The border was heavily guarded by soldiers, who immediately locked onto Liu Feng and Chen Shu.
"Old Liu, on a mission?" A border officer recognized Liu Feng and said with a smile, "It's thanks to people like you!"
"We're all the same. You guys have it tougher than me!" Liu Feng smiled and presented his identification.
Half an hour later, Liu Feng and Chen Shu successfully left the border of Hua Guo and entered international waters.
"Teacher, aren't there border guards? How can fierce beasts still invade coastal cities?" Chen Shu asked.
"The effect of skills!" Liu Feng said, sitting on the ice bird, "If there are powerful stealth skills, they can easily invade."
"The world isn't this peaceful!" Liu Feng shook his head, "One's own strength is the best guarantee!"
"Is there any crisis?" Chen Shu asked, puzzled.
"异空间 not only appear on land, but also in the open sea. Various major powers might come to explore, but after grabbing enough resources, they won't send troops to garrison," Liu Feng explained. "What happens when an 异空间 is not suppressed by humans?"
Chen Shu instantly replied, "There will be rampaging fierce beasts in the open sea!"
"Not bad, you're quite quick," Liu Feng praised.
"Teacher, I mean, there really are rampaging fierce beasts below!"
"???" Liu Feng was slightly stunned and looked down. He saw several black monkey heads emerging from the seawater.
"Puff puff puff!" The black monkeys' eyes were fierce as they spat out several football-sized ice balls towards them.
"Boom!" The space beside Liu Feng cracked, and the head of a fire lizard emerged, spraying a large mouthful of flames.
"Screech screech screech!" The incoming ice balls instantly shattered, and even the water monkeys below cried out in pain, becoming floating corpses.
"We've encountered fierce beasts just after crossing the border?" Liu Feng rubbed his chin and said, "Am I this unlucky?" His gaze shifted to Chen Shu, "You brat, do you naturally attract fierce beasts?"
"How is that possible?!" Chen Shu's mouth twitched. It seemed like everywhere he went, things were not peaceful.
"Screech!" At this moment, a large monkey, four meters tall, roared and leaped onto the surface of the sea. Its feet glowed with skill, allowing it to walk on water. In an instant, the large monkey leaped, attempting to land on the ice bird's back.
"Mutated Silver-grade?" Liu Feng raised an eyebrow and said, "Truly courting death!"
Screech! The ice bird let out a clear cry, and a stream of frost sprayed out, freezing it into an ice sculpture.
"Teacher, let me!" Chen Shu summoned his Husky. The husky bounced and used 【Clone】 at the same time.
"Howl!" Two Huskies aimed at the fierce beasts below and unleashed various skills!
Boom boom boom! Before they could even finish using their skills, the Silver-grade fierce beasts below were already dead. After one bloodline evolution, the elemental beast's attack power had risen another level!
"The power of this skill?" Liu Feng was slightly stunned, his eyes filled with disbelief. "What's going on with your Husky?"
"It's just like this!" Chen Shu smiled, extremely satisfied with the Husky's skill power, which was worth the vast resources he spent to cultivate it.
"Teacher, please record this for me!"
"What?"
"Student Chen Shu, with his powerful combat ability, instantly killed a Silver-grade fierce beast and saved his teacher's life, earning one thousand academic credits!"
"???" Liu Feng's mouth twitched. "You're making up grades here, aren't you?"
"Frankly speaking, doesn't my outstanding performance deserve one thousand academic credits?"
"Get lost!" Although Liu Feng intended to go easy and praise Chen Shu as much as possible when they returned, so he could get more academic credits, Chen Shu killing a controlled Silver-grade fierce beast and demanding one thousand credits was simply too outrageous!
"Our mission is to investigate the criminal organization!" Liu Feng directly ordered the ice bird to fly south, not wanting to be delayed by stray fierce beasts.
"Alas! They don't agree with me!" Chen Shu sighed and took out a barbecue grill, preparing to barbecue on the bird's back.
...
Another five days of flying passed. The two ate, drank, and handled their bodily needs on the bird's back, finally nearing their destination. An island appeared, its area roughly equivalent to a medium-sized city.
"Hmm? There are people on it?" Liu Feng gazed into the distance and faintly saw various buildings on the island. He summoned another contracted spirit, a black cat.
"Meow!" The black cat meowed, its eyes glowing with skill as it stared intently at the island. Liu Feng closed his eyes, as if receiving some information. After a while, he opened his eyes, his expression somewhat strange.
"Another chaotic city?" he muttered, saying, "Chen Shu, summon your contracted spirit, and we'll head to the island!"
A moment later, the two were riding a golden slime and heading towards the island. As they approached the island, a voice rang out.
"Who is it?! This is Church territory! Land now!!"
"Church?" Liu Feng and Chen Shu exchanged glances and remained silent. The two did not act rashly; instead, they dismounted from the slime and landed on the ground. Chen Shu looked into the distance, seeing various buildings standing tall. Although somewhat crude, they at least indicated habitation. A bare-chested black man approached, holding a sniper rifle, his gaze scrutinizing the two. After a moment, he spoke in rough Hua Guo Mandarin:
"Judging by your appearance, you're both desperate fugitives, aren't you? Welcome home!"
"..." Chen Shu and Liu Feng exchanged glances. Was it that easy? Without saying anything, they naturally blended in just by their demeanor. Could this be the reason the academy sent them?