“Great Fire Mud Star Bead (Bronze Quality)

1. Walking Mud: Walking back and forth. (Bronze Quality, upgradeable)

2. Spitting Mud: Spitting a mouthful of mud at you. (Bronze Quality, upgradeable)

3. Eating Mud: Eating a mouthful of mud. (Bronze Quality, upgradeable)

4. Soft Mud: I am a puddle of mud. (Bronze Quality, upgradeable)

Merge and absorb?”

“Well…” Jiang Xiao smacked his lips. Fine, no more complaining. Just marvel at how magical the Creator is.

Jiang Xiao and the others followed Bald Hu, panting. They had already bypassed the mud pit and were heading towards Supply Point No. 7.

Jiang Xiao's body was covered in red mud, which dried during the run. With a casual pat, chunks of mud fell off, but his clothes were truly dirty and unwashable.

If only someone had a water-based star technique.

Of course, if that were the case, it would be nice if someone had an ice-based star technique. It could relieve the heat. Jiang Xiao didn't know about other magic-type star martialists, but those classmates with Han Jiangxue should be very cool.

The Snow Goddess's platinum-level Great Ice Roar could completely freeze people. Relieving the heat would be a piece of cake, right?

"Finally here," Le Yue's voice rang out. Jiang Xiao looked in the direction of the sound and saw the fluttering red star flag on the distant mountaintop.

Jiang Xiao estimated the distance... well, it was hard to estimate.

As the saying goes: the mountain seems near, but it's a long way to ride.

Le Yue's sentence "Finally here" nearly made Jiang Xiao and the others vomit blood climbing the mountain before finally reaching Supply Point No. 7.

Although this supply point was far from the spatial gate, it was still built exquisitely. These details clearly showed how highly developed Black Rock Mountain truly was.

Not to mention anything else, just the living conditions of the guarding legions deep in the snowy plains couldn't compare to this place at all.

This supply point consisted of four buildings, with a very sufficient supply of food resources, but the students were not allowed to eat.

Several soldiers were on guard in the watchtowers, and several soldiers were on guard around the building complex. The students felt a sense of relief. Finally, they didn't have to be afraid of encountering Black Flame Demons or Black Flame Ghosts, and even more terrifying, they had to be constantly wary of the poisonous milk king behind them... uh, the mud king.

Now that they were inside the supply point, such a solemn place, the mud king shouldn't dare to play around, right?

Just before entering, Bald Hu suddenly turned his head and looked at the end of the line, saying, "Jiang Xiaopi, last to arrive, stand at military attention for an hour."

The students were all stunned, finally remembering the order that Bald Hu had given.

They turned to look at Jiang Xiao, only to find that Jiang Xiao had no surprised expression. He just rubbed the red mud off his training uniform and grunted without even raising his head.

Bald Hu's lips slightly curled up. He didn't say anything and turned to enter the building.

The students all had mixed feelings. Was the captain intentionally lagging behind?

Sun Xiaosheng: "Pi God…"

Jiang Xiao looked up and smiled, handing the marching pack to Le Yue. He said to everyone, "You guys go in first. I'll give you a mission: find out what our next stage mission is, and copy the map inside to plan out the best route."

"Have some water," Cai Yao said, taking out a bottle of mineral water from the marching pack and handing it to Jiang Xiao.

Jiang Xiao didn't stand on ceremony, tilting his head back and gulping it down. Suddenly, he remembered something, returned the water to Cai Yao, and walked towards the building.

As soon as he entered the house, the temperature dropped sharply, as if he had stepped into an air-conditioned room. Jiang Xiao felt comfortable, and all the pores on his body were about to open…

But there was no air conditioner here, only a huge block of ice in the very center of the hall.

When Jiang Xiao came in, he happened to see a guarding soldier reaching out his hands and sprinkling ice on the block of ice.

What kind of star technique is that? Very functional.

There were a few square tables and chairs here, obviously for the trainees to rest.

Bald Hu was in negotiations with the guarding soldier. Seeing Jiang Xiao come in, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and ask, "What's wrong?"

Jiang Xiao asked, "Can I stand at military attention on the watchtower? I can see farther."

Bald Hu casually waved his hand and said, "Choose the location yourself, just don't disrupt the order here. Also, you need to get permission from the soldiers."

Jiang Xiao looked at the soldier who was negotiating with Bald Hu and asked, "Is that okay?"

This guarding soldier was not serious, looking very easy to talk to, and asked, "Stand at military attention? For how long?"

Jiang Xiao: "One hour."

The guarding soldier nodded and said, "Southeast No. 2 watchtower, go."

Jiang Xiao turned and left, patted Le Yue on the shoulder, and said, "Don't forget your mission."

With that, Jiang Xiao left.

Walking across the scorching ground, Jiang Xiao came to the No. 2 watchtower in the southeast of the supply point. He looked up and negotiated with the soldier above, then stepped up.

Standing high, you can see far indeed.

Jiang Xiao sized up the soldier beside him and found that his face was serious, but very young, probably only 18 or 19 years old?

Normally, this age is just about to go to college, right? Did he join the army directly after graduating from high school?

Jiang Xiao wanted to chat with him, but he also knew the seriousness of the mission, so he could only suppress his heavy doubts.

At the young soldier's request, he stood in a corner of the watchtower, looking into the distance, taking in the surrounding terrain.

Eh?

What's that?

Jiang Xiao actually saw a small pool of mud not far away?

So close to the supply point? Didn't the military clear them out?

Although Little Fire Mud were somewhat harmless, they would still affect the order here, right? They didn't know what fear was; they were just carefree children.

A dozen minutes later, Jiang Xiao saw several soldiers on break, carrying a few bags in their hands, walking towards the mud pit.

At the edge of the mud pit, they stopped and took out tin foil packets from the bags.

Jiang Xiao: ???

What was wrapped inside those tin foil packets?

He saw several soldiers burying the tin foil packets in the scorching mud pit. Suddenly, a Little Fire Mud floated out of the mud pit, hopping and jumping towards the group of soldiers.

One of the soldiers was engulfed in flames. Under the cover of star power, the military uniform was intact, and even immune to the Little Fire Mud's scorching body.

The soldier actually reached out and hugged the jumping Little Fire Mud, and the Little Fire Mud rubbed back and forth on his body, its eyes tightly closed, looking like it was enjoying itself.

Jiang Xiao was a little dumbfounded. Was this the soldier's star pet? It couldn't be... could the Guardian Legion want such a weak star pet?

Could it be... a wild Little Fire Mud that had developed feelings?

He saw the soldier take another tin foil packet and send it to the Little Fire Mud's mouth. The Little Fire Mud swallowed it in one gulp.

In its translucent skin, the tin foil packet was wrapped and rolling in the hot mud inside.

The other soldiers all left, and that soldier just sat by the mud pit, holding the Little Fire Mud.

More than twenty minutes later, the soldier began to dig out the tin foil packets from the mud pit. Until the end, he placed his palm next to the Little Fire Mud's mouth.

The Little Fire Mud spat out the tin foil packet from its belly, its body lightly bouncing, facing the sky, and opening its small mouth.

The soldier couldn't help but rub the Little Fire Mud's face, opened the tin foil packet, and Jiang Xiao saw that inside was actually a golden, juicy whole chicken?

The soldier tore off two crispy, delicious chicken legs and threw them into the Little Fire Mud's mouth, and then turned and left.

The Little Fire Mud just nonchalantly laid on its back on the ground, and the two chicken legs gradually melted in the mud that floated back and forth in its body…

"Gulu." Jiang Xiao's Adam's apple wriggled.

It's better to be a mud than a human!

Dog thief!

I carried a heavy load and ran for a day, fighting and killing, enduring the double torment of body and mind, and was so hungry that I was dizzy, but you actually… actually!!!

Such a scene was simply a critical hit!

More than ten minutes later, the lazy Little Fire Mud jumped up and pattered back into the mud pit, its figure disappearing into the mud.

What did I do wrong to make me see this scene?

The more Jiang Xiao thought about it, the angrier he became, and he couldn't help but reach out and grip the hilt of the sword on his back.

The soldier on duty with him suddenly opened his mouth and said, "What are you doing?"

Jiang Xiao hurriedly let go of his hand and said, "Nothing, I'm just feeling if the knife is hot… um…"

Jiang Xiao didn't think that the Little Fire Mud couldn't melt the tin foil packaging. It could totally eat a whole chicken, but it didn't do that. Instead, it cooked it and gave it to the soldier, and then asked for a reward.

Looking at it this way, the Little Fire Mud has some intelligence, but it's just naturally innocent and likes to play. If it's properly cultivated, it's still somewhat useful.

Since he had opened his mouth, Jiang Xiao took the opportunity and asked, "Brother, seeing that you're not very old, why did you join the army so early?"

The young soldier completely ignored Jiang Xiao.

Jiang Xiao thought about it and said, "I'm a soon-to-be soldier. After graduation, we'll be comrades."

These words stunned the young soldier. Although the team had strict discipline, he still couldn't help but whisper, "You? Join the army? Aren't you this year's champion?"

Listening to his meaning, he seemed to not understand the champion joining the army. Maybe he thought Jiang Xiao would have other good choices.

This time, Jiang Xiao was stunned. Yo? You actually know me? Looks like you guys pay attention to the National League during your break time.

Jiang Xiao thought about it and said, "Ah, I performed pretty well and was noticed by a big shot. After graduation, I'll join the army."

The young soldier nodded and said nothing more.

"Brother, what's your name?" Jiang Xiao whispered.

Young soldier: "Li Xiya."

Jiang Xiao whispered, "Brother, how do you guys rotate shifts? I'll calculate the dates and come over when you're on break again. When I go back after this military training, I'll bring some side dishes and come over again. Shall we go to the mud pit together and eat tin foil grilled chicken?"

Li Xiya: "......"

Jiang Xiao: "Do you know the Little Fire Mud from just now? It looks so beautiful. Next time I come, can you help me call it out? I want to xi han xi han it."

Li Xiya: "Xi han xi han? Uh… rare? Love? Unusual?"

Jiang Xiao grinned, thought for a long time, and said, "Dialect: intimate, close, caress."

Li Xiya thoughtfully nodded, and after a while, squeezed out a sentence: "See what dishes you bring first."

Jiang Xiao: "......"