Chapter 172 - 163: Spring Outing

Chapter 172: Chapter 163: Spring Outing

Meteor University’s Off-Campus Outdoor Excursion?!

What the hell is that?

Weren’t we supposed to have military training?

As the voice drifted down from above, the freshmen below were all pretty much dumbfounded, staring at each other with wide eyes, completely unable to grasp the meaning of those words.

But for the upperclassmen standing on the outskirts, the smiles on their faces grew even wider when they heard the words "Outdoor Excursion."

"They’re starting with the excursion this year? I thought they’d give them a few days to settle in."

"I’m relieved to hear it’s the excursion! Last year’s nearly killed me!"

"The excursion is good! This year is gonna be awesome!"

"I just love watching the male underclassmen sweat their hearts out. It’s so damn handsome!"

...

After the initial smiles, some upperclassmen started chatting amongst themselves, their voices growing increasingly cheerful.

Li Heng had asked those two upperclassmen from the laundry room yesterday, so he was already prepared for Meteor University to pull some kind of stunt. He was mentally prepared for the military training suddenly turning into an off-campus outdoor excursion.

After all, he had spent a great deal of time yesterday memorizing the map of Li Liang City and the key features within a 500-li radius.

"Of course! It’s not wrong for you students to think of this as military training. After all, military training and our university’s outdoor excursion for freshmen share the same overall objective: to train your willpower, sharpen your skills, and teach you to obey orders and work as a team, among other things."

Most of the freshmen were initially dumbfounded. It was supposed to be military training, but now it was an off-campus activity. However, after a few minutes to process and think it over, they started to understand.

Meteor University was a school built upon a semi-explored mystic realm. They had been told this on their very first day.

Within a 200-li radius of the university, there were soul beasts, with the strongest being upper-grade second-rank. Beyond 200 li, there were even third-rank soul beasts!

’An outdoor excursion right now, in other words... is a mystic realm exploration?’

’And in a semi-explored mystic realm, there are no Teleportation Talismans!’

’A mystic realm exploration without Teleportation Talismans!’

After a moment of thought, the students figured out the whole situation.

But understanding it was one thing; actually facing it was another entirely.

Thinking about the deeper implications, some students couldn’t hold back and asked directly,

"Instructor! A mystic realm exploration without Teleportation Talismans... isn’t that just sending us to our deaths? Will you guarantee our safety?"

Hearing this student speak up, other students followed suit, directing their questions to the two figures in the air.

There was no response from above for a long time. Only after the students had quieted down did a stern, male voice finally speak, tinged with reprimand.

"Guarantee your safety?! The overall caliber of this year’s freshmen is so poor. To think you’d ask such a stupid question! I really don’t know what the admissions office was thinking, accepting just any kind of student!"

After the man’s voice faded, a woman’s voice followed, her tone and attitude unreadable.

"There are no Teleportation Talismans! There will be instructors on patrol during the excursion. If you’re lucky, your safety should be guaranteed. However, I hope that from now on, you’ll ask fewer questions about guaranteeing your safety."

"As Soul Masters, no one can guarantee your safety forever in the future you will face. If you want to be safe, then do everything you can to improve your own strength. The sense of security you give yourself is the most reliable kind!"

"Students with guts and courage would never ask about things like Teleportation Talismans. On this point, you should look to students like Li Heng, Jiang Hongtao, Ma Shangyong, and Bao Yaoyao. And they... should be among the strongest students here."

...

When the female voice from above mentioned Li Heng, he felt the gazes of his surrounding classmates converge on him, most of them filled with admiration and respect.

To be perfectly honest, Li Heng didn’t know about the others, but as for himself, he had actually wanted to ask if there were any Teleportation Talismans.

Not only did he want to ask, he wished he had a thick stack of Meteor University’s Teleportation Talismans in his hands right now!

But based on what he’d learned before and the voices from above, things like Teleportation Talismans could only exist in his dreams.

Since there were no Teleportation Talismans to begin with, and he was surrounded by admiring gazes, Li Heng couldn’t just jump out and ask a stupid question like whether there were any talismans.

Forced to play the part of a badass, Li Heng could only go along with it, maintaining a calm expression on the surface.

As for the other students who, like Li Heng, had been called out by name, their faces now showed a hint of pride. The students around them also looked on with a degree of admiration.

Before the freshmen could continue their discussions, another stern voice came from above.

"This outdoor excursion is limited to half a month. There are three routes in total. Besides the West City Gate, which you used to enter the university, the South City Gate, East City Gate, and North City Gate are all routes you can choose!"

"Teams are limited to a maximum of four people. You can also act alone. You must bring your own food and water. There are endpoints set up 300 li out in the direction of each of the three gates. Reaching an endpoint means your excursion is complete."

"What happens after we reach the endpoint?" a freshman suddenly shouted.

A reply quickly came from above: "You return the way you came, of course! A 15-day, 300-li round-trip excursion for all you students to familiarize yourselves with the university’s surroundings!"