Firefly Journey

Chapter 202 The Contest of Prodigies (3)

The squirrels, who had lived on this snowy plain for generations, never imagined that they would suffer such a terrible calamity in their own generation.

The temperature inside the tree hole had risen to a level that ordinary creatures could not endure. The squirrel inside ran towards the entrance of the hole, only to be hit in the forehead by Lin Yuanran's "rocket".

Lin Yuanran picked up the squirrel, roasted its fur over a blazing fire, and then used a scraper to clean it.

Squirrels are small and have a hard time getting enough to eat, but these are special times, and we need to be careful with our food when we can't find a stable source of food.

He had just entered the alternate dimension and wasn't hungry, so he sealed the squirrel in the "Fantasy Ledger" for future use.

He then continued walking towards areas with more trees, hoping to collect as much food as possible.

Outside of "Spring of Nakas," directly above the training ground, there is a huge live projection. Like a surveillance camera on Earth, it is categorized and displays various footage of the participants' actions, just like a live broadcast.

However, these images are delayed by a few minutes. After all, people need to eat, drink, and relieve themselves. When some inappropriate images appear, the Vatican officials will cut them off in time to avoid exposing privacy.

This grand live broadcast will last for three months, or until only one side remains.

With nearly a thousand students participating in the competition, it's impossible to put everyone on the live feed. The Holy See selects the most popular players for the screen. Besides that, when a powerful monster appears, the feed will switch to that point, as it means a high number of points, and there will definitely be competition for them – the resulting clashes will be incredibly exciting.

Unfortunately, Lin Yuanran is not in these images. He is not qualified at the moment and is just an ordinary contestant.

Fengling, Locke, Lü Jianming, Claudia, and other well-known seeded players all have their own individual shots.

On one side of the training ground, Vatican staff brought over a long notice board with two lines of text: one line listed the faction name, and the other line listed the number of points.

The contestants inside the alternate dimension cannot determine how many points they will receive each time, but those outside are meticulously organized.

Currently, the academy with the highest score is called "Hrukav," from a small country. The reason for its high score is that one of its students was lucky enough to encounter two magical beasts fighting each other upon landing. Both beasts were on the verge of death, allowing him to gain an advantage.

With such luck, one could say they are a chosen one.

Lin Yuanran wandered aimlessly across the snowfield, collecting food for several hours, but he hadn't gathered much.

The vast snowfield stretched as far as the eye could see, and resources were scarce. Catching a squirrel was a rare occurrence, so Lin Yuanran was lucky.

Adhering to the principle of "anything edible is fine," Lin Yuanran picked a lot of plants along the way that were barely edible but not even wild vegetables, storing them as reserve food. If things really came to a desperate situation, these things could be used to save lives in an emergency.

As Lin Yuanran walked, his mind began to wander.

In this resource-scarce region, I wonder how my classmates are doing, whether they are as unlucky as I was, "born" in this barren land.

Probably not. I'm the worst student in Class 29; they're much stronger. Especially Fengling, she can easily rack up points with just a few moves.

Wind chimes...

Thinking of this, Lin Yuanran couldn't help but smile warmly; she was sure she would be fine.

Then he thought of his friends who also came from Torreg town.

Wendy and Durant both qualified to come to Yicheng, but Lin Yuanran did not meet with them.

The Church of Mechanical Wings set off very early, but due to the long journey, they were the last to arrive. At that time, there were only two or three days left before the start of the competition, and Lin Yuanran was in seclusion practicing "Phase Shift," thus missing the opportunity.

As for Durant and Pippen, the group at the arena rarely interacted with outsiders, seemingly preparing some secret tactics, so there was no chance to see them.

They're probably not as strong as me, I hope they don't get eliminated too early... Lin Yuanran was worried about his friends.

Once the competition is over, I must make sure to meet them properly.

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"Moo!!"

As Lin Yuanran walked across the snowfield, he suddenly heard a mournful roar.

Upon hearing this, Lin Yuanran's eyes lit up. What did that roar mean? It meant food and points!

Then he had no choice but to go and take a look.

Having pinpointed the source of the sound, Lin Yuanran quickened his pace.

On the way there, he frowned again.

He didn't believe he was the only unlucky one in this snowfield. The source of that beastly roar was at least several kilometers away, and it was bound to attract other contestants.

Thinking of this, Lin Yuanran's excited heart calmed down a bit. Like the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind, he had to think of a way to be that final oriole.

At Lin Yuanran's speed, a few kilometers is just a matter of a moment.

Lin Yuanran followed the sound and arrived at a snow valley.

The valley was flanked by snow and dense trees. Inside, a three- or four-meter-tall polar bear was wildly clawing at the armored beast beneath it.

The magical beast he rode beneath was called the Armored Mountain Turtle, which had virtually no offensive capabilities and had focused all its talent points on defense.

No matter how the polar bear tore and scratched, the armored mountain tortoise remained unmoved. Its patterned shell bore only a few shallow wounds, and the polar bear's attack seemed to have no effect on it.

Actually it is not.

The armored mountain tortoise had been groaning softly, which Lin Yuanran only heard now that he was closer.

"I believe it won't be long before this tortoise shell is broken, and then the polar bear can have a feast. However... if humans intervene at that time..."

Lin Yuanran thought to himself, not in a hurry at all. He found a place to hide and quietly waited for things to develop.

If you want to be the one who catches the cicada's wing, you need to have enough patience!

The polar bear had been attacking the armored tortoise for half a day, and the prolonged scratching had made it lose patience, hence the repeated roars.

Food is scarce on the snowy plains, and the polar bear has not eaten for more than ten days. If it were not extremely hungry, it would not have chosen to hunt such a time-consuming and laborious iron turtle.

The battle beneath the snow valley continues, and as the wailing of the armored mountain tortoise almost fades away, the outcome is imminent.

Just then, the first figure appeared in the distance. Lin Yuanran hid among the snow-covered trees, observing quietly.

He is not the first, nor will he be the last.

After observing the situation at the bottom of the valley for a while, the man was overjoyed and couldn't stop smiling.

He looked around warily, planning to suddenly attack when the polar bear was eating the tortoise and take both magical beasts down.

However, his smile disappeared a few minutes later.

Many people came to this snow valley.

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P.S.: There was a small mistake; I forgot to mention Torreg's friends when writing the previous title. Here's a fix~