Chapter 285: Cloudsky City
Chapter 285: Cloudsky City
Li Qian looked at Al Duri, Xiangjing Ling, and Ge Zhengdao, three seniors, and guessed that they had a preliminary understanding of the upcoming training.
They required the assistance of these three graduates to ensure the safety of the newcomers during this training, which Li Qian predicted would not be as easy as the previous three days.
Li Qian even suspected that they might encounter some significant dangers.
Of course, he would never voice these thoughts.
The dangers themselves were also part of the training.
Or, more precisely, part of the trial.
After everything was prepared, Instructor Zhou no longer wasted time and led the group of newcomers forward.
His figure was the first to step into the light screen.
The first female in line, as Li Qian recalled, was named Gu Yao. She glanced at Instructor Zhou's back and followed him into the light screen without hesitation.
The others also bravely entered without showing any fear.
Li Qian was in the middle of the line, his gaze steady, and he walked in with a calm and measured pace.
At the moment Li Qian's group of newcomers stepped into the dimensional gateway, a young man with fiery red hair anxiously watched the monitor in a hidden room in the Adventurer Hall.
On the screen, Li Qian's group was entering the dimensional gateway.
"Is President Park's move too big a step?" The young man with fiery red hair voiced his concern.
"The situation is becoming more turbulent. If possible, I believe President Park would also want them to be safe." Standing next to the young man with fiery red hair was a young woman. The young woman wore a powerful-looking jin yi, exuding a confident and graceful demeanor.
She continued, "President Park's actions are not like forcing growth on seedlings. They should also experience some challenges."
"It's just that in the past, only some genius newcomers would enter the dimensional plane for training, and many people would watch, appearing dangerous but actually quite safe." The young man with fiery red hair added, "But this year, it's been made available to all newcomers. I'm really worried that something might go wrong with such a large number of people..."
"There won't be any issues. You don't need to worry." The young woman in the jin yi spoke assuredly, "For each line of newcomers, we've arranged for experienced graduate teams to provide protection. There won't be any problems."
"Moreover, this year's instructors are specially arranged, and they are much stronger than those in previous years."
The young woman in the jin yi continued without pause, "With so many layers of protection, it can ensure they get sufficient training while avoiding any dangers."
Hearing these words, the young man with fiery red hair slightly relaxed his furrowed brows. He muttered to himself, "I hope so!"
The conversation split into two. On the other side, Li Qian's group of newcomers had all stepped into the light screen.
After stepping in, the next moment, their figures appeared in a huge square.
Li Qian immediately scanned his surroundings and was quite shocked by what he saw.
It was a stone platform square, quite large, and square-shaped, with an estimated length and width of about 500 meters each.
In the center of the square stood a stone gate, inside of which was a light screen with swirling mist.
As Li Qian watched, at that moment, quite a few Beastmasters were exiting the light screen, and similarly, many Beastmasters were entering it.
As Li Qian scanned left and right, observing the group, many newcomers were already excitedly cheering.
"Ah!"
"Oh my!"
"This is Cloudsky City!"
"The city walls are probably over a hundred meters high!"
"The architectural style is also different from Shazhou City."
"It's not just different from Shazhou City, but from most cities across the nation."
"..."
The newcomers' voices of discussion were numerous, and Li Qian could hear them clearly. He looked out beyond the square and saw that although there were many buildings outside the square, they were mostly low-rise buildings. Taller structures were rare, let alone skyscrapers.
Li Qian even felt that this place was slightly inferior to some county towns in his previous life.
Senior Sister Ling also heard the newcomers' exclamations and cheers. She picked a few questions to answer, "It's normal. Not only Cloudsky City, but all cities in the dimensional plane are different from the homeworld."
Seeing some newcomers approaching her, she started explaining, "Compared to the homeworld, the dimensional plane is vast and boundless. Aside from the world we see, there are deeper and higher-level planes."
"Human Beastmasters only occupy a small corner of the Dimensional Plane."
After a brief pause, she continued, "Human Beastmasters are not the rulers of the Dimensional Plane and face various problems and dangers. Therefore, the architecture here is mainly practical, and aside from the city walls, buildings rarely exceed ten stories."
"In fact, as you can see, even buildings of seven or eight stories are quite rare."
"Why is that?" One student, upon hearing Ling's explanation, looked puzzled.
Ling looked at the freshman who asked the question and gave a simple example, "If one day you encounter danger, would it be faster to come out from the first or second floor, or from the seventh or eighth floor?"
"Oh, I see!" The freshman suddenly understood after hearing Ling's example.
Her words also expanded Li Qian's understanding, so he nodded slightly.
After a brief pause to allow the freshmen to digest the information, she continued, "Another point is that humans have a relatively weak industrial foundation here, at least compared to the Ancestral Star. So, within Cloudsky City, electricity is an extremely valuable resource. Building so many high-rise buildings and running the city requires more electricity..."
Just as Ling finished her explanation, Instructor Zhou's voice suddenly rang out.
He clapped his hands, drawing everyone's attention, and said, "Alright, our schedule for this morning is to enter Cloudsky City. It's relatively safe here, and from now until 1:00 p.m., you'll have free time."
"Next, I and the three teachers will each take six or seven of you to get familiar with Cloudsky City."
As soon as he finished speaking, cheers erupted from the crowd.
After a while, under Instructor Zhou's guidance, the freshmen split into four small teams and dispersed in four directions from the square.
Li Qian followed five classmates and walked towards the east with Senior Du.
By breaking into smaller groups, they became more flexible and agile.
"Senior Du, what's that over there?" After walking for a while, a slightly plump male student pointed to a bustling area and asked.
"The Free Trade Zone." Senior Du pointed in that direction and led the group forward, explaining as they walked.
Upon entering the area, everyone looked around. It was lively inside, but not chaotic. On both sides were shops, each occupying a small space. Although the area wasn't large, the displayed items were diverse and plentiful, a true feast for the eyes.
Senior Du greeted a shopkeeper, seemingly an old acquaintance, and continued, "You can trade here, exchange Contribution Points, Federation Coins, or even barter. It's all possible."
"Of course, you can also wait until you leave the Dimensional Plane and trade with various Beast Pet shops outside. It'll be a bit more troublesome, but the prices will be slightly higher."
"Directly auctioning or trading on the Beast Pet Mall is also possible, but the timing might not be ideal."
Li Qian was also very curious. He scanned the area, and soon he spotted some materials he needed—Wind Chime Fruit, Xunfeng Bamboo, and some Life Element materials, all of which seemed cheaper than buying directly from the Beast Pet Mall.
"Hmm." Li Qian nodded slightly and continued following the group.
After passing through the area, the group walked for a while longer. Whenever the freshmen encountered something new and interesting, they would ask questions. Senior Du provided detailed explanations for each inquiry.
"What's that?" After walking for a while, a tower of about ten stories tall caught the attention of the freshmen.
"That's the Beast Tower!"
Senior Du looked at the tower with reverence, "The residence of the Guardian."
"Guardian?" Li Qian pondered this term, deep in thought.
Senior Du faced the tower, as if in awe, and said, "The cities in the Dimensional Plane are different from those on the Ancestral Star. Each city has a Guardian, who is the primary guarantee of the city's safety."
"Then what about the soldiers on the city walls?" a freshman asked, puzzled.
"Those soldiers are more for warning purposes. They can handle minor issues, but they're useless in the face of major problems." Senior Du shook his head, then continued, "Large cities, the Guardians' strength, under normal circumstances, are all Legendary."
"Legendary rank?!" Li Qian's heart trembled at these words.
"Although it's different from the cities on our home planet, in the dimensional plane, even large cities only have a population of a few hundred thousand. It's still very necessary to ensure the safety of the outstanding Beastmasters among us." Al Du, the senior, paused and gazed intently, as if wanting to elaborate on the importance of this matter. "Without these Governors, Beastmasters would find it hard to establish themselves in this dimensional plane."
"Medium-sized cities are for Holy Spirit Rank Beastmasters."
"Small cities are for Imperial Rank Beastmasters."
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"Is it related to these ten cities?" Li Qian immediately understood.
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Next, the group continued their tour of Cloudsky City, which was described as a large city, but the city itself wasn't that big.
By noon, they had pretty much covered the key areas.
Of course, this was also because they only visited some of the key areas and buildings.
For example, they didn't go to the residential areas in the west and north.
Seeing this, Senior Al Du suggested, "Alright, we've covered most of it. Let's go get something to eat."
Senior Al Du had originally planned to treat everyone to a simple meal, just stir-frying a few dishes, but the slightly overweight male student, Ding Ganmao, generously added more dishes for everyone.
Li Qian couldn't help but marvel in his heart, truly, money talks everywhere.
After lunch, the group didn't waste any more time and headed straight back to the central square, "Senior Al Du, isn't Instructor Zhou supposed to gather us at 1:00 PM?"
"We're supposed to gather at 1:00 PM, and the reason for gathering half an hour early is that there's something we need to inform you about." Senior Al Du smiled, "This afternoon, our training ground is the Moonshadow Twilight Forest outside the city. You can go to the Beast Center and check the task list to see if there are any suitable tasks. If there are, you can accept them in advance."
The Beast Center was just a few steps north of the central square. After reaching the central square, they would be there in just a few more steps.
The group of seven arrived at the Beast Center and found that a squad had already arrived ahead of them. They were gathered around a screen, watching some information.
"It's right there." Seeing everyone's gaze focusing on that position, Senior Al Du spoke up to provide additional information.
Six freshmen immediately walked over upon hearing this, "There's a task to collect the teeth of a Twin-Tailed Cat."
"There's also a task to gather Jade Grass."
"..."
Hearing the discussions among his classmates, Li Qian asked, "Senior Al Du, if two people accept the same task..."
Senior Al Du smiled faintly, "I know what you're going to ask."
"Whoever submits first gets the reward!"
"Of course, if it's a task with unlimited attempts, it doesn't matter."
"Additionally, there are some tasks that don't need to be accepted. You can accept and complete them on the spot as long as you bring back the required materials."
Hearing this, Li Qian didn't hesitate and immediately followed to check.
"Capturing a One-Tailed Cat, this task is quite interesting..." After a quick scan, there weren't many tasks related to the Moonshadow Twilight Forest, but one of them caught his attention.
Seeing Senior Al Du approaching, Li Qian continued to ask, "Senior Al Du, do you know about this task?"
"This is a task with unlimited attempts!" Senior Al Du chuckled, somewhat answering a different question.
Li Qian immediately asked, "Senior Al Du, why does the task issuer want to capture a One-Tailed Cat instead of a Two-Tailed Cat or a Three-Tailed Cat?"
Senior Al Du stared at Li Qian, a faint curve forming at the corner of his mouth, "This task happens to be one I know some inside information about. It was issued by the Shazhou City Cultivator's Association. The reason for such a large-scale capture of One-Tailed Cats is that a cultivator in the association seems to have researched a mutated evolutionary form of the One-Tailed Cat, and its racial potential is quite a bit higher than that of the Two-Tailed and Three-Tailed Cats!"
"I see!" Li Qian's face lit up with understanding.
(End of Chapter)
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