Chapter 599: Zone 27
Chapter 599: Zone 27
Tang Yi's face was full of surprise:
"Is it already the last Field Practice Class so soon?"
Thank you, my mouthpiece... Qiao Sang silently acknowledged Tang Yi in her heart.
Sometimes, having someone who knows as little as you do can be quite comforting.
"Is it fast?" Yuna thought for a moment and said, "School has been in session for more than two months. This is the last semester, so the pace of the courses will speed up. Once we finish the required lessons, the rest of the time will be for review."
Qiao Sang, having experienced high school before, could relate.
Now that she thought about it, the second semester of her junior year had few new lessons, and most of the time was spent reviewing. She hadn't expected it to be the same at Supernest.
Upon learning that they would be heading to Zone 27 in the afternoon, Qiao Sang did not feel the same dissatisfaction that would have come if she had been informed later.
Knowing it beforehand or afterward made no difference to her. Even if she had informed her mother back on Blue Star, the most she would have done was remind her to be careful. Unlike the parents of her classmates, her mother wouldn't have arranged for a bodyguard to accompany her.
When the morning classes ended, the classroom suddenly buzzed with excitement. Unlike usual, the students did not rush to leave immediately.
At that moment, a stylishly dressed red-haired woman walked in, and the students immediately quieted down, turning their attention to her.
Aileen Siconi was the Field Practice Class teacher for Class 6.
Qiao Sang had a good impression of her, mainly because Aileen didn't frequently call on her to answer questions like other teachers did.
Of course, in return, Aileen often asked her to demonstrate the various strengths of her familiar.
For Qiao Sang, who had won the National School Beastmaster League, this was as simple as answering a one-plus-one question.
Aileen scanned the class and asked with a smile:
"Are everyone prepared?"
"Ready!" the class responded.
"I believe Qiao Sang and Tang Yi have already heard from their classmates that we are heading to Zone 27 today", Aileen said, looking at Qiao Sang and Tang Yi. "Since your parents are not here, stay close to me in Zone 27 and don't wander too far."
...
On the way to Zone 27, Qiao Sang gained a new appreciation for the wealth of her classmates.
Not only did they have bodyguards, but almost everyone had a butler-type familiar responsible for their meals, rest, and other needs.
Qiao Sang sat in a corner of the airship, watching the busy butler-type familiars coming and going, and sighed:
"Anyone who knows we're going to class would think we're on a leisure trip."
Tang Yi, who had experienced the ups and downs of life, was more laid-back:
"For them, going to the Lower Ten Districts is a hardship."
Qiao Sang recalled Sector 25, where she had stayed before, and said:
"I wonder what the difference is between Sector 25 and Zone 27."
Tang Yi thought for a moment and speculated, "Maybe Zone 27 has more wild beast companions, or they are more aggressive."
Hearing this, Qiao Sang suddenly remembered that Steel Treasure had come from Zone 27.
The trip to Zone 27 had happened so suddenly that she hadn't had the chance to tell Steel Treasure about it.
Right, Steel Treasure mentioned wanting to return to Zone 27... Thinking of this, Qiao Sang's mood darkened, and she lost the desire to chat.
When Crystal Producer left, it eventually brought its entire family to Blue Star. But if Steel Treasure's situation was the same, she couldn't possibly bring a whole flock of Steel Sparrows to Blue Star, even if she wanted to.
She didn't have the qualifications or the right to arrange such a thing.
Lost in her chaotic thoughts, Qiao Sang drifted off to sleep...
When she woke up again, the airship had already arrived at Zone 27.
"Wow, there are so many wild beast companions outside!"
"Look, these wild beast companions just pop up from the ground. You could trip over them while walking. Isn’t that a bit too dangerous?"
"Is that Waddling Pig climbing a tree?!"
One by one, the students with extraordinary auras exclaimed in shock at the scene outside the cabin.
Though they were all from Supernest, they had grown up in the most peaceful Upper Ten Districts, where even wild beast companions were strictly regulated.
They were aware that the Lower Ten Districts had a large number of wild beast companions, but they had only seen them online or in the news.
Encountering so many wild beast companions acting so freely was a first for them.
Qiao Sang could understand their shock. Their reactions were much like those of people from the southern part of the old Earth Hometown seeing snow for the first time.
Eren's voice then rang through the intercom:
"Students, we’ve arrived at Zone 27. Here, we will have the final class of our Field Practice. I hope the Bodyguards you brought along don’t interfere with the practical exercises unless absolutely necessary."
"Of course, if you encounter danger, you can have them protect you, but I will assess whether the danger warrants intervention. If you let someone else handle something you could have managed on your own, I will deduct points accordingly."
"You can consider this final Field Practice Class as the Final Exam. I will select the top three students based on their performance and award them the corresponding credits."
"First place gets 30 credits, second place gets 20 credits, and third place gets 10 credits."
This announcement sent the entire class into a frenzy.
After all, the first place in a regular exam only awarded 10 credits.
This time, it was triple that!
Qiao Sang, who had just woken up, was instantly wide awake. She sat up straight, her eyes burning with determination.
She might not be able to earn a single credit in other subjects, but she could do it in Field Practice!
At that moment, the cabin door opened.
Qiao Sang followed the group as they disembarked from the airship.
Looking around, there were no people in sight, but there were plenty of wild beast companions.
Some wild beast companions glanced at them and then ignored them, while others remained vigilant, as if ready to attack at the slightest provocation.
Eren was the first to step off the airship. Seeing that all her students had disembarked, she made a hand sign and summoned a terrifying familiar. It was over seven meters tall, covered in green Vine Whips, with only its black eyes visible, constantly moving.
Most of the wild beast companions around them, sensing the powerful aura, scattered like they had seen a Scary Face.
Only a few larger familiars remained, still watching with a wary expression.
Suddenly, a bird familiar, about three meters tall and mostly black, swooped down from the sky, heading straight for a boy who was eating a cupcake.
The boy, completely engrossed in his food, didn’t notice the danger above.
Just as his Bodyguard was about to react, dozens of green seeds, moving faster than the eye could follow, hit the black bird familiar with a series of "bangs."
"Quack!"
The black bird familiar let out a miserable cry and flew away.
The boy looked up at the departing familiar, frozen in place, only now realizing he might have just narrowly escaped an attack from a wild beast companion.
Eren said sternly:
"It seems you’ve forgotten what I’ve taught you. Let me remind you one last time: to increase your safety in the Lower Ten Districts, don’t eat anything randomly outside. The food in your mouth could easily make you a target for wild beast companions!"
The boy, hearing this, quickly threw his cupcake to the ground.
But before it hit the ground, a yellow familiar with a massive lower jaw burst out of the ground, snatched the cupcake, and then disappeared back underground.
(End of Chapter)
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