Versatile Mage: Choose one of three Hexes at the start

Chapter 121: Burnt Plains North Point
this day.

Su Chi walked out of the Three-Step Tower looking somewhat disappointed.

More than a month had passed since Little Lightning broke through to the Commander level.

After spending a few days with Leng Qing and Lingling in Feibiao City, the three of them returned directly to Shanghai because Leng Qing had to go on a mission.

For the past month, Su Chi has been focusing on the Space Nebula. In fact, his Space Nebula had already reached its peak, but he just hadn't been able to completely touch the barrier of the Space Nebula.

During this period, he entered the Three-Step Tower several times in an attempt to find a breakthrough opportunity, but the result was not as he wished.

After leaving the Three Steps Tower, Su Chi originally intended to go straight home, but he received a call from Mo Fan as soon as he stepped out of the school gate.

"Chizi, do you have any free time in the next few days?"

"You have something to say."

Upon hearing the words on the phone, Su Chi knew without a doubt that the guy on the other end had something to ask him.

"Well, it's like this. Today I bought a Secret Scroll at Zhao Manyan's auction house. By the way, you should know what a Secret Scroll is, right?"

Mo Fan, who was on the other end of the line, paused slightly when he heard Su Chi's straightforward words, and then casually recounted the news he had just received. From his tone of voice, Su Chi could tell that the person on the other end of the line was in a very good mood.

“I know, please continue.”

After a moment of thought, Su Chi finally remembered what the Secret Scroll was.

Hunters who frequently roam the wild often obtain information that is unknown to ordinary people. However, since these hunters cannot guarantee the accuracy of much of the information, most of them write down the valuable but uncertain information they obtain on a scroll.

This is the origin of the Secret Scroll.

Simply put, buying a secret scroll is like buying a lottery ticket; you might get nothing, but if the information inside is true, you could make a fortune.

"Originally, I wanted to buy some resources to improve myself today, but I accidentally came across these scrolls. Then, on Lao Zhao's advice, I spent tens of thousands of yuan to buy a few to play around with, and it turns out that it really brought me, Da Mofan, great luck!!!"

"One of the secret scrolls records that there is a kind of creature called Yan Ji in the northern corner of Zhuoyuan, or something like that. Anyway, it's one of the rarest species among elemental demons. Old Zhao said that this creature is a contracted beast that summoning mages dream of."

“Chi Zi, you know I’ve always wanted a powerful contracted beast, and this one perfectly fits my requirements. Plus, you’ve been to Dunhuang before, so I was thinking if you’re free, why don’t you come with me on that trip?”

After the person on the other end of the phone finished rambling on, Su Chi immediately understood.

It turns out that Yan Ji is about to be born, no wonder Mo Fan can hardly contain his excitement.

“Sure, consider it a trip.” Su Chi readily agreed.

The main reason is that there has been no progress in the breakthrough of the space system nebula. It seems that relying solely on peaceful meditation in the city, it is unlikely that one can quickly advance to the star river level in a short period of time.

This trip is a good opportunity to wander in the wilderness, relax, and find a commander-level demon of similar strength to practice against, and see if I can find a breakthrough opportunity in the battle.

"Good brother, it's settled then."

The other end.

After hanging up the phone, Mo Fan gestured to Zhao Manyan beside him. "Done."

“We already know the location, route and other information. All we were missing was an on-site inspection. Since the Great Demon King Su has been to Dunhuang before, we can ignore that factor. In addition, with the Great Demon King’s terrifying strength, our trip is much more secure.”

Zhao Manyan said with a smile that although he had promised Mo Fan to go to Zhuoyuan North Corner together, he was still a little flustered.

After all, the northern corner of Zhuoyuan is very dangerous, but after learning that Su Chi would also be going there, Young Master Zhao was as calm as a rock.

There's nothing else to it, it's just that when I think of that amazing person, I feel a strong sense of security.

a few days later.

A passenger plane that took off from Shanghai successfully landed at Dunhuang Airport.

Su Chi, Mu Nujiao, Lingling, Mo Fan, Zhao Manyan, Xin Xia, and Chen Ying appeared in the city of Dunhuang.

Apart from Mu Nujiao, who was brought by Su Chi, and Chen Ying, who was brought by Zhao Manyan, the rest of the people were all invited by Mo Fan one by one.

Originally, Mo Fan, that troublemaker, wanted to bring Zhang Xiaohou along, but since Monkey needed to ask for leave to come out, and the team already had a lot of people, he gave up on that idea.

Dunhuang remains the same as always; as far as the eye can see, it's basically a landscape of endless yellow sand, with the Gobi Desert stretching to the horizon.

"Just as I imagined, the yellow sand fills the sky and the world is one color." Lingling, wearing a sand-proof hat, exclaimed while tightly holding Su Chi's clothes with one hand.

Ok?
"Isn't this your first time in Dunhuang?" Su Chi looked at Lingling with some confusion.

If I remember correctly, the little girl found out that he had come here alone to train before, and she complained about him many times.

They said things like they wouldn't take her on their adventure, and that she had long yearned to visit Dunhuang.

"Hmph! You have the nerve to say that? You left me behind and sneaked over here."

The little girl still harbors some resentment about this matter, mainly because when Lingling was little, the Cold Hunter King told her many stories of adventures in Dunhuang. Therefore, when the little girl was very young, she had a special longing for this place surrounded by the Gobi Desert.

Just then, a question interrupted the little girl's thoughts.

"Lingling, what should we do next?"

Seeing that Mo Fan was asking about serious matters, Lingling stopped looking at Su Chi with resentment and instead carefully opened the map she had drawn herself.

"From here, head northeast past the boundary marker and keep going until you see the Sha Wang River. Once you successfully cross the Sha Wang River, you will reach the northern corner of Zhuoyuan."

Even though she had already mentioned it once before, Lingling was still explaining very carefully: "After we leave the boundary marker, we may encounter the Sand Tiger Demon Clan, the dominant demon clan in this area. They are a kind of bloodthirsty and ferocious demons."

"There is also an elemental demon that inhabits the Sand River. These earth-attribute sand demon soldiers are not very strong individually, but they are scattered throughout the entire Sand River. Without a mind mage to accompany them, even an entire army of guardian mages would not be able to cross it."

After Lingling finished speaking, everyone except Su Chi felt the same nervousness they had when they first heard the news.

As night was approaching, the group rested in Dunhuang city for the night.

The next day, the group of seven boarded the wind camels and gradually approached the direction of the Scorching Plains.
(End of this chapter)