T0 Gaming Guild Saves the World.

Chapter 558, Section 557: My First Day in Anna: I'm a Student
A hazy white light and a prolonged dizziness together dominated Jiang Heyi's vision.

The discomfort from the rapid fall manifested as stomach cramps.

In a state of mental confusion, he instinctively grabbed a towering tree beside him and began to retch violently.

After the intense feeling of weightlessness, the solid ground beneath his feet made him feel light all over, yet it also felt like walking on cotton.

With unsteady steps and swaying back and forth, before his strength had fully gathered and even his soul had returned to its place, Jiang Heyi gritted his teeth, clung to the tree trunk, and climbed upwards.

Sayer's training had worked; even though it had just arrived in a strange world and had no magical foundation, it was able to grit its teeth and overcome its physiological reactions.

Jiang Heyi couldn't remember the last moments before his arrival in Anna. It was as if an eraser had harshly wiped away the process of his arrival, leaving only the result.

Whether it's the teachers' actions to control variables, or just one of the many unexpected events that inevitably occur upon arriving in Anna...

He lives.

Even the ruler himself admitted that the arrival phase was governed by fate and had no discernible pattern, yet he passed through it smoothly.

In Sayer's words, this is already a one-third win.

Like a drowning person struggling to reach the shore, Jiang Heyi sat on a tree branch, breathing in the fresh air, allowing his parched lungs to feel the vitality of the world again.

The dazzling light in his field of vision slowly dissipated, and in his hazy state, he was finally able to match and merge his hearing and vision.

Jiang Heyi arrived at the edge of a dense forest. Sitting on a treetop, he could easily see the wisps of smoke rising from the distant mountains and the rows of wooden houses that looked like black dots.

He did not act rashly; he first checked his physical condition.

A completely "level 0" alt account.

Without weapons, without equipment, and with no capacity to contain magic power.

The good news is that he can feel the magic everywhere.

After a period of immersion, he, who already possessed a foundation in magic, was able to naturally awaken and unlock various spells he had learned before and after his death.

The current situation is exactly as the teachers predicted.

Jiang Heyi called out softly twice, trying to find the people who might be scattered around the boundary between the virtual and real worlds nearby.

Got no response.

This was within their expectations.

Of the seven people on the boundary between the real and the virtual world, the only certainty is that they will inevitably descend upon the continent of Anna, but their location is unknown.

When you first arrive, you are still weak. If you rashly search and shout loudly, you will most likely attract monsters and beasts that are waiting to have their fill, rather than your companions.

Jiang Heyi's contingency plan clearly instructed everyone to hide upon landing, and whether they could meet and team up was up to fate.

The ultimate goal for everyone is to reach the southern border of Anna, the place where everyone's dreams began—Windpod City.

Mint is still living in the church of the dawn redwood and is only 13 years old.

There is still a year and a half before she drops out of the Star Speakers Academy after further studies.

This year is the 32nd year of the Kurien calendar, which is 3 years away from the start of the game's storyline.

During these three years, everyone needs to keep a low profile, slowly improve their strength by utilizing existing knowledge, and get closer to Windpod City, their final destination, while waiting for the "game to begin".

Having survived the initial dice rolls of arrival, a long and uncertain three years followed.

With 7 people unable to assemble initially, it means they must split into 7 groups, and each group must be careful not to make any mistakes.

Without the support of other players' god-like perspective and without the assistance of others, everyone has to rely on themselves.

I looked up and glanced at the setting sun.

He turned back to gaze at the increasingly deep and secluded forest, where the roars of beasts could be heard.

Jiang Heyi glanced at his tattered clothes from the descent and then turned his gaze to the wooden house by the stream in the distance.

With limited options, no weapons, and his magic yet to awaken, he finds himself alone on the edge of an unknown forest, gambling that wild beasts and monsters are uninterested in this outsider…

LOL, his body was forged by the Sovereign himself.

The Dominator brand giant meatball is probably comparable to Tang Sanzang's flesh; once a demon takes a bite, it can't stop eating it.

Although it is just as dangerous in populated areas, as long as he can speak and communicate, his chances of survival are far greater than if he stays in one place.

Having sorted out the information, Jiang Heyi strode out of the dense forest without hesitation.

He had to reach the village before the sun completely set.

This is not a highly modernized city; once it gets dark, you can't see your hand in front of your face in the wild.

After running for only a few minutes, Jiang Heyi realized how wise his actions had been.

The roars of beasts behind him rose and fell, the sounds of fighting and biting tore through the silent sky, piercing his eardrums from afar, sending chills down his spine.

Sunset is not the time for wild beasts and monsters to rest, but rather the time when they come out to hunt for food after a day of escaping the scorching heat.

Even in the sweltering summer, they are afraid of the heat.

Jiang Heyi walked steadily and smoothly across the swaying wooden bridge over the stream.

Having completely escaped the range of monsters and beasts in the dense forest, he deliberately slowed his pace.

Along the way, they were lucky enough to find a rabbit that had been killed by an unknown wild animal but hadn't eaten.

After searching carefully, I found more than ten of them.

"Excessive killing".

Some wild animals hunt but do not eat.

There must have been a large rabbit burrow nearby, which was destroyed by this well-fed predator. All the wild rabbits that escaped were wiped out.

From a distance, a loud whistle could be heard from the wooden watchtower in the village.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Heyi stood still very obediently.

Before long, several people on horseback appeared from the rows of wooden houses.

Upon getting closer, Jiang Heyi realized that his judgment was wrong.

The horses were strong and powerful, their breaths deep and rough, clearly well-trained and well-cared for. This was not the village or residential area one might imagine, but rather a campsite.

In Anna, there is an Adventurers' Guild, and people who are active in the field for a long time will build temporary outposts to serve as camps for their work.

These campsites are marked on maps made by the local people of Anna, making it convenient for travelers to stay.

The leader, who arrived on horseback, was clad in armor and possessed a robust physique.

"who are you?"

There was no obvious hostility in his tone, which reassured Jiang Heyi. He calmly picked up the rabbit he had picked up and tossed it forward.

The riders were startled and were about to be on guard when he spoke.

"student."

"student?"

The men on horseback looked at each other suspiciously.

"Summer project: hunting monsters to earn credits. I encountered some troublesome guys on the way and got lost."

After uttering those words, Jiang Heyi ignored the men on horseback and walked towards the camp where the campfire was lit.

Despite the fact that some people had immediately drawn their weapons in fright and pointed them at him, he remained unfazed.

The armored man at the head of the group stretched out his hand, signaling everyone to put away their weapons.

Seeing Jiang Heyi suddenly turn back, they curiously reined in their horses and watched as he pinched the rabbit's ears from under the horse's legs, picked up his spoils, and then remained silent for a while.

"Captain...this guy is too bold."

"It's one thing to wander out of the black rot forest, but what about us standing here? Aren't we human? It seems like he doesn't even respect us."

The armored man dismounted, picked up the remaining rabbits, and made a shushing gesture.

“Look at the fabric of his clothes. The silky fabric is well-tailored, with silk and satin as the base, and it looks bright and shiny. He is a student... He is from one of the five academies in the empire.”

Several campfires stood in the camp, surrounded by adventurers who had come on quests to avoid being out at night.

When the group of horsemen returned, Jiang Heyi had already walked over to an empty spot by one of the campfires and sat down as if they were old friends.

He acted as if he were a member of the opposing adventurer group, naturally asking for a meat-cutting knife and skillfully gutting and skinning the rabbit.

The members of the adventure group glanced blankly at the people around them, as if asking, "Whose is this? Can someone claim it?"

This composure and calmness bordered on arrogance.

When asked, Jiang Heyi smiled and replied, "I'm a student."

It was as if he were a student, and the world had to give him special treatment.

Even shops that resell adventurer items would have to give him a 1% discount or give them away for free.

"Narian, who is this person?"

"Listen, these are the elites from the five academies of the Empire. They just fought their way out of the Black Rot Forest, so they're in a sorry state."

The armored man gave an explanation, and the members of the adventure team who had quietly gathered around all turned around.

No wonder he's so arrogant.

"Just him?"

"Idiot, the Empire's prestigious universities have summer holidays. He's working on his summer monster-hunting project, so of course he's acting alone."

"Goodness, students have holidays, but I've never had a break in my life. Every day, the moment I open my eyes, I'm busy looking for food."

"He's a magician, he'll probably be able to enter the mage tower someday, what are you?"

"Then what should we do?"

“We are from a different world than him, so there’s no need for us to have any interaction.”

"Eat and drink as you please, he'll leave when it's light."

Despite saying that, Narian, the most respected member of the entire camp's adventure team, still gave Jiang Heyi a piece of beef he had just hunted.

Jiang Heyi was well aware of the awe that ordinary people in Anna, as well as most adventurers struggling to survive on the edge of life and death, held for mages.

Even if there are mages in the team, upon hearing about the "Mage Tower" and the "Five Great Academies of the Empire," even these wild mages inevitably feel inferior.

Every young mage who can enter the empire's highest academy is exceptional.

Many of them come from families of high-ranking mages in the empire, and have powerful connections.

Dealing with them requires extreme caution.

As for wanting to take action against him...

Jiang Heyi was dressed in tattered clothes; the only valuable thing about him was himself.

Adventurers come out to make a living, and they kill for profit.

Killing him just to anger the empire's high-ranking mages is something only a madman would do.

"Where is this?"

"Black Rot Forest".

Where is the Black Rot Forest?

The leaders of the several adventure groups were taken aback and exchanged glances again.

"No doubt about it, they really are students."

Only a student could ask such a clear-headed, foolish question.

This guy goes out hunting monsters and only looks at the map of the hunting destination, not the map of the surrounding area.

The attribute of being directionally challenged and getting lost perfectly matches their imagination of elites from the Imperial Academy.

Very capable, but lacks common sense.

(End of this chapter)