Reincarnated as a bamboo rat, it begins its extreme survival struggle.

After all, its poetic effect is to summon ice arrows to attack enemies, and before becoming an intermediate bard, this short poem is the bard's best means of attack.

"The Final Chapter of the Rainy Night" has two major advantages: firstly, it does not consume much magic power, and secondly, the short poem consists of only a few dozen characters and can be sung quickly.

However, poems that sing of storms and rainy nights have little magical effect when sung in such bright daylight.

Not to mention that Edu had previously chanted "Spring Song" and "Winnie Town Ballad," which had activated the magic in the entire courtyard in a positive direction. Under these circumstances, even if the examiner were to chant "The Final Chapter of the Rainy Night," the actual effect would not be very good.

If a typical apprentice-level bard were to chant under these circumstances, they would likely be unable to conjure an ice arrow with sufficient destructive power.

"If it were me, I would choose to sing 'The Song of Courage' at this time. With the blessing of positive magic, it would be easy to exert the magical effect of 'The Song of Courage'."

"However, the fact that Edu made this choice proves that he has plenty of confidence."

The two assistant examiners whispered to each other, while a target had been set up not far from Edu.

As Edu chanted rapidly, a large amount of moisture was drawn from the air and condensed in front of him into an ice arrow the length of an adult's forearm.

"sieve--"

The moment the ice arrow was fully formed, it shot out at an extremely fast speed, instantly piercing through the erected target.

In this attack, Edu demonstrated excellent control over the Frostbolt, its power, and the skillful casting of the spell to quickly summon it in unfavorable conditions.

"Nothing much to say, Edu boy. Come tomorrow to collect your apprentice bard's badge."

The examiner patted Edu on the shoulder; he thought highly of the kid.

Judging from Edu's learning speed, he might even be able to conduct the certification exam for junior bards before the New Year.

After all, the only difference between a junior bard and an apprentice bard is that a junior bard has a larger reserve of poetry and more magic power.

When it comes to the application of magical musical instruments and music theory, even low-level bards are a bunch of dabblers.

“Edu, I’d like to know why you chose ‘The Final Chapter of the Rainy Night’ for the last poem you sang. You should know that this song doesn’t match the magical aftershocks of your first two songs.”

Before leaving, the examiner asked Edu this question.

Chapter 81 Exploring the Tower of Bones

Why sing "The Final Chapter of a Rainy Night" when things are not going his way? Edu's reasoning is simple.

When Bell was tutoring him, he said that this was the only offensive poem in the records of the Bards' Guild, and Edu had to master it.

Otherwise, being powerless, he would easily find himself in a passive state of being constantly beaten and unable to fight back when undertaking some adventurous missions.

Under Bell's high standards, Edu has been able to conjure a deadly Frost Arrow in most situations, and he can also keep the entire chanting time of "The Final Chapter of the Rainy Night" under ten seconds.

"I passed the apprentice bard exam in just one week, thanks to Mr. Bell."

"The main reason is that you're willing to put in the hard work and practice."

Picking up their satchels, Edu and Bell left the Bards' Guild, exchanging words.

Edu has already demonstrated his talent, so the cost of his studies at the music academy is no longer a major concern.

Judging from his current performance, he can not only apply to the Long River Adventure Team for funding to study at the music academy, but many adventure teams will offer him funding if he is willing to look for it.

"But these are not things I should worry about. It's just a pity that so many days have passed and I still haven't found a suitable pumpkin."

Bell lazily peeked out of his bag and looked at the various things on the roadside.

In the past few days, he had also searched in the market for a long time and had Edu take him to the agricultural guild several times.

Unfortunately, Bell was never able to find a pumpkin as big as the one he had during his first free purchase.

Farmers trained in agricultural associations know very well what stage of growth is best for harvesting various crops, and it is virtually impossible for pumpkins to grow to an extra-large size.

After all, such a pumpkin is old and hard, and is no longer suitable as food.

Magical plants are rarely seen at the market; they are all collected directly by the Agricultural Association to cultivate new crops. They have been trying to cultivate magical crops.

"It is said that if you collect unique magical crops, you can sell them directly to the Agricultural Association. Their prices are not low. Even if you don't pay them, you can exchange them for some things that are not available on the market in the Agricultural Association's warehouse."

This is the information Edu learned after taking Bell around the agricultural association for a while.

Bell doesn't need low-end agricultural and livestock products, and he can't access high-end products, leaving him in an awkward situation.

There are still several days before Edu goes to the music academy for further studies.

With nothing much to do in the city for the time being, Bell devoted all his energy to the bamboo forest, during which time he made ample preparations.

Today is the day for Bear Grylls to re-explore the depths of the bamboo forest.

"I'm going out this afternoon, so don't wait up for me for dinner."

After giving Edu a heads-up, Bell vanished in a flash, arriving at the underground base before Edu could even react.

First, take a fully durable iron sword and iron pickaxe. The iron sword has four [Shadow Strike] attacks.

Then take out a set of sixty-four round stones from the box and place them in the filling material.

This is a column used to defend against attacks at critical moments.

Bell didn't forget the iron bucket and coal either; he put a set of coal, a bucket of water, and a bucket of milk directly into his inventory.

"Leave now!"

With a simple jump onto the minecart parked in the underground base, the square minecart quickly started moving under Bell's will and gradually increased to its maximum speed.

Bell sat in the minecart in a comfortable position. The minecart would take more than an hour to reach its destination, and it would be tiring to keep his body tense.

But Bell, who was mentally and physically ready to cause trouble, sprang up like lightning the moment the minecart stopped.

Don't let his furry appearance fool you; Bell's muscle strength is considerable, boasting a physical strength of 37 points, which surpasses that of most low-level warriors.

We quickly descended to the ground through the excavated passage, where the bamboo forest, which we hadn't seen for a long time, was still a scene of swaying green bamboo.

But Bell knew that the bamboo forest was no longer the one he was familiar with.

As you slowly venture deeper into the bamboo forest from the outer edge, after advancing for about a kilometer, the lush green bamboo around you undergoes a dramatic transformation.

A sense of decay and death permeated the bamboo forest.

Large numbers of decaying bamboo stand silently, their leaves long since withered away, leaving only bare branches exposed to the air, displaying their former vitality.

If you had arrived earlier, you could have seen some small animals fleeing hurriedly from the bamboo forest. Their sense of subtle details is more acute than that of many large animals, and they would have fled from the depths of the bamboo forest as soon as the ominous signs appeared.

Only after arriving deep within the bamboo forest did Bell learn the true reason behind the massive beast tide that Cangxing City had been talking about within the bamboo forest.

The magical beasts have keen senses. The various creatures that were originally scattered in the bamboo forest naturally fled away after a large number of dead zones appeared deep in the bamboo forest.

At this time, the outer area of ​​the bamboo forest was developed by humans, and a large number of adventurers would naturally collide with each other.

"In the early stages of the conflict between humans and beasts, the two sides were evenly matched, but as a large number of adventurers poured into the bamboo forest, the voices of the magical beasts faded away."

Recalling when the various monster materials appeared in the Azure Star City market, Bell could roughly calculate when the development pace in the Bamboo Sea shifted from dealing with the monster tide to developing the [White Bone City].

Continuing their exploration into the withered bamboo, Bell soon spotted the lifelike remains standing motionless among the dead bamboo.

These creatures that weren't completely dead paced back and forth in the withered bamboo forest. A quick glance revealed an astonishing number of them, and the deeper one looked into the ominous atmosphere, the more living remains one found.

Upon reaching the top of a dead bamboo pole, Bell saw a strangely shaped spire.

This is probably the bone spire deep in the bamboo forest that supports the operation to revitalize the remains, as described in the intelligence.

"At first, discovering a bone spire would be news in Cangxing City, but now, with the appearance of a large number of bone spires, discovering bone spires has become commonplace."

Bell continued onward, circling around and exploring the area surrounding the bone spire.

He saw many traces of battle left by human adventurers. Generally, places with a lot of broken bones and broken withered bamboo were where the living remains and human adventurers had fought.

"There hasn't been much human exploration around this bone spire yet, but judging from these signs of battle, it won't be long before a large number of human adventurers come to explore this area."

Chapter 82 Reverse Challenge

Bell was eager to enter this bone-spired tower that had not yet been developed by any human adventurers and explore its true nature.

However, the large number of living remains surrounding the Bone Spire is giving Bell a major headache.

Bell used [Information Insight] to scan the area and found that the strength of the animated remains varied. Most of them were around level 5, while a few animated remains could even reach level 8.

Although, for Bell now, these resurrected remains pose no threat to his life in normal combat.

However, the sheer number of activated remains also hinders Bell's in-depth exploration and consumes a lot of his energy.

Unlike adventurers with supplies and teams, he wasn't able to storm the Bone Spire wave after wave, annihilating all the living remains gathered around it.

As a self-employed individual, Bell plans to bypass the blockade of the resurrected remains and head directly to the Bone Spire.

"Now it's time to use my personal iron pickaxe. The Bone Spire is in this direction, isn't it..."

After taking a few steps back, Bell pulled out his pickaxe and started digging directly at his feet. In just over a minute, he reached a depth of ten meters.

Once you reach this position, the layers of bamboo roots will no longer block the way, making Bell's digging much easier.

"But with the Bone Spire as a backup, the skeletons underground have become quite troublesome."

During the excavation, a pickaxe smashed the head of a living skeleton that had been sealed underground. After swallowing a ball of soul fire, Bell entered a state of somewhat headache.

All the skeletons underground are like landmines buried for who knows how many years. Who knows if those skeletons have come to life or if they are still just broken bones?

Digging tunnels underground in the bamboo forest is no easy task. The soil is mixed with broken bones and scattered stones, and a large number of cavities are filled underground. Every now and then, a living skeleton will be suddenly unearthed while digging, which caused even Bear Grylls, a tunneling expert, to collapse many times.

"However, going underground is still much safer than going on the surface, at least you won't be surrounded by that huge pile of strange skeletons."