I flew on a sword at the magic academy

Chapter 54 Incorporation

"This is our territory. Where we go and what we do is none of your business, you human!" The leading black bear was already in a semi-intelligent state and could speak human language.

Shi Daohan was not surprised by this. After eating so many of her medicinal seedlings, even a pig would become a spirit.

She scoffed, "When the tiger's away, the bear becomes king? This mountain is my domain now, and you're telling me this is your territory?"

"We live and thrive here; this is our home! And you are nothing but an outsider!"

The black bear at the head of the pack had only just begun to develop intelligence. Although it could speak human language, it still habitually let out beastly roars. Shi Daohan could only understand what it was saying through the fluctuations of its divine sense.

"The strong are respected. As the leader of your clan, you should understand this principle. I say this mountain is my training ground, so it is my training ground. If you are not convinced, I don't mind putting in some extra effort to subdue you!"

Shi Daohan stood with his hands behind his back, staring calmly at the black bear leader.

The black bear leader also looked at the young human woman in front of him with suspicion and uncertainty.

Putting aside the naturally chilling aura emanating from her, the fact that she remains calm and composed, showing no fear whatsoever, even surrounded by more than twenty bloodthirsty black bears, is enough to prove that she is no ordinary human.

"roar!"

Suddenly, it roared and lunged forward, baring its teeth and claws. Its movements were as swift as the wind; if it were an ordinary person, they would probably have been torn in two.

However, Shi Daohan simply moved her feet and turned her body to the side, easily and casually defusing the crisis.

After missing its target with its claws, the black bear was stunned for half a second before suddenly turning around and pouncing again.

Shi Daohan did not choose to confront it head-on, but skillfully dodged it once again.

The black bear leader roared in fury, "Human, didn't you say the strong rule? If you've got the guts, don't hide! Fight me fair and square!"

"Don't say I didn't give you a chance; you asked for it yourself."

As soon as he finished speaking, Shi Daohan vanished from his spot in a flash, and the next second he appeared in the air above and behind the black bear leader, stepping down with one foot.

A strong wind blew, and the towering ancient trees around them swayed precariously, with leaves falling continuously, as if they were about to be uprooted.

All the black bears were enveloped by an inexplicable aura, and their hearts were filled with fear and unease.

"Roar!" The black bear leader made a wide and sweeping movement, striking the sky with both palms, intending to knock Shi Daohan directly down from mid-air.

Shi Daohan moved with the lightness of a swallow, his body turning and his five fingers, like silver hooks and iron pincers, tightly gripping the black bear leader's wrist.

Feeling the sharp pain in his wrist, the black bear leader's face contorted in a ferocious expression. He tried to pull his hand back, but found that he couldn't budge Shi Daohan at all.

Of all known animals, bears are arguably the epitome of strength, and a black bear of this size could easily be described as having the strength of a thousand pounds with every move.

The black bear leader's full-force attack, capable of snapping a towering ancient tree in two with a single blow, was completely undisturbed by a young human woman who had grabbed his wrist.

This terrified it.

"Are you convinced now?" A faint smile appeared on Shi Daohan's face.

She didn't seem to be struggling much. The black bear leader, who was as tall as a small mountain, couldn't cause any trouble in front of her. He was like a little chick that she could easily handle.

"I refuse to accept this!"

The black bear leader let out a roar and grabbed a huge boulder weighing thousands of pounds, smashing it upwards.

"boom!"

Shi Daohan neither dodged nor flinched, making no move whatsoever. With just a glance, the massive boulder, weighing a thousand pounds, shattered into pieces with a "bang" before it even got close to her, turning into dust that fell from the sky.

"this……"

The black bear leader was truly stunned, his heart filled with horror, and his eyes were filled with terror.

In its perception, humans are very weak, but they have skillful hands and are good at making various tools.

It is only through the use of those "tools" that weak humans can threaten the lives of these carnivores.

But the young human woman in front of them never used any "tools" from beginning to end; she subdued it with just one hand.

This result shocked and horrified the black bear leader.

Is the person in front of me... even human?

"I'll ask you one more time, do you submit or not?"

Shi Daohan slowly tightened his five fingers, and the black bear leader felt as if his bones were about to shatter, letting out a painful roar.

"Do you submit or not!?" Shi Daohan's five fingers tightened more and more, and you could see that the black bear leader's entire arm was twisted and deformed beyond recognition.

Hearing its pitiful howls and screams, the surrounding black bears felt a chill run down their spines and involuntarily shivered.

"I give up! I give up!!!"

The black bear leader spoke in human language and roared.

Shi Daohan immediately released his grip and slowly descended from the air, chuckling as he said, "Now can we sit down and have a proper talk?"

The black bear leader gently rubbed his wrist, secretly relieved.

Thankfully, the bones weren't broken.

It gave Shi Daohan a resentful look: "Are you really human?"

Shi Daohan shot him a glare: "You call me inhuman? You're still not convinced, aren't you?"

"No, no, no, that's not what I meant." The black bear leader stood up abruptly, waving his hands and shaking his head repeatedly.

"So, can we sit down and have a proper talk now?"

"Yes, yes."

The black bear leader dared not say a word of "no," and nodded repeatedly before inviting Shi Daohan into his cave.

Its cave is a natural cave with a spring the size of a washbasin inside, so there is no need to worry about water. The ground is covered with soft and warm hay.

Shi Daohan found a relatively clean spot to sit down and said, "You destroyed my herb garden. What do you suggest we do about this?"

"I don't know," the black bear leader shook his head.

"Judging from your appearance, you can't afford to compensate. How about this, you can take care of and manage the herb garden for me from now on. Anyway, you've already partially awakened your intelligence, so as long as you know the basic common sense, you'll pretty much know what to do," Shi Daohan said slowly.

She paused, then continued, "You have multiplied and thrived on this mountain, and I am indeed a latecomer who has usurped your place. But as I just said, the strong are respected. I said that this mountain is my cave and dojo, so it is mine, and I should drive you away."

But I'm a reasonable person. As long as you agree to take care of my herb garden, your clan can continue to live and multiply in my sanctuary.

The black bear leader remained silent, seemingly deep in thought.

"Following me will definitely bring you plenty of benefits. You ate the seedlings of spiritual herbs in my garden, which not only gave you a partial awakening of your intelligence, but you are also most aware of the many physical benefits you have received."

"Take care of my herb garden, and I'll provide you with food and lodging, plus a medicinal herb every month."

"Really?" The black bear leader's eyes gleamed.

It didn't know what a elixir was, but after eating the tender green grass in Shi Daohan's herb garden, it could clearly feel a huge change in its body.

Not only did he become stronger, but his eyesight also improved, allowing him to see the slightest movement of the wind and grass a hundred meters away.

"Of course it's true." Shi Daohan nodded.

"Alright, I agree. I hope you can keep your promise." The black bear leader agreed without hesitation, not only to continue living on Mount Dajia, but also for the sake of the one medicinal herb per month.

"Haha, no wonder you're a bear capable of being a leader." Shi Daohan nodded in satisfaction and said, "Get ready, and head to the herb garden tomorrow to start your new job."

She got up and walked out, but just as she was about to leave the cave, she suddenly stopped, turned back to look at the black bear leader, and said, "There's something I must remind you. I've entrusted the herb garden to your care, so you must live up to my trust. If I find out you've been stealing from it, the consequences will be severe."

The black bear leader shuddered and hurriedly spoke up, assuring that such a thing would never happen.

"And please also help me convey this message to the other species that inhabit this mountain: they can continue to live on this mountain, but they must abide by my rules. Anyone who violates them will be severely punished!"

With those words, Shi Daohan left the dense forest without looking back.

When she returned to the herb garden, she was accompanied by a silver-haired little boy, the wolf demon Lope.

"Why did you go up the mountain, and with your master no less?" Kalman looked at Lope with some displeasure.

Before Lope could answer, Shi Daohan spoke up first: "I brought him up here, do you have a problem with that?"

Shi Daohan raised an eyebrow at Kalman, who merely pursed his lips and said nothing more.

"By the way, Master, were you just going to find those black bears?"

"yes."

"Then, then, nothing happened, right?" Kalman asked anxiously, circling Shi Daohan several times. He didn't see any signs of injury on her and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"What happened? Nothing too big. The leader of that group of black bears did try to fight me, but I've already subdued and taken him under my command. From now on, I'll leave this herb garden to him."

Shi Daohan spoke so casually, as if he were saying, "Look how nice the weather is today."

"You beat him into submission?" Kalman's mouth dropped open.

Those black bears were like small mountains; just looking at them made you feel like you were suffocating.

Kalman was initially worried that something might happen to Shi Daohan, but unexpectedly, she managed to subdue and recruit the leader of that group of black bears, and even make him the gardener of the herb garden?

Kalman couldn't help but glance at Shi Daohan a few more times. It seemed that even the most outrageous things would become as normal and simple as eating and sleeping when they happened to her.

"Lope, you are now my disciple, just like Kalman. Go to the Ancestral Hall to offer incense and pay respects to the ancestors and sages. Unless there are special circumstances, you must offer incense at the Ancestral Hall every morning. Do you understand?" Shi Daohan said softly to Lope behind him.

Lope nodded obediently, then, carrying a wooden sword carved from sandalwood, walked alone towards the Ancestral Hall on the mountaintop.

Seeing Lope leave, Kalman finally couldn't help but ask, "Did you give him that wooden sword?"

Shi Daohan nodded and said, "Yes, it would take at least three or four hours to walk from the foot of the mountain to the top, even if you didn't stop for a moment. But if you fly on a sword, it would only take a few minutes."

"But that wooden sword is the same as yours," Kalman added.

Shi Daohan's natal flying sword is very different from ordinary swords. The hilt guard is a divine bird with outstretched wings, which is very charming and looks lifelike, as if it is about to take off into the sky at any moment.

Lope's wooden sword also had a hilt shaped like a mythical bird with outstretched wings.

The thought that Shi Daohan had just brought Lope back and wanted him to live on the mountain, and now he had given Lope a small wooden sword of the same style, made Kalman feel a little sour.

Seeing his expression, Shi Daohan couldn't help but stroke his chin, muttering to himself: [It's just an ordinary wooden sword, is that something to be jealous about?]

"You want one too?"

"Um!"

"You don't even use a sword, so what's the use of having one? I remember we talked about building a teleportation array to make it easier for you to go up and down the mountain, but you refused, saying you really liked the feeling of climbing to the top. What? Have you changed your mind now?"

Shi Daohan discovered that this child's thoughts were truly unpredictable and hard to fathom.

"I don't need it, I'll keep it!" Kalman said earnestly.

He has indeed come to enjoy the process of climbing the mountain to the ancestral hall to offer incense, finding that this process brings him inner peace.

"Alright, I happen to have a piece of sandalwood here, so I'll make you a wooden sword just like everyone else, so you won't accuse me of discriminating against you."

As he spoke, Shi Daohan took out a piece of sandalwood from his storage ring and began to carve it.

Kalman moved closer, his eyes sparkling with anticipation.

About half an hour later, the wooden sword was completed, exactly the same as Lope's sword, with the hilt guard in the shape of a bird with outstretched wings.

Shi Daohan handed the completed wooden sword to Kalman.

This wooden sword is about three feet long, neither too light nor too heavy, feels great in the hand, has beautiful patterns, and emits a unique fragrance of sandalwood.

"Thank you, Master! I like it very much!"

Kalman smiled happily, gently stroking the wooden sword with his little hand.

"If you like it, that's good."

Shi Daohan smiled and used the leftover scraps of sandalwood to make a scabbard, thus completing the set.

"Here you go!" Kalman turned the clasp on his storage ring and took out a large bag of magic stones.

"What do you mean?" Shi Daohan asked, somewhat puzzled.

"You've given me so much, and all I have to offer are money and these magic stones." Kalman's face was full of sincerity as he held a bag of magic stones in both hands and handed it to Shi Daohan.

(End of this chapter)