Full-Time Magister: The Ruler of Wind and Rain

"We're heading in the right direction. Once we cross this valley that's not marked on the map, we should be close to where the yellow heart grass grows." Guan Yao, who was on duty guiding the way today, lay on a large rock, repeatedly checking the map.

"Holy crap, Lao Wang, how are we going to cross this valley? Fly across? It's over fifty meters wide!" Zhao Manyan, who was responsible for bringing up the rear with Wang Yu, had just arrived at the edge of the cliff. He leaned out slightly, looking down at the deep, turbulent valley below. Perhaps the magic was affecting the terrain, but when Wang Yu looked down, he wondered if he had stumbled upon Tiger Leaping Gorge from his previous life. The river crashed against the rocks on the bank, creating thunderous roars.

Wang Yu figured they wouldn't be able to cross the "small valley" anytime soon, and seeing that it was getting late, he simply shouted, "Set up camp now!" and the vice-captain led the team to set up the tents in an orderly manner.

About an hour later, the camp was set up, and the classmate with the best cooking skills (meaning he had learned a few cooking tricks from his family's chef) and two helpers started building a stove to stew the snake meat of the slave-level wood-patterned giant python that Wang Yu had killed two days earlier. Wang Yu could be a little proud of this. Under his brilliant command, the team members did not collapse in the face of the slave-level demon whose individual strength far surpassed theirs. Instead, they cooperated well. First, he and Guan Yao, the two wind mages, lured the monster's aggro. Then, Wu Shulan, Lin Yunke, and the ice mages joined forces to trap the enemy. Finally, the lightning mage and fire mage practiced shooting in place, the water mage defended against the giant python's tail sweeping attack, and the light mage... the light mage was responsible for blinding the giant snake's eyes.

In short, thanks to the efficient and righteous gang fight, the giant wooden python met its end. Its flesh was bled, cut up, and frozen, then distributed among students with spare space in their spatial rings. Don't underestimate these rich high school students; almost every one of them has their own spatial ring, they're incredibly wealthy.

Out of Wang Yu's sight, the judges responsible for scoring had already filled out the bonus point sheets and had to replace them. They'd hosted Huayao's mage training programs before, but these weren't nearly as challenging. Last year, Huayao's third team encountered a servant-level demon in the wild, and one team was chased to their deaths by a common giant-eyed ape, forced to withdraw from the training prematurely. Only the timely intervention of nearby judges prevented any casualties. But this year, with the addition of five students from Mingzhu Academy's preparatory class, their strength had increased that much? This preparatory class is truly amazing!

In short, after learning from Emperor Gaozu of Han's slaying of the giant serpent, Wang Yu's position in the team became increasingly secure. Some of the young masters who used to be troublemakers now obediently followed orders. Besides being a plus, encountering the serpent had another advantage: it was delicious! The meat of the giant python was tender and chewy when grilled, and also incredibly flavorful when boiled. After discovering the team's cook, the serpent (and its meat) truly boosted everyone's morale.

After dinner, after arranging the duty rosters for the night, Wang Yu called the three vice-captains, along with the two plant-type and shadow-type mages, to the edge of the cliff to discuss tomorrow's action plan.

Wu Shulan advocated for taking a detour: "Although this valley isn't marked on the map, the river should narrow considerably after we travel upstream for a day or two. In that case, Captain, you could try using a wind tunnel to jump across, and with a rope, we can use a zipline. Alternatively, we could go downstream and find a place where the current is calm enough to wade across." Guan Yao nodded in agreement: "Yes, Sister Shulan is right. As far as I know, mages often face tests in their training by traversing mountains and rivers. It seems the examiners want us to find a place to wade across this time."

"That's what my family told me too: either find a way to climb higher or find a way to cross the river. There are always non-magical assessment items in the mage training." Another vice-captain, Li Taiyou, said the same thing.

Wang Yu nodded. "I agree with your opinions, but I have another idea that, if it can be implemented, can save some time and energy."

He took out a twig to use as a paintbrush, and Wu Shulan used ground waves to soften the ground in front of them, where Wang Yu began to paint.

"First of all, I still want to cross the valley directly. But cutting down trees to build a bridge is not realistic. A bridge that is more than 50 meters long would take forever to cut down trees. My idea is still to fix ropes to both banks and let everyone cross by ropes."

"We can make ropes by cutting vines and twisting them, but I prefer to use Lin Yunke's plant magic." Wang Yu turned to the plant-type girl he had brought to the meeting. "Lin Yunke, how many times can you cast the beginner-level plant magic, Vine - Growth, right now?"

"Ten...more than ten times, at least ten times is definitely possible." Although Lin Yunke has not yet mastered the description of the first-level second-level magic, her stardust strength is definitely much stronger than that of a newly awakened first-level mage.

"The vines are definitely long enough," Wu Shulan said after doing some mental calculations.

"Lin Yunke, could you please cast Vine Growth in the direction of the open area outside the camp? We'll test the effect. Try to make your vines grow as straight as possible." Wang Yu instructed him to test the effect first, then described his plan: "My Wind Track can completely cover a distance of fifty meters, and we have an extra layer of protection. Zhang Guangle, I'll have a light mage cast a few Radiant Light spells above our vine ropes to create a shadow for you. You just need to use Shadow Step - Etherealize to stay in the shadow. If someone accidentally falls, just pull them up. Leave the rest to me. If nothing unexpected happens, you only need to hold out for five minutes."

"No problem! Captain, don't worry, I'll definitely get the person who fell in back up!" Zhang Guangle grinned, appearing quite confident.

"Captain, one last question: how are we going to tie the rope to the other side?" Guan Yao asked the final question.

"Simple. Earth element builds a ramp for me, and I'll use the wind rails to jump over it with a rope." Wang Yu said the most unbelievable thing in the most calm tone.

"What? Captain... Captain, are you sure?" Guan Yao and Li Taiyou, who had never witnessed Wang Yu's full power, were shocked. Although high-level wind mages can fly, big brother, you seem to be a "beginner" mage. Are you going to fly too?

"Don't worry, I never do anything I'm not sure I can do. Besides, I'll ask the water-type students to put a water shield on me and tie the rope to me. Even if I accidentally don't jump over, you can pull me up." Wang Yu was really calm because he was not only confident in his abilities, but he had also made thorough preparations.

Just then, Lin Yunke brought over a small section of vine that had grown under her magic. After everyone verified the strength of the vine, they began to organize their hands to get to work: Lin Yunke was responsible for using up all her magical energy to create as many vines as possible; the earth mages were responsible for using earth waves to build a sufficiently high "skip jump deck" for Wang Yu; the others were organized by the vice-captains to twist and weave the long vines into a sufficiently strong rope; and the light mages... were responsible for acting as light bulbs for everyone, providing light for the night's work.