The next day, when everyone arrived at the training classroom, someone noticed that each student from Class 1 was carrying a large travel bag. Suddenly realizing something, their expression changed. Unfortunately, since they had arrived just in time for class, they had no chance to go back to their dormitories for their things.
"Yo, you guys brought so much stuff. Well, it’s better to be prepared than not, right?"
Seeing that Ци Чэнь and Dou Yanlan were both carrying large backpacks, Фэн Юань walked over, chuckled, and said. The others glanced at Фэн Юань, saw that he hadn’t brought anything, and didn’t find it strange. After all, that guy might not need so many things, especially since they could see Kong Qing’s figure.
"For this off-campus practice class, we’ll be out for three days straight. Did you bring a change of clothes?"
Dou Yanlan asked Фэн Юань, who scratched his head in surprise and said,
"Those things are in Kong Qing’s space, something for traveling, but wait! We’re staying in the wilderness for three days?"
"That’s right, I’ve confirmed it with Teacher Wu. She just didn’t want me to tell anyone, and you probably didn’t need to know, so I didn’t tell you. After all, we only got the timetable last night."
The classmates eavesdropping on their conversation couldn’t find anything to criticize Dou Yanlan for when they heard this. Although it felt wrong that she didn’t notify everyone, she didn’t live in the dormitory. At night, should she notify each person privately?
No one is obligated to do that, especially since the homeroom teacher even reminded her not to tell others. Didn’t you notice that even her close friends weren’t notified?
"I see, but even if you guessed it, you couldn’t say it. Maybe this is their way to give us a little shock."
Фэн Юань shrugged and said. As for whether bringing nothing would affect him? He didn’t care at all. Seriously, with Kong Qing’s little villa, those dangerous environments couldn’t affect him at all.
As the bell rang for class, everyone lined up under Zhang Cheng’s instructions. A man in his thirties with a small, grayish-brown Earth Spirit Cat walked over. His clothes were neatly maintained. Noticing that only a few people among the crowd had brought large backpacks, he said coldly,
"Do you think that in the academy, we teachers will help you with everything like your high school homerooms did? Look at yourselves, how many of you are truly prepared to explore the wild? Don’t look at Class 1! Their teacher didn’t tell them either, yet look at their attitude, especially you!"
As he said this, he pointed at Фэн Юань, who was looking around absent-mindedly and reprimanded him loudly. Although other students didn’t bring much, they still made some preparations. Фэн Юань, on the other hand, was excessive, bringing nothing as if it was just a camping trip.
Dou Yanlan, knowing the real situation, wanted to speak up multiple times but couldn’t find a chance. After a while, the instructor, staring at Фэн Юань, coldly said,
"You, go back right now and bring your gear! The rest of you, follow me! If you can’t catch up before we enter the mountain, you don’t need to attend my class!"
He naturally wouldn’t let Фэн Юань go into the mountains unprepared. That would be a joke. However, he couldn’t just let everyone go back for their things—doing so wouldn’t make a profound impression, which would not be beneficial for them.
Фэн Юань didn’t leave but instead shrugged and said,
"I don’t need to. I didn’t bring anything because I don’t need it, it doesn’t mean I’m unprepared. Don’t worry, my safety is alright. Agunas and Veronia are both here~"
Looking at Agunas and Veronia beside him, Фэн Юань smiled and said. He wasn’t angry at the instructor after all—he was not scolding frivolously. If a normal student did this, he would be angry too. It was just that the instructor didn’t know his situation.
Upon hearing Фэн Юань’s words, Teacher Lu was momentarily stunned and then suddenly realized who Фэн Юань was. Naturally, they’d heard of his reputation; it just didn’t click immediately that it was him.
At this time, all the classmates noticed the look on Teacher Lu’s face was quite colorful. After a while, he solemnly apologized to Фэн Юань in front of everyone and signaled for the rest to follow along. Knowing it was Фэн Юань, he indeed wasn’t worried about his safety.
With the academy’s little test, with two Божественный зверьs by his side, Фэн Юань wouldn’t encounter any trouble, so he didn’t mind Фэн Юань not bringing anything. As for textbooks? When he reprimanded them, he’d already said that those were for the students to privately get a general understanding of the course. Teaching strictly according to the textbook would indeed cause issues.
The world of Духовные звери is constantly changing. The speed at which textbooks are revised simply can’t keep up with those changes. Just like the Происхождение данных Духовные звери, no one expected them to appear suddenly and invade everyone’s life so quickly. These things haven’t existed long but can’t be completely omitted from the curriculum. Consequently, textbook authors have essentially given up on always maintaining the most current information.
Instead, they ensure that the information is reliable and general, at least solid as a foundation. Additional knowledge must be supplemented by the academy’s teachers.
On the way to the back mountain with Teacher Lu, the group gradually dispersed again, but Teacher Lu didn’t mind. His course emphasized practical combat content, and in a normal forest expedition, they wouldn’t really march in a perfect line, let alone with everyone releasing their own beast.
All the beasts varied in size, and wanting to maintain a neat lineup at this time was simply a fantasy. Meanwhile, his little grayish-brown cat had somehow trailed to the back, quietly watching the group ahead.
Фэн Юань walked beside Ци Чэнь and Dou Yanlan, saying,
"I didn’t expect the academy to be so generous."
"After all, practice courses have their dangers; it’s not surprising," Dou Yanlan nodded and said. Ци Чэнь curiously looked behind Teacher Lu and said,
"I wonder where the Earth Spirit Cat went."
"At the back of the group, it’s likely preventing anyone from falling behind. Though it’s unknown how many people recognize it."
Pointing to the back, Фэн Юань smiled and speculated a bit, while Ци Чэнь, knowing what Фэн Юань meant, shook his head and said,
"Even I can recognize it. How many do you think wouldn’t know?"
"Don’t put it that way. You’re skilled too, aren’t you~"
Фэн Юань chuckled, and Ци Чэнь shook his head, choosing not to argue. He knew his own situation; if not for Фэн Юань, perhaps Xiao Shuang would be the one doing best on the Укротитель зверей path.
Dou Yanlan watched Ци Чэнь in silence for a moment before suddenly hugging him and softly saying,
"Your talent is your own; no one helped you. You just didn’t realize it before. Do you still not understand?"
Фэн Юань gave the two an exasperated glance and quickly slipped away with Xiao Ji. He hadn’t brought any dog food snacks this time. Noticing a troubled Wu Dingwu to the side, his eyes lit up as he walked over and suddenly patted him on the back.
"What’s up with you? Why the troubled look?"
"Ah?! I...I’m wondering how this off-campus practice will turn out. The teacher was right: relying too much on others isn’t a good thing. However, my sister didn’t tell me this would be the first class! No wonder she never mentioned it before."
He wasn’t really blaming anyone, but because he didn’t know the purpose of this three-day practice course, he hadn’t prepared well at first. Now, without enough gear, he felt uneasy.
Seeing this, Фэн Юань shook his head and said,
"Actually, this way isn’t bad. Although you’ll suffer a bit, the impression will be deeper, won’t it? Plus, it might influence your choice of Духовные звери later. After all, those pairings with Укротитель зверейs can’t be random if you truly want to be one; unless you have my skills~"
Towards the end, Фэн Юань seemed very proud. Wu Dingwu wasn’t surprised. After all, showing up here with nothing and earning the teacher’s approval meant Фэн Юань inherently possessed capabilities to handle issues without tools.
"Wu Dingwu, I think we can divide tasks based on everyone’s beasts. Фэн Юань, do you want to join?"
Just then, Liu Ziwen approached Wu Dingwu. She’d just communicated with Zhang Cheng and confirmed with the professor that the off-campus practice wouldn’t restrict collaboration within their class. This gave them an opportunity; even without enough gear, everyone’s different beast attributes, coupled together with tasks, would suffice.

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