Chapter 12

After the rules were explained, many people dispersed and began to communicate in twos and threes.

They quietly and efficiently gathered together.

The dean was not in a hurry to announce the start as if he was deliberately waiting for them to complete their team formation.

Lin Yu nodded slightly.

Forming a team was indeed a wise choice.

The participants of this activity were from the entire grade, so the strength of an individual was relatively insignificant.

Whether it was to find resources or to prevent being attacked by a group of people, manpower was necessary.

Lin Yu suddenly had an idea. He also had someone he wanted to form a team with.

He scanned the class and quickly found his target.

It was the two who had participated in the courage test adventure with him, Zhang Yuze and Gao Yang.

He smiled as he walked towards the two of them.

“Zhang Yuze, Gao Yang, let’s form a team.”

Zhang Yuze and Gao Yang were looking around when they suddenly saw Lin Yu coming over to invite them. They seemed a little startled but immediately said in surprise, “Sure.”

Lin Yu nodded.

In fact, he had also considered Li Yong, but he then gave up.

He didn’t choose Li Yong not because Li Yong wasn’t strong enough but because he felt that Li Yong wasn’t suitable.

But he had two reasons for choosing these two.

One reason was that they had also contracted pet beasts of the necromancy attribute that day. Furthermore, the pet beasts they had contracted were at stage four of the origin birth realm, which was no less powerful than Li Yong’s.

Pet beasts at stage four were already considered the better in high school.

And the two also quickly gained combat strength that was comparable to those students who had completed the contract long ago.

The second reason was that he had discovered a new use for “Henchman of the Underworld God”, which was that it could be used on teammates.

Its initial effect was to suppress all enemies that restrained pet beasts of dark and necromancy attributes.

But under Xiaozi’s deliberate control, she could, in turn, use her high status to stimulate the pet beasts of the same attribute and their combat strength.

“Lin Yu, do we still need to find a few more teammates?” Zhang Yuze asked.

“No need. It’s inconvenient to move around with too many people.” Lin Yu shook his head.

“And it’s inconvenient to allocate resources,” he added in his heart.

The two of them nodded and felt that Lin Yu’s words made sense.

Looking around, the small groups that had formed up mostly only had three to five people.

“Are you all ready?” Director Yan stood on the stage and looked around. “Let’s start then…”

As soon as he finished speaking, a three-meter-tall giant ape next to him raised its thick arm and hit a bronze drum hard.

“Bang!”

The sound of the drum reverberated through the horizon, and the students swarmed toward the mountain like an Army of locusts.

Lin Yu was in the middle of his class, not in a hurry.

Zhang Yuze and Gao Yang followed behind him.

As soon as they entered the mountain, Lin Yu felt the rich spiritual energy that made him feel very comfortable. All the pores on his body fought to open. He felt like he was soaking in a hot spring.

“Surely, this is the school’s treasure trove!”

He looked at the wondrous scenery of the spiritual mountains in front of him.

Whether it was the verdant forest, the spiritual spring in the mountain stream, or the dark cave, all of them had resources hidden in them.

“The school is so generous…” Lin Yu licked his lips as he thought.

This could actually be considered an investment by the school. The students would obtain resources and improve their abilities, which would also increase their graduation rate.

This was a win-win situation.

“That’s…”

Lin Yu squinted his eyes and looked at the bamboo forest in front of him. Even from far away, he could feel the rich life aura.

At this moment, it was flashing with an intoxicating purple light, and many people rushed over with greedy eyes.

“Wood attribute resource, Purple-core Bamboo? It’s medium rare, but there’s quite a lot of them.”

Lin Yu slowed down his pace. He wasn’t very interested in this resource, so there was no need to rush into the eye of the storm.

The game had just begun.

He looked around and found that most of the people had ignored the bamboo forest and quickly spread out.

The most important thing was to find the resources that were suitable for oneself.

After letting Xiaozi sense the aura, Lin Yu pointed in a direction and said to the two people behind him, “Let’s go over there.”

“Alright,” Zhang Yuze and Gao Yang replied in unison.

They had unconsciously taken Lin Yu as their leader. After all, they had both witnessed Lin Yu almost killing the Golden Grizzly, and being strong was the most important.

…

Outside the mountain.

This unusual pledge ceremony was a rare occasion in the school.

Therefore, almost all the teachers in the school came to the scene to watch the battle.

The school had set up a high platform in the open space at the entrance. A huge electronic screen was suspended high above, broadcasting the situation in the mountain in real time.

Opposite that was a temporary seating area.

The one sitting in the middle was the principal, Ouyang Rui. He was also a grand Beastmaster, one of the few experts even in the entire An City.

Beside him were Director Yan and a group of school leaders.

Below them were rows of teachers, and on both sides of the teachers sat many students.

To encourage them in advance, the Grade 11 students, who were also to take the college entrance examination next year, were also allowed to watch the battle this time.

As the Grade 12 students were on holiday, the news of Lin Yu’s contract with the Fallen Angel had only spread among a small number of students.

Even among the teachers, only very few people knew about it.

Ye Wenqian intended to keep Lin Yu’s secret, so she didn’t publicize it except to inform the principal.

The other person who knew the truth, Ye Tian’s class teacher, also wouldn’t spread the word about Lin Yu’s power to ruin Ye Tian’s reputation.

“I wonder what kind of expression they’ll have when the time comes,” Ye Wenqian thought.

At the thought that Lin Yu could amaze the others this time, she felt a little happy, as if she had finally been able to hold her head high.

As a head teacher, she naturally hoped that her students would be the final winner.

…

Lin Yu and the other two were walking on black soil that was filled with a dark aura.

All three of them had pet beasts of the necromancy attribute. What they wanted most was naturally the resources of the same attribute.

However, necromancy-attribute resources were too rare, and they didn’t know if there were any in the back mountain. They could only try their luck.

“That’s…”

Lin Yu saw a hexagonal black crystal, which seemed to be wrapped by threads.

The crystal was placed on a shrine, not even hidden.

“Dark-attribute one?” He felt that he should be right.

Just as he was about to step forward to take a closer look, a figure beat him to it.

It was a tall girl in a pair of light blue jeans and a white T-shirt. She had a pair of sunglasses on her forehead.

“I’m sorry, handsome guys, but please let me have this Secluded Valley Stone,” she said in a carefree manner.

“Hmph!”

Gao Yang snorted at the side, and a fierce whip shadow whipped towards her. It was the Fierce Crying Vine.

Although it had been cut in half by Li Yong’s father, this kind of vine-type pet beast had an extremely tenacious vitality.

The vine whip lashed out, making a “crack” sound. If this attack hit her, her skin would definitely be split open.

The girl in sunglasses grinned. A golden light flashed in front of her, and a triangular shield appeared in front of her.

The Fierce Crying Vine’s whip struck mercilessly, and the slapping sounds continued without end. However, the shield didn’t move an inch.

Lin Yu’s attention was instantly attracted while he wondered, “Is this also a pet beast?”

[Name]: Gold Shield

[Attributes]: gold

[Rank]: the origin birth realm, stage four

[Potential]: three stars

[Description]: the battle-hardened Golden Shield had gained sentience after being immersed in emotions.

“A weapon pet beast?” Zhang Yuze asked in surprise.

Seeing Lin Yu’s confusion, he continued, “I’ve long heard that everything can be a pet beast. Some things, after being left alone for a long time or after being entrusted with feelings, have a chance of developing a will and becoming a pet beast that can be contracted.”