Level 5 qualification, who has been in Shuiyunjian Academy for nearly four years without being promoted to a formal apprenticeship, Mei Lin is definitely a celebrity.

Generally speaking, she is still relatively low-key, and she is used to the ridicule of everyone. However, this does not mean that she has a good temper, if someone openly insults her, or uses any other unfair means, she draws her sword, and even dares to duel with those official apprentices who can perform witchcraft, I don't know how many injuries she has suffered, but she still has a good temper, so those who mock her, think that most of them will not cross this line without her fists.

This time, the old man deliberately gave Mei Lin two discarded concentrating potions, not really trying to get rid of the two elixirs, but trying to provoke her...... As long as Mei Lin made a fuss, he could accuse Mei Lin of deliberately making trouble and dismiss her apprenticeship in advance, but he didn't expect Mei Lin to turn around and leave, even he couldn't blame him anymore, after all, people outside couldn't see it, and they could hear it.

The old man was depressed!

Merlin was also depressed, but the note from Qianyu made her wary, otherwise she wouldn't care about a first-level apprentice who was so old that his teeth would fall out.

Someone calculated her, but she didn't fall for it. Although it is a pity that those two concentrating potions were lost, it can be made up for with a little more hard work...... However, if you can't be promoted after a few months, you have to think about what to do.

Back in her room, she wanted to dispose of the discarded potions, but after thinking about it for a while, she stayed again...... Although these potions cannot be taken, they can be watered with some special herbs, which can be regarded as waste utilization.

After putting away the precious magic stone, Merlin left the room, she was going to her hunting ground, if she didn't get more prey, where would she have the funds to buy the condensing potion.

......

The name sounds quite romantic, but in fact, the faces of people who hear this name will definitely not look good...... And it's not just that there's a mysterious wizarding academy in the middle of the clouds, and the name itself stands for mystery and death.

In this mysterious area between the water and clouds, in addition to the swamp is a dense forest, the turbulent river surging from here, whether it is a jungle, a swamp, or a river, there are countless fierce beasts and insects, and there are some terrible plants hidden in it, that is, the wizards of the Shuiyun Academy who have lived here for a long time, and they dare not say that they are familiar with the grass and trees here, and every year some apprentices die tragically in the forest or river swamp.

The Turbulent River, as its name suggests, is surging endlessly, the water is turbulent, looking down from the air, like a white python cruising between the jungle rivers and marshes, it is very spectacular.

The scorching sun is in the sky, but there is still water vapor in the jungle and marshes on both sides of the river, rippling in the breeze, quite fantastical, during which there are the roars of wild beasts and the chirping of birds from time to time, which adds a wonderful artistic conception.

However, just a hundred miles away from the water and clouds, in the upper reaches of the Turbulent River, a lonely boat was flowing downstream, and a middle-aged wizard was anxiously steering the boat, looking around in horror, like a wild beast being hunted.

Just as the middle-aged wizard was looking, a large black ship appeared behind him, although it was surprisingly large, but its speed was also unusual, and the distance between it and the boat quickly shortened, and a look of despair appeared on the middle-aged wizard's face.

"Lin Lei, as long as you hand over your things, I can spare you your death!" Several wizards appeared on the deck of the black ship, and one of them, a tall and thin old wizard, shouted.

"Dream!" the middle-aged wizard on the boat gritted his teeth, flew up suddenly, and pounced into the jungle on the shore.

The jungle was filled with mist, and if he really wanted to escape into it, even if the people behind him cultivated higher than him, it would be very difficult to hunt him down, so the old wizard shouted: "Stop him!"

At the same time, he and several other wizards flew into the air, ready to hunt down.

Sou!

At this moment, a huge crossbow bolt suddenly shot out of the ship, catching up with the fleeing middle-aged wizard with lightning speed.

Burst!

Blood splattered, and the middle-aged wizard fell like a wild goose with an arrow.

"Damn, who let you release your arrows!" the old wizard cursed angrily and flew forward, trying to catch the middle-aged wizard.

However, the heavy bolts of the crossbow quickened the middle-aged wizard's fall, and before the old wizard arrived, he fell into the river with a 'poof', splashing only a tiny wave, and the man was carried away by the rushing river.

"Bastard! Damn! chase after you!" the old wizard and several other wizards flew back to the deck, and without bothering to punish the crossbow-wielder, they urged the sailors to speed up.

"Grey, you lead the search along the left bank, Clay, you lead the search from the right bank, and I'll do the surface search. Pay attention to the fact that you are going to enter the water cloud room in front, don't alarm the people of the water cloud academy, once you encounter ...... Kill or kill!"

"Understood!" the two wizards who had been called by name immediately replied and led the men ashore.

......

Snort!

After inspecting her hunting grounds, it was already noon, and Merlin quietly went to the reeds next to the Turbulent River to search for the eggs of the snow crocodile.

The snow crocodile is a fierce beast in the turbulent river, and its eggs are not only delicious, but also improve physical fitness, especially for apprentices, this is simply a physical elixir that does not cost money. Now is the ovulation period of the snow crocodile, and the terrain in this area has been thoroughly touched by Merlin, so she found the place where the crocodiles ovulate easily, and this is the time when the snow crocodiles go out to hunt, so it doesn't take much effort, she has already brought three litters of snow crocodile eggs...... Merlene was not greedy and did not fish with all her might, but took a third of the eggs from each nest, so as to ensure that the snow crocodile would not move in case of special circumstances.

"Still can't do it, at this rate of cultivation, I don't know when the eighth will rune will be able to be carved?, can I only take the last step?" Mei Lin put down the cloth bag and sat on the beach and sighed.

Even when the deadline was approaching, Mei Lin was not ready to accept her fate, and with her knowledge of the terrain around the water and clouds, she would rather escape into the water and clouds when the day came...... Even if he dies in the jungle mire, he will not be a slave and be driven by others.

Whoa, whoa!

At this moment, among the reeds by the river, there was a sound of water, and it seemed that it was not a snow crocodile coming ashore, but a big fish stranded.

"What's going on?"

Merlin stood up with her sword in her hand, walked cautiously, and saw a person floating in the whirlpool of water among the reeds!

This man is still wearing a wizard's robe.