Chapter 17: The Tempering of Strength

After unremitting efforts, the diligent Bing Xuan finally reached the peak of a sixth-order mage at the age of more than nine. The mental power has also changed a lot compared to before. However, at this time, Bing Xuan felt as if he was standing in front of a giant gate, and without a key, he would not be able to move an inch. However, I am at a loss as to where to work hard.

The old patriarch saw the growth of the children, and his heart was also excited. However, greenhouse-like growth is not immune to wind and rain. The strength of these children is already good, but they lack the training of actual combat. The real teacher is the battle, only the struggle at the time of life and death, can we find our own shortcomings, in order to have a qualitative improvement. Therefore, the old patriarch began to implement his first plan - grinding.

On this day, Bing Xuan was called to the ancestral hall. By the time he arrived, there were already several children waiting there. These children are much older than Bingxuan, and only Yue'er is the same age.

After a while, the old patriarch also came to the ancestral hall, and behind him was the laughing Qiu Die, who kept grimacing at Bingxuan.

"Ahem", the old patriarch motioned for Qiu Die to also go and stand side by side with those teenagers.

"Today, I have called you all here for a new training mission. Starting tomorrow, you will suspend your current study program and begin the real trial. There are a total of ten of you, forming a refining team, and Tian Ke will become your captain. The old patriarch said, pointing to an older boy with a broadsword on his back.

"Hello everyone, my name is Tianke. The future training will be done by all of us. I hope that everyone can unite and help each other and work together. Tian Ke walked out of the queue, faced everyone, and made a martial greeting.

"Well, your task is very simple. Starting tomorrow, your squad of ten will officially join the hunting brigade. The original members of the Hunting Brigade will only explain the rules of jungle survival and take care of the logistics for you. The real hunt is done by the ten of you, and unless there is a mortal danger, the hunting brigade will not support any of your forces. If you are unfortunate enough to suffer serious injuries and other serious consequences, you can only blame yourself for your own lack of skill. A truly strong person needs to be bathed in blood and fire to grow up. Come on, kids, it's up to you for the future of the Ice Clan. The old patriarch cheered up.

"In the next time, in order to better cooperate in the future, you will first get acquainted with each other. Tianke, before you leave tomorrow, remember to communicate with the iron captain of the hunting brigade. After the old patriarch finished speaking, he turned around and walked out of the ancestral hall.

"Okay, let's introduce ourselves. I'll start first, my name is Tian Ke, a sixth-order martial artist, and my weapon is this broadsword. Tianke sent the old patriarch away, turned to the children and said.

"My name is Qiu Die, a sixth-order martial artist, and I have a soft whip for my weapon. Qiu Die said, twisting her waist, and a soft whip like a snake was pulled out of her waist.

"My name is Shui Yue, a sixth-order mage. A girl in an ice-blue mage robe walked out, holding a thin staff in her hand, and the top of the staff was a blue gem, which was supposed to be the crystal nucleus of a water-based demon beast.

"Hello everyone, my name is Yue'er, and I have just stepped into the threshold of a fifth-order mage. Yue'er said shyly.

"My name is Rui, a sixth-order martial artist, and my weapon is this black gold dagger. As he spoke, the young man named Rui stretched out the dagger in his hand and quickly stabbed him several times in front of him. It seems that Rui should belong to a close melee martial artist, as the saying goes, "an inch is long, an inch is strong." One inch is short, one inch is dangerous. "If you don't have great physical skills, you won't be able to use a dagger as a weapon.

"Hello everyone, my name is Da Zhuang. A fifth-order martial artist, armed with a double-plate axe. After Da Zhuang finished speaking, he took off the plate axe from his back and waved it twice at will. His muscular physique was completely out of proportion to his age, and everyone smiled at him kindly.

"Hello everyone, my name is Bingxuan. Sixth-Order Mage. After Bing Xuan finished speaking, he bent down slightly and saluted.

"In the future, I will call you Xiao Xuanxuan, what a cute name. Qiu Die covered her mouth and smiled, completely ignoring Bing Xuan's angry eyes. Everyone immediately laughed, breaking the embarrassment, and Bing Xuan had to shake his head helplessly and smile bitterly.

"My name is Feng, a sixth-order martial artist, armed with a spear. The boy stepped forward to report his name, and then retreated without saying a word.

"Hello everyone, my name is Fei Yu, a fifth-order martial artist, good at bows and arrows. Fei Yu stepped forward to make an introduction, and the longbow he was carrying behind him was all dark, and the length was about to catch up with Bing Xuan's size.

"Hello everyone, my name is Dudu, a second-order mage. A little fat man finally revealed his identity.

Everyone was stunned when they heard it, not only because the other party's name and short and fat figure matched so well - chubby Dudu. I was even more surprised by his cultivation, he was only a second-order mage.

"Are you here to make soy sauce? We're going to fight the monsters. Qiu Die said in disbelief.

"Actually, the direction I specialize in is alchemy. The patriarch was optimistic about my alchemy talent, saying that it was a great help to your jungle survival, so he made an exception for me to join. Dudu rubbed his hands together embarrassedly and said.

"Since it was arranged by the patriarch, there must be his intentions. Tianke took the lead in breaking this embarrassing situation.

Subsequently, everyone reported their ages to each other. Among them, Tianke, Da Zhuang, and Feiyu have all reached the age of fifteen, and Tianke is the largest, and has become a well-deserved big brother. Shuiyue, Rui, and Wind are also fourteen years old. Although Qiu Die is only more than twelve years old this year, she is about the same height as Shui Yue. Yue'er and Bingxuan are both nine years old. The little fat man with the most poor strength is ten years old, Bing Xuan shook his head helplessly.

"Okay, we're all acquainted. However, the real strength is not yet clear. After all, we are going to enter the Demon Beast Forest tomorrow, so you might as well go to the courtyard to learn and talk, and the point is over. I also have the advantage of assigning everyone to suitable positions in future activities to improve the overall strength of our team. Tianke said, and took the lead in the courtyard.

It's very simple, but it also allows everyone to see the true strength of their teammates. Especially Rui, his fighting skills are very proficient, and his body speed is unmatched, which makes everyone amazed.

Da Zhuang's fighting style is suitable for serving as a human shield in front of the mage to protect the relatively weak mage. Fei Yu is suitable for long-range support, his archery skills are really exquisite, at a young age, he can shoot three arrows in an instant, and the accuracy is extremely high, and the lethality is also good.

Aside from the little fat man, among the other three mages, Shui Yue's water system spell control is the most proficient, but in terms of adaptability, Bing Xuan is slightly stronger.

After everyone discussed, they chatted happily for a while. The children's heart is like this, although there is a bit of an age gap, after all, they are in the same village, even if they have never interacted, but they can be more or less familiar. After being there for a long time, there are more topics, and the personality is also opened.

Subsequently, the ten-member team was disbanded, and each returned to his own home to prepare for departure. Tian Ke really had a sense of responsibility as the captain, he was not in a hurry to go home, but went to the house of the iron captain of the hunting brigade to ask for advice.

At sunset, Bing Xuan came to the shore of the sparkling lake again. He sat quietly in front of his sister's grave and whispered to his sister's tombstone. Somehow, Kadia has been asleep since Xue'er died, and Bingxuan still brought it here. On this trip, he didn't know how long he would stay in the jungle, but he came to say goodbye to Cher for a short time.

I finally have the ability to go out, but my sister is gone, this unspeakable heartache made Bing Xuan shed a few tears.