Chapter 446: Mute Lake Academy
On that day, not a single magical beast appeared at the central lake.
That night, it suddenly noticed a human child appear at the central lake.
It originally intended to scare the human child away.
But before it could even approach, it couldn't take another step forward.
It was a warning that came from deep within its soul.
As if someone was whispering in its ear:
Take one more step, and you will die.
At that moment, it didn't hesitate at all and turned to flee back to the bottom of the lake.
Time slowly passed, and the night deepened.
Early the next morning, when Ruoshui woke up from unconsciousness,
The sun was already hanging high in the sky.
Ruoshui jolted awake and sat up.
She glanced around.
The campfire had already burned out.
The little "junior brother" was sitting on a small stool, lost in thought.
"What happened? How did I just fall asleep like that last night?"
Ruoshui felt a little scared by how she had mysteriously fallen asleep.
After all, this was the magical beast forest.
And she was right by the shore of the central lake.
If a magical beast had appeared during the night, she would have been doomed.
"Junior brother, let's get moving!"
Ruoshui didn't ask any more questions.
For now, it was best to leave the magical beast forest as soon as possible.
Li Meng silently stood up and packed away the small stool.
Ruoshui looked around.
"Where's your 'Little Saint'?"
"It went back."
Not long after, a water-blue figure shot into the sky from the lake shore.
No, two figures.
One blue and one black figure shot straight up a thousand meters into the sky.
Then turned and flew northeast.
"How does it feel to fly?"
High in the sky, Ruoshui held Li Meng's hand as they soared through the heavens.
Flying high meant seeing far; the earth stretched endlessly beneath them.
Li Meng really wanted to say, not great.
For ordinary people, flying wasn't enjoyable at all.
The wind hurt when it slapped against your face.
Fortunately, "senior sister" wasn't flying very fast.
Still within the limits of what a normal person could handle.
"Once you reach the seventh rank, you'll have the ability to fly, but to fly long distances, you'll need to become a ninth-rank professional. Seventh-rank professionals have limited spirit power, at most flying a few hundred kilometers before running dry. Ninth-rank professionals can easily fly thousands of kilometers without any issues."
The Holy Spirit Continent was still vast.
Human territory only covered one-tenth of the entire continent.
But the Wailing Plains were the most fertile lands on the continent.
Endless flatlands stretched out.
From south to north, it spanned over three thousand kilometers.
From west to east, it stretched over two thousand kilometers.
"Where is Mute Lake Academy?"
As soon as Li Meng opened his mouth, the wind whooshed into it.
He hurriedly shut his mouth.
The cute move made Ruoshui smile slightly.
"Mute Lake is within the territory of 'Dongling City,' about five hundred kilometers from the magical beast forest."
In the Holy City Alliance's territory, there were no so-called countries.
Each city and town's management was handled by lords and mayors.
To become a lord or mayor, you had to be authorized by the Six Great Temples.
Because the Holy City Alliance focused mainly on the war against the demon race,
The management of various cities was handed over to the major meritorious families.
The two of them headed north, and in less than an hour, they left the magical beast forest.
Outside the forest, the landscape changed.
Occasionally, they could see villages and small towns.
Golden wheat fields stretched endlessly.
"We've arrived!"
The scenery ahead suddenly changed.
A mountain abruptly rose from the flat plains.
Though the mountain wasn't very big,
Standing on the plains made it extremely eye-catching.
Around the mountain were lush, green forests.
To the north, there was also a large lake.
From the sky, it looked like a magical scene.
The mountain looked like the bridge of a nose.
The lake looked like an eye.
It resembled a giant head, half-buried in the earth.
Around Mute Lake, there were many exquisite buildings among the woods.
Rows and rows of houses stretched out.
"The north side is the main entrance of Mute Lake Academy!"
"The Knight Institute is on the south shore of Mute Lake, the Assassin Institute is to the southwest, the Mage Institute is on the east shore, the Soul Institute is to the northeast, and the Warrior Institute is to the southeast. The Healing Institute is to the northwest."
"Because Mute Lake Academy only accepts female students, the Knight, Assassin, and Warrior Institutes have the fewest students, together barely reaching double digits. The Mage Institute has the most students, accounting for 90% of the academy's total population, followed by the Soul Institute, and then the Healing Institute."
The two of them flew over the lakeshore.
They slowly descended onto a small path on the lake island.
Ruoshui held the junior brother's hand and walked along the path into the island.
The scenery on the island was beautiful.
On both sides of the path were colorful plants.
Some plants were half as tall as a person, looking like flowers.
The various flowers seemed almost alive,
Turning their faces to follow the two of them as they moved.
"Junior brother, do you know why there are so many Mage students at Mute Lake Academy?"
Li Meng pulled out a small dried fish and started nibbling on it.
"No idea!"
Ruoshui chuckled softly.
The two strolled leisurely along the path.
"Legend says that Mute Lake is the resting place of an ancient Giant Spirit God. No one knows if it's true or not, but there really is an 'Ice Spirit Cavern' on the island. In that cavern, there's a deep pool with a liquid called 'Ice Marrow Fluid.' Soaking in it can enhance one's affinity with the ice element. Most of Mute Lake Academy's students come here for that."
A liquid that could enhance ice element affinity?
Li Meng showed a look of realization.
No wonder he had felt a strong concentration of ice element since stepping onto the island.
The environment on the island even carried a slight chill.
Speaking of which, Ruoshui smiled again.
She reached up and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear.
"The reason I have this head of water-blue hair is because I soaked in the 'Ice Marrow Fluid.' This water-blue hair symbolizes an extremely high ice element affinity, which allows my cultivation speed to skyrocket."
"Junior brother, are you interested in soaking in the 'Ice Marrow Fluid'?"
Li Meng stuffed the fish tail into his mouth.
Mumbling, he replied, "Not interested!"
Ruoshui smiled faintly, not forcing the matter.
Soaking in the 'Ice Marrow Fluid' was like a professional awakening for various careers.
Once the junior brother soaked in the 'Ice Marrow Fluid,'
He would only be able to summon ice-elemental beasts from then on.
For a summoner, that wasn't necessarily a good thing.
After all, a single-attribute summoner was easily countered.