, Squad's First Mission

Chapter 19 The Squad's First Mission

As the team leader, Xie Yue submitted the team's roster to the academy. Once the academy approves it, they will be assigned tasks.

Ye Jingqiu didn't think it was her imagination; Shen Qingqing always seemed exceptionally...reverent when facing her.

This feeling reached its peak when the two of them were alone together now.

After dinner, Hu Liena left with Xie Yue, leaving only Ye Jingqiu and Shen Qingqing to walk back to the dormitory.

Ye Jingqiu kept her eyes straight ahead, but even so, she could still clearly sense that Shen Qingqing was staring at her. It was a different kind of gaze than one filled with malice; in short, it was a very strange feeling.

She coughed lightly, trying to remind Shen Qingqing to restrain herself, but to her surprise, the latter not only did not restrain herself, but instead moved even closer to Ye Jingqiu.

She turned to the side, looking rather uncomfortable.

Shen Qingqing lowered her voice and said respectfully, "Shen Qingqing greets the Holy Maiden."

Ye Jingqiu suddenly stopped and turned to look at Shen Qingqing. Just as she had guessed, this Shen Qingqing was the agility-type soul master that Bibi Dong had mentioned.

She glanced around; the sky was filled with stars, and everyone was focused on reaching the finish line, so no one noticed the two of them.

Ye Jingqiu breathed a sigh of relief and then said, "Don't call me that in the Spirit Hall Academy anymore. Nobody here knows my identity."

Shen Qingqing quickly covered her mouth and chuckled, "I understand, I understand. Hiding my identity, understanding the people's sentiments, and sharing joy with them—don't worry, I definitely won't say anything out of line."

Ye Jingqiu frowned slightly as he looked at Shen Qingqing. What kind of words were those?

"Did His Holiness the Pope ask you to join our team?" Ye Jingqiu asked curiously.

Shen Qingqing smiled somewhat shyly, "If I tell you, you can't tell my master."

Ye Jingqiu raised an eyebrow. Wasn't her master a ghost?

She then nodded.

Shen Qingqing spoke up, "Let me clarify beforehand that this wasn't eavesdropping. Once, I overheard my master and Elder Ju chatting and they mentioned that you were at the Spirit Hall Academy and were forming a team."

After a pause, Shen Qingqing smiled shyly, "I wanted to join your team, so I subtly asked Elder Ju a few questions. Coincidentally, after arriving at the academy, I was assigned to your class, so I volunteered to the team leader."

As for why she asked Yue Guan indirectly, it was because Shen Qingqing knew her master too well. Normally, she wouldn't say more than three serious words to her in a day, let alone gossip like this.

Upon hearing this, Ye Jingqiu didn't think much of it. "Now that we've joined the team, we're teammates. You don't need to worry about my identity. Just call me by my name and we'll get along normally."

Upon hearing this, Shen Qingqing's eyes brightened even more. "I understand, Holy Maiden..."

Realizing what she had just said, Shen Qingqing quickly corrected herself, "Qiuqiu—"

Ye Jingqiu nodded slightly, and the two walked towards the dormitory together.

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It must be said that the Spirit Hall Academy is really efficient.

The team's application was approved in just one day, and the academy then assigned them their first mission.

Upon learning the news, Xie Yue immediately summoned everyone to the small conference room.

When Yan saw the task list, he frowned in disgust. "Team Tianyi? Could your name be any worse?"

Song Liyang proclaimed loudly, "Tianyi is the best in the world!"

Yan Luo looked at Song Liyang with utter disdain, and Ye Jingqiu took the mission sheet from Song Liyang's hand.

The first mission for Team Tianyi: Follow two students from Class 5 of the Plastic Grade to the Beast Hunting Forest to hunt for the second Soul Ring.

Ye Jingqiu frowned slightly and said, "Aren't all the beasts kept in the Beast Hunting Forest low-level soul beasts?"

Xie Yue looked at Ye Jingqiu in confusion, "The soul beasts in the Beast Hunting Forest are all raised by the two great empires. Although their levels are low, we only need a hundred-year soul ring for our first two soul rings. The soul beasts in the Beast Hunting Forest are enough for us."

"Although the soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest are of a higher level, they are also more dangerous. According to the academy's management, there will be a Soul Master-level instructor leading the team to the Beast Hunting Forest this time, but he will not take action unless they encounter a thousand-year-old soul beast."

"There are very few thousand-year-old spirit rings kept in captivity in the Beast Hunting Forest. The purpose of having us accompany them is simply to broaden our horizons, allow us to face spirit beasts in advance, and prepare us for hunting our second spirit ring in the future."

Ye Jingqiu nodded thoughtfully upon hearing this. When she went to hunt for the first soul ring, she went to the Star Dou Great Forest. She only knew about the things in the Beast Hunting Forest because Bibi Dong had mentioned them casually.

"How come someone has already reached level 20 after only three months of school?" Ye Jingqiu couldn't help but ask.

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Xie Yue smiled knowingly upon hearing this, "You're new here and don't know, but there are four classes of freshmen in total. They are Plastic Level 1, 2, 3, and 4. The next two classes, 5 and 6, are all students who entered this year but did not reach level 20 and were promoted to Black Iron Level."

Ye Jingqiu said thoughtfully, "So that means they can advance to the Black Iron level as long as they successfully obtain their second spirit ring in the Beast Hunting Forest this time?"

Xie Yue shook his head. "There is a time limit. If you can't reach level 20 and obtain your second soul ring within three months of the start of the school year, you can only advance to the Black Iron level at the end of the second school year."

Song Liyang asked in surprise, "So, they'll be leveling up to Black Iron with us from now on?"

Yan said earnestly, "That's hard to say. We might not be able to reach the Black Iron level next year."

Hu Liena shook her head upon hearing this, saying, "It's unlikely. The students in Class One and Class Two have the best talent." After a pause, Hu Liena's gaze fell on Lu Si'en, "If it weren't for the fact that Lu Si'en is a support-type Soul Master, he would probably be in Class One as well."

As Hu Liena said, all the Soul Masters in Class One were Control, Power Attack, and Agility Attack types, while the remaining Support, Food, and Defense types were assigned to Class Two and beyond.

Song Liyang nodded thoughtfully, "I knew it. When school started, I noticed that your class didn't have any support-type or defense-type soul masters. So that's why."

Song Liyang was clearly in low spirits.

Ye Jingqiu observed this and said, "Perhaps individually, support-type soul masters, defense-type soul masters, and food-type soul masters are slightly weaker in combat, but they are all indispensable members of a team."

"By providing buffs, defenses, healing, and recovery abilities, you greatly enhance the team's combat effectiveness and survivability. You are very important."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Si'en suddenly looked up at Ye Jingqiu, as if he had heard some unbelievable news.

Ye Jingqiu was taken aback, then nodded at Lu Si'en with a slight smile.

(End of this chapter)