Except for Hang Xing, who got a little injured from the encounter with the bubble element, everyone else was just a bit tired.

If it weren't for the noise that an off-road vehicle would make, attracting magical beasts, honestly, they really should get one for the ride.

Originally, Li Pu thought about whether he should punch Hang Xing a few times to help with his injuries.

But unexpectedly, Chang Shilian's growl bear actually had healing skills.

After everyone sat down, it picked up a stone guitar and strummed wildly in front of Hang Xing.

Though the sound wasn't musically pleasant, the healing effect was genuine.

In the end, Hang Xing recovered from his injuries at the cost of his ears almost bleeding.

Under the watch of the navigation dog, everyone rested assuredly for 30 minutes.

Except for Li Pu, everyone felt their strength restored a lot.

Because, for him, this bit of journey wasn't much, and there was no need for special recovery.

After spending a little time and effort, the three preparing to enter the mist were ready.

Actually, there weren't many devices to prepare, just two in total.

One was goggles specifically used to filter the mist.

These goggles were rented from the trading post, used to filter the surrounding mist, allowing them to see clearly.

The filtering range, however, was limited, just about 20 meters or so.

The illusion mist was a bit different from the stone forest maze, as its illusions weren't created by magical beasts like dreamweaver moths.

They weren't as specifically targeted or aggressive, just easy to make people lose their way.

In this sense, its disorienting nature was much stronger than the stone forest maze.

As for its danger, it's even more needless to say.

Because the magical beasts inside the mist were real magical beasts.

Living inside, they were extremely dangerous.

In Jiang Guiju and the others' view, perhaps Li Pu was lucky enough to easily walk out of the stone forest maze.

But the illusion mist was different, no matter how good your luck was, you couldn't easily escape.

So to cope with this, another device was needed.

That's the safety cable device.

A special metal-fixed roller with three equally special-material ropes attached.

Secure the free ends to yourself, and when they wanted to return, they just needed to follow the ropes to come out.

"This safety cable device is very sturdy."

"There is no magical beast in the East Wilderness Ridge that can destroy it."

"Even the ropes are the same."

"Moreover, the roller itself has a magnetic field that repels magical beasts, so typically they wouldn't get close."

While Hang Xing was securing the roller to the ground, Jiang Guiju explained to Li Pu and the others.

"Your job is to watch over the roller for us."

"To prevent any accidents."

"Of course, that's just in case."

"Normally, no accidents should happen."

After finishing the introduction, she assigned the two their tasks.

Chang Shoushang said, "Senior Sister, you're setting a flag, if I were you, I wouldn't say that last sentence."

However, one sentence from Chang Shoushang made Li Pu doubt for a moment, wondering if this guy had just voiced what he wanted to say.

Of course, wanting to say it and not saying it are different for a reason.

Jiang Guiju just gave Chang Shoushang a look, then...

Then Chang Shoushang's upper body ended up stuck in the ground, injury routine 3/1.

"Alright, keep an eye on the safety cable, we're off."

After equipping everything, Jiang Guiju gave a shout.

Then the three walked into the mist.

The mist was like a silent man-eating beast, swallowing their figures in an instant.

Tap... tap... tap...

At the same time, the sound of the roller turning could be heard.

Three stretched ropes extended, connecting into the mist.

"..."

Li Pu looked in the direction where the three disappeared, standing for a while.

Then pulled Chang Shoushang out of the ground.

"Phooey! Phooey! Phooey!"

Chang Shoushang first spat out a few mouthfuls of dirt, then looked around: "Huh? They've already left."

"Hmm, wait it out."

Li Pu followed Senior Sister's instructions, leaning directly against the roller and sat down.

So the two kept an eye on the roller, chatting casually.

Throughout the casual conversation, Chang Shoushang was mainly in charge.

He asked Li Pu about adapting to new student life and reminisced about his own experience from last year.

After about 30 minutes, Chang Shoushang felt the time was ripe.

"Have you heard of the Southwest Star Cup?"

He had something to say to Li Pu.

"I've heard of it."

Li Pu nodded.

A few days earlier, he truly didn't know.

"Since you know, then it's easier to explain."

"Actually, it's like this."

"My uncle is on the standing committee of the Southwest Star Cup."

Chang Shoushang scooted closer with his butt.

Li Pu: "..., please tell me that's not a name."

Next, Chang Shoushang explained the situation in detail.

Due to his uncle, he's able to get a few entry spots for the Southwest Star Cup.

He wanted to invite Li Pu to participate with him.

Before, Li Pu roughly knew some matters regarding the cubic card track.

As for the real combat track, he wasn't that clear.

Through Chang Shoushang's explanation, he understood that the real combat track, unlike the cubic card track, had a quota limit.

And the real combat track was divided into two tracks.

Individual battles and team battles.

As the name suggests, individual battles involved participating as individuals.

However, since it's called real combat, the summoner themselves naturally had to participate.

As for team battles, they consisted of groups of four, with an additional person as a substitute.

What Chang Shoushang wanted to invite Li Pu to was the team battle.

Like the cubic card track, the real combat track also offered generous rewards.

The top reward for individual battles was 50,000 crystal coins + a pass opportunity.

A pass opportunity meant choosing from any university in the southwestern provinces, securing a spot for consecutive study up to a doctorate level.

Even if it's not a summoning-related school, it's possible.

For those not from the academy, or those wanting further education, or wanting to study other non-summoning related subjects, this was a very precious opportunity.

In their eyes, this reward was far more valuable than 50,000 crystal coins.

The top reward for the team battle was 2 pass opportunities + 500,000 crystal coins.

"Hmm, let me consider it first."

After listening, Li Pu didn't immediately give a response.

Honestly, when Chang Shoushang mentioned the prize money, he was already motivated.

But after all, there's still 1 month before the competition starts, no need to respond so quickly.

"Alright, take your time to think it over."

The fact that the other party didn't immediately refuse already made Chang Shoushang very satisfied.

Then Li Pu intended to inquire some more details from him, but before speaking, he suddenly noticed something unusual happening.

Originally, the three tightly stretched ropes suddenly had one hanging down.

"Oh no."

Li Pu immediately realized.

Someone's safety cable had broken.

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