NOVEL WEB Chapter 154 - Training Exercise 2
The instructors didn’t tell them where the destination was, and no one knew how long they would be on the starship.
So, aside from the regular training, the bored students spontaneously started organizing arena matches.
The arena quickly became the liveliest place. Whether participating in the fights or spectating, it gave the students a chance to burn off their boundless energy and enthusiasm.
Zhuang Huaiya was particularly enthusiastic about the arena matches.
Given his rapid advancement, where his combat strength didn’t quite match his cultivation level and his realm was unstable, the arena was an excellent opportunity for him to refine his skills.
Even though it meant ending up in the healing chamber every day, he still enjoyed it immensely.
Because all the students unanimously refused to let level-six cultivators participate in the arena matches, Mai Dongzi, Ren Guang, Ye Zhengyan, and Booker had no choice but to form their own training groups.
Naturally, Mai Dongzi teamed up with Ren Guang for sparring.
“Mai Dongzi, I heard that your cou—uh, Zhuang Huaiya—was able to get through the dangerous period of using the cultivation potential enhancement drug with your help,” Ren Guang asked.
Since they were in a public hall and didn’t want others to overhear, Ren Guang deliberately didn’t say the word “cousin.” He knew about Mai Dongzi’s sensitivities and didn’t want to overstep.
However, what Ren Guang didn’t know was that Mai Dongzi no longer minded letting others know that Zhuang Huaiya was her cousin.
If what Prince Arthur said was true, and the assassination bounty had been resolved, then she had no major troubles left to worry about. Naturally, she wouldn’t mind people knowing that Zhuang Huaiya was her cousin.
With Zhuang Huaiya’s current cultivation level, he was now regarded as a fairly outstanding talent. However, due to his status as a commoner, some exclusive circles would still be reluctant to accept him.
But if people knew that he was Mai Dongzi’s cousin, things would be a bit different. Those in the elite circles who valued Mai Dongzi would show some respect to Zhuang Huaiya as well, and he wouldn’t be treated like an ordinary commoner.
“I’ve experienced the dangers of taking the cultivation potential enhancement drug myself—I almost died back then. So, after learning sound therapy, I kept thinking about it. Later, during the individual competition, I used sound therapy to assist Lin Qingzhou in advancing, which gave me an idea. Not only did I successfully help Zhuang Huaiya get through the dangerous period, but I also helped my uncle safely overcome the risks after taking the enhancement drug,” Mai Dongzi said openly.
Ren Guang, having already taken the martial cultivation potential enhancement drug himself, was interested in this. His particular curiosity might also be because someone in his squad was interested in it as well.
Cultivators generally know that the best age to take the cultivation enhancement drug is between 15 and 25 years old, where the success rate is about 90%. Taking it too early or too late increases the chances of failure, and the older a person is, the higher the risk.
Ren Guang didn’t know Mai Dongzi’s uncle’s exact age, but he knew that he must be at least 40 years old. If he married late, he could even be in his seventies or eighties.
For someone of that age to take the enhancement drug, the failure rate increases by at least 20%.
Ren Guang didn’t know Mai Dongzi very well before, especially since she used to disguise herself as someone like his younger sister. However, after Mai Dongzi revealed all her abilities, he began to feel that whatever she claimed she could do, she could actually accomplish.
Mai Dongzi, disregarding her uncle Nigri’s reputation, publicly revealed Zhao Fanni’s crimes to secure compensation for the Zhuang family, showing how much she valued her maternal family. It’s clear that she wouldn’t risk the lives of her cousin or uncle for an experiment.
Therefore, she must be very confident in using sound therapy to help others get through the dangerous period after taking the cultivation potential enhancement drug.
“Shizi Mo has wanted to take the cultivation potential enhancement drug for a long time, but his family has always stopped him. After he had the arena match with Zhuang Huaiya yesterday and learned about this, he asked me to check with you if you can assist him,” Ren Guang said.
“Tell him that I don’t have a one hundred percent guarantee that I can completely help him get through the dangerous period, and also that I will charge according to the sound therapist’s level,” Mai Dongzi replied.
“Charging is absolutely necessary,” Ren Guang said; he hadn’t considered letting his cousin work for free.
Everyone was initially prepared for a prolonged wait, but the starship reached the destination planet after only three days of travel.
Although it had only been three days, they had already covered a very broad area.
Looking out the windows of the starship, they saw that the planet had a red exterior. However, no one around them knew what planet it actually was.
Mai Dongzi observed that although the cloud layer on the planet’s surface was a bit thin, it was white. While the white clouds could potentially be gas, it was more likely to be crystals or water droplets.
As long as there was water, survival wouldn’t be difficult.
Once the students boarded the starship, their light brains had been set to block all functions except for emergency distress signals and communication with the instructors.
So, to find out what planet this was, they could only rely on their own memories.
Everyone was desperately trying to recall information about planets, hoping to find clues that would help identify this one.
If they grasped the clues about this planet, it would be like starting ahead of everyone else.
Both Little Lucy and Mai Dongzi had very little information about many unnamed planets.
Thus, she looked around and turned back to her teammates, hoping they could come up with some ideas.
The Moonlight Team member seemed to have finally confirmed something and turned to Mai Dongzi, saying, “Captain, this should be Liva Star.”
When the Moonlight Team member said this, his tone was somewhat uncertain.
“That abandoned mining planet?” Durant immediately reacted.
“Yes.” When the Moonlight Team member said this, their voice became more assured:
“When I went home for vacation, I searched for suitable training locations for students and came across the information about this planet.”
Indeed, being the top student wasn’t easy. Even though the Moonlight Team member knew he wouldn’t have the opportunity to participate in the team training competition, he still did their homework for the exercise.
Mai Dongzi had been injured, so she spent the last two days of her break in a daze, which left her less prepared.
In the back-and-forth between the Moonlight Team member and Durant, everyone began to believe in the Moonlight Team member’s speculation.
“Tell us what you know,” Mai Dongzi said.
“Liva Star was not a very prosperous life planet over a decade ago. Later, because a rare mineral was discovered on the planet, it was subjected to frantic mining, and within just a few years, the entire ecological balance of the planet was destroyed. Even more terrifying, as the ecological balance was disrupted, the creatures on the planet began to change, and high-level exotic beasts gradually increased. Those with the ability migrated to other planets early on, while those without the means struggled to survive on this planet,” the Moonlight Team member explained.