When system cheat becomes rampant!

Stone steps quickly protruded from the city wall, and they ascended to the top of the wall along the stairway. This place indeed resembled the Great Wall, but it was much broader and thicker, almost three to four times the thickness of the Great Wall.

Along the city wall, at regular intervals, there was a guard post. In each post stood a duty guard, each with cultivation no lower than the Meridian Opening stage!

Xiang Beifei, a student in the later stages of Qi-Controlling, seemed quite diminutive walking atop the ramparts.

An Xiyu led him along the city wall, greeting various Guardians along the way, while Xiang Beifei said nothing. With each Guardian they passed, Beifei took note of their respective systems.

The Guardians' systems were not necessarily linked to defense; they could also be of systems similar to Sun Yushan's. Nevertheless, each was at least a formidable martial artist, knowledgeable about various desolate beasts.

Soon, they arrived at a more secluded section of the city wall.

A tall man stood at the edge of the wall, seemingly observing the situation outside the wall. Hearing footsteps, he turned his head, saw An Xiyu and her company, and then said, "An Xiyu, you're a bit late. If you didn't arrive soon, I would have gone ahead and cleared the area myself."

[Host: Huang Yuwen]

[S-class, Top-level Builder System]

[Realm: Meridian Opening initial stage]

The man before them was dressed in the attire of the Law Enforcers, appeared to be in his late twenties, and had a crew cut that lent him a spirited look. Despite being an Awakener of a system that should be categorized under the literary Dao, specializing in designing and constructing buildings, it was clear that he had chosen the martial path.

He possessed an ability called "Deep Trenches and Strong Barricades," which allowed him to instantly erect various defensive trenches and entrenchments, used to help allies take commanding heights to defend against enemies, or to create a large fissure around them to keep a distance from desolate beasts.

"Sorry, I got held up with something earlier. Thank you for watching over this place for me," said An Xiyu.

"No trouble at all," Huang Yuwen replied, his gaze falling on Xiang Beifei. "So, this is the class representative you're supposed to train today?"

"That's right."

"A senior?" Huang asked.

An Xiyu glanced at Xiang Beifei and responded, "A first-year freshman."

"A first-year freshman?" Huang Yuwen frowned slightly. "You're bringing a first-year freshman? I remember the term just started a month ago—is he an SR like you?"

Huang Yuwen normally was responsible for guarding the border, but this place also served as a practical training ground for Liangzhou University students. Many students from the university would come here for hands-on experience, learning about Jiuzhou's border defense.

However, the students participating in these practical sessions were mostly juniors and seniors.

"His name is Xiang Beifei," introduced An Xiyu. "This is Huang Yuwen, also a senior and a former student of Professor Guo."

"Xiang Beifei, that name sounds familiar," Huang Yuwen said, thinking for a moment before exclaiming in surprise, "Isn't he the only N-class new student Liangzhou University has recruited in the past ten years?"

"Hello," Xiang Beifei greeted with a polite nod.

Surprised, Huang Yuwen scrutinized Xiang Beifei from head to toe and remarked, "Last time Professor Guo excitedly mentioned that he had found a promising seedling, was it you?"

"It was him," said An Xiyu.

"Very rare indeed," Huang Yuwen commented, curious about this N-class freshman.

He wondered what kind of qualifications an N-class Awakener had to receive such high praise from someone like Professor Guo.

Without further concern for Huang Yuwen, An Xiyu walked to the edge of the wall and suggested, "Take a look down below."

Xiang Beifei looked downward.

On the other side of the wall was the wilderness beyond the domain, a large forest at the forefront. At the moment, about a hundred desolate beasts were gathering outside the city wall, constantly slamming into the defense line.

The dense throngs of desolate beasts incessantly spewed various flames and corrosive foul saliva, aiming to destroy the wall. However, the wall was as solid as a fortified barrier, clearly not so easily broken.

"Boundary lines in Jiuzhou often see such scenarios," explained Huang Yuwen. "This is considered a small-scale beast tide. The hundred or so desolate beasts are relatively straightforward to handle. I planned to deal with them myself at noon, but An Xiyu said to leave them as she wanted to train the defense class representative."

"Do these beast tides happen every day?" Beifei inquired, looking at the desolate beasts.

Huang Yuwen nodded slightly: "More or less, yes. However, they don't necessarily congregate at one point and the numbers are not particularly large, usually less than five hundred beasts. A small-scale tide, by our standards. Our responsibility as Guardians is to patrol along the wall, and upon sighting desolate beasts attacking, we eliminate them."

The boundary line of Jiuzhou's territory was vast and lengthy, with guard posts situated at intervals, each patrolling a designated area—engaging gathered desolate beasts to prevent the wall's defenses from corroding too heavily.

The lengthy boundary wall spanned tens of thousands of kilometers; each Guardian was responsible for a ten-kilometer patrol, necessitating thousands of Guardians to take turns standing guard.

Xiang Beifei regarded these Guardians with profound respect. If not for them, Jiuzhou couldn't possibly enjoy such tranquility—they kept danger at bay, unsung heroes remarkable in their ordinary greatness.

Beifei was reminded of Professor Guo, who devoted his life to serving as a Guardian. No wonder he was so optimistic about him from the start; in his eyes, a student capable of killing desolate beasts was most important.

People like Professor Guo indeed deserved respect, and with that thought, Xiang Beifei's mind drifted to Wu Shixuan.

He exploited his SSR system to obtain a high-ranking position, only to cause trouble for defenders such as Professor Guo and An Xiyu. Beifei resolved to deal with Wu Shixuan properly the next time they met.