Chapter 48: Facing Doubts

  "Thank you, even if it's more difficult, we'll go to Qulin Forest!" Long Ge said with a sincere smile.

  "Alright then! If you need help, join our squad and we'll do our best to protect you." said the senior from the upperclass.

  "Alright, let's talk about it later." Long Ge said as he led the members of the Desert Eagle Squad onto the airship.

  The time of departure has arrived, and the seniors from the intermediate department and the advanced department have also boarded the airship.

  This airship is very large and can hold hundreds of people, but now there are only over a hundred people on it. Apart from Long Ge and the four who were at the Qiying level, there were five at the Gaipou level, and the rest were all at the Zhongji level.

  It takes a day to fly from Imperial Academy to Qiu Lin's forest, which is the time it takes for an airship to fly at full power, showing just how far away the distance is.

  Long Ge didn't know how airships were constructed before, but with seniors who had rich experience sitting beside him, he knew after asking a little.

  It turned out that the airship was made of Xuan Tie, and key parts were made of Bai Nian Han Tie, so the entire airship could be considered a tool between silver and gold level. Such tools can only be manufactured in large cities, and it is very rare to see them in small cities.

  This airship is 200 meters long, 50 meters high, and silver all over. It can prevent rain and lightning, and its maximum speed can reach the speed of sound, which is 1224 kilometers per hour. In one day, it can fly up to 300,000 kilometers, it's really fast!

  However, when a person cultivates to the level of Qi Bo, they can start flying. As their power increases, their speed will become faster and faster. After crossing the second tribulation and reaching the level of Qi Nian, their speed is even faster than an airplane.

  Some people on the airship were meditating with their eyes closed, some were discussing their skills, and others were discussing which magical beast to hunt this time. As for Long Ge and his group, they faced more skepticism from others.

  Facing others' suspicion and gossip, Long Ge doesn't care because his heart is too good! However, Jin Zi becomes timid, while Mei Gui, although not timid, also worries about the difficulty of the trial.

  "I think... let's just go back!" Jin Zhen said in a low voice, although it was soft, but the sound was still heard by the powerful seniors, some showing disdainful glances, some showing mocking glances, and some showing relieved glances, making Jin Zhen's face turn red.

  "Don't worry, I'll protect you guys. Have you ever been taken advantage of by following me?" Long Ge said reassuringly, but this remark brought some mocking gazes, as if to say, does an eighth-level Qi Huan even have the qualifications to talk about protecting others? It's already good enough that we won't be eaten by demons!

  "I believe in Long Ge, at least we haven't failed yet!" Long Di said with a smile.

  Jin Yu and Mei Gui also had a hint of smile on their faces after listening.

  "Long Ge, this name seems familiar, where have I heard it before?" A few old students whispered to each other, but no one could recall where they had heard the name Long Ge. After all, Long Ge had only been on the new ranking list for twenty days, and the news hadn't spread to the intermediate department for long, so very few people had heard of him. They had only heard that the first place on the new ranking list was a kid who used guns, but they didn't know what his name was.

  "Let's study some combat techniques while we still have a bit of time," said Long Ge.

  The four of them gathered together, discussing ways to hunt and kill the demon beast and protect themselves.

  "We'll first stay at the outer edge of the forest, and then step by step go deeper!" Long Ge said.

  "Hmm, one step at a time, and there will be less danger." Long Di also agreed.

  Long Di, as deputy captain, also agreed, and Jin Zi and Mei Gui nodded in agreement.

  The Desert Eagle team, who had planned to sit in the airship, cherished every minute and second to absorb the elements of heaven and earth. For them, they have not yet reached a bottleneck, so it is necessary to practice more and absorb more spiritual energy from heaven and earth.

  The airship flew for a whole day and didn't reach the edge of the Hill Forest until dusk.

  On the edge of the forest of Qiu Lin, there is a small town called Qiu Lin Town. It was originally a place where some hunters lived. Later, every year, students from the Imperial Academy came here to practice and stay. So, this place, which was originally inhabited by only a few dozen households, gradually developed into a small town with a population of one million.

  When the airship landed in Qiulin Town, it was found that many airships had already stayed there, with about sixty airships. Because every year, students from the middle school basically come to Qiulin Forest for training, while primary school students go to the Desert Sea for training. Senior high school students are said to go to a more dangerous and terrifying Volcano Lake.

  Sixty airships, with about two hundred people on each one, suddenly gathered over ten thousand students from the Imperial Academy in the small town of Chulin. So many students filled up all the inns in the town and still couldn't find enough space to stay, so many set up tents on empty land in the town. If you looked from afar, the twinkling lights coming out of the tents were a beautiful sight.

  Long Ge and his party didn't arrive until the second day of their journey, so they had to pitch a tent in an empty lot in town since all the inns were full. Rose is still young, so she basically sleeps with them; probably won't have her own tent until she's around ten years old.

  The tent was pitched, and the members of the Desert Eagle team walked out of the tent, gazing at the distant mountain peaks.

  "That must be the Forest of Qiu Lin!" Long Ge pointed to the continuous mountain peaks, which looked exceptionally tall and mysterious after sunset, like prehistoric ferocious beasts that could swallow people at any time.

  "Hmm!" Long Di nodded, his face revealing a solemn expression. How many ambitious newcomers fell in this forest of hills? How many people who could have achieved great things disappeared on this mountain?

  Jin Zhen and Mei Gui were so frightened that they didn't dare to speak, after all, along the way, whether it was the female waitress, the middle school senior or the high school senior, they all expressed suspicion towards them, which made Jin Zhen and Mei Gui doubt themselves!

  Long Song looked at Long Di, Jin Zhi and Mei Gui's expressions, his eyes rolled over, thinking of a way to boost morale.

  Morale plays a crucial role in battle, without morale, combat effectiveness cannot be brought into play. Without morale, when encountering an emergency situation, it is impossible to handle it calmly and composedly. Therefore, Longge must think of ways to boost their morale.

  First and foremost, eat your fill!

  "We'll eat first, we've been flying all day, let's replenish our energy." Long Ge said with a smile, although at the level of Qi Yin, they could already eat very little, but at this time, eating helped to distract the team members' attention and alleviate their fearful emotions.

  "Alright." Rose forced a smile, then took out some food from her spatial ring.

  "Hehe! Mei Gui, the drink you bought is really delicious!" Long Ge praised Mei Gui, and praising others is a way to give them confidence.

  "Haha! Jin Zhi, you're really good at grilling this barbecue, it's so delicious!" Long Ge said while eating and drinking and praising.

  "Longdi, you like drinking soup that much? In the future when we hunt high-level magical beasts, we'll use them to make a stew!" Longge said generously.

  Under Long Song's rendering, everyone happily ate and laughed together in no time.

  After eating his fill, Long Song began to think of a second way to dispel their suspicions. If eating one's fill was a relief, then showing off one's abilities was the way to dispel doubts.

  Then, Long Ge and his friends go to challenge!

  In the dense tents, the long nights often made it difficult for the students of the Imperial Academy to fall asleep, so the competition between classmates was unavoidable. Therefore, Long Song chose to challenge others, which was also a kind of sharpening.

  If the challenge is successful, it means that the Desert Eagle team is not much worse than other teams coming to Qiu Lin Forest, a tie means they can still survive in Qiu Lin Forest, and defeat? Impossible! Long Song knows his team's strength, after mastering the top-level martial arts secret book after 20 days of practice, no team coming to Qiu Lin Forest can beat them!

  "Let's go for a walk!" Long Ge patted his full belly and said to the members of the Desert Eagle team.

  "Where are we going?" Long Di and the others looked at Long Ge in confusion.

  "Come out with me and you'll know." Long Ge said with a smile, then turned his head and crawled out of the tent.

  Long Di saw it and hastily wiped his mouth, following Long Ge out of the tent.

  Long Song Chao walked towards a place with fighting sounds, while Long Di and others followed closely behind.

  Upon arriving at the battlefield, I found that two seniors of the Qi Xing level were engaged in a fierce battle. One of them, wearing white clothes, was a second-level Qi Xing, while the other, dressed in black, was also a second-level Qi Xing. Both seniors wielded high-quality silver equipment and large knives as they clashed.

  Long Song stopped at the outer edge of the fighting circle and turned to Long Di and the others behind him, saying: "Let's take a look at their fight!"

  "Hmm!" Long Di and the others nodded in agreement, then shifted their gaze towards the senior who was fighting.

  The two seniors wielded their large knives with vigor, then fiercely clashed with each other's internal energy. One move countered another, one style countered another, those moves were all ordinary, some internal energy was already dispersed into the surrounding air before being utilized.

  "Bang! Bang! Bang!" "Dong! Dong! Dong!" It looks like a fierce one-on-one battle, with each move being very brilliant and exciting to watch. However, there is not even a bit of technical content!

  Even such a low-tech competition attracted dozens of onlookers!

  After a 20-minute "qi comparison", the white-shirted senior won with his thick qi against the black-shirted senior.

  At this time, Long Ge turned his head and asked Desert Eagle's team: "What do you think of this battle?"

  "It seems...not very good." Jin Yu said softly.

  Long Di and Mei Gui nodded in agreement.

  But Jin Zhi's soft words were heard by the senior in white clothes, and also by many surrounding seniors. Who let them have much higher skills than Jin Zhi?

  "What did you just say about me?" The senior in white clothes glared at Jin Zhen, his face filled with anger. "Do you think your Second Level Qi Refining qualification gives you the right to evaluate me?"

  Jin Zhen was momentarily stunned, then Long Ge kicked him in the butt from behind, and Jin Zhen instantly darted into the center of the arena.

  "Jin Zhi, go for it! Beat him!" Long Ge shouted loudly from the outer edge of the arena, his face full of smiles.

  "Brother, defeat him!" Rose glanced at Long Ge and also encouraged him from the side.

  "Right! Jin Zhen, defeat him and let him see if you have the qualifications to evaluate him!" Long Di also shouted loudly.

  Will Jin Yu really fight against Bai Yi's senior? After all, they are a whole ten levels apart!

  No more hesitation in the next chapter