Chapter 348 Mirage Muyuan
Everyone looked over.
"What do you mean?" Meng Ran looked a little confused.
"There's a case." Mu Long clapped his hands. "Okay, let's talk on the way."
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On the bus
"A soul card master from Haiting?"
"That's right." Qin Yueran stood at the front of the car, holding a thermos cup in his hand. "There are some suspicious things about his background. The Public Security Bureau has been watching him for more than ten years, but he has always been law-abiding. He just travels around and even helps old ladies cross the street. He has never done anything bad, so there is nothing they can do to him."
At this time, Wen Renge raised his hand and said, "Can I ask... what are the specific suspicious points about him?"
"He comes from a family of card banners that is renowned in Haiting." Mu Long took over the conversation. "You should know that outside of Yan Country, many countries have an ambiguous attitude towards card banners. As long as they are not too high-profile or excessive, some ordinary banned cards can be allowed to exist and even develop."
Hearing this, Meng Ran couldn't help but open his eyes wide: "He is a card banner?"
"If that's the case, then we wouldn't have to observe him for so long." Mu Long shook his head. "He would have been arrested right after he entered Yan Country. Unfortunately, this man's power is very clean and his documents are in compliance with regulations, so the Public Security Bureau can only observe him. After all, as long as he doesn't commit any crime, we can't just chase him away."
Yu Cang then asked, "Then why is it this time?"
"Of course this guy showed some unusual behavior—" Qin Yueran said, "Since yesterday, he suddenly seemed to sense something and has been searching around Mudu University. After observation by the Public Security Bureau, the target he is looking for should be among you."
Meng Ran pointed at himself: "We?"
"To be precise, he should be from our Ancient Capital Combat Club. After all, his abnormality only appeared after we arrived in Mudu."
"But who among us could be targeted by foreign card banners?" Lu Zihe frowned.
The air was quiet for a moment, everyone was thinking, and the two teachers did not speak.
Suddenly - within a few seconds.
All the members of the Ancient Capital University Combat Club turned their heads in unison and looked at Yu Cang.
Yu Cang: "..."
Another second passed.
All the members of the Mudu University Combat Club turned to look at Yu Cang with their eyes wide open, as if they had rehearsed it.
Yu Cang: "..."
"Cough." Gu Jieshuang, who was sitting next to Yu Cang, coughed lightly and forcibly suppressed the urge to turn around and look at him.
Yu Cang rolled his eyes. "I mean, more than a decade ago, I was just a kid. Was it worth it for someone to come all the way to Yan Country?"
"Who knows?" Meng Ran said seriously, "What if that guy is a spy for Haiting? He originally had no motive, but suddenly received a mission to assassinate you a few days ago... It's very possible!"
Yu Cang laughed: "Wow, so he was waiting for me in Mudu? I didn't even know I was going to Mudu."
"Meng Ran's words make sense," Mu Long interrupted. "We don't know his true purpose yet, so we must be well protected in all aspects. Of course, others shouldn't let their guard down either. He might be coming for you."
Wen Renge nodded: "So... our mission today is to cooperate with the Public Security Bureau and lure the snake out of its hole?"
"That's right." Qin Yueran nodded. "That man hasn't done anything yet. Even if the Public Security Bureau arrests him directly, they won't be able to find out anything. Therefore, we must find out his true purpose. We will go to an open secret realm later. Today's exchange project will become a secret realm exploration. During this process, if that man really has any intentions, they will definitely be exposed."
Mu Long: "That man's name is Bain, a Level 6 Soul Card Master. His ultimate combat power is unknown. If you encounter him, try not to resist. You can conduct some probing while ensuring your own safety."
"But you don't have to worry. The military will be supporting this operation. Although they won't be too close for secrecy, if danger arises, it won't take more than a minute for reinforcements to arrive on the battlefield."
Hearing this, everyone's faces became serious and they nodded in unison.
There is no doubt that this operation will be accompanied by life-threatening dangers. One minute is short and long at the same time. Once Bane has murderous intentions, they may not be able to survive this time.
However, no one questioned or withdrew, and the two teachers were not surprised.
Again, the Soul Card Master University would not go to great lengths to train a powerful Soul Card Master, but would let him/her wander among the people.
As long as you graduate successfully, you will basically join the association. Those who fail to graduate successfully can only work in companies approved by the association.
When the association needs students' cooperation, basically no student will refuse - in fact, these are probably what they will do in the future.
In fact, there are quite a few students who died in the line of duty before graduation.
However, such extreme situations are rare after all, and most of the work that requires students' cooperation is not too dangerous.
Just like this time, looking at the relaxed expressions of the two teachers, you can tell that the difficulty of this task will not be that high.
On the one hand, after more than a decade of observation, the Public Security Bureau has basically figured out Bane's strength, and a one-minute support time does not mean that it will take a minute to arrive - this number is already a conservative estimate, and the actual situation will only be shorter.
What's more, the most important thing is that Yu Cang is in this team.
Given the level of attention the association attaches, Qin Yueran dares to guarantee that in places they don't know about, various security measures are absolutely layered, and it is impossible for Yu Cang to have any accidents.
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Mirage Muyuan
This is a very famous secret place near Mudu.
The secret realm itself is a vast grassland. It is said that thousands of years ago, there was a powerful mirage dragon living here and grazing and eating here. Later, wild beasts swept in and the mirage dragon disappeared. Only the mirage dragon's food and its unreasonable illusion power were left here.
Of course, without the Mirage Dragon, the power here has become like rootless water, and will eventually dissipate. If there is external interference, it will dissipate even earlier.
However, because adventures there are very beneficial for soul card masters, and the rhythm there is also very useful, after the establishment of Yan Country, the association spent a lot of effort to manage the environment here, and only opened it to the public after confirming that it was safe and stable.
The bus stopped at an inn and everyone got off one by one.
A fresh breeze blew in their faces, and the vast grassland unfolded before their eyes. In an instant, everyone in the ancient capital felt as if their hearts were opened.
This is an open secret realm, so many soul card masters and card makers have formed teams around here and are ready to enter and explore.
However, their team was not large, with a maximum of four people - in the illusion, the more people there were, the safer it was not.
"Mirage Muyuan." Yu Cang looked at the seemingly empty grassland in front of him.
This place is actually similar to a "mirror maze". The power of illusion divides the space here into countless spaces like a mirror. Looking out from each space, you can only see the endless vast grassland, but in fact, this place is quite lively.
Mirage dragons like to eat swallows, and a powerful mirage dragon with such a vast territory like the one in front of us naturally does not eat ordinary swallows.
Historical records show that when the mirage dragon came here, it brought many "sea swifts". The mirage dragon used magic to block the flying ability of these swifts, making it impossible for them to fly away forever. They could only stay on land for their entire lives. The ground was shrouded in the mirage dragon's illusion. It can be said that there was no way to go to heaven or into the earth, and they could only be eaten one by one by the mirage dragon.
After the mirage dragon disappeared, these sea swifts naturally could not escape Huang's infection. Huang's power completely integrated the illusion that sealed their flying ability with this race, turning the sea swifts, a spiritual beast race here, into the wild beast "Liu Yu Huan Zhi" that could only trek on the ground.
Although the view before your eyes seems empty, if you take one more step forward, you will fall directly into an illusion.
Here, if two people walk side by side, even if only one of them stops for a step, they may enter a different fantasy space.
"The goal of this trial is to cross the Mirage Plain." Mu Long grinned and said, "In two hours, it will be dark. You will definitely not be able to get out today, so be prepared to spend the night in the Mirage Plain."
Qin Yueran: "Teacher Mu and I will wait for you at the other end of Mirage Muyuan. If you haven't come out by tomorrow night, it will be considered a failure. Of course, this time we have two combat clubs together, so there must be some competition. I can't control what's going on in Mudu, but if you come out late - then don't even think about eating meat for dinner tomorrow night."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the ancient capital couldn't help but change color.
Playing such a big game?
Seeing that Qin Yueran had already spoken, Mu Long naturally did not want to be left behind: "Teacher Qin has said so, so we naturally cannot fall behind - little ones, you grew up in Mudu, and if you can't crack your own secret realm in the time it takes to catch up with those in the ancient capital... For the next week, don't even mention tonight, you will be vegetarians!"
Now, everyone in Mudu who was watching the show also looked serious.
Damn, are you serious?
This time I had to win.
This week...it's so hard!
"Oh, right, this equipment, everyone take it." Qin Yueran took out a bracelet, "This is the 'Fixing Huanyi'. As long as you wear the matching Fixing Huanyi, you can confirm each other's location in the environment. Since you're staying here overnight, you must team up, otherwise no one will know if your house is robbed at night."
Yu Cang nodded, understanding.
This is a soul energy tool, actually a kind of totem.
It's quite practical. With this, I don't have to worry about getting lost with my teammates in the mirage. At the same time, the purpose of this trip is to lure the snake out of its hole. It would be too dangerous if we don't form a team.
Everyone took the Dinghuan Instrument from the teacher in turn.
Most teams consist of two people, but there are also teams of three. Yu Cang's teammates are naturally Gu Jieshuang and Qi'er.
He couldn't bring anyone else.
During the winter vacation, Yu Cang chatted with Gu Jieshuang every day, so he naturally knew how tough the special training she had gone through was. Therefore, Yu Cang was quite confident in her current strength.
There's no need to talk about Qi'er - in fact, with Qi'er around, if Yu Cang met that Bain... it would just be bad luck for him.
Don't forget, girls also have abilities... Although they are useless against wild beasts, they are basically invincible when they meet a soul card master.
They're drawing soul energy directly from your brain and snatching your spell cards to use. How are you going to fight?
Bane is only level six. If Qi'er really wants to plunder his soul energy, it will be difficult for him to resist.
"alright."
After distributing all the Dinghuan instruments, Qin Yueran unscrewed the thermos cup, drank a sip of water, and then said:
"See you tomorrow then—and don't get lost, or I'll have to go in and get you."
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Yu Cang held Qi'er and Gu Jieshuang's hands and walked into the mirage Muyuan.
Holding hands is the safest way to prevent getting separated.
After all, this was his first time entering such a secret realm, and he needed to adapt first. Otherwise, even with the illusion-fixing instrument, he would still be in a mess for a while.
A crisp sound like ice breaking rang in his ears. Yu Cang took a step forward, and the people around him suddenly disappeared. Even the noisy voices stopped for a moment.
There were only three of them left on the entire grassland.
Looking back, the post station behind me disappeared.
Yu Cang held the hands of the two and took a tentative step back. Suddenly, the sound of breaking ice came to his ears again, but the post station did not appear again - they came to another environment.
"Can't we just go back the same way?" Yu Cang clicked his tongue.
If you encounter such a secret place in the wild, it would be really desperate.
Fortunately, there are no desperate situations in this secret realm where you are sure to die. Even if you are really trapped in it, the association has a corresponding plan to get you out.
Looking up, there was also a strange sight in the sky.
Countless transparent crystalline solids appeared and disappeared in the air, like absolutely clean ice suspended in absolutely clear water, or like mirrors that were not stained by dust. Occasionally, when the angle and light were right, Yu Cang could see his own reflection in them.
But most of the time, those ice-like and mirror-like structures are vague and cannot be seen clearly or touched.
Those are probably the materialization of the illusion energy that occasionally overflows without anyone controlling it.
Looking up again, Yu Cang saw the sun.
"As long as you keep walking towards the direction of the setting sun, you will be able to walk out of the illusion and reach Teacher Qin." Gu Jieshuang said.
"Yeah...but it's not that simple." Yu Cang narrowed his eyes slightly.
If he remembered correctly... when he entered another illusion space from another illusion space just now, the position of the sun changed.
The sun he sees now may not be the real sun.
We still need to carefully identify where the true direction lies.
Yu Cang lowered his head and looked at his wrist.
There is a small, compass-like dial on the Dinghuan instrument, but it cannot indicate the direction. There are two pointers on it, one pointing to Gu Jieshuang and the other pointing to Qi'er.
It only has this function... However, the one they have now must be a specially made version, which has a function to confirm the direction, allowing military personnel to confirm their location at any time. When necessary, it can also conduct some simple communication with the outside world.
"Then what should we do?" Gu Jieshuang asked.
"No rush." Yu Cang shook his head. "It's almost dark today. Let's use the remaining time to find a place to stay for the night."
Thanks to Weihuohu nv for the reward!
(End of this chapter)
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