Lu Fei's expression changed, thinking that if Brother Ji could fly, then a sow would climb a tree...
From Zhou Shuyi's sincere gaze, he could tell she was serious and not deliberately looking for trouble. In fact, in Zhou Shuyi's opinion, that chicken had wings, and with wings, it could fly!
"Cough cough..." Lu Fei coughed lightly and began to change the subject: "Both of these missions need to be completed on specific battlefields. Even if some of us could participate, the restrictions of the battlefield would prevent others from providing support.
"Furthermore, the return distances for these two missions are too far from the missions we just confirmed. Therefore, I suggest we change one of the missions."
Ke Xin's eyes lit up. She was also troubled by the last mission, and then asked, "Lu Fei, do you have any better missions to replace them with?"
Lu Fei hummed and asked, "Before that, I'd like to clarify: does the academy stipulate that each group must confirm three challenge missions before departure? Can we add missions midway? Or if we encounter an NPC for another mission, can we change missions?"
"NPC?" Ke Xin looked bewildered.
"Oh, I mean the mission guide. In other words, if we choose the mission 'Collect Feathers of the Phantom Spirit Sparrow' before going on an expedition, but happen to pick up a dead Sawtooth Monster fish midway, can we change the mission to 'Collect Teeth of the Sawtooth Monster fish'?"
With that, Ke Xin understood. After some consideration, she replied seriously, "The academy stipulates that each team can only receive up to three missions at a time. However, if three missions are completed within the one-month limit, the captain can apply to the organizing committee for a second round of challenges!"
Lu Fei suddenly realized and summarized, "So, once we accept a mission, we cannot change it midway, but if all three missions are completed, we can take on other missions."
Ke Xin nodded in silence.
After a moment of silence.
"Follow me," Lu Fei said, leading the group to the C-grade mission wall. "I've looked at all the missions in this section. The overall difficulty of these missions is hard for us to complete, but there is one mission we can try."
He pointed to the mission "Help the Otter Beast reclaim its lost territory from the Duckbill Beast."
Everyone looked at the mission slip, their expressions varying.
Sisi voiced her concerns, "This mission seems to have an ally, but how do we gain the Otter Beast's trust? What if the Otter Beast and the Duckbill Beast consider us their common enemy and decide to deal with us first? Then we would face race-bound beasts of level 20 or higher."
"There's no chance of winning."
"Lu Fei, isn't this too risky?" Ke Xin glanced timidly at Lu Fei. She also felt the risk was too great but worried about upsetting Lu Fei.
Lu Fei smiled faintly, confident.
"I have carefully studied the missions in each grade. Except for some missions that are impossible for us to complete with our current strength, the other missions are actually not much different."
Everyone looked puzzled. Lu Fei continued, "I wonder if everyone has considered that the real danger of our expedition this time is not in the missions themselves."
Zhou Shuyi asked vaguely, "Then what is it?" The words were too profound for the simple village girl to understand.
Lu Fei continued:
"According to the map, the training ground for our expedition this time is like a circular target. The outer areas are for low-grade missions, and the further inside, the higher the mission difficulty. Ideally, we can find mission objectives by staying in the outer areas."
He looked around at everyone and continued, "But once the expedition begins, a large number of Beast Tamers will flood the training grounds. This will inevitably affect the habitats of the contract beasts. At that time, no one can guarantee that some high-combat contract beasts won't wander into the outer areas!"
At this point, everyone except Zhou Shuyi understood what Lu Fei meant, and their expressions gradually became serious.
Pausing, Lu Fei added, "I've looked at the A-grade missions; they involve hunting a contract beast of level 70 or higher. So, high-combat contract beasts like these are likely to be abundant in the training grounds!"
Lu Fei smiled playfully, "If we're unlucky enough to encounter one, in this situation, we can only seek help from professional Beast Tamers, which also means our expedition will end here!"
Everyone's faces turned grim simultaneously, their hearts trembling. This was something they had never considered!
After a long silence.
Ke Xin looked at Lu Fei pleadingly, "Lu Fei, since you've already considered these issues, you must have a solution, right?"
Lu Fei smiled calmly. He used to often go out into the wilderness alone with a backpack for research, sometimes staying out for ten days to half a month. It was through this constant tempering that his wilderness survival skills became very strong.
Lu Fei hummed and then said,
"Therefore, when we choose missions, besides considering the difficulty of the mission, we must also consider the distances between each mission and the distances from other high-grade missions."
"The two missions the class monitor proposed earlier are relatively suitable, with difficulty matching our strength, and the distances between the two mission points are also close."
As he spoke, Lu Fei pointed to the map markers. "The mission I mentioned earlier, 'Help the Otter Beast reclaim its lost territory from the Duckbill Beast,' is located right between these two missions. So I think this mission is relatively suitable."
The children's expressions returned to calm. They felt Lu Fei's analysis was very reasonable and immediately dispelled their concerns.
Ke Xin stared at Lu Fei with sparkling eyes, her admiration soaring.
Only Sisi, who had raised concerns earlier, hesitated to speak. Lu Fei noticed her unusual expression and smiled, "You two handle the first two missions, and I'll take care of the third."
The girl's worried expression instantly cleared, replaced by a smile as bright as sunshine. Who would doubt the words of a provincial Beast Taming competition champion?
The champion's inner monologue was, "What's so hard about breaking up a fight? Anyone can do it! Right, Brother Ji!"
...
The next day, in the Yanbei region.
In the distance, on the temporarily erected rostrum, stood three men and one woman. They wore white shirts, clearly leaders!
Among them was Lu Fei's old acquaintance, Lin Yuansheng.
As the Dean of Cangzhen Beast Taming Academy, he was not in the center today. Standing in the middle was a man who looked much younger than Lin Yuansheng and the other two.
The young man wore a mask on half of his face, while the other half was expressionless, like a stone statue.
"Heh heh, esteemed councilor, may I know how to address you?" Lin Yuansheng asked respectfully. He only knew the person was a councilor from the Wenmin City Beast Taming Association, a person of noble status, but he didn't know the person's specific background.
Silence...
After more than ten seconds, the man remained silent.
Lin Yuansheng felt a bit awkward and continued to make conversation, smiling, "Our academy's students place great importance on opportunities like the year-end expedition to enhance their combat abilities. This time, there are over a hundred students participating!"
Lin Yuansheng was outwardly introducing the number of participating students, but inwardly, he was boasting about his academy's talent pool. The number of students participating in the expedition was far greater than those from the other two academies.
This was a display of strength!
As he finished speaking, a middle-aged man of medium build, square face, but with delicate skin, standing beside him, said indifferently,
"Dean Lin, I heard that your academy also has first-year students participating in this expedition? Surely they're not just here to make up the numbers, are they?"