The Marshal’s Wife is Wild
Chapter 351 - 350: The Moment of the Hunt

Chapter 351: Chapter 350: The Moment of the Hunt

By the third day of the search, they had finally found traces of their targeted mission objective.

"Triangular head, bulky and strong physique, exposed crystal stones, spikes on the side of the neck, overall a bluish-white color, it’s definitely the one!" Fei Wenxing compared it with the task introduction on the Light Brain.

"Level six..." Kong Yang and Hu Xiao glimpsed the giant snake thirty to forty meters long through the dense forest, feeling somewhat weak at the knees.

To deal with a level six Star Beast, Xu An alone would be sufficient if he had a Mecha and Energy Liquid.

Now, with Song Ke and the others cooperating, it wasn’t a big problem.

Qu Tong didn’t even need to issue commands; they were already well-arranged on their own.

Kong Yang and Hu Xiao also went to help, but they nearly got killed due to a flaw in their actions, forcing Xu An to be distracted and protect them both.

So, Qu Tong let them stand by and watch carefully with her, to learn.

The two looked at Qu Tong with a silent, reserved demeanor.

The Electric Patterned Snake, enraged, lifted its upper body, its ribs on its neck expanding to their fullest, with four blue electric patterns vividly running along its belly.

Its crimson eyes were filled with bloodthirsty fury, but luckily, the Electric Patterned Snake was non-venomous, relying solely on physical attacks.

After a bit of time, Xu An used his spiritual power to directly gouge out the crystal stone from the Electric Patterned Snake’s forehead.

The points on Qu Tong’s Light Brain changed, arriving at 10,356 points.

The additional 356 points were from previous encounters with Star Beasts; aside from the specified tasks, the points earned from killing Star Beasts were very scarce.

"Sister, come over and look." Xu An walked behind the corpse of the Electric Patterned Snake and beckoned Qu Tong.

Being nearby, Fei Wen’s Cheng Yao walked over curiously, "Isn’t this just Snake Slough? But why are there so many?"

Fei Wen and Cheng Yao spread out the Snake Slough and found out that one of them was considerably bigger, clearly not from the Electric Patterned Snake that had just died.

"Could it be there’s more than one snake here..."

A chill crept up their spines, somewhat horrifying.

The thought of eating snake meat that Fei Wen had just shouted about dissipated.

There was something that Qu Tong instinctively felt was off, but she couldn’t quite put her finger on it, urging everyone to pack up and leave quickly.

Apart from the crystal stone required for the mission, Qu Tong didn’t take anything else from the Electric Patterned Snake.

Kong Yang opened his mouth as if to say something, but then closed it, taking a last look before following behind the rest of the team.

Another day passed, and the bad premonition didn’t materialize; instead, they were lucky to find a large patch of Purified Moonlight Grass.

Whether by intention or coincidence, along the way, they had encountered quite a few Energy Herbs, and adhering to the principle of not wasting, they gathered all of them into the Space Button.

That day, they also ran into several teams; only one team had completed their task and had a slightly higher number of points, the others all aimed to rob them.

Of course, the outcome was always the same: they lost more than they bargained for.

Xu An’s progress over the past year was unmatched by anyone else, as no one could drink Energy Liquid like water.

There are few, even among those with S-rank physiques, who can accomplish materialization of spiritual power, and Xu An had done so; thus, even when facing someone like Lan Xingye, who has an SS-rank physique but lacking strength, he had a fighting chance.

Song Ke and the others weren’t weak either. The most important thing was their good teamwork.

Xu An, with the best cooking skills, took on the task of preparing food while Qu Tong took the collected herbs from the Space Button to the riverside to work on them on her own.

Given the limited conditions, Qu Tong could only manage to create an Energy Liquid that could restore 25% of energy.

The value of the known care packages dropped wouldn’t exceed 2000 Star Coins, so there was no extravagant thing like Energy Liquid. Thus, the next phase for them was their hunting moment.

Qu Tong distributed the Energy Liquid to everyone, "There aren’t enough test tubes, so everyone gets two. I’ll make more once these are used up."

The Energy Liquid she gave to everyone was deliberately diluted to 8-10%, only Xu An and herself had the 25% concentration.

But having some was better than none.

"Sister Tong, you’re my god!" Fei Wenxing gazed at her with admiration.

Everyone knew that Qu Tong’s mid-term exam involved the preparation of Energy Liquid, so it wasn’t a surprise.

The assessments in previous years had been relatively harmonious, but this year a tide of robberies had taken hold.

Any team that encountered Qu Tong’s team, aside from those from the First Military Academy, none left with smiles on their faces.

Not a single one!

Even the teams from the First Military Academy that had some issues with Fei Wenxing were robbed just the same.

By the time the instructors realized what was happening, the team in first place for points was leagues ahead of the second place.

Qu Tong’s team had amassed a terrifying 150,000 points, while the second place had just over 50,000.

"It’s them again!" The vice-chancellor of the second academy, Ju Zhongyi, brought up the surveillance footage, grinding his teeth in frustration.

"A good survival training exercise has been forcibly turned into a robbery game by them," commented Xia He, laughing, as he looked towards Principal Wei.

"The addition of a mechanism to snatch points this year makes their actions reasonable," Principal Wei naturally chose to defend his students.

The surveillance footage of Qu Tong’s team was enlarged and placed in the center.

The girl’s long hair was loosely plaited behind her head, with the end casually tied with a piece of grass, which somehow stayed intact despite the movements.

She flung the safety rope with vigor, showing agility and versatility in her movements, completely compensating for the inability to use spiritual power for attacks.

"The little girl must have done a lot of homework behind the scenes. Just comparing agility, I’m not even sure I could guard against her," a tutor commented admiringly.

"Also, her agility is really high; she always manages to dodge the spiritual power attacks from the others."

"Han Tutor, this Xu An belongs to your class, right? His fundamentals are solid, comparable to my cousin who grew up in the military," another tutor added.

"Yes, he’s always very diligent in both training and classes," Han Song summarized briefly, without voluntarily discussing Xu An’s physique.

At that moment, Lan Xingrui, who had received the message and arrived, glanced at the data next to him and his expression darkened.

The deputy team leader perceptively suggested, "Clearly, they knew about the insider information that exam points could be converted to Honor Points, which is why they’re harvesting points like crazy."

"If other teams don’t know, isn’t that a bit unfair?"

"Seems so." Others nodded thoughtfully.

The conversion of exam points to Honor Points had begun on a trial basis last year and was further confirmed after the truce with the Insect Clan this year, but the notification hadn’t been officially released yet.

"Why don’t we take advantage of the situation before the fifth day arrives and broadcast this message?" Lan Xingrui took the opportunity to suggest this idea.

Most people agreed with this decision, and the First Military Academy, as the current main beneficiary, couldn’t really stand up and object.

On the field, everyone’s Light Brain lit up and Lan Xingrui’s voice was broadcast:

"Attention to all examinees!"

"Exam points can now be converted into equal Honor Points, and the points system is based on inheritance. Please treasure the remaining time – there are three days left until the deadline."

"Currently, the highest score has reached 153,675 points, held by Qu Tong’s team from the First Academy."

After the notification, both Principal Wei and Han Song frowned simultaneously.