Chapter 9

The news of the fire in the Mysterious Capital Forest spread quickly. Lance Academy was the closest, and several mentors in the academy rushed to meet the same mercenary group members.

The two groups of people worked together to put out the fire, so that the fire did not continue to spread and affect the surrounding area.

After the fire is put out, the talents of the church will be long overdue.

In this world, the status of the church is second only to the royal family. There are branch churches all over the world, and everything related to magic is under the jurisdiction of the church.

The dean of the academy led a few people in silver robes towards the direction of the academy council hall, and Ning Chuyin quietly surveyed the crowd.

The man at the head looked at the man in his thirties, with a flaming bird standing on his shoulders, which should be his contracted beast.

It seemed to sense, a pair of black bean eyes looked exactly at where Ning Chu was.

Ning Chu hugged the three cubs in the jacket tightly, turned and left quietly.

A little later, Ning Chu came to the commission.

He returned the empty storage bag to the staff: "Sorry..."

The staff had already heard about it, and without taking the storage bag back, they said with relief, "Just come back safely."

Ning Chu said with a slightly embarrassed expression: "The prepaid money... I will return it to you as soon as possible."

The church sent people to seal off the forest, and even if there was something in it that wasn't burnt, Ning Chu couldn't get in.

This was an accident, and the staff didn't expect Ning Chu to spend all the 100 purple gold coins.

"This...don't be in a hurry," he suggested while smoothing things out: "If you are really short of money, why don't you go to the arena to try?"

There is no limit to the number of challenges that can be challenged in a single day. As long as Ning Chu can bear it and the odds are high for newcomers, one hundred purple gold coins can be earned in a few days.

The staff thought again, how could Ning Chu not know this? Maybe people have already been on the standings, and he will remind them in which round.

"It's me who talked too much," he smiled. "I'll explain the situation to the office about the advance payment, so you don't have to worry about it."

There is Ning Chu's signature on the delegation card, so I'm not afraid of him running away.

arena? Ning Chu wanted to go, but he was so weak that he couldn't even do the simplest magic.

There are also many students nearby who are talking about the Mystery City Forest, and they all mention the Chiyan Dragon, guessing that the fire was caused by it.

Ning Chu held down the jacket in his hand, thanked the staff and left the commission.

He went to the taming farm to see the situation of the cloud-winged dragon.

The panacea has a remarkable effect, and the cloud-winged dragon's mental state is much better than it was yesterday.

There was still no one to guard around the iron cage. Ning Chu used tweezers to pick up the raw meat in the iron bucket on the side and threw it into the cage.

"Looks like you're much better," Ning Chu squatted down, "remember me?"

Cloud-winged dragon recognized his breath, but was still wary of him. The sharp claws scratched at the bottom of the iron cage, and he kept making a threatening sound of "hehe".

The three cubs emerged from their clothes and barked their teeth: "Woo..."

The cloud-winged dragon immediately became honest, lowered his head and sniffed the meat that Ning Chu had thrown in, and ate it obediently.

"It's a pity that I don't have more money for now," Ning Chu said in a low voice, "otherwise I'll buy you some health medicine to make up for it."

Ordinary dragons are not as smart as rare dragons. Cloud-winged dragons couldn't understand Ning Chu's words, so they lay down and licked their claws.

Ning Chu thought that if he could turn the cloud-winged dragon into his contracted beast, he might be able to take it to the arena.

However, don't know if it was because he was actually an outsider, and Ning Chu couldn't feel the magic and spiritual power of this world.

There is a contract service in the "Dragon Island" mall, but the contract object can only be selected from five rare dragons, and one has to cost 100 coins.

There is no detailed introduction in the game, and the effect of the contract service cannot be determined for the time being, so Ning Chu did not spend the money.

There is still one hundred and three money left, and after using the contract service, he only has thirty left.

Ning Chu was very entangled, but these 130 coins could not even buy a single dragon spar...

He secretly made a decision and left Crow City with the three cubs in his arms.

Late at night, Ning Chu opened his eyes in the dark.

The opposite Bo Wen was breathing steadily and was sleeping, Ning Chu tiptoed off the quilt.

The three cubs lay on Ning Chu's shoulder. He came to the bathroom and locked the door from inside.

There is not much space in the bathroom, but it is enough for one person and one dragon. Ning Chu opened "Dragon Island" and said to the three cubs: "Cub, I'm going to try something in a while. If you feel something wrong, let me know."

San Zai scratched Ning Chu's palm lightly, indicating that he knew it.

Ning Chu chose the 'Three Cubs' Chi Yanlong in the contract service, and deducted 100 coins under the system prompt.

At the same time, the three cubs felt a strange force from Ning Chu's body.

Is this... Ning Chu's spiritual power? He is in a bond with it! The three cubs were of course willing to be Ning Chu's contract beast, and chose to agree without hesitation.

[Congratulations, you have successfully signed a contract with the 'Three Cubs' Chi Yanlong! 】

At the same time, there is an icon of [Contract] in the lower right corner of the main interface of the game.

Ning Chu opened [Contract], and there were three options of [Battle Settings] [Daily Settings] [Dragon Language Translation: Closed].

There is even a translation? Ning Chu opened the translation and adjusted it to the state of [Enabled].

He looked at the three cubs squatting on his knees: "Three three?"

The three cubs made an "Ouch", and the tail sound was slightly upturned.

The voice that fell in Ning Chu's ears was no different from before, but he understood what the three cubs meant. It seemed to say, "What's wrong?"

Ning Chu was very excited and picked up the three cubs: "Cub! Do you know where the other dragons are? There are cubs..."

There are only five known demon dragons, and there is no news about the cubs. Ning Chu has been thinking about it.

The three cubs tilted their heads and whispered "woohoo".

Lei Xiao should be on Dragon Island, other dragons don't know, as for the cubs...

Wusi didn't tell himself where he went, and it didn't know where Wusi was now, nor when he would be back.

The translation could not fully express the meaning of the three cubs, and Ning Chu could only vaguely hear "I don't know".

He said disappointedly: "Okay..."

In addition, [Battle Settings] and [Daily Settings], Ning Chu opened it and studied it.

[Daily Settings] is mainly to check the status of all aspects of the contracted object, which is more detailed than the data card. The hunger value and mood are accurate to numbers, and the best status is 100.

[Battle settings] are some things that Ning Chu couldn't understand, what magic element value, strength value, durability value, sensitivity value... Each item can be adjusted at will, the maximum value is 100%.

With the idea of ​​giving it a try, Ning Chu pulled the overall value of the top item to 20%.

... nothing happened.

Ning Chu and San Zai stared at each other, and finally said helplessly, "Go back to sleep first."

He also went to Long Island to play with the four cubs for a while at night, and now he is studying the game in the middle of the night, sleepy and yawning one by one.

The three cubs flew onto his shoulders and squatted, tilted their heads and rubbed his side face with their dragon horns.

Ning Chu got up to open the door, but the door lock was stuck at this moment.

The bathroom door of their dormitory has been broken long ago, and it often gets stuck like this. Because neither of them has any extra money, they have not been able to find someone to change the lock.

So Ning Chu clenched the handle tightly, and at the same time pressed the side of his shoulder against the door, intending to knock the stuck lock open.

He exerted force, only to hear a loud "bang".

The wooden door of the bathroom slammed to the ground, and Ning Chu was stunned with the fallen handle in his hand.

The translation of the dragon language was still on, and he heard the three cubs scream in amazement and excitement.

The loud noise woke the sleeping Bowen, he stumbled over and put on his glasses: "What... Xiuning?"

His gaze shifted on the door on the ground and Ning Chu's face, shocked and puzzled.

The three cubs hid behind Ning Chu, their claws lightly hooked on his clothes, and they couldn't see anything from Bowen's point of view.

The door handle was still in Ning Chu's hands, and he said bravely, "What's going on with this door? I was locked again just now, so I pushed it gently..."

Bowen's expression is indescribable, and this scene doesn't look like a "sweet push".

But Ning Chu couldn't lift his hands or shoulders, and he couldn't even use magic in the last practice class.

To say that his sudden strength suddenly increased and the door was abruptly removed, Bowen didn't believe it.

"You... Forget it," Bo Wen pushed his glasses, "It's so late, let's talk about it tomorrow."

Ning Chu was in a hurry, and together with him, he first lifted the door on the ground and put it aside.

Bowen continued to go back to sleep, Ning Chu was one step behind him, opened [Battle Settings] and quickly pulled all the values ​​to 0%.

He lay down on the bed with a sigh of relief, his heart still not fully calmed down.

The three cubs lay silently on the side of Ning Chu's neck, with round eyes looking at him in the darkness.

The moment he was caught off guard just now, Ning Chu probably guessed that the values ​​that can be adjusted arbitrarily should be the power he can transform from the three cubs.

Magic element value and strength value are as their names suggest. The sensitivity value is speed, and the durability value is estimated to be... stamina or something? More specific have to try to be sure.

20% is so powerful. If it is pulled to 100%... Ning Chu couldn't imagine it, and was faintly excited.

He was too weak in the past. It wasn't that Ning Chu didn't care about it. In addition, his only source of income was burned down, and he was even more anxious.

At the same time, he also discovered that the contract formed through the game was different from the original one in this world.

Although Ning Chu had never understood what a normal bond was like, he had flipped through a book about it by chance. The contracted beasts only assist in the battle, and the master could not use the abilities and powers of his own contracted beasts.

There is also the ability to put the contracted beast into the mental power space and communicate with the contracted beast directly in the mind. These two abilities are not included in the contract service, and neither does Ning Chu.

But Ning Chu didn't bother about these, he only cared about whether he could play in the arena.

Ning Chu opened the game again and pulled the magic element value to 2% alone.

He raised a hand, just with a thought, a flame burst out from the palm of his hand.

Ning Chu took a deep breath and quickly put out the fire.

However, he remembered another question.

His body is a dual talent of wood and water. How can he use fire magic reasonably?

The next day, Ning Chu came to Ya Market early.

He came alone, and the three cubs were left in the dormitory, responsible for guarding the hatching five cubs.

At this time, most of the students were in class, and there was almost no one in the arena. Ning Chu came to the inner room at the back and found a middle-aged man who looked like a staff member.

After listening to Ning Chu's words, the middle-aged man asked, "So you want to participate in the arena, but you don't want others to know who you are?"

Ning Chu nodded in response: "Yes."

The middle-aged man looked him up and down: "Yes, yes, but why do you do this?"

The students who came to participate in the arena were only for the glory of victory and the ranking of the standings, so that they would be admired and admired by the public, but Ning Chu did not want to leave a name.

Ning Chu only said: "I have my own reasons...and, I hope the arena can also keep my identity secret."

He seemed to have only this concern. He was very confident in whether he could win the competition. The middle-aged man immediately became interested in this first-year student.

He said cheerfully: "Okay, I promise you."

The middle-aged man was Donald, and he was one of the people in charge of the arena. He ordered someone to find a new suit and a mask for Ning Chu.

He noticed that Ning Chu had a special eye color. The mask prepared for him was equipped with dark lenses, so he could not see anything from other people's perspectives, but it would not affect Ning Chu's sight.

Ning Chu thanked Donald and registered with him.

When asked about a pseudonym, Ning Chu thought about it and wrote down the word "Ning".

There are several small training rooms in the arena that can be used by the students. At this time, there was no one there, so Ning Chu came to one of them at will.

He intends to verify first whether his conjecture last night is correct.

There are sandbags and iron stakes in the training room. Ning Chu opened the [Contract], adjusted all the values ​​to different levels, and tried them one by one.

Sure enough, the magic element value represents the use of fire magic, the strength value is physical attack power, the durability value is physical strength, and the sensitivity value is not only related to speed, but also related to the five senses.

Ning Chu didn't know what the strengths of the students on the standings were, so he temporarily adjusted the magic element value and strength value to 30%, and the durability value and sensitivity value were directly full.

Ready for everything, Ning Chu came to the standings and picked his opponent.

There are a total of 80 students on the list, and the first is Wu Si, who is far ahead of the second in points.

It was not suitable to choose high difficulty as soon as he came up. Ning Chu finally chose a person named Golan who was ranked 50th.

If you choose a good person, the arena will help Ning Chu notify the other party, and the time for the battle will be arranged at 7 o'clock in the evening.

Because Ning Chu is a rookie, he will challenge for a high ranking as soon as he comes up. If he wins the battle, he will not only get 300 gold coins, but also directly grab the opponent's points and squeeze into the top 50 in the standings.

After Ning Chu made a decision, he realized that there was still this rule, and vaguely noticed that it was not good: "Snatch points?"

Donald smiled and said, "Yes, I thought you knew? Don't worry, people often do similar things."

Ning Chu had already signed it, and now he can't make any more revisions, so he can only say: "Okay."

There was still a long time before seven o'clock in the evening. Before Ning Chu left, Donald reminded him: "Remember to place a bet on yourself."

There was almost nothing to hide among the students, and soon a newcomer would leapfrog the challenge today, and the news of grabbing the 50th place points spread. After dinner, Bo Wen asked Ning Chu: "Today there is a lot of fun in the arena, do you want to go together? ?"

Ning Chu made a random excuse: "Go ahead."

At the same time, he took out a purple gold coin and handed it to Bo Wen: "Just help me bet."

"Who wins?" Bowen asked. "Golan?"

Ning Chu raised the corners of his lips: "Buy a newcomer."

As it approached seven o'clock, Ning Chu was very nervous.

Bowen has already gone out, and he is the only one in the dormitory. He is holding the dragon horn of the three cubs: "Sansan, what if I lose."

The three cubs made an "Ouch" to cheer him up, meaning that it was impossible to lose.

Ning Chu sighed. Before crossing the road, he only learned Taekwondo for half a month, and then he stopped because his body couldn't bear it.

The students here are all good at fighting, and I don’t know how many times better than themselves.

Ning Chu thought about it, and increased the strength value by a few percentages.

When the time was almost up, he instructed the three cubs to stay in the dormitory and come to the Raven Market Arena.

Ning Chu sneaked in from the backstage. He changed into a gray suit and put on a mask.

Donald came to him: "Are you ready?"

Ning Chu nodded and followed Donald into the arena.

The viewing platform was still full of people, just as lively as when Ning Chu came last time, but this time he was no longer the audience.

As soon as he appeared wearing a mask, the noisy voices around him were quiet for a moment, and then became noisy again.

"This is the newcomer? Why are you still covering your face?"

"Could it be that he was afraid of losing face," someone said with a smile, "or he was too ugly to be seen."

"Golan will win! Golan will win!"

Ning Chu stabilized his mind and looked towards the opposite side.

Golan entered the field ahead of him. He was wearing the blue school uniform representing the second grade and raised his hand to summon a piebald tiger with long horns on its forehead.

For a moment, the atmosphere on the field became more enthusiastic, and everyone turned their attention to Ning Chu.

However, Ning Chu didn't do anything, he didn't have a contract beast.

"Is it so self-defeating..."

"It's a shame that I still want to gamble! If I knew it earlier, I would have beaten Golan!"

There was boos outside the arena, as if the ending of Ning Chu had been foreseen.

The two approached and shook hands and bowed to each other. Golan looked contemptuous. He only came to challenge Ning Chu when he didn't know anything.

He saw Ning Chu's outstretched hand was fair and slender, and said in a low voice, "Don't cry for a while."

Ning Chu was too lazy to pay attention to him, and his eyes under the mask carefully observed Golan's contracted beast.

The two sides took a few steps back, and the bell rang to represent the start of the battle. Golan stood still, waving his hand to let the contracted beast attack.

He was so confident, so confident that he thought he could defeat Ning Chu with just the contracted beast.

The spotted tiger pounced on Ning Chu. It was huge, almost as high as Ning Chu's shoulders.

Ning Chu's sensitivity was at the maximum. In his eyes, the piebald tiger's rushing movements continued to slow down, and Ning Chu could even see the distinct hairs on the edges of its claws.

When it got close, Ning Chu grabbed one of its front paws and threw it over his shoulder.

The piebald tiger slammed heavily on the ground, and the audience was silent for a moment.

Golan's face was ashen, he instructed the piebald tiger to break free and continue to attack, while taking out his magic wand.

He recited the incantation silently, and countless cyan vines provoked from the ground, twisting into several strands and attacking Ning Chu together.

However, before the vines touched Ning Chu, red light ignited around him, and the flames instantly burned the vines clean.

Golan was startled, he had never seen such domineering fire magic, he tried hard to remember who Ning Chu was in the academy, but he didn't notice, Ning Chu had already stood in front of him and stretched out his face towards him. white hands.

With a "bang", Golan was thrown to the ground by Ning Chu like just now. He clutched his heart and said quickly, "I admit defeat!"

Ning Chu's movements paused, seeming a little surprised, then nodded at him and turned to leave the arena.

The crowd behind him was already in a frenzy. They originally thought that Ning Chu would definitely lose, but who would have thought that he... simply and rudely solved the battle.

Three days later, Wusi, who was out, finally returned to the academy with his mentor.

As soon as he came back, he got two news.

Chi Yanlong set the Mystery Forest on fire.

There is a very powerful newcomer in the arena, and he is about to compete with him for the first place in the standings.

That newcomer is called "Ning".