The strongest magician who started as a hunter.

Chapter 20
into the night.

On the surface of the frozen lake, the cold wind howled.

You sat in front of the recently extinguished fire, eating the freshly grilled fish skewers, and casually materialized the previously sleeping telepathy beast in the palm of his hand.

The black mind beast is curled up.

Now its size has grown a lot, from the length of a finger to the size of a palm, and a dark hard shell has grown all over its body.

It looks like a huge black insect chrysalis.

"It becomes increasingly difficult to guess what species is hidden inside..."

"I just hope...it's not a bug."

You looked at the Nian Beast in the form of an insect chrysalis in his hand and couldn't help but sigh.

But thinking about it, even if it is an insect, according to current observations, it is a certain characteristic that mind beasts can grow by devouring them.

According to this theory, there is a high probability that subsequent telekinesis beasts will continue to evolve, so no matter what form they take initially, it is not final.

Even if it was a bug, it might actually irritate him, and he would then become determined to "train the mind beast to the way he likes"... and inspire his fighting spirit.

There may even be a chance to cultivate the mind beast into a being that can be envied by everyone.

Thinking of this, You couldn't help but feel a little excited, and immediately carefully observed the mind beast in his hand again.

It was discovered that the four small dots on the Nian Beast's original abdomen had grown into something like a calf, and were tightly attached to the abdomen, being restrained by the hard shell and unable to move.

Just look at its increasingly stronger limbs, and its head that is gradually becoming different from its tail...and starting to swell into a ball.

It doesn't look like a bug.

However, for a while... I couldn't tell which direction the mind beast was going to develop.

"It seems we have to wait a while for the hatching to be completed."

"Maybe... the hatching will be completed by tomorrow morning."

With expectation, You took the mind beast back into his body.

Then he stood up, simply packed up the scene and the equipment he carried, and ran towards the location of the previous giant bear cave again.

After taking back the mind beast, You's mind was replaced by the previous gems with great benefits.

……

In a blink of an eye,
Three hours passed.

Draw on the experience gained from previous operations.

It became easier to search the nearby ice crystal bear's lair, and the efficiency gradually increased.

During the process, he neither disturbed the sleeping mature ice bear nor touched the cub lying in the warm den.

He only took away the excess blue gems, and even if there were many gems in the lair, he would only take away two at most.

Although the effectiveness of gems is indeed amazing, the life energy contained in them can put his mind beast, which eats astonishingly, into a deep sleep.

There might even be some left over.

but…

The principle of "sustainable recycling" will never be outdated in any world.

If he took away too many gems and the ice crystal bear cubs died and the number of individuals further declined, it would also lead to a decrease in the production of gems.

The most stupid people are those who fish in the lake.

What's more, the blue gems abundant in the Ice Bear's lair are obviously public resources.

For the sake of selfish desires, public resources are destroyed and the existing resources are taken as their own...

Isn't such a person short-sighted, stupid and bad?

You stopped, sat on the snow with no one around, lifted the backpack behind him in front of him, and dumped the gems inside on the ground.

He probably counted...

In three hours, more than 20 nests were looted, and 31 blue gems were harvested so far.

Excluding one used to complete the exam, the remaining thirty may be enough for his mind beast to last for a month or two.

"enough."

He nodded thoughtfully and said to himself:

"The next two days are just enough to lay a solid foundation for the current practice of 'Nian', and at the same time, slowly wait for the hatching of the Nian beast to end."

In the process of looking for a suitable place for quiet practice, You happened to pass outside the lair of the original ice crystal bear.

From a distance, they found that it was late at night, and there were no less than ten people using ropes to try to subdue the tired bear.

"Roar---!"

The giant bear's roar became a little weaker than at first.

At this moment, what it was dealing with... were the dozen or so hunter candidates who were getting together.

Among them, there is the guy you hate the most——

Dongba.

……

now,

Obviously, most of the physical work was done by the wrestler Todo and some passerby candidates.

But Dongba, who had basically no contribution, stood behind him like a commander, giving orders to everyone.Todo pulled the rope and couldn't help but cursed Dongba behind him:
"Hey! You guy, come and help! We can't hold it anymore! This bear is stronger than we thought!"

Dongba said timidly: "In this case, it will only be a disservice to a rookie like me to step in!
Hello!Look...this bear can't hold on any longer, try harder!It's done now! "

Todo said angrily: "Are you kidding!?"

Bodoluo, an older generation martial artist on the side, also said: "No, Dongba is right."

"I can definitely feel that it is a lot weaker than before. Fortunately, the bear seemed to have become very tired before we got here."

"Perhaps it was caused by it going out to hunt and fighting other huge animals? After all, the only person who can fight such a monster can only be someone like that little examiner girl!"

"Who knows..."

……

At this moment, You stood on the steep cliff, looking at the people below, and fell into deep thought.

He could also see that the Qi around the giant bear was a little thin, which was a sign that the body was becoming weak.

"It seems that these guys took advantage of my loophole. After I consumed the giant bear's energy, they planned to subdue it and then enter the cave."

You narrowed your eyes and thought for a moment...

"Since it happened because of me, then I can't say this matter is 'irrelevant'."

Thinking of this, You took out a standard short knife from the backpack behind him and floated it in the palm of his hand.

He turned the tip of the knife to the direction of the giant bear, locked his eyes on the rope on the giant bear, and then secretly gathered the magic power in his body.

"go with!"

As Yu finished speaking, the short knife turned into an arrow and accurately cut the rope on the giant bear.

With this short gap.

The giant bear, which was always struggling, broke free in an instant, roared, and flew back towards the cave.

Obviously, the giant bear knew that sooner or later he would be exhausted by these people outside the cave. Only when he returned to the cave... in such a dark environment would it be more suitable for him to fight with his sensitive sense of smell.

"Quite smart..."

You glanced at the direction of the cave, then looked at the confused candidates, shook his head, and didn't say much.

Then he left quietly.

This is the cruelty of the Hunter Exam——

Sometimes your enemies are not only the dangerous beasts you have to face in the exam questions, but also other candidates who are trying their best to eliminate you.

……

Shortly after,
Under a patch of snow, Anxiety found a small cave that had no smell of living things.

He walked in, then found a clean place to sit cross-legged, and manifested the mind beast again.

Now, only a few hours have passed since the time when the Nian Beast fell asleep, and the Nian Beast's size has expanded slightly again.

You Ye was surprised to find that... the black hard shell around the Nian Beast had several clearly visible cracks.

The mind beast inside also began to move, squirming from time to time, rubbing its hard shell and making a few "crunching" sounds.

There is a faint tendency to break.

then……

You just kept holding the mind beast in the palm of your hand and waited for several hours without falling asleep.

About six hours later…

The sky outside the cave was already bright, the sun was rising, and the sunlight was cold.

And You, who was in a daze, suddenly noticed that the crisp sound from the mind beast in his hand became more and more continuous.

Looking down, he realized that the mind beast was completely awake.

Working hard to break out of the shell.

"Work harder... I've been waiting for you all night."

The excitement on You's face could not be concealed. He stayed up all night just waiting for the scene in front of him.

at last!

The mind beast's head emerged from the hard shell.

However, the scene before my eyes...

But it was completely different from all of You's previous expectations.

I saw a black-haired kitten's head...with the same doubt in its eyes, tilting its head to look at You.

"cat?"

You's face was full of astonishment, and you couldn't help but wonder.

He had imagined all the possibilities, but he had never imagined the true form of his mind beast.

It's actually this species.

Moreover, You can feel from the eyes of the cat in front of him that the cat is extremely hungry at the moment.

……

(End of this chapter)