A group of powerful figures arrived at Beijiang City.
They wore black, their gazes fixed on the distant wilderness.
That was precisely the human encampment in the northern reaches of Canglan.
At this moment, an aged voice rang out, "Please, depart!"
............
Supreme Academy.
Lin Yu slowly opened his eyes, an icy blue stream of light flashing within them before vanishing.
"Hoo, Ice Clone is complete!" Lin Yu's face showed delight as he manifested the Ice Clone, a figure with ice-blue hair and attire appearing before him.
Looking at the Ice Clone, Lin Yu smiled, quite satisfied.
"As of now, I have learned six elemental clones!"
Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Ice!
Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth could form the Five Elements Array, while the Ice Clone could be used for offense, slowing enemies, and its attack power was also considerable.
It could be positioned as a control mage in the future.
Lin Yu was very happy. He went to the courtyard, looked at the corpses of the remaining few sixth-tier ferocious beasts, and once again cast Life Drain, devouring one to enhance his strength.
Rubbing his throbbing temples, Lin Yu returned to his room and drank some tea, finally feeling a bit better.
Just then, his wristband rang.
Seeing it was Zhao Ke, he tapped to answer.
Zhao Ke: "A group of people went on an adventure to Guixu yesterday, and they suffered heavy casualties. Did they affect you?"
Lin Yu: "Huh, there was such a thing? Let me take a look."
Lin Yu quickly checked the network and learned the whole story.
Lin Yu: "I was in seclusion yesterday, so I missed this."
Zhao Ke: "That's good, that's good. Big events have been happening frequently lately. You are at Supreme Academy, be extremely careful, don't be complacent, and certainly don't be reckless."
Lin Yu thought to himself, he already had the nicknames 'Old Turtle' and 'Old Six.' If he continued to hide, would he get a '666' nickname?
Facing Zhao Ke, he always felt a lack of temper.
Lin Yu: "Okay, I understand. You can rest assured, I will definitely be obedient!"
Zhao Ke: "Mhm~"
They chatted about daily life for a while, sharing interesting anecdotes from their lives, and talked for a long time before hanging up.
As soon as he put down the phone, his senior brother's call came in.
He tapped to answer.
Senior Brother: "There are big events happening outside recently, remember to reduce your frequency of going out."
Lin Yu: "Why are you all saying there are big events happening? What exactly is it?"
Why were they all warning of danger? What was happening? Lin Yu had many questions in his heart.
Senior Brother: "You've got quite a few information channels, kid. As for what it is, I'm not too clear either. Anyway, Uncle Master Yuzhe told me. Remember, be careful these few days, be cautious, and stay within the academy as much as possible."
Lin Yu: "Senior Brother, thank you for telling me this. I understand, I will definitely be obedient!"
Senior Brother: "I'm not worried about you, after all, you're Old Six. However, I still have to mention it, better safe than sorry. I was too impulsive before, you can't learn from me."
Lin Yu thought to himself: If I learned from you, I would have died eight hundred times by now!
They chatted for a few more sentences before hanging up their respective phones.
At this moment, the beeping sound rang out again.
Lin Yu looked and saw it was Lin Fan.
What was this kid calling for today?
He tapped to answer.
Lin Yu: "Why are you giving me a call today, you brat?"
Lin Fan: "Big Brother, I've been busy! I've just figured out Puppet Arts these past few days and devised many special puppets. I have to say, I have a natural talent in this area."
Lin Yu: "Spit it out, what do you want from me?"
Lin Fan: "Big Brother, it's nothing major, just letting you know some news."
Lin Yu: "Say it!"
Lin Fan: "Big things have happened recently. I don't know the specifics, but I saw Elder Ge fly towards the north, and Senior Yuzhe had a worried expression, as if concerned about Elder Ge's safety."
Lin Yu: "Wait, are you in Central City?"
Lin Fan: "Yeah, and I've entered the Yuzhe Academy. Senior Yuzhe heard I was your twin brother and decided to give Senior Jiànshén a face, so he immediately pulled me into the academy. Although my talent is only A-class, my talent in Puppet Arts is extraordinary. Considering all this, I was admitted exceptionally."
Lin Yu was speechless. This Lin Fan just waltzed into the Ten Great Academies, it was too surreal.
Lin Yu: "Good, keep it up, don't slack off."
Lin Fan: "Got it. Let me tell you, Big Brother, after you broke through to Tier 4, I naturally broke through too. Within a 500-meter radius, I can control ten puppets. If they're small puppets, even a hundred is no problem. Secretly telling you, the people in the academy, even those with higher talent than me, can't control as many."
"I've placed many surveillance puppets in Central City now, specifically for gathering information. These are puppets I invented, they can be activated anytime. When not activated, no one can tell there's anything wrong."
"In the future, I'll be an intelligence chief. As for the shop matter, Big Brother, you can also arrange it. Having a public identity will also be beneficial for me to carry out my work, right, Big Brother?"
Lin Yu: "Isn't your current identity enough?"
Lin Fan was now a student of the Yuzhe Academy.
Lin Fan: "Manufacturing puppets is too expensive. Can you, the main body, learn another money-making skill?"
He wanted to open a shop, which would definitely require funds, and having a money-making skill would undoubtedly be a good channel to earn money.
Lin Yu: "How about Alchemy?"
Lin Fan: "Sure, thanks, Big Brother!"
Lin Yu: "Alright, alright, stop chattering. See if you can learn it these few days. Alchemy is an experiential subject, not that easy to learn."
Lin Fan: "Big Brother, I'll wait. I'll send you the information I've collected now. If you think it's useful, keep it. If not, delete it. Don't be afraid of accidental deletion, I have backups anyway."
Lin Yu: "Okay, fine!"
They exchanged a few more pleasantries before hanging up.
Then, Lin Yu, through his talented clone, connected with Lin Fan and obtained information from Lin Fan's mind, transmitting it into his own.
The transmission process was a bit strenuous due to the long distance, but thankfully, the information wasn't too much. It was completed in about half an hour.
Lin Yu closed his eyes and looked at the several folders that had appeared in his mind, examining them one by one.
"Huh, Elder Ge's hobby? So this old man likes to drink tea, especially aged good tea."
"Huh, Yuzhe's summoned beast, White Tiger, hasn't even reached adulthood yet."
"And this, a certain official stayed overnight at a widow's house, only to discover this widow was an alien, a hermaphrodite. Hiss~."
"And this, a certain wealthy merchant secretly colluded with his mistress, only to find out the mistress was bribed by his wife. The two joined forces to get rid of the merchant and divide his wealth."
Lin Yu's mind moved, deleting some useless information and leaving only what was useful.
He probably kept some information about the style and personality of officials in Central City. As for the common folk's gossip, it was too messy and difficult to sort out, so he deleted it for now.
He rubbed his temples and smiled:
"Lin Fan has truly grown. But with this, doesn't he not need to fight monsters anymore?"
"No, next time I have to encourage him more, telling him to balance intelligence gathering with frequent monster hunting. I still need to set performance goals for him."