Chapter 1 The Black Tower Alchemy Academy Trial Team

The "Black Tower Alchemy Academy Trial Team" from the inner city arrived a day earlier than scheduled, which didn't surprise Suren. He figured that the instructors had deliberately adjusted the time for the safety of those young masters and misses, to avoid being ambushed.

But for Suren, a day earlier or later made no difference.

Anyway, his task was to take this group of sightseeing princes and princesses on a tour of the underground cave, and then see if there was an opportunity to check the location of that sealed scythe.

...

At five in the morning, Suren was still staking out at the gambling den when he received a sudden message from Qian Tiao, saying that the sightseeing tour would arrive in the Green block at seven o'clock.

Fortunately, he had prepared all the equipment, ammunition, and potions in advance, so he wasn't caught off guard.

Half an hour early, Suren waited alone at the agreed location outside the tenement building.

Those big shots from the inner city didn't seem to like contacting too many outer city people, and even the cadres of the Cross Society weren't qualified to pick them up.

Qian Tiao had specifically told him not to wear too much of a "gangster" style, for fear of scaring those inner city little nobles who had never seen a real gangster.

So Suren didn't continue his dark punk style today, but changed into a standard Wasteland Hunter outfit: puncture-resistant high-top deerskin boots, a tactical vest, metal knee and shoulder pads, and a worn leather cloak. In addition to the gas mask, he also had war paint on his face, covered with a layer of black gauze, and after putting on the alchemical night vision device, probably no one could recognize him.

Hanging on his waist were two pistols with enlarged magazines, which he had recently modified according to his shooting habits. There were also mechanical gloves, a dagger, magazines, a first aid kit...

...

After waiting for half an hour, at exactly seven o'clock, a heavily armored military transport vehicle arrived outside the tenement building.

This kind of military heavy truck was never seen in the outer city. It was like an alien spaceship landing in a garbage dump, and the commotion inevitably attracted the tenement dwellers.

Suren's cloak had the symbol of the Cross Society, indicating his identity.

This identity also had enough deterrent power. He raised his hand to signal them to stay away. The poor people, who were no different from mutated monsters in the eyes of the inner city people, didn't disturb these little nobles out of curiosity.

This was also the biggest role of him, the "local snake."

Suren walked over and greeted the leading instructor, introducing himself: "Mr. August, hello. I'm Suren. Ms. Philo recommended me to be responsible for your trial's guide work."

August was a middle-aged man with a brown beard, with a very calm aura. He was also a second-order professional, and the leading instructor of this trial.

The instructor seemed very cultured. Even knowing Suren's gangster identity, he didn't show the slightest contempt, giving him enough respect, and said politely: "Hello, Mr. Suren. I will have to trouble you with the students' trial this time."

Suren also responded with a polite greeting, "It's my honor."

The students got out of the car one after another, looking around, like curious babies who found everything novel.

Suren didn't speak again, quietly watching them get out of the car.

There were a total of twenty-three participants in this trial, including the second-order professional instructor, August, and two teaching assistants. One male and one female. The male was named Daniel, and his arms and legs had mechanical exoskeletons that looked very sophisticated and technological. The female was named Rosa, and she wore a sexy low-cut teacher's dress, like a magic-based sorceress.

The students were not very old, about fifteen or sixteen years old, and all were fully armed.

Although their outfits varied, they all wore a tight-fitting black "liquid combat suit" underneath.

"Could it be... a school uniform?"

Suren was the first time he had seen this kind of combat suit that looked like a sharkskin swimsuit. Not only did it take into account the aesthetics of the design, but looking at the mysterious runes occasionally revealed on the clothes under the light, and the technological blue fluorescent energy logo, he knew that this clothing was not just clothing, but also an alchemical product, and its functionality must be excellent.

The male students looked heroic in this leather suit, the black color showing stability.

And the female students, who were full of youthful energy, wore this black liquid leather suit and pants, which showed off their tall figures. Well-developed breasts, perky buttocks, slender and well-proportioned thighs, the close-fitting leather suit outlined the most perfect and alluring lines, and they exuded a pure and beautiful aura all over their bodies.

Suren glanced at it and then restrained his gaze.

No wonder Mrs. Philo was so demanding when choosing a guide. These young female students were indeed very attractive to the roughnecks in the gang.

...

The students all got out of the car, and no one talked to Suren, the tool man. He didn't plan to find any sense of presence either.

Before entering the underground cave, the instructor August gave a routine lecture to the students, saying: "Today is your graduation trial. Complete the task in groups of five... The two teaching assistants will give a comprehensive score based on your performance in the trial. This is a live combat trial, and the teachers will not help. I will not accompany you either. Everything depends on your own knowledge to solve the difficulties you encounter... Please take it seriously..."

Suren listened to it from the side. They were all quite boring admonitions, and the students looked a little bored.

August said that he wouldn't accompany them, but Suren knew that this second-order professional would be secretly protecting them at all times, and he would only take action when they encountered irresistible danger.

But the students, hearing that the teacher wouldn't be following them, not only didn't worry, but showed excited expressions on their faces.

"Wasteland Hunting" was a life-and-death journey for the outer city people, but for these noble students from the inner city who had never tried it, it had a fatal attraction like a poppy. The adventure of exploring unknown territories made this group of students, who had never traveled alone, have a kind of fanatical expectation.

"Wow... you're not going, instructor? Haha, don't worry, we will definitely complete this trial perfectly!"

"Yes, we are all formal professionals now, and we will definitely not embarrass the academy."

"..."

Suren watched these energetic students coldly the whole time, hoping they would still be so happy when they saw the disgusting mutated monsters in the underground cave later.

However, these guys really had the capital to be proud of.

When Suren and the others went to the underground cave, they were chased so embarrassedly by the mutated monsters because there were only two professionals, him and Kai. But this trial team in front of him, everyone was a professional, and whether it was equipment, implants, profession, or logistical support, these people had a hundred times the advantage.

Therefore, Kai would say that this mission was very easy.

Being able to get a bonus of 100,000 yuan and get gang contributions was indeed considered a "freebie."

...

After the instructor spoke, the students began to take excited group actions, conducting the trial in groups of five. The final assessment would be based on team and individual results.

In fact, there was a standard five-person professional combination for Wasteland Hunting. A meat shield + output + doctor profession were three must-haves, plus two other complementary professions, such as an assassin responsible for observing the environment, or a control sorcerer, a demolitionist, or something...

The "five-person group" could ensure the best professional combination for the team and could exert the strongest combat power during battle. But obviously, this group of students didn't have that idea at all. They started inviting their friends, or confidently wanted to take girls on the trial.

The teachers didn't say anything. The students would make all the decisions during this trial, which also tested their organizational skills.

"Miss Reina, can I invite you to team up with me? I just won the 'Academy's First Shooter' honorary medal. I will definitely get the best results in this trial..."

"Hey, Jack, don't brag. My overall alchemy score is first in the entire department. I will definitely get first place in this trial!"

"..."

The male students were like combative bulls, not humble at all. They also regarded this trial as a competition, as a way to show off their skills in front of the opposite sex.

Soon, twenty people were divided into four teams.

Teaching Assistant Daniel said to Suren: "Mr. Guide, please help us get to the underground cave."

Suren nodded. The young teaching assistant's cultivation was indeed different from that of the instructor. Although this guy's tone sounded polite, the contempt in his eyes couldn't be concealed.

Suren didn't mind. The inner city people had a sense of superiority under the feet of the imperial city.

He led a group of noble trialists through the ruins and all the way to the entrance of the tenement building leading to the underground cave.

The young masters and misses seemed very excited, aiming their guns left and right, and they looked eager to try as they walked on the ruins.

Because the entrance of the underground cave was close to the sewer, the stench in the air became stronger and stronger, and many spoiled students began to complain.

"Oh, the air in the outer city is terrible... I can smell a stench even through the gas mask."

"Wow... look, are those mutated monsters hiding in those broken buildings? Are we going to shoot them?"

"..."

As soon as they opened their mouths, Suren knew why Sister Qian Tiao said that the noble students in the inner city were difficult to serve.

These guys had never been to the outer city at all, and they lacked a lot of basic knowledge.

At this time, female teaching assistant Rosa explained: "Those are not mutated monsters. They are just malnourished vagrants."

As soon as she said this, the students lost much interest.

...

Soon, the group came to the underground cave entrance of the tenement building.

Everyone put on their night vision devices and walked in.

The buildings here still had traces of the previous fierce battle between Suren and the Steam Party, with bullet holes everywhere on the walls.

Although the corpses had been swallowed clean by the monsters in the sewer, the ground still had many terrifying traces, with traces of blood being dragged, and marks of rotting corpses...

Entering the dark room from the outside, a terrifying aura instantly swept through the entire trial team.

The students gripped the firearms in their hands nervously, looking around, afraid that monsters would suddenly jump out of the darkness.

Instructor August didn't continue walking. He stood at the exit of the underground cave and said: "The trial begins below. Everyone's task is to complete the killing of at least ten mutated monsters, the team must obtain at least five pieces of cursed materials, and complete the sample collection for the investigation of the sewer monster mutations..."

"Yes, instructor."

The students echoed one after another.

August made a false impression of staying at the entrance of the cave and said to Suren: "Mr. Suren, I will leave the rest to you."

Suren nodded.

Then he, the guide, took the lead in going down the underground cave entrance.

Returning to the old place, he looked as usual.

He was already very familiar with this place, and even remembered which bullet holes he had made.

But the students, one by one, became nervous.

After entering the underground cave, the two teaching assistants also became spectators, and the students could only rely on themselves.

In the four teams, the people selected as captains each took care of their team members. All the students were on their first live combat trial. They had no experience and could only encourage each other according to the Wasteland Hunting knowledge in the textbooks: "Lower the muzzle, don't put your finger on the trigger, pay attention to the ground and above..."

Suren said he was a guide, but basically, there was nothing for him to do after leading them into the underground cave.

Exploring the unknown and choosing the path were also one of the purposes of these students' trial.

The four five-person teams walked in front, and the two teaching assistants were behind. Suren naturally knew that he was not the same kind of person as them, so he just acted like a transparent person on the side.

In the dark underground cave, this was a dark place where light could not reach.

The faint sounds that came from the darkness from time to time, pairs of red eyes, and the black shadows that flashed past at the end of the field of vision made the students scream in terror from time to time...

Suren looked very leisurely. At least he was familiar with the environment on this subway station floor.

There was nothing dangerous here either.

But unexpectedly, after walking a few steps, a fat student quietly walked over.

"Hey, guide brother, what's your name?"

Suren had actually noticed this fat man a long time ago, because everyone looked shapely wearing that liquid leather suit. Only this guy, wearing it like a "Michelin man," was hard not to notice.

It seemed that no matter what school it was, there was always a chubby guy in every class.

This guy came over familiarly and whispered to Suren: "My name is Charlie Leonard. My family owns the Sunbird Mechanical Equipment Company."

The straightforward self-introduction made Suren not understand what he was going to do, but he still replied politely: "Just call me Suren."

Although he didn't know the person, he had heard of that "Sunbird Machinery," one of the largest military mechanical equipment manufacturers in the inner city.

Before coming, Suren had heard that this trial team was not an ordinary student class, but the top noble class in the "Black Tower Alchemy Academy."

Every student in front of him had a simple family background, whether they were a chaebol princess or a young master from a large family.

This fat man who came over at random was the fat son of a billionaire.

And at this time, the little fat man named Charlie revealed his intention and whispered to Suren: "I asked around, and they said you are a very powerful gunman in the 'Iron Cross Society.' So, I want you to take care of our team when necessary. After all, you should also see that everyone in my team is a non-combatant..."

Then, while he was talking, this guy secretly stuffed a package into Suren's hand.