61. Mutant spirit
Although it can't be compared with the old man's crimson spirit, it is an existence that Li Yi can't resist, this spirit's body is between nothingness and substance, the color is dark blue, and it has faintly changed to light green, it seems that it is already the last stage of the blue spirit, and it is a terrifying existence that wants to break through to become a green spirit.
When ordinary city-states saw the phantom of a monster suddenly appear, they immediately panicked and fled in all directions, screaming.
A strong smell of sulfur came to my face! The heat wave is rolling, and Li Yi seems to be on the crater of a volcano that is about to erupt!
It was a fire spirit capable of controlling the power of fire, somewhat resembling the Minotaur in Greek mythology, with two large knotted horns sticking from the back of his head to his forehead, two red eyes that seemed to burn with flames from hell, and a huge mouth like a rock spewed out a scorching breath.
Its whole body was covered in dark red rock armor, and its sharp claws cut deep marks in the ground, and those solid rocks were cut like tofu, as if burning blue spiritual power enveloped the monster, and the powerful and palpitating spiritual pressure smoke drifted away.
"Damn! This guy is too powerful, what should I do? Li Yi was pressed back by the rolling flames, and the tips of his hair were a little burnt, and he touched the small thing on his left wrist, the tentacles were cold and slippery, motionless, and seemed to be frightened.
Li Yi faced a blue D-class fire spirit alone, the heat wave and smoke made him unable to open his eyes, the other party was too powerful, so that he couldn't have any thoughts of resisting, did he have to wait for death helplessly like this?
"I lost my family when I was a child, I lost food and clean water, I lost my living space, I had to live in a crude cement pipe, and then I became more and more cowardly, and I lost the protection of the law, and even lost my eyes, I have lost enough." He half-knelt on the ground and said silently.
"Haha, is this begging for mercy from me? Pray that I will spare you and don't kill you, people will show a dog-like personality when facing death, but in order not to let others know that I have a mutant spirit, you must die! If you want to be resentful, resent your fate! Being weak is a sin in itself! Crodo, kill him! Harry smiled and waved.
What does death bring? Endless darkness, or dissipation after a brief period of suffering? Li Yi finally understood that reality is always crueler than he imagined, and the world of explorers is more ruleless than human society, and only strong will be eternal.
"My life is so small for you, but it is unique to me, it is my last inch of territory, in this inch of territory, I am free, I will no longer allow others to trample on it easily!" Li Yi said in a low voice. The three-colored rose pupil on his left wrist moved slightly, as if he understood his words, for so many years, it had been living in Li Yi's eyes and depended on him, and had formed an extremely special relationship.
"No matter how hard a little mouse struggles, it's still a mouse after all, Crodo, tear his body!" Harry said disdainfully, he was pressing step by step to kill Li Yi!
Fire Spirit Krodo was obviously influenced by his master, cruel and cunning, it stared at Li Yi, such a weak, prey without the slightest ability to resist is very suitable for playing, but the master asked to kill the other party immediately, which was much more boring.
"Whew!" It pounced on Li Yi and slammed out a claw, its sharp nails tore through the air, making a piercing whistling sound, such a ferocious blow that even the steel was torn in half!
"Ahh A terrible scream sounded, blood burst out, and Crodo licked his paws with satisfaction, recalling the wonderful feeling of tearing the flesh just now, that little mouse, the body is afraid that it has been scratched.
Suddenly, it felt that the chain of contracts it had established with its master was gone! His body gradually disintegrated, and finally turned into a huge blue spiritual power and dissipated.
Li Yi didn't know what was going on, and he saw that the brutal fire spirit suddenly turned around, tore its owner Harry into a sky of flesh, and then disappeared himself, the blood on the ground was flooded, and the pungent smell of blood made him have no time to think about it, and hurriedly ran away.
Sitting under the eaves of a house, the frightened Li Yi's heart beat violently, as if he was about to rush out of his chest, the excessive blood made his mind confused, those living, still wriggling on the ground The flesh and broken organs made him retch, and it took half an hour to get a little better, and his clothes were wet with sweat.
"I should have been the one who became like that, why did that fire spirit mistake Harry for me? Did you save me? He said to the tricolored rose pupil on his left wrist, "But you are a mutant spirit, and although I don't know the meaning of a mutant spirit, it is better not to let others see it, otherwise you will be in trouble again." ”
He remembered what Harry had said, the mutant spirit would move even the old man who healed his eyes, let alone such a strong man, even an ordinary explorer like Harry he couldn't resist.
After getting clear information from the three-colored rose pupil, Li Yi felt more and more the power of the mutant spirit, a young creature without establishing a contract could distort the consciousness of a spirit close to the green level, it was terrifying!
The three-colored rose pupil has a strong ability to hide, and the body is also a completely void spiritual body, hidden in Li Yi's left palm, even he himself can't feel that there is a spirit there, and the spiritual power is completely constricted.
"These explorers have made killing a daily routine, and there is no restraint at all." He was a little confused, could it be that the explorers should be like this? He is not a person who likes to kill by nature, but instead of slaughtering each other so cruelly, it is better to forget his identity as an explorer and become an ordinary person.
"But once I'm content with the status quo, what can I rely on when I encounter such danger again? Is it only possible to respond to the hurt with complaints? Li Yi's gaze slowly became firm, he went straight to the docks, martial law was under siege in the city, a large number of city guards blocked the scene of the accident, Harry's identity as an explorer would cause a lot of trouble, and the organization behind him would also come forward to investigate, so he had to leave the place as soon as possible.
The night is getting thicker and thicker, the city is noisy, at this time Li Yi has already left the city, the boats on the pier are not real in the night, some fishermen are fishing for crabs with orange octagonal lights, and more boatmen have fallen asleep, after all, the boat will be sailed the next day.
Leaning on a big tree, Li Yi didn't feel sleepy at all, the fear between life and death made him tense all over, he felt how isolated he was, what kind of secret he had! A mutant spirit, once discovered, will be another catastrophe.
"Why do I get scared when I think about these life-threatening questions? I guess it was a natural reaction, but even if I was terrified, I couldn't back down. He smelled the faint scent of pine resin from the bark, and his tired heart was gradually soothed, and he fell asleep unconsciously.
The next day, the sound of the whistle woke him up, and Li Yi boarded a boat bound for the Red Rock City-State, where he would spend the whole day on the Konoldo, and the boat would arrive at its destination the next morning.
It is a large three-masted schooner, the Supor, with a sculpture of the goddess of the sea blowing a conch horn at the bow, and the deck is coated with thick asphalt, which has a strong and pungent smell.
"Kid, do you want some clams?" A crew member pitched this casual delicacy to Li Yi, and since the ship was departing from a seaside port and arriving in Klendia, there was no shortage of seafood.
"How much is one?" "Only eight copper coins."
Li Yi was very interested in this, peeled it and tasted one, and the taste was as wonderful as halva, "It's just amazing!" He threw the leftover shells into the river, making a small splash.
The river is not wide, the rainy summer has passed, and it is the dry season of autumn, when the otters always twist their fat butts in the river in search of clams and fish, and they need to fatten up in the autumn
It is good to survive the harsh winter, so there is always their sound in the dead branches of the aquatic plants along the coast.
The crew was harpooning otters, and a fine otter skin could be sold for a silver coin, a slick and fat leather that was very popular with the ladies of the city-state.
Li Yi tried to avoid contact with others, so that he seemed very encouraged, he stayed silently in the stern of the boat, these days, those things that happened one after another were like a dream, he wished that he could wake up as soon as possible, but reality always pushed him forward, he also fantasized that he would become a great explorer, but he also knew that this was just a fantasy after all.
Li Yi spent twenty hours on the ship very pleasantly, he had not been so relaxed for a long time, the smooth travel was so pleasant, he even longed to have a boat of his own, one of those one-man yachts or giant oil tankers at sea, he could drive them to the deep sea, catching tuna and rays.
The closer to the city-state of Red Rock, the more reddish-brown the water of the Konendo River, and the soil along the river began to turn red, the ore, the soil, and the water here contain a lot of iron, and the mountains surrounding the city-state have large and small mines, and this is also the mining center of the entire continent.
Li Yi used the last money to buy a gray shirt, and Toga made him feel incapacitated and too formal. But even if he changes into new clothes, he still looks a little rustic, but the perseverance and maturity between his eyebrows cannot be underestimated.
According to the map sign that towered over the intersection, it had taken him an hour to travel through the small half of the city to reach the Sky Academy, which, as he expected, was filled with explorers in strange costumes, who were in a hurry and did not seem to live here.
Coming to the iconic square arch of the Sky Academy, Li Yi didn't see a single doorman, only some students dressed in college attire came in and out, and in front of it was an auditorium-like building with a gray tone, with a large wall clock on the spire of the vault, and sculptures of cherubs and rose branches decorated around it.
There was no one in the auditorium, and the morning dew drenched the lawn, and he wandered aimlessly, trying to find a teacher and hand in his letter of recommendation. But after looking for a long time, he got lost, surrounded by square buildings with round window lattices, and often didn't know what the way was coming when he turned around.
"How so?" Li Yi was extremely depressed, he really wanted to shout loudly to break the silent morning, maybe someone would come out to talk at that time, and then he could ask what he wanted to know, but reason told him that it was better not to do that, and rude behavior anywhere was unwelcome.
It wasn't until the sun came out that he saw a middle-aged man leading a snow-white hound approaching, wearing a black robe, a turquoise badge with a four-star pattern pinned to his chest, and a small golden monkey lazily lying on his shoulder, who seemed to be a teacher of the academy.
"Hello sir." Li Yi stopped him, and after a polite greeting, he handed over the parchment letterhead that the old man had given him.
"Professor Gomez recommended you to join the academy at the age of twelve, well, yes, you are eligible to accept the recommendation, but if you want to join, we have to take more tests, after all, the awakening time is only a part of the qualification, even Mr. Gomez can't violate the rules of the academy." The middle-aged man looked kind, and he put his arm around Li Yi's shoulders and said to him.
"There's another test?" Li Yi asked suspiciously, he didn't expect that this letter only gave him the opportunity to enter the academy for testing, and the real joining the academy depends on the results of the test.
"Haha, don't worry, this test is mainly for older students, to test their spiritual affinity, young geniuses we have always welcomed." The teacher explained with a smile.
"You mean, this test is meant to give students who are too old a chance to join the academy?" Li Yi immediately understood.
"That's right, the higher the affinity of the spiritual power, the higher the synchronization rate between the explorer and the spirit, and the more likely the spirit will be promoted to a higher level, and of course, the easier it will be to sign a contract with a highly qualified young soul at first. I'm Professor Sidi, it's a pleasure to meet you, you seem to be a lot more mature than your peers. ”
"I'm glad to see you, I'm Li Yi," Li Yi paused and said, "After more experience, you will naturally mature." He smiled.
"Haha, Spirit. The world is really amazing and endless, and you'll know later, by the way, it's just the time for our fall admissions, and you can join the new students for the opening ceremony, just two days later. Do you choose to borrow or join the Academy? Sidi suddenly restrained his smile and asked seriously.
"What is borrowing? What is joining the Academy? Wouldn't I study here join the Academy? "Li Yi doesn't understand the joints.
"Borrowing means that you have nothing to do with the academy, just studying here, we can't provide you with knowledge for free, you have to pay for the knowledge you get or labor, we are in a cooperative relationship, and when you graduate and become a powerful explorer, we can also have a good employment relationship, and joining the academy is, you completely become a person from the Sky Academy, there will be a harsh contract, you do things for the Sky Academy, we are also responsible for you, and you can also get more resources for free during your study at the school. Our Sky Academy is the top force on the continent, using the academy's methods to recruit talented students, you can choose to join, or you can rely on your own ability to buy knowledge, I will not interfere with your choice in principle, but for an ordinary student with no background, it is too difficult and too difficult to borrow. He elaborated.
"Well, I understand, the academy is not a public welfare organization, it is an interest group, and I can't ask for it here for free."