27: Entering the Star Realm

Currently, Lin Ye's configuration has reached a minor peak.

After he leveled up Strength Energy Control to minor accomplishment with skill points, he put them into Star Spirit Xiao Bai's skill, Star Child.

He had originally planned to max out Muscle Master to perfection, but the changes after Star Spirit Xiao Bai's Star Child advanced truly filled him with curiosity.

After the Contract, there would be no phenomenon of the contractor and the Star Spirit exploding due to too great a disparity, which had been verified, so he began adding points with peace of mind.

Adding points to Star Spirit Xiao Bai's Star Child was outrageously expensive; a Star Level ability only required two skill points and one proficiency point to get started, while Star Child required four.

Lin Ye decided that if Star Child, after being leveled to proficient, did not cause any changes in Star Spirit Xiao Bai, he would never add points to this skill again, as its cost-effectiveness was too low.

This would still take some time, so there was no rush; the journey to the Star Realm had already begun.

After reaching the third stage, he now gained nearly twenty points a day, so it would take twenty days to fully level up Star Spirit Xiao Bai's Star Child.

Given a choice, Lin Ye did not want to go to the Star Realm; from various understandings, he knew how dangerous the Star Realm was. He only needed to follow the steps, and he would become a god sooner or later, so why take the risk?

But in this society, not conforming was impossible. How could he meet Jiang Xiaoyu if he didn't enter Magic University? How could he obtain the Star Spirit, Muscle Master, Gas Source Flow, various skill resources, and guidance?

Magic University stipulated that they had to go to the Star Realm for training, so he naturally had to obey. He didn't think he could get such good cultivation resources if he left Magic University.

Moreover, student training was relatively safe.

The journey to the Star Realm was about to begin, and everyone gathered in the Magic University plaza, fully equipped with professional gear. All kinds of technology had been handed over to Magic University's management, as technology would malfunction in the Star Realm.

Lin Ye used the funds given to him by the group to purchase a set of Martial Artist runic armor, which cost over a million.

He also spent over five hundred thousand on a pair of Ice Silkworm Silk Gloves, which could slightly enhance various Force Energy techniques.

Runic equipment was divided into Bronze Level, Silver Level, Gold Level, and Star Level. Those in the second and third stages only needed to equip Bronze Level, and while Silver Level could also be used, the burden of driving it was too great, resulting in low returns.

However, even Bronze Level had quality divisions, with cheap ones costing tens of thousands and good ones over a million.

Lin Ye's armor and gloves were of the highest quality.

His teammates also gathered one after another. Wang Meng wore a set of pitch-black heavy armor, wielding a giant club, exuding a strong sense of oppression.

Ma Junjie wore red armor, with a pair of sharp, fiery red claws on his hands, but his appearance was hidden by a mask, making him less conspicuous than Wang Meng.

Lin Yao wore a black magic robe and a magic hat, holding a crystal ball in her hand. Mages did not wear armor but used magic robes to amplify their strength and reduce physical burden, though this also made their defense very weak.

Ilene Ye wore a white priest's robe, holding a staff, exuding an elegant aura.

Lin Ye, wearing blue-black armor, met with them.

The group communicated about the items they brought, checking for omissions and making up for deficiencies. The items were prepared in their backpacks and not carried to conserve stamina.

The Star Realm is vast, so vast that the explored human territory alone is dozens of times larger than Earth.

Moreover, various exotic beasts run rampant, and humanity has very little control over the explored regions.

Therefore, upon entering the Star Realm, what awaited them was not comfortable and peaceful human strongholds, but jungles, deserts, rainforests, and various other environments.

The safe zone created by Magic University belonged to a jungle area, with human strongholds inside, but students were not allowed to reside there; it only served as a place for them to trade supplies and use the Star Gate.

So, this trip to the Star Realm was a two-month-long outdoor survival.

Therefore, everything had to be brought, except for basic personal items. Other common team supplies were basically carried by the three physical types, as the two mages were physically weak and naturally couldn't carry them. Among them, the strong and sturdy Wang Meng carried the most.

It was soon their turn to be teleported. Lin Ye gazed at the magnificent Star Gate before him, which sat like a black hole in the teleportation hall specially built for it in the Magic Capital.

The Star Gate was not a door, but a black, circular entity that rotated like a vortex, dozens of meters in diameter, surrounded by large and small runes, looking very spectacular.

But as the five walked into the Star Gate, their minds momentarily blurred, and they arrived in a stone hall. Under the guidance of the reception staff, they exited the hall one after another.

Outside the hall was a bustling street.

"New students, come and see, come and look, the best insect repellent powder, a must-have for the wild!"

"Selling steamed buns, flatbreads, and various dry rations! The wild is no joke, food is always first, dry rations are a must, right?"

"Weapon and armor repair! If they break in the future, come to Old Wang's Armory, you won't suffer losses or be deceived!"

"Material collection, ability seed collection! We're an official store, prices are transparent, and you can also pre-order ability seeds, etc."

Lin Ye looked at the wide street, feeling like he had come to another world, transitioning from a sci-fi style to an ancient one.

The stall owners, however, wore various modern clothes, and the various advertisements were also modern, but the stone buildings and so on created a sense of incongruity.

Star Realm transactions adopted the universal metal currency system of the universe. Magic University was very stingy, only allowing each person to carry ten copper coins, which could buy about ten steamed buns, providing them with starting food.

Regarding other items, only outdoor survival items could be carried, such as tents, magnesium rods, insect repellent powder, water purification powder, etc.

Nothing else was allowed.

However, if they couldn't endure, they could fire a signal, a Star Realm specialty that, when lit, would emit a flare that could last for ten seconds in the air.

But if a signal was fired, that semester's assessment would be a failure, and they would have to repeat the year. Too many repeats would lead to expulsion.

After their team bought some food, Lin Ye and his teammates set off towards outside the stronghold.

They didn't plan to go too far from the stronghold, as that would make it inconvenient to trade supplies.

Magic University had opened ten Star Gates, with ten strongholds. Their stronghold had ten thousand people, about over a thousand teams, so if they stayed too close, they wouldn't get much harvest.

The group decided to go to Moon Lake, an area marked on the map as active with third-stage exotic beasts.

Moon Lake had abundant water sources, so there was no need to worry about water, and there were many exotic beasts, making hunting convenient.

"Is this the Star Realm? The vegetation is really lush."

Wang Meng was sweating. As the vanguard, he had spent a lot of effort clearing the bushes.

"Be content," Lin Yao rolled her eyes at him. "The seniors already cleared the path, saving us a lot of effort. Otherwise, who knows how long it would take to reach Moon Lake."

"Everyone, just hold on a bit longer, it's probably about an hour's journey left," Ma Junjie quickly comforted.

Everyone except Lin Ye was a young master or young lady who hadn't really experienced hardship. They were mentally prepared for this trial, but once they were in the wild, they still didn't expect the situation to be so harsh; just clearing a path took a lot of effort.

Lin Ye was on alert. To compensate for his weakness in reconnaissance, he had learned the Gold Level top-tier reconnaissance skill, Wave Perception, before coming to the Star Realm.

Wave Perception was very powerful, enhancing a Martial Artist's perception of vibrations. The skin could perceive any vibrations in the air, water, and earth, and it also significantly enhanced hearing.

However, he had just started, so his perception was still limited.

"Something's up, there's a disturbance at 11 o'clock to the left."

Everyone became alert. Ma Junjie partially activated Dragon Transformation in his ears and eyes, and his perception was very strong. He sensed the situation one step before Lin Ye, warning everyone.

Lin Yao made her move, her Soul power sweeping: "It's just a wild rabbit, not an exotic beast." Her Soul power perception was more detailed but not sustained, so she usually only used it at critical moments.

Lin Ye activated Ruyi Strength. After confirming the target with Wave Perception, he struck.

The Force Energy was transmitted by Lin Ye through the ground, erupting violently beneath the rabbit. The poor rabbit became the team's first trophy in the Star Realm.

"Awesome, Night Brother, this precise technique! Martial Artist is so useful!" Wang Meng held the dead rabbit, drooling. His large build had a great demand for food, and he was also good at cooking.

Lin Ye modestly said, "Just a small trick, nothing to mention."

The group continued forward, and ten minutes later, they finally encountered their first exotic beast, which Lin Ye dealt with in one strike.

Wang Meng tossed aside the lizard's head, "Too bad it didn't drop an ability. Well, a first-stage exotic beast only has one ability, and the ability drop rate is only about twenty percent."