"This one should count as Fang Yu's. Without his Space Magic, this Earth Burrowing Rat definitely would have escaped."
As the vines dropped the Earth Burrowing Rat, now strangled and rendered incapable of movement Mu Nujiao spoke.
She had underestimated the rat's reaction speed. She hadn't managed to capture it at the first moment. It seemed her cultivation was still lacking.
"Mm."
Zhou You and An Ying had no objections.
If clearing an Earth Burrowing Rat didn't yield a Strange Bone or a Soul Essence, the reward was only five hundred per rat. Even Fang Yu barely cared about that amount, let alone them, as members of prominent families.
In Fang Yu's view, clearing a hundred Earth Burrowing Rats in a single day would make the trip worthwhile.
That said, compared to making money, tempering their magic was just as important!
"Next, let's follow what we discussed on the plane and split up," Fang Yu said.
"Alright." Zhou You nodded. "We'll regroup here at noon."
This would increase efficiency. After all, this farmland and the surrounding forest were far too vast.
They would act separately for now. If they encountered a lone Earth Burrowing Rat, they would handle it themselves. If they ran into a group, they would call everyone over and work together. Team coordination would be far more effective in that case.
"How about we compete to see who clears more Earth Burrowing Rats?" An Ying suggested.
"Uh…"
Zhou You fell into deep thought. If they were competing, he strongly suspected he'd come in last.
Given the Earth Burrowing Rats' speed, his Fire Element magic simply wasn't advantageous.
He couldn't constantly cast Fire Burst: Rupture for area damage. His magic energy wouldn't be able to sustain it.
Thinking of this, Zhou You felt depressed.
As for refusing the competition, his pride wouldn't allow it.
After agreeing, the four split up.
As Fang Yu passed by the massive crater from earlier, he let out a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, he hadn't damaged the surrounding crops and fruit trees. Otherwise, not only would he fail to earn money, he might even have to compensate for the losses.
He needed to be more careful!
Next, Fang Yu rampaged freely across the fields.
The farmer uncle responsible for guarding and patrolling the farmland arrived late, following behind to tally the number of Earth Burrowing Rats they cleared.
These giant rats were indeed troublesome. Those far from their tunnels were manageable, Fang Yu's Telekinesis: Void Claw had enough explosive power to track their movements and swiftly seize and knock them unconscious.
But when they were close to their tunnels, even with Fang Yu's best efforts, several still managed to escape. He was so frustrated he almost wished he could instantly learn Earth Magic, then burrowing underground would be useless to them.
By evening, Fang Yu's tally had reached twenty-two Earth Burrowing Rats, averaging one capture every two minutes.
Unfortunately, he hadn't encountered any groups. Otherwise, the number would have been even higher.
At this moment, still brimming with energy, Fang Yu continued searching the fields for more rats.
A classic case of: if the rats don't rest, neither do I.
The other three had completely exhausted their magic energy and returned dizzy with hunger. Only Fang Yu was still going strong.
"Damn, he's still catching them?" Zhou You exclaimed in disbelief.
Watching Fang Yu dash energetically across the fields, their mental states took a serious hit.
It had already been over two hours. Did Fang Yu really have that much magic energy and stamina?
After a long while, when Fang Yu finally stopped to rest, the three gathered around him.
"Working that hard?" Zhou You asked with a strange expression.
"Switching between Space and Ice Magic, my magic energy is still sufficient," Fang Yu said after a pause.
"Compared to the money I can earn, being a little tired is nothing."
The three: ???
Isn't that a bit too hardworking?
"I think I know where I lost to him."
Zhou You subconsciously imagined Fang Yu crazily earning money, exchanging it for resources, and staying up late to cultivate.
It's not scary when someone has more talent than you, it's scary when they work harder than you too!
Damn it! Completely defeated.
An Ying, seeing this completely different side of Fang Yu, asked him,
"H-how many have you cleared?"
"What about you?" Fang Yu countered.
"Five," Mu Nujiao said.
"Seven," An Ying replied.
Zhou You sighed. "Fire Magic is too limited. Just four."
At that moment, the farmer uncle responsible for cleaning up Fang Yu's battlefield spoke up.
"This young man is the most efficient mage I've ever seen. In just two hours, he caught twenty-four Earth Burrowing Rats. That's incredible."
Such efficiency, he had only ever seen it in powerful professional mage teams. On a single person? Unimaginable.
Twenty-four?
The other three felt their minds short-circuit.
Twenty-four? Not fourteen, but twenty-four?
An Ying was stunned too. Was this some kind of joke?
"Let's eat our boxed meals and rest first," Fang Yu said.
With spiritual perception and mastery over both Space and Ice Elements, Void Claw for long-range control and frost to freeze the ground, the gap was obvious. No point competing. It wasn't interesting.
Eating was more important.
The village committee staff brought them boxed meals. After eating a little, Fang Yu was already thinking about continuing his work.
This was also a personal requirement he set for himself. After all, he had come to earn money and temper his magic.
The four of them each held their boxed meals and ate simply, with chilled bottled water on the side.
After wolfing down his food, unwilling to waste time, Fang Yu went to a corner and began meditating.
He directed his spiritual sense into the icy orb within his spiritual world.
In an instant energy overflowed from the ice orb.
It made Fang Yu feel as though he had fallen into a hot spring. A smooth, warm current gradually dispelled the mental fatigue caused by prolonged casting, little by little clearing and soothing his spiritual world.
No irritation, no anxiety, his mind had never felt this calm, peaceful, and comfortable.
Fang Yu had been casting spells continuously for two full hours. A normal Mid-Tier mage would have long since gone to sleep.
However.
He possessed an ice orb whose effects surpassed even those of a Stardust Magic Tool, allowing him to recover rapidly.
Under its nourishment, his mental exhaustion eased. He even faintly felt that he could continue casting for a while longer.
Before long, Fang Yu stood up.
He felt his efficiency was still too low. The Earth Burrowing Rats could dive into their tunnels, which made them extremely troublesome. Many had escaped.
Every one that got away meant losing part of his source of income!
With that painful thought in mind, and while his spirit had recovered and he still had some magic energy left, Fang Yu prepared to head out and capture more Earth Burrowing Rats.
This action left Zhou You and the other two completely baffled.
Again?
An Ying, Zhou You, and Mu Nujiao all felt a tightness in their chests.
Even with bottled water, the boxed meals suddenly felt hard to swallow.
Mu Nujiao stopped Fang Yu and voiced her confusion.
"Don't you need to rest?"
This isn't how magic works!
Mages aren't supposed to be like this.
How can Fang Yu still be so full of vitality?
Even a Mid-Tier mage shouldn't be like this!
"I have a magic tool that restores mental fatigue. Once I completely exhaust my Space and Ice magic energy, then I'll rest," Fang Yu replied calmly.
The three were instantly speechless. It actually made sense.
But carrying around a magic tool that nourishes the spirit, refusing to rest at night, and preparing to start another round of sweeping, there's something not normal about you!
And besides wasn't Fang Yu supposed to be a grassroots mage?
Where did he get such a top-tier magic tool?
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