Endless Silver Machine

When Aika and the others came down the escalator of "Mystis", Instructor Letika and Instructor Wilber were already waiting.

The investigation team only consists of two instructors and five students. The others use "Mistas" as a command post to provide support to the investigation team.

The drone launched from "Mystis" began to survey the nearby terrain from a high altitude.

"The distance between you and 'Mystis' will be displayed on the PDA. Do not leave it more than two kilometers away. Classmates Tiluya, Weixi and Aika follow Letika's arrangements, Ling and Luoluo Follow me. The PDA must keep its current location displayed at all times, otherwise it will be difficult to find if you get lost here."

The grouping was arranged by instructor Wilber. Senior Tiruya and Ling were both Assault Science students under her guidance, so they naturally knew them better than others.

Aika has never seen Teacher Letika use magic seriously. Teacher Letika, who seems to have no connection with fighting, should belong to the type of mind that is more suitable for analysis.

For the sake of Instructor Letika, Instructor Wilber would have placed both senior Tylua and Wei Xi in this team. Aika speculated on the thoughts of Teacher Wilber.

"It's two o'clock in the afternoon. Everyone must be back here before six o'clock. Please pay attention to the time required for the round trip."

At the speed of "Mistas", it took six hours to get here from Shigetsutsu Academy, and he must have crossed several countries along the way.

"I have one more thing to add." Instructor Letika said after Instructor Wilber finished speaking, "Although you must follow our arrangements here, in the event of an emergency, everyone We must also learn the correct method of judgment, which is also the purpose of practice.”

"Brother, please don't do anything to worry us."

There was not much trust in Luoluo's eyes when he looked at Aika. This was because Aika always acted recklessly, which made Luoluo so worried. Aika could understand her mood.

"Teacher Letika, Senpai Tirua, I'll leave it to you to take care of these two. I'm sorry that your family has caused trouble for you."

"Wait a minute, Ling, we haven't done anything yet, right?"

"It's going to cause trouble soon, isn't it?"

Ling changed the way of saying it, but the original intention did not change.

"Sister Ling...don't you trust me too..."

Compared with Aika's dissatisfaction with this attitude, Wei Xi was actually happy that Ling was not at ease with her.

From another perspective, this is probably the concern Luoluo and Ling have for everyone. Thinking of this, Aika also felt warm in her heart.

If it is an ordinary wilderness adventure, you will also need emergency help tools such as flares and smoke canisters. But for them, the challenge is not nature, but the unknown monsters.

To facilitate movement, they carry very little luggage with them. I had already eaten lunch on the Mystis, and now I only brought the minimum amount of water.

The PDA received terrain information from "Mistas".

Judging from the information sent by "Mystis", some drones have lost contact, so some places on the simulated map show black spots. These places are undoubtedly dangerous and need to be avoided unless necessary.

However, it cannot be said that the terrain is completely free of danger. This is also the only basis for formulating the route.

"We have three days, there is no need to rush."

Instructor Letika and Instructor Wilber immediately decided on the route and took their groups to separate here.

This is a wilderness, so their figures will not disappear immediately. Luoluo even looked back several times.

Aika suddenly wanted to stop them here, just because she would feel uneasy when she thought of them being in a place where she couldn't see them.

But this emotion must be suppressed. Aika is not impulsive enough to be bound by this emotion.

"Have you adjusted your mood? Then let's go."

Instructor Letika also saw the entanglement in Aika's heart and deliberately set aside some time for him.

According to the information returned by the drone, their current location is at the edge of the entire floating island.

The information that can be displayed on the simulated map is limited. There is still a plain within 500 meters, an arc-shaped stream not far away, and a large jungle that can be seen from above.

Because it was impossible to capture a panoramic view of the floating island, we can only speculate that the stream flows in a circular motion.

In addition, no more detailed information can be obtained, and human exploration must be relied on.

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Instructor Wilbur's group headed north, and after crossing the stream, they would reach high ground, where they would turn back.

Instructor Radika's group headed to the south, where the stream looped around, and they would complete a two-kilometer walk along the stream.

All Aika can see now is the vast grassland, and the green dots can be seen in the distance, where is the jungle.

"If it's a floating island, the monsters gathered here should all be able to fly, right?"

Aika and Wei Xi thought so at first, but from the time "Mystis" landed until now, they have not seen anything flying in the sky.

The floating island is surrounded by thick thunderclouds, but the sun shines brightly here, as if a hole has been specially opened for this place in the dark clouds.

"There may also be terrestrial monsters on floating islands. For them, this place is the same as the ground in our concept.

"Did the floating island float in the sky from the beginning..."

Wei Xi said that the floating island was like clouds, and Aika felt that the floating island was as cute as her.

"There are some theories that the floating islands were originally part of the land, and they did not remain stationary after they floated into the sky. They left their original locations over a long period of time and drifted around the world."

Instructor Letika carefully answered the students’ questions one by one.

Shimozuki Academy has not mentioned the ruins to students in class, which does not mean that they do not care about the ruins. They have even specially placed relevant documents in the large library.

These things should not be told to students, but Teacher Letika doesn't seem to care about this.

The feeling of the ground beneath my feet is exactly the same as on land, and the spring grass peeking out is also the familiar light green color.

There is eternal spring in this enchantment, the seasons will not change, and the regular weather changes mean that the scenery here will not change.

Teacher Letika and senior Tiluya walked in front, and Wei Xi held Aika's finger and walked behind them.

Aika did tell Wei Xi not to stay too far away from everyone before, but there was no need to be so close.

Tylua-senpai who was walking in front occasionally turned her eyes to look at the two people behind her, and then smiled knowingly with Aika.

In the past, Wei Xi didn't dare to hold Aika's hand in front of other people, so this was the first time.

She must have been very embarrassed herself. She kept looking at her feet while walking, not really appreciating the scenery she saw for the first time.

"ah!"

When Wei Xi suddenly screamed, Aika reflexively grabbed her hand and pulled her into his arms.

Aika didn't know what Wei Xi saw, but her body moved naturally to keep her within the range that she could protect.

"Ai, Brother Aika..."

"what happens?"

"I just...stepped on something strange..."

"What's wrong?"

Instructor Letika and Senior Tiluya also noticed the movement behind them, and they ran to Wei Xi's side with vigilance.

"Teacher Letika, there."

Following the direction of Tiruya-senpai's finger, something seemed to be running in the distance in a zigzag direction in the grass, making a rustling sound as the grass blades swayed.

"Did you step on the tail of a monster? Small monsters sometimes hide in the grass and are not easily seen. This happens often."

Instructor Letika, who has graduated from Frost Moon Academy, may have experienced this situation before, and she immediately made a judgment.

"It doesn't matter. This kind of monster is basically not a threat, but sometimes it hurts when you step on it and it may come back to bite people, so you still have to be careful."

Instructor Letika smiled and touched Wei Xi's head. She was so frightened that she seemed to be shrinking in Aika's arms more pitifully than a stepped monster.

"Well... I'm sorry for scaring everyone..."

Aika carefully held Wei Xi's shoulders. She was a little unsteady because of the fright, and she had not fully recovered yet.

Taking advantage of this time, Instructor Letika gave everyone some tips on what to pay attention to in the grass. The guidance before departure did not focus on various terrains. Students originally needed to understand these in practice based on theory, but instructor Letika helped everyone omit this step.

After Wei Xi said that she had no problem, everyone started again.

This time Aika and Wei Xi were much more cautious. The distance between Wei Xi and Aika also became closer.

Aika's actions just now seemed to have eliminated the last barrier in her heart. Wei Xi no longer stared at her feet, but raised her head slightly.

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