The first three days of tutoring class were spent in relentless exams, even those with a strong capacity for endurance felt they were going insane.
Fortunately, on the fourth day, Yan Luo finally stopped making them take exams, and instead used the virtual helmet to let them enter the virtual world.
Upon entering the virtual world, the prospective examinees couldn’t help but look up at the scarlet moon perpetually hanging in the sky.
The red moon cast its nauseating, discomforting scarlet moonlight over everything, painting all before them in red.
"This virtual world is a simulated Abyss created by several exploration towns connected to the Crimson Abyss. Everything you see now has a 99% similarity to the real environment within the Crimson Abyss."
Yan Luo stood in front of a group of prospective examinees and pointed to his goggles, "Entering the Crimson Abyss requires wearing goggles that can adjust the color of the light, which will make your hunting activities in the Crimson Abyss more comfortable. Of course, the adjustment of light color is based on chip rendering, and due to limitations and shortcomings in computing power and algorithms, some details might be missed, so it’s best to turn off the light color adjustment function during hunting and combat.
"According to internal statistics, at least 1% of Hunters who die each year do so because they neglected details due to not adjusting the light color—details which led to their demise. This is only what’s been statistically recorded; how many haven’t been recorded, I don’t know."
With that, Yan Luo snapped his fingers, distributing goggles to everyone and having them automatically activate the light color adjustment feature.
He had administrative privileges within this virtual world, after all, he had teaching to do next.
Upon wearing the goggles, the prospective examinees immediately felt much more comfortable.
The scarlet moonlight was rendered white, this dark forest appeared cloaked in frost white, still somewhat chilly yet lacking the repugnant unease.
Then, Yan Luo began his instruction.
"Within a fifteen-meter radius centered on me, there are three traces left by Demon activities; you have half a minute to find them all."
The prospective examinees, long accustomed to Yan Luo’s manner of speaking, immediately set to action as soon as he finished speaking.
Not taking thirty seconds, but only eighteen, they found all three traces.
Yan Luo didn’t have them identify which Demons left these traces; even he couldn’t accurately determine the specific type of Demon that left the trace with only one visible trace, let alone these people.
Their basics weren’t poor, after all, they were confident enough to participate in the Hunter exams.
However, they weren’t particularly attentive to matters concerning the Abyss.
"Fifty-meter radius, three traces of Demon activities, three minutes." Yan Luo crossed his arms, leaning against a tree.
The prospective examinees understood the sentiment and set to work again.
With many people, it was easy to find three traces within a fifteen-meter radius, but when Yan Luo extended the search range to fifty meters?
To the prospective examinees, it was akin to finding a needle in a haystack.
After three minutes, everyone was moved back to Yan Luo.
"You disappoint me." Yan Luo opened with sarcasm, leaving the crowd unable to retort.
The prior three days of exam Hell eroded their rebellious spirit, even leaving their minds somewhat rigid, unable to function flexibly.
"I’ve already given you such a clear hint, yet you only found one trace! I could find them all with my eyes closed!"
Yan Luo spoke as he led the prospective examinees to the traces he’d set.
"What’s this smell? That pungent spiciness! In the Crimson Abyss, which plants emit a similar scent? Blazing Red Giant Tree and Scarlet Lily, there are indeed Scarlet Lilies here, but if you smell closely, Scarlet Lilies only emit a pepper-like scent without causing that stinging feeling! Once you smell this scent, you should know that the bark of a Blazing Red Giant Tree nearby is broken!"
Yan Luo forcefully instilled knowledge into the prospective examinees’ minds in a crude manner, trying to connect the knowledge in their heads with reality.
After explaining the three traces, Yan Luo said with frustration, "These traces were directly pulled from the material library by me. If I deliberately set the test to an extremely difficult level, don’t even think about finding one! With your current mindset, entering the Abyss is a dead end!"
Someone muttered, "It’s not like we have to enter the Abyss..."
Hearing this, Yan Luo narrowed his eyes slightly, sweeping his gaze over.
That person immediately shut his mouth, as silent as a cicada in winter.
"I know some of you examinees have already been reserved by certain companies or hail from certain families, but think with your heads, why do the companies and families behind you cultivate you? Is it to make you gatekeepers?" Yan Luo tapped his head, snorted, and didn’t discuss further.
That single sentence, however, struck a certain chord within some prospective examinees.
They stopped slacking off and became more serious.
Yan Luo continued his instruction, gradually combining knowledge points with practice, enhancing the prospective examinees’ memory points so that the knowledge would stick in their memories like glue, difficult to tear away.
By day’s end, the prospective examinees had already learned how to quickly find traces.
He let the prospective examinees go rest, saying to return to the classroom on time tomorrow, Yan Luo was the first to leave the classroom, taking an elevator to the third-floor hall.
—Li Xinyue had told him in a message that the leader of the Glazed Group wanted to meet him.
[Glazed Dance Under Moonlight] was the largest team in Crimson No.2, even surpassing [Mountains and Rivers].
The Seventh Squad was the reserve unit of the Glazed Group; apart from the team leader and deputy, once members learned well, they’d be assigned to other squads.
Yan Luo believed the Glazed Group leader wanted to invite him to join the Glazed Group to lead the Seventh Squad.
Sure enough, when Yan Luo found the leader of the Glazed Group in the third-floor hall, the leader mentioned this.
"Yan Luo, we sincerely invite you. If you join the Glazed Group and become the leader of the Seventh Squad, aside from your own earnings, we will also provide you with a salary that satisfies you." You Yifeng said sincerely.
"Why seek me specifically?" Yan Luo looked at Li Xinyue seated nearby, "Li Xinyue is doing quite well as an acting leader, isn’t he? If not, you can draw someone from another squad."
You Yifeng raised two fingers, "Firstly, your profound knowledge can help the team avoid most risks; secondly, your strong capabilities, even defeating two deadly Demons, is an achievement not faked. Considering these, our team unanimously thought inviting you to join the Seventh Squad to improve its regenerative capabilities will immensely aid our battle group."
Yan Luo nodded slightly, "I refuse."
Seeing Yan Luo’s nod, You Yifeng thought it was agreed, his face beamed with a smile, but upon hearing Yan Luo’s words, he immediately became dazed.
You Yifeng was stunned for a while, finally couldn’t help asking, "...Why?"
Yan Luo calmly replied, "The conditions offered by the Glazed Group are indeed good, but I am now accustomed to being alone; joining another team would make me very uncomfortable."
Hearing this, You Yifeng couldn’t help but sigh.
The betrayal of the Purple Fox Squad impacted Yan Luo too deeply; it was his first Abyss hunt, encountering a deadly Demon, where supposed comrades in arms abandoned him and used him as Demon-bait.
The Purple Fox Squad was truly awful!
If not for them disappearing without a trace for three months, probably dead in the Abyss, You Yifeng would have thought of hitting them.
You Yifeng stood up, shook hands with Yan Luo earnestly, "Our invitation is permanently valid; if Yan Luo wants to join our battle group, no entry test is needed."
You Yifeng left, Yan Luo prepared to follow, yet was once again stopped by Li Xinyue.
"Six million has already been transferred, your three million six hundred thousand..."
"Just transfer it directly," Yan Luo replied.
Then he remembered he still had a pile of spoils unprocessed.
Especially a piece of source metal.
Once he dealt with all the harvest from the last Abyss hunt, he could become a millionaire, upgrading his exoskeleton while supporting the development of basic disciplines!