"Could it be that this evil spirit is a boss? Maybe it drops rare materials or herbs?"
Sikong Xuran laughed at the thought. "I don't know what 'gaming' is, but Junior Sister Yanyi guessed one thing right. When these evil spirits are killed, they drop a material called 'Baiye'."
She paused to explain. "Not every spirit has it. It’s a parasitic fungus that grows inside them based on their cultivation level. It looks like a shell but is shaped like a single leaf, so we call it Baiye. It’s excellent for restoring spiritual energy. If you suddenly lose strength in battle, taking Baiye can restore you instantly. However, unrefined Baiye has side effects, so we usually collect it and refine it back at base."
Sikong Xuran continued, "Since we are all healers, we all know how to refine herbs. But refining Baiye requires a plant called 'Ge Grass,' which grows on our back mountain. I’ll give each of you a copy of the refinement method later."
She added, "If you have extra Baiye, you can trade it at the blue house in the inner area. That’s our trading post. We hold a monthly market, and Baiye is basically used as currency there."
"So, Baiye is also a circulating currency here," Zhu Yanyi confirmed.
"Circulating currency… that’s a very vivid term. Yes, exactly," Sikong Xuran smiled, pleased with the description.
Zhu Yanyi casually pulled out a handful of shell-like objects. "Is this it?"
"Yes, Junior Sister. Where did you get these?" Sikong Xuran asked curiously.
"Oh, this? Yesterday, when we entered, we ran into a group of evil spirits. There were ten of us, so we didn’t back down. We fought them and got these. Many of them died, and I noticed these white leaf-like things dropping. They looked strange, so I collected them. Not many, about eighty pieces. Since there are ten of us, that’s eight each."
After speaking, Zhu Yanyi started distributing them. Seeing two extra pieces, she tossed them to Sikong Xuran. "Two extras are hard to split, so I’ll give them to Senior Brother Sikong."
Sikong Xuran looked at Zhu Yanyi’s casual action, then at the others. To her surprise, everyone seemed to accept it as natural. She laughed. "It seems your teamwork is already very good. In that case, we just need to train your courage in facing evil spirits. But since you’ve already faced them yesterday, I assume you’re not lacking in bravery. So, later, Wen Ziyuan, Hong Mei, and I will take you out to observe your combat performance. If everything goes well, you can operate independently in the future."
"Okay," Yi Yunfei nodded. Some things require personal growth. Besides, they came here specifically to fight evil spirits, so he had no issues with today’s mission.
Seeing everyone understood, Sikong Xuran added, "By the way, remember to join our Team Six communication group later. If you encounter danger outside, just shout in the group."
It was a good suggestion. Everyone took out their communicators and joined the Team Six group.
Then, Sikong turned to Yi Yunfei. "From now on, you are the Fifth Squad. Of course, if you don’t like the name 'Fifth Squad,' you can choose your own to show your unique style."
"Let’s stick with Fifth Squad. It’s simple. If it’s too complex, we won’t remember it," Yi Yunfei said after thinking for a moment and exchanging glances with the others.
Sikong Xuran was speechless. Even naming a team was something they wanted to slack off on. After spending a few hours with them, he realized this group was definitely the laziest in the history of the Sage Academy.
"Fine. Then get ready. I’ll take you out in an hour to fight the evil spirits." He only hoped they wouldn’t be too lazy during the actual fight. But hearing about their battle yesterday, he assumed they wouldn’t slack off when facing enemies.
An hour later, Sikong Xuran arrived with Hong Mei and Wen Ziyuan.
Seeing the ten of them looking energetic, Hong Mei smiled. "Good. You all look spirited. Fight well against those evil spirits and show them our spirit. But remember to protect yourselves. Do not get injured."
"Don’t worry, we won’t get hurt," Jian Feiyan said with a smile. She had a good impression of the heroic Hong Mei.
Hong Mei also liked Jian Feiyan, so the two moved aside to chat.
Sikong Xuran saw it was time and said, "Let’s go."
Before departing, they had to register. This was the first time Yi Yunfei’s squad was going out, so they needed to handle procedures. The main procedure was receiving a "Statistical Well Bracelet." Everyone wore one on their wrist. It recorded their kills of evil spirits. If they killed a certain number, they might receive rewards.
The bracelets were engraved with the squad’s name. This way, if someone died, the bracelet would identify them, ensuring they wouldn’t die in vain.
"After putting on the bracelets, observe the two data displays," Sikong Xuran explained. "One is for the squad, and one is for the individual. The squad data shows the statistics for the Fifth Sub-Squad of Team Six. The individual data shows your personal kill count. Your individual kills will appear in your personal data, while the total kills of your squad will appear in the squad data."
"My bracelet is different from yours. I have two additional data sets. One shows the statistics for each sub-squad, displaying them side by side. The other shows the total data for Team Six, including rankings. The ranking is based on the number of evil spirits killed."
"Rankings don’t interest us much. We just want to kill more evil spirits," Jian Feiyan said directly.
"Feiyan isn’t wrong. That’s the captain’s concern. It has nothing to do with us. We just need to focus on killing evil spirits," Hong Mei said with a smile.
Seeing their attitude, Sikong Xuran didn’t explain further. He had already covered the basics.