Nine Star Burden

“In the past few days, you have absorbed the Star Beads belonging to the White Ghouls and White Ghoul Witch.
They both contain two Star Techniques in one Star Bead.
So, you can absorb this Gold Quality Star Technique.”

Jiang Xiao stood up and looked into Han Jiangxue’s eyes before saying sternly, “I used to be insensible, so giving it to me then would be a waste of precious material.
What you did was right.”

Han Jiangxue opened her mouth, because that was the truth and indeed how she felt too.

Jiang Xiao’s joke broke the awkward tension in the atmosphere.
“Besides, you’re their biological child while I’m adopted.”

3Staring at Jiang Xiao’s carefree smile, Han Jiangxue grinned slightly and said, “What do you mean adopted? To them, we’re both their biological children.”

Jiang Xiao hurriedly refuted.
“Don’t say that.
I’m not their biological child.
The two of us are not biologically related.”

3Han Jiangxue’s smile faded and she frowned slightly.
“What do you mean?”

“If we’re biologically related, how can I make a move on you?” Jiang Xiao retracted his hand from the head of the skeletal head and thought to himself, It’s such a pity that there are no Star Beads. 

3Han Jiangxue’s eyes widened slightly and she gasped a little.
His words were far beyond her expectations.

This rascal… 

This rascal actually tried to flirt with me!?!

Before Jiang Xiao could even react, he was kicked away…

The White Ghouls lined up neatly and arranged themselves.
The White Ghouls that were attacking and those that were fleeing back to the snow forest were of completely different levels.

If the group of White Ghouls was as powerful as the White Ghoul Witch, they would indeed be terrifying to the team.
However, there would be a disadvantage for every advantage.
Once the White Ghoul Witch died, the White Ghouls would have no leader and end up changing drastically in terms of dominance and attitude.

Jiang Xiao’s team of four also took advantage of their strategic geographic location.
If the battle was carried out in the snow forest, the group of White Ghouls wouldn’t have fled so desperately since they were in their familiar homeland.
Even if the White Ghoul Witch were to die, they wouldn’t be at a complete loss.

Five out of 16 White Ghouls fled into the snow forest, but the team did not chase them.

After all, everyone had all used plenty of Star Techniques and their Star Power had to be replenished.
Self-cultivation was one of the ways Star Power could be replenished, but the faster method would be to absorb Star Power.

11 White Ghouls had contributed seven Star Beads to the team of four, while the White Ghoul Witch had also produced one Star Bead.
This time, it could be said that they had made great gains.

Jiang Xiao also gained 1 Skill Point and the completed mission was named “Brass Ten Kills”.

 1At this juncture, there were already 3 Skill Points in his internal Star Map.

4Han Jiangxue took out two White Ghoul Star Beads and gave them to Pi Keqiu, but the latter declined decisively even though there was no one there to monitor him.
However, his firm self-discipline wouldn’t allow him to do that.

12The soldiers here belonged to the government.
Although they were from the army, they seemed more like mercenaries.
They provided escort services for the Awakened who entered the snowfield, shared their experiences with them, guided them along and helped with navigation.
When necessary, they would also take on various roles in the team according to the preferences of their hirers.

That not only ensured that the soldiers would all be in a state of combat and train at all times, it would also further ensure that the probability of the team surviving stayed high.

Of course, Awakened like Han Jiangxue and Xia Yan were rare.
Although the two of them were in their third year of high school, they were rather famous in Jiangbin City and even Beijiang Province.

It was not only because of their background but also because of their incredible strength.

When the two of them were using the Silver Star Technique just now, they treated the Star Techniques like they were worthless.

However, most high school children, even Pi Keqiu, who had already become a soldier, merely had Brass Star Techniques.

1It was Jiang Xiao’s first time engaging in a battle.
The team that he joined did have a head start.

 If the so-called internal Star Map did not exist, Jiang Xiao may not be able to possess a Star Technique now.
Even if he did, he would only have Brass Star Techniques, just like he did now.

Silver Quality Star Techniques could be considered extremely rare.

In this snowfield, the creatures of Silver Quality did exist, but one may only run into them once in a blue moon.