At this moment, the woman held the cool Little Snow Maiden in her arms, which made her feel extremely comfortable.
Moreover, this mischievous little one kept snuggling into her.
Nestled in her soft embrace, the Little Snow Maiden let out satisfied "ying ying" sounds. Perhaps because she had just finished playing, she slowly fell asleep.
Fang Yu glanced at the porcelain doll resting against the woman's softness, he could only feel envious.
"Such an interesting little creature," the woman said softly as she gently stroked the Little Snow Maiden's body.
At this moment, Fang Yu asked a question he had long wanted to ask: "I still don't know your name, classmate?"
Ding Yumian blinked her eyes, as clear and sparkling as a lake, and spoke her name.
"So it's her… Ding Yumian."
Fang Yu murmured.
Not only had she been selected as one of Pearl Academy's campus beauties because of her stunning appearance, but she also possessed an extraordinary talent in the Psychic Element. Her emotional fluctuations could affect and influence those around her, causing them to act impulsively.
And this uncontrollable, powerful Psychic talent was known as a Psychic Calamity Bearer.
However, in the original timeline, her ending was tragic.
She was forced by Dean Lee and Councilman Zhuang Yue, in the name of righteousness, to take her own life in order to slow down the sea demon offensive.
Afterward, carrying resentment, she became the Sea Demon Empress and began her path of revenge.
Fang Yu sighed, feeling it was not worth it for Ding Yumian before him.
For righteousness?
Nothing but empty words from those in power.
If there had been no sacrifice, once Ding Yumian, with her Psychic Calamity talent, fully matured, she would have been able to control large numbers of demons with her mental power. The role she could play would have been unimaginable.
Ding Yumian looked at Fang Yu, who had fallen silent.
At this moment, multiple emotions intertwined in his expression regret, sorrow, anger.
Ding Yumian froze for a moment.
She was extremely surprised. She had never met him before, so why would hearing her name trigger such complex emotions.
With her special Psychic Element talent, she could vaguely sense what Fang Yu was thinking.
Ripples began to form in her heart.
Ding Yumian did her best to calm herself.
Looking at Fang Yu, she revealed a faint smile. "Classmate Fang?"
"Hm?"
Fang Yu snapped back to his senses and asked in surprise, "You know me?"
"I went to watch the Beast Battle Competition. I know some of your information," Ding Yumian said directly.
"I see," Fang Yu replied.
"What were you thinking about just now?" Ding Yumian asked.
Fang Yu shook his head and did not answer. He wasn't going to reveal Ding Yumian's fate.
However, since he had come to this magical world, that ending would change. From now on, Ding Yumian would not suffer the same tragedy.
Seeing this, Ding Yumian's brows slightly furrowed, but she did not press further. Instead, she changed the topic.
"I didn't expect that during the Beast Battle Competition, that still wasn't your full strength. You were even hiding your Summoning Element. You have quite a lot of secrets, don't you?"
"The outcome would've been the same, so why expose everything?"
"Besides, revealing too much could bring unknown risks. I'm someone who dislikes trouble, so I hope you can keep it a secret for me," Fang Yu explained.
As far as he knew, there was a Devil Hunter named Lu Nian conducting experiments on the Demon Element. He was very interested in Dual-Element mages.
"Alright," Ding Yumian nodded.
"Thanks," Fang Yu said.
"You're welcome. Walk with me?" Ding Yumian suggested. She felt Fang Yu was full of mysteries, not only had he already mastered three Elements at the Mid-Tier, but his strange reaction upon hearing her name made her want to get to know him better.
Fang Yu naturally did not refuse. After cultivation, taking a walk with a beautiful girl was quite an enjoyable thing.
The weather remained pleasant throughout the afternoon, without a trace of gloom. From time to time, a comfortable breeze brushed against their faces.
Under the sunlight, two figures were reflected on the ground.
Fang Yu and Ding Yumian spent the entire afternoon casually strolling around the campus, and finally sat for a while in a milk tea shop.
Night fell!
Fang Yu escorted Ding Yumian back to the girls' dormitory. Watching her departing figure, he noted that although she was always gentle toward others, she was also extremely difficult to approach.
However, their first meeting had gone quite well, a good start.
Time passed, and since encountering Ding Yumian, a week went by in the blink of an eye.
Morning.
Fang Yu arrived at the Hunter's Union, preparing to take on a bounty mission.
His funds needed replenishing. A Mid-Tier mage was not like a Basic-Tier mage, the cost of resources alone was already quite expensive.
Not to mention, the Golden Ape and the Little Snow Maiden were both waiting to be fed!
Even the bare minimum required hundreds of thousands. Becoming stronger as a mage was truly an expensive path.
After a short while, Fang Yu arrived at an office hall within the Hunter's Union, waiting for the hunter assistant "Zhu Rui" to arrive. He had hired her with money to help him gather bounty missions.
Soon, a capable woman walked in, dressed in a black uniform skirt, her alluring long legs wrapped in black stockings.
"Mr. Fang, this mission is to head to the 'Great Snow Mountain' in the Cai Nan region and capture Ice Eagle eggs," Zhu Rui said.
"Capturing them isn't difficult. The key issue is that the 'Great Snow Mountain' area is full of unknown dangers, and the Ice Eagle clan is a group-living species. Once they sense their eggs being taken, they'll likely swarm out in full force," Fang Yu replied.
"Are there any other bounties?" Fang Yu continued to ask.
Zhu Rui shook her head and handed over a document. "The other bounties all have relatively low rewards. This one has the highest payout."
Fang Yu looked at the reward listed in the document and saw that it reached as high as twenty million.
In the end, he compromised. He only had one million left, soon it wouldn't even be enough to buy milk powder for the Snow Maiden.
Next, Fang Yu first went to the trading area of the Hunter's Union and bought some essential healing medicine.
Without spending much time, he returned to his residence.
There was still plenty of time before departure, so Fang Yu began reviewing the demon bestiary and map information of the Great Snow Mountain provided by Zhu Rui.
Hmm…
Aside from those, there was also a small booklet at the end.
"One outdoor survival tip a day, have you learned it?"
Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, a full day went by.
The next day,
Fang Yu took a flight and arrived at the Cai Nan region.
After spending some time, he reached the Great Snow Mountain.
In winter, the Great Snow Mountain was filled with falling snow, and cold winds howled endlessly. The dense forest upon it had withered, covered in layers of accumulated snow.
The Great Snow Mountain had three entry points, and entering from different ones would lead through different environments.
Fang Yu had carefully studied the map and already had a hunting target in mind, so he also knew which path he should take.
At the foot of the Great Snow Mountain, at a midway point, there was an entrance to the Ice Eagle habitat. Fang Yu entered from here.
"Golden Ape, come out."
Although this was only the outermost area of the Great Snow Mountain, being in the wild meant there would definitely be demons wandering around.
So Fang Yu chose to summon the Golden Ape here and have it stay close to protect him.
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