I am in a strange world, a summoner of mythical beasts

This Mr. Li is the last barrier of the Star Yuan Rift.

Decades ago, he single-handedly stopped three B-level weirdos during a weirdo riot. When Grandmaster Jiang found him, all his bones were crushed, his awakening object was broken, and there was no possibility of upgrading.

Grandmaster Jiang originally wanted him to return to China to do some behind-the-scenes work, but Mr. Li refused, saying, "As a member of the Demon Suppression Army, I would rather die at the hands of a weird person."

So, he guarded Xingyuan Pass for decades, sitting here and seeing off batch after batch of young people.

Some of those young people came back, and some never came back.

……

Xingyuan Pass is the last checkpoint of the Xingyuan Rift. Fifty kilometers ahead of it is another checkpoint called Kaiping Pass, which is guarded by Grandmaster Jiang himself.

"Creaky", the stone door closed again.

In front of them was an endless wilderness, pitch black, with dark mist in the air.

After walking out the door, Ji Wei had only one feeling: desolate.

This door seemed to connect two completely different worlds, one side was extremely lively, the other side was endlessly desolate.

She felt that this place was more depressing than Xingyuan Pass.

"Let's go." Qin Rou said.

She summoned her awakening.

Above the sky, a giant blue bird spread its wings and soared in the air. Its feathers were as beautiful as ice crystals, and its whole body exuded a noble and sacred aura. It had two long blue feathers on its tail, just like the phoenix in mythology.

The beautiful phoenix slowly landed in front of the two of them.

Does the phoenix exist in this world? Ji Wei's pupils shrank slightly, and he was a little shocked.

She originally thought that phoenixes did not exist in this world.

"This is my awakened creature, the Xuanling Ice Phoenix. You can call it Xiaoyun." Qin Rou touched its head affectionately.

Xuanling Bingfeng lowered her head and rubbed it in her hands, looking like she was enjoying it very much.

"Xiao Yun, thank you for your hard work this time." Qin Rou said in a very gentle tone.

From the name Qin Rou gave to Xuanling Bingfeng, it can be seen that she does not regard the awakened creature as a tool, but a close partner who fights side by side.

"Ji." Xiaoyun shook her head, as if to say that it was not hard.

It lowered its body and put down its wings to make it easier for the two men to get up.

Ji Wei carefully sat on it and touched the feathers underneath.

The feathers are very soft and not as sharp as they look.

Qin Rou sat in front of her and patted the Xuanling Bingfeng's neck, signaling that it could take off.

"Li" The Xuanling Ice Phoenix flew in the air, and its loud cry rang out in this silent wasteland.

This is its way of warning those low-level monsters not to come near.

The flying speed of the Xuanling Ice Phoenix was extremely fast. Fortunately, Qin Rou deployed her mental shield at the beginning, so Ji Wei on her back was not affected.

……

Half an hour later.

A magnificent pass stands above this wilderness, towering into the clouds. On the walls stand the Demon-Suppressing Army, ready for battle.

Behind the pass, there are several three- or four-story buildings and bungalows.

The Xuanling Ice Phoenix did not stop outside the pass, but flew directly over Kaiping Pass and landed in front of the small building.

It can be seen that these soldiers guarding the pass all know it.

Qin Rou and Ji Wei got off it.

Kaiping Pass was not as desolate as Ji Wei imagined, but the environment was much worse than Xingyuan Pass.

Maybe it was because she was too close to the Star Yuan Rift, she always felt that the black air that was everywhere was slowly eroding her mental strength.

"Did you feel it? This is evil spirit. It is eroding your mental strength all the time, disturbing your emotions, making you irritable, and in more serious cases, you may even lose your mind." Qin Rou seemed to see Ji Wei's confusion.

"The closer you are to the crack, the greater the impact of the evil spirit. Once you actually enter the Star Yuan Rift, you will feel the true horror of the evil spirit." She continued.

"But it's very simple to stop its erosion. All you have to do is wrap yourself up with your mental power."

This method sounds very simple at first glance, but who has the mental strength to protect themselves in the cracks all the time?

And there is more than just evil spirit in the cracks.

What Qin Rou didn't say was that, in fact, as long as she didn't expose herself to the evil spirit for 8 consecutive hours a day, she could solve this problem by calculating the time and using her mental power in a planned way to isolate the evil spirit.

But this method can only last for one month. If it lasts for more than a month, you will gradually lose your sanity under the erosion of evil spirits.

Every year, many awakened people die because they stay in there for too long.

The evil spirit is the most unique and dangerous place in the Star Rift.

It is also because of this that the soldiers guarding Kaiyuan Pass have to be replaced every month.

"I'll give you a day to adapt. We'll enter the Xingyuan Rift tomorrow morning. My room is on the second floor, and here is the key." Qin Rou took out a bunch of keys and handed them to Ji Wei.

Qin Rou came here not only to give Ji Wei special training, but also for other things.

After saying this, she was about to take the Xuanling Ice Phoenix back.

Xuanling Bingfeng refused to return to the spiritual space.

Instead, he pecked off a beautiful blue feather and gave it to Ji Wei.

"What is this?" Ji Wei was a little surprised.

Qin Rou was also a little surprised. She didn't expect Xiao Yun to be willing to give even this.

Seeing that Ji Wei didn't respond, Xuanling Bingfeng became anxious: "Chiji."

It gave its most beautiful feathers to this human, why didn't she accept them?

"Keep it, Xiaoyun likes you very much." Qin Rou had a smile on her face.

"Thank you, Xiaoyun." Ji Wei carefully touched Xuanling Bingfeng's head.

"Chi." Xuanling Bingfeng rubbed against the human in front of it. The human gave it a very close and familiar feeling.

This was the first time she saw Xiaoyun like someone so much.

You have to know that Xiaoyun usually ignores everyone except Qin Rou.

This feather is extremely precious and only one grows per year. Xiaoyun hasn't given it to anyone else for three years. Unexpectedly, she gave one to Ji Wei now.

But this is Xiaoyun's choice, and Qin Rou will not interfere too much.

"This feather can summon Xiaoyun's phantom once, and its strength is only half of the original body. You can use it in times of crisis." Qin Rou took the initiative to introduce it to Ji Wei.

Ji Wei kept the feather safely and silently took note of Xiaoyun's kindness.

When Xuanling Bingfeng saw that the beautiful human in front of him finally accepted the gift he had given her, he returned to his spiritual space with peace of mind.

……

Just then, a figure hurriedly ran towards them.

"Teacher Qin, the state of the star mine is unstable again!" said a thin man wearing glasses.

"This book is for you. It contains information about Star Element Rifts. Come to the laboratory to find me if you have any questions." Qin Rou said, then turned and looked at the man with glasses.

"Let me see the data while we're walking."

The two of them talked as they walked, and their figures disappeared from Ji Wei's sight.

What is Star Mine? Is it a treasure from the Star Yuan Crack? This is the first time Ji Wei has heard this term.

I still know too little about cracks and there is still a lot to learn.

She sighed in her heart, holding the book Qin Rou had just given her in her hand. On the cover was written "Encyclopedia of World Treasures - Star Fissures".