Earthling in Uncharted Dimensions

Chapter 246: Ruin Expedition (10) Lureland

[But this is a Lureland.]

'... what?'

The term Lureland was unknown to him until now. This was news and he probed further.

[A Ruin is the disclosure of the remnant of forsaken or abandoned historic artefacts or objects which have powers in them. It could either assist or destruct the target in the growth. Some have bizarre and weird abilities.

But not all pop-ups are Ruins.

Ruins are extremely rare that it is difficult to distinguish them from Lurelands.

Lureland is the manifestation of a potential dungeon. Whether it is temporary or permanent is up to the energy aura it could spew out.

The Lureland is much deadly than a dungeon. There are numerous traps and tricks embedded in the structure which are effective in leading troops to their deaths.

Lurelands are a kind of social balancers. They lure greedy cultivators and adventurers with the promise of providing artefacts and the weak fall to death. Thus, Lurelands regulate the size of society through a process of elimination.]

[The reason why no one has found the distinction between a Lureland and a Ruin is related to the barrier. This particular barrier prevents anyone from prying in and detecting the nature of the construct. It effectively conceals the aura of a Lureland that is hardly different from that of a Ruin.]

Lee became concerned about the safety of the students. But his worry was for nought as he quickly discovered a fact.

'So this Lureland seems to be empty, eh? Perfect for sparring.'

[Right and wrong. The Lureland beasts are not limited to a species or two but is directly related to the longevity of the existence of the Lureland.

Longer the Lureland exists, larger would be the exiting threats. If the beasts grow beyond a limit, the monsters would go out of the Lureland and act like dungeon beasts, dragging their victims back inside.]

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D and Hudson continued to provide information about Lurelands and Ruins and Lee Shen silently comprehended these facts. His expression swung between plain and frown periodically.

'....'

The time was almost 7 AM when a boy woke up and raised his torso with his hands. He glanced around and saw Lee Shen sitting while leaning on the tent fabric. The professor quickly sensed the student's presence and greeted-

"Good morning Renji."

The third-year student Renji could see the outlines of Lee but could not determine who it was. It was after hearing the soft and gentle voice did he recognised the person.

"Good morning professor."

Renji replied in a similar hushed voice and Lee nodded at his reply. The boy quickly sat up and checked his spear placed next to his bedding.

Minutes later, students began to wake up one by one. Their slumber was aberrant from their academic routine but the students were content with the sleep.

Finding all the students woken up, Lee stood up and walked out of the tent. The vibrant rays of morning grazed his face and body as they shot from the horizon. The twin stars had started their journey.

The grassy texture around them gave a refreshing ambience as the students stepped out of the tent. Lee Shen used Mana to create a ball of water using which he washed his face and mouth. He turned to the students and urged them to do so. Under the professor's guidance, the students washed their faces and got rid of the sluggishness of the sleep.

[I hope the Sweet Bread is to these students' liking.]

Lee Shen was notified that the Sweet Bread he had asked D to produce, are available in the System Storage. He quickly took out the bread and its fragrance began to turn the students' heads.

"I did not prepare much. So I hope this bread is to your liking."

Lee said as he passed the bread among the students.

*muffled gasps*

Lee heard suppressed exclamations as he saw them biting on the bread. The Sweet Bread, accurate to its name, had a sweetness that these students have not yet tasted. And that was because Saccharin had not been invented in Utopia!

"Professor, what is this thing? Is it bread?!"

Itty, the sword-wielding second-year boy could not help but exclaim his anxiety. His voice broke the silence and Lee turned to him. Lee also saw many pair of expectant eyes locking on him.

"Well...this is Sweet Bread..."

As always, the crafty cultivator helped Lee Shen in cooking up yet another lie. The brief words that consisted of the vague methods of producing the Sweet Bread also hinted the students that this simple-looking but delicious piece of food have a secret unexplained behind it.

The students did not felt like pursuing the reason behind the bread's greatness, and quickly focused on their activities. Some walked a little farther from where they were and practised their skills. It was notable that their abilities have risen to a new level after a long time soaking in dense Mana.

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8 AM.

5,976,400 Essence harvested.

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Lee let the kids have their sessions of practice for almost a minute as he completely scouted out the interior of the Lureland. With the help of almighty Map, the process was smooth and quick.

The notification was dismissed and Lee got up on his foot. He clapped his hands twice and attracted the attention of students.

"Everyone gather around."

Upon Lee Shen's command, the students halted their activities and came around him. Within a couple of minutes, all 13 students were around him.

"How do you feel after yesterday's session?"

The reply was energetic as the students began to spew out their emotions and evaluations. Their happiness and bliss suppressed by the urge to wield the new-found enhancements were broken by Lee and the atmosphere became chaotic.

"Stop. Speak one by one.

Let's start with those who broke through."

Lee pointed at the students who broke through to the Official level of Mastery and their mouths were opened. Each student took about 5 or 6 minutes to speak and they only stopped after their throat went dry from continuous deliverance of words.

*clop clop clop*