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The zombie wolves collapsed to the ground and soon turned to ash, scattered by the night wind.

However, Ma Lu was disappointed that out of the twelve zombie wolves, only one dropped a Song Stone.

Was it because the monsters were too weak?

Ma Lu, no longer a complete novice, knew that the Song Stones dropped in a disaster belt had a general range. For example, the upper limit of Song Stone production in a Second-level Disaster Belt that he had cleared before was 14.

For a Level 1, it was only 7. A Talisman Master generally obtained fewer Song Stones than this number from a disaster belt, and it was difficult to get more.

On the bright side, there wouldn't be too many monsters in a Level 1 Disaster Zone, meaning they had already completed one-seventh of the task just by walking in.

Ma Lu picked up the Song Stone from the ground and, with a wave of his hand, continued to lead Hou De and the group of teachers and students forward.

But this time, he didn't get far before running into an Air Wall.

He then adjusted direction, only to run into another wall after 5 minutes.

Teacher Jing, standing beside him, could hardly bear to watch and cautiously reminded him, "Principal Ma, would you like to try a Guiding Talisman?"

"Hmm, a Guiding Talisman, what's that?"

Teacher Jing's expression was a bit strange. "A Guiding Talisman is one of the most basic talismans. It can be used to show the way and will generally point towards the direction where the Lord is located in a disaster belt."

"It is taught to freshmen in their first year at school. Except for this year's new students, everyone should know it."

"That's good, I was just testing you," Ma Lu said without blushing or skipping a beat. "You answered well. It shows you have been preparing your lessons diligently. Go and get a ten-dollar bonus from Teacher Cao after we get back."

"Ah, really?" Teacher Jing was overjoyed. She had envied Ma Lu for handing out money to the students and didn't expect that she, too, could get money just for answering a simple question.

Suddenly, she felt that, although the new principal was a bit domineering, he was quite charming.

On the other hand, Instructor Zhong regretted that he spoke half a second too late. Ten dollars had slipped through his fingers, and given that his monthly salary was less than twenty dollars, that answer was worth working for almost half a month.

The new principal's generosity, at the very least, was beyond comparison with the former Principal Cao. Maybe their lives would get a little better from now on.

With this thought, Instructor Zhong's spirits lifted again. This was a golden thigh to cling to; who was to say his salary wouldn't increase if he held on tight?

Meanwhile, Ma Lu was also very satisfied. He had diverted everyone's attention for just ten dollars, and no one cared anymore about why he didn't know about the Guiding Talisman. The deal was extremely cost-effective.

Afterward, he casually picked a student and had them use the Guiding Talisman.

The talisman fluttered on its own without wind. It rose from the student's palm, circled in the sky, and finally drifted in the direction from which they had come.

Indeed, the Guiding Talisman was handy.

Ma Lu couldn't help but look a few more times. With the double enhancement from "Dignity Candy·Basic" and "Weight Training," he now had a 2652% increase in spiritual power. If nothing went wrong, he should be the person with the highest spiritual power in this plane.

However, the embarrassing thing was that he didn't know any talismanic magic.

Fortunately, the system had also considerately prepared a solution for him: there was an item called "Copy Cookie" in the item mall.

It allowed him to copy talismanic magic and use it unlimited times within 10 minutes. It was priced at 12 education points.

Ma Lu had only 17 education points left after researching two pieces of technology last time, and after testing the "Dignity Candy·Basic," he spent 10 education points, leaving just 7 points.

Then, through a surprise test, he gained another 28 education points, bringing his total to 35 points.

After entering the Disaster Zone, to deal with those Zombie Wolves, he spent 10 education points to purchase a "Dignity Candy·Basic."

Now he had 25 education points left, enough to buy two more "Dignity Candy·Basic" or one "Dignity Candy·Basic" and a "Copy Cookie."

That should be more than sufficient for handling a Level 1 Disaster Zone.

However, Ma Lu still quickened his pace. Along the way, Hou De's group encountered three more attacks, all from zombified wild animals.

Fortunately, their numbers were still not large, among which a Zombie Bear proved troublesome. It was tremendously strong and Ma Lu, even when facing it head-on, was sent flying with a swipe, both arms throbbing and numb.

Yet, thanks to the supermodel's stamina bar, Ma Lu's recovery was swift, almost instant with each breath taken, and then he was charging back into the fray.

With him, the Principal, acting as the MT, holding the Zombie Bear's aggression, the teachers and students of Hou De could focus on casting their talismanic magic from behind.

Outnumbered, the Zombie Bear soon became riddled with wounds, and like its counterparts before, had its neck severed, collapsing to the ground with a thunderous fall.

Ma Lu picked up the Song Stone it dropped and continued onward.

The morale of the team also changed unconsciously, shifting from initial panic and dismay to an increasingly uplifted spirit.

Especially after witnessing Ma Lu's struggle with the bear, the intense back-and-forth action, every teacher and student was thoroughly conquered by the new Principal.

He didn't talk much, was not old, but he was a true hard man.

He walked the talk and was always the first into battle.
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Now, even those students who had previously resented being forced to take part in the Disaster Zone cleanup had nothing to say.

Moreover, people discovered that the Disaster Zone was not as dangerous as they had imagined.

With such a strong Principal spreading his wings to protect them, their courage grew, no longer panicking like they did when first encountering the monsters, and they started to coordinate more smoothly.

In the end, this was just a Level 1 Disaster Zone, and this time Hou De brought more than forty students along with two instructors.

Even with half their physical strength and spiritual power, they still held a considerable advantage against ordinary creatures.

Even after the effect of the "Dignity Candy·Basic" wore off, and Ma Lu stepped back to conserve education points, Hou De's students and teachers remained active, repelling two waves of zombie attacks, and even allowed Ma Lu to pick up another Song Stone.

With the four stones seen earlier, he now had five Song Stones, nearing the cap for this Disaster Zone.

And they had arrived at their destination—a small village where, according to the Guiding Talisman, that Lord should be nearby.

If they took him down, the Disaster Zone would be considered cleared.

Ma Lu didn't allow anyone to rest, preparing for the upcoming battle, because the worse their condition, the more his Attributes would increase.

So even though some students were already breathing heavily, Ma Lu simply dropped a cold "Keep up," and strode into the village.

—Cold and iron-blooded.

Instructor Jing silently tagged the new Principal in her heart with another label.

Perhaps it was precisely such a tough character who could save Hou De in these times.