Phoenix Warrior of Full-Time Magister

Chapter 14 Landfill

"The western landfill, it really is called that!" Yunhua said in surprise as he sat in the taxi heading to the landfill, looking at the commission in his hand.

"There are four large garbage dumps in Shanghai, located in the four corners of the city, so they were named that way for easy memorization."

"That was incredibly hasty." Yunhua shook her head and then asked about another matter:

"Senior, you guys actually joined a hunting camp? I've never heard you mention it before. I always thought you were mages focused on research. What's this hunting camp like? Should we go to the base to get a feel for it?"

"It's a bit difficult, after all, the headquarters of this hunting agency is in Europe, and the people in the agency usually communicate with each other through the internet, so you don't need to go anywhere."

"Our hunting grounds are even international! That's impressive!"

"Our hunting ground is called the Kyushu Hunting Ground. It started as a small group of researchers exchanging ideas, and it gradually grew into what it is today. You should have heard of our hunting ground's director; his name is Otto Apocalypse."

"It's him! I've heard of him. He's supposedly the head of the Destiny Group, and he has shares in many companies around the world. He's incredibly wealthy and has donated a lot of supplies to many impoverished areas. He's also said to have been awarded the World Peace Prize."

Yunhua recalled the information about him in her mind and said incredulously, "The Doctor actually knows such an important person! That's strange! If the Doctor knows such a person, why didn't he ask him for help when he lacked research funding?"

"I don't know either. I only know that the Doctor seems to have had a conflict with Otto Apocalypse. The Doctor has never liked him and rarely mentions him, so you should also try not to mention him in front of the Doctor."

Yunhua: "OK!"

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An hour later, Yunhua and his group finally arrived at the western landfill and handed over the work to the person in charge.

Klein took out a tablet and held it up as he spoke.

"This is the place you mentioned. As I said before, this is a mission exclusively for poison mages. This is because a large amount of the garbage stored here is expired potions and other toxic waste. If left unattended, the toxins will slowly accumulate and eventually cause a disaster. Therefore, poison mages need to extract the toxic substances regularly, and the rest can be treated as ordinary garbage. You should know how to extract them, right?"

"Yes, this is within the range of basic magic."

Klein nodded, then handed Yunhua several empty glass bottles. "Just put the extracted toxins into these bottles, and we can take them away later. So poison mages usually don't refuse such requests; it's mutually beneficial."

Should toxins be stored separately?

"That would be best. Although the extracted toxins won't be too potent, they are still a mixture of multiple toxins, and we don't know what their effects will be. We'll deal with them after the doctor examines them. However, if the toxicity is too low, we can leave them all together."

"Also, be careful. The commission said there might be demons hiding here. Although they sent people to check during the day and didn't find any, strange noises start to appear at night. So if you notice anything unusual, don't hesitate to call me immediately!"

Yunhua nodded and hummed in agreement.

The two then parted ways and went in different directions.

Yunhua walked to the side of a puddle. The puddle was purple and emitted a strong, nauseating smell, clearly indicating that it was poisonous.

Yunhua placed her hand above the puddle, and suddenly ripples appeared on the surface, with purple gradually condensing in Yunhua's hand.

In no time, the puddle became transparent, the unpleasant smell dissipated, and Yunhua held a ball of purple liquid in her hand.

Yunhua put the liquid into the bottle Klein had given her, and then headed to the next location.

To be honest, extracting toxins from a landfill is not a pleasant task from a sensory perspective. Putting aside the environment, there are unpleasant smells everywhere, and you also have to be vigilant to guard against monsters that may suddenly appear at any time, which is a great stress on your mind. What's more troublesome is that it is difficult to find places where the toxins are concentrated.

Because the landfill was so large and the toxic substances were so scattered, Yunhua could only extract a small amount of toxins each time, with only moderate toxicity.

If all the toxins extracted so far were poured together, it would probably only amount to half a bottle.

Some time later, Yunhua ran into Klein. Looking at Klein's five full bottles, and then at his own half-full bottle and one-third-full bottle, Yunhua felt ashamed.

Klein noticed Yunhua's disappointment, so he went up to him, patted him on the shoulder, and comforted him, "It's okay. I was like that the first time I came here. I'll teach you some techniques for spotting poisonous creatures when we get back."

"Alright, we've extracted enough toxins. It's time for our next task."

"Senior sister, you mean... demons?"

"Hmm, we've already gone around once. Since we can't find it, it's possible that there are demons digging holes in the ground beneath the garbage dump," Klein said, looking at the huge mountain of garbage.

"That might be true, but this place is so big, it would be a lot of trouble to clean up each and every pile of garbage."

"Don't worry, I've already prepared the tools." With that, Klein took out a packet of powder from his spatial magic tool.

"This is a special demon-attracting powder made by the doctor. We'll sprinkle it outside to lure demons out."

"But it's been raining for the past few days, and the landfill smells so bad. Will it really work?"

"Don't worry, demons have a very strong sense of smell, and the demon-attracting powder that the doctor made attracts demons not just through scent."

Klein then scattered the powder on an open ground, and he and Yunhua hid to the side to observe.

After waiting for a while, just when Yunhua thought it had no effect, one of the garbage mountains suddenly collapsed, revealing a large hole underneath.

Then two giant-eyed blood rats rushed out of the cave, their eyes bloodshot. They then rushed to the spot where the demon-attracting powder had been sprinkled and began to lick it with their large tongues, vying with each other.

"The Doctor's demon-attracting powder is truly amazing!" Yunhua couldn't help but exclaim upon seeing this.

"Stop looking, it's your turn."

"Me?" Yunhua pointed to herself but did not object. In fact, ever since she killed a demon, Yunhua felt as if some kind of switch had been turned on.

Although the days of constantly running between the school and the dormitory were comfortable, he always felt that something was missing, and now he seems to know.

Yunhua walked towards the Giant-Eyed Bloody Rat with some excitement, "The Giant-Eyed Bloody Rat, it's really an old rival."

"Let me see just how much I've grown during this time!"