Three-Item Reward

Sunday afternoon.

Luo Yan and the others finally returned to school.

They left with 65 people, but only 60 returned.

Five new students had died.

Back at school.

Luo Yan's first priority was to exchange for 7 bottles of 'Calming Agent' and one 'Crimson Toxin Relief Agent'.

This cost him another 9 academic credits.

But he didn't feel any pain about it.

Including this week at the Forbidden Zone.

There was only one week left until the 'Death Match'.

Luo Yan needed to intensify his training.

As for the other participant in the 'Death Match'.

After arriving in Guangling City, Luo Beichen did not go to school.

Instead, he went home.

As soon as he entered the house, he was notified.

His father, Luo Tianyi, was waiting for him in the study.

Luo Beichen went to the study and knocked on the door.

"Come in."

His father's cold voice came from inside.

Luo Beichen pushed the door open and entered.

He saw that besides his father, there was another person in the study.

The person was sitting on the floor, eyes closed, resting.

To be able to sit so casually in front of Luo Tianyi, clearly showed he was extraordinary.

Luo Tianyi said concisely, "This is Gao Lin, Mr. Gao."

"Mr. Gao is a master at the 'Profound Comprehension Third Layer'."

"A true master."

"You don't need to go to the academy for the next week."

"Mr. Gao will guide you."

"Also, I have already prepared weapons, armor, resources for cultivation, and the potions to be used on the arena for you."

"You only need to focus on one thing."

"Cultivate, and eliminate your opponent in a week."

"That's all."

"You can go now."

From beginning to end.

Luo Beichen was not given a chance to speak.

It didn't matter if he accepted it or not.

This was his father.

Luo Tianyi!

Monday morning was Xiao Shi's General Knowledge Class.

The teacher, who looked the most like a teacher, walked into the classroom.

He squinted his highly myopic eyes at the students.

Then he let out a 'huh': "Has student Luo perished?"

The classroom erupted in laughter.

Zeng Shan snorted, "It would be good if he died."

At this moment, a student stood up and said, "Reporting to the teacher, Luo Beichen has requested a week's leave."

"I heard he's going for special training."

After speaking, he glanced at Luo Yan.

Clearly, this 'special training' was in preparation for the 'Death Match' in a week.

"Is that so..."

Xiao Shi then said, "Alright then, let's start class."

"Today, I'll be talking about the 'Apocalypse Prophecy'."

Apocalypse Prophecy?

Luo Yan, who had been zoning out, looked up upon hearing the term.

He saw Xiao Shi using the projector to display some photos on the blackboard.

They were all photos of a stone tablet.

"This is the 'Apocalypse Stele'."

Xiao Shi said, "We discovered this in that 'world'. It prophesied that the apocalypse would descend once people discovered that 'world'."

"And within the next one to two years, the precursors to the apocalypse would begin to appear."

"That's why countries around the world secretly began building underground cities."

"And that's how we got our eighteen northern cities and nine southern capitals."

As Xiao Shi paused, a student raised their hand and asked, "Teacher, since there was a prophecy and underground cities were built in advance, why wasn't it announced to the public? Was it to prevent panic?"

Luo Yan nodded inwardly. He was also bothered by this question. When he saw Guangling City, he felt a surge of indignation. Building underground cities to avoid natural disasters clearly indicated that certain people knew about the impending catastrophe long in advance. However, even after the 'Giant Beast Calamity' broke out, ordinary citizens received no information. If it had been announced beforehand, even if the disaster couldn't be stopped, the casualties wouldn't have been so severe.

Xiao Shi sighed and said, "Preventing panic was one reason. Another reason is that the disaster prophesied by the 'Apocalypse Stele' was supposed to occur a century later. But no one expected the disaster to erupt after only half a century. This is probably what they call 'man proposes, heaven disposes'."

The disaster erupted early...

Luo Yan closed his eyes. He could see familiar figures flashing before his eyes. So, if the prophecy hadn't been mistaken, those figures wouldn't have had to disappear.

After that, Xiao Shi lectured on other topics until the end of the class.

As he walked out of the classroom, the academy's broadcast announced that Luo Yan was to report to the principal's office.

Luo Yan was taken aback. Why was he being summoned to the principal's office? Had the academy's reward been issued? Luo Yan felt a surge of motivation.

Principal's office.

As he walked in, Luo Yan saw Wei Fenghua and a short old man. The old man was dressed casually, wearing a pair of flip-flops. His white hair was tied into a small braid.

Wei Fenghua introduced him, "This is the academy's principal, Pan Renfeng."

Luo Yan nodded slightly. "Principal Pan."

Pan Renfeng chuckled. "Luo Yan, your performance in the Forbidden Zone was outstanding. Especially at the critical moment when you piloted the 'Black Thunder' to kill two beasts; your courage is commendable. After deliberation, we've decided to grant you a reward to encourage you."

"Teacher Wei, you tell him."

Wei Fenghua stepped forward and smiled, "There are three rewards."

"First, 300 academic credit, which has already been deposited into your student card."

"Second, one Heavy Grade Weapon. I'll give you a list of materials later, just tell me when you've chosen."

"Third, an Advance level Visualization Technique."

"Once you have cultivated Observing Mountains and Seas to completion and broken through, you will be taught a higher-level Visualization Technique."

"No conditions required."

Luo Yan was somewhat dazed by the string of rewards.

The 300 academic credit was within expectations.

The Heavy Grade Weapon was a bit of a surprise.

As for the Advance level Visualization Technique, it was an unexpected surprise on top of an unexpected surprise.

It meant that there would be no obstacles until at least reaching the 'Profound Comprehension' level.

Calming himself, Luo Yan nodded.

Wei Fenghua then handed him a tablet computer.

On it was a list of Heavy Grade Weapons collected by the school, asking Luo Yan to choose carefully before reporting back.

Back in the dormitory.

Luo Yan couldn't wait to start choosing.

Weapons, including various weapons used by mechas, were divided into grades.

The lowest grade was 'Artisan Grade Weapon'.

Like the rifles and combat knives they were equipped with when going on missions.

Like the Divine Might Rifle used by mechas.

These all belonged to the 'Artisan Grade Weapon' level.

The second grade was 'Heavy Grade Weapon'. Weapons of this grade.

Their power far surpassed 'Artisan Grade Weapons'.

The third grade was 'Divine Weapon'. The materials for weapons of this grade were said to come from that 'world'.

And 'Divine Weapon' was not even the highest level.

However, with Luo Yan's current status and level, he couldn't access them yet.

He didn't even know what a 'Divine Weapon' looked like.

At this moment, Luo Yan focused on choosing a 'Heavy Grade Weapon'.

Finally, he selected a standard longsword named 'Star Splitter'.

Besides its sharpness as a 'Heavy Grade Weapon'.

It could also split its blade, shooting out fragments to injure opponents.

And the existence of the 'Magnetic Absorption System'.

It could reassemble the split blade fragments!