Ranked Treatment

Wei Fenghua patted a briefcase on the table. "Your 'Star Splitter' and armor, plus other things."

"I've put it all in here."

"You guys chat, I'm leaving."

Zeng Shan immediately waved. "Goodbye, teacher."

After Wei Fenghua left, Li Bohang said, "Luo Beichen's body has been claimed by the Luo family."

"Strangely, the Luo family left a message for you."

Luo Yan looked up. "What message?"

Zeng Shan snorted. "They told you to recover well and not to take this to heart, and claimed the Luo family would absolutely not seek revenge on you for this matter."

"In my opinion, they're definitely putting on a front."

Li Bohang said, "I think it's because the City Lord Election is imminent."

"Luo Tianyi doesn't want any complications, so he's pretending to be magnanimous."

"During this period before the City Lord Election, they definitely won't cause trouble for student Luo."

"But after that, it's hard to say."

"However, at least for the time being before the City Lord Election, student Luo, you don't have to worry about the Luo family."

"Also."

Li Bohang smiled and said, "Colonel Liang Jian of the Exploration Corps came to watch the matches today."

"After the Death Match ended, he also said that after student Luo graduates, the Exploration Corps wants to recruit you."

"I think this statement was also meant for Luo Tianyi to hear."

"In other words, Commander Di wants to protect you."

"As long as Commander Di is still in Guangling City, student Luo, you don't have to worry too much."

Luo Yan looked at Li Bohang with some surprise, feeling that this classmate was not only meticulous.

But also very knowledgeable about the situation in Guangling City.

Zeng Shan seemed to notice Luo Yan's confusion.

He chuckled and said, "Old Luo, you still don't know, do you?"

"Our classmate Li has quite a background."

"His uncle is the current City Lord, the top leader of our Guangling City, Liu Haoteng."

"Classmate Li has been hiding it well; we only found out these past few days."

Li Bohang shook his head and smiled. "My uncle doesn't allow me to use his identity to 'show off or deceive,' so it wasn't intentional to hide it from everyone."

"Besides, I also hope everyone recognizes me for who I am, not my identity."

Zeng Shan laughed heartily, then checked the time and said, "Enough talk. Old Luo just woke up, let him sleep more."

"Shall we go?"

Li Bohang nodded. "I was just about to say that."

Zeng Shan then patted Luo Yan's shoulder. "Old Luo, it's settled then."

"Tomorrow morning, we'll meet at the school gate."

Luo Yan nodded.

After watching the two leave.

He lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling.

"Friends..."

Luo Yan gently savored the word.

The next day.

Luo Yan, wearing his school uniform, arrived at the school gate carrying 'Star Splitter'.

Today was Saturday.

Most students chose to go home for a short stay.

And return to school on Monday or Sunday evening.

Not far away.

He Hao, carrying a backpack, was also planning to go home.

From a great distance, he saw Luo Yan carrying his long sword.

As he passed Luo Yan, he snorted. "Idiot, weapons are banned in the city."

"Are you planning to visit the 'Local Security Bureau' for tea by carrying a sword out?"

By the time Luo Yan looked at him, He Hao had already walked away.

"Carry your student ID with you. If you get into trouble, just show it, and you'll be fine."

He Hao muttered as he walked, "What a country bumpkin, doesn't know anything."

At this moment, laughter rang out from beside him.

Then his partner, Su Jiu, said, "Didn't someone say that after Classmate Luo killed Luo Beichen, they were going to find him for some fun?"

"But why do I see that someone not only didn't cause trouble for him but kindly gave Classmate Luo some advice?"

"Oh, right. Someone was saved by a life in the Forbidden Zone. I guess this is repaying a debt of gratitude."

He Hao gritted his teeth and glared at the girl, "Shut up! Men's business, women shouldn't interfere!"

Su Jiu stuck out her tongue at him, "Big man."

Then she left, leaving behind a string of laughter that made He Hao's teeth itch.

At the academy's main gate.

Students passing by Luo Yan.

Some cast admiring glances.

Others hurried past as if they had seen a plague god.

A few girls even had pale faces, afraid to pass by Luo Yan.

As if he were a monstrous beast.

No wonder.

Luo Beichen had died so miserably in yesterday's Death Match.

Luo Yan had now been branded a 'ruthless person'.

"Old Luo."

A moment later, Zeng Shan finally arrived.

He carried a bulging backpack.

If not for seeing him emerge from the academy.

Luo Yan would have thought he was fleeing from disaster.

Zeng Shan chuckled dryly, "I exchanged some food with my academic credits. My family is large, and it's rare for me to go back, so I brought a lot of things."

Luo Yan knew that in the Logistics Department, one academic credit could be exchanged for two weeks' worth of rations.

But no one wasted academic credits like this.

Besides, the school provided three free meals a day.

So Luo Yan didn't understand why the Logistics Department had 'food' as an exchange item.

Seeing Zeng Shan now, he seemed to understand a little.

Zeng Shan waved his hand, "Let's go, we'll take the light rail."

As they walked, he continued, "My parents are both workers. Our family was able to move into Guangling City thanks to my parents' participation in city construction."

"But because they were workers and didn't make any special contributions, they only received the sixth-tier Ranked Treatment."

Luo Yan remembered that after passing the preliminary examination, Wei Fenghua had announced that all qualified new students would receive fourth-tier Ranked Treatment.

But he had never known what it was.

Hearing Zeng Shan mention it now, he asked, "What is Ranked Treatment?"

"It's a system used to allocate work points based on your contribution to the underground city," Zeng Shan explained. "You can think of work points as academic credits, or more directly, as money!"

"Different tiers of Ranked Treatment receive different amounts of work points."

"The sixth tier is the lowest. At this level, even with full attendance every month."

"The allocated work points are barely enough to live on."

"Only my parents in my family can earn work points, but I have many siblings."

"But now I'm here."

"Although I haven't graduated yet, I have academic credits, and we reserve Mech Pilots have 'fourth-tier Ranked Treatment'."

"This tier provides 3,000 work points per month."

"But since we are still studying, we only receive 1,000 work points per month as a subsidy."

"But this is already equivalent to the work points my father receives in a month."

"If you become a formal Mech Pilot, you'll enjoy 'third-tier Ranked Treatment'. Besides receiving 8,000 work points per month, you'll also be allocated housing and a vehicle!"

Looking at the excited Zeng Shan, Luo Yan finally understood what 'Ranked Treatment' was.

Soon.

They boarded a light rail train heading towards the city center.

At this moment, the train's broadcast announced: "We have an urgent announcement to interrupt our regular programming."

"Yesterday, our city launched a special operation targeting the smuggling organization dealing in Giant Beast parasites."

"During the operation, several smuggling organizations were dismantled, and 175 live, frozen parasites were seized."

"However, one smuggling organization escaped during the operation. Local Security Bureaus in all areas are currently making every effort to apprehend them."

"Citizens, if you discover anyone acting suspiciously, please report them to your local 'Local Security Bureau' promptly, or call the police."

Listening to the broadcast, Luo Yan was surprised.

Someone is actually smuggling Giant Beast parasites?