Combat Practical Test

Yang Lixie was busy pestering his goddess and impatiently replied, "What is it? Talk later, can't you see I'm busy?"

Fatty whispered, "It's about that classmate Luo Yan."

"What Luo Yan, Qi Yan, I don't have time now."

Seeing Yang Lixie about to get angry, Fatty and the other person were about to leave.

Unexpectedly, the girl standing by the window turned around, "Luo Yan?"

"The one on the school broadcast just now?"

"What happened to him?"

Yang Lixie's attitude immediately did a 180-degree turn: "Yeah, what happened to him?"

"Didn't you hear classmate Liu Ruohan? Hurry up and tell us."

Fatty mumbled and then said, "Zhang Hao and I went to the principal's office to join the fun just now. Guess what? The Local Security Bureau came to present banners to two first-year students."

"They said that they acted heroically and prevented a disaster over the weekend."

"Therefore, the Local Security Bureau specifically made two banners to commend them."

"Oh, and there are rewards too."

"That Zeng Shan received a reward of 1000 work points, but Luo Yan was amazing, he got a full [REDACTED] work points."

Yang Lixie sneered, "It's just work points, my monthly allowance is more than that. The Local Security Bureau is too stingy."

Fatty and the boy named Zhang Hao didn't think so.

They, as reserve Mech Masters, enjoyed fourth-tier treatment. After graduation, even if they didn't become official Mech Masters, as long as they worked in related fields, they could earn 3000 work points per month.

Currently, because they were students, they only received a monthly allowance of 1000 work points.

Luo Yan had just received nearly ten months' worth of their rewards in one go.

Only rich kids like Yang Lixie wouldn't be envious.

Everyone else was extremely envious.

"Acted heroically."

Liu Ruohan's autumn-water-like eyes blinked: "How interesting. I wonder what they did for the Local Security Bureau to give them banners and rewards."

Hearing this, Yang Lixie immediately patted his chest and said, "Ruohan, if you're interested, I'll go find out right away and give you the news at noon."

He grabbed his two followers and walked out of the classroom.

As they walked.

Yang Lixie bared his teeth and said, "Something's not right."

"What's not right, boss?"

Yang Lixie said, "This development isn't right."

"The villain's beloved woman becomes interested in the protagonist, which arouses the villain's killing intent. In the end, the villain becomes an experience pack for the protagonist, and his beloved woman is taken into the protagonist's harem."

"I've seen this trope countless times."

"Now that Ruohan is interested in that guy surnamed Luo, isn't this development just like in a novel?"

"If I act with killing intent next, snap, my head will roll, and I'll be dead!"

Zhang Hao and the other person's mouths twitched. They felt Yang Lixie was getting a bit too into character.

"Boss, so, are we still going to find out about this news?"

"Find out!" Yang Lixie said decisively, "Also, I need to find a way to introduce some girls to classmate Luo."

"As long as he has a girlfriend, with our classmate Liu's high standards, even if she's still interested in classmate Luo, she won't develop it further."

Zhang Hao and the other person immediately gave him a thumbs up: "You're still the best, boss. You can even come up with a solution like this."

"Of course." Yang Lixie said proudly.

Soon.

The news that Luo Yan and Zeng Shan received rewards from the Local Security Bureau spread throughout the academy.

Just as Luo Tianyi had guessed.

This incident stirred up a thousand waves.

Some were envious, some were indifferent, and some turned red-eyed.

Especially those who thought they were quite strong but had always remained unknown felt that Luo Yan had gotten lucky, that it was just good fortune.

Although they wouldn't immediately cause trouble for Luo Yan, the seeds of jealousy had been sown and only needed time to blossom.

Time flew by.

In the blink of an eye, a month passed.

On this day.

Luo Yan was training in the training hall.

After taking the 'Spark Agent', a large amount of Essence Energy surged into his body, and it was all burned, making the previously mixed Essence Energy three parts purer.

Soon, the last meridian was tempered.

But Luo Yan did not stop practicing the Visualization Technique.

The effect of the 'Spark Agent' was still active.

Essence Energy continued to pour in.

Soon.

Luo Yan felt the familiar sense of obstruction.

It was as if there was an invisible barrier in his body, preventing further infusion of Essence Energy.

This was a sign that a breakthrough was imminent.

Luo Yan seized the opportunity, accepting all the Essence Energy that came, and gradually, the Essence Energy in his body rose.

It began to strike the invisible barrier.

This repeated.

After an unknown amount of time.

Luo Yan suddenly trembled all over, feeling the invisible barrier collapse with a roar. Essence Energy surged unimpeded.

At this moment.

Essence Energy rose around Luo Yan, and faintly formed the illusion of layered mountain peaks.

However, the image was very blurry, as if shrouded in mist.

After a while.

Luo Yan finally opened his eyes.

Feeling the surging Essence Energy within him.

His body also felt a sense of expansion, as if he had inexhaustible strength.

He glanced at the container of the agent on the ground, sighing in his heart that the 'Spark Agent' was indeed very effective.

The cultivation speed was far faster than he had imagined.

It originally took about 70 days to fully temper all the meridians and break through to Primary Level Three of the Visualization Technique.

He hadn't expected to break through in just one month.

The time was cut in half.

Of course, during this period, Luo Yan's academic credits were also spent rapidly.

After a month, he had less than 50 academic credits left.

He couldn't help but worry.

With the remaining credits, he could only buy six bottles of 'Spark Agent', which wouldn't be enough for Primary Level Four cultivation.

"I'll ask Teacher Wei later to see if there are any ways to earn academic credits."

Luo Yan recalled what he had learned this month.

He had learned a new combat skill from Di Zheng, and also studied two Profound Techniques, number 3 and number 5.

Coupled with the breakthrough in the Visualization Technique just now.

It could be considered a fruitful month.

The next morning was originally Xiao Shi's General Knowledge Class.

However, Wei Fenghua walked into the classroom instead.

Luo Yan had a premonition that something was about to happen.

Wei Fenghua habitually cleared his throat twice and said, "Everyone has been studying at the academy for some time now."

"Next, the academy has prepared a practical combat test for everyone."

"Those who achieve excellent results in the test will be rewarded with academic credits."

Luo Yan's spirits lifted.

He had just been worrying about running out of academic credits.

An opportunity had arrived.

Wei Fenghua continued, "This time, we will be holding a mecha combat test."

"In other words, you will be piloting mechas to participate in the test."

"However, mechas are limited."

"Only a few of you will be able to obtain a mecha."

"Therefore, you will have to compete for the right to use a mecha."

"Students who temporarily cannot obtain the right to use a mecha should not be discouraged."

"You will be assigned to tactical groups or the Logistics Department."

"Mecha combat has never been a one-person endeavor."

"However, because this practical combat involves both the first and second-year students,"

"You will need to compete with the second-year students for the right to use a mecha!"