Fuel-Air Bombs Can Be Exchanged Too?!

"Swipe your student card here, and the gate will open." Meng Nanxi pointed at the card reader.

Jiang Chuan took the student card he had just received from Xiong Xuan and pressed it against the card reader.

Beep! Beep!

A cracking sound followed. A Giant Beast with a golden body, a tiger-like head, a lion-like body, and antelope-like curved horns appeared before Jiang Chuan.

The Giant Beast raised its left forepaw high, poised to strike. Its bloodthirsty, savage, powerful aura surged toward Jiang Chuan like a flood.

"Demonic beast!"

Jiang Chuan jolted in alarm. His first instinct was to run!

"Did it scare you?"

Hearing Meng Nanxi's words, Jiang Chuan finally came back to himself.

"So that's what you meant by scaring me!"

At first, he had thought Meng Nanxi meant the underground facilities would be so massive that they would frighten him. He had not expected her meaning to be so literal.

"Once you're truly on the battlefield, many people are scared out of their wits when they face vicious demonic beasts. They can't even bring out thirty percent of their full strength, and countless people end up dying horrible deaths."

Meng Nanxi explained, "That's why Principal Zhang and Vice Principal Bai joined forces to kill this sixth-realm demonic beast and turn it into a specimen. They put it here to train our courage."

"The principals really went to great pains to nurture us."

With a sigh, Jiang Chuan stepped into the Elite Class.

Behind the golden demonic beast specimen was a broad corridor built from steel.

Countless metal racks lined both sides of the corridor, each holding firearms of various sizes.

Great Xia Type 56 Submachine Guns, Great Xia Type 81 Assault Rifles, Great Xia Type 81 Squad Light Machine Guns...

Although he had been studying Practical Coordination of Thermal Weapons and Cultivators with Hu Haoqiang, school had only been in session for less than two weeks.

Jiang Chuan had not yet handled a gun. Seeing so many firearms now, he was eager to give them a try.

Meng Nanxi was not surprised. She had been exactly the same on her first day here.

"Elite Class students can receive two hundred bullets for shooting practice free of charge every day. Once I've taken you to collect your resources, you can go to the range and practice on your own."

"Two hundred rounds a day! The Elite Class really is something else!" Jiang Chuan said in surprise.

Before the descent of Immortal Light, the cost of an ordinary 7.62 mm Rifle Bullet had been around three Great Xia Coins.

After the descent of Immortal Light, demonic beast mutations had seized vast numbers of iron and copper mines. On top of that, demonic beasts in the ocean had nearly destroyed maritime shipping.

The production cost of bullets had soared. According to current figures, a single 7.62 mm Rifle Bullet now cost ten Great Xia Coins.

The cost of 12.7 mm Heavy Machine Gun Bullets and High-Precision Sniper Rifle Bullets would only be higher!

"For beginners, I suggest starting with the Type 81 Assault Rifle. I've used plenty of firearms, but I still think the Type 81 is the easiest to handle," Meng Nanxi suggested.

"I actually want to try the Great Xia Type 99 General Purpose Machine Gun, the one we improved from the PKM."

A general-purpose machine gun was a type of machine gun that could be used as either a light machine gun or a Heavy Machine Gun.

The two talked as they walked, soon reaching the end of the corridor.

Before they had even left the corridor, Jiang Chuan felt a wave of scorching heat.

Once he stepped out, a massive pill furnace came into view.

The furnace stood five meters tall, like a small house.

Crimson Flame erupted from beneath the earth, flowing along the bottom and continuously pouring into the furnace.

Through the furnace's mouth, he could clearly see the raging flames inside, as well as clusters of golden light.

"This is one of the most precious magical treasures assigned to Immortal Gate High School by the Ministry of Education—the Standard Earth Fire Furnace. The Hundred Herbs Body Strengthening Pills you'll be collecting shortly, along with the pills needed by the teachers and principal for cultivation, are all refined in this Standard Earth Fire Furnace."

As Jiang Chuan listened to Meng Nanxi, he looked around.

Eight passageways surrounded the Standard Earth Fire Furnace.

Each passageway had a sign in front of it.

Teacher's Office, Cultivation Room, Cold Weapon Training Room, Training Room, Classroom, Library, Dining Hall, Exchange Room.

Meng Nanxi then headed toward the Exchange Room, and Jiang Chuan hurried after her.

Upon entering the corridor leading to the Exchange Room, Jiang Chuan saw rows of neatly arranged glass display cases.

The cases contained all manner of items: Alloy Battle Sabers, Alloy Battle Armor, pills, and more.

Jiang Chuan even spotted a Single-Soldier Fuel-Air Bomb among them!

"Even something like this can be exchanged at school?!"

Fuel-air bombs were among Great Xia's strongest weapons against demonic beasts.

Unlike ordinary bombs, fuel-air bombs had a two-stage detonation process and were loaded with fuel.

After the first detonation, the fuel mixed with the air, then detonated a second time.

Not only could it produce an incomparably violent explosion, it could also release temperatures as high as 3,000°C.

At such temperatures, let alone third-realm demonic beasts, even fourth-realm or fifth-realm demonic beasts would struggle to withstand it!

"Although the Exchange Room at Immortal Gate High School is nominally ours, it actually uses the same exchange system as the military."

Meng Nanxi explained, "As long as you have enough Merit Points, you can exchange them for Fighter Jets, magical treasures, or even divine weapons unearthed from Ancient Ruins."

"I see."

Jiang Chuan suddenly understood. "Then how do you earn Merit Points?"

"The simplest way is to kill demonic beasts."

The one who answered Jiang Chuan was not Meng Nanxi, but a middle-aged man standing at the end of the corridor. He held an insulated bag and wore a plaid shirt.

"Teacher Zhao, I brought Jiang Chuan to collect the new Elite Class student resources."

"Give me your student card."

Zhao Jiang glanced at Jiang Chuan.

At the end of the passageway stood an enormous Steel Gate. In front of it was an office desk with a computer on it.

Zhao Jiang walked to the desk and sat down. He took Jiang Chuan's student card, placed it on one machine, then took out a Smartwatch and placed it on another.

"Point your head at the camera."

Jiang Chuan hurriedly faced the camera.

Beep!

After the verification passed, Zhao Jiang pulled open a drawer and took out a white porcelain bottle and three plastic bottles shaped like small drink bottles. Then he removed the Smartwatch and handed it to Jiang Chuan.

"These are, respectively, Hundred Herbs Body Strengthening Pills, Nutrient Solution extracted from demonic beast flesh and blood, and an Electronic Smart Communicator."

Zhao Jiang instructed, "This Electronic Smart Communicator has the God of War APP developed by the military. I've already completed your registration through the God of War APP."

"According to the rules, the first ten students to enter the Elite Class receive five hundred Merit Points and a special reward. The first thirty students to enter the Elite Class receive three hundred Merit Points."

"After the first thirty, everyone receives only one hundred Merit Points. I've already transferred your Merit Points into your account."

"With Merit Points, you can exchange not only for battle armor, pills, talismans, and formations, but also purchase Cultivation Teaching Videos."

"Merit Points are not easy to obtain. Normally, there are only two ways: completing official missions and hunting demonic beasts. So before exchanging anything, I suggest you think carefully about whether you truly need it."

As Jiang Chuan put the Electronic Smart Communicator on his wrist, he asked, "Teacher Zhao, do you have any recommendations for what to exchange?"

City Lord Duan Hong and the others had yet to return. On October 3rd, if the Public Security Bureau failed to completely eradicate the Blood Sea Divine Cult Branch, he would likely face the Blood Sea Divine Cult Branch's full-force attempt to kill him!

Therefore, Jiang Chuan's most pressing task now was to increase his strength!