The Martial Academy's Super Reward! The Wang Family's Medicine Escort Team!

"It's huge!"

Wang Kai smiled slightly.

"Lin Yi, you also know that as the only official martial academy established by the Tianshan Sect in Guangling Commandery, the ultimate goal of our Guangling Martial Academy is to cultivate super geniuses capable of passing the entrance exam for the Tianshan Sect."

"Including our current year, it has been a full seven years since our Guangling Martial Academy produced a peerless genius who could get into the Tianshan Sect. This record is at the very bottom among the dozen or so commanderies under the Dongshan Prefecture. Just think about it, how could the Dean not be anxious and burning with impatience?"

"Because of this situation, the Dean discussed it with the two Vice Principals a few days ago and decided to significantly increase the rewards for every important exam for our current batch of disciples."

"Take this entrance examination, for example. Originally, only the top fifty disciples received rewards, and each person only got fifty taels of silver."

"But now, anyone who makes it into the top one hundred is rewarded with one hundred taels of silver. As for the top fifty, it's even more—a full three hundred taels of silver."

"The top twenty get five hundred taels of silver!"

"The top ten get two thousand taels of silver!"

"Third place, three thousand taels!"

"Second place, four thousand taels!"

"And first place is rewarded with a full five thousand taels of silver! Even for me, that is not a small sum of money."

"What! Five thousand taels! Four thousand taels! It seems the Dean is really bleeding money this time!"

Hearing Wang Kai's words, Lin Yi was incredibly shocked, and at the same time, a deep sense of excitement rose in his heart.

Five thousand taels of silver—he hadn't even considered that money because that old guy Wang Kai was simply too fierce.

With a cultivation at the Seventh Rank Limit and martial skills at the Fifth Rank Great Accomplishment level, Wang Kai's overall strength was slightly higher than even the most ordinary Sixth Rank Early Stage martial artist.

Not to mention that he was currently only at the Seventh Rank Early Stage, even if he had taken those two thousand taels from Li Long and broken through to the Seventh Rank Mid Stage or even Late Stage, he still wouldn't be a match for Wang Kai and couldn't secure that five thousand taels.

However, while he might not be able to get the five thousand taels, Lin Yi could still fight for the four thousand taels.

"After all, with my current Seventh Rank Early Stage cultivation and Sixth Rank Perfection martial skill level, in terms of strength, I am already in the top ten among the three hundred disciples of the same batch at Guangling Martial Academy."

"As long as I find a way to earn two or three hundred taels of silver within the next half month to raise my cultivation to the Seventh Rank Mid Stage, and improve my martial skills a bit more, then entering the top five will be absolutely easy. There is also a great hope for third or second place."

"If I really get second place this time and obtain four thousand taels of silver, then my next talent will be secured!"

"And with a new talent, the probability of me reaching the standard of a Profound-level genius within this year will also greatly increase!"

"In short, earn money! Earn money! I must earn money as quickly as possible to buy medicinal pills to improve my cultivation!"

At this thought, Lin Yi's heart instantly became incredibly fiery. Subsequently, Lin Yi said to Wang Kai with a serious expression:

"Wang Kai, thank you for the information you provided this time. This is indeed a huge piece of good news for me, but precisely because of that, I have to push myself even harder in the time to come."

"After all, my cultivation isn't stuck at the Peak Seventh Rank like yours and the others in the top ten. I'm only at the Seventh Rank Early Stage, so I still have plenty of room for improvement within the Seventh Rank."

"Seventh Rank? Lin Yi, you've broken through to the Seventh Rank?"

Hearing this, Wang Kai was stunned for a moment before saying in shock:

"Lin Yi, your progress lately has been too immense. It's one thing for your martial skills to improve so quickly, but even your cultivation is advancing at this pace? Can Aperture Opening really be that powerful?"

"Heh, pretty much!"

Lin Yi smiled.

Aperture Opening was the excuse he used to explain his recent surge in strength.

After all, there had been precedents for Aperture Opening on the Nine Provinces Continent since ancient times.

For instance, some experts were mediocre in their youth and destitute in their early adulthood, only to suddenly experience Aperture Opening in middle age, rising from ordinary Eighth or Ninth Rank martial artists to the status of a First Rank master in just over a decade.

There were also experts who were mentally deficient in childhood, unable to even take care of themselves, but one day they suddenly experienced Aperture Opening and enlightenment, soaring to the heavens thereafter.

Of course, the most famous and powerful among these Aperture Opening geniuses was the legendary Martial Emperor.

It was rumored that the Martial Emperor was incredibly frail at birth and remained weak even after reaching adulthood, unable to defeat even an ordinary eleven or twelve-year-old child in his tribe.

Yet, one day, after the Martial Emperor suddenly achieved enlightenment through Aperture Opening, he created the path of martial arts from scratch in just a few years, easily pushing it beyond the First Rank.

Compared to the Martial Emperor, while Lin Yi's performance was certainly decent, it really didn't amount to much.

Contemplating this, Lin Yi bid farewell to Wang Kai and turned to leave.

However, suddenly—

"Lin Yi, wait!"

Wang Kai abruptly called out to Lin Yi and said:

"You mentioned you were short on money. I just remembered a job in my family I could recommend to you. It pays well and doesn't take up much time. Would you be interested?"

"Oh? What kind of job?"

Hearing this, Lin Yi felt a spark of interest.

"It's simple: escorting medicine for my Wang Family's medicine transport team."

Wang Kai smiled:

"Lin Yi, you should know that our Wang Family built its fortune on medicine. Our family's first ancestor was a renowned master of medicine in Guangling Commandery."

"Over the hundreds of years since, through the development of generations of ancestors, our Wang's Pharmacy has established branches in many counties and towns under the jurisdiction of Guangling Commandery."

"As it is currently the end of summer and approaching autumn, many medicinal herbs have matured during this season. Therefore, our Wang Family has organized several Medicine Escort Teams responsible for transporting these herbs back to headquarters for processing."

"In this way, as long as you join our Wang Family's Medicine Escort Team, you will naturally be able to earn money."

"Oh, a Medicine Escort Team? That does sound quite good, but I wonder about the danger level of this job? And what about the compensation?"

Hearing this, Lin Yi felt a stir in his heart and immediately asked.

"Rest assured! Would I ever try to cheat you?"

"As one of the most important departments in our Wang Family, the security provided for the Medicine Escort Teams is beyond reproach."

"Every Medicine Escort Team is led by at least a Sixth-Rank Martial Artist, and many of the other regular members are at the Seventh Grade mid-stage, late-stage, or peak-stage levels. Their strength is already formidable."

"Coupled with the reputation of our Wang Family, the bandit stockades outside the prefecture city would never dare to provoke us easily. You can rest assured regarding the safety, Lin Yi."

"As for the compensation? Each outing for a Medicine Escort Team takes anywhere from two to four days, and the reward is given based on the martial artist's strength, ranging from forty to one hundred and fifty taels of silver."

"Given your strength, Lin Yi, you would likely receive around sixty taels of silver per outing. What do you think?"

"Sixty taels?"

Lin Yi's eyes lit up.

Sixty taels per escort mission, and with half a month left until the Entrance Examination, he would have enough time to go on about four missions. Wouldn't that be two hundred and forty taels?

Two hundred and forty taels—if he converted it all into Qi and Blood Pills, it should be enough for him to break through to the Seventh Grade mid-stage within half a month.

By then, with his strength, he would definitely have a great chance of taking second place in the Entrance Examination and winning that four-thousand-tael reward.

"Alright! Since that's the case, I'll join. Wang Kai, how long do you think it will take for you to arrange for me to go over?"

"It won't take long."

Wang Kai said confidently:

"After all, I am a legitimate son of the Wang Family, and your strength is not weak, Lin Yi. As long as I go and put in a word with the family's Medicine Escort Team later, I estimate you will be able to report to the team tomorrow. You can just wait for my news at the Martial Academy for now."

"Fine! Then many thanks!"

"You're welcome!"

Wang Kai smiled faintly, then left the Martial Academy and headed in the direction of the Wang Family.