While Nie Chang was pondering where best to place the defensive shield, Liu Qiying had already boarded a Little Flying Ball and set off for the capital.
The Little Flying Ball cruised steadily through the clouds.
Liu Qiying carefully protected the box and biscuit tin in his hands.
"These are all treasures," he murmured, his fingers unconsciously tightening.
Recalling the scene in Lin Yi's office just now, Liu Qiying still found it somewhat unreal.
Any one of those crystals would cause an uproar if it found its way onto the market, yet Lin Yi had handed them over to him as casually as that.
A little over an hour later, the Little Flying Ball arrived at the building housing the Equipment Logistics Department.
Liu Qiying took a deep breath, composed his expression, then walked inside carrying the box and biscuit tin.
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The next day, morning sunlight streamed through the windows and onto the corridors of East Peak Military Academy, but the atmosphere today was entirely different from usual.
Chen Yu rubbed his bleary eyes. He had been beaten black and blue in the virtual classroom last night. He had planned to skip breakfast and stay in bed a little longer today, only to be woken by a call from Zhou Yuxuan.
"Check the website! Something huge happened!"
Zhou Yuxuan's voice trembled with excitement over the phone.
"What could possibly be such a big deal? It's not like someone cleared it."
Chen Yu replied dismissively, then felt around for the phone by his bedside and opened the military academy forum.
At once, a brand-new portal in the most prominent spot on the homepage caught his eye—"Comprehensive Merit Management Platform."
"What the hell is this?"
Chen Yu muttered as he clicked into it.
The next second, his eyes flew wide open,