Counting the Harvest, She's Not the First

Chu Han stood at the edge of the poisonous fog, blade in hand, like a god of war.

"It really is Chu Han!"

A student pointed at Chu Han, their voice trembling as they spoke.

"It's him."

Jiang Yan couldn't hide her shock either, her beautiful eyes filled with admiration.

"He's your classmate? This is a Wilderness Training Camp student?!" a soldier asked in shock.

"Yes, his name is Chu Han," Jiang Yan replied.

"My goodness! He really is just a student!"

The person who had refused to believe Chu Han was a student before exclaimed.

"He's a genius! A true genius!"

"A genius like this can only truly unleash his talent by joining our army."

"Right, send a message to the commanding officer immediately."

Several soldiers were already thinking about how to recruit Chu Han into the army.

Meanwhile, Chu Han, the protagonist, wasn't idle.

He continued his assault, slaughtering the remaining Black Stone Scorpions.

In just a few seconds, seven or eight Black Stone Scorpions fell at Chu Han's feet.

"Brothers, let's go with him! We can't fall behind!"

The soldiers, completely ignited by Chu Han's fervor, charged out and joined the fight.

Without the interference of the mutated Black Stone Scorpions, their Tier 1 martial artist strength was fully unleashed.

Dealing with these ordinary Black Stone Scorpions, they were also highly efficient.

The battle ended quickly.

The open ground was piled high with the corpses of Black Stone Scorpions.

"Brother Chu, thank you! If it weren't for you, we probably wouldn't have made it out of here today."

Captain Wang, the leader of the soldier squad, walked up to Chu Han and gave a solemn salute. His eyes held a hint of fervor, admiration for the strong!

"It was nothing. These Black Stone Scorpions were my prey to begin with," Chu Han said calmly, sheathing his long blade.

"Regardless, you're our savior!"

Captain Wang smiled, then turned and shouted to the soldiers behind him, "Brothers, collect all the Black Stone Scorpion tail stings and give them to Brother Chu. These are his spoils of war!"

Chu Han's eyes lit up. He hadn't expected these soldiers to be so considerate; this saved him a lot of trouble.

The soldiers immediately got to work, taking out special anti-sting cloth bags. They carefully cut off each Black Stone Scorpion's tail sting and placed it in the bag, presenting it to Chu Han. There were at least seventy to eighty tail stings in total.

Combined with the 66 he had killed earlier, Chu Han now had over 100 Black Stone Scorpion tail stings.

"Can you help me transport this back?"

Chu Han pointed at the mutated Black Stone Scorpion's corpse and asked.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, he couldn't expose his space equipment and had to rely on the army for assistance.

"Of course, no problem. I've already contacted the base's transport vehicles. They'll transport these corpses back intact, and you can deal with them then, including this Tier 1 one."

"That's good."

Chu Han nodded, but still used his knife to extract the mutated Black Stone Scorpion's tail sting, just in case.

Captain Wang didn't object.

Half an hour later, two military trucks arrived, and the soldiers loaded the Black Stone Scorpion corpses onto the vehicles.

Chu Han and the students from Jiang Yan's team all got into the trucks, and they drove towards the training camp base.

As the sun began to set, the trucks finally reached the base.

A large crowd had already gathered in a plaza at the base.

All the students who had participated in the wilderness trial had returned and were waiting to have their Exotic Beast hunting points tallied.

A temporary scoring platform had been set up in the center of the plaza, with several teachers holding registration forms, ready to record the points.

The principal and military leaders were seated on the platform, awaiting the start of the tally.

"Captain Li, we've received word from outside the city. The rescue team and the students have entered the base. We can begin the tally."

Beside him, a soldier reported to Captain Li.

Captain Li nodded and said to the principal, "Everyone's back. Let's begin then."

The principal nodded, stood up, and announced, "The Wilderness Training Camp Exotic Beast Hunting Tally officially begins!"

As he gave the order, the students stepped forward one by one, presenting their spoils of war.

"Sharp-toothed Rabbit, 1 point!"

"Prairie Wolf, 2 points!"

"Rotten Dog, 3 points!"

"Striped Snake, 3 points!"

Various unranked Exotic Beasts also varied in strength, yielding different points.

Students who only hunted Sharp-toothed Rabbits and Prairie Wolves naturally ended up at the bottom of the points list.

Those who hunted Rotten Dogs and Striped Snakes earned significantly more points.

"Next, Zhao Lei!" the teacher called out.

A sturdy-looking male student stepped forward. He took three Black Stone Scorpion stingers and five Rotten Dog fangs from his backpack and placed them on the table with pride. "Reporting, teacher, three Black Stone Scorpions! 5 Rotten Dogs!"

"Oh? Black Stone Scorpions?" The teacher picked up the stingers and examined them, saying with satisfaction, "Not bad. B-rank talent really is different. That's 30 points!"

The surrounding students immediately let out a gasp. "Zhao Lei's amazing! He actually killed Black Stone Scorpions!"

"30 points, that puts him in the top three right now, doesn't it?"

"As expected of B-rank talent, so much stronger than us C-ranks!"

Zhao Lei listened to the chatter, his lips almost curling up to the sky. He swept his gaze over the others provocatively, as if searching for someone who could surpass him.

Being able to kill Black Stone Scorpions required at least B-rank talent, so his achievement was indeed something to be proud of.

Just then, the crowd suddenly fell silent, all eyes turning to Li Mengran, who was next to be called.

Li Mengran carried a delicate leather bag and, surrounded by a group of people, walked proudly towards the scoring table.

"It's Li Mengran! Li Mengran with A-rank talent!"

"She must have hunted even more formidable Exotic Beasts!"

"Look at her bag, it's bulging!"

Li Mengran reached the scoring table and gracefully opened the bag. She took out the stingers one by one and laid them on the table. "Instructor, 11 Black Stone Scorpion stingers."

"What? 11?"

The teacher in charge of scoring suddenly looked up. He counted the stingers, and indeed, there were 11!

"11 stingers, 55 points! That's the highest score so far!"

The entire venue erupted in excitement.

"My goodness! 11 Black Stone Scorpions? Li Mengran is too fierce! She must have been hunting these dangerous Exotic Beasts all along."

"A-rank talent is truly terrifying. She's definitely going to get first place with these points!"

"Zhao Lei was showing off earlier, but he's far behind Li Mengran!"

Zhao Lei heard the cheers of the crowd and immediately curbed his pride.

Indeed, compared to Li Mengran, he still had a long way to go!

Li Mengran's face showed a triumphant smile as she basked in the attention.

She paused, then took out a claw with feathers from the bag and placed it on the table. "Oh, and this too. The claw of a first-order Exotic Beast, a Gale Falcon Eagle."

"Gale Falcon Eagle?!"

The eyes of several teachers responsible for scoring widened instantly. They scrambled to pick up the claw and examine it carefully. Faint golden feathers still clung to it, and the sharp tip gleamed menacingly. It was indeed the characteristic of a Gale Falcon Eagle.

"First-order Exotic Beast Gale Falcon Eagle, kill reward 100 points! Li Mengran, you have a total of 155 points!"

"This Gale Falcon Eagle was already injured. I was just lucky to kill it," Li Mengran said modestly.

"Even an injured Gale Falcon Eagle is not something an ordinary Quasi-Martial Artist can handle. This score is definitely valid!" the scoring teacher said enthusiastically.

"155 points?!"

The entire venue completely exploded. The students' exclamations rose one after another, clearly shocked by this result.

The principal and many school leaders excitedly stood up. Li Mengran had already displayed strength comparable to a first-order martial artist, how could they not be thrilled!

"Haha, as expected of Li Mengran, she deserves first place!"

An excited school leader said.

Other leaders nodded repeatedly in agreement.

"Before the martial arts exam, Li Mengran will definitely become a first-order martial artist, and she might even aim for second order!"

The principal of Third Middle School also said with satisfaction.

Captain Li, standing beside him, shook his head, a meaningful smile appearing on his face.

"First place isn't hers."