Trial Tier

Ye Ge smiled, "Of course not, I just sent them to look for other students nearby. What, did they attack you? Don't worry, I'll teach them a good lesson."

"No need, they've already paid the price," Granny said coldly.

Lu Yin walked to Granny's side and looked at Ye Ge.

Ye Ge wasn't surprised to see Lu Yin at all. "You're the Hidden Saint of Jinling? You must be from the starry sky too, otherwise Granny wouldn't be cooperating with you."

Lu Yin said faintly, "My name is Asta, a student from Tata Planet Academy. My grandfather is the principal."

Granny's face twitched. She hated that sentence; it was because of that sentence that she had let down her guard against this scoundrel.

Ye Ge was stunned. "What are you trying to say?"

Lu Yin showed a hint of arrogance. "I have money. If you let my people go, I can give you a lot of resources."

Ye Ge laughed heartily. "Tata Planet? Never heard of it. I don't care who you are, I'm looking for you to cooperate."

"Cooperate?" Lu Yin was surprised.

Ye Ge said solemnly, "I discovered a Gale Crystal mine nearby, but it's occupied by a group of mutant beasts. Those mutant beasts have all reached the Probe Realm and are very difficult to deal with. I need help."

"How much?" Granny asked.

Ye Ge shook his head. "I'm not sure, but conservatively, there should be dozens of cubic meters."

Granny's eyes lit up. Dozens of cubic meters of Gale Crystal was a lot. On a normal planet, this kind of crystal would only be a few cubic meters at most. Granny wanted to agree, but before she could speak, she looked at Lu Yin.

Lu Yin said faintly, "I have money, I don't care."

Ye Ge was stunned. He hadn't expected a student to refuse. This was dozens of cubic meters of Gale Crystal, which would be at least a hundred cubic meters of Star Energy Crystals. That was enough to cultivate a Battle Skill to a very proficient level, and it could also accelerate cultivation to the Integrating Realm. It was definitely a considerable amount of resources.

Granny secretly glared at Lu Yin. She wanted to go.

"However, even though I have money, no one dislikes having more money. Fine, we'll find you in a couple of days, but you're not allowed to touch anyone from my Xing Camp," Lu Yin said, changing the subject.

Ye Ge nodded. "Okay. Then bring my two junior brothers too. More people make things easier."

Lu Yin agreed, and Granny immediately hung up the screen.

"Is this Ye Ge the powerhouse they mentioned who's on the same level as Teres?" Lu Yin asked.

Granny grunted. "I've heard his name. He's one of the top three powerhouses in Blue Mountain Academy, possibly even stronger than Teres."

"What about his family background?" Lu Yin asked.

Granny was taken aback. "Family background? I don't know."

Lu Yin's eyes flickered. He wasn't going for the Gale Crystal. No matter how much of this crystal there was, it couldn't be exchanged for Star Energy Crystals on Earth. In the end, it would probably fall into the hands of the Great Yu Empire. What he lacked now was Star Energy Crystals, and this Ye Ge should have some.

It wasn't far from Jinling to Yuxiang. Lu Yin had Granny carry the two Blue Mountain Academy students, and they reached their destination after flying for half a day.

Tens of thousands of Evolvers in Yuxiang were trapped in the camp, their weapons confiscated, and they were being monitored by another group of Evolvers.

Lu Yin saw Feng Hong, the pitiful Commander of Ten Thousand, hanging from a tree.

A powerful energy fluctuation emanated from the entire camp. When Lu Yin and Granny arrived, this energy swept out, causing the sky to tremble.

Lu Yin knew this was Ye Ge's show of dominance, and he also wanted to test his own strength.

In fact, this show of dominance was not only useless, but it also revealed his strength. Ye Ge's energy fluctuation was very powerful, even slightly exceeding Teres', but Lu Yin didn't care. Only barking dogs don't bite; only the methods of the silver-haired man, who could kill with a single move, were truly terrifying.

Granny stepped forward, her external energy vibrating, blocking Ye Ge's energy fluctuation and causing the air to distort. An invisible crack appeared on the ground, neatly dividing the camp from Lu Yin and the others.

Feng Hong and a few other Commanders looked up and saw Lu Yin, their eyes filled with shame.

Lu Yin ignored them and looked at the man slowly rising into the air, who was Ye Ge.

Clap, clap, clap.

"As expected of the 'flower' of the military academy, classmate Granny's strength is truly astonishing," Ye Ge praised, his gaze filled with undisguised greed.

Granny snorted. "Is this the hospitality of Blue Mountain Academy?"

Ye Ge smiled. "I was reckless, I apologize." As he spoke, he looked at Lu Yin, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes. Lu Yin had only recently broken through to the Probe Realm, and his energy wasn't strong enough to attract Ye Ge's attention.

"Two, can you release my two junior brothers now?" Ye Ge said to Granny, assuming she was the leader.

The two captured Blue Mountain Academy students saw Ye Ge and wanted to speak, but their mouths were sealed. They could only keep signaling with their eyes, trying to remind him of Lu Yin's power, but Ye Ge didn't understand.

"Whether we release them depends on your sincerity," Granny said coldly.

Ye Ge shrugged. "Alright, please, let's talk inside the camp."

Soon, inside the camp, several people appeared.

Ye Ge took out a map, spread it out, and pointed to a large mountain about a hundred kilometers from Yuxiang. "The Gale Crystal is there, but it's surrounded by a group of mutant birds. Among these birds, at least five have Probe Realm strength, which is what the natives call Heaven Rank. There's also a large group with Gaze Realm strength."

"What do you plan to do?" Granny asked Ye Ge after glancing at Lu Yin.

Ye Ge said, "With the five of us, we can deal with these birds, but it will be too tiring. I've thought of a plan: let these natives lure the birds out, and then use the planet's thermal weapons to bomb them. Quick and clean."

Hearing this, Lu Yin's eyes turned cold, and Granny was shocked. She quickly said, "If you do that, won't those natives be doomed too?"

Ye Ge laughed. "The natives' lives don't matter. The important thing is that we'll be very relaxed."

"Even without letting these natives sacrifice themselves, we can still succeed," Lu Yin said faintly.

Ye Ge looked at Lu Yin with amusement. "Brother Asta, the lives of these natives are simply not worth caring about. Once the trial ends, the Evolvers among these natives will be sent to the battlefield. Those with cultivation talent might become slaves to some noble students, and the beautiful ones might become maids. The rest are just cannon fodder. Don't worry about them. In fact, it's better for them to die here. They might even thank us, haha."

Lu Yin remained silent. The fate of Earth had long been decided. The moment the trial began, all Earthlings were under the observation of the Great Yu Empire and the Cosmic Youth Council. Only a very small number with Talent would receive slightly fairer treatment; the rest were cannon fodder. Ye Ge was right.

"Alright, I've shown my sincerity. Can we release the people now?" Ye Ge said, looking at Granny.

Granny turned to Lu Yin. Lu Yin said faintly, "Wait a moment longer. I still have a question."

A cold glint flashed in Ye Ge's eyes. "What question?"

Lu Yin looked at Ye Ge. "You're considered a top expert at Blue Mountain Academy. Why aren't you completing missions and instead staying here?"

Ye Ge's gaze was filled with surprise. He looked at Lu Yin, then at Granny, and chuckled. "I forgot. It's normal for those at your level not to have access to certain information. Fine, I can enlighten you." As he spoke, Ye Ge sat down and signaled for some tea to be brought over.

Lu Yin and Granny also sat down, accepted the tea, and looked at Ye Ge.

Ye Ge took a sip of tea and said in a deep voice, "Students are divided into three tiers. The first tier consists of my two junior fellows. Their purpose in the trial is merely to impress certain people, like a golden handshake. As long as they can survive the trial, their future will be brilliant. The second tier is us."

"Us?" Granny was surprised. She thought Ye Ge, as a top expert at Blue Mountain Academy, wouldn't be in the same tier as her.

Ye Ge nodded. "You, me, and even Teres from your military academy are in this tier. Our purpose is to achieve certain results, like occupying territories and marking them blue, or discovering precious mineral deposits. Granny, since you landed, has anyone spoken to you about completing missions together?"

Granny shook her head, her expression serious.

Ye Ge smiled. "Exactly. Because we're not qualified. Only one type of person is qualified, and that's Willow from your academy and Paris from mine."

"The strongest in the academy?" Granny was surprised.

Ye Ge nodded seriously. "There's no such thing as fairness in this Universe. The news of the trial reaches us after notification, but they already knew about it long ago. Furthermore, the strongest individuals in each academy have each other's contact information. This is their circle, beyond our reach. Before the trial began, they had already formed alliances with each other, all for the purpose of completing missions. Willow isn't in this area, is he?"

Granny's gaze turned bitter. "I haven't seen him since the trial began."