Great Victory at the Frontier

Yesterday, Lu Mingyuan finished teaching the children as per his usual routine.

The next day, he began preparing to create his second divine ability.

Well, on the surface, it would still be his first.

Because Lu Mingyuan intended to create a divine ability related to the Agricultural School this time, which was a bit more difficult than the one based purely on thought like Mathematics, he planned to head to the academy library to find some materials for reference.

Of course, this reference process was also partly for the benefit of others; he couldn't just have Lu Mingyuan conjure a divine ability out of thin air without any accumulation. He had to study first to make it seem reasonable, so as not to cast suspicion on Anonymous.

Moreover, he didn't intend to make this divine ability too heaven-defying. A tree that stands above the forest will be destroyed by the wind, so he felt that being slightly better than average would suffice.

Of course, it couldn't be too poor either; it would be best if it could recoup its costs.

As for those who might ask, aren't all those classics and materials available on the Heavenly Dao Virtual Network? Why go to the academy library?

Yes!

They are indeed on the Heavenly Dao Virtual Network!

But the pricing for the classics section on the Heavenly Dao Virtual Network starts at a minimum of 1 Qi Luck Point, and since Lu Mingyuan planned to reference quite a few, perhaps dozens or even hundreds of books, the cost would be rather significant.

It wasn't that he couldn't bear to part with a few hundred Qi Luck Points, but in the eyes of others, he hadn't even created a divine ability yet, so he shouldn't be wasting them.

Furthermore, Lu Mingyuan didn't need to read these reference materials from cover to cover; he only needed to browse them, so there was no need to buy them outright.

Although buying them would be equivalent to carrying a library with him, allowing him to check information anytime and anywhere.

But as the saying goes, according to common sense, he, Lu Mingyuan, should be very poor right now and should be focusing more on the creation of his divine ability, so there was no need for him to do such things.

Of course, if Lu Mingyuan made money through this second divine ability, he would definitely buy all the available materials as soon as possible to achieve his dream of carrying a library with him.

That way, others would have nothing to say. After all, many people did exactly that.

So for now, it was better to take advantage of the academy's free version.

There was no helping it; he was poor!

In the eyes of others, Lu Mingyuan's current Human Luck was just over two thousand, and his Earth Luck was one thousand, totaling only three thousand points. To spend hundreds of points just to save a little effort was not his style, and most people wouldn't do it either.

He had no need to be an outlier.

After finishing breakfast, Lu Mingyuan was just about to lock the door and head to the academy when a familiar figure came running slowly along Guihua Lane.

"A-Zhi? Why are you here?"

"Mingyuan, it's great that you haven't left yet. Come on, go to the restaurant with me."

Seeing that Lu Mingyuan hadn't left yet, Jing Zhi smiled with a sense of relief, then stepped forward, grabbed his hand, and started walking outside.

"Wait a second!"

Seeing the breathless state of the young girl before him, Lu Mingyuan called out with a touch of heartache.

Hearing this, Jing Zhi stopped and looked back at Lu Mingyuan, puzzled. She seemed to be asking, is there anything else?

Lu Mingyuan didn't speak; he took a step forward and walked right up to the girl.

The two were now face-to-face, very close, only about ten centimeters apart.

At this moment, both could clearly hear the other's breathing, seemed to feel the hot air exhaled by the other, and could even hear the intense beating of each other's hearts.

Lu Mingyuan's sudden approach made Jing Zhi feel a bit uneasy, though she didn't retreat; her pretty face turned completely red in an instant.

It was hard to tell if it was from the heat of running or some other reason.

At the same time, Jing Zhi's mind began to wander.

Why did Mingyuan suddenly get so close?

Is he trying to... or...

For some reason, Jing Zhi suddenly felt she couldn't look at Lu Mingyuan anymore; her eyes darted around uncontrollably, as if there were some alluring scenery nearby.

It seemed her heart was already in a flutter.

Lu Mingyuan, on the other hand, didn't think that much. After getting close, he simply raised his right sleeve and wiped the sweat from Jing Zhi's forehead and cheeks, saying, "Look at you, covered in sweat. Why were you running so fast?"

Feeling Lu Mingyuan's gentle movements, his tender gaze, and his caring words, Jing Zhi's racing heart suddenly calmed down. She tilted her head slightly and looked steadily at the young man before her.

Oh no, he should be called a man now.

Suddenly, Jing Zhi laughed inexplicably.

Seeing this, Lu Mingyuan was confused and quickly urged, "What are you looking at? Let's go!"

"Oh! Oh!"

Jing Zhi finally came back to her senses, then took a small step, walking shoulder-to-shoulder and hand-in-hand with Lu Mingyuan.

"Mingyuan, didn't you say to let you know if there was any big news?"

"Did something happen at the restaurant?"

Lu Mingyuan asked quickly.

If something happened to the restaurant, that would truly be a big deal. Right now, Jing Zhi's family relied entirely on this restaurant to make a living.

"No! No! It's about the storyteller. Or rather, it's because our human race won a great victory at the border yesterday, and the storyteller is talking about it right now. Let's hurry over."

"A great victory at the border? That happens all the time, don't rush, take it slow."

Lu Mingyuan knew that the Human Race and the Demon Race were locked in a standoff at the border, with victories and defeats going back and forth; usually, if you won today, I would win tomorrow, so a single great victory wasn't anything particularly strange.

"It's different this time. It seems we didn't lose a single person; it was a total victory. I heard they wiped out dozens of the enemy's formations. Everyone is at the taverns listening to the news right now, so we better hurry, or we won't be able to squeeze in later."

"No casualties? And they wiped out dozens of their formations? That's impossible, right?"

No casualties—that part was actually quite normal.

As far as Lu Mingyuan knew, the battlefields at the border were organized into formations of ten thousand soldiers each, and under the coordination of military strategists, they would use divine abilities to manifest a giant thirty or forty meters tall to engage the Demon Race in combat.

Of course, the Demon Race did the same; they also used divine abilities to manifest giant beasts to attack.

The reason for this was that once a giant was formed, their combat power would be greatly enhanced.

Generally speaking, a giant formed by ten thousand people could easily cut through a hundred thousand, or even several hundred thousand, ordinary soldiers.

Moreover, once a giant was formed, unless a specific part of it was completely pulverized, it was very difficult to inflict any casualties on the soldiers within.

In other words, if the giant only sustained minor injuries, then once they returned and dispersed the military formation, all ten thousand people would likely survive, with only a few suffering minor wounds.

The same applied to the giant beasts of the Demon Race.

Therefore, both the Human Race and the Demon Race would form giants and giant beasts to fight.

It was even possible for both sides to fight back and forth without suffering a single casualty.

After all, if you couldn't win, you could just run; there was no need to fight to the death.

Everyone valued their lives.

But this time, the Human Race had actually achieved a total victory and completely annihilated the enemy?

And it wasn't just one or two, but dozens of formations—meaning they had killed hundreds of thousands of demons?

That was truly inconceivable.

Could it be... three against one, or four against one?

No, the strength of the humans and demons at the border was evenly matched; that shouldn't have happened.

Then why?

Thinking this to himself, Lu Mingyuan couldn't help but quicken his pace.

He was genuinely curious about the reason for this great victory, and if his expectations were correct, the storyteller would surely be explaining the cause.

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