New Members of the Agricultural Academy

In front of a 48-meter cliff.

"Excuse me, could you move aside?" a boy said to Hu Jingyi, who was in line.

Hu Jingyi aback, not yet realizing what was happening. "What's wrong?"

The boy said, "The 48-meter cliff is reserved for those who successfully complete the challenge. While your spirit is commendable, it shouldn't deter us from taking on the challenge. There are 100 climbing positions on this cliff, and there are already 234 of us who have successfully completed the challenge. There aren't enough to go around, and now you're trying to take our spots. That's not fair to us."

Hu Jingyi stood there, stunned.

He actually thought the other person was right. He could continue to challenge higher levels with the spirit of winning once, but the problem was that those who succeeded were already pressed for time, and they would indeed take up other people's time.

At this point, some students complained, "Yeah, why don't you go train somewhere else? Go to the third level, train there for a couple of days, and then complete the challenge."

Hu Jingyi fell silent. He looked in Xiao Qi's direction, only to find that she had disappeared at some point and he didn't know where she had gone.

That's true, how can we rely on others for everything?

However, going to the third 96-meter cliff can indeed train your rock climbing skills. But the problem is that the texture of each cliff is different. Even rock climbing masters need to plan their climbing routes in advance. If they have never touched the second cliff and do not know where the optimal path is, how can they possibly succeed in the challenge?

Rock climbing is no simple sport. If Qing Chen hadn't had magnesium powder to guide him, it would probably have taken him two days just to familiarize himself with the routes on the Green Mountain Cliff.

While they were thinking, another student said, "Why don't you just give up and try to earn points to exchange for the Myriad Thunder Department? It's the same thing."

Hearing these words, the seven students who had failed the challenge suddenly felt indignant.

However, Hu Jingyi silently turned and walked towards the third cliff. "It's okay, I understand everyone, I'll go practice on the other side."

However, it was at this moment that...

Chen Zhuoqu suddenly asked, "Did you fail?"

This question stumped Hu Jingyi.

Chen Zhuoqu continued, "In this challenge, as long as you don't die from the fall, it's not considered a complete failure, so you are still challengers. Remember what Xiao Qi said? If you're not dead, you have to keep going."

At this point, Chen Zhuoqu suddenly looked at everyone and pointed to the 48-meter cliff, saying, "According to the rules, this second cliff isn't for the winners, but for everyone who hasn't given up. So you have no right to ask them to leave. As long as they're alive and willing to stand in front of this cliff, they haven't lost. We all suffered greatly in the first challenge, and now seeing these classmates covered in wounds who haven't given up, we should admire them."

The challengers fell silent. One retorted, "They can't even get past the first level; isn't attempting the second a waste of time?"

This makes sense, and many people echoed, "Giving up sooner is better for them; there's really no need to waste time here."

Chen Zhuoqu was angry. "You're all so selfish! Of everyone here, I'm probably the one who most wants to win, but I absolutely cannot say what you just said!"

One student chimed in, "I don't think they're any different from us. We're all fellow travelers on this path, comrades fighting side by side. I agree that they should stay."

"I agree!"

A tall, burly boy laughed and said, "I agree too. Damn it, you guys turned a challenge into a palace intrigue. It's just a challenge and you've all gotten so worked up and started ostracizing your classmates. If we were to fight side by side someday, you'd all be the ones to screw us over! Brother Hu Jingyi, I've always admired you. My name is Zhang Hubao, let's get acquainted."

"My name is Liang Mengshun, let's get acquainted."

"My name is Ye Han, let's get acquainted."

"My name is Zhang Junli, let's get acquainted."

More and more people are voiced their support for Hu Jingyi, which has left Hu Jingyi somewhat at a loss.

He remained silent for a while, then smiled and said to everyone, "Thank you, everyone. But let's go train on the third cliff. It's alright, training there is good too. If necessary, we can just challenge the third level directly. That way, we'll actually train for 48 more hours than you. By then, our proficiency will be higher than yours."

These words stunned Chen Zhuoqu; she never expected this guy to be so good at comforting her.

Chen Zhuoqu said, "He's a bit slow, but he's quite open-minded and optimistic."

Hu Jingyi for a long time, not knowing whether the King of Juan was praising him or scolding him.

Before he could react, Xiao Qi walked over from a distance. "Wonderful."

Xiao Wu, expressionless, pointed at a few people. "You, you, you, you... come out."

He actually selected forty people in a row!

The students were a little flustered. They had only dared to ostracize their classmate because Xiao Qi and Xiao Wu were not around.

Unexpectedly, it seemed that Xiao Qi and the others had been waiting for this situation all along, so that they could weed out those students who weren't very kind-hearted.

Xiao Qi chuckled and said, "All forty of you just participated in ostracizing your classmate. I hated people like you when I was in school. Get lost! Your challenge qualification is revoked. Also, each of you will lose 20 points."

The forty students slunk away. They weren't stupid enough to challenge Xiao Qi. Judging from how Xiao Qi cultivated with the Purple Orchid Star in his mouth every day, he could probably kill them with one punch...

As the forty students walked away, Xiao Qi turned back and said, "Don't just stand there, you don't have much time left."

The students were still a bit stunned. No one expected that Xiao Qi would eliminate forty people in one go!

That's an incredibly high elimination rate!

Xiao Qi chuckled and said, "What? Do you think I'm being too extreme?"

Chen Zhuoqu thought for a moment and said, "No, I just feel a little sorry for them."

Xiao Qi thought for a moment and said, "There are 201 of you here, and you'll all be fighting side by side in the future. Do you understand what I mean? If I don't kick these people out now, they'll all get you killed in the future. If I were you, I'd be Qing Xing, because you've already distanced yourselves from those who could kill you before even going to the battlefield. Remember, everyone who stays must be trustworthy. On this path, there can be smart people taking shortcuts, and there can be less intelligent people making up for their shortcomings with hard work, but there can be no bad apples. Alright, get to training now."

"Everyone, hold on! We need to allocate the time for the challenge," Chen Zhuoqu suddenly said. "There are only 100 challenge positions on this 48-meter cliff. Although that's more than the first challenge, we still have to wait in line and take turns training. This greatly reduces time efficiency, and many people will get tired while waiting."

At the foot of the 48-meter cliff, the challengers listened silently.

They also noticed the problem, but unlike Chen Zhuoqu, they didn't bring it up or figure out what to do.

At this moment, Chen Zhuoqu said, "I plan to divide everyone into two groups, one during the day and one at night. This way, the training will be staggered and everyone can take advantage of the time when they can't train to rest and recharge."

"How should we allocate the time?" one challenger asked curiously. "Who's at night and who's during the day? It seems like those at night are at a disadvantage."

"Draw lots, that's the fairest way," Chen Zhuoqu. "Students who train at night are at a disadvantage. On the one hand, they need to adjust to the time difference, and on the other hand, the light is dim and the visibility is low at night. So, the night training time is 13 hours, and the day training time is 11 hours. It's 8 o'clock now, so 11 hours later it will be 7 pm. The night training group will start from then."

The group exchanged glances, seemingly unable to think of any other solutions for the time being.

Before they could say anything, Chen Zhuoqu suddenly looked at Hu Jingyi and said, "You should also participate in the lottery."

Hu Jingyi nodded silently.

At this moment, one of the challengers suddenly said, "But there are 201 of us, and only 100 challenge slots. There's one person left over, which is difficult to allocate."

Now, everyone was in a dilemma.

Chen Zhuoqu thought for a moment and said, "Please wait for me."

As she spoke, Chen Zhuoqu actually fastened her safety rope right in front of everyone.

"Wait a minute, what is the King of Roll doing?" one of the challengers asked in surprise.

Just as they were pondering, they saw Chen Zhuoqu already climbing up the 48-meter cliff top using both hands and feet, her movements more skillful and steady than the others.

Chen Zhuoqu finished the challenge early and had the most rest time. While others were still observing, she had already started training for the second stage. Therefore, she figured out the most suitable route earlier than others.

Most importantly, Chen Zhuoqu had some advantages. As the first student to complete the challenge, she received double the reward, which meant that she had already eaten four Longevity Sky Fruits.

Chen Zhuoqu weighed only 92 jin (46 kg), but the four Longevity Sky Fruits added 120 jin (60 kg) of strength, which was decisive for her.

Now, all that can limit her are physical strength and endurance, as well as the process of getting familiar with the climbing route.

It's important to understand that a 600-meter- Green Mountain Cliff would exhaust even an F-level gene warrior without willpower; the difference is completely different.

At this moment, the challengers stood at the foot of the 48-meter cliff, looking up at the female climbing queen who was climbing up like a gecko.

More than ten minutes later, everyone watched as Chen Zhuoqu reached the last meter of the cliff top, then easily leaped and grabbed the edge of the precipice...

That's 48 meters! That's about the height of a ten-story building. Just looking at the top of the cliff, it's hard to keep your neck up.

This female paper-reading champion completed the challenge just like that.

Chen Zhuoqu said breathlessly, "You guys draw lots, I'll go challenge the third level. That... is enough points, right?"

On the precipice, this "Scroll King" uttered the most ruthless words of the entire event in his most disheveled state.

The challengers looked at Chen Zhuoqu as if she were a deity.

Or it's like you've been repeatedly defeated by a boss in a single-player game, while a streamer suddenly beats it without taking any damage.

Is this the legendary pro gamer? No wonder he's the best benchmarking expert in the academy.

This isn't just a "King of Scrolls," it's the King of Kings!

"Holy crap," Hu Jingyi exclaimed in surprise.

Even Xiao Qi looked up in disbelief and exclaimed, "Awesome!"

Xiao Wu: "..."

They felt suddenly lacking in vocabulary, unsure how to describe their admiration.

Hu Jingyi and Chen Zhuoqu are like two extremes in life; the former has never won, while the latter has never lost...

Chen Zhuoqu, secured by a safety rope, descended from the cliff and immediately reached out to Xiao Qi.

"What?" Xiao Qi didn't even realize what was happening.

Chen Zhuoqu said, "I was the first to receive the reward for the second round, so I get double."

This female money-grubber suddenly turned into a money-obsessed person again. Xiao Qi sized her up and even felt that she was already planning in her mind what kind of villa to buy for her family after selling the new Purple Orchid Star...

Xiao Qi handed over the reward with mixed feelings, and Chen Zhuoqu ate the two Longevity Sky Fruits without hesitation, then turned and walked towards the third cliff.

"Chen Zhuoqu!"

In the distance, someone called out the name of the King of Scrolls.

Everyone turned around and saw that it was Jiu Ran other than Hisan, the most famous leader of the Red Leaf Organization on campus.

The girl, who was 1.8 meters tall and had a very well-proportioned figure, walked slowly over. Her hair had just reached her chin, and she looked very capable.

There was a strange man with her.

"Chen Zhuoqu, can we talk for a bit?" Jiu Ran said calmly, "This gentleman next to me is Yu Cheng, one of the directors of Jiuzhou. He'd like to speak with you."

Actually, Jiuzhou's plan was to wait for Chen Zhuoqu to return to the dormitory and then talk to her privately, away from people during the day.

As a result Chen Zhuoqu was too stubborn and didn't go back to the dormitory for a whole day and night. When she got tired, she lay down on the grass below the cliff to sleep.

There was no other way; if we couldn't wait any longer, we had to come here.

Chen Zhuoqu glanced at Yu Cheng: "What do you want to talk about?"

Yu Cheng glanced at Xiao Qi and said bluntly, "We would like to invite you to join Jiuzhou."

"What are the benefits?" Chen Zhuoqu asked.

Yu Cheng replied, "The orthodox cultivation method of the Hu Corporation Intelligence Agency leads directly to the demigod realm, enabling one to wield a sword and slay gods."

Xiao Qi chuckled beside her. "How long has it been since the Hu Corporation Intelligence Agency produced a demigod? Over a hundred years, right? What nonsense are you spouting..."

However, he didn't say much. Bai Zhou, Jiuzhou, and Kun Lun are now in a cooperative relationship, and it's important to maintain face between brother units.

But... isn't it a bit inappropriate for you Jiuzhou to poach people in broad daylight?

Just then, Jiu Ran suddenly said, "Hello everyone, I am Jiu Ran from Hongye. I am here to tell you that it is up to you to decide where the successful person of this challenge can join... If the unsuccessful person has nowhere to go, they can come to Jiuzhou at any time. The gates of Jiuzhou are always open to you."

Xiao Qi understood that Jiuzhou's real target wasn't outstanding students like Chen Zhuoqu. They knew they couldn't beat Bai Zhou, so they wanted to take over all the challengers before Kunlun made a move.

After all, everyone has seen the challenger's mentality; even if he fails, he is still a talented person.

But what Jiuzhou didn't know was that while they thought Bai Zhou only wanted the successful ones, Qing Chen actually wanted everything...

As they were talking, Nangong Yuanyu ran over with a stack of documents. "Come on, all challengers, fill out this form."

Yu Cheng and Jiu Ran exchanged a glance.

Chen Zhuoqu returned and asked curiously, "What is this?"

"Oh, this is the transfer application form," Xiao Qi said cheerfully. "No matter which college you were in before, you now have the opportunity to join the Agricultural Academy. You might not know this, but the Agricultural Academy is very selective in its admissions; most people can't get in. But now, the dean will give every student here a chance. As long as you apply, you're guaranteed to be approved! Then, you'll all be members of our Agricultural Academy!"

Qing Chen made his move.

Among these challengers, apart from a few outstanding individuals like Chen Zhuoqu, most are actually quite similar to Hu Jingyi.

They were never valued.

However, in this challenge, Qing Chen made these 201 students stand out.

He showed Kunlun, Jiuzhou, and his classmates the unwavering character of these people.

Now that everyone has seen it, someone is bound to try and steal it.

Although Qing Chen was certain that he had superior cultivation resources compared to Kunlun and Jiuzhou, who knew Boss He and Boss Zheng, those two old foxes, would use?

Therefore, guided by the principle of "better safe than sorry," Qing Chen decided to first transfer these people to the Agricultural Academy.

He knew that the subsequent cliff challenge would eliminate most of the people, but these people were definitely qualified to be messengers.

If you can't be a knight, be a messenger! As long as your character is decent, what's the problem with your cultivation speed? You have so many family members; if everyone wastes a little time, you could give them high-level or even B-level initiations...

After all, the number of knights has suddenly increased dramatically, and there are simply not enough messengers.

We can't have ten knights get together and play rock-paper-scissors to fight over a single messenger, can we...?

There still needs to be a standard of one knight and one messenger!

At this moment, the students looked at each other in bewilderment, not expecting the topic of transferring to another hospital to come up suddenly.

Xiao Qi patiently explained, "Whether you're in the Foundation Academy, the Technology Academy, or the Supernatural Academy, as long as you're a student, you have to attend classes, right? But it's different in the Agricultural Academy. For now, you don't need to do any work; just focus on completing the challenges. Plus, you can get 30 points every day without doing anything, which is a benefit that other academies don't offer."

The students continued to look at each other blankly, but Xiao Qi had hit a nerve with them.

Today is a school day, and everyone skipped their long classes to complete the challenge. Skipping a class means losing five points. If someone helps you call them to come, it's okay, but if no one helps, no challenger can handle it.

Yu Cheng spoke up, "Everyone knows the status of Jiuzhou both domestically and internationally. Joining Jiuzhou will allow you to step onto a bigger stage..."

Just as he was speaking, Xiao Qi and Xiao Wu each took out a handful of Longevity Sky Fruit from their pockets and popped them into their mouths one by one to eat like cherries.

While eating, the two said, "There aren't any fruit trees growing on the island. We'll have to ask the college to send some fruit to our Agricultural Academy every day, otherwise we won't get enough vitamins."

Yu Cheng: "???"

The students' eyes widened in astonishment.

What kind of family must they be to eat the fruit of the Longevity Sky like regular fruit?!

That stuff won't work after you eat nine of them. You're treating it like fruit, isn't that a complete waste of resources?

But Xiao Qi and Xiao Wu didn't care. Their task from their parents was to do everything they could to get these two hundred-plus people into the Agricultural Academy.

Yu Cheng was completely dumbfounded. Everyone was trying to recruit members normally, but you guys started by cheating right from the start. What's the meaning of this?

Does having money mean you can do whatever you want?

Xiao Qi's expression was extremely arrogant, and Yu Cheng even had auditory hallucinations. "Yeah, having money means you can do whatever you want."

"I want to apply to join the Agricultural Academy!" Chen Zhuoqu took a form from Xiao Qi without hesitation and turned around to start filling it out.

When everyone saw that even a master of currying knowledge like Chen Zhuoqu had joined, what else was there to say?

Jiuzhou's reputation is indeed impressive, but how could it be wrong to follow the King of Scrolls' selection?

"I'm joining too!"

"I'm joining too!"

Xiao Qi watched with a wide smile as everyone scrambled to grab the forms.

After filling out the form, Chen Zhuoqu glanced at Xiao Qi and said, "Actually, you've underestimated the appeal of the Agricultural Academy. Even without that performance, we would still be scrambling to join. Anyone who isn't an idiot can see that the Agricultural Academy is very special because it has a very special dean."

Hu Jingyi were taken aback for a moment, then whispered among themselves, "Chen Zhuoqu seems to know who the dean of the Agricultural Academy is? How come we don't?"

A student nearby murmured, "Maybe we are the idiots Chen Zhuoqu is talking about... But being called that by the King of Exams doesn't make me feel ashamed at all."

Chen Zhuoqu's roll was so impressive that even the other successful challengers acknowledged it; it was just too impressive...

Xiao Qi left with the transfer forms. From now on, these 201 students are the Agricultural Academy's own children. Jiuzhou and Kunlun can't possibly take them away!

Regardless of whether they succeed in the challenge in the future, these people will become the most formidable force under the Knight Organization.

There's a 5,600-word chapter, and another chapter will be released before 11 PM tonight.