Collecting Points

Chen Lie: "I have a few people here who you should take special care of. Don't charge them for Order Maintenance Fee."

Also ask them if they would like to join the organization; if they do, let them join as well.

Taking this opportunity, Chen Lie sent Xu Congjin several names, including Feng Shuangshuang and Wu Qianqian. After thinking for a moment, he added Qin Siyu and Yang Xixi to the list.

Xu Congjin: "Okay, Brother Lie, Sister Lu asked me to ask you if you have any further instructions regarding the specifics of collecting points?"

Chen Lie: "No, just follow the usual procedures."

Xu Congjin: "Okay, if you need any instructions, feel free to message me."

After ending the chat with Green Bubble, Chen Lie put away his Communicator.

As Chen Lie was eating with his head down, he suddenly heard two soft coughs. "Chen Lie, may I sit here?"

Chen Lie looked up and saw Qin Siyu holding a tray, smiling at him.

"Yes, please sit down!"

Qin Siyu placed the plate opposite Chen Lie and then sat down.

Suddenly, she noticed her classmate Fang Xiaoxiao standing beside her, looking conflicted, so she got up again and pulled her down to sit.

"Xiaoxiao, you sit down too."

We're all classmates, what's there to be afraid of?

Fang Xiaoxiao, pulled along by Qin Siyu, also sat down at the dining table.

After Fang Xiaoxiao sat down, she immediately lowered her head to eat, without even raising her head.

"What a coincidence, Chen Lie! I didn't expect to run into you in the cafeteria on my second day at the Genius Training Camp."

"Um."

Chen Lie responded, but continued eating.

"Chen Lie, I heard from the other trainees in the training camp that there's a student organization called the Blazing Sun Alliance within our Genius Training Camp, and that you're the Alliance Leader of the Blazing Sun Alliance, is that true?"

"Didn't you already know that?" Chen Lie retorted.

Qin Siyu looked puzzled. "I only entered the Genius Training Camp on the second day. I've always been in Cloud River Province before, how would I know these things?"

"Oh." Chen Lie didn't expose her, "That's true."

"You said you'd take care of me when we had our get-together, you haven't forgotten, have you?"

Qin Siyu brushed a strand of hair from her forehead, giving Chen Lie a captivating and wary look. The gentle smile on her face never faded.

"I've already spoken to them."

Qin Siyu lit up with surprise. "It seems Chen Lie really cares about me."

Chen Lie did not answer, but quickly finished his lunch and got up to leave.

Before leaving, he said, "I'm finished eating, you guys enjoy your meal."

After saying that, Chen Lie left the Training Camp Cafeteria directly.

After Chen Lie walked away, Fang Xiaoxiao finally raised her head.

"They're all trainees from the Genius Training Camp, this Chen Lie is too pretentious."

We're all classmates, why put on such an air?

Qin Siyu said softly, "Chen Lie is the top student in the Genius Training Camp. His strength is so great that he can join the Provincial Youth Genius Group at any time. He is naturally incomparable to ordinary students."

"Look at his attitude, he's so arrogant. Yunxiao is already a member of the Provincial Youth Genius Group, but he's not as arrogant as Chen Lie."

"Arrogant?"

Qin Siyu felt a sense of strangeness.

Fang Xiaoxiao said Chen Lie was a bit pretentious, and she somewhat agreed with that. But where did this arrogance come from?

Several days passed in the blink of an eye, and it was time for the Genius Training Camp to distribute the monthly points.

These past few days, the posts on the Genius Forum have all been about the Blazing Sun Alliance's Order Maintenance Fee.

"Brothers, it's that time of the month again for distributing points. I remember before the Lunar New Year Blazing Sun Alliance collected 3,000 points from each member. Do you think they'll collect more this time?"

"Probably not, right? I remember the Blazing Sun Alliance stated that they would charge 2,000 points next time."

"Can you believe such a thing? Those people in the Blazing Sun Alliance are all black-hearted. Did they say anything beforehand before they started charging extra points?"

"Everyone be careful. If the Blazing Sun Alliance lets us in in batches before we collect our points at the Training Camp Square, none of us should go in. I suggest we unite and complain to the instructors."

"Good idea. If they continue to add points without restraint, let's go and complain to the instructor together."

If you want to file a complaint together, DM me. Let's unite. As the saying goes, with unity of purpose, even Mount Tai can be moved.

"With hundreds of us students united, are we afraid of Chen Lie?"

"Hey, if you're so brave, don't post anonymously. If you dare to reveal your name, I'll vote for you too."

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Outside the Training Camp Square, Wu Qianqian showed Feng Shuangshuang a post from the Genius Training Camp Forum on her Communicator.

"Shuangshuang, look at the comments on the forum. The students are all very angry. You must persuade your cousin not to add any more points."

"If the students unite and report him to the instructor, your cousin will definitely be punished."

Feng Shuangshuang took the Communicator and looked at the forum posts for a while, then said, "I advised him, you definitely know what you're doing."

"All right."

Wu Qianqian took the Communicator from Feng Shuangshuang's hands and said, "Didn't your cousin say during the holiday before the New Year that we could both join the Blazing Sun Alliance? I told you two days ago that I wanted you to come with me to ask, but you wouldn't go. See? This time we can't avoid paying points again."

Two thousand points are extremely valuable to people from ordinary families like ours.

Feng Shuangshuang sighed helplessly, "I just can't bring myself to do it."

"What's so shameful about it? You're being way too proud!"

My cousin isn't an outsider.

Does that mean your cousin treats you badly? If so, I suggest you go tell his mother.

"That's not true, don't talk nonsense." Feng Shuangshuang quickly shook her head.

"Sigh, well, I thought I could join the Blazing Sun Alliance after the New Year, saving 2,000 points every month and earning an extra 1,500."

That's all for now, let's go pay the bill.

Wu Qianqian shook her head and went with Feng Shuangshuang into the Training Camp Square.

"Huh? This time they didn't let us enter in batches, so it really is only two thousand points."

When Feng Shuangshuang and Wu Qianqian arrived, they found that the line of students in the square had already formed a long queue.

Feng Shuangshuang and Wu Qianqian found a group of people with shorter queues to join.

Qin Siyu was also queuing in the student line at this moment.

Seeing this, she was somewhat surprised. "So, the way the East River Province Genius Training Camp plunders resources is so gentle."

"One-tenth of the resource plundered, much gentler than Cloud River Province."

Fang Xiaoxiao, who was behind her, complained, "Is this gentle? 20,000 points aren't even enough for my cultivation, and they deducted 2,000 from that."

Qin Siyu said softly, "In Cloud River Province, under the rule of 'the upper class loses, the lower class makes up,' newcomers can't even keep one-tenth of the resources."

"Didn't Chen Lie say he'd already spoken to you? Why are you still paying points?"

"Silk Whisper, do you think this Chen Lie is all bark and no bite? Is he just a puppet, manipulated by the core members of the Blazing Sun Alliance? Does his word carry no weight?" Fang Xiaoxiao asked.

"What nonsense are you spouting? Ashamed? How is that possible?" Qin Siyu was speechless.

"It's possible. Chen Lie took power by force. He directly ousted the previous Alliance Leader of the Star Alliance, and none of his subordinates changed. He didn't place any of his own people in his place either."

"Isn't it possible that a few core members banded together and outwardly complied with his orders but inwardly defied them?" Fang Xiaoxiao reasoned.

Qin Siyu rolled her eyes at him. "Think about it, in ancient times hundreds of years ago, would an emperor who held military power possibly become a puppet?"

How can these be the same?

"What's different? Ancient emperors controlled the most powerful machinery of violence in the country; they could never become puppets."

In the Martial Era, great power resides within oneself, making the situation you described impossible.

Although Fang Xiaoxiao knew her analysis was unrealistic, she still wanted to argue with him.

Soon, it was Qin Siyu's turn to join the line to collect her points.

The member of the Blazing Sun Alliance took Qin Siyu's Student Card, glanced at it, and immediately said, "Qin Siyu?"

Qin Siyu nodded, puzzled.

"Please come this way."

The member of the Blazing Sun Alliance returned the Student Card to Chen Lie and had a nearby student take Qin Siyu to the adjacent indoor area.

There were now four people inside the house: Feng Shuangshuang, Wu Qianqian, Yang Xixi, and Qin Siyu.

Feng Shuangshuang, Wu Qianqian, and Qin Siyu were all somewhat prepared when they were called in, but Yang Xixi was completely disgusted.

Just a few days after entering the Genius Training Camp, she learned about the existence of the Blazing Sun Alliance from other trainees.

Although she was extremely reluctant to pay 2,000 points every month, she had no power to object and could only obediently follow the crowd.

I thought I could quickly go to the Training Department to practice martial arts after paying the points, but I was summoned here by the people from the Blazing Sun Alliance.

From some veteran students, she learned how the Blazing Sun Alliance was tyrannical and bullied the weak in the Genius Training Camp, and that the Blazing Sun Alliance was formed by a coalition of several of the most powerful students.

The Genius Training Camp is a place where the strong prey on the weak. Offending this student organization will definitely not end well for you in the Genius Training Camp.

Since joining the Genius Training Camp, Yang Xixi has been diligently practicing martial arts, focusing solely on her training. She has had little interaction with the Blazing Sun Alliance, so she is completely unaware of why she was summoned here.

"Everyone, our Alliance Leader has decreed that the monthly points tax will be waived for the four of you."

I also invite you to join the Blazing Sun Alliance. If you're willing, I can incorporate you into the Blazing Sun Alliance right now."

"Join the Blazing Sun Alliance?"

Yang Xixi was immediately stunned.

She heard that joining the Blazing Sun Alliance would not only exempt her from the monthly 2,000-point fee, but also provide her with an additional 1,500 points.

1500 points, converted into Star Dollar Coin, is a whopping 4.5 million Star Dollar. Her father would have to sell countless Psionic Crystal Card to earn that much.

It seems that you can only join the Blazing Sun Alliance if your Blood Qi Value exceed 500 and you have acquaintances within the Blazing Sun Alliance.

With her Blood Qi Value at just over 200, joining the Blazing Sun Alliance was definitely not something she could possibly be lucky enough to achieve, right?

Before Yang Xixi could react, Wu Qianqian and Qin Siyu said, "We are willing to join the Blazing Sun Alliance."

The member of the Blazing Sun Alliance, assuming I wouldn't refuse, said, "Alright, I'll register you immediately. From now on, you are members of the Blazing Sun Alliance."

"The first lesson upon joining the alliance is to get to know the leaders of our Blazing Sun Alliance."

You are all surely familiar with our Blazing Sun Alliance, Chen Lie. He is a man with a four-digit Blood Qi Value and the strength of a member of the Provincial Youth Genius Group.

The purpose of the Blazing Sun Alliance is to carry out the Alliance Leader's will; everyone must obey its arrangements.

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Is Chen Lie the Alliance Leader of the Blazing Sun Alliance?

Yang Xixi was startled.

My senior only entered the Genius Training Camp a little over a month ago, how did he become the Alliance Leader of the Blazing Sun Alliance?

And does it also possess the skills of a member of the Provincial Youth Genius Group?

"Next, I will introduce the members of our Blazing Sun Alliance leadership team. Apart from the Alliance Leader, the strongest one is Sister Lu Qingying."

Sister Lu's Blood Qi Value are close to four digits, making her arguably the second strongest in the Genius Training Camp.

After the leadership team of the Blazing Sun Alliance was introduced, Yang Xixi and the other three went through the necessary procedures and finally joined the Blazing Sun Alliance.

Once outside the Training Camp Square Training Camp Square, the trainees who had been queuing to collect their points had all dispersed.

Yang Xixi glanced at the other three and asked, "Excuse me, do you all know Senior Chen Lie as well?"

"Chen Lie and I were classmates in junior high school," Qin Siyu said with a slight smile.

Wu Qianqian said, "Shuangshuang is Chen Lie's cousin."

Upon hearing this, Yang Xixi and Qin Siyu immediately glanced at Feng Shuangshuang.

The four of them have now all joined the Blazing Sun Alliance, and so they added each other as friends via a Green Bubble icon.

Outside the Training Camp Square, Fang Xiaoxiao saw Qin Siyu and waved.

Qin Siyu also saw Fang Xiaoxiao, so she said goodbye and walked towards Fang Xiaoxiao.

"Silk Whisper, what's going on?" Fang Xiaoxiao asked.

"Chen Lie kept his promise, not only waiving the 2,000 points but also inviting me to join the Blazing Sun Alliance."

"What's so great about the Blazing Sun Alliance? They even have the nerve to offer that." Fang Xiaoxiao's tone was full of disdain.

Qin Siyu smiled but did not reply.

The Council Chamber where the Blazing Sun Alliance is located.

Lu Qingying tallied up the points collected this time.

The current Genius Training Camp has nearly 550 students. Excluding those who cannot be charged points, a total of 1,004,000 points have been collected this time.

Of the one million points, she broadcast 600,000 separately, waiting for Chen Lie to collect them.

The next morning, after having breakfast at the restaurant, Chen Lie went to the Council Chamber of the Blazing Sun Alliance.

As soon as Lu Qingying saw Chen Lie, she immediately took out a points card with 600,000 points.

"Here's what you requested: 600,000 points."

Chen Lie took the points card, transferred the 600,000 points from it to his Student Card, and then casually tossed the blank points card aside.

Lu Qingying frowned. "I already had Xu Congjin ask you beforehand, and you said you would only take 600,000 points."

Could it be that he is still not satisfied?

Isn't that a bit too greedy?

Chen Lie simply said one thing to himself, "I passed the Provincial Youth Genius Group assessment and will be joining the Provincial Youth Genius Group soon."

"Let's change the name of this 'Blazing Sun Alliance '."

"You? You passed the Provincial Youth Genius Group assessment?" Lu Qingying was surprised.