The Fire Energy Hunt Begins

Seeing so many Bei'er fly out, the group was already dazzled and couldn't wait to grab as many as possible. 💲🐼 🍬🎃

It's just a pity that each person can only catch one.

The group then decided to carefully select what they needed.

At this moment, Hu Jia and Bai Shan could no longer contain their joy and rushed forward to grab the treasure.

Choose.

Then came Wu Hao and Xiao Yan.

"Brother Qian Ye, I think these orbs of light contain the treasure we're looking for?" Xiao Xun'er's sweet voice rang in Qian Ye's ears.

Qian Ye smiled slightly, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's begin?"

"Mmm." Xiao Xun'er nodded and immediately flew up to grab it.

Qian Ye didn't move, but looked at the orbs of light. With his strength, getting any orb of light was just a matter of reaching out.

I'm just looking, I'm looking.

It was immediately apparent that the ball of light contained not only Dou Technique, but also elixirs, Monster Core, fruits, and other treasures.

Hu Jia found a fruit and immediately put it away with satisfaction.

As for Bai Shan and Wu Hao, they quickly found something they liked and put it away.

Then, Qian Ye helped Xiao Xun'er find a Dou Technique that suited her, which made her extremely happy, and she even gave him a big kiss on the cheek.

Qian Ye was truly impressed by her. He grabbed a ball of light, pulled out a red fruit from it, and then put it away.

If he wanted to, Qian Ye could have taken all the treasures in the Treasure Pavilion, but he didn't want to, and there was no point in doing so. He decided to leave some opportunities for the latter, so he didn't break the rules and didn't take too many.

Finally, Xiao Yan found the Dou Technique he needed and left the Treasure Pavilion within an hour.

The group wanted to stay a little longer to find something better and more suitable, but things are never that simple.

The Treasure Pavilion Treasure Pavilion has its own rules. The group only has one hour to enter the pavilion. Within that hour, regardless of whether they have found any treasures, they must come out. Otherwise, Elders Thousand and Hundred will enter and expel them.

In serious cases, there may be penalties.

Therefore, sometimes, when it's time for someone to enter the market, the best choice is to quit while they're ahead.

If you get overwhelmed by the choices, pick up trivial items while losing sight of the big picture, and end up forgetting about time, then it's not worth it.

A few days later.

Qian Ye, Xiao Xun'er, Xiao Yan, Wu Hao, Hu Jia, Bai Shan, and the other top fifty students who successfully competed were led by Hu Qian and several elders to the forest outside the back gate of the academy, where they began their journey to the Inner Academy.

After explaining, each person was given a Fire Energy Card.

Qian Ye knew a little about Fire Energy Card; they were a type of Fire Energy used in the Inner Academy, and could also be considered the most common currency in the Jia Nan Academy Inner Academy.

There's nothing you can't buy with Fire Energy in the Inner Academy.

Fire Energy Card is a card made of black crystal that stores Fire Energy Points, which are essentially a form of currency, with one Fire Energy Point equal to one Gold Coin or more.

In the original book, after the fifty new students of Xiao Yan's class competed, each person was given a Fire Energy Card, and each card was pre-stored with five days' worth of Fire Energy.

This competition is also called the Senior Student Hunting Competition. ♪🐠 Claws 🏆😾

The reason is simple: ten teams of new students will encounter ten teams of senior students in the forest, who will appear with the intention of hunting down the new students and stealing the Fire Energy from their Fire Energy Card.

It could also be said that this is the first test that the Inner Academy gives to the new students. However, under normal circumstances, it is impossible for the new students to win against the experienced senior students who are much stronger than them.

Moreover, once the veterans appear, they hunt in teams.

Their experience, teamwork, strength, and combat power are all far superior to those of ordinary freshmen.

But as new students, they could only cram at the last minute and form teams.

Because no one would inform them of this beforehand.

This results in the new students being a disorganized mess, while the older students have already dug the pit, waiting for the new students to crawl in, and then they can just pull in the net.

Even if the freshmen are aware of this and form teams temporarily, they will still be unfamiliar with each other, disagree with each other, and each do their own thing, losing team spirit and thus unable to beat the senior students' teams.

After all, their team was an elite group, consisting of Xiao Yan, Xiao Xun'er, and others. Among the ten teams of freshmen, this was the only one of their kind.

The other nine teams all suffered crushing defeats.

However, there is a rule when the teams composed of senior students hunt down new students.

That is, the senior students can only take away three days' worth of Fire Energy energy from the new students by handing over fire Fire Energy, and they must leave at least two days' worth of Fire Energy the new students. Senior students cannot violate this rule, otherwise the academy will punish them by deducting a large amount of Fire Energy, deducting dozens or even hundreds of days' worth, which is not worth the loss. The Fire Energy they hunt is not enough to cover the deductions, so the senior students dare not do anything reckless.

This way, the interests of the new students are guaranteed, and at least two days' Fire Energy will be left, so that they won't be left with no Fire Energy at all when they reach the Inner Academy.

Vice Principal Hu looked at the gate leading to the forest behind the school and said to Qian Ye and the other fifty new students, "As you can see, this gate leads to the great forest behind the school. Our Jia Nan Academy's Inner Academy is located inside the forest. To get to the inner Inner Academy, you will need to pass through a forest. This is a test for you all."

"However, don't get too excited yet, because things are far more complicated than you think. Ten teams of veteran students have already been set up in the forest, each with five people, that's fifty people in total, just like the new students."

"And their identity is that of newly emerged predators."

"Vice Principal Hu, what is a newborn predator?"

Hu Qian stroked his gray beard and said kindly, "The so-called 'newcomer hunters' are ten teams of five students each, composed of senior students from the Inner Academy. They were already lying in ambush before you entered the forest. As you move forward, you will fall into their trap, be defeated, and have the Fire Energy in your Fire Energy Card taken."

"Fire Energy is the card in your hand. Each card contains a limited amount of Fire Energy for five days. After the seniors hunt down the new students, they will take away three days' worth of Fire Energy, leaving you with only two days' worth."

"What is Fire Energy, and what use is it to us?"

Hu Qian: "Fire Energy can only be used in the Inner Academy. To put it another way, it's like currency. In the Inner Academy, Fire Energy can be exchanged for anything—pills, medicinal herbs, cultivation resources, and so on."

"I see!"

Upon hearing this, the trainees suddenly realized the purpose of Fire Energy.

"Vice Principal Hu, does that mean that having Fire Energy in the Inner Academy is equivalent to having wealth? The more Fire Energy, the higher your status and the more resources you have?"

"Yes, but strength comes first. Of course, without strength, it's impossible to possess much Fire Energy; everything is linked to strength. After all, the stronger and more outstanding you are, the more channels you have to obtain Fire Energy."

"Too..."

"But... isn't it too unfair for senior students to hunt down freshmen? Besides, the senior student team and the freshman team have the same number of people, and their strength is superior to ours in every aspect, so how can we compete?"

"Yes! There's absolutely no comparison."

"That's unfair, so unfair..."

The freshmen immediately protested.

Vice Principal Hu wasn't angry; he'd seen it all before. Every year, there was a freshman competition to enter the Inner Academy, and he'd escort them through it annually. He was naturally adept at handling these disgruntled freshmen. He smiled and said, "Don't be angry, everyone. It's not just you; all the previous students had to go through this. Even the ten teams of senior students who surrounded you went through this before. So this is the first hurdle for freshmen entering the Inner Academy; it's a rule of the academy. Everyone should keep a calm mindset."

"Although it's unfair, it's also to cultivate everyone's teamwork and abilities."

"So... Vice Principal Hu, since the senior students can hunt us freshmen and steal our Fire Energy, can't we also steal the Fire Energy from the senior students in return?" Qian Ye suddenly asked.

ah...

Haha~

Unexpectedly, Hu Qian laughed instead of getting angry after hearing Qian Ye's words, "Yes, yes, this student Qian Ye has hit the nail on the head. That's exactly how it is. If you have the strength to turn the tide and defeat these senior teams, then their Fire Energy can also be hunted and taken by you. That's fair, except for your strength."

Upon hearing Vice Principal Hu's words, Xiao Yan's eyes lit up. He glanced at Xiao Xun'er, Hu Jia, Qian Ye, Wu Hao, Bai Shan, and the others, thinking to himself, "If I team up with them, and combine my strength and intelligence with theirs, could we turn the tide, hunt down the senior students, and steal their Fire Energy?"