In the remaining days, the financial groups that had previously contacted Wen Jing tacitly fell silent, freeing her from having to block out a large number of emails every day.
As for herself, she didn't pay much attention to the league and returned to her familiar training routine.
With the league reward Integral credited to his account, Wen Jing, being "rich and powerful," Integral 4999 points to buy the remaining Pagoda Secret Scroll from levels three to nine in the shop.
Although this move depleted her Integral balance once again, she had learned from Xie Ming that papers could earn extra Integral, and that the monthly subsidy she could receive from projects would increase from 10 points to 200 points.
Furthermore, upon entering their second year, students can also receive various high-paying assignments from the college's Mission Department.
Wen Jing could even overdraft a large amount of Integral from Dean Bai Bai's fund, but of course, she would never do that unless there was an emergency.
In short, after achieving fame in one battle, as long as Wen Jing doesn't spend every day buying a mental power technique from the store, he will no longer have the financial pressure he used to face.
The day after the official league ended, the teachers and students from both academies, who had spent ten days on Mystic Radiance Star, boarded their return spaceship.
The annual exchange program between the three colleges has come to an end.
On the spaceship, Wen Jing naturally did not continue the alternate-day Ancient Wilderness Traversal.
After her first teleportation, she made another one, but without any breakthrough. She only discovered a rift valley landscape in the distance when she was about to return, and planned to explore it more carefully next time.
Meanwhile, because he couldn't continue studying the Pagoda Secret Scroll using virtual reality, Wen Jing opened the [ Mental Power Fundamentals: Complete Edition ] given to him by Dean Fu Yuan to study.
Compared to the most popular courses in the mall, such as "[Complete Guide to Mental Power XX]" and "[Secret Techniques of Mental Power from Beginner to Expert]", which are clearly more like 'extracurricular tutoring', this course is often described as: classic, comprehensive, profound, requiring years of study, etc.
After opening the course, Wen Jing quickly became engrossed in watching it.
Many of the ideas and approaches presented in the course were things that Wen Jing had already grasped while exploring the Pagoda Secret Scroll cultivation on her own. She gained a systematic understanding of them and they also provided many perspectives that she had not thought of before.
Once she started looking, Wen Jing became completely absorbed in it, until the spaceship issued a notification that it had arrived at the Red Earth Star, which brought her back to her senses.
" Dean Fu is so powerful! I'm really curious about what his [ Glazed Mental Body ] means..."
This highly systematic course sparked many ideas in Wen Jing's mind, making her feel that she could significantly improve her speed in learning the later levels of the Pagoda Secret Scroll.
Wen Jing had tried before, but the current 200-plus Skill Points were still not enough to upgrade Gravity Silk, after all, it cost more than 300 points when he created this ability out of thin air.
Based on the upgrade cost being doubled, she estimates that once she fully masters this [ Mental Power Fundamentals: Complete Edition ], and if that doesn't work, she can upgrade the Pagoda Secret Scroll to the Proficiency level, that might be enough.
After upgrading the Gravity Silk, Wen Jing prepared to explore the world of the bronze chimes located at night.
She hadn't forgotten the first Wilderness Weapon she had ever fled with.
Satisfied, Wen Jing closed the class and walked out of the room, prompting her classmates who suddenly saw her to expertly cover their eyes.
On the suspended staircase leading down from the spaceship, both instructors and students wore relaxed and joyful smiles.
The trip was nerve-wracking on the way there, but returned filled with laughter and joy.
Now is the time to return home in glory.
The waiting area in the parking plaza was packed with people. It could be said that everyone in the academy who wasn't going to Mystic Radiance Star had gathered here, including academy instructors and leaders, Student Council members, and many more ordinary students who had heard the news. They were all waiting in advance.
When the spacecraft landed and the suspension ladder extended, cheers erupted from the crowd, creating an extremely enthusiastic atmosphere.
Even Gao Shi's faction, the conservative vice dean of the Red Earth Academy, had a smile on his face but mixed feelings. He was worried about the super-strength of Dean Bai's faction, but he was also inevitably surprised by the various benefits that the academy would bring by producing a league champion.
Besides them, there was another group of people with mixed feelings at the scene, namely the Student Council Song Zhi's faction.
As the Freshman League was broadcast live, those who had previously advocated for abandoning those who had helped them in the joint exploration process went through a mental journey from tension to sweating profusely, and finally to utter despair.
The Song Zhi faction, which had barely managed to avoid a complete falling out with Wen Jing, seemed unprecedentedly powerful. However, Song Zhi himself was well aware that whether or not he could maintain his relationship with Wen Jing would be the key to determining whether the Student Council would still have influence in the academy for many years to come.
Only a very few people still had these thoughts. As the suspension ladder began to descend, most people's eyes were focused on it, hoping to see that figure.
As teachers and students descended the suspended stairs, a lively discussion inevitably broke out.
"With so many people, will we be unable to find Wen Jing later?"
"Hahaha, what are you thinking!"
"Whoosh--!"
Sure enough, there was no need to look for him. When Wen Jing appeared, the scene erupted in an uproar. Everyone who had been looking up either lowered their heads or covered their eyes.
The champion title effect will last for a full month, all thanks to Wen Jing's application; otherwise, this first-place finish would have remained visible until next year's Freshman League.
Even so, all the students from Ocher Soil will probably be able to 'benefit' from the championship.
Chapter 114
After returning from the Freshman League, all the first-year students officially advanced to the second year.
Awakened don't have summer or winter vacations. After all, they have a lot of free time outside of required courses, and no one will care if they skip required courses, even if they don't get credits.
Only if the number of Ancient Wilderness Explorations fails to meet the standard within a semester will the academy take notice, and a specialist will check for any risk of Genetic Collapse.
Five hundred Freshman League results covered the college's grade level. Wen Jing, who is now a sophomore, will continue to live in the same hilltop villa, and it is expected that she will live there for the next three years.
The winner of the Freshman League receives 10,000 academic credits.
In his grade, no, in the entire Red Earth Academy, there is currently no one with higher credits than Wen Jing.
This is not an exaggeration. In the other two colleges, there are also students who achieve high rankings in the Freshman League and have a chance to catch up with Wen Jing. However, the highest ranking of other freshmen in the Red Earth Academy is only over 800, not to mention in previous years.
The day after the academy's celebration, Wen Jing was taken aback when he saw his updated personal information.
[User: Wen Jing ]
[Identity Number: 9407691]
[Compatibility: 47%]
[ Wilderness Body Rating: F]
[Student Status: Red Earth Academy - Pulsatility/Enhancement/Heterogeneous Engineering - Second Year - Winter Semester]
[Credits: 10944]
[Class Rank: 1]
[Grade Rank: 1 (11741)]
How can I have so many majors at the same time?
Wen Jing, filled with doubt, contacted the Academic Affairs Department for consultation.
Unexpectedly, the director of the Academic Affairs Department contacted her personally immediately. The director's voice sounded slightly tired, " Wen Jing, this is the only option we can finalize right now. Alternatively, if you prefer to choose a major..."
The director was speaking when a series of suspicious fighting sounds broke out, interspersed with the voices of other people.
" Energy-Shaping Weapon, Energy Pulse... these are Wen Jing's main combat skills. She should come to the Energy Shaping major to carry them forward!"
"Bullshit! She's already mastered Advanced Energy Amplification Method! Didn't you watch the Freshman League? Wen Jing's main offensive method is melee! Not joining the enhancement department is a waste of her talent!"
"If that's the case, then Wen Jing defeated an A-level opponent using Energy Pulse!"
"Hmph, when it comes to the Freshman League, you can say Wen Jing's innate ability a thousand times over—it's invisibility! That definitely belongs to our Heterogeneous Major!"
"What does invisibility have to do with your heterogeneity major? That's a talent that doesn't need to be taught, let alone such an advanced talent as invisibility. Could you even teach it properly?"
"This is outrageous! I've been wanting to get back at you for a long time..."
"Wait, you've already applied to all three majors, stop fighting! If you damage our office, you'll have to pay for everything!"
After a long pause, the director's voice finally rang out. She said softly, "Let's leave it at that for now. If you want to choose one, then wait until the dean is here and talk to her about it, and ask her to personally speak with the tutors from the three departments. I... really can't handle this situation here."
"Okay, I understand," Wen Jing said.
Of the three voices that seemed to have already started fighting, she heard the familiar voices of her mentors, Louisa and Joel, but she didn't recognize the voice of the heterogeneous major mentor.
Wen Jing opened the timetable and saw that the required courses for the three majors were all once a week, with no overlap, so she closed it.
Fine, three majors it is. They're all Skill Points, and she can learn them all.
*
Because he had been an "unapproachable presence" in the academy for the past month, Wen Jing reduced his unnecessary outings on campus.
With a new goal in mind, her life has returned to the routine of ' Ancient Wilderness Traversal - cultivation - occasional classes' that she had before the league.
The sun scorched the earth, and the air became distorted due to the high temperature.
After returning to Red Earth Star, Wen Jing once again traversed the Ancient Wilderness and entered the Scorching Thirst World.
The little insect reappeared in the area we explored last time.
Compared to the core of the wasteland, the gray-black gravel in this area is lighter in color and larger in size, connecting to a rift valley landscape.
Wen Jing flew directly towards the rift valley. Looking down from a distance, he saw the entire land irregularly split open from near to far, forming marks like those carved by knives and axes.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."