Chapter 46

The Student Council members have immense resources and can use Integral to buy Locator Stone for their members. By simply following them on an exploration, one can obtain coordinates and then use the Gravity Silk to conduct in-depth explorations on their own, searching for things like oracle bone inscriptions.

As for whether doing so would be unethical?

If others can do this in team exploration, then there's no Wen Jing anything else.

Otherwise, the treasure should belong to the capable. She seems to have the ability to devour an Ancient Wilderness space; why should we let her go?

After the meal, both host and guests enjoyed themselves immensely.

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"What?! An advisor to the Operations Department?"

"This... this... President, how can you create such an unprecedented unofficial position for one person?"

"That's right, and to give her conditions equivalent to an S-level special visa is far too rash!"

The next day, when Song Zhi submitted the cooperation agreement signed with Wen Jing to the Student Council for filing, it was met with a great deal of fierce opposition from within the council.

The backlash he sowed last time by directly dismissing Tan Junhao from his group has now fully erupted.

The Student Council of each college are essentially foundations established by the children of wealthy families. They recruit geniuses from ordinary backgrounds, provide them with resources and contracts for training, and then they enter the Operations Department, becoming an important force.

However, those who actually wield power in the various departments of the Student Council are still the children of wealthy families.

The only powerful figure from an ordinary background was Lin Qi, the head of the Operations Department, who was sitting in the first seat to Song Zhi's right in the meeting room.

Some people turned their criticism towards him. "Minister Lin, you said that the Operations Department receives the best resources for training because they have a strong sense of belonging to the organization. Now that Wen Jing is being given these kinds of conditions, what are the other members of the Operations Department supposed to think? How can this be convincing?"

Lin Qi, who had been silent, immediately spoke up, "I have no objection."

The Operations Department is the president's inner circle, and internally, merit is the deciding factor. Wen Jing's S-rank achievement in the Trial Tower speaks for itself, so no one objected to this arrangement.

The meeting room erupted into another round of chatter.

Faced with this scene, Song Zhi simply sat calmly in the head seat of the conference hall, occasionally glancing at the time, as if everything in front of him had nothing to do with him.

Suddenly, everyone present received a golden notification message on their smart devices.

[Congratulations to Wen Jing, a freshman in the winter semester, for breaking the academy's historical record and achieving an S-rank rating in the #8585 Trial Tower Level 1 challenge! Current record time: 5 seconds.]

"I can't accept that! She's only an F-rated girl after all—"

As this news reached his retina, the minister, who had been arguing heatedly about it, suddenly seemed like a chicken with its neck being choked, all the remaining words stuck in his throat, which was quite comical.

In the new month of the Trial Tower, Wen Jing has once again achieved an S-rank rating!

Song Zhi, who had remained silent until now, finally spoke up, "10%."

"What?" Everyone was puzzled.

Song Zhi explained, "Wen Jing and I agreed that for every S-rank rating she achieves on the Trial Tower this month, I will give her an additional 10% of her mission Integral as an advisor when she participates in the Operations Department's explorations."

At the same time, in virtual reality.

The black-clad gatekeeper shattered into black mist time and time again.

Until the fifth level, the gatekeeper with a sixteen-fold increase in power appeared!

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"

As soon as Wen Jing stepped inside, countless golden 'drizzles' gathered around the guardian. Each drizzle was formed from condensed energy and could easily penetrate her body.

In the drizzle, her tall figure darted through the rain like a nimble fish.

The Energy Shield couldn't stop the raindrops, but it cleverly altered their trajectory.

This month's gatekeeper's combat skill is a wide-range attack. Challengers will be met with a deadly move as soon as they enter. Conversely, it also means that once the opponent is brought into close combat, they will lose all their advantages.

He broke through the safe distance almost without any hindrance. The shield on Wen Jing's body rippled and silently transformed into a solid spear.

Time seemed to slow down, and Wen Jing entered a state of perfect harmony with his mind.

At this moment, drawing upon her experience of transforming her insect body into a ' Giant weapon' in the Ancient Wilderness Era, she gained even more subtle control over the Energy-Shaping Weapon, accomplishing what she had never done before, concentrating all her energy onto the tip of the spear.

"Buzz..."

Amidst a subtle humming sound, the golden rain of energy, sixteen times stronger than normal and possessing extremely penetrating power, was directly pierced by the spear tip.

[Master 'Combat Art: Energy-Shaping Weapon ', Skill Points +20]

"Bang!"

The defender, sixteen times stronger, dies!

Outside the Trial Tower, the fifth golden rain of the day began to fall.

[Congratulations to Wen Jing, a freshman in the winter semester, for breaking the academy's historical record and achieving an S-rank rating in the fifth floor challenge of the #8585 Trial Tower! Current record time: 23 seconds.]

After a brief silence, excited cheers erupted in the hall.

Many people present realized that they would see this scene many more times during Wen Jing's school years.

Within the Student Council, Song Zhi also updated her advisory contract with Wen Jing:

"So, a 50% additional subsidy... who's in favor? Who's against?"

The previously bustling conference hall was now completely silent.

"Then it's decided. Meeting adjourned."

Song Zhi got up and left.

Chapter 46

"She broke the record again this month? And she even cleared the fifth level!"

The news was quickly relayed to the Mystic Radiance Academy and Azure Jade Academy.

Wen Jing soared last month, sparking a craze for the Trial Tower challenge in both academies.

The Red Earth Academy, which usually doesn't dare to speak loudly during exchanges between the three colleges, issued a series of announcements, showing off wildly, which made the students of the other two colleges feel quite uncomfortable.

Since it involved the reputation of their own college, the third- and fourth-year students, who had been too busy with other coursework to care much about their Trial Tower challenge results, all stepped up after hearing the news, wanting to get back at the top of the rankings.

Unfortunately, if the Trial Tower records were so easy to break, they wouldn't be considered historical records.

What's even more ironic is that last month, near the end of the month, they could say they didn't have enough time to take on the challenge, but this month, many people have prepared seriously for the Trial Tower challenge, and quite a few have even learned the combat skills used by the Trial Tower guardians this time.

With this advantage, the third- and fourth-year students, who still receive the highest rating of A, are frustrated.

Just who is this Wen Jing? Although the Trial Tower cannot determine a person's strength, only their combat skill level, such a discrepancy between A-rank and F-rank can be said to violate the long-standing understanding of the potential of the Wilderness Body, which is really annoying.

Suddenly, the freshmen who had been in the same college and class as Wen Jing became the talk of the town, and people would come to inquire about her wherever she went.

"Actually, she's always been like this, even on the School District Planet..."

The freshmen who were asked the questions all had mixed feelings.

He thought that after being assigned to two different colleges, he had left Wen Jing far behind and would never have any contact with her again in the future. Who would have thought that he would be proven wrong in less than a month, and judging from the current situation, it seems to be getting worse.

Wen Jing's actions in Ocher Soil made all the other freshmen pale in comparison.

Luosi, who should have been the most dazzling A-level potential candidate of this year, was speechless with his second-tier B-level rating.

He was clearly the top student in his class, a score that would be outstanding even among previous freshmen, but then Wen Jing came along!

The freshmen from both colleges were holding their breath, hoping to crush her in the league four months later and wash away their current frustration.

[Purchase the same combat skill elective course ' Energy Rain Burst ' now and enjoy a 25% Integral! Only 25 Integral required!]

When the Trial Tower popped up, a familiar combat skill advertisement appeared.

This time, I got a Tier 5 S-rank rating, and the discount is even higher than the last Energy-Shaping Weapon.

However, after Wen Jing discovered that this course was not offered by the Red Earth Academy. To learn it, one would have to access it through the Integral mall as an online course on a smart device.

The advantage is that there is no pressure to graduate and retake courses, and you can study for as long as you want. The disadvantage is that there are no credits and no tutors to guide you according to your progress. How long you study depends entirely on your personal comprehension.

"This might be an elective course in other colleges..."

In fact, during the Energy-Shaping Weapon class, Wen Jing had vaguely noticed that Instructor Joel's level didn't seem to have reached the proficiency level of Energy-Shaping Weapon. Of course, proficiency level was her panel rating, and as the basic teaching of this combat skill, Joel's level was definitely sufficient.

However, compared to Instructor Louisa, who also teaches Advanced Energy Amplification Method, the former is less proficient in teaching combat skills.

This experience, where she could only take online classes for this combat skill, gave her a more direct understanding of the disparity in educational resources.

Wen Jing checked his Integral balance: 12

After purchasing the Energy-Shaping Weapon course last time, I only had 3 points Integral. I conducted three registered explorations this month. I didn't bring anything back from the last exploration. The first two explorations were mainly to harvest and improve myself at the 'farm'. The insect corpses I brought back weren't very valuable. I exchanged a total of 6 Integral.

Therefore, she needs to wait until the class's top student receives their welfare payment this month before she can afford the discounted combat skill.

The discount lasts until the third day of next month, so there's no rush to buy.

Moreover, for Wen Jing, this combat skill isn't as essential as the Energy-Shaping Weapon he once knew.

Skill Points: 305

With the recent breakthrough in mastering Energy-Shaping Weapon in the Trial Tower, her Skill Points have surpassed 300.

"I haven't been this rich in a long time..."

Wen Jing sighed inwardly. The last time he had three digits of Skill Points was before he evolved the Gravity Silk.

As you step out of the Trial Tower's main hall, you're greeted by friendly and enthusiastic greetings.

"Wen Jing! You're amazing!"