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If we round it up, wouldn't he be tied for third place with Lin Zhaoqin?

Zhong Kun grinned foolishly, "Alright, alright, I'll go with Old Qin!"

Lin Zhaoqin glared at him disdainfully, but didn't say anything more.

She has always been a pragmatist.

As long as we can quickly clear the Tree Tower and obtain the top-tier Star Core, it wouldn't be a problem to have her team up with a complete idiot, or even to have her lead a pig.

Luckily, Zhong Kun didn't know what she was thinking, otherwise the two of them would have had another huge fight.

Because everything had been arranged in advance, the Agronomy Department team found their respective positions as soon as they entered the Tree Tower.

Li Yang said to Ying Qi and the others, "You can split into teams and follow us. Remember not to make any moves without permission."

Ying Qi and Shen Shangchi nodded in agreement.

The others echoed their agreement.

Zhong Kun said nonchalantly, "Didn't Director Niu say we have several chances to get in? If we don't succeed once, we'll have two, three, or even four more."

As expected of the Agronomy Department's Tree Tower, it has already shown extraordinary results even though it has only just "returned home".

It turns out that even the Divine Soil can affect Tree Tower.

It's truly a treasure for the Agronomy Department.

Zhong Kun now has a deep love for Divine Soil.

Li Yang replied, "We must try to pass it on the first try."

She knew that everyone felt a little relaxed after hearing what Director Niu said.

So even under Star Plant's Strong Attack, she had to explain, "The energy inside the Tree Tower is constant. Every time we enter, it's depleted. So to get the maximum benefit, we have to go through it in one go."

The operating mode of the Tree Tower is actually quite easy to understand.

The predecessors placed the Star Plant into the Tree Tower, and then cultivated Star Plant through the special internal space of the Tree Tower.

It may seem like two months, but it's hard to say how much time actually passed inside the Tree Tower.

It is precisely because of this time difference that the Agronomy Department can produce higher quality Star Plant.

The higher the quality of the Star Plant, the higher the quality of the Star Core it nurtures.

The reason for bringing all the Star Plant together is to concentrate all their power, detonate them completely, and create the highest quality Star Core.

If you enter multiple times, this power will be diminished.

Of course, the extent of this loss is very small, and it may not have a significant impact on the quality of the Star Core.

But Li Yang didn't want to take the risk.

She felt uneasy and wanted to get her hands on a suitable Star Core as soon as possible.

The Tree Tower won't open for several months again.

Who knows what might happen in the next few months?

It's best to pass it on the first try if possible.

If it really doesn't work out... then we'll consider a second attempt.

Moreover, Li Yang intended to use this operation to improve everyone's teamwork.

She had a team roster in mind.

Even if the senior brothers and sisters advance to the Third Grade, it is not suitable for them to venture into the Astral Realm. Li Yang prefers them to stay in the Nature Pavilion.

Lin Zhaoqin and Zhong Kun are both fans of Star Wars.

Fang Chuyun and Ying Qi are definitely Star Magic Department.

Li Yang herself is a jack-of-all-trades: she has the Burst-Speed Combo of Star Wars, the defensive Star Core of Tree Garment, plus the stealth of Hidden Shadow...

Right now, she also wants a mind control type Star Skill and a healing type Star Skill.

Healing Star Skill are rare and hard to come by, so Li Yang prefers to obtain a mind control Star Skill.

Spirit Department Star Skill are generally of a higher standard.

Even within the Tree Tower, nurturing high-quality spiritual Star Skill is extremely difficult.

If you can't get it in one go, forget about healing-type Star Skill, even mind control-type skills will be hard to get.

Li Yang added, "I hope everyone doesn't develop the habit of 'there's always a second chance.' The Tree Tower can give us two chances, but cultists and Astral Realm beings won't."

Feng Yiqiao said solemnly, "That's right, there's only one battle, and we must give it our all!"

The Astral Realm are not child's play.

If you harbor any illusions, you'll only suffer a terrible fate.

Everyone became serious and echoed, "Okay! Let's do it in one go!"

Li Yang's Spirit Connection has a limit on the number of people she can connect with, so she only said these words to a few people in the Department of the Agronomy Department.

Li Yang added, "Once we enter the passage, I won't be able to stay in touch with everyone. Although we need to get through in one go, safety is the most important thing!"

These communications may seem complex, but under the influence of Spirit Connection, they happen in the blink of an eye.

To onlookers, it appeared as if the Agronomy Department students acted swiftly— Li Yang grabbed Star Plant, who was the first to attack, and rushed towards the middle passage; Lin Zhaoqin and Zhong Kun also turned to the left passage; the rest rushed to the right.

Without a Ying Qi rushed toward the middle passage.

After a brief hesitation, Shen Shangchi followed him to the right passage.

The other branches of the Ying Family also rushed into the passage one after another.

They dared not gather in large groups, barely managing to maintain a balanced number of people.

For those not Agronomy Department, the Tree Tower actually provides a form of safety.

For example, Star Plant crazy, relentlessly chased after Li Yang, and even when Ying Qi followed, it acted as if it couldn't see anything.

Li Yang moved very fast, focusing intently on sweeping through the Star Plant in the passage.

If her arms weren't so short, she could be even faster. But she didn't need to be faster, since she had to coordinate with everyone else.

Ying Qi followed behind her, panting heavily.

She didn't act recklessly, but she was silently testing herself: if it were her, could she remain unharmed under so many attacks from the Star Plant?

It's impossible.

Ying Qi wasn't particularly skilled in agility or martial arts.

Ignoring Ying Qi who was following behind, Li Yang gradually became somewhat alarmed after attacking the seventh Star Plant.

The second level of the Tree Tower was indeed extremely difficult.

Even she was finding it difficult, and she didn't know how the others were doing.

On the left side of the passage, Lin Zhaoqin made a swift and decisive move.

At first glance, her speed in provoking Star Plant was not much slower than Li Yang's.

But after gathering the fifth Star Plant, a vine lashed out, and Lin Zhaoqin was unable to dodge in time, resulting in a cut on his left arm.

Zhong Kun could barely catch up with her. "You... you... you..."

Lin Zhaoqin wasn't arrogant or conceited; she just really wanted to win.

Once she realized she couldn't keep up, she immediately cooperated. "Zhong Kun, you drive the train one more time!"

Zhong Kun: "???" What the hell is that? He didn't understand.

Lin Zhaoqin, lacking Spirit Connection skills, could only shout at the top of his lungs, "Go behind me and attack that Star Plant that's chasing me!"

Although Zhong Kun didn't understand, he could see that Lin Zhaoqin was struggling, so he quickly agreed, "Okay, I'll follow your arrangements. If things go wrong, you take the blame."

As he spoke, he raised his greatsword and slashed at the last remaining Star Plant.

Star Plant immediately abandoned his pursuit of Lin Zhaoqin and began attacking Zhong Kun.

Zhong Kun yelled incoherently, "And then!"

"Attack the second one!"

"Damn it! You're not going to kill me, are you?!"

"Stop talking nonsense and listen to me."

Zhong Kun then attacked the second to last one, then the third to last, then the fourth to last...

With the pressure on Lin Zhaoqin's side greatly reduced, she rushed to the front to continue attacking Star Plant.

Lin Zhaoqin was seen constantly luring monsters ahead, but Zhong Kun lured the monsters chasing her to the side...

The two of them were acting like two trains.

Although this is called a passageway, it is actually very spacious, at least ten meters wide by sight.

Zhong Kun yelled, "Li Yang said we can let them fight like dogs! What do we do?"

Lin Zhaoqin said, "Hold on a little longer, until I reach the end!"

To be honest, the few members of the Ying Family's collateral branches who came along were dumbfounded.

That's impressive!

These are all Second Grade Star Plant.

To poop so much in one go, you must be fearless.

Lin Zhaoqin and Zhong Kun were truly unafraid.

Although neither of them possesses defensive Star Skill, both have breastplates produced by the Weapon Forging Department.

This is something ordinary people can't afford, but they wear it from a young age; it's like a second life.

The right-hand passage was actually the most organized.

Although the three old farmers weren't strong in combat, gathering monsters wasn't like fighting; they could just stab them.

Xia Putao was initially a little scared, but after seeing the fearless Fang Chuyun, he was immediately filled with enthusiasm.

Even an 18-year-old girl isn't afraid, so how can he, at 27, be afraid!

The four of them took turns attacking and pulling monsters, making it the easiest of the three passages.

Shen Shangchi was initially worried that they weren't strong enough, so he came along to check.

Unexpectedly, the other party was so organized.

Fang Chuyun and Lü Shunshun both possess ice-type Star Skill, which are very suitable for gathering monsters. This is because the distance is far enough and the Star Plant can be slowed down.

Although Feng Yiqiao and Xia Putao lack ranged Star Skill, their physical constitutions are excellent.

This "physical constitution" doesn't refer to Physique Points, but rather to the endurance developed through years of training.

Shen Shangchi murmured, "Is it because of farming?"

The leek cultivation by the Agronomy Department is a laughing stock to outsiders, but experts see the intricacies in it.

Shen Shangchi had consulted his family elders beforehand and knew that this was a cultivation method used by the Agronomy Department.

The Shen Family patriarch sighed, "Don't underestimate that farmland. It's Master- level treasure. In the past... only direct disciples of the Nature Department could use it."

Now, only a handful of people remain in the Nature Department.

Even of those many treasures, only this Tree Tower and the Divine Soil remain.

Li Yang was the first to emerge from the passage, and to her surprise, Feng Yiqiao three companions from the right passage also followed closely behind.

Xia Putao lit up with joy upon seeing Li Yang: "Junior Sister, we..."

Li Yang quickly established Spirit Connection and shouted sharply, "Senior brother, watch out on the left!"

Xia Putao reacted quickly. He completely trusted Li Yang and rushed to the right without even looking, dodging the lashing vine.

Li Yang said, "Don't be careless, this is the most dangerous time!"

After saying that, she rushed towards Star Plant behind Feng Yiqiao and the others, intending to lure them all to her side.