Chapter 32

The Agronomy Department is really complicated!

There are even Master- level secret treasures, and more than one!

This Agronomy Department must have had its glorious past, so how did it end up in this state?

Si Kui waved her hand and said, "Go back and rest. Wait for my news tomorrow."

Li Yang nodded honestly, but before leaving, she looked back at Si Kui several times. "Um... teacher..."

"Um?"

"That Realm-Breaking Pill..." Li Yang quickly said, "I don't need it, I really don't need it, but I bought it with my own money, it was so expensive..."

Si Kui: "..." Oh, she's already crushed it.

How many merits?

Li Yang didn't stand on ceremony with her teacher and said, "70 points."

Chapter 32

As soon as Li Yang finished speaking, her phone beeped, receiving a message: "Lady Sunflower has transferred 70 merit points to you."

Li Yang was taken aback at first, then burst out laughing.

Si Kui: "..." It's been too long since I used it, I forgot to change my name.

She glared at Li Yang, Li Yang quickly stopped smiling and said seriously, "Teacher, is this the code name for our Agronomy Department? Do I need one too?"

Show your support when you should, after all, you've made a killing of 400,000.

Si Kui actually responded, asking her, "What do you want to call me?"

Li Yang had a sudden inspiration and replied instantly, "Quinoa!"

Si Kui: "... It sounds awful." I thought it was Little Pear Blossom.

By the time Li Yang came to her senses, she had already been "sent back" to the east wing by the teacher. Li Yang pouted, only daring to mutter to herself, "What's wrong with Quinoa! It represents the deep friendship between Li Yang and Xiaomai... Isn't that much better than 'Sunflower'?"

Li Yang couldn't help but laugh out loud again.

Oh no, Teacher Bingshan's "online name" is Sunflower, who would have thought!

The east wing was clean and tidy, the wooden house had a unique fragrance, and the furnishings were not old. The bed was covered with snow-white and soft bedding, and you could faintly see the pear blossom patterns embroidered on it.

Only now has Li Yang finally felt the comfort and ease of this east wing room.

"The Starlight is a bit too intense..." Li Yang murmured happily, "Once I open more Star Aperture, I can cultivate while I sleep!"

With beautiful fantasies of her Star Aperture opening wildly, Li Yang fell asleep.

Si Kui said she would go to get the "Tree Tower" tomorrow, but she actually went to the academic affairs office that very night.

Those Star Wielders of Fourth Grade or above do not need to sleep every day. Niu Laoqian is probably working overtime again, busy with those trivial matters.

Niu Qianqian was indeed busy. As the head of the Academic Affairs Office, she had too many things to deal with every day. She wished she could open a portal to the Astral Realm in her office so that she could live a year in a day... Of course, this was just a thought. If she actually opened one, something big would happen.

"You conman." Si Kui's voice suddenly appeared.

Niu Qianqian was startled and quickly stood up from her desk, looking at the Half-Step Supreme who had pushed open the door.

Niu Qianqian clearly hadn't expected Si Kui to leave the Agronomy Department... You have to understand, this great figure hasn't left that little courtyard for a full 28 years.

"Sister Kui, what's wrong with you...?" According to their cultivation levels, Niu Laoqian should address Si Kui as a senior, but there was no way around it. They grew up (entered school) together, but Si Kui progressed faster and further later, while she stopped at the Sixth Grade Peak.

Si Kui frowned, looked at her, and said, "Don't pretend to be old in front of me, it's annoying."

Niu Qianqian's public image has always been that of an old woman, dressed in a serious and rigid manner, exuding a great sense of authority. But upon hearing Si Kui's words, her white hair instantly turned black, her wrinkled skin regained its luster and firmness, and even her slightly plump body became exquisite and graceful.

Niu Qianqian was still quite unaccustomed to it, saying, "After all, she is the director of the academic affairs office. She needs to be older to have authority." Besides, she was indeed quite old. By ordinary standards, she should have been buried several times over.

Seeing that she had recovered, Si Kui's expression softened, a hint of longing for the past appeared in her eyes, and her voice was no longer so cold. "I took on a student."

Niu Qianqian smiled and said, "Li Yang, right? He's a good kid."

"Is she really just an orphan from Donghua Province?"

"This is her information," Niu Qianqian handed her a file and continued, "Her background is clean, and she has never been in contact with Star Wielders... However, around May of this year, she had a 'fortuitous encounter,' and overnight her physique improved by leaps and bounds, and her talent gradually began to emerge."

Si Kui took the document and read it carefully. She didn't take Li Yang's "adventure" too seriously. Since the arrival of the Astral Realm, all sorts of extraordinary encounters had occurred frequently on Earth. There was no pattern to these things; whoever was fortunate enough to have one was considered a "Heavenly Fortune Bearer."

For ordinary people, those with "Heavenly Fortune Bearer" are one in a million, but in the world of Master, they are quite common.

Which Master hasn't had a few fortuitous encounters?

The path of ruling the stars is not easy.

Niu Qianqian said, "Judging from her resume, she has a clean record. I presume you've also examined her Spirit Sea; there are no marks on it, right?"

"No."

Niu Qianqian said, "Isn't this great? You've had another 'fortuitous encounter' in your old age."

This adventure is not the same as that adventure.

For those who have reached a certain level, the most valuable adventure would be to encounter a prodigy who is exceptionally talented and whose will they can pass on.

Si Kui sneered, "The Nature Department are all gone, what's the point of passing them down?"

Niu Qianqian knew her temper; you had to interpret her words the opposite of what she meant. She might say there was nothing to pass down, but she probably already considered this elementary school student her precious darling.

Just as Niu Qianqian was about to ask her what she was doing there, Si Kui dropped a bombshell. "Tell the Star Magic Department that I need to take back the 'Tree Tower'."

Niu Qianqian: "!" She almost tripped and fell. My God, what are you up to now!

Niu Qianqian asked cautiously, "Why did you think of the 'Tree Tower'? It's incredibly difficult to maintain; all these years it's been sustained by the Star Magic Department, otherwise it would have been long ago..."

"Enough with the nonsense," Si Kui interrupted crisply. "I never agreed to let them use it in the first place. They took it themselves, shamelessly, and I couldn't be bothered to pursue it. Now that I want to use it, have them return it to me!"

A thin layer of sweat beaded on Niu Qianqian's forehead as she tentatively asked, "What do you need this 'Tree Tower' for?"

A thought suddenly occurred to her, "Sister Kui, you don't mean to send Li Yang to the 'Tree Tower' for training, do you?"

"Yeah, this Tree Tower is meant for the Agronomy Department students. She doesn't even have a decent Star Skill. It annoys me."

"Um..." Niu Qianqian quickly explained, "Sister Kui, low-grade Star Skill don't require you to comprehend them yourself. You can just buy a pre-identified Star Core. I have some here..."

"Enough with the nonsense," Si Kui interrupted. "I'll teach my students myself."

Niu Qianqian was very troubled, and then said, "Sister Kui, the Star Magic Department has been maintaining the 'Tree Tower' for nearly 30 years, and they have invested a lot of resources..."

"You're not going, are you?" Si Kui said bluntly, "I'll go find Shen Binghua myself."

Niu Qianqian quickly stepped forward to stop her, earnestly saying, "Sister Kui, I know this 'Tree Tower' belongs to the Agronomy Department, but without the care of the Star Magic Department, it would have withered long ago after thirty years."

"Niu Qianqian, do you really think I'm an idiot? Has the Star Magic Department never used the 'Tree Tower' in the past thirty years? Don't they have any idea where their Star Magic Department- Multiple Star Skills came from? I couldn't be bothered with it before, but now I'm taking back what belongs to my department. Stop your nonsense. If you really want me to do it myself, do you believe I'll blow up the Star Magic Department!"

Cold sweat was indeed dripping down Niu Qianqian's forehead. She quickly reassured her, "Don't worry, Sister Kui, I'll go ask, I'll go ask right now..."

"No need to trouble Director Niu," Si Kui said. "I'll go find her myself."

Niu Qianqian grabbed her arm, her face contorted with grief, and said, "Sister Kui, calm down. I know you 'Central Capital, but you don't care anymore. But your students are still... still so young."

This sentence tripped Si Kui up.

Niu Qianqian said, "You can blow up the Star Magic Department, you can fight Shen Binghua, but what's the use? There are a bunch of old fogies from the Star Magic Department on the board of directors. They can't touch you, but they have countless ways to mess with your little apprentice!"

"You haven't taken on any direct disciples all these years, so you've been carefree and fearless. But now that you have, Li Yang is such a lovable child, we, as elders, can't let her make enemies everywhere, right?"

Si Kui said coldly, "Niu Qianqian, you didn't arrange for Li Yang to be my disciple, did you?" In this school, the person who most wanted her to take on a disciple was probably this Niu Laoqian.

"That definitely isn't me, where would I find such a promising talent..." Niu Qianqian said awkwardly, "But taking on a disciple is great, people need hope, look at this Xiao Liyang, now that you..."

"Enough with the nonsense," Si Kui said. "Now that I've taken her on as a disciple, I have to give her the best. 'Tree Tower' is originally from the Agronomy Department, and I'm determined to bring it back."

"Yes, yes, we should take it back..." Niu Qianqian reassured her, "But we can discuss this further. There's no need to resort to such force. We're in the right, but your actions have made us lose our right."

"You and I are not 'us'."

"Oh dear, I was also a minor in the Agronomy Department back then, so how come I'm not considered 'us'?"

Si Kui was too lazy to argue with Niu Qianqian. This person had been slick since childhood, and she was still the same as before.

However, Si Kui is indeed not as impulsive as before. Niu Qianqian's words are not without reason. She is fearless on her own. Even if Ninth-Grade Supreme comes, she can fight to the death with him.

But Li Yang is still too young. Her rash actions as a teacher will only bring her a lot of trouble.

It's so annoying, that's why she doesn't want to take on any personal disciples!

But Li Yang was such a promising talent that she couldn't resist.

"Speak," Si Kui looked at Niu Qianqian, "What's your plan?"

Niu Qianqian coughed lightly and said, "Next week, the Star Magic Department will hold a 'Tree Tower' event. I'll get you a spot then, and you can have Xiao Li go in with you, okay?"