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"Is this Li Yang?"
It's her!
What is she doing?
"It looks like they're harvesting wheat?"
"Holy crap, God Li really this down-to-earth?!"
"Why is it only me, God Li, rolling up my sleeves and getting to work? What are those four from the Agronomy Department doing? Just squatting on the ground watching the show?"
Feng Lüxia rolled her eyes. They wanted to help too, but their junior sister (senior sister) wouldn't allow it.
A day passed, and the onlookers came and went, but the Tree Tower was never delivered. Instead, they watched Li Yang work hard all day.
"Li Yang's character is truly remarkable. He just accomplished such a major task, and then he harvested wheat in a single day."
"Could this be a training method used by the Agronomy Department?"
"That can't be right. Look at those three senior students, especially the oldest one. It's said he's been planting and harvesting mutated wheat for twenty years, and he's still only at the Second Grade Realm."
One sentence dispelled everyone's hopes.
Another day passed, Li Yang still got up early to harvest wheat, but the onlookers were getting impatient.
"Why haven't they come to deliver the Tree Tower yet?"
"Can't you guys in the Star Magic Department be a little more efficient? Your Dean already said the Tree Tower is to be returned!"
"They're not going to change their minds again, are they?"
"Impossible! The Ying Family has already sent over Phoenix Ling Soil and Bright Moon Water. If Dean Shen goes back on his word... Hahaha, won't the Star Magic Department start fighting internally?"
"The Ying Family's move was truly a 'divine assist.' It seems the Shen Family has been bullying others quite a bit over the past twenty years, relying on the Tree Tower."
By evening, the Tree Tower still hadn't been delivered.
The onlookers were getting impatient, but Li Yang remained completely unperturbed.
Even if the Tree Tower is returned, it won't be open yet, and Li Yang has already sold the pre-sale tickets to the Ying Family.
Once these tickets are sold, the Ying Family will also put pressure on Shen Binghua.
There's absolutely no need for Li Yang to worry about it.
Phoenix Ling Soil and Bright Moon Water are extremely rare and priceless; if you really wanted to buy them, each one would cost at least 5,000 merit points.
The Ying Family, being wealthy and powerful, provided two portions of Phoenix Ling Soil and Bright Moon Water, and contracted out the Tree Tower tickets for the following year.
Si Kui was too lazy to put in the effort and left everything to Li Yang.
Li Yang readily agreed.
Look how shrewd the Ying Family is; they directly offered 20,000 merit points, which is much more substantial than Ms. Shen's empty promises.
However, Li Yang was also quite distressed, as she couldn't convert the Phoenix Ling Soil and Bright Moon Water into cash, so she remained penniless.
Merit points can be earned, but Phoenix Ling Soil and Bright Moon Water cannot be sold.
For the long term, we must preserve this precious material properly.
These powerful families are truly willing to spend money, spending two hundred million to help their children comprehend Star Skill...
It can only be said that poverty limited Li Yang's imagination.
The Agronomy Department used to be really impressive; how extravagant must they have been to create such a bizarre treasure as Tree Tower?
Nearly thirty years have passed, and no Master from any other school has managed to create the same secret treasure.
Of course, the Star Wars and Spirit Department might not have such high demands, and the Star Magic Department, having the Tree Tower, isn't in a hurry to conduct their own research.
They're in a panic now.
Even if they wanted to build it up, it would take time, and Li Yang could easily fleece them for several years.
My top priority is to be promoted to the Second Grade!
She's stuck at the First Grade Realm; it's such a huge constraint for her!
So, after harvesting this batch of wheat, Li Yang went to the mission office overnight to see if there were any suitable missions.
The onlookers had been waiting for two days, and they were starting to get a little tired of it.
Li Yang was too composed and showed no intention of causing trouble at the Star Magic Department again, so they yawned and went back to their dormitories, no longer staying up all night to guard outside the Agronomy Department.
Quite a few students tried to transfer to the Agronomy Department, but they were all turned away.
At this moment, Yu Hongyuan proudly puffed out his chest.
Someone asked him, "Brother, how did you manage to choose Agronomy Department so wisely?"
Yu Hongyuan smiled mysteriously and said, "Believe in Mom, and you'll gain eternal life!"
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The mission area was still brightly lit.
Although the Tree Tower incident attracted a crowd of onlookers, students who are truly devoted to spiritual practice don't have time to browse forums every day.
When Li Yang arrived at the mission site, she caused no stir. Not only did no one recognize her, but even if they did, they didn't have time to pay attention to her.
No school is short of troublemakers, especially during freshman enrollment season, when the forums are much more lively than usual.
But once a monthly exam is over, they all become quiet and well-behaved.
This is the top Central Capital First Military Academy, a prestigious institution with a dropout rate as high as 60%. The freshmen will only have this one month of fun. After the first monthly exam, a large number of students will be eliminated.
Li Yang carefully reviewed the tasks.
She needs to kill a cultist to break through her cultivation level. Given her current physical condition, it would be best to kill a Second Grade High Stage, which would increase the completeness of her Star Aperture to 95%.
The mission categories are very clear. After Si Kui gave Li Yang authorization, she was able to accept missions at the Second Grade Realm.
There are many missions related to cult members. The simplest ones are intelligence gathering, some involve tracking dangerous individuals, and then there are the straightforward bounty missions.
Li Yang clicked on the bounty mission and was stunned by the long list of names.
"So many..." she murmured, carefully examining the contents.
Most of the cult members for whom bounties are placed are at the Second Grade Realm. Some are given more information, such as their current name, former name, photos, or even GIFs, and their recent whereabouts are also given.
Judging from the photos, these cult members are all incredibly vicious, and they have a history of bloodshed.
For example, this cult member committed a violent crime in the street in a city in another province two months ago, resulting in the deaths of more than ten people, including three dead and seven seriously injured. The City Defense Army surrounded and intercepted him, but he killed two of them in self-defense and managed to escape in the end.
Those victims were all ordinary people; they couldn't even imagine attracting stars into their bodies, let alone having Physique Points of less than 60!
Looking at these bounty missions, Li Yang felt her heart pound with fear.
Can an ordinary person just barely survive?
It's like fish on a cutting board!
The government doesn't not want to manage it; it simply can't manage it all.
The Star Wielders' army is tasked with guarding the Astral Realm to prevent Astral Realm creatures from invading Huaxia; the provincial guards are busy clearing quarantine zones to ensure the stability of safe zones.
These cultists are under the jurisdiction of the City Defense Army, but the City Defense Army has limited manpower, and they are all Star Wielders below the Third Grade, with average strength.
Therefore, the major military academies and the City Defense Army joined forces to issue these bounty missions to the mission sites, allowing capable students to complete the kills.
It's not just students; some teaching assistants also occasionally take on bounty missions.
They weren't after a breakthrough, but rather the hefty bounty.
The reward for a regular mission is usually 5-10 merit points, while these bounty missions start at 50 merit points, and some more difficult ones can even reward several hundred merit points.
As Li Yang scrolled through the task list, she unexpectedly spotted a familiar face.
--He Song.
Back in Heqing Residential Complex, if He Song hadn't given Li Yang 10,000 yuan, she probably wouldn't have been able to return to school for a while and wouldn't have been able to catch up with this year's military academy entrance exam.
He Song posted a recruitment task.
Bounty missions are rarely taken on by solo players, and schools do not recommend that students undertake such dangerous missions alone.
Don't underestimate these cult members just because they're only at the Second Grade Realm. These Star Wielders have come from crooked paths are far more ruthless and cunning than students from regular military academies.
Even teaching assistants at the Third Grade Realm have often perished at the hands of these cultists.
He Song's recruitment task is quite difficult. He already has three team members and wants to recruit one more, requiring them to be at the Second Grade rank.
Li Yang thought for a moment and then clicked to apply.
Unexpectedly, He Song called her soon after, "Li Yang?"
Upon hearing the voice, Li Yang recognized it as He Song, the teaching assistant she knew. She smiled and said, "Teacher He, it's been a long time."
He Song a light breath and asked, "You've Second Grade Realm?"
Li Yang said, "Not yet."
He Song quickly understood and said, "You want to kill Second Grade heretic to break through your cultivation level?"
"Right."
"Let's talk when we meet."
He Song sent Li Yang a location; it was a teahouse on campus.
Since enrolling in school, Li Yang has been so busy that she hasn't even been to the school cafeteria, let alone this leisurely teahouse.
The teahouse has private rooms, which are quite suitable for conversation.
He Song arrived early.
When Li Yang came over, the two looked at each other and couldn't help but smile.
He Song spoke first, "I never expected you to have such an opportunity."
Li Yang smiled and said, "It's all thanks to Teacher He."
He Song clearly didn't understand what he meant.
Li Yang said, "If you hadn't given me ten thousand yuan, I'd still be working odd jobs everywhere."
By now, Li Yang naturally knew that the Four-Leaf Clover was not a bounty mission, but rather that He Song had taken pity on her and used the mission reward as an excuse to give her some financial assistance.
He Song shook his head and didn't mention it again, only saying, "When I first saw that you were the top scorer in Donghua Province, I thought it was just someone with the same name. But when I saw the photo, I realized it really was you... After that, I took on an overseas mission, and when I came back, I found out that you had studied in the Agronomy Department."
He paused, looked up at Li Yang, and said earnestly, "The Agronomy Department is excellent. My parents were also students in the Department of the Agronomy Department back then."
This was unexpected for Li Yang, and she asked, "What about the teacher's parents now...?"
He Song's expression darkened slightly as he said, "After graduation, they all stayed on to teach in the Department of the Agronomy Department, but later... they died in battle in the Astral Realm."
Li Yang was speechless for a moment.
He Song quickly smiled again and said, "It's been a long time, and Dean Si has always taken good care of me over the years."
The teacher actually knew He Song.
Li Yang felt that fate was truly wondrous.
"Professor He, why didn't you study Agronomy Department?"