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These students ranked after 1500, who couldn't stay at the Central Capital First Military Academy, could still become "big fish in small ponds" at other military academies.

Those who were just barely making the cut were the most anxious; a single ranking is worth 800 merit points, which would make anyone nervous.

Yu Hongyuan a low voice, "Senior sister, I should be able to make it into the top 1000, right?"

Ms. Yu called him, saying she would only cover a maximum of 1 million yuan in tuition fees for him. Any more than that, he would either have to work hard to earn merits or pack up and go to an ordinary military academy.

Yu Hongyuan argued with his mother, "If I go to an ordinary military academy, how can I be Li Yang's little brother?"

Ms. Yu Zhiying said coldly and ruthlessly, "Someone as useless as you wouldn't even deserve to be Li Yang's lackey!"

Yu Hongyuan burst into tears.

Li Yang reassured him, "It's not a big problem."

"Real?"

I mean within 1500.

Yu Hongyuan: "..."

He steeled himself and said, "Anything under 1500 is fine. I still have some pocket money; I can afford the tuition this year..."

An 18-year-old boy with 1 million in pocket money, right?

Li Yang has seen his share of ups and downs (the Lin Family and Zhong Family), so he can remain calm and unperturbed by a mere million.

The test was quick; it basically measured Physique Points and Spirit Points.

Everyone is very familiar with this; it only takes a few minutes per person, and soon it was Yu Hongyuan's turn.

Back in Huangcheng, Yu Hongyuan insisted on being the last one to undergo testing, but now he jumped in front of Li Yang and said, "I'll go first!"

Li Yang, displaying the demeanor of a senior sister, said, "Okay, you go first."

Yu Hongyuan threw a punch, and the machine announced, "Congratulations to the Agronomy Department Yu Hongyuan the Department of Agronomy for completing the test. Your monthly exam evaluation is at the First Grade Realm, First Star Aperture, with Physique Points 189 points."

Yu Hongyuan exclaimed in surprise, "I've grown taller! Hey, it's exactly my height!" He measured 175 cm a few days ago, and these past few days of intensive training with Assistant Coach He have paid off!

Li Yang was also happy for him, saying, "This time it's really not a big problem!"

Yu Hongyuan asked excitedly, "Within a thousand?"

"Ahem..." Li Yang stepped forward and said, "My turn."

She stood on the testing machine, and the students from the Department of the Spirit Department gathered around, looking at her curiously. "At least 400 points in Physique, right?"

"Wow, that's amazing! I only have 150 Physique Points."

"Our Spirit Department isn't about physical strength!"

"That's right. I estimate Li Yang's Spirit Points is only around 100 points?"

At this moment, Li Yang punched the testing device. After a buzzing sound, the mechanical voice announced, "Congratulations to Li Yang from the Department of the Agronomy Department for completing the test. Your monthly exam evaluation is at the Second Grade Realm, five- Star Aperture, and your Physique Points 500 points."

Even though everyone was mentally prepared, they still fell silent at this moment.

"I'm tired of saying 'awesome'."

"Comparing yourself to others is so frustrating, it makes you want to die."

Yu Hongyuan felt no defeat whatsoever. He stood tall and proud next to Li Yang, practically introducing her to everyone. "This is my senior sister! She's got my back!"

Someone from the Spirit Department chimed in, "Li Yang, why don't you take a Spirit Points test while you're at it!"

Li Yang smiled and said, "I won't take up any more of your time."

"Why don't you take the test? You've come to the Spirit Department, it wouldn't make sense not to test your Spirit Points!"

Li Yang waved his hand again and pulled Yu Hongyuan out of the Department of the Spirit Department classroom.

Having observed the students' Spirit Department Spirit Points.

The best one only has 200 points.

With those 500 points of Spirit Points...

This is utterly detrimental to people's moral character.

Li Yang is a kind and honest person, unlike those rich people who don't take other people's "moral intentions" seriously.

The first round of testing ended quickly.

The results were announced around noon.

Yu Hongyuan didn't even eat lunch, and kept anxiously holding his phone, waiting to see his ranking.

The messages were released one by one. Yu Hongyuan and Li Yang's phones rang at the same time, but no one cared about Li Yang's ranking. Everyone in the room looked at Yu Hongyuan.

Yu Hongyuan swallowed hard and said, "I dare not look."

Lü Shunshun snatched his phone and said, "I'll do it!"

After opening the message, Lü Shunshun remained silent.

Yu Hongyuan's face turned pale instantly, and he said, "Second Senior Sister..."

Lü Shunshun slapped him, then smiled brightly and said, "Not bad, Yuanzi! 999th place."

Yu Hongyuan: "!!!"

He snatched the phone, his handsome face flushed red, and he jumped up and down excitedly. "Ahhh! I'm in the top 1000! Ahhh! I don't have to pay for my own school fees anymore!"

He excitedly ran to call his mother, but Ms. Yu Zhiying said irritably, "What's there to be happy about? What's Li Yang's ranking?"

Yu Hongyuan said, "Is that even a question? It's definitely number one."

Everyone looked at Li Yang again. Li Yang opened the message, paused, and said, "Second."

Everyone: "???"

They all pulled out their phones and quickly logged into the school forum.

The rankings for the first round of monthly exams for new students have been posted on the forum.

Feng Yiqiao read aloud, "The first place goes to Lin Zhaoxia, Second Grade Realm with five Star Aperture and Physique Points 500..."

Lü Shunshun protested, "Isn't this the same as our junior sister? Why is she number one!"

Xia Putao chimed in, "Yeah, yeah, they didn't even test Spirit Points, so how come Lin Zhaoxia is number one!"

Feng Yiqiao added, "Hmm... it depends on the quality of the Star Skill."

"Tch, everyone should have their Spirit Points tested! Our junior sister is way ahead!"

Li Yang didn't seem to mind. She said, "It's alright, this is only the first round. The main event is yet to come."

The ranking in the first round doesn't matter, as long as you make it into the top twelve.

Li Yaowan previously said it was the top ten, but actually she didn't pay much attention to the freshmen monthly exam and actually selected the top twelve.

Starting tomorrow, the top twelve students will compete in a ring showdown at the stadium.

First, it was 12 to 6, then 6 to 3.

Finally, the top three teams will compete against each other, and whoever wins two games will become the monthly exam champion.

The monthly exam champion receives not only honor, but also a chance to enter the Star Ash Mystic Realm.

Of course, this is too far-fetched for ordinary students; over the years, only children from top aristocratic families have competed for this opportunity.

Li Yang glanced at the list of the top twelve finalists; most of them were familiar faces.

They include Lin Zhaoxia, Shen Shangchi, Lin Zhaoqin, Ying Qi, Zhong Qian...

The seventh, eighth, and ninth were all scions of top families, but the tenth was a special case, though Li Yang remembered the name.

--Ning Shaoyu.

That person with the Limit Physique from Xihua Province.

He and Li Yang were the only two freshmen from commoner backgrounds among the top ten.

The Shiyi is Zhong Kun, and the twelfth place is Fang Chuyun.

Seeing Zhong Kun's name, Li Yang wasn't surprised. This kid was quite average during the entrance exam, but ever since he was able to draw stars into his body, he started to "spend money" like crazy. With the continuous use of various cultivation resources and Star-Attracting Pill, his cultivation level improved rapidly.

Fang Chuyun's twelfth place ranking surprised Li Yang.

The Fang Family is not a large clan in Huaxia, but Fang Chuyun's older sister runs a pill company, which seems to mainly deal in low-level Star-Attracting Pill. Presumably, she has been giving them to her younger sister freely. In addition, Fang Chuyun is hardworking enough to open up three Star Aperture.

In fact, Fang Chuyun and Zhong Kun had the same Physique Points, but Zhong Kun's Star Skill were too good, so he surpassed her and became Shiyi.

The forum is buzzing.

Everyone is scrambling to buy "standing tickets" to the martial arts arena tomorrow, while the senior students can't even get standing tickets.

The monthly exams for freshmen didn't generate this much buzz in previous years.

But this year is special, with promising talents from all the major families flocking in, and even dark horses from humble backgrounds like Li Yang and Ning Shaoyu.

Everyone was in high spirits; even the senior students who weren't on assignments were asking for a live stream on the forum.

Seeing how popular it was, the Academic Affairs Office opened a special live streaming channel and even created live streaming accounts for the top twelve students, and added a gift system.

Li Yang: "..." This Director Niu from the Academic Affairs Office is quite the money-maker!

Considering that the top twelve candidates would all receive a share, Li Yang silently thought to himself, "Director Niu, well done!"

That evening, the top twelve students were featured in the live stream, and a gift ranking was enabled.

The first place winner was... Zhong Kun.

Zhong Kun happily sent Li Yang a screenshot, saying, "I spent a million on in-game purchases to be number one and have some fun."

I just posted the screenshot, and when I checked the gift rankings again, the top spot had changed hands.

Shen Shangchi topped the list with 1.1 million gift points.

Zhong Kun was so angry he gritted his teeth, and then swiped his card to get another 1.2 million.

Looking at the gift rankings on her phone, Li Yang's lips twitched as she muttered, "Damn rich people!"

Then, to her surprise, she discovered that she had received a gift worth 100,000 yuan.

"?"

She looked at the person who sent the gift— the Taro Balls Taste Bad.

Li Yang: "..."

"Yu Hongyuan!"

"I'm here, senior sister! Why did you call me?"

"Just transfer your money to me! Why send me gifts? Don't you know the registrar's office will take half of it?"

Yu Hongyuan said with a wronged expression, "Everyone else got a gift, but my senior sister didn't... How embarrassing!"

"Don't waste your money!" Li Yang said irritably, "Your senior sister here has no shame!"

Yu Hongyuan: "..."

The Taro Ball fanboy has been completely brainwashed; he actually thinks that even his senior sister's shameless appearance is so cool and domineering!

On the day of the competition, a group of students from the Agronomy Department arrived at the training ground early.

Because Li Yang made it into the top twelve, she received three family votes, which were just enough for Feng Yiqiao and the other two.

Yu Hongyuan, on the other hand, found a scalper and bought a front-row ticket at a high price. He then went through the trouble of exchanging seats with others before he was finally able to sit next to his senior classmates.

He Song, Cool and Dashing Sis, Bro Wala, and Sun Anmo also managed to snag tickets early on, but they didn't get front-row seats; they ended up in the seventh or eighth row.