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The bus slowly drove away from the wilderness area.

The atmosphere inside the carriage was much livelier than when we arrived.

The trainees in each group were discussing their takeaways from the day in hushed tones.

Of course, the most discussed topic was the two cow horns in Bai Yu and Liu Shiyu's arms.

That thing was so big, it was hard not to notice it.

Chu Yun, sitting in the back seat, showed no awareness of his injury and shouted at the top of his lungs throughout the car:

Do you know what this is?

Before anyone could answer, he eagerly said:

"A Tier 3 ferocious beast! A Black Horned Bull! My brother killed it all by himself!"

The entire carriage was silent for a second, then erupted into chaos.

"Third tier?"

"Impossible, right?"

"Are those bull horns real or fake?"

Whispers rose and fell, and countless gazes converged on Jiang Lan.

Jiang Lan leaned back in her chair, closed her eyes, and felt a faint twitch on her forehead.

Is Chu Yun a loudspeaker?

However, the bull horns were indeed conspicuous, and he had no intention of hiding them.

An hour later, the bus drove into the Extreme Martial Arts Academy.

The trainees filed off the bus and regrouped in the square.

Xiao Feng stood on the high platform in front, holding the assessment record sheet in his hand, and looked around.

"The assessment results are now being announced."

The square fell silent instantly.

"Ranked first in overall score, Rocket Class, Group A"

"Jiang Lan, Bai Yu, Liu Shiyu."

"A total of thirteen were hunted, including ten Tier 1, two Tier 2, and one Tier 3."

As soon as he finished speaking, a collective gasp of astonishment rippled through the square.

Thirteen.

There was also a third-tier ferocious beast among them.

Many students turned to look at Jiang Lan, their eyes filled with shock.

The second-place team only hunted seven animals in total, all of which were Tier 1.

The gap is so large that there's not much to compare.

Xiao Feng remained calm and continued:

"Jiang Lan is ranked number one in the individual rankings."

"Solely killed a Tier 3 Black Horned Bull, two Tier 2 Red Scale Lizards, and several Tier 1 ferocious beasts."

"The first place winner will receive twenty bottles of Tier 1 essence blood and two bottles of Tier 2 essence blood as a reward."

The eyes of the two hundred students in the square all fell on Jiang Lan.

While in the car, everyone was still somewhat skeptical of Chu Yun's words.

Now that Xiao Feng has personally confirmed it, there is no room for further doubt.

Chu Yun let out a shout from the crowd.

"Awesome! Bro! Awesome!"

Xiao Feng rolled his eyes at Chu Yun, just as he was about to announce that everyone was receiving their awards.

But just then, a figure slowly walked towards the edge of the square.

Xiao Feng's gaze shifted, and the moment he saw who it was, his expression changed slightly, and he immediately stood up straight.

"Vice Dean Zhou."

The moment those four words were uttered, the noise in the square came to an abrupt halt.

Vice Dean?

The vice president of the Extreme Martial Arts Academy?

Chu Yun's eyes widened, and he lowered his voice:

"Holy crap, the vice dean? I've been at the academy for over half a year, and this is the first time I've ever seen him in person."

Jiang Lan raised her head and looked at the person who had come.

He was a tall, middle-aged man with slightly graying temples, a angular face, and sharp eyes.

He had seen his picture on the college's photo wall.

Zhou Qing, Vice Dean of the Extreme Martial Academy, is at the mid-stage of the Divine Power Realm.

In the entire academy, apart from the dean and the three elders in charge, he is the strongest.

Even though Jiang Lan wasn't particularly sensitive to auras, he could clearly feel that the oppressive aura emanating from this person was far stronger than that of anyone he had ever met before.

Zhou Qing walked to the front of the platform, his gaze swept across the crowd, and finally settled on Jiang Lan.

"You're Jiang Lan?"

Jiang Lan's heart stirred slightly. She met the vice dean's gaze and nodded.

"Hello, Vice Dean."

Zhou Qing didn't waste any words and spoke directly:

"Starting next month, your monthly supply of essence and blood will be adjusted to fifty bottles of Tier 1, plus three bottles of Tier 2."

"The academy's advanced training grounds are open to you from today. You can use the Qi Condensation level training room at any time."

"You don't need to wait until the end of the year for the spots in the Spiritual Energy Chamber. Pick a time this week and have Xiao Feng take you there."

These three sentences were spoken crisply and concisely, without a single superfluous word.

But with each word, the eyes of the students in the square widened in surprise.

Fifty bottles of Tier 1 essence blood, plus three bottles of Tier 2?

A training room for the Condensing Qi level?

The spiritual energy chamber is open ahead of schedule?

This kind of treatment is unprecedented in the entire Extreme Martial Academy, if not unparalleled in the future.

Two hundred people in the square looked at each other, their eyes filled with undisguised envy.

However, no one was jealous.

After all, there's really no way to be jealous.

Being able to single-handedly kill a third-tier ferocious beast demonstrates a difference in raw strength; jealousy is useless.

People might be jealous of those who are slightly better than themselves, but an ordinary person would never be jealous of the richest person.

The same principle applies here as well.

After Zhou Qing finished speaking, he glanced at Jiang Lan again and said, "The academy never mistreats those who have ability."

After saying that, he turned around and left the way he came.

The square was silent for several seconds before the buzzing of discussion resumed.

Xiao Feng watched Zhou Qing's departing figure, secretly clicking his tongue in amazement.

His previous phone call was to Lin Yu.

Unexpectedly, it even alarmed the vice president to personally intervene.

He had been working at the Extreme Martial Arts Academy for several years and had never seen anything like it before.

Below the stage, Chu Yun leaned close to Jiang Lan, lowered his voice, and excitedly said:

"Big brother, when you become successful, don't forget to help your younger brother out!"

"I didn't mind you calling me 'Big Brother' before, but now, put your words aside, what should you call me?"

"Godfather!" Chu Yun immediately said, "I have spent half my life wandering, only regretting that I have not met a wise ruler. If you do not despise me, I am willing to become your godfather!"

"Alright, alright." Jiang Lan said with a smile, "My son, please rise quickly. Your godfather will treat you to a meal later, and there will be food for everyone."

"Godfather is awesome!"

On stage, Xiao Feng said, "Alright, next, those whose names are called, come up to receive your awards."

Jiang Lan immediately perked up.

He was first, so naturally he didn't need to wait in line and went straight up to receive his award.

Holding the box, he began to make plans in his mind.

There were eighteen bottles of Tier 1 essence blood left.

Adding to the ten bottles hunted today...

No, as team members, Bai Yu and Liu Shiyu should also be included.

But Jiang Lan changed her mind again.

There's no need to give them the essence blood; just give the crystal core to the two women and that's fine.

With that, plus ten bottles of essence blood, plus the assessment reward I just received...

A total of forty-eight bottles of Tier 1, four bottles of Tier 2, and one bottle of Tier 3.

We are 80 bottles short of 128 bottles.

However, the monthly payment has increased from thirty bottles to fifty bottles.

With a few more hunts of ferocious beasts outside the city, collecting 128 bottles next month shouldn't be a problem.

In addition, there are still today's crystal cores and bull materials that haven't been realized.

All those things combined would probably add up to a lot of credits.

We're rich! We're rich!

If the crystal cores and materials are valuable, he might not have to wait until next month to accumulate enough credits to buy Tier 1 essence blood.