Kill one monster, stack one poison, and I alone will poison my way across the world!

Su Chen did not linger in the square and left amidst the students' awe-inspiring gazes.

He went straight to Lin Xiaotian's office.

The vice principal's office was very soundproof, but at that moment, the sound of Zhao Hongtao almost jumping up and down could be heard coming from inside.

"Principal Lin! Look at this! Look what this kid has done!"

Zhao Hongtao slammed a stack of reports that had just been printed from the academic affairs system onto Lin Xiaotian's expensive golden nanmu desk.

Lin Xiaotian was holding a soft cloth and slowly wiping his old spear without even lifting his eyelids.

"What's wrong now? Why are you shouting like that?"

"What else could it be? That brat Su Chen!"

Zhao Hongtao slapped his thigh in frustration, "He just took some people to raid the Fallen Capital!"

"I've heard about this. That kid is really bold, leading people into the Calamity Realm. Isn't that just ridiculous?"

Lin Xiaotian shook his head, his tone not particularly blaming, "But with him around, those students will at most get hurt, they won't die."

"He's not dead!"

Zhao Hongtao roared in exasperation, "He led forty-eight people through! Forty-eight! All of them were those troublemakers from the senior year!"

Lin Xiaotian's hand, which was wiping his staff, suddenly stopped. He raised his head, and a flicker of emotion finally appeared in his eyes.

"And he completed the game in just 8 hours, 7 minutes, and 18 seconds!"

Zhao Hongtao pointed at the report on the table, his fingers trembling. "Now, those forty-eight bastards each have a pass to the Fallen Capital! That can be exchanged for a letter of recommendation!"

Hearing this, Lin Xiaotian couldn't hold back any longer. He put down his staff and frowned.

"this……"

He certainly knew what that meant.

This letter of recommendation is no ordinary letter of introduction; it's a crucial stepping stone to being selected as a key talent for the Central Military Region, and it carries immense prestige.

In previous years, Sky Dome Academy could assemble an elite squad of fifty people, and even if more than half of them died or were injured, they could still bring back a few clearance certificates and report the good news to the Ministry of Education.

Now look what's happened.

Su Chen produced forty-eight copies in this batch.

"Commander Lin, those were forty-eight letters of recommendation to the Central Military Commission!"

Zhao Hongtao felt his blood pressure soaring. "How many quotas does our academy only have a year? What are these kids capable of? Now they're taking the certificates Su Chen helped them obtain to the Central Military Commission. Aren't they just embarrassing our Sky Dome?"

"If the higher-ups investigate and find out they're all slackers, how are we supposed to explain ourselves?!"

Lin Xiaotian fell silent.

He looked at the thick stack of reports on the table, rubbed his temples, and gave a wry smile.

"That brat... he's always giving me difficult problems."

"So what do we do now?"

Zhao Hongtao said urgently, "Invalidate their clearance certificates? That's against the rules. They've already cleared customs, and we don't even have time to issue emergency documents to patch it up."

Last time, in order to prevent Su Chen from maliciously racking up credits, we tricked him into going out on a mission.

Even so, the document went through a bumpy process, taking several days to process!

Lin Xiaotian remained silent for a full half minute.

Then, he let out a long sigh, leaned back in his wide chair, and waved his hand.

"It's okay. Let nature take its course; it'll be released when it's time."

"hair?!"

Zhao Hongtao's eyes widened. "Are you crazy?"

"He's not crazy."

Lin Xiaotian's tone calmed down, "Hong Tao, we have to be reasonable. This world is all about results! The fact that they were able to accumulate enough credits and get Su Chen to take them on a course is also a skill."

"The ability to connect with people and mobilize resources is also a part of strength on the battlefield."

"..."

"But……"

"No buts."

Lin Xiaotian interrupted him, "These forty-eight people, to be willing to take such a gamble at this critical juncture and entrust their lives to a freshman, that in itself requires immense courage. If the Central Military Commission really wants to hold them accountable, I will personally go and explain."

Zhao Hongtao opened his mouth, but in the end, he could only let out a long sigh and nod resignedly.

"Knock knock knock".

Just then, there was a knock on the office door.

"Enter."

Lin Xiaotian composed himself and resumed his dignified principal demeanor.

The door was pushed open.

Su Chen walked in with a relaxed expression, wearing his signature Abyss Dragon Language robe.

As soon as he entered the office, he keenly sensed the strange atmosphere inside.

Zhao Hongtao was staring intently at him with the look of someone looking at a class enemy, while Lin Xiaotian was drinking tea to cover up his embarrassment.

"What's wrong with you two?"

Su Chen asked knowingly, a slight smile playing on his lips, "Director Zhao, judging from your complexion, did you not get enough rest yesterday?"

"Don't play dumb with me!"

Zhao Hongtao glared at him, annoyed. "The whole school knows what you've done!"

Su Chen shrugged, neither confirming nor denying.

He walked to the desk, and without any preamble, flipped his wrist and took out an irregular crystal that emitted a dark purple light from his storage space.

As soon as the crystal appeared, the temperature in the entire office seemed to drop by more than ten degrees, and a violent and extremely unstable magical fluctuation rippled through the air.

"Principal Lin, here's what you wanted."

Su Chen casually placed the dark purple crystal on the golden nanmu wood table, making a muffled "thud".

"Be gentle!"

Lin Xiaotian, who had been maintaining a composed demeanor, was so startled upon seeing the crystal that he jumped up from his chair.

He didn't even bother to put down his teacup before appearing in front of the desk in a flash.

Holding the crystal in both hands as if it were some priceless treasure, she carefully held it in mid-air, not daring to let it touch the table.

"The energy core of the fallen capital..."

Lin Xiaotian's eyes were filled with lingering fear. "You brat... you actually managed to get it out."

Zhao Hongtao, who was standing to the side, was also terrified and instinctively took two steps back.

Su Chen looked at Lin Xiaotian's tense and worried expression and was a little puzzled.

"It's just a broken core, isn't it? Apart from being a bit cold, there's nothing special about it. It didn't explode when I fought Yulia yesterday, and I only dug it out of the ruins today."

"tattered?!"

Lin Xiaotian suddenly raised his head and looked at Su Chen as if he were a madman.

He moved his hands even more gently, afraid that any sudden movement might cause a chain reaction.

"Do you know what this is?"

"Isn't it just a rare material?"

"fart!"

Lin Xiaotian swore, "This thing is a core component in the manufacture of the legendary strategic weapon 'Starry Sky Energy Cannon'! It's extremely rare!"

He took a deep breath and lowered his voice: "Most importantly, its internal structure is extremely unstable and prone to explosion!"

"It will detonate instantly if it is subjected to a physical impact or magical stimulation that exceeds its tolerance threshold."

Lin Xiaotian stared at Su Chen and said, word by word, "If we're not careful, even this fist-sized patch could turn hundreds of kilometers around into a barren wasteland!"

"..."

"..."

A deathly silence fell over the office.

Su Chen's relaxed expression froze for a moment.

He looked down at the energy core that was still emitting a faint glow, and then at his right hand that he had casually tossed it aside.

I freaking...

Su Chen felt his eyelids twitching wildly.

Why didn't you say so sooner?!

Thinking back to how I casually picked up this thing in the dungeon and tossed it into my backpack, I felt a surge of emotion.

Then he jogged over and casually slammed it onto the table...

Su Chen felt a cold sweat break out on his back.

So I was carrying a time bomb while I was shopping?

If the golden nanmu wood table hadn't been so sturdy that it didn't resonate too much, that "thud" would probably have turned this office, along with the entire Sky Dome Academy, into a mushroom cloud by now.

"Um..."

Su Chen cleared his throat, his voice a little dry, "Principal, this thing is so dangerous, why didn't you say so sooner?"

"How do I know you can actually get it? The drop rate for this thing is extremely low. Who knows you'll get it after only two tries?"

Lin Xiaotian replied irritably, then took out a specially made mithril box engraved with sealing arrays and carefully placed the energy core inside.

He only breathed a long sigh of relief when the box made a crisp click of its clasp.

Zhao Hongtao was also wiping away cold sweat, still shaken.

Su Chen rubbed his temples speechlessly.

The fact that even a big shot like Lin Xiaotian is so afraid shows that this material must be quite frightening.

"Alright, here's the stuff."

Su Chen pulled out a chair and sat down, then tapped the table. "Now, can you tell me the whereabouts of the equipment fusion stone?"

Upon hearing the words "equipment fusion stone," Lin Xiaotian and Zhao Hongtao exchanged a glance.

Lin Xiaotian put away his disheveled appearance and his expression became extremely solemn.

He put the mithril box containing the energy core into his storage space, then looked directly at Su Chen.

Are you sure you want to go?

Lin Xiaotian asked in a deep voice, "With your current strength, you can continue to challenge the school's dungeons even if you are above your level, but the place where the equipment fusion stones are located is not as safe as the school."

"I know."

Su Chen nodded, his tone completely unchanged, "Where is it located?"

Lin Xiaotian remained silent for a moment before slowly uttering two words.

"South China Sea."