Extracting all things: My attributes grow infinitely.

Xinghai Academy is situated in the center of an artificial lake, its silver-white towers reflecting the lake's light, creating layers of pale blue halos.

Jiang Chuan came here because of the pile of pills in his backpack.

Something that can be placed on the third floor of the Starry Sky Temple.

It's definitely not an ordinary item.

However, the specific efficacy still needs to be assessed by professionals.

Han Sinan, the chief pharmacist of the Human Federation, is clearly the most suitable candidate.

As soon as he reached the entrance of the main tower, he heard a burst of shrill laughter coming from inside.

Jiang Chuan paused in his steps.

Through the glass door, he saw seven or eight people gathered around the counter in the center of the hall, and one of the figures was very familiar to him.

Su Yao.

She stood in front of the counter with her head down, her face pale, her hands clutching the hem of her clothes, clearly trying her best to suppress her emotions.

She was surrounded by a group of students who were about the same age as her.

The leader was a girl of about seventeen or eighteen, with a rather pretty face bearing a sarcastic smile.

"No, something's not right. Although you have A-level talent, according to the academy's regulations, out-of-town students can only receive C-level student subsidies!"

Su Yao pursed her lips, her eyes filled with humiliation: "Senior, I don't remember there being such a rule in the academy."

"You really do have a bad memory."

Han Yun's tone was sarcastic and full of mockery: "The academy also has a rule that students are strictly prohibited from betraying their masters while on missions. Don't you remember that rule either?!"

"I don't……"

Su Yao bit her lip and weakly defended herself.

"No?!" Han Yun's voice sharpened. "You shameless bastard! Don't you know what you've done? Young Master Li is still lying in the hospital! I told you Young Master Li has always treated you well, right? And you, you went to the square to testify for a country bumpkin, and now you have the nerve to come and collect your subsidy?!"

Su Yao clenched her clothes, her knuckles turning white. The students waiting around her craned their necks, and a few recognized her. Whispers spread like a tide.

"She's Su Yao? I heard she betrayed Young Master Li and Young Master Chu in the square, causing both families to be investigated by the Heavenly Pavilion now!"

"Some stinky out-of-towner, actually thinks she's something special? Young Master Li kindly teamed her up, and she turns around and bites her master—an ungrateful wretch!"

"I heard that if it weren't for Young Master Li risking his life to protect her, she might not have made it out of the Starry Sky Temple alive!"

"Disgusting! This kind of person should be expelled from Star Crown Academy!"

"..."

Su Yao's face grew paler as she listened to the surrounding whispers.

Although Li Chenfeng and Chu Minghui have fallen from grace, their influence in the local circles remains due to their status as sons of powerful and wealthy families.

In particular, this matter also involves the age-old, irreconcilable distinction between locals and outsiders.

Regardless of whether Su Yao did the right thing or not.

Ever since she spoke up for Jiang Chuan in the square, she has been on the opposite side of all the local students of Tianque City.

The woman named Han Yun came from a prestigious family that was on par with the Li and Chu families, and she had a good relationship with them.

At this moment, they are facing what they see as 'traitors'.

Naturally, they made things extremely difficult for us.

She persisted, "The Xinghai Academy's resource allocation should favor students with good character. Given your recent performance at the academy... ha, the subsidies you can receive from now on will only be this much!"

C-rank is the lowest subsidy level in Star Crown Academy, because the least talented disciple here is only C-rank.

Another flamboyantly dressed girl sneered, "Who are Young Master Li and Young Master Chu? Do you think you can just slander them like that? You should take a good look at yourself. You're just a country bumpkin from some backwater, hooking up with some random guy who popped up out of nowhere, and you dare to go against the scions of powerful families in Tianque City? You're tired of living, aren't you?"

Han Yun tossed the cloth bag onto the counter, and the bag opened, spilling out several dusty, low-grade pills—clearly the worst of the worst.

"Take it and get out of here, don't get in my way!"

She waved her hand impatiently.

Su Yao stared at the few pills that had rolled away, her eyes gradually reddening.

She bit her lip, slowly bent down, and picked up the pills one by one, the surrounding laughter like needles pricking her back.

She dared not resist, nor did she have the right to resist. The Li family, the Chu family, and the Han family were all deeply rooted aristocratic families in Tianque City.

Her father's Blazing Fire Legion was barely considered a force in Tianyuan City, but in the eyes of these powerful families, it was nothing more than a small, rural force.

If she dares to resist today, she will only invite more unscrupulous retaliation from the other party.

Regret?

Su Yao sniffed hard, asking herself the same question.

If she had spoken in favor of Li Chenfeng and Chu Minghui in the square, she wouldn't have gotten into this mess. She might even have been able to use this opportunity to integrate into the elite circles of Tianque City and rise to the top in one step.

Even if they helped Jiang Chuan, even if he was now a disciple of the Dark Star Academy and no one in the academy dared to provoke him easily.

so what?

Does she have to humble herself and beg for the other party's help?

Her inherent dignity wouldn't allow her to do such a thing, just as she couldn't lie against her conscience in the square.

Su Yao silently picked up the pills, turned and left, and Han Yun behind her suddenly drew out his words.

"Oh, right..."

Her eyes were full of mockery as she said, "I've already rejected your compatibility test application for 'Blazing Warlock.' You overestimate yourself; do you even deserve to inherit an A-level ascended legacy?!"

Su Yao trembled, a deep despair appearing in her eyes. Because of the early closure of the Starry Sky Temple, she had not been able to obtain any ascending inheritance.

The only hope.

They can only rely on the few existing lineages within the academy.

Su Yao had already done her research and found that there weren't many students with fire talent among this year's freshmen.

She is the only one with an A-level fire mage talent.

She had already settled for second best and did not apply for the more precious S-level flame inheritance.

Instead, she chose the lower-level A-grade inheritance, which, given her talent, was a foregone conclusion.

But now.

Her only hope was gone.

Without the sublimation and inheritance, her talent would be wasted. After graduation, other students in the same grade would complete the sublimation and job change, and their attribute growth would be two or three times that of hers.

A few years later.

She will be left far behind and will never catch up with those people.

Her father practically emptied the entire Blazing Warband's coffers to send her to Star Crown Academy.

Now there's nothing left.

The laughter around them continued. The heavily made-up girl behind Han Yun covered her mouth, laughing uncontrollably: "Look at her, does she really think she can get the inheritance? A stinky country bumpkin from out of town, does she even dare to compete with us for resources?"

Su Yao lowered her head, her fingertips digging into her palms, her nails embedding into her flesh, but she felt no pain.

Just then.

A figure stood in front of her.

She subconsciously looked up and met a pair of calm, almost indifferent eyes.

Jiang Chuan didn't look at her, but calmly looked at the arrogant Han Yun and said indifferently, "Take out the A-level subsidy that she is entitled to."

Han Yun looked over at the sound, sized him up, and then sneered, "Who do you think you are? You dare to order me around?"

Jiang Chuan had no interest in wasting time arguing with her.

Raise your hand.

a slap.

A crisp sound rang out in the hall.

Han Yun was as if he had been hit head-on by a bull. His body was thrown into the air, spun around in mid-air, and then crashed heavily to the ground seven or eight meters away.

Jiang Chuan's lips curled slightly, his eyes filled with hostility: "Who do you think you are, daring to speak to me like that?"