Chapter 78: Vegetation

Jiang Jian swiped the screen.

He opened the top notification.

"You have received 700 credits."

"Your remaining credits: 2450."

The notification content was simple and clear; it was the credits awarded for the study task.

As the department head, Professor Zhang Jian had exercised his authority to increase the credit reward.

It had been raised from 300 credits per person to 700 credits per person.

"These credits are indeed quite a lot."

Jiang Jian's gaze shifted slightly as he looked at the next notification.

This was a collection voucher.

"With this document, you may proceed to the Academic Affairs Office to collect a cultivation pet."

"Pet type: self-selected."

The bottom right corner of the voucher was stamped with the official seal of the First Academy.

Just then.

Liu Tiezhu walked over, his expression showing a hint of joy: "Jiang Jian, what kind of pet are you going to collect?"

"I'm not sure."

Jiang Jian looked away from the screen and asked, "Aren't these so-called pets just newborn spirit monsters or ghosts?"

Liu Tiezhu shook his head: "The cultivation pets on campus are not like those filthy things outside."

His expression was, quite rarely, somewhat excited.

"The cultivation pets in our academy are extremely precious."

"They are specially bred by the Academic Affairs Office to assist in cultivation."

"They are not circulated outside at all."

"Only students who perform exceptionally well or have particularly good grades have the opportunity to obtain one."

Liu Tiezhu's smile was evident: "Getting a rare campus pet was originally my long-term goal for my freshman year."

"Now, I've actually completed it all at once."

As they spoke.

Shang Tianji and Zhong Ling had already boarded a flying shuttle and were heading toward the Academic Affairs Office.

"I'm going to go choose my pet now, too."

Liu Tiezhu instructed, "I'll send you the types of rare pets; take a look yourself."

Before long.

In front of the tiered classroom, only Jiang Jian remained.

Beep.

A notification from Liu Tiezhu arrived.

Jiang Jian boarded a flying shuttle and opened the notification.

"Linjiang Academy Academic Affairs Office, Rare Pet Data."

"All rare pets are spirit monsters raised from infancy and specially cultivated; they do not have independent identity devices and are all registered with the government office."

"Type 1: Vegetation Spirit Monster."

"Specially cultivated by the Academic Affairs Office; can gather spiritual energy, heal wounds, and restore Qi."

"Growth limit: Spring Realm."

"Type 2: Avian Spirit Monster."

"Cultivated by the Animal Husbandry Department; can be used as a mount."

"Growth limit: God-Bestowed Realm."

"Type 3: Guardian Monster."

"Cultivated by the campus cultivation rooms; can serve as a bodyguard."

"Growth limit: Spring Realm."

"Type 4: Daily-Life Spirit Monster."

"Raised by the Academic Affairs Office; used to handle daily chores."

"Growth limit: Spring Realm."

Jiang Jian read through it once but did not make a choice immediately.

There were four major categories of rare pets.

But within these, they were further subdivided into spirit monsters of different races and temperaments.

Which specific pet to collect.

Still required going to the Academic Affairs Office to choose carefully.

Jiang Jian swiped his finger and closed the rare pet data.

At the bottom of the screen was the final notification.

The email border was wreathed in a magnificent silver light, flickering in and out of existence.

"Issued by the Government Office: Civil Peace Guardian Subsidy."

The subject line was stamped with the government office's official seal.

The signature below was "Academy Campus Office."

Almost all department heads of Linjiang Academy held some official rank within the government office.

Jiang Jian moved his gaze down to look at the content of the notification.

"Civil Peace Guardian, an honor certified by the government office."

"Any citizen of the government office who, upon encountering a sudden major malicious incident, disregards their own safety to step forward and resolve the incident."

"May receive the government-certified title of Civil Peace Guardian."

"The subsidy is issued by the regional office based on the severity of the incident."

"1 Luxury Flying Shuttle."

"300,000 Alliance Coins."

"300,000 in government-territory shopping credit."

"Identity device authority upgrade: Civil Peace Guardian."

Below the email.

A conspicuous "Collect" button glowed with silver light.

Jiang Jian clicked to collect.

A faint light flickered on his identity device.

A few seconds later.

"Authority upgrade successful!"

"Civil Peace Guardian: Having made contributions to the government territory and received commendation, you possess treatment distinct from ordinary citizens."

"In special circumstances, you are granted temporary inspection rights."

"In special circumstances, you are granted temporary supervisory rights."

Below that were some other special privileges.

Jiang Jian swiped his finger, having little interest in them.

These government honors were of almost no help to his cultivation.

After collecting the items, Jiang Jian sat in the cabin seat and took stock of his resources.

"Shopping credit, 300,000."

"Alliance Coins: 780,000."

"Credits: 2450."

"Refined Iron: 16 pieces."

"Rare pet collection voucher."

"Luxury flying shuttle collection voucher."

At the same time.

A new notification arrived.

Shang Tianji: "Student Jiang Jian, aren't you coming to collect your pet?"

Jiang Jian was silent for a moment, then replied: "I'll be there in a moment."

Shang Tianji: "Then we'll head back first. If I come across any suitable study tasks, I'll post them in the group chat. If there aren't any for now, we'll just cultivate on our own."

Jiang Jian replied: "Good."

There was no need to attend cultivation classes for the time being; unless it was an important course, other times were for self-cultivation.

Theory classes could also be watched via replays.

"The Two-Prefecture Martial Arts Debate is in one month."

"This period can be used to improve my Shenque spiritual essence."

Jiang Jian closed his identity device, his gaze calm.

Inside his Shenque, the ball of demonic power was wrapped in True Fire.

Every time it dissolved a little, it released a massive amount of pure spiritual energy, causing his Qi circulation to accelerate and surge.

A few minutes later.

The flying shuttle stopped.

Jiang Jian walked down the gangway, and in front of him was the Academic Affairs building.

The building was tall and imposing, its main gate wide open, yet no students were coming or going.

"To collect a pet, I should go to the Academic Affairs Plaza."

Jiang Jian checked the voucher again, walked up the steps, and headed directly toward the Academic Affairs Plaza.

"Student, you're here to collect a rare pet, too, right?"

At the edge of the plaza, a male teacher in a teacher's robe smiled: "Which type do you want?"

The holographic screen beside him was still open.

Clearly.

Not long ago, Shang Tianji, Shi Xuan, and the others had all collected their rare pets.

"I want a daily-life monster."

Jiang Jian said softly.

The male teacher was somewhat surprised and asked: "You want a daily-life monster?"

Jiang Jian nodded: "My robotic butler isn't very suitable, and there are too many restrictions."

The male teacher nodded slightly and swiped the holographic screen.

"Here are the daily-life monsters cultivated by the academy."

"There are 32 types in total."

"See which one you like."

On the giant screen.

Dozens of spirit monsters were lifelike, slowly rotating.

Below each spirit monster's image, its habits and specialties were recorded in detail.

Jiang Jian walked to the bottom of the screen and looked carefully.

"Mirror Spirit, lives in reflective objects."

"Can travel between mirror surfaces."

"Type: Daily-life monster."

"Flower Demon, lives in soil, excels at earth-burrowing."

"Can help handle daily chores."

"Type: Daily-life monster."

"Cat Spirit, raised at home."

"Can help handle daily chores."

"Type: Daily-life monster."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 79 =====