Chapter 83: Summary! Bountiful Rewards!

After entering the school, Jiang Chu had already returned the Dark Cloud Gale Spear on the way.

Thus, Xu Jingming carried the Dark Cloud Gale Spear all the way back to his Villa 3-32.

“Click—”

The key slid into the lock, turned slightly, and the villa door opened.

A quick glance revealed the first-floor living room empty, but sounds echoed from the training room.

Knowing Liu Wentao was training, Xu Jingming didn’t disturb him, carrying his backpack and the long spear upstairs.

He placed the Dark Cloud Gale Spear on the weapon rack in the training room, then began organizing the items in his tactical backpack.

Although he had sold many beast materials at the Source Water Supply Base, the backpack still contained the materials required to complete his school missions.

“This Flame Blossom is needed for the A-rank mission.”

“These twenty hides of Third-Rank Gale Wolves are for the B-rank mission...”

School missions could be accepted online, but the required materials had to be verified in person at the Mission Building.

The Mission Building closed at nine p.m.; it was currently six-thirty p.m., so there was still plenty of time.

Thus, Xu Jingming planned to head over soon and submit all his mission materials.

The materials he had sorted from the tactical backpack weren’t numerous.

Xu Jingming casually stored them all inside his space ring.

Additionally, he found the B-rank battle suit he had worn during the cave incident, when his upper body had shattered from activating Thunder Extreme State.

“That battle suit cost me over ten million.”

Xu Jingming silently lamented.

To maximize mobility for energy users, battle suits were custom-tailored to each user’s physique.

Though they had some elasticity, his body’s transformation after activating “Thunder Extreme State” was far too extreme.

That slight stretch couldn’t possibly hold.

“Next time, I’ll have to buy a specialized battle suit designed for giant-form energy users.”

“Otherwise, destroying one suit per battle—who could afford it?”

Notably,

When escaping the rat swarm, Xu Jingming had also activated Thunder Extreme State—but this time, it was his ordinary shirt that tore apart.

When he woke up on the supply base’s bed, he was already wearing the guestroom’s robe.

He didn’t know whether it was base staff or Jiang Chu who changed him...

Soon, Xu Jingming finished organizing everything and opened his system panel:

【Name】: Xu Jingming

【Level】: Second-Rank Upper Tier

【Ability】: Purple Thunder Divine Lightning (S)

【Physique】: 1321 Qi (+)

【Spirit】: 987 He (+)

【Skills】: Spear Technique (Master), Fist Technique (Intermediate+), Thunder Spear (Advanced+), Chain Lightning Spear (Intermediate+), Thunder Flash (Advanced+), Thunder Prison (Intermediate+), Lightning Gale Break (Advanced+)

【Body Cultivation】: Thunder Indestructible Body (Third Stage)

【Ability Points】: 3712

“Pity, I encountered the rat swarm afterward; otherwise, I could’ve harvested even more ability points.”

Xu Jingming shook his head slightly, “But over three thousand seven hundred ability points should be enough to learn two S-rank combat techniques, right?”

“After submitting the mission materials, I’ll head to the Combat Technique Library.”

For Xu Jingming, this journey through the Wild Zone had yielded an exceptionally rich harvest.

Not only had his level and combat techniques improved dramatically, but he now also possessed two 1-cubic-meter space rings.

Additionally, his bank account still held nearly twenty-five million.

“If I consume these resources, my strength can rise further.”

Xu Jingming thought silently.

He then took a quick shower in the bathroom and descended the second floor, refreshed and alert.

“Big Brother Ming, you’re back?!”

As he stepped into the living room, he met Liu Wentao, who had just emerged from the training room wearing loose training gear.

“Just arrived,” Xu Jingming smiled.

Compared to when he left, Liu Wentao’s appearance hadn’t changed much.

He just seemed a bit darker...

“You didn’t even tell me ahead of time! Otherwise, I could’ve prepared a welcome feast tonight.”

Liu Wentao grinned, then checked the time:

“But it’s still early—there’s still time to prepare.”

“What welcome feast? I came back from the Wild Zone, not from prison.”

Xu Jingming laughed and scolded, “Let’s just go to the cafeteria—I’m hungry anyway.”

“I just wanted to welcome you back and wash the dust off, but you’re back safe—that’s what matters.

A few days ago, I heard a rat swarm erupted in the Source Water Wild Zone.

I called you several times, but your phone showed out of service—I thought something had happened to you.”

Liu Wentao exhaled in relief.

The school had issued a notice about the rat swarm, stating several senior students had perished there.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have known.

“The Source Water Wild Zone did indeed erupt in a rat swarm.”

“But the military and elite energy teams are already holding the area; I’m sure it’ll be resolved soon,” Xu Jingming nodded.

During that time, he had been unconscious, his phone stored inside his space ring—no one could reach him.

“Good. These rat swarms—better to deal with them early.”

Saying this, Liu Wentao prepared to head to the cafeteria with Xu Jingming.

Suddenly, he halted.

He sensed Xu Jingming’s aura was unnaturally strong—even comparable to senior students at the school.

After carefully sensing it, his eyes widened:

“Holy shit? Big Brother Ming, you broke through to Second Rank?!”

“More precisely, Second-Rank Upper Tier.”

Xu Jingming nodded and briefly explained:

“I faced several life-or-death crises, had decent luck—escaped alive and even broke through.”

He had indeed faced life-or-death situations, but his rapid level gain was primarily due to the Deep Blue System.

Of course, without his relentless killing of beasts, he wouldn’t have earned so many ability points.

“Second-Rank Upper Tier?”

Liu Wentao was stunned, then after a long pause, raised his thumb:

“No wonder you’re Big Brother Ming—you defy all logic!”

If anyone else had advanced from First-Rank Upper Tier to Second-Rank Upper Tier in just over a month, he’d never believe it.

But for the prodigy Xu Jingming, it somehow seemed plausible.

“But can real life-or-death crises really boost power this fast? Now I’m tempted to try the Wild Zone myself.”

Liu Wentao had been stuck at First-Rank Upper Tier for nearly half a year.

Seeing Xu Jingming return from the Wild Zone and break through a whole rank, he felt a pang of desire.

“Don’t. I was in a special situation.”

“The Wild Zone is dangerous. If you want to go, wait until you reach Second Rank.”

Xu Jingming quickly stopped him.

In truth, if not for the Deep Blue System needing ability points, he wouldn’t have rushed into the Wild Zone so urgently.

“I was just joking—I won’t go to the Wild Zone at this stage.”

Liu Wentao grinned.

Xu Jingming possessed an S-rank ability and was personally trained by the Head of the Weaponry Academy.

Just because the other man survived a month in the Wild Zone didn’t mean he could too.

Especially with this rat swarm—so many senior students had died in it.

Yet Xu Jingming returned unharmed, which spoke volumes.

Also,

He felt that even if he went to the Wild Zone, he could never achieve such terrifying growth like Xu Jingming.

“By the way, Big Brother Ming, didn’t you tell Song Qiuyun you were going to the Wild Zone?”

Liu Wentao suddenly asked.

“Song Qiuyun?”

Xu Jingming paused slightly, then nodded:

“I only told you and my teacher about going to the Wild Zone.”

No wonder.

Liu Wentao suddenly understood, then scratched his head and said:

“She came to our villa looking for you a few times recently, but I told her you weren’t around.

Later, I told her you’d gone to the Wild Zone, and she seemed quite surprised.”

Such a beautiful woman as Song Qiuyun—he wished she had come looking for him.

Unfortunately, she hadn’t...

“Song Qiuyun looked for me?”

Xu Jingming nodded slightly. “I’ll ask her later if she needs something.”

Next, Xu Jingming and Liu Wentao went together to the cafeteria for a meal.

Then they parted ways, and Xu Jingming went to the Mission Building to submit all his mission materials.

Three of the B-rank missions simply required killing second- and third-rank ferocious beasts and collecting their materials.

The A-rank mission, however, required one A-rank Flame Flower.

A-rank rare herbs and flowers were scarce; Xu Jingming had already planned to abandon this mission.

But among the rare herbs and flowers he discovered in the cave, there happened to be this Flame Flower.

Thus, all three B-rank missions and the one A-rank mission were successfully submitted.

Xu Jingming ultimately earned 871 credit points.

The A-rank mission provided the most credit points—540 in total.

Of course, such an A-rank Flame Flower would sell for six million in Daxia currency outside.

But credit points have greater purchasing power than Daxia currency, so the value was roughly equivalent.

After submitting his missions, Xu Jingming had planned to visit his teacher Yang Zhentian.

But his teacher’s phone was unreachable; only after calling the villa did he learn from the butler Fu Bo.

The teacher had left the school several days ago and had not yet returned.

So, after hanging up, Xu Jingming turned directly toward the Combat Technique Library.

The long-awaited S-rank combat technique could finally be learned!