Chapter 104: Yan Da's Contact

Lan Cheng didn't have the leisure to announce the rankings of all the examinees.

He only announced the rankings of the top hundred trainees eligible for experience gem rewards and all official-level examinees, then proceeded with the awards.

The rankings after that were posted publicly.

After the other examinees happily returned to their respective teams with experience gems, Qin Chuan and Xiao Pang followed Lan Cheng away from the scene and headed straight to the Special Affairs Group.

Their rewards did not include experience gems, but the rewards they received were even more precious than experience gems.

Looking at the two young faces through the rearview mirror, Lan Cheng's smile grew.

Qin Chuan, with the strength of an official-level player, defeated the demon cat about to undergo secondary advancement, and also signed a cooperation agreement with the Special Affairs Group, making him the top-ranked player in a certain district.

Although Li Xian's strength was mediocre, he fearlessly charged through the demon beast horde during the assessment, growing braver with each fight, slaying countless demon beasts, moving many observers.

These two children are both worth cultivating.

It was not in vain that he went against the majority opinion, taking two items from the resources allocated to the Changxing City Special Affairs Group as rewards for this examination.

Their counterparts in other cities may not necessarily have this courage at present.

Low-level resources are fine, but starlight equipment materials are still currently scarce.

And Lan Cheng's request was merely that the examinees who stood out in the assessment would, in the future, when faced with major issues of right and wrong, remember this kindness and do something more helpful for Yan Huang and the Special Affairs Group.

Soon, the car stopped in front of the Special Affairs Group's headquarters building.

Lan Cheng led the two directly to his office, quickly found two lists and handed them over, saying, "This is the resource list currently available in the Changxing City Special Affairs Group's armory for rewarding you."

"You may each choose one item from here as your reward to take away."

"I choose the rock core fragment!" Xiao Pang immediately saw that it was one of the two advanced resources he lacked, and spoke without hesitation.

"I'll take this harmony water drop," Qin Chuan said after scanning the list from beginning to end, pausing for a moment, then making his choice.

This resource, called the harmony water drop, has a water attribute and its focus direction is omnidirectional.

Omnidirectional, meaning it has no particular focus direction.

Thus Qin Chuan felt somewhat hesitant when choosing it.

But on the list in his hand, there was no resource more suitable than this.

However, after making the choice, Qin Chuan reconsidered and thought this resource was actually not bad.

The other eight resources he selected are all single-attribute control focused.

There's a saying that excess is as bad as deficiency; choosing a resource that is different yet not conflicting is also quite good.

"Choosing the harmony water drop?" Lan Cheng glanced at Qin Chuan with some surprise, but didn't say much more, "No problem."

A phone call was made, and soon a staff member entered the office carrying two boxes containing the resources.

Qin Chuan took the remaining stamina recovery fruit from his carry items to make room for the harmony water drop.

Only after the harmony water drop was stored in his carry items did he let out a breath of relief.

Meanwhile, Xiao Pang's rock core fragment had also disappeared from his hand, and he couldn't stop smiling.

With nothing else to do, Qin Chuan and Xiao Pang quickly rose to say their goodbyes.

Just as the two walked out of Lan Cheng's office, a short-haired woman about thirty years old walked toward them.

"Excuse me," the woman said, smiling as she looked at the two.

"I am Zhou Xiaoyu, an observer from Yan Da's admissions office. May I have a private chat with you, Qin Chuan?"

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In a coffee shop near the Special Affairs Group's office building, Qin Chuan asked a nearby server for a cup of water, then looked at the woman who claimed to be an observer from Yan Da's admissions office.

"Hello, Teacher Zhou."

"I watched the edited clip of your assessment." Zhou Xiaoyu smiled slightly, "In the last few minutes, your process of slaying that quasi-tier-three demon beast was very impressive."

"Thank you." Qin Chuan took the water the server handed him and took a sip, noticing a certain keyword in Zhou Xiaoyu's words, "Quasi-tier-three demon beast?"

"Yes." Zhou Xiaoyu nodded, "As demon beasts grow stronger, our classification of their strength becomes more refined."

"Ordinary demon beasts are first-tier; what we commonly call advanced demon beasts are second-tier, corresponding to levels 11 through 20, and above second-tier are third-tier demon beasts."

"At present, no fourth-tier demon beasts have appeared, but in the future that will inevitably happen."

"I see." Qin Chuan nodded in understanding.

He had said that the black demon cat's strength was far greater than that of an advanced demon bear, but when compared to an elite-tier spirit beast, it seemed rather weak.

It turned out to be a demon beast that had not yet completed advancement.

"When a demon beast reaches third tier, it undergoes some special metamorphosis; although not to the same extent as a spirit beast, it also gains its own abilities, rather than relying solely on its physique for combat."

"Your dodge skill has a strong advantage against first- and second-tier demon beasts, but carries considerable risk when facing third-tier demon beasts with special abilities."

"Thank you." Qin Chuan glanced at Zhou Xiaoyu and nodded.

The information Zhou Xiaoyu just mentioned is still very important to him.

"This isn't much." Zhou Xiaoyu took a sip of the coffee the server brought, then changed the topic, "Yan Da and Hua Qing have different emphases."

"Yan Da focuses on basic science and theoretical science research, while Hua Qing places greater emphasis on applied science and engineering research."

"Of course, this is before the supernatural descent." Zhou Xiaoyu's voice paused slightly, "After the supernatural descent, our Yan Da, leveraging its advantage in basic studies, became the leader of the supernatural theory discipline."

"In this regard, we are superior to Hua Qing."

"Furthermore, through the integration of multiple life sciences, our Yan Da has developed a new cultivation method, which will be incorporated into the curriculum of the new cohort's supernatural combat department."

"If we take the coefficient of Basic Fist Technique as 1, then the coefficient of this cultivation method reaches 5.4."

"Although Hua Qing also has cultivation methods, as I understand it, theirs have a coefficient of 4.8."

Hearing this, Qin Chuan felt somewhat unsettled.

From what I've heard, Yan Da seems stronger than Hua Qing in both theory and practical combat?

"Hua Qing is not without its advantages."

Seeing Qin Chuan moved, Zhou Xiaoyu spoke frankly, without reservation, "We have a better cultivation method, while Hua Qing has better practical combat instructors."

"They cooperate with many martial arts inheritors, and their practical combat teaching strength is stronger." Zhou Xiaoyu smiled. "Of course, we're also working hard on this."

"This time coming to Changxing City, we have reached a preliminary agreement with Changxing City's top expert Ji Huai; after the college entrance exam ends, he will join Yan Da University as one of the lead instructors for the Supernatural Practical Combat course."

After laying down card after card, Zhou Xiaoyu played the king bomb.

"Teacher Ji?!" Qin Chuan's face showed surprise.

"That's right." A flicker of a smile appeared in Zhou Xiaoyu's eyes.

The moment Ji Huai personally set out to rescue Qin Chuan, she had already figured out how to make this boy before her develop an interest in Yan Da.

(End of chapter)