Chapter 414: Twenty Million Base Reward

As one of the most upscale restaurants in all of Qingjing City, the wines and beverages offered by Jufu Restaurant were naturally of the highest tier.

At the celebration banquet, what they drank was one of Jufu Restaurant's signature wines—a 100-year-aged Xiangyuan Wine.

Xiangyuan Wine was brewed from multiple D-grade heavenly materials and earthly treasures, making it a D+ grade resource in its own right; drinking it could grant a slight boost to abnormal status resistance.

But compared to that modest resistance bonus, what people truly chased after was its superb taste.

Precisely because of this, a 400ml bottle of Xiangyuan Wine cost as much as a C-grade resource.

And Zhou Yi's group numbered thirteen people in total, drinking nearly 20 bottles...

By the time the celebration banquet ended, aside from the three leading mentors, everyone was tipsy—even Zhou Yi was no exception.

It was precisely because he had gotten drunk that when Zhou Yi woke up the next day, it was already nine in the morning.

"Phew, didn't expect to sleep this long in one go."

Thanks to his own formidable constitution, the now-sober Zhou Yi had no post-drinking headache; instead, he felt refreshed and his whole body was incredibly light.

In the end, although that Qingyuan Wine was called a wine, the benefits it brought to the body were genuinely real.

Once sober, Zhou Yi quickly got out of bed and headed to the washroom on the fourth floor.

"Splash—"

In the washroom, Jiang Churan was already washing up.

She was wearing a simple home short-sleeve top and shorts, a pair of plump, slender long legs exposed to the air, smooth as warm jade.

The proud curve of her chest couldn't even be concealed by the loose short sleeves, rising high.

"Brother Zhou Yi."

Jiang Churan, having finished washing up, also noticed Zhou Yi and couldn't help but flash a charming smile.

"Just now, Dean Wu Mang told us that the rewards for this exchange tournament will be claimed starting at 10 o'clock, so we need to be ready by then."

"10 o'clock? Got it."

Zhou Yi nodded, a hint of anticipation stirring in his heart as well.

Now that the system's achievement quest rewards had all been claimed, what came next was the rewards from the exchange tournament itself.

A custom Legend Rank weapon and a full set of Epic Rank equipment—before this, the highest-grade equipment Zhou Yi possessed was only Gold Rank......

Soon, the time reached ten o'clock.

In front of the university villa rest area, members from all ten universities had also gathered together.

"Everyone, you are the students from the ten most outstanding universities in this year's National University Freshman Exchange Tournament."

"Being able to reach this step is no easy feat."

"Therefore, each and every one of you will receive a reward of 20 million Zhongxia Coins from our Xia Yan Yezhelian Alliance!"

"Furthermore, each of your permissions within our Xia Yan Yezhelian Alliance will be elevated to the level of Elite Peripheral Member."

"Elite Peripheral Member is the highest authority within our Xia Yan Yezhelian Alliance aside from Core Members; purchasing equipment and potions at any supply base throughout our Zhongxia Kingdom grants you a 20% discount."

"Of course, if any of you wish to become a Core Member of our Xiayanlian Alliance, you may contact me directly—my contact number is 135898XXXXX."

Before the crowd stood a row of staff wearing Xia Yan Yezhelian Alliance uniforms.

The one speaking was a powerfully built professional standing in the very center, clad in a black robe, his eyes glinting with sharpness.

As his words fell, the remaining staff began distributing the rewards.

Each member received a bank card.

Stored in this bank card account was the 20 million Zhongxia Coin reward that every contestant was entitled to.

The additional Xia Yan Yezhelian Alliance Peripheral Core Member permission reward had already been upgraded for every student within the alliance's system.

"20 million Zhongxia Coins—how extravagant."

Zhou Yi gazed at the black bank card in his hand with deep emotion.

A cash reward of 20 million per person, with a total of 100 contestants here.

In other words, the Xia Yan Yezhelian Alliance had splashed out 2 billion Zhongxia Coins in one go!

Of course......

Zhou Yi was also well aware that for the Xiayanlian Alliance, which could forge Legend Rank and Epic Rank equipment, 2 billion Zhongxia Coins didn't even amount to a single hair on nine oxen.

"20 million Zhongxia Coins—this year's rewards are way too generous!"

"Awesome! With these 20 million, I can finally purchase another B+ grade resource!"

"Participating in this exchange tournament was an absolute steal!"

The other students were equally thrilled.

Last year's exchange tournament, each contestant received a cash reward of 10 million.

And this year's 20 million Zhongxia Coin reward could be said to have doubled!

"The bank card uses an anonymous account; the password is 123456. After receiving the card, change the password or transfer the funds as soon as possible."

"Once lost, our Xia Yan Yezhelian Alliance bears no responsibility."

Listening to the black-robed man's reminder, every contestant carefully stowed their bank card away.

"Alright, next, those who did not receive rewards in the individual, team, or survival events may leave first."

Immediately, fifty or sixty people departed; the remaining several dozen were those who still had rewards to claim.

"Come, your rewards need to be claimed at our Xia Yan Yezhelian Alliance headquarters."

Hum—

A black fighter craft flew in from afar, then with a sharp hiss, descended before the crowd.

Compared to the fighter craft from the Emerald Forest Secret Realm, this one was undoubtedly much smaller, but it looked far more menacing.

Beneath its pitch-black exterior coating, several thick cannon barrels could faintly be seen.

"Hiss, it's the latest-model Phantom X-1000 fighter craft!"

Many contestants couldn't help but gasp sharply at the sight of this fighter jet.

On today's technologically advanced Blue Star, private fighter jets weren't exactly rare.

But this Phantom X-1000 was the latest model from Phantom Corporation—accelerating to a maximum of 3 times the speed of sound required only 10 seconds.

And a private fighter jet like this one cost at least over a billion Zhongxia coins......

"Everyone, come aboard. My Xia Yan Yezhelian Alliance headquarters is located in Dingshan District, Qingjing City, and can only be accessed via a dedicated fighter jet."

Led by the black-robed man, the remaining several dozen people clicked their tongues in wonder as they filed into the jet's interior.

There were plenty of seats inside—around seventy or eighty—and after everyone sat down, quite a few were still left empty.

"The jet will accelerate to 3 times the speed of sound shortly, so everyone buckle up."

3 times the speed of sound was no joke—even though everyone here was a Yezhe, they could easily be injured or even fall from it.

So at the black-robed man's reminder, the crowd hurriedly fastened their seatbelts.

"Hold on tight!"

Boom!!

Accompanied by a tremendous engine roar, the entire jet took off vertically, entering the cloud layer, then the tail propulsion engines fired.

Then, accompanied by a tremendous push against their backs and a thunderous sonic boom, the entire Phantom X-1000 vanished instantly above Qingjing University.

Dingshan District in Qingjing City was roughly twenty-something kilometers from Qingjing University.

By car, it would take about an hour to arrive.

But at the Phantom X-1000's 3-times-speed-of-sound, in just over 20 seconds, the Forbidden spell-level magic barrier covering and protecting all of Dingshan District—like an inverted bowl—appeared before everyone's eyes.

Hiss—

The jet rapidly decelerated, lowering its flight altitude.

"The entire Dingshan District is protected by Defensive magic—how does this jet get in?"

Just as Zhou Yi was wondering about this, the Phantom X-1000 descended from the cloud layer.

Then, an utterly stunning scene appeared before Zhou Yi's eyes through the external environment simulation on the jet's front display.

In the very center of Dingshan District's Defensive magic barrier, several thousand meters away, a massive mechanical gate had appeared!

This gate was fully a hundred meters tall and nearly a kilometer wide, with the words "Passage No. 11" emblazoned in huge letters at the very top!

And beside the gate, there wasn't just an entire fighter jet squad, but over a hundred Gao Jie Yezhe riding flying magical-beast mounts on patrol!

And in the passage at the very center of the gate, quite a few flying craft, fighter jets, and flying magical beasts were queuing up to enter.

"This......"

The other contestants also watched this scene with looks of awe.

Even the cheapest private fighter jets and flying craft were worth over a hundred million Zhongxia coins, and were rarely seen in ordinary circumstances!!

Yet here, they appeared in droves......