Chapter 250: Weekly Best Extra Reward (Third update, for 300 monthly votes)

Two days later, Yuanling Academy!

On this morning, Li Zhangsheng's team finally returned to Yuanling Academy, and immediately entered the Elite Class at noon; this was also the time when all the teams returned to the Elite Class.

Compared to a week ago, the First-Year Elite Class had three fewer people; they had all lost their lives during the execution of their missions, and without exception, they were all First-rank Beast Masters.

The reason they lost their lives was related to their strength—the stronger one's strength, the greater the chance of survival—and it was also related to the fact that the Instructors did not value them.

The Instructors valued Second-rank students more, because to represent Yuanling Academy in the Exchange Tournament, one needed to reach at least the Second Rank; this was an unspoken rule of the Four Great Academies, and also the main reason why First-rank students became abandoned pawns.

Besides the three who died, quite a few others suffered non-trivial injuries, and several even lost their Demon Pets, including Chen Yunsheng from Li Zhangsheng's team.

Without waiting long, four Instructors arrived together at the First-Year Elite Class, and Instructor Lu Qian walked directly to the podium, gazing at the 18 Elite Class students below.

"Before we get to the main topic, first, according to the rules, I must eliminate the student who performed the worst this week!"

After finishing his sentence, Instructor Lu Qian once again whetted their appetites; he looked at the 18 students below, and whenever his gaze landed on a certain student, that student's breathing would inevitably become rapid, only relaxing once Instructor Lu Qian shifted his gaze away.

Of course, these students did not include Li Zhangsheng; among the four team leaders, only Xu Xiangzhi appeared anxious.

There was no help for it; among the three deceased students, two came from Xu Xiangzhi's team, and their team's mission points were barely second to last, almost being overtaken by the bottom-ranked team led by Zhang Yi.

Xu Xiangzhi's leadership this time was undoubtedly a failure; possessing three Second-rank students, their points had almost hit the bottom, and he had also sacrificed the lives of two students.

"Song Yu, you are eliminated!" Only at this moment did Instructor Lu Qian finally name the eliminated student.

For a moment, some students, including Xu Xiangzhi, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

In this way, the number of people in the First-Year Elite Class would be sharply reduced to 17.

Song Yu was a member of Zhang Yi's team; due to his rather timid personality, his performance this week was very poor. During battles, he liked to hide in the rear and never let his Demon Pets engage in melee combat. During one mission, he even failed to consider the overall situation and fled in the face of battle. If not for Zhang Yi turning the tide, this team would have faced a rout, and perhaps even deaths.

It was all thanks to the contrast provided by his peers!

Xu Xiangzhi was clearly much more relaxed; the gloom on his face had largely vanished, and he once again revealed a confident smile.

Upon hearing his name, Song Yu's expression did not change much; clearly, he had already prepared himself in his heart. He calmly walked to the podium and handed his student token and the Academy Medal representing an Elite Class student to Instructor Lu Qian.

"Very well, with your talent, as long as you can correct your flaws, you will surely be able to advance further in the future!"

Instructor Lu Qian offered a customary word of comfort and casually transferred 100 Academic Credits to Song Yu's student token.

As for the Academy Medal, it was naturally confiscated.

Before leaving, Song Yu bowed to the Instructors and then left the Elite Class.

Clap, clap, clap~

After Song Yu left, Instructor Lu Qian clapped his hands forcefully and said, "Next, is the announcement of the reward for the Best Team of the Week!"

Hearing it was the reward for the Best Team of the Week, members of the other teams cast looks of envy and jealousy toward Li Zhangsheng's team.

Li Zhangsheng is such a great thigh to hug!

This week, Li Zhangsheng's team had ranked first with an almost overwhelming advantage; not a single person in his team had died, and it was said that each of them had also earned an Emperor Crocodile.

The Emperor Crocodile was a Low-level Exotic Beast that could reach the Upper Realm upon reaching adulthood, possessed a High-Level General Species, and could also serve as a Water Attribute mount; for them, this was an excellent immediate combat force.

"Members of the Best Team of the Week will each be rewarded with 100 Academic Credits, one bottle of Spirit-Nourishing Pill, and the right to choose one item from the Academy's Treasure Pavilion; the team leader's rewards are all doubled!"

Upon hearing the rewards, the members of Li Zhangsheng's team all revealed joyful smiles, while conversely, the members of the other teams were filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred, wishing they could take their place.

The 100 Academic Credits went without saying; the Spirit-Nourishing Pill was an upgraded version of the Concentration Pill, and one bottle also cost 100 Academic Credits.

As for the final reward, it tested everyone's eye for value.

Yuanling Academy often organized group activities, and most of the spoils from these activities would be bestowed, but some items would be kept and stored in the Treasure Pavilion for the Instructors and students who entered to choose from.

The accumulation of two or three hundred years at Yuanling Academy had caused the Treasure Pavilion to pile up with all sorts of items; among them, many had various effects, but more were just items used to make up the numbers. Since these items were all locked in boxes, it tested a person's luck the most.

However, every once in a while, someone would find a precious treasure in the Treasure Pavilion, and because of this, the Treasure Pavilion was highly sought after by many.

Li Zhangsheng also wore a rich smile, because this meant he would very likely have some unexpected gains.

The rewards this time were undoubtedly generous; the Academy did this simply to use the rich rewards to further stimulate the students' drive, hoping they could grow at a faster pace.

After awarding the Best Team of the Week, Instructor Lu Qian also publicly criticized Xu Xiangzhi; Xu Xiangzhi's team, which possessed three Second-rank students, had almost hit the bottom and had even lost two people—if he didn't criticize him, who would he criticize?

Xu Xiangzhi lowered his head, not daring to retort; he had indeed failed to fulfill his duties as a team leader.

After a summary, Instructor Lu Qian chose to dismiss the class.

Li Zhangsheng looked at his four team members and asked, "Shall we all go to the Treasure Pavilion together?"

After everyone agreed, Li Zhangsheng's team headed toward the nearby Treasure Pavilion.

The Treasure Pavilion was located near the Teaching Building and had three floors in total; all of these were the territory of the Treasure Pavilion, but Li Zhangsheng and the others only obtained the right to choose treasures on the first floor.

Not long after, Li Zhangsheng's team arrived at the Treasure Pavilion.

After showing their credentials, Li Zhangsheng entered the first floor of the Treasure Pavilion and began to select items.

The area of the Treasure Pavilion was very large; the first floor was at least a thousand square meters, filled with a large number of bookshelves. Each shelf held anywhere from a few dozen to over a hundred items, and the total number was likely as high as ten thousand.

These items were all packed in boxes; the boxes were large and small, including Wood boxes, Iron boxes, and Jade boxes. There were no markings on them, and the boxes were all locked, making it impossible to see the actual objects inside; it was entirely dependent on luck.

Just as he entered the Treasure Pavilion, Li Zhangsheng immediately projected his Mental Power, sensing the energy light spots within range. Although he could not see the actual objects, it did not mean their energy fluctuations were also locked away.

Of course, there were certainly many items among them that had no energy, and these were not within the range of Li Zhangsheng's perception.

(End of chapter)