Chapter 37

【First-Tier Arena】

【Arena Master: Xu Jin】

【Obtain Star's favor; worship daily to obtain a trace of starlight】

【Star Lamp: Solidified Star Art basic star rays, can be replaced in five days.】

【Nourishable items: Star-Replenishing Pill, Spirit-Refreshing Pill】

【Star Arts: Basic Star Shield, Basic Star Rays, Basic Star Ring, Basic Star Arrow, Basic Star Light Shield】

【Can ascend tier】

A change occurred on "Nourishable items".

Before this, it had always been none.

Now, two items, the Star-Replenishing Pill and Spirit-Refreshing Pill, have been added.

Xu Jin did not rush to try the effect of nourishment, but started thinking about why the elixirs he obtained before, such as the Spirit-Awakening Pill, Blood-Replenishing Pill, and Root-Solidifying Pill, were not in the list of nourishable items.

While the Star-Replenishing Pill and Spirit-Refreshing Pill obtained today are in the list.

What is the change?

If he thinks through this question clearly, then Xu Jin will be able to figure out the basic rules for nourishable items.

Xu Jin lays out the Spirit-Awakening Pill, Blood-Replenishing Pill, Root-Solidifying Pill, Star-Replenishing Pill, and Spirit-Refreshing Pill in front of him and observes them carefully.

There should be no difference in appearance; they are all round.

Then the only difference that can be found currently should be: Star power.

According to what Ning Yuchan and Master Gan said before, the Spirit-Awakening Pill, Blood-Replenishing Pill, and Root-Solidifying Pill are all made from various medicinal materials using the most ordinary methods to make the most ordinary elixirs, mainly taking the medicinal power.

But the Star-Replenishing Pill and Spirit-Refreshing Pill, although the medicinal materials used are also very common, are produced by Star Alchemists, who use special methods to inject Star power to stimulate and amplify the medicinal properties, containing Star power aura; they are true Star elixirs.

Then the first rule requirement for nourishable items is summarized: only elixirs or items containing Star power can be nourished.

Then what is the effect of nourishment?

Which elixir should he try with?

Xu Jin soon has a choice.

Of the two elixirs, there is only one Spirit-Refreshing Pill, and although the man in green has given him two before, the research sample is still too small.

There are six Star-Replenishing Pills, all in his hands, so the research sample is sufficient.

Then use the Star-Replenishing Pill to research.

The next moment, Xu Jin's mind falls on the jade tablet, on the Star-Replenishing Pill in the nourishable items.

In an instant, the Star-Replenishing Pill Xu Jin was holding in his palm disappears.

Hmm?

Where did it go?

Very quickly, Xu Jin finds this disappeared Star-Replenishing Pill.

On the Arena.

This disappeared Star-Replenishing Pill appears under the only lit Star Lamp on the Arena; at this moment, it is shrouded by the hazy starlight emitted by the Star Lamp.

Is this nourishment?

While Xu Jin is puzzled, he also roughly understands that this should require time.

But how much time exactly is needed for successful nourishment?

This requires observation.

Xu Jin estimates that it probably needs to be measured in days.

Observe again at the same time tomorrow.

The afternoon is still hard training; this is no surprise.

During sparring in the afternoon, Xu Jin is already able to fight back and forth with Yu Guan, who is at the fourth layer of Meal of Mist, and can flexibly mobilize Star power to participate in the battle.

Even without using Star Arts, he has a great advantage against ordinary people.

In sparring with Yu Guan, the two also start trying to integrate Star Arts to increase defense or lethality.

The surprise appears when the intensive training in the afternoon is about to end.

Everyone is required to bring their standard long sabers and come to the slaughterhouse at the very back of the Academy, where there are hundreds of pigs and sheep inside.

The requirement is very simple: everyone must personally kill a pig or a sheep.

It must be the kind that is completely killed.

Seeing this scene, Xu Jin understands that it is really possible that they might go to the battlefield.

This is to let these newly promoted Academy disciples see blood for the first time.

Even if it is the blood of livestock, after seeing that bloody scene, the stress response to encountering it again will be much weaker.

Just like when Xu Jin killed the first hooligan, his heart was beating fast, he was panting like a cow, sweating like rain, and his hands and feet were trembling non-stop, not listening to him.

It lasted for dozens of seconds.

If a hooligan had come to kill him then, Xu Jin estimates he would have been dead for sure.

For Xu Jin, who has killed people, killing a pig is simple.

One slash to cut off the pig's head, clean and neat.

Several others, such as Yue Daqi, Ren Xiaoxiang, Lu Xianbing, Luo Geng, Yu Guan, and others, especially those with higher cultivation and stronger explosive power, find it relatively easy.

But for those who are not brave enough and have lower cultivation, it is a large-scale Shura scene.

A pig spraying blood is screaming miserably, with a saber stuck in its neck, running around the courtyard in chaos, and in the chaos, it even chases after some youth. That scene.

Xu Jin estimates that today's scene will become a tragic event that some people will never want to mention again in their lives.

Someone vomited, and someone even wet their pants!

No one laughed.

In a Shura field where blood covers the instep and some pigs have been cut in two but are still not dead and still screaming, no one can laugh.

Xu Jin estimates that if he had gone through such a scene earlier, his stress response to killing those few hooligans would have been lighter?

Xu Jin is still thinking, the Academy shouldn't use death row prisoners to let them see blood, right?

There really are!

Xu Jin's guess came true on the second day, which was the afternoon of June 25th.

However, before this guess, Xu Jin discovered the change in nourishment on the Arena first.

When resting after finishing his meal at noon, Xu Jin sank his mind into the Arena for the first time to observe the change in that Star-Replenishing Pill.

It has been a full day since he put this Star-Replenishing Pill in yesterday noon.

Under the only lit Star Lamp on the Arena, a Star-Replenishing Pill lies quietly there; Xu Jin's heart moves, and this Star-Replenishing Pill, which has been nourished for a day, appears in Xu Jin's hand.

Xu Jin takes the other five Star-Replenishing Pills over and compares the changes carefully.

At first glance, there seems to be no change.

But after looking carefully for a few times, Xu Jin discovers that this Star-Replenishing Pill, which has been nourished for a day, has an extra layer of faint star halo.

This layer of star halo needs to be looked at carefully to be discovered.

This is the change in the elixir after nourishment.

But it is only in appearance.

What changes there are in the effect of the elixir is currently unclear.

The time at noon is tight, so it is not suitable for testing.

Xu Jin has already made a plan to take one Star-Replenishing Pill and one nourished Star-Replenishing Pill respectively tonight to test the effect.

The intensive training in the Martial Arts Hall in the afternoon continues.

Three days of intensive training and yesterday's Shura-like slaughterhouse intensive training have caused most youths to undergo a transformation, with their real combat ability significantly improved, so they won't be flustered when things happen again.

A group of youths originally thought that today's intensive training would end here; after all, yesterday's Shura-like scene in the slaughterhouse was considered the limit by many youths.

But when the intensive training was about to end, one of Tian Zhang's personal guards suddenly brought twenty-four people, all of whom were wearing prison uniforms.

While a group of youths were watching, servants moved a large amount of wine and meat, letting these prisoners eat and drink their fill one by one, and then issued a long saber to each of them.

"Among the youths in front of you, if you kill one, your death sentence will be changed to exile. If you kill two, you will be released on the spot!"

In an instant, the eyes of these twenty-four prisoners changed.

One by one, they became crazy and bloodthirsty.

It seemed that in an instant, these youths wearing leather armor had all become fat sheep.

One by one, wolf-like eyes started to scan these youths, scanning their exposed vital points, scanning their strength and weakness, and picking targets.

A group of youths were stunned listening to Commandant Tian Zhang's words.

The next moment, Commandant Tian Zhang pointed to the first prisoner and said, "Death row prisoner Fang Da, raped his sister-in-law and killed his brother, drowned his nephew who witnessed it!

Death row prisoner Zhao Er, addicted to gambling, sold his wife because of gambling debts; his father tried to stop him, so he killed his father by mistake; his brother chased him, so he killed his brother too!

Death row prisoner Bian Hu, pretended to be a porter, robbed the road, and calculated to kill twenty-one young and old people.

Death row prisoner Li Qi, acted as an insider for mountain bandits, harmed more than ten households in Li Family Village; after the incident, he personally killed seven people in Li Family Village.

"

Commandant Tian Zhang told everyone the crimes of the twenty-four death row prisoners one by one; during this process, none of these death row prisoners lowered their heads, all staring at the seventy-three youths like wolves.

"To train your real combat, next, this group of death row prisoners will be divided into two batches to fight with you; I and the instructors will not take action throughout the process.

Just as I said before, if they kill one of you, their death sentence will be changed to hard labor; if they kill two, they will be released on the spot!

Among you, those who kill one of them will be rewarded with ten taels of silver and will be directly transferred from reserve to active members of the Star-Patrol Guard, and can receive monthly pay.

Those who perform excellently will be directly promoted to Squad Leader of the Star-Patrol Guard!

Do you understand?" Tian Zhang shouted.

A group of youths were in an uproar; some were excited, some were nervous, and some even asked loudly, "Commandant, what if we are really killed?"

"Then that is dying in battle!

I will report to your family that you died in battle, and there will be compensation," Tian Zhang said coldly.

All the youths gasped.

Playing for real!

Some were afraid, but some had eyes shining!

Such as Song Ye, Luo Geng, and also Xu Jin.

The gold content of Tian Zhang's reward is actually very high.

The reward of ten taels of silver is high, but what is higher is the active status of the Star-Patrol Guard and the identity of a Squad Leader.

In Da Chen, the military sequence of the Star-Patrol Guard of each county Academy is at least one level higher than the County Guard.

That is to say, an ordinary Star-Patrol Guard is at least equivalent to a Squad Leader in the County Guard, and a Star-Patrol Guard Squad Leader is at least equivalent to a Team Leader in the County Guard.

The pay certainly won't be low.

The key is that once one becomes a Star-Patrol Guard Squad Leader, it represents a complete change of identity.

According to Xu Jin's understanding, it is changing from an ordinary worker directly to a police station chief.

Xu Jin has already decided, he must fight!

He must fight for it!

"Do you not have balls?" Luo Kexing suddenly pointed at a group of youths and scolded them angrily.

"Thirty-six against twelve, they are just ordinary people who have killed people and done evil, and you all have cultivation and armor; if you are afraid of this, then stop cultivating, go home early and wash your wife's feet!"

Luo Kexing's scolding made many youths laugh, and also greatly reduced their fear and boosted their fighting spirit.

"Change to standard long sabers, prepare for battle!" Commandant Tian Zhang gave a loud shout, making all the youths feel stern!

(End of chapter)