10: Chapter 10 Beginner's Guide to Qi Gathering Techniques!

However, just at this moment.

The starnet communicator on his wrist suddenly emitted an urgent buzz.

An encrypted message marked with the highest clearance popped out.

[Sender: Instructor Chen Zheng, Senior Three Grade Lead Instructor]

[Content: Come to the top-floor master control room for a private meeting.]

Lin Yunfei severed his connection to the divine kingdom.

Without hesitation, he pushed open the door of his old apartment and walked back into the night of the outer city.

Tianwu First High School, top-floor master control room.

The sound insulation here was excellent, completely shutting out the hustle and bustle of the outside world.

Lin Yunfei pushed the door open and entered.

On the desk, an exquisite set of Jingdezhen hollowed-out porcelain tea sets was steaming with wisps of hot air.

The delicate fragrance of top-grade green tea permeated the room, diluting the chill brought by the mechanical instruments.

Instructor Chen Zheng was sitting in a spacious leather chair, holding that crystal-clear hollowed-out porcelain teacup, gently skimming off the floating leaves on the water's surface.

Hearing footsteps, Instructor Chen Zheng raised his head, looking at the incoming young man with an extremely complicated gaze.

There was amazement, regret, and even a trace of deep respect.

"Sit down."

Instructor Chen Zheng pointed to the chair opposite him, and then pushed a paper top-secret data report in front of Lin Yunfei.

"This is the final ranking list of the whole school's simulation calculation this afternoon."

"Logically speaking, this list will only be announced on the school-wide big screen tomorrow morning. But I think you are qualified to see it in advance."

Lin Yunfei lowered his gaze, scanning the very top of the report form.

First place: Senior Three Class One, Liu Ting. Core combat power: Tier 1 Late Stage.

Second place: Senior Three Class One, Lin Yunfei. Core combat power: Tier 1 Early Stage.

Third place: Senior Three Class One, Wang Han. Core combat power: Tier 1 Early Stage.

Lin Yunfei's gaze paused at the second-place position for half a second, his expression still calm.

Instructor Chen Zheng took a sip of green tea and spoke in a deep voice.

"Surprised that you are ranked ahead of Wang Han?"

"In terms of absolute combat power, Wang Han's Elven Archer is equipped with high-tier bows and crossbows, and its single-target lethality might be slightly superior to your mutated human race."

"However, the core algorithm of the Federal Creation Calculation Instrument doesn't just look at combat power; it values the 'Divine Kingdom Foundation Conversion Rate' even more."

Instructor Chen Zheng's tone gradually became excited.

"Wang Han poured three hundred thousand faith points just to pile up a Tier 1 Early Stage. His conversion rate is hair-raisingly low!"

"And you, starting with an F-grade Wasteland, zero subsidies, zero foreign investment!"

"Hardly completed the class leap from mortal flesh to transcendence in a desperate situation where spiritual energy dried up!"

"This terrifying limit-operating and resource-squeezing ability made the underlying logic of the calculation instrument directly judge that your management potential crushed Wang Han, who possesses B-grade talent!"

Instructor Chen Zheng heavily slammed the hollowed-out porcelain teacup onto the desk, making a crisp sound.

"Second place in the school."

"Lin Yunfei, you have created the biggest miracle since the establishment of Tianwu First High School."

Facing the mentor's unsparing praise, Lin Yunfei's reaction was exceptionally cold.

"Mentor calling me over shouldn't just be to notify me of my ranking in advance, right?"

He didn't care about empty fame.

In the Star Sea Era, data that cannot be converted into substantial combat power is meaningless.

Instructor Chen Zheng looked at Lin Yunfei's unfazed appearance, a flash of appreciation passing through his eyes.

Not proud of victory, not discouraged by defeat.

With such a mindset, if he could be matched with an A-grade divine kingdom, he would surely be able to expand territory and achieve the status of a high-level deity in the future.

"What a pity!!!"

Instructor Chen Zheng sighed inwardly, then pressed the metal pivot on the desk.

Click.

The armored wall in front of the master control room slid open to both sides.

Revealing the school's highest-level micro-treasury.

"According to the school's rules, the top three in the simulation calculation can choose a baseline reward from the school treasury before the actual combat grand exam."

Two holographic cards supported by spiritual energy beams slowly floated in front of Lin Yunfei.

"These are two options tailored for you, choose one of two."

Instructor Chen Zheng pointed to the card on the left exuding a violent aura.

[Rare Primary Tier Familiars Embryo: Shadow Leopard]

"Tier 1 peak bloodline. As long as it is put into the divine kingdom to hatch, adulthood means Tier 1 peak combat power, and there is even a tiny probability of breaking through to Tier 2. It can instantly elevate the single-target combat power upper limit of your divine kingdom."

Subsequently, Instructor Chen Zheng pointed to the scroll card on the right exuding an ancient halo.

[Basic Cultivation Method: Primary Qi Gathering Art]

"This is an extremely ancient body-refining cultivation method. There are no fancy attack methods; its only function is to widen the meridians of the human familiars and forcibly improve their efficiency in absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth."

After Instructor Chen Zheng finished explaining, his gaze stared closely at Lin Yunfei.

"For the wasteland, the Shadow Leopard can produce immediate results. As for the cultivation method, your wasteland's spiritual energy is exhausted. Even if you give the human race the cultivation method, they won't be able to absorb spiritual energy, rendering it as useless as chicken ribs."

"Choose."

Lin Yunfei's line of sight scanned back and forth across the two cards.

The computing power engine in his brain instantly activated, crazily deducing the return on investment of the two resources.

Shadow Leopard?

It is indeed very strong, and its single-target combat power is extremely high.

But for Lin Yunfei, who possesses the [Transcendent Breeding] golden entry, the cheapest thing is actually "quantity".

A single Shadow Leopard, even under the blessing of tenfold reproduction, would still require a long cycle to form a scale.

What's even more fatal is that it will destroy the stable ecological chain currently formed by "Wind Wolves" and "Wild Boars" in the divine kingdom.

The rash addition of high-end predators will only lead to the collapse of the lower strata.

On the other hand, Primary Qi Gathering Art.

In Instructor Chen Zheng's eyes, this was the wasteland's chicken rib.

But in Lin Yunfei's eyes, this was the most core puzzle piece to complete his "troop-spawning flow"!

There is no spiritual energy in his divine kingdom?

No!

On the Far North Ice Field, thousands of nearly mature soul-condensing flowers, as well as a thousand acres of Tier 1 Qi-condensing spiritual rice, had long pulled the spiritual energy concentration within the divine kingdom to a considerable level.

What's more important is that his 20,000 human army had just soaked in the [marrow cleansing pool]!

Meridians reshaped, bone structure excellent.

What was lacking was precisely a cultivation method that could ignite the blood-qi furnace within their bodies!

One plus one is definitely greater than two.

The value of a cultivation method is infinitely amplified with the population base.

When 20,000 people simultaneously operate the Primary Qi Gathering Art, the qualitative change produced far exceeds imagination!

"I choose the right one."

Without the slightest hesitation, Lin Yunfei directly reached out and grasped that ancient scroll card.

Primary Qi Gathering Art turned into a stream of light and fell into his creation terminal backpack.

Instructor Chen Zheng looked at Lin Yunfei's choice, slightly stunned, and then a trace of complicated smile appeared in his eyes.

"You still chose that most difficult to walk, but also the most robust racial group-attack route."

Instructor Chen Zheng stood up.

He walked in front of Lin Yunfei and heavily patted his shoulder.

"This afternoon, the Board of Directors held an emergency meeting."

"There was only one agenda item: resource assessment regarding you."

Lin Yunfei's gaze flickered slightly, but he didn't interrupt, quietly awaiting the rest.

"Federal rules are strict, the F-grade Wasteland must be cut off from basic subsidies, and the school cannot violate this point."

"However."

Instructor Chen Zheng's tone became incomparably solemn.

"Rules are dead data, while you are a living miracle."

"The terrifying management potential you demonstrated convinced all the directors."

"The school has decided, in the name of 'angel investment', to specially approve the restart of your previously frozen interest-free loan quota, and..."

Instructor Chen Zheng operated the terminal on his wrist a few times.

Beep.

Lin Yunfei's creation terminal emitted a crisp incoming funds prompt sound.

[Funds remitted to your account: 500,000 faith points.]

[Nature of funds: School-approved interest-free loan. Repayment period: Ten years.]

500,000 faith points!

For ordinary students, this is no less than a huge sum falling from the sky.

With this fund, many large-scale infrastructure and armament plans in the divine kingdom that could not be carried out due to the broken capital chain will be completely unsealed!

"Take this money and do a good job!"

Instructor Chen Zheng looked at Lin Yunfei with burning eyes.

"In the actual combat grand exam, I look forward to your performance!"

Lin Yunfei looked at the string of numbers representing huge purchasing power on the terminal, and his heart also became excited.

"Thank you, mentor."

Lin Yunfei slightly bowed, performing a standard student salute.

Afterwards, he turned around and strode out of the master control room. It was time to see how the divine kingdom was developing!