97: Chapter 97 The Secret Realm Tower! Mechanized Alley

If that were truly possible, he might not be unable to become one of the five official team members.

"Teacher," at this moment, Lu Qingfeng, who was ranked second, raised his hand to speak.

"I wonder if these rare resources can be exchanged for using huaxia coins?"

The academic credits on him were indeed not very plentiful.

But if they could be purchased with huaxia coins, even if the price was several times higher than the credit exchange, he could completely afford it.

His question instantly voiced the inner thoughts of many students from wealthy families present.

Their families could perhaps provide massive support in huaxia coins.

But Modu University of Martial Arts's academic credits, especially those used to exchange for these scarce resources, were often priceless but unavailable.

Only Qin Yan's expression remained calm, his heart without a ripple.

He was currently a "wealthy man" with over six hundred academic credits in hand, so he didn't have these kinds of worries for now.

"No," Instructor Lin Jian's answer was crisp and decisive, shattering some people's fantasies.

"School resources only recognize exchange via academic credits.

This is to ensure fairness and to motivate all students to obtain resources by completing missions and improving their rankings.

Rather than simply relying on family background."

A series of soft sighs immediately rang out below.

"However, you don't need to worry too much about the academic credits issue," Instructor Lin Jian changed his tone and provided a solution.

"During the Key Class's special training period, the school will arrange a series of exclusive phased missions for you.

The difficulty of these missions might not be low, but correspondingly, the rewarded academic credits will be very generous!

As long as you have the ability to complete them, the speed of acquiring academic credits will be far beyond what ordinary students can compare to."

Afterward, Instructor Lin Jian explained some precautions and left the classroom.

Immediately after, a new instructor walked in.

This instructor looked elderly, with gray hair that was combed meticulously.

His face was weathered and covered in fine wrinkles.

However, those eyes were exceptionally bright, clear and deep, as if they could pierce through the human heart.

Most strikingly, the sleeve of his left arm was empty, hanging down naturally.

But his posture was still as upright as a pine tree, and his steps were steady.

He showed no signs of senility at all; instead, he exuded a sense of calm that had been baptized by the smoke of war.

He walked to the center of the podium, a warm smile appearing on his face as his gentle gaze swept across the room.

"Hello, Classmates.

My name is Fang Yan. For the coming period, I will serve as the head teacher for your Key Class."

His voice carried a hoarseness unique to the elderly, yet it was exceptionally clear. "If you encounter any difficulties in your cultivation, or if there's anything in your life you don't understand or need help with,

you can come to the office to find me at any time."

After a brief self-introduction, Fang Yan wasted no more words and cut straight to the chase.

"The school's goal in forming the Key Class is very clear: it is to have you win glory for Modu University in the exchange competition at the end of the year!

And what does achieving good results depend on? It depends on powerful strength."

He looked around at everyone and posed a question: "So, which Classmate can tell me, in your opinion, what counts as being 'powerfully strong'?"

A burly student immediately raised his hand and answered: "Teacher Fang, I believe that if one's level and realm are high, and one's Martial Arts Skill realm is high, their strength will naturally be powerful!"

"Mm, this Classmate spoke very well and grasped the core elements."

Fang Yan nodded in approval, but then his tone shifted.

"However, there is another very important point that you, and perhaps many of the Classmates sitting here, have overlooked."

He watched the students below, each showing expressions of doubt and contemplation, and stopped keeping them in suspense.

He said in a deep voice: "That is—combat experience!"

"Have you all forgotten the New Student Competition at the start of the semester?"

"At that time, many of your strengths on paper were clearly not weak.

Why then did you appear so clumsy, even repeatedly suffering losses, at the hands of those experienced Merman warriors?"

"I watched the battles of the vast majority of you.

Frankly speaking, your combat experience is almost zero!

The reason the top few were able to kill their opponents was largely due to an absolute crushing advantage in realm."

Fang Yan's merciless words were like a heavy hammer striking the hearts of many students.

Including Qin Yan, everyone fell into silence.

Qin Yan recalled his battle with the Merman warrior.

At that time, his level and realm were indeed inferior to the opponent's.

But with the support of the Third Stage Spear Technique,

the combat power he actually erupted with had already surpassed the standard of a newly initiated martial artist.

His victory was, in essence, also reliant on 'technical crushing' rather than combat experience.

Seeing that the atmosphere was right, Fang Yan continued: "Therefore, only by recognizing defects can a direction be clarified.

Next, the school has formulated a detailed and systematic training plan for your Key Class."

"Now, I will first explain the training content and goals of the first stage to everyone."

"First, daily cultural classes and basic theory classes will proceed as usual.

This is the academic work you must complete in your freshman year; it cannot be delayed because of special training."

"Second, and the top priority of the first stage of training—starting today, the school's 'Secret Realm Tower' and 'Mechanism Alley' will be open to all Key Class students for free and with unlimited attempts!"

"Detailed functional descriptions and other information regarding the 'Secret Realm Tower' and 'Mechanism Alley'...

will be sent to your personal terminals uniformly later; I won't repeat them here."

"And your main task and goal in the first stage is to force out your potential as much as possible in these two places!

In the 'Secret Realm Tower', strive to charge to higher floors;

In 'Mechanism Alley', try your best to persist for a longer time!

Every bit of your progress will be recorded, and this will also serve as an important reference for phased assessments."

"..."

Fang Yan then detailed some disciplinary requirements, safety regulations, and general standards for the phased assessments during training.

After seeing that the students understood, he left the classroom.

As soon as the instructor left, the atmosphere in the classroom became much more lively.

Many students immediately looked down to operate their smart bracelets, unable to wait to check the materials they had just received.

Qin Yan also opened the exclusive page on the school's official website and carefully read the detailed introduction about 'Mechanism Alley' and the 'Secret Realm Tower'.

【Mechanism Alley: A special training alley with a complex and ever-changing internal structure.

The alley is filled with various ancient and ingenious mechanism traps.

Including but not limited to ground spikes, pendulums, hidden arrows, mist, gravity-changing zones, etc.

Its main function is to push the limits of a martial artist's movement flexibility, neural reaction speed, environmental adaptability, and emergency response capability.】

"Is it mainly to train movement speed and reaction?" Qin Yan thought thoughtfully.

For low-rank martial artists at their stage, movement speed mostly relied on the instantaneous eruption of physical blood-qi.

The gap between each other was usually not too large.