90: Chapter 90 The New Hextech, On its Way

April 2nd, Monday.

This was the first time Lu Cheng had slept until he woke up naturally on a Monday.

When he opened his eyes, bright daylight was already streaming in through the gap in the curtains, and the room was quiet.

He lay in bed, dazed for two seconds, and checked the time.

A little after nine in the morning.

"Comfortable."

Lu Cheng rolled over, just about to laze around for a while longer, when a flash appeared before his eyes, and the familiar translucent light screen popped up.

A new round of Hextech had arrived.

Lu Cheng sat bolt upright.

On the panel, a line of green text slowly emerged.

[Light Magic Throw (Green): Obtain different rewards based on your roll]

The next second, his palm sank, and a die appeared in his hand.

The die was translucent white, with a faint shimmer flowing across its surface.

He raised his hand and tossed it.

The die tumbled in mid-air a few times, landed on the bed, bounced twice, and finally came to a steady stop.

Five points.

[Obtained Blood Qi +160]

The expression on Lu Cheng's face froze instantly.

"How much?"

He stared at that line of text, suspecting he was dizzy from just waking up.

"160 points???"

He only had 100 Blood Qi currently; this single addition was 1.6 times his original amount???

And since he was already at the Extreme Realm of body refining, wouldn't stacking more Blood Qi mean he should break through to a new realm directly?

Lu Cheng looked down at his panel; the Blood Qi column didn't jump to new realm data, but instead changed based on the original.

[Blood Qi: 100 × 2.6]

He subconsciously clenched his fist.

The total amount of Blood Qi in his body was still 100 points, but the "concentration" had become extremely high!

Martial techniques relied on Blood Qi to activate; originally, if one point of Blood Qi was unleashed, the damage would be roughly one times the martial technique's damage.

Now, with the same point of Blood Qi driven out, the explosive power had directly become 2.6 times.

"Is this the Extreme Realm..."

When he finished washing up and came out, Chu Mu had already warmed up breakfast.

On the table were simple porridge and side dishes, along with two fried eggs.

The house still had the familiar scent, and the clothes washed last night were still drying by the window. Sunlight fell into the room, and the whole place was filled with the sense of stability of ordinary life.

Chu Mu glanced at him.

"Awake?"

"Yeah." Lu Cheng sat down and picked up his chopsticks. "The departure time today is two in the afternoon, still early."

Chu Mu nodded and ladled a bowl of porridge for him.

"I've packed some of your things; check for yourself to see if anything is missing."

"Okay."

After finishing the meal, he tidied up his things at home a bit.

A change of clothes, terminal charger, documents, the notification file issued by the military, and that gold-stamped invitation.

As the time to depart approached, Lu Cheng shouldered his bag and stood at the doorway to change his shoes.

Chu Mu walked over, helped him straighten the shoulder strap, and said with a serious expression.

"When you get there, take care of yourself. The students at Navigator Academy are much stronger than those in our Rong City. If you really run into any problems you can't solve... you can go find an aunt named Mei Wushuang."

Mei Wushuang? Mother actually knows people at Navigator Academy???

For some reason, Lu Cheng felt Chu Mu's tone was a bit off...

Come to think of it, his childhood memories... were almost gone...

Could the original owner's parents have been big shots forced into this remote corner by enemies???

"Don't worry." Lu Cheng smiled. "I'm very strong now."

Chu Mu looked at him, her gaze softening.

"Yeah, I know."

Lu Cheng waved his hand and went out.

...

At the school gate.

Today, No. 3 High School was much quieter than usual. Many students' injuries hadn't healed yet, and the flow of people on campus was reduced.

As soon as Lu Cheng arrived at the gate, he saw Su Wan already standing there.

She was carrying a black backpack, dressed very simply, and her expression was as cold and detached as ever.

Lu Cheng walked over.

"Here quite early."

Su Wan glanced at him.

"Just arrived."

The two had specifically come to school first today, mainly to say goodbye to the principal.

After all, the school had provided them with quite a few resources, the principal had given them the green light all along, and Liu Haifeng had always taken good care of them.

Now that they were going to participate in the Navigator Academy selection, they had to come and say hello.

The two entered the office building.

Liu Haifeng happened to be in the hallway, holding some documents. He was stunned when he saw them, then laughed.

"You two are here?"

"Teacher Liu." Lu Cheng greeted him. "We came to tell you and the principal that we are leaving today."

Liu Haifeng paused.

"Going where?"

"Let's talk about it when we see the principal."

Liu Haifeng looked at the two, his eyes full of emotion and complexity.

How long had it been?

A problem student who was once famous throughout the school had turned into the most dazzling genius in all of Rong City in the blink of an eye.

"Alright, let's go. I'll take you to the principal's office."

When the three entered, the principal was reading a document.

He looked up, saw Lu Cheng and Su Wan, and a smile immediately appeared on his face.

"You're here? Sit, sit, sit."

Lu Cheng didn't beat around the bush and stated his purpose directly.

"Principal, we are going to participate in the Navigator Academy selection this afternoon, so we came specifically to say goodbye."

As soon as he finished speaking, the principal's eyes lit up.

"Navigator Academy?"

He leaned forward slightly, asking again to confirm.

"You are going to participate in the Navigator Academy selection?"

"Yes." Lu Cheng nodded.

The smile on the principal's face became even thicker, and he even put down the pen in his hand.

"Good thing! This is a great thing!"

Having been an educator for so many years, he naturally knew what Navigator Academy was.

That was a top-tier institution that surpassed the three major academies!

Being able to obtain selection qualifications was already the highest recognition in itself.

The principal looked at them, his tone relaxing quickly.

"It's fine, you don't need to worry about the school side. Being able to participate in the Navigator Academy selection, the benefits written on the admissions brochure are no worse than those of the three major universities. Even if the martial arts exam results aren't ideal this time, the resources from above won't be less for No. 3 High School."

As he spoke, he looked at Liu Haifeng.

"Old Liu, you didn't worry less about them before, did you?"

Liu Haifeng laughed.

"It's mainly because they were striving for success themselves."

Lu Cheng glanced at him and said earnestly: "Teacher Liu, thank you for taking care of us before."

Liu Haifeng was stunned for a moment, then laughed and scolded: "Alright, being so serious all of a sudden, I'm really not used to it. Just don't embarrass No. 3 High School when you go out."

"That's for sure." Lu Cheng grinned. "When I come back, I'll do recruitment mobilization for No. 3 High School."

Both the principal and Liu Haifeng were amused by this.

After chatting for a few more sentences, the two got up and said goodbye.

Once the office door closed, the smile on the principal's face hadn't faded.

He sat there for two seconds, then suddenly slapped the table, his whole person energized.

"Quick, quick, quick!"

"Notify logistics, notify the publicity group, hurry up and prepare banners for me!"

Liu Haifeng was stunned.

"Now?"

"Now!" The principal's eyes were shining. "From the school gate to the teaching building, hang them all for me! The characters must be big, the color must be red, the more eye-catching the better!"

He started flipping through his address book as he spoke.

"I've already thought of the title—Warmly congratulate our school's excellent students Lu Cheng and Su Wan for obtaining the Navigator Academy selection qualification!"

"Add another one—No. 3 High School's Twin Stars, chasing dreams and navigating!"

Liu Haifeng: "..."

Fine!

He could see it now; the principal was already excited.

It was normal.

The gold content of that thing, if one were to compare it, was roughly similar to the top-tier strong foundation plans of his previous life, perhaps even more exaggerated.

Those who could get in were basically the key cultivation targets of the Federation in the future.

It would be strange if the principal wasn't excited about such a thing landing on a county-level high school.

...

After one o'clock in the afternoon.

After Lu Cheng and Su Wan met at the school gate, they soon saw the person who would be sending them off.

Instructor Qin Feng, he was also the person in charge of communicating with the selection plan teachers for Rong City this time.

He was wearing a crisp military uniform today, standing straight, his expression as tough as ever.

"Everyone arrived?" He scanned the two. "Follow me."

"Yes."

After the three got into the car, they drove towards the west of the city and finally stopped at the Rong City Airship Station.

After Lu Cheng got out of the car, he first subconsciously looked around the station but didn't see any airships.

The airship station occupied a huge area, surrounded by towering alloy walls and dense defense towers, with armed soldiers guarding the entrances and exits.

The wide tarmac was mostly empty at the moment, with only ground crew and patrol soldiers moving back and forth. On the command tower in the distance, signal lights were flashing on and off.

Most of the transportation between various cities now relied on these large airships.

The number of magical beasts in the air was already much smaller than on land, and coupled with the fact that the airships themselves were heavily armed aerial behemoths, the safety was much higher than ordinary ground routes.

Instructor Qin Feng led them inside, saying in a flat tone:

"Wait for it. This airship isn't specifically taking off from Rong City; it has to go to other cities to pick people up first, and our stop is just one of them."

After the three passed the security check, they entered the waiting room.

As selection personnel for Navigator Academy, they had a dedicated waiting room.

As soon as Lu Cheng entered, he saw two acquaintances.

"Hmm?"

He paused.

Sitting inside were Xia Xi and Qian Shuying.

As soon as Xia Xi saw him, she immediately raised her hand and waved, her face smiling particularly brightly.

"Hehe, Lu Cheng, didn't expect me to be here too, right!"

Lu Cheng was indeed a bit surprised.

"You're going too?"

"Yeah." Xia Xi stood up, walked to him with her hands behind her back, "Surprised?"

"A little." Lu Cheng looked her up and down. Honestly, Lu Cheng still didn't know what Xia Xi's talent was.

However, being able to be pushed by the Xia Family to participate in the Navigator Academy selection, Xia Xi's strength was definitely not as simple as it appeared on the surface.

On the other side, Qian Shuying also stood up.

She was wearing a black combat suit today, her aura becoming sharper, like a dagger. In the few days she hadn't been seen... the aura emitted by Qian Shuying was several times stronger than when they last met.

Lu Cheng looked at her and said.

"You're here too?"

Qian Shuying nodded, her gaze lingering on him for a moment.

"Very surprised?"

"A little." Lu Cheng smiled. "But it's normal when you think about it."

Qian Shuying was originally someone the Qian Family focused on cultivating, and the Qian Family, as the largest chamber of commerce in all of Rong City, was not as simple as it appeared on the surface. Even if it was worth spending money to let Qian Shuying get some gilding.

The few chatted for a few sentences.

Just then, a low rumble suddenly came from outside.

The glass of the entire waiting room vibrated gently.

Several people turned to look at the same time.

In the distant sky, a huge black shadow was slowly pressing down from beneath the clouds.

That large airship had arrived.

The four sets of ring-shaped floating engines at the tail gradually lit up, blue-white light spreading in circles, and long energy streams sprayed out from the propulsion nozzles at the bottom, causing the air to hum under pressure. The indicator lights on the outside of the hull lit up in sequence, the edges of the armor reflecting a cold, hard luster, and the huge body slowly descended from the high altitude, full of oppressive force.

When it completely approached the station, Lu Cheng truly saw its full appearance.

The entire airship was dark silver, with the outer shell made of thick armor plates spliced together, and the edges had streamlined black patterns.

The bow was sharp, with multiple sets of huge stabilizer wings and propulsion nozzles hanging below, and the tail was dragging four ring-shaped floating engines, with blue-white energy streams faintly rotating inside.

On both sides of the airship, one could clearly see rows of exposed weapon modules.

There were heavy source energy rapid-fire cannons, with barrels so thick they were scary, obviously specifically for hitting aerial exotic beast groups.

There were also folding high-explosive missile bays; once opened, they could probably wipe out a large airspace in one go.

Lu Cheng looked at the airship slowly approaching the docking tunnel outside the window, his breath slightly hitched.

"This thing... is a bit cool."

For those exotic beasts in the air, under normal circumstances, they would absolutely not provoke such a behemoth.

Instructor Qin Feng stood in front, turned his head to look at them, his voice crisp and decisive.

"Prepare to board."