108: Star Picking Club

As the voice faded, Qin Jin, under the gaze of everyone, walked back to his team.

Chi Chenzhou swept his gaze around and spoke softly, “Class dismissed.”

The entire hall fell silent.

“Candle Kite, take them back.”

After the voice fell, Candle Kite led the way, her gentle voice sounding, “Everyone, follow me.”

The students boarded the space elevator, preparing to return.

Qin Jin’s gaze remained on this isolated Star Sea island.

As the space elevator began its descent, he saw Chi Chenzhou, the most extraordinary figure in Wu Yuan Academy today, facing the Wu Sheng Stele, pausing for a moment before his figure dissipated.

“No wonder this first class was personally led by Principal Chi.”

“The Wu Sheng Stele, this heirloom treasure of Martial Abyss, is not only exceptionally effective but also profoundly significant. Only a figure like Principal Chi is qualified to be its guide.”

“Within the Wu Sheng Stele—”

“Perhaps there are even the wills of Principal Chi’s former classmates, close friends, or even mentors.”

The space elevator descended rapidly.

Candle Kite’s gentle voice sounded, introducing the Wu Sheng Stele and explaining the situation to the awakened students behind them.

The elevator returned to the plaza.

One by one, the S-rank students dispersed.

Within Wu Yuan Academy, higher-ranking students would have additional special courses, similar to the [Wu Sheng Stele].

However, with Candle Kite’s assistance, conflicts in course schedules would be perfectly planned.

Furthermore, due to the large number of students, multiple sessions of the same course would be conducted simultaneously to facilitate student flow.

Seeing the other students leave, Xie Wuhai’s face showed curiosity as he asked, “Qin Jin, I’ve asked others, and everyone’s first two scenes were the same.”

“What was the situation in the third scene?”

“Can you tell me?”

Upon hearing this, Qin Jin’s gaze fell on Candle Kite.

Candle Kite’s voice was gentle, “The Academy has no mandatory confidentiality regulations regarding this.”

“You can share it with other S-rank students.”

Han Miao and Bai Huaiyu’s gazes turned towards him.

Beside them, some students who hadn’t walked far also couldn’t help but look over.

After a moment of thought, Qin Jin said, “The third scene was a battlefield.”

“Mr. Chen Shu had to face an endless, never-ending war.”

After speaking, Qin Jin nodded to a few familiar students and quickly left.

Walking on the road, Qin Jin activated his personal terminal, calling out the Candle Kite clone specifically responsible for contacting him.

Today’s Candle Kite clone wore a small white dress, looking youthful and vibrant. Upon appearing, her palm-sized body first circled Qin Jin once.

“Qin Jin, you finally looked for me again.”

“What’s the matter?”

As the Academy’s super AI, Qin Jin had already realized that Candle Kite’s attitude and emotions varied completely when facing different individuals.

“With my current performance, can I continue to observe the Wu Sheng Stele after breaking through to the next realm?”

“You are not on the list of competing students.”

Candle Kite hovered in front of Qin Jin, drifting backward as he advanced, “As a legacy seed of the Academy, you can observe the Wu Sheng Stele every time you break through a realm.”

“However, it’s best for breakthroughs of major realms.”

“Qin Jin, you have already obtained a secret transmission from it. You should understand that the longer you stay inside, the greater your chance of gaining the recognition of the Wu Sheng’s attention, thus gaining more.”

Qin Jin nodded.

His eyes shifted slightly as he asked, “Besides me, are there any other legacy seeds among this year’s new students?”

“I cannot tell you that.”

Candle Kite shook her head, “The specific identities of legacy seeds require top-secret clearance within the Academy.”

“Take Zhong Yi as an example. She knows your legacy seed identity, and because of that, she signed a [Special Contract], a contract truly bound by contractual power.”

“If you had carefully reviewed the benefits written in the document when she invited you, you would find that it did not contain any information related to legacy seeds.”

“Oh, and by the way.”

“School has started, and your first batch of cultivation resource subsidies has arrived.”

“You can receive them in your dorm room after you’re done today.”

“I understand.”

Qin Jin didn’t dwell on it excessively, instead asking, “Help me check what the next class is?”

“It’s [Ancient History of Martial Arts], one of the Academy’s compulsory courses for new students, starting in twenty minutes, located in Teaching Building No. 3 in the eastern part of the Academy.”

“If there are special circumstances, you can also report it and attend the class online.”

“Martial Artists are pioneers; only by understanding history can one have the opportunity to make further breakthroughs in martial arts in the future.”

Amidst their conversation, the two figures gradually walked away.

Wu Yuan Academy operates on a three-year system, with specific courses changing each academic year.

For [Ancient History of Martial Arts], as one of the compulsory courses for new students, the super-large lecture hall was almost full when Qin Jin arrived.

Qin Jin found a seat and sat down.

Soon, the class began.

The instructor teaching the class was a white-haired old man, but no one dared to underestimate him.

The instructors within Wu Yuan Academy were truly hidden dragons and crouching tigers; each one was highly likely to have a brilliant history.

After the class began, the old man spoke softly, his voice echoing like thunder throughout the classroom.

At the front of the classroom, a super-large light screen projected real historical video footage interspersed with modernly produced videos, beginning to trace back the past, events from countless years ago.

The so-called [Ancient History of Martial Arts] seemingly discusses the development process of martial arts, but it is also the process of the Federation’s rise. Every major event of the Federation had the shadow of martial arts present.

Ten thousand years ago, the Ancestral Star obtained a legacy from a mysterious civilization. Within that legacy, the most valuable technology was precisely jump drive technology!

Just like that, the ancestors, who knew nothing of the vast Star Sea, formed the Starfire Federation and directly initiated the Great Leap Era!

They did not have sufficient capabilities to explore the more distant Star Sea, nor did the civilizational legacy contain detailed star maps.

Therefore, the initial pioneers chose the method of random jumps!

Like a fish leaping out of a pond into the deep ocean, it embodied a yearning for freedom.

It sounded like it could only be described as an adventure, but glorious history is often written by brave individuals who forge ahead fearlessly.

At that time, within the Starfire Federation, there were not even psionics, and the Mi Sect, related to deities, had not yet appeared. Gene modification and mechanical augmentation on the technological side were still incomplete.

Martial arts, this personal cultivation path inherited from ancient times on the Ancestral Star, was thus laid before the Federation.

Just as Mr. Chen Shu said, martial arts rose with the Starfire Federation. It was the spark in the dark times, the origin of everything. With the support of Martial Artists, the Federation gradually gained a foothold, and new evolution paths were discovered, leading to today’s prosperous era with four parallel evolution paths.

The old man giving the lecture was absolutely extraordinary.

Qin Jin could sense a faint power of origin, accompanying his voice, allowing the students to immerse themselves more deeply into the video footage, as if they were there, returning to the early stages of the Great Wilderness Era, and completing various miraculous feats with the ancestors.

Ten thousand years of history were truly vast.

Today’s class lasted an hour and a half, merely scratching the surface of the Ancient History of Martial Arts, but when the class ended, every student looked as if they hadn't had enough.

Qin Jin also gained a lot.

Starting from understanding the origin of martial arts, familiarizing himself with the history of how ancestors pioneered and continued the martial arts path, also solidified his foundation.

After leaving the classroom, he went directly to the next class.

[Mecha-related courses] were electives and not held every day.

As the most important ‘weapon’ for Martial Artists, Wu Yuan’s mecha-related courses were extremely complex, comparable to compulsory courses, teaching everything from design, manufacturing, maintenance, and usage, striving to train every Martial Artist who chose the elective into a qualified mecha engineer.

Now that the course had just begun, everything started from the basics. In the classroom, there weren’t even any actual mechas used, but Qin Jin didn’t find it boring.

He came from an unconventional background, learning through self-study initially, then participating in mecha manufacturing, gaining more knowledge, but it was equivalent to directly skipping the basics and building a tall building in mid-air.

Now, with the foundational knowledge supplemented, the experience for the mecha profession on his professional panel was showing signs of increasing.

Classes, meals, classes.

Qin Jin spent an extremely fulfilling day.

Although Martial Artists in the early and middle stages were far less flashy than psionics or the Mi Sect, the most excellent Martial Artists in the Starfire Federation were definitely not just muscle-bound brutes with only strength. The environment of the Star Sea dictated that to truly ascend to higher realms, one must study, and continuously study.

In the evening, the twilight glow in the sky was unusually beautiful.

Qin Jin returned to his villa and chose to receive the first batch of cultivation subsidies.

Three alloy boxes, under Candle Kite’s control, were delivered to the villa yard.

Qin Jin found these boxes somewhat familiar, similar to the Academy subsidies Zhong Yi had given him earlier, but larger.

After the three boxes were opened one by one, their contents came into view.

Clothes, potions, crystals.

There were four sets of clothes, appearing to be specially made by the Academy: two sets of cultivation training clothes and two sets of combat suits, all designed for Congenital Realm Martial Artists.

The combat suits could slightly amplify the power of origin, allowing origin energy to flow through them extremely smoothly.

The cultivation training suits were even more special; according to Candle Kite’s introduction, they were woven from extraordinary materials and could help Martial Artists calm their minds faster and enhance the effect of their Breathing Method.

The cultivation potions and crystals, corresponding to the Breathing Method and Visualization Method respectively, looked simple but their true value was immeasurable. If they were to circulate outside, they would likely be fiercely sought after by Congenital Realm Martial Artists.

According to Candle Kite’s introduction, there was no specific upper limit for these materials for him as a legacy seed.

As long as he was using them, they would be immediately replenished once depleted.

At the same time, other types of resource subsidies would be gradually sent.

After eating dinner in the villa, Qin Jin took the potions and prepared to go to the environment simulation cultivation room mentioned by Teacher Gu to experience it.

The Academy contained the technological crystallization of the Federation, which Qin Jin naturally wouldn’t miss.

After leaving the villa, Qin Jin walked towards the outside of the villa area.

There, an automatic vehicle he had summoned via his personal terminal was already waiting.

Just as he had walked a few dozen meters, his personal terminal vibrated, indicating a visitor.

Qin Jin looked back.

He saw two people, a man and a woman, who had just passed him, standing outside his villa waiting.

This was the residential area for advanced students; only advanced students could enter this place.

His gaze swept over their faces, and Qin Jin raised an eyebrow.

He was certain he hadn’t seen these two faces among this year’s S-rank students.

“Then—”

“Second-year, or third-year students?”

With a thought, Qin Jin turned back and walked over.

As his footsteps approached, Qin Jin met their gazes and said calmly, “Are you looking for me?”

The two were slightly taken aback.

But then, the woman reacted, “Student Qin Jin?”

Seeing Qin Jin nod, she smiled and said, “Tang Ruoxue, a third-year student.”

She pointed to the boy, “Xu Chen, a second-year student.”

“Why are you looking for me?”

“We are members of the [Stargazer Society], one of the oldest student organizations currently existing in the Academy.”

Tang Ruoxue smiled faintly, two dimples appearing, her voice pleasant, “Every year after new students enroll, we recruit new members. Student Qin Jin, you are the first Congenital Realm student among this year’s new students, with exceptional talent. The president thinks highly of you and wants to invite you to join our Stargazer Society.”

“With your talent, in two years, you will have a great chance to succeed as president and become our new president of the Stargazer Society.”

Qin Jin listened.

His first reaction was, “Stargazer Society? What a chuunibyou name.”

But then he thought of the average age of young Martial Artists in the Academy and didn’t find it strange.

After a moment of contemplation, Qin Jin spoke bluntly, “What help would joining you offer me?”

Tang Ruoxue smiled, “The Stargazer Society recruits at least B-rank students and above.”

“You have already entered the Congenital Realm and currently cannot find a suitable opponent among the new students. Within the society, however, you can spar and exchange insights with older students.”

“Besides that, the Academy supports student organizations like ours, providing special resources and special mission circulation, and we ourselves have a certain degree of autonomy.”

“Members of the society can join certain Academy-arranged projects in advance.”

“We also regularly hold competitions with other student organizations, which helps us hone ourselves and also earn rewards.”

“Some alumni who have graduated and were previously members of the society will also provide us with some assistance.”

She introduced it earnestly, and after saying the last sentence, she asked, “Student Qin Jin, would you like to consider it?”

Qin Jin shook his head.

“Forget it.”

If there were truly some special-level benefits, he wouldn’t mind getting involved in a student organization.

But as it stood, all the help they mentioned was covered by his identity as a [legacy seed].

In this situation, Qin Jin would not waste time on excessive socializing.

Hearing Qin Jin’s refusal, Tang Ruoxue’s smile remained as she asked, “Student Qin, did we come too late? Have you already agreed to another organization?”

Qin Jin shook his head, “I currently have no intention of joining such an organization.”

“I still need to go cultivate. Goodbye.”

“I apologize for wasting your time, Student Qin Jin.”

“If you ever change your mind, please prioritize our Stargazer Society.”

Amidst Tang Ruoxue’s polite words, Qin Jin nodded and left.

On the spot, Tang Ruoxue and Xu Chen watched Qin Jin’s retreating back.

“Senior Sister Tang.”

“He’s not just humoring us, is he? Has he actually agreed to another organization?”

Xu Chen’s voice sounded.

“No.”

Tang Ruoxue shook her head, “The more talented a Martial Artist, the more pride they have. He wouldn’t deceive us on such matters.”

“What a pity—”

“Qin Jin’s talent is obvious. The president sent me here because he truly had the idea of listing him as a future successor.”

“Senior Sister, what about us now?”

“Go find Fang Shuo.”

“If the first target doesn’t work, then go for the second target. We must recruit him before other organizations act.”

“The top scorer of the Academy Entrance Exam also holds significant weight.”

Taking the vehicle, Qin Jin traveled all the way to the cultivation room.

The exterior of the entire environment cultivation room was a huge bowl-shaped building, with cultivation rooms located inside, numbering at least in the thousands at a glance.

After verifying his identity through his personal terminal, he entered one of the cultivation rooms.

From the spacing of each door outside, these rooms appeared to be about a hundred square meters, but upon entering, it suddenly opened up, clearly utilizing a space expansion device, making it extremely spacious.

The moment Qin Jin entered, information appeared on the light screen inside the cultivation room.

[Qin Jin]

[S-rank Student]

[Congenital Realm]

[Recommended Harsh Environment Level: 5-8]

[Note: Harsh environment upper limit is 21, specific levels can be adjusted for different environments]

At the other end of the light screen were real-time evolving images, displaying a continuous loop of ice fields, thunderstorms, volcanoes, tsunamis, tornadoes, acid rain, swamps, and more.

These were harsh environments created by natural changes and weather phenomena.

In addition, there were some images that looked ordinary, showing no abnormalities.

Qin Jin had already learned about these through Candle Kite when he came.

Those were scenes from the extremely harsh or even dead planets discovered by the Federation in the Star Sea!

So-called extremely harsh planets and dead planets, in contrast to life-sustaining planets, refer to special planets where the natural environment is extremely harsh, with no development potential and no life existing.

“Cultivating in this environment simulation room is equivalent to taking a simulated interstellar journey,” Qin Jin thought, then spoke, adjusting the settings of the cultivation room through voice command.

“Select cultivation environment: No. 21.”

“Environment harshness level: 5.”