182: Emperor Dragon! Carrying water! Double hit

Just as Zhang Fan was feeling uneasy, a beam of light descended, condensing into a small green beast the size of a cat.

This little beast somewhat resembled a dragon, but it looked more like an adorable, cute pet.

“You are…?”

Zhang Fan stared at it.

“Welcome to the selection space for students of the Cosmic Vientiane Academy. My name is Emperor Dragon, and I am the guiding intelligence of the student selection space!”

The small beast spoke human words, its voice crisp and very pleasant to listen to.

Most importantly, it spoke Mandarin, which Zhang Fan could completely understand!

“Hello!”

Zhang Fan responded quickly, but secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

It really was the student selection space of the Cosmic Vientiane Academy!

Zhang Fan was not afraid of the selection ruins of the Cosmic Vientiane Academy; after all, even a novice like Ge Chun could pass the test.

What Zhang Fan was afraid of was accidentally entering some chaotic alien ruins!

Those were unknown!

And the unknown was the most terrifying!

“Our Cosmic Vientiane Academy selects new blood from across the entire universe, and Earth is an important selection ground!”

The adorable small beast, who called himself Emperor Dragon, said crisply, “Anyone who breaks through to the Nascent Soul Realm through their own ability has one chance to participate in the selection!”

“As long as you pass the selection, you can become a student of our Cosmic Vientiane Academy and receive the Academy’s cultivation!”

“Zhang Fan, you have already broken through to the Nascent Soul Realm, so you are also qualified to participate in the selection! Now, I will give you three choices!”

The small beast Emperor Dragon waved its small paw, and above its head, three swirling vortices of different colors appeared.

“These three passages represent three difficulty levels of selection: Easy, Hard, and Hell!”

Emperor Dragon introduced:

“Passing the Easy difficulty selection will make you a Provisional Student!”

“Passing the Hard difficulty selection will make you an Official Student!”

“Passing the Hell difficulty selection will make you an Elite Student!”

“Provisional Student!”

“Official Student!”

“Elite Student!”

The small beast Emperor Dragon introduced, “Students of different statuses will ultimately receive vastly different cultivation!”

Zhang Fan nodded, then asked, “What are the specific differences?”

The small beast Emperor Dragon introduced, “Provisional Students can obtain a legendary Refining Qi Technique, a legendary Visualization Method, and a set of Glazed Silver Battle Armor!”

Zhang Fan nodded.

The treatment for Provisional Students was the same as what Grandpa Hua had said; this was the treatment Ge Chun received back then!

“Official Students can obtain a cosmic-level Refining Qi Technique, a cosmic-level Visualization Method, a set of True God Battle Armor, a monthly salary of 10,000 universe coins, and the Academy’s protection!”

Zhang Fan’s eyes lit up.

The treatment for Official Students was clearly much more generous than for Provisional Students!

Not only did the Refining Qi Technique and Visualization Method improve by one level, but even the battle armor changed from Glazed Silver Battle Armor to True God Battle Armor!

There was also a salary, a monthly salary of 10,000 universe coins!

Zhang Fan had no concept of this number, but he had heard Grandpa Hua occasionally mention that universe coins was a universal currency unit throughout the universe and was very valuable!

Grandpa Hua had worked hard for so many years, excavating how many alien ruins, yet his total assets were only 1658 universe coins!

And now!

As long as he could become an Official Student of the Cosmic Vientiane Academy, he could receive a monthly salary of 10,000 universe coins!

This was several times more than Grandpa Hua’s total assets; just thinking about it, he could feel how generous this salary was!

And the Academy’s protection!

This was the most valuable part!

The Cosmic Vientiane Academy, as one of the Three Great God-Level Civilizations, stood high above; to receive its protection.

It was equivalent to having a golden token and an iron exemption from death; who would dare to touch him?

Ge Chun was only a Provisional Student and not qualified to receive the Academy’s protection, which was why she was eliminated by him!

If she had the Academy’s protection, she wouldn’t have died then!

“What about Elite Students?”

Zhang Fan asked.

“Elite Students!”

The small beast Emperor Dragon said, “Can obtain a supreme-level Refining Qi Technique, a supreme-level Visualization Method, a set of Stellar Armor, a monthly salary of 100,000 universe coins, a monthly portion of pure yin liquid, Academy protection, and… a star system territory!”

Zhang Fan was deeply shaken upon hearing this.

The Refining Qi Technique and Visualization Method, he didn't care about at all.

Because he had something better!

He didn't know what the Stellar Armor was, but it sounded much more advanced than the Glazed Silver Battle Armor and True God Battle Armor.

It must be a good item!

A monthly salary of 100,000 universe coins, this was truly generous!

pure yin liquid?

What was pure yin liquid?

Emperor Dragon seemed to notice Zhang Fan's confusion and explained crisply:

“pure yin liquid is an essence extracted and concentrated from the pure yin power within a pure yin body!”

“It is nourishment for the growth of the Nascent Soul, which can greatly accelerate the growth rate of the Nascent Soul and speed up cultivation!”

Zhang Fan was greatly shaken.

He had just cultivated with the female demigod and had tasted the magic of pure yin power, so he had the most intuitive and profound feeling!

pure yin liquid, it was actually an essence condensed from the pure yin power extracted from a pure yin body!

Wouldn't it be even more magical than dual cultivation?

With this, wouldn't it be like dual cultivation every day?

Damn!

Exciting!

Amidst his surprise, a doubt arose in Zhang Fan's mind:

Extracting from a pure yin body, did that mean extracting from people like the female demigod?

Such people should be very rare, right?

Zhang Fan simply asked.

“Life forms with a pure yin body are extremely rare relative to the vast universe!”

Emperor Dragon smiled, “But the universe is vast, there are many races, and technology is very advanced, so even if there aren’t any, they can be easily created through technological means!”

“So, in the universe, there are planets specifically for breeding pure yin bodies!”

Emperor Dragon smiled and said, “The value of these pure yin bodies is to continuously provide pure yin power!”

“They earn huge profits for their lords or star masters, the principle is actually similar to raising livestock on your Earth!”

Zhang Fan was greatly shocked. Planets specifically for breeding pure yin bodies?

An entire planet!

Completely dedicated to breeding pure yin bodies, and then extracting pure yin power?

Zhang Fan felt a chill down his spine.

He couldn't imagine countless women like Yang Ying, who possessed pure yin bodies, being raised on an entire planet like cows, sheep, or pigs.

Then having them provide pure yin power until the end of their lives; just thinking about it made one feel despair!

Emperor Dragon said crisply, “No need to be surprised, there are many similar things!”

“Your Earth, 65 million years ago, was a ranch for breeding large Titan Beasts!”

“Every once in a while, ranch owners would come to harvest!”

“This cycle continued for nearly two hundred million years!”

Zhang Fan was greatly shocked. The Earth 65 million years ago was the era dominated by dinosaurs, so dinosaurs were bred?

And they were treated like leeks and beasts of burden, harvested for a full 200 million years?

Damn!

That’s too cruel!

Zhang Fan didn't know what to say, so he simply changed the topic: “The last condition, a star system as territory?”

Emperor Dragon gently nodded its small head: “Elite members hold a very high status in our Cosmic Vientiane Academy, and therefore enjoy various privileges!”

“Territory is one of them!”

“As long as one becomes an Elite Student, the Academy will reward a high-quality star system as territory!”

“This is private territory!”

“Within one’s own star system, the lord has absolute rights!”

“Without the lord’s permission, no individual or team may trespass or occupy the lord’s territory without authorization!”

“Anyone who does so will be provoking the Cosmic Vientiane Academy and will face severe Strike from the Cosmic Vientiane Academy!”

Zhang Fan's heart stirred, and he asked, “If I become an Elite Member, can I make the Solar System my territory?”

“The Solar System?”

Emperor Dragon shook its head: “The Solar System is not allowed! The Solar System has an owner!”

“An owner? Who is the owner of the Solar System?” Zhang Fan asked quickly.

“Your authority is insufficient, unable to inquire!” Emperor Dragon shook its head.

“……”

Zhang Fan stopped asking.

Having spent a long time with Golden Scale, he also knew that intelligent life forms like these would strictly follow their programmed procedures.

They would absolutely not do anything that violated their program settings!

So, asking was pointless!

However.

The Solar System actually had an owner, which made Zhang Fan uneasy.

The Solar System having an owner meant that Earth also had an owner!

The question arose:

Who is the lord?

Are they Earthlings or outsiders?

Are they friendly to Earth?

Will they come to Earth in the future and sell Earthlings as slaves?

What if they do?

As soon as he thought of these questions, Zhang Fan felt even more uneasy!

Zhang Fan silently said, “I cannot change the fact that Earth has an owner. The only thing I can change is my own situation!”

“As long as I can become an Official Member, or even an Elite Member, of the Cosmic Vientiane Academy, I can receive the Academy’s protection!”

“At that time, even if that unknown lord of the Solar System has any ill intentions towards Earth, I can protect myself!”

“As long as I protect myself, everything will have hope!”

“Therefore!”

Zhang Fan took a deep breath: “Passing the Hard difficulty, or even the Hell difficulty, is the key!”

With this thought, Zhang Fan looked at the adorable little beast Emperor Dragon again and said, “Please explain the test rules, especially for the Hard and Hell difficulties!”

Emperor Dragon nodded its small head: “The three tests have exactly the same content, and all only have three stages!”

“They are all tests of physical body, will, and Talent Divine Power!”

“But the difficulty varies!”

“Furthermore!”

“Choosing Easy difficulty only grants one test attempt!”

“That is to say, once you fail, there will be no more test attempts!”

“Choosing Hard difficulty grants two test attempts! Even if the first attempt fails, you can still choose Easy difficulty for the second attempt!”

“Choosing Hell difficulty grants three test attempts! If the first or second attempt fails, you can choose a lower difficulty test!”

“I understand!”

Zhang Fan breathed a sigh of relief; this ruin test was quite humane.

It wasn't simply a one-time chance, but rather, depending on the difficulty, it granted one, two, or three chances!

This meant there was an opportunity for trial and error, not direct elimination!

It was somewhat similar to the 'obey assignment' option when filling out university applications!

“According to this rule, it clearly encourages all challengers to choose the Hell difficulty test!”

Zhang Fan secretly pondered, “That’s right! The ruin selecting students would certainly hope to select the most outstanding students!”

“In other words!”

“When Ge Chun took the test, she failed both Hard and Hell difficulties, and only passed the Easy difficulty in the end to obtain Provisional Student qualification?”

“Have you decided?”

Emperor Dragon looked at Zhang Fan: “Which difficulty level will you choose?”

“Hell!”

Zhang Fan said without hesitation.

“Are you sure?”

“Yes, I’m sure!”

“Very good!”

Emperor Dragon pointed to the rightmost of the three swirling passages and said:

“Go in!”

“Thank you!”

Zhang Fan took a deep breath, suddenly flew up, and plunged into the rightmost swirling passage, disappearing from sight.

After a dizzying sensation, a terrifying gravity suddenly pressed down on Zhang Fan like Mount Tai.

Fortunately, Zhang Fan was often in the second layer of the Fuxi Shrine, so he was very familiar with this and was not too disheveled.

But it was still uncomfortable!

The gravity here was too great!

Zhang Fan estimated that it far exceeded the hundredfold gravity of the Fuxi Shrine's second layer, at least 150G of terrifying gravity!

Zhang Fan struggled to keep himself from falling and turned his head to survey his surroundings.

Before him was a mountain, towering into the clouds, its exact height unknown.

At his feet was a narrow path, about a meter wide, leading into the mountain.

Beside him was a well, with a carrying pole and two buckets placed nearby.

“What kind of test is this? Carrying water to the top of the mountain?” Zhang Fan was speechless.

Just then, Emperor Dragon's crisp voice sounded in his ear:

“Test: Carrying Water!”

“Rule: Under 200 times Earth’s gravity, fill 1 million 10-cubic-meter water tanks at the mountain peak!”

“Time: 1 Earth year!”

“Requirement: Talent Divine Power is forbidden!”

“Timer: 364 days, 23 hours, 59 minutes, 59 seconds!”

Zhang Fan was numb.

Bearing 200G of gravity!

Using such small buckets!

Climbing such a high mountain!

Filling 10-cubic-meter water tanks!

And there were 1 million such water tanks!

With only 1 year of time!

Just thinking about it made Zhang Fan’s scalp tingle; it was impossible to complete!

It was simply impossible to complete!

With 200G of gravity, just walking was difficult, let alone carrying water up the mountain?

“This is Hell difficulty?”

Zhang Fan smiled bitterly, “Unless my physical fitness can rapidly improve, otherwise, don’t even think about it!”

“Forget it!”

“Let’s just see first!”

Zhang Fan came to the well and was stunned when he saw the water in it.

“This water…”

Zhang Fan’s eyes widened: “Holy crap! It’s actually jianmu juice!”

Zhang Fan immediately bent down and looked carefully several times.

He finally confirmed that the water in the well was indeed jianmu juice!

“If it’s jianmu juice, there’s still a tiny, tiny bit of hope!”

Zhang Fan was very excited: “Don’t rush to carry water; first, adapt to the 200G gravity. Sharpening the knife doesn’t delay chopping wood!”

Immediately, Zhang Fan drank a large gulp of jianmu juice, then, enduring the gravity, he began practicing the Saiya Golden Ape Body!

Before breaking through to the Nascent Soul Realm, Zhang Fan had already adapted to 100G gravity.

After breaking through to the Nascent Soul Realm, Zhang Fan’s physical fitness improved again!

Now, enduring 200G gravity, Zhang Fan was not completely unable to bear it; he could perform some simple movements perfectly!

Time flowed by day by day. Under the nourishment of massive amounts of jianmu juice, Zhang Fan became more and more accustomed to 200G gravity.

In just one short month, Zhang Fan had basically adapted to 200G gravity!

At this point, walking and running normally were no problem for him.

“Keep up the good work!”

…

Wuxing Satellite City.

GreenTree Inn.

Jiang Shengnan stared blankly at the two red lines on the pregnancy test stick.

Two lines!

Two lines!!!

Her period was late this month, and this sudden abnormality made Jiang Shengnan very uneasy.

Her period was usually very regular!

And when that incident happened over a month ago, it happened to be her ovulation period, so Jiang Shengnan was particularly worried.

But the more she worried about something, the more it happened; she… was pregnant!

She really was pregnant!

What to do?

What to do now?

After a brief moment of confusion, a look of determination flashed in Jiang Shengnan’s eyes.

She couldn't keep this child!

Without him (or her)!

Her and Zhang Fan’s matter could slowly fade with time, and in the future, she could face Zhang Fan and Guo Mi normally.

But if she had him (or her), she would never be able to face them again!

So, she couldn't keep it!

Jiang Shengnan went to the hospital.

She wanted to do a more accurate check to confirm if she was truly pregnant.

If she really was, she would have to have an abortion; she had to get rid of it!

Jiang Shengnan registered, saw a doctor, and underwent a series of examinations.

Finally, Jiang Shengnan took the examination results to the doctor, but the doctor's first sentence completely stunned Jiang Shengnan:

“Congratulations, you are pregnant with twins, and you are already 8 weeks along!”

“Twin pregnancies carry a greater risk than single pregnancies!”

“You must pay attention to prenatal check-ups, strengthen your nutrition, and also be careful to prohibit sexual…”

The doctor lectured endlessly about various precautions, but Jiang Shengnan couldn't hear anything at all; her mind was buzzing!

Only one thought remained: Twins! She was pregnant with twins!