nagpurpolice Chapter 198 Team Formation by Appointment: The Battle to Defend the Shelter
Chapter 198 Team Formation by Appointment: The Battle to Defend the Shelter
Chapter 198 Team Formation by Appointment: The Battle to Defend the Shelter
For these seed students, the 6% discount for the number one seed was something they longed for immensely.
But now, I never expected that Ark had secretly reserved a 5% discount for the main researcher of a research project group.
Most importantly, Fang Zhou somehow managed to persuade the notoriously stingy Principal Su to give him the green light, extending the discount to a whopping 30% off that they never even dared to dream of!
Bai Xiaochun couldn't help but hug her weak, pitiful, and helpless body, muttering to herself, "3% off! 3% off!"
The Ark already had several thousand contribution points.
With this 30% discount, how many resources can he exchange for?
I really don't even dare to think about it; am I going to be sent soaring straight into the sky?
Meng Hongzhuang seemed to have thought of something. Her big eyes darted around, and then she looked at Lu Renjia and Lu Yiyi, tentatively asking, "Senior brothers and sisters, the discounts from the Ark boss are so good, can we ask him to use his authority to help us exchange resources at a low price?"
Then we'll add a little more money and buy it from him.
This way, not only can Ark make some money, but we can also benefit from the military academy's resources, thus saving some money.
Lu Renjia shook his head with a regretful expression and said, "The idea is wonderful, and I would like to do it too."
Unfortunately, the military academy explicitly forbids students from purchasing resources on behalf of each other, and the Ark expert's 30% discount privilege can only be enjoyed by him.
Upon hearing this, Meng Hongzhuang also sighed with regret.
It makes sense. The reason why Haicheng Military Academy went to great lengths to select 100 seed students and then assigned them different privileges and rewards based on their seed sequence was to use this differentiated treatment to motivate them to work hard and compete fiercely.
In this situation, how could such an obvious loophole be left for the students to exploit?
At this moment, under everyone's watchful eyes, when faced with the payment code shown by the one-eyed instructor, Fang Zhou did not rush to open his personal terminal to scan the code and make the payment.
He looked at the one-eyed instructor and smiled, "Instructor, if I remember correctly, as the number one seed, I also have an interest-free loan quota of 1000 contribution points."
According to the rules, I can use this interest-free loan limit of 1000 contribution points at any time during my service at the military academy.
Today I'm applying for an interest-free loan of 795 contribution points to pay for this resource.
Is this alright?
The reason why Haicheng Military Academy provides each seed student with an interest-free loan of several hundred to several thousand contribution points is to serve as an early investment and accelerate the early development of the seed students.
After all, 1000 contribution points is an astronomical number for an apprentice-level professional; no matter how many tasks you do, you can't earn that many. However, for a bronze-level professional, it's just the exchange price for a bronze-level skill.
By completing more challenging missions at the military academy or hunting more high-level monsters, you can earn back these contribution points.
Since there's no interest involved, for prospective students, applying early naturally means benefiting sooner, becoming stronger sooner, and succeeding sooner.
For this reason, the one-eyed instructor would certainly not refuse Ark's legitimate request.
After filling out a loan application form as instructed by the one-eyed instructor, Ark successfully purchased this large batch of resources for free.
The price he paid was the glorious burden of nearly 800 contribution points in debt.
However, in this era, those who can take on debt are truly capable.
Taking the resource box from the one-eyed instructor, Fang Zhou remembered his promise to Instructor Su Xinyan and asked, "Instructor, is this where I also collect the free enchanting materials for Seed Number One?"
The one-eyed instructor was taken aback and asked, "Of course you can get it from me."
So, have you already decided which enchantment affix to choose?
Yifangzhou nodded and said with certainty, "This noon, at your suggestion, I consulted Instructor Su Xinyan."
She recommended that I choose one of the following: the "Transcendence" affix, which temporarily stores mental energy, or the "Contract" affix, which enhances the combat power of summoned creatures.
Considering my own circumstances, I decided to choose the "Transcendent" affix, and Instructor Su agreed with my idea.
The one-eyed instructor nodded thoughtfully, stroked his beard, and said, "Not bad, not bad."
The "Transcendent" affix is a versatile choice for magic users and you can't go wrong with it.
At this stage, it's definitely a better fit for you than the "Contract" affix.
At this point, he grinned at Fang Zhou and said, "Enchanting is a highly advanced skill of alchemists, and it can only be used on equipment of green quality or above, or on specific rare items."
For a junior apprentice like you, enchanting materials are extremely valuable.
If you miss this opportunity, you'll have to wait a long time.
So, I'll confirm with you one last time.
Are you sure you want to exchange for the materials to enchant with the "Transcendent" affix?
Fang Zhou nodded firmly and said, "I'm sure I'll enchant it with the [Transcendent] affix. Thank you, Instructor."
The one-eyed instructor then asked, "Which alchemist do you plan to ask to enchant you?"
Tell me his name, and I'll register it for you in the back office.
Fang Zhou smiled and said, "That is naturally Instructor Su Xinyan. I have already contacted her."
"If Instructor Su Xinyan is willing to enchant you, that would be wonderful."
Her alchemy skills were among the best of all the instructors at the Haicheng Military Academy.
However, it's extremely difficult for ordinary people to get her to take action.
But thinking about it, it makes sense. Besides her, you're the only necromancer at Haicheng Military Academy.
Not to mention, you're so capable, you've really redeemed the necromancer class from its shame.
Given Instructor Su Xinyan's professional pride, you won't need to ask her; she'll automatically enchant your weapon.
Having said that, the one-eyed instructor gestured for Fang Zhou to wait a moment, then turned and went deep into the warehouse.
A short while later, he came out carrying a silver vessel.
"Ark, I have already registered in the backend."
Next, Instructor Su Xinyan will enchant your [Haicheng Military Academy Seed Medal No. 1] with the [Transcendent] affix.
Here, this container contains Star Dewdrops, a magical material enchanted with the "Transcendent" affix.
"Given Instructor Su Xinyan's alchemical skills, this amount of Star Dewdrops should be enough for you to use in your Enchanting Seed Badge."
Fangzhou carefully took the silver artifact from the one-eyed instructor's hand, peering through the crack at the shimmering, beautiful liquid inside, his eyes filled with amazement.
The one-eyed instructor gently patted Fangzhou on the shoulder and smiled, "How is it? Pretty, right?"
I think star dewdrops are the most beautiful magical material.
Go, Ark! We look forward to your future performance.
Fangzhou opened the [Miniature Space Storage Capsule], storing the resource box and star dewdrops in front of him. He then saluted the one-eyed instructor and said solemnly, "Don't worry, instructor."
I will definitely work harder and make the most of the resources the military academy has provided me.
After exchanging a few more pleasantries with the one-eyed instructor, Fang Zhou noticed it was getting late and bid him farewell.
Turning around, Fang Zhou gently but firmly pushed away Bai Xiaochun and Meng Hongzhuang, who were pitifully trying to charm him, and left the logistics department, heading towards the necromancer research laboratory.
At this moment, Lu Renjia, who had been silently observing from the sidelines, suddenly gritted his teeth and rushed out.
He said to Fang Zhou with some anticipation, "Junior Fang Zhou, once you break through to the Apprentice level, could you take me through a simulated battlefield at the Apprentice level?"
Lu Yiyi, who was beside him, quickly reacted and nodded in agreement, saying, "The advanced apprentice-level simulated battlefield is called the 'Shelter Defense Battle,' which is also a three-person team-based simulated battlefield."
However, it differs from offensive battles like the lower-level Apprentice's [Lesser Demon Camp] and the middle-level Apprentice's [Horned Demon Outpost].
【Defense of the Shelter】As the name suggests, this is a defensive battle.
The trial participants must protect the ordinary people in the sanctuary as much as possible from the siege of a large number of demons, and hold out until reinforcements arrive.
Lu Renjia was a warrior who rose from apprentice to rank, while I was an archer who rose from apprentice to rank.
We've both completed the "Defend the Vault" challenge on Hard difficulty, and our battle rating is satisfactory.
Among all the second-year apprentices who have progressed to higher levels, our performance is considered top-notch.
"Ark, we definitely won't hold you back."
Seeing Lu Renjia and Lu Yiyi, two usually arrogant second-year students, shamelessly trying to curry favor with Fang Zhou, the top seed of their year, the other first-year seed students felt a little strange, but also somewhat relieved.
With his mid-level Ark Apprentice strength, even senior apprentices who were second-year apprentices were vying to reserve a spot in Ark's simulated battlefield team.
This is enough to demonstrate that the extraordinary talent of the Ark's top students is beyond the reach of a mere first-year student like them.
To put it another way, even the senior students have started to cling to Fangzhou's coattails, so what are they, as fellow students in the same seed platoon, still hesitating about?
First come, first served!
Why not take advantage of the fact that the Ark hasn't yet taken off and grab as many sheep as possible!
It is only natural, absolutely natural.
These seed trainees exchanged glances, their eyes filled with determination.
Suddenly, Bai Xiaochun and Meng Hongzhuang felt a chill run down their spines, a terrible premonition that their precious treasure was about to be shared with someone else.
At this moment, Fang Zhou pondered for a moment, then nodded noncommittally to Lu Renjia and Lu Yiyi, and said, "Senior brothers and sisters, you're too kind."
I don't know how long it will take for me to break through from apprentice to senior position.
"At that time, I'll need to ask you about the specifics of the 'Shelter Defense Battle'."
Fang Zhou wasn't just being polite.
[Little Demon Camp] is alright, after all, it's a solo dungeon, and he has already dominated the top of all speedrun leaderboards with his personal strength.
However, in the team-based dungeon 【Horned Demon Outpost】, apart from the Abyss difficulty which is too difficult and can only be tackled head-on, trapping many teams, Ark's ranking on the speedrun leaderboards for other easy, normal, and even hard difficulties is not very high.
The difficulty was too easy, offering no challenge, which is why Ark was too lazy to repeat the test after completing the game.
But another reason is that he was alone and could only focus on fighting in one direction.
For example, in the easy difficulty of [Horned Demon Outpost], he also watched the walkthrough video of the top-ranked Wenjiu Squad, who used a two-pronged attack strategy based on their numerical advantage.
Wenjiu, accompanied by her little fire dragon, single-handedly went to deal with the horned demon boss, who was at the mid-level apprentice rank.
Meanwhile, her two teammates went to the other room and quickly wiped out the other groups of lesser demons.
With this two-pronged approach, the Warm Wine Team's completion speed was naturally much faster than Ark's.
Based on his own estimation, Fangzhou should be able to break through from apprentice to seniority in less than a month.
At that time, the "Shelter Defense" simulation battlefield, where apprentices rise to the top, will open, and Ark will once again face a situation where it is a level above its peers.
After all, based on the current cultivation progress, even the strongest students in this grade, such as Meng Hongzhuang and Ye Fan, can only break through to the middle level of apprentice within a month at most, which is not enough to help Fang Zhou.
To avoid a repeat of the lone-wolf situation at [Horned Demon Outpost], Fangzhou decided to accept Lu Renjia and Lu Yiyi's invitation and join their team to challenge [Defense of the Shelter].
Upon hearing Fang Zhou's reply, Lu Renjia and Lu Yiyi exchanged a glance, their faces breaking into excited smiles.
They looked at Fangzhou and said excitedly, "Thank you, Fangzhou!"
Once you've broken through the apprenticeship barrier and are ready, you can contact us anytime.
After all, we only recently broke through from apprentice to master, and it will probably take another year and a half to break through the bottleneck and advance to the Black Iron rank.
During this time, we will also continue to try to challenge the "Shelter Defense Battle" and compile some successful experiences and lessons learned from failures.
We will send you all of this information via your personal terminal.
Fangzhou nodded.
Teaming up with these two second-year students also had an advantage: he no longer had to start from scratch.
Lu Renjia and Lu Yiyi are not seed students for the second year.
Their strength was much weaker than that of Senior Sister Liu Diewu, the No. 8 seed of the second year whom Ark had met at the Natural Professional Association.
Due to their limited abilities, they could only pass the "Defense of the Vault" challenge on Hard difficulty with a barely passing rating.
Nevertheless, for Fangzhou, as long as Lu Renjia and Lu Yiyi have some understanding of this simulated battlefield and can provide him with some useful information, that is more than enough.
After all, even if Ark wanted to find seed students from the second year to form a team, it couldn't find suitable people for the time being.
Second-year elites like Liu Diewu have either broken through their bottlenecks and advanced to the Black Iron level, or they are elusive, carrying out various missions both inside and outside the military academy.
Fangzhou didn't have the patience to wait for all these people to return to the military academy before challenging the [Vault Defense Battle].
Thinking of this, he politely said to Lu Renjia and Lu Yiyi, "Then I'll have to trouble you two senior brothers and sisters next."
I need to go to the necromancer research group to find Instructor Su Xinyan and ask her to enchant the [Seed No. 1 Medal] for me.
If there's nothing else, I'll be going now.