The freshmen from Agricultural University were the last batch of fighters to arrive at Shattered Starlake.
Over the past half a month or so, the upperclassmen from various universities had already started fighting fiercely here.
The military schools, which were in a rather unique situation, had mobilized most of their students to become the main force in clearing out Shattered Starlake.
When they walked into the huge tent that could accommodate ten thousand people at the center of the camp, the air was filled with a bloody stench, and the floor was covered in a thick layer of blood.
The students who came and went had long since gotten rid of the childishness of the university. Most of the boys had stubble and looked a little unkempt, but they were also very fierce. The girls looked even more valiant, and their gazes were as aggressive as sabers.
The alliance of the five universities had their own unique characteristics.
The students from the University of Technology wore strengthened exoskeletons with complicated structures and carried foldable attack drones on their backs. There were also a few intelligent fighting vehicles controlled by brainwaves running around them.
The students of the military academy were either covered in guns and had belts of bullets wrapped around their bodies, making them look like a moving arsenal, or they had a heroic spirit commonly known as an 'old grandpa' floating behind them, mysterious and awe-inspiring.
The students from technical colleges were skilled in superbrain technology. Their bodies might not be built, but their gazes were incredibly profound, as if they could see through a person's soul with just one glance.
As for the students from Medical University, they were existences that could compare to Dragon City University in the field of life sciences. The students from Medical University were skilled in saving people and killing people. In fact, they could unlock the mysterious power in their cells and turn themselves into all sorts of strange shapes.
When they saw the students from their friendly university with their unique characteristics, the freshmen from Agricultural University did not want to be outdone. The freshmen from the martial arts course released the beast souls they had just learned and had their spirit flames bare. The freshmen from the monster controller course used their brainwaves to stimulate their biochemical beasts. They let out low growls, which attracted some nonchalant gazes and friendly chuckles.
When they arrived at the center of the hall that could accommodate ten thousand people, the most eye-catching thing was the ranking board on more than ten screens.
They included the ranking board with the highest kills, the ranking board with the highest monster kills, the ranking board with the highest completion rate of dangerous missions, the ranking board with the number of views and good comments uploaded to the livestreaming platform, and the Dragon and Tiger Overall Ranking Board, which was calculated based on the rankings of the various ranking boards.
Each ranking board was also meticulously divided into different realms so that they could analyze who was the most outstanding one-star superhuman in the battle, who was the two-star superhuman who killed the most monsters, who was the most popular three-star superhuman, and so on.
Dragon City was a lone army in a foreign land. It did not have an export market, so it was impossible for them to rely on large-scale civilian industries to solve the problem of employment.
Ever since the 3D farm, genetic technology, and automated farming technology solved the basic food problem, the agricultural field could no longer accommodate too many citizens' jobs.
First of all, the second industry was in a state of relative decline, and the third industry was in a state of stagnation.
Right now, aside from infrastructure, mining, smelting, and military-related heavy industries, there was only one industry in Dragon City that could accommodate a large number of new workers.
That was to kill monsters.
Dragon City could be said to be a hunting civilization with high technology and super weapons.
Through all sorts of commercialized operations, they squeezed out all the benefits from killing monsters.
Aside from harvesting monster flesh and turning it into raw materials for development, they also used all sorts of competitions, gambles, and ranking boards to attract the citizens' attention. They used up their energy and stimulated their passion for cultivation and fighting so that they could see the hope of reaching the top in one go. They could also see the "fairness" they could see with their own eyes.
Because of it, they could ensure the general stability of Dragon City even though there was a severe lack of jobs and the gap between normal people and superhumans was growing day by day.
Therefore, the rankings were not child's play.
The northern offense was also the most important thing in all sorts of competitions and rankings.
Griffin Li Yingzi, the teacher who led the freshmen from Agricultural University to participate in the war, told everyone that the government and the famous corporations in Dragon City had invested a lot into this. They gave out great rewards based on their achievements and rankings.
The internal currency of the five universities — Agricultural University's monster coins, the military school's iron-blood coins, the University of Technology's machine coins, the University of Science's spirit coins, and the Medical University's willow coins — were all connected to each other and could be used together.
Once the freshmen from Agricultural University killed monsters and exchanged them for monster coins, they could go to the exchange centers of the other universities to exchange for all sorts of items, weapons, courses, and services.
"This is a rare chance. This time, the rewards you get from killing monsters and completing missions will be at least 20% to 30% higher than what you get from the university. In fact, it might even surpass the value of the monsters themselves!"
Li Yingzi told everyone that aside from the government providing two-thirds of the military budget for the northern offense, the remaining one-third came from the corporations in Dragon City.
The profit from developing a new area was astronomical. All the rich and powerful mega corporations wanted a piece of the pie. As for who would get the development rights, it would depend on how much they were willing to invest in the beginning.
"Let's not talk about anything else. Just how many real estate developers will be attracted to the housing projects in the new area?"
Li Yingzi said. "The government has already planned for dozens of middle-tier and high-end real estate projects. The developers who are participating in the bidding have to spend real money and a lot of resources to reward the participants who perform outstandingly.
"Right now, the richest people are the real estate developers, so don't hold back. Kill more monsters and accumulate great achievements. Then, you can get money from the developers' pockets. The more you get, the more glorious it will be!"
With just a few words, everyone's blood boiled.
"If you perform outstandingly, you might even have the chance to be elected as the Daily Star or Weekly Star. Your name will immediately spread through the alliance of the five universities and the mega corporations that are closely connected to the alliance. Soon, all sorts of sponsors and investments will come to you. All sorts of cultivation resources and weapons will come to you, and you won't even be able to use them."
Li Yingzi pointed at the largest screen and said, "Look, this is the Daily Star who killed thirteen superbeasts in a row yesterday and destroyed a superbeast's nest. He also killed more than one hundred normal monsters while he was at it. He's also an alumnus who graduated from Agricultural University's martial arts course not long ago. Right now, he's Weeping Reaper Lin Chuan, who has become very popular on the livestreaming platform. I don't need to tell you just how popular he has become recently, right? If I have the chance, I'll ask Lin Chuan to teach you some fighting experience. Work hard and learn from him! "
The person who appeared on the screen was a tall, fair-skinned, and incredibly handsome young man. However, he looked a little melancholic, and he seemed to have just graduated.
His appearance not only caused the freshmen from Agricultural University's martial arts course to cry out in surprise, even the freshmen from the monster controller course, who never got along with the martial arts course, stared at him. In fact, the students from the University of Technology, Medical University, the University of Science, and the military school could not help but cast their gazes at the screen.
"It's Weeping Reaper!"
"Lin Chuan, my idol!"
"Handsome! He's too handsome! Even if the screen zooms in a lot, I can't find a single flaw on his face. As expected of an internet celebrity who is as famous as Ripple Force Princess Yan Feirou!"
"Hmph, Yan Feirou is nothing. She hasn't even graduated from university and hasn't even reached Heaven Realm. How can she compare to our Lin Chuan? You have to understand, our Lin Chuan managed to become a two-star superhuman and a three-star superhuman in just two short years. He became one of the youngest Heaven Realm superhumans who improved the fastest in Dragon City! "
"I heard that he was fearless of death during the northern offense and fought bravely. His performance was really outstanding. He has already been chosen as the Daily Star three times and the Weekly Star once. He attracted the attention of a lot of research centers and mega corporations. Even Agricultural University's martial arts course wants to invite him back to our alma mater to teach, but he rejected all the high-paying jobs and projects with a bright future. He said that he just wants to stay in the wild and kill all the monsters to take revenge for his comrades."
"What a loyal and affectionate Weeping Reaper!"
The girls talked to each other, and their eyes turned into the shape of hearts.
As Meng Chao looked at the melancholic handsome man on the screen, his heart surged, and his blood boiled.
Out of a very simple sense of justice, he actually didn't have a good impression of any type of handsome guy.
It was especially so after he was once set up by his class rep, Zuo Haoran, so he kept a respectful distance from this sort of handsome man.
But Weeping Reaper Lin Chuan was an exception.
Just like the girls, Meng Chao treated him as his idol.
It was not just because he was one of the youngest Heaven Realm superhumans who improved the fastest in Dragon City.
It was also not because he was an alumnus of Agricultural University's martial arts course.
It was also because Lin Chuan and Meng Chao were born in similar circumstances. They were both poor people and had no background.
In truth, Lin Chuan used to live in Joyous Heavenly Garden, which belonged to the same group of public renting houses as Meng Chao's family's Blessed Heavenly Garden. They were not more than five hundred meters away from each other, so they could be considered as neighbors.
Lin Chuan came from a poor family, and it was a miracle for him to be able to get into Agricultural University's martial arts course.
Since he was born weak, his foundation was not sturdy, and he did not have enough resources, his performance in university was not outstanding. When he graduated, he was just a two-star superhuman at Earth Realm.
But Lin Chuan's true legend only started after he graduated.
He had nothing, but to obtain cultivation resources, he joined a superhuman squad and carried out incredibly dangerous scouting and hunting missions in the wild.
His luck seemed to be a little too bad. He carried out three missions in a row, and he ran into high-grade superbeasts or space-time folds. His squad was either crippled and scattered, or they were swept into the turbulence and sent deeper into the fog.
Many of the Heaven Realm superhumans who were two or three realms higher than him died in the wild.
He was a greenhorn, but with astonishing courage, willpower, and the ability to adapt to the situation, he struggled out of hell step by step. He even managed to reach Heaven Realm while he was at the edge of life and death time and again.
Lin Chuan's fame rose and his future became incredibly bright.
But he sank into deep self-blame. He believed that he was the one who caused the deaths of his teammates during the three missions.
The other people tried to comfort him. In Dragon City, the death rate of superhumans was much higher than that of normal people. Scouting and hunting in the wild was like dancing on the scythe of the God of Death. Life and death were fated, and they had no regrets.
Besides, when he escaped from the last two missions, he even saved two of his teammates. He was a true hero.
But he could not get over it. With a method that was almost akin to that of an ascetic monk, he continued to engage in the craziest slaughter in the wild.
When he killed monsters, he could not help but cry.
The doctors said that this was a symptom of battlefield syndrome, and it was a way for him to relieve his stress after his mind was greatly stimulated.
Lin Chuan said that his tears were for his teammates who died tragically under the claws of monsters and the millions of citizens who died in the war.
He was handsome, tall, and had gone through a lot of hardships. His fighting strength was also outstanding among his peers. He was also a hot topic because he cried quietly while he killed monsters. Soon, he was chosen by the livestreaming platform, and after a round of careful packaging and promotion, he was grandly promoted. The name Weeping Reaper instantly caused a sensation in the entire city.
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