"I'm finally back!"
Three days later, looking at the Wild Waves City in the distance, Li Yao let out a sigh on the crystal train. ≧
Although he didn't win the title of 'Thunder Exo' in the end, he had learned the extraordinary Crystal Suit, which was enough for him to use the Mystic Skeleton Battlesuit in the future. Besides, he had made a fortune in the Thunderous Sound Mountain. The trip had not been in vain.
Li Yao was shocked when he walked out of the train station.
In the big square outside the station, apart from Yuan Manqiu, there were also several dozens of youths with childish faces standing there. They were carrying the burning gear flag of the Starfire Union and using mystic light to draw a big banner in the air:
"Welcome home, senior brother of the Starfire Union!"
Li Yao saw a few mischievous faces in the crowd. They were Li Sanhao and the rest of the bad boys from the Empyrean Terminus High School.
"Those bad boys have really been admitted to the Refining Department of the Grand Desolate War Institution!"
Ever since Li Yao fought Jin Quan of the Empyrean Terminus Sect with a 1st Generation Tai'e furnace, the students of the Empyrean Terminus High School had been deeply impressed by Li Yao. In the half year that followed, the two parties had kept in touch.
The students of the Empyrean Terminus High School, of course, had set the Refining Department of Deep Sea University as their goal.
However, the bad boys led by Li Sanhao were certainly not qualified for the Deep Sea University's entrance exam. Therefore, they gritted their teeth and joined 'Senior Brother Li Yao'!
Next to the bad boys, there was another group of young men who looked cold and intimidating. They did not seem to be refiners but assassins.
Li Yao muttered in his heart, "What's with these students?"
"Welcome home!"
Yuan Manqiu greeted him with a big smile and gave him a bear hug. Although Li Yao's Cultivation had soared, it was still too much for him to bear. His eyes were rolling back because of the hug.
"Senior brother!"
"Senior brother!"
The freshmen were divided into two rows and roaring at the top of their voices.
Li Sanhao's Bad Boys and the group of "young killers" seemed to be competing with each other. They roared so loudly that their faces turned red, and veins bulged on their necks, making it hard for them to breathe. Unable to do so, he stared at Li Yao in awe.
Li Yao was scared by their stares. After Yuan Manqiu's explanation, he understood the situation.
This year, the Refining Department successfully completed the enrollment of two classes. Among the freshmen, the biggest source of students was not the Bad Boys Legion of Empyrean Terminus No. 1 High School, but the students from Verdant Tarn City.
During the beast tide outbreak more than half a year ago, Verdant Tarn City was almost destroyed. Many of the students' parents had met with misfortune, and the students' studies and cultivation had been severely affected.
Therefore, the Federation issued a policy to give a certain discount to the college entrance examination students in Verdant Tarn City.
And the examinees of Verdant Tarn City, especially those whose parents had died, were naturally more willing to choose a local university in the Wasteland. The Grand Desolate War Institution.
The Grand Desolate War Institution had contributed a lot in the battle of Verdant Tarn City. Their performance had left a deep impression on them. They longed to become strong Cultivators in the Grand Desolate War Institution so that they could avenge their families one day!
Most of them chose the Combat Department as their first choice.
But out of everyone's expectation, the number of people who applied for the Refining Department was higher than the other two. The Medicine Department and the Art Department were ranked second.
The reason was simple. Li Yao's performance in the battle of Verdant Tarn City was too dazzling.
With ten Hellfire-Lightnings and the strength of the middle level of the Refinement Stage, he had seriously injured a wounded soldier. After the news of the battle spread out, many young people of Verdant Tarn City regarded Li Yao as their idol and realized the power of magical equipment.
"If I join the Combat Department, I don't know how long it will take for me to break into the Building Foundation Stage. Maybe I won't be able to do so for the rest of my life."
"But by relying on powerful magical equipment, even a Refinement Stage Cultivator may be able to kill a Demon General!"
For the young people who were eager for revenge, joining the Refining Department might be a more direct path of revenge.
Li Yao's recent performance was even more astounding.
Although he didn't win the title of Thunder Exo, he had survived three months in the Thunder Training Camp and ten days in the depths of the Thunderous Sound Mountain in the Dark Desolate Domain. Finally, he had walked out of the place unharmed!
Born and raised on the Grand Desolate Plateau, these young people knew very well what kind of place the Dark Desolate Domain was. But Li Yao had traveled, fought, and trained in the mountains of the Dark Desolate Domain alone for ten days and ten nights. He couldn't have been more intimidating.
He hadn't returned yet, but he had already become a legend among the freshmen.
Now that they had seen him in person, of course, they were all cheering for him.
After a hundred days, the Refining Department had undergone tremendous changes.
Not only had the shortage of students been solved, many teachers and researchers had also arrived.
The floating mountain dedicated to the production of the Crystal Suit had been modified a month in advance and had been towed to the sky of the Refining Department.
Project Mystic Skeleton was officially restarted. Many refiners were working on it without sleep or food.
With the support of President Xiong Baili, Yuan Manqiu sent an application to the Refiners' Association and the Education Department. Based on the special situation of the Refining Department of the Grand Desolate War Institution, she hoped that the requirement that at least one student pass the Refiners' Registration Examination every year in the next three years could be waived.
After all, in the last Refiners' Registration Examination, Li Yao had proved the teaching quality of the Refining Department of the Grand Desolate War Institution with his undeniable capability. They would be given a few years of training. It was impossible to count on a bunch of freshmen to take the Refiners' Registration Examination every year, right?
The application was still being reviewed. President Xiong Baili was also making use of his connections to mediate the issue. It shouldn't be a problem.
Even the shuttles that were used to transport the students had been upgraded from ragged tortoise shuttles into the latest large-scale shuttles that were emitting bright green brilliance and were as light as a dragonfly.
"This is just the beginning!"
Noticing Li Yao's amazement, Yuan Manqiu smiled and said, "The glory of the Refining Department of the Grand Desolate War Institution has only just begun!"
When the dragonfly shuttle took them back to the Refining Department, Li Yao couldn't recognize the ruins where he had been crazily training for a year.
More than half of the ruins had been cleaned up. The useless garbage had been thrown away. The useful components had been piled up in several temporary warehouses neatly.
Around the ruins. A few simple teaching buildings and dormitories had been built. Many of the buildings were only half completed. A lot of semi-automatic construction magical equipment was hovering around the ruins. The place was full of vigor and vitality.
In midair, there was a delicate floating mountain. It stood there quietly, its body perfectly round, like a silver-white water droplet.
The freshmen returned to their dormitories and teaching buildings. Li Yao followed Yuan Manqiu and was slowly absorbed into the silver drop of water by a mystic aura.
This floating mountain was specially built for the production of the Crystal Suit. Although it was not large in size, its layout was much more reasonable than the previous floating mountain. Powerful defense rune arrays and detection systems were available. Once an abnormal spiritual tide appeared, an alarm would be sent out immediately. It was better to be safe than sorry.
Yuan Manqiu took Li Yao to visit floor by floor.
In the giant laboratories and refining workshops, dozens of refiners were working wholeheartedly.
Many of the refiners had white hair and were surrounded by intense spiritual waves. Hundreds of magical equipment components were flying in midair, which was quite obvious. They were all veterans of the industry.
Li Yao even saw a few faces that he had seen in magical equipment magazines before. They were all famous masters.
After a hundred days of crazy training in the Thunder Training Camp, Li Yao was no longer the rookie of the Crystal Suit. His eyes were sharp enough to tell that many refiners had made progress in their research and had built the framework of the Mystic Skeleton Battlesuit.
For a moment. His blood was boiling. His hands were itching. He couldn't wait to join this strong team!
Yuan Manqiu seemed to have read his mind. She handed a jade chip to him.
"Li Yao, I hereby formally invite you to join my team. You will join Project Mystic Skeleton as an assistant researcher.
"I will give you some research directions. Your main task is to explore the possibilities of the design. Don't worry about the feasibility. The crazier the better, so that you can expand the ideas of the project team.
"After the Crystal Suit is produced, you will be in charge of the testing of the Mystic Skeleton Battlesuit in person.
"Your name will appear on the list of participants of Project Mystic Skeleton. All the benefits of Project Mystic Skeleton will be shared by all the participants according to their contributions.
"The specific progress of the project, the research directions, and the contract are all in the jade chip. You can read it carefully."
Li Yao held back his excitement. He took the jade chip and shook his head.
"No need to study it. I accept!"
"However, the progress of Project Mystic Skeleton seems to be much faster than I expected. Also, there are many more researchers participating in the project. How come our department is so rich that we can attract so many experts to join us?"
Li Yao was somewhat puzzled.
Yuan Manqiu thought for a moment and said,
"You have been training in the Thunder Training Camp for a hundred days. Therefore, you don't know much about the outside world. In the past three months, the Federation has been in turmoil. A lot of things have happened that have affected us deeply. Come, let's go to my office and talk.
"All in all, a real great era is coming!"
Li Yao and Yuan Manqiu talked for more than an hour before he learned what had happened in the outside world in the past hundred days.
Three months ago, the capital market had sensed the anomaly. The stock prices of the sects that focused on combat and the refinement of battle-type magical equipment had soared. Then, the pharmaceutical sector and the spiritual beast sector were driven into a frenzy.
Later, the government of the Federation officially announced that the military budget for the next year would be increased by 50% and would be tripled in three years!
The unprecedented military budget indicated that the enormous war machine of the Xing Yao Federation, after running at a low speed for a hundred years, was about to accelerate and unleash the most violent force.
Later, the Federation issued a series of policies, including the reconstruction of underground fortresses, the promotion of Cultivation arts in schools and communities, which raised the popularity of Cultivation among the citizens. Also, the support for the Cultivation sects and the subsidies for the Cultivation sects to refine new magical equipment were increased.
Even the dullest ordinary citizens could vaguely hear the footsteps of war.
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