The loan wouldn’t actually be granted.
Li Yang still had several hundred thousand in scholarships.
She had bought a toaster for Teacher Xu, but otherwise, she had been very frugal, not spending unnecessarily.
The senior sister added, “You guys arrived early. The opening ceremony is the day after tomorrow, and the day after that will be the department selection. Just wait for the notice. Oh, and make sure to download the campus app. Most of the school’s announcements will be posted there. You can register with your name and ID card.”
Li Yang and Fang Chuyun both nodded in agreement.
The senior sister thought for a moment and continued, “If you don’t want to take a loan, you can check out the task office. There should be some tasks specifically for new students in the next few days. They aren’t too difficult, just a little tiring. They might be hard to grab, but you’ll definitely earn some merit points.”
She was clearly speaking to Li Yang, as Fang Chuyun wasn’t someone who had money problems.
Li Yang quickly asked, “Senior, can we take on tasks before officially enrolling?”
The senior sister replied, “Of course, you’re actually a bit late. The local new students in Zhongdu have probably been here for more than a month already. Don’t worry, the tasks available to new students are usually simple ones, like delivering things around campus. It’s a good way to familiarize yourself with the school, and you might even get recognized by the teachers.”
Li Yang made a note of this.
After saying all this, the senior sister glanced at the time and said, “Alright, I need to go meet the next group of new students. You two can head back to your dorms.”
With that, she quickly went downstairs and disappeared before their eyes.
Li Yang was in Room 301, and Fang Chuyun was next door. It was reassuring to know they were close by.
Li Yang said, “I’ll go unpack and tidy up first.”
Fang Chuyun nodded and replied, “Okay.”
They each returned to their rooms.
When Li Yang opened the door, she couldn’t help but take a deep breath.
No wonder it cost 10,000 for a week—this dormitory was indeed nice.
To enter the room, she had to swipe the room card, and once the lights came on, the whole layout resembled a hotel room.
There was a private bathroom next to it, a king-sized bed with snowy white bedding, and by the window, a finely crafted desk and swivel chair.
This dormitory might not reach five-star hotel standards, but it was definitely four stars.
“It’s still too expensive…” Li Yang muttered to herself. “Over a thousand a day for rent? Who can afford that?”
Of course, Li Yang would stay for the free seven days.
The seven free days—she wouldn’t miss that.
“Well… Let’s see. I’ll get familiar with the school first, maybe there are cheaper dorms!”
Li Yang didn’t have much luggage. After hanging up a few changes of clothes, there wasn’t much left to do.
She opened the new student packet and found some toiletries, a set of bed sheets, a set of tableware, and a black long coat.
The fabric of the coat was excellent—stiff and neat, with the Zhongdu Military Academy emblem embroidered in silver thread on the left chest.
The emblem featured two crossed swords piercing through a star, symbolizing breaking through the Star Realm to protect humanity.
“This must be the uniform.” Li Yang unfolded the long coat and put it on. It fit perfectly, as if it had been tailored for her.
Li Yang had never submitted her own data, but it seemed that Huangcheng No. 1 High School must have submitted it for them; otherwise, the senior sister wouldn’t have been there waiting to greet them.
Aside from these items, there was a thin piece of paper, which was the enrollment guide.
Li Yang read it carefully, extracting a few key points:
- Details about department selection, courses, and teachers can be checked on the app.
- The military academy has a strict assessment system with monthly exams, mid-term and final exams each semester, and an annual exam. The results are tied to resource allocation, meaning the worse your grades, the fewer resources you will receive.
There is only one graduation requirement: to be promoted to a third-rank Star Master.
Li Yang muttered as she read, “This isn’t so much a school, but more like a ‘sect’.”
Li Yang realized that this military academy was quite different from her previous university. If she were to compare it, it felt more like the sects in martial arts or cultivation novels.
The military academy had different departments, each with its own focus.
There were four combat departments: Star Combat, Star Methods, Star Support, and Mental.
There were also four non-combat departments: Medicine, Weapon Forging, Beast Taming, and Agriculture.
Li Yang had a clear goal—she wanted to join the Agriculture Department but didn’t mind learning a bit about the other departments.
For example, Star Combat was focused on close-range star skills, and Lin Yuezu was from that department.
Star Methods focused on long-range star skills, a type of Star Master Li Yang hadn’t seen before.
Star Support specialized in auxiliary star skills.
Mental was the most unique, focusing on control and team leadership.
As for the non-combat departments, their names were quite telling: one focused on developing medicine, another on forging weapons, and the more niche ones, Beast Taming and Agriculture.
Beast Taming focused on controlling star beasts and exotic beasts.
The Agriculture Department focused on cultivating star plants and alien plants.
Li Yang had already registered for the campus app and was preparing to check out the information for all eight departments.
On the new student forum, many senior students had posted helpful guides, such as:
“Choosing a department is like a second life, click to view the senior’s guide to ‘reincarnation’.”
“Shocking! The four main combat departments have such big secrets!”
“Rational analysis of the pros and cons of the four combat departments and the three non-combat departments.”
“Does the Medicine Department always make money? Does Weapon Forging depend on luck? Is Beast Taming always for freaks? Check out the heartfelt advice from a ten-year senior.”
Li Yang clicked on one and a dialog box popped up: “Would you like to spend 0.01 merit points to read this post?”
Li Yang: No wonder there were so many posts with such flashy titles—these were paid posts!
0.01 merit points seemed cheap, but the exchange rate was 1:10,000!
100 yuan for one post?
Li Yang would only click it if she were crazy.
She browsed for a while, hoping to find anything mentioning the Agriculture Department.
If she did, she might not mind spending the 100 merit points to check it out…
However, there was nothing.
Out of the vast sea of “helpful posts,” not a single one mentioned the Agriculture Department.
“Is it really that unpopular?” Li Yang had prepared herself for this, but she hadn’t expected her beloved Agriculture Department to be so overlooked.
But soon, Li Yang cheered up.
It was better that no one paid attention to it.
No one would compete with her for the wheat!
She also looked up dormitory-related information, and when she checked, she was shocked.
Apparently, the dormitory she was staying in had the worst conditions.
This post wasn’t paid—it was posted by the official school, detailing the dormitory options.
The dormitory she was in, which cost 1 merit point per week, was a fourth-class dorm, mainly for new students.
The other dormitories were ranked third-class, second-class, and first-class…
The higher the rank, the more expensive the rent.
First-class dorms were charged per day, with a staggering cost of 50,000 a day.
“Highway robbery!” Li Yang stared in disbelief.
She strongly suspected she wasn’t in a military academy but a scam!
However, she soon understood the situation.
“It’s all about star power density…” Li Yang read further and finally understood why the first-class dorms were so expensive.
It wasn’t because the dorms were luxurious, but because their location was ideal.
The surrounding star power was rich, which greatly increased the students’ cultivation speed.
As for the fourth-class dorm, while the living conditions were decent, the star power density was very low.
Still, it was much better than living off-campus.
Students could live off-campus, and while the rent was cheap, their cultivation speed would be much slower than those living on campus.
Li Yang felt a bit sore in her teeth: “It’s still too expensive.”
1 merit point a week for the dorm really hit hard!
Li Yang didn’t even have enough money to afford accommodation!
Li Yang thought about the tasks the senior sister mentioned… Maybe she should look for ways to make some money.
The campus app was just a communication tool, and Li Yang could only access the new student forum. Other areas were locked.
The new student forum was quite lively, with the paid posts showing the number of clicks, which was constantly increasing.
Li Yang couldn’t help but feel envious—100 clicks equals 1 merit point.
Senior students made money so easily.
Once she became a senior, she would definitely post some guides to help the new students.
The campus app also had a very convenient navigation feature.
Li Yang typed “task office” into the search bar, and immediately, the optimal route was displayed.
There was even a “ride-sharing” recommendation, but since it required a fee, Li Yang declined.
She said goodbye to Fang Chuyun.
Fang Chuyun asked where she was going.
Li Yang bluntly said, “I’m going to check out any running errands tasks. You don’t need to come.”
You don’t need the merit points.
Fang Chuyun thought for a moment and said, “Okay, then I’ll continue studying the ‘Basic Star Master Technique.’”
Li Yang had the freedom to relax, while Fang Chuyun needed to use every bit of time to cultivate!
Though they weren’t on the same page, their arrangement was surprisingly harmonious.
Li Yang stepped out of the dormitory building and couldn’t help but exclaim, “This school is huge!”
The navigation showed that this place was less of a school and more like a small town.
Her fourth-class dormitory building was quite far from the nearest task office, about five kilometers away.
No wonder they recommended carpooling; if it weren’t for the 500 yuan charge, Li Yang would have gladly taken the ride.