Everyone went quiet. The young faces revealed the same confusion.
What department?
What is she talking about? Star Wars, Star Magic, Star Assistance, Spirit, Elixirs, Weapon Forging, Beast Taming…
Aren’t those the seven departments of Zhongdu Military Academy? Where did this “Bloodline” department come from?
That name sounds kind of creepy.
There was no way to know, since the admissions staff were all young assistants, the oldest barely 26 or 27.
They had seen nearly ten opening ceremonies, and each time it was these seven departments, so they had naturally overlooked the Agriculture department.
The Agriculture department was usually quiet; it didn’t appear on the top 100 rankings, nor did it have any impressive courses or tasks.
Unless one deliberately searched for it, it was hard to know it even existed.
However, there was one new student who had heard of it.
That young man shouted, “Is it that deadly Agriculture department?
Doesn’t it just involve farm work?”
“Farm work again?”
The three major departments’ assistants were all prideful geniuses, and now they looked utterly dumbfounded.
The others turned to look at the young man who spoke.
His face turned red, and he stammered, “… Golden wheat harvest… It’s… really bad… I saw it mentioned on a forum… cough, I mean, people are criticizing it…”
Yu Hongyuan could no longer stay silent.
Since he would be part of the Agriculture department in the future, he had to step up and defend it: “Agriculture means farming, and learning means knowledge!
The Agriculture department is one of the eight major departments of Zhongdu Military Academy!”
Li Yang looked at Yu Hongyuan in surprise.
She hadn’t expected him, who only a few days ago had said, “What’s agriculture, what’s farming,” to be speaking up for the Agriculture department now.
It was the Beast Taming department’s cat-ear assistant, however, who pondered and said, “Our school does have an Agriculture department, but they haven’t recruited students in years. We thought it had been abolished.”
As she spoke, her words caught Li Yang’s attention, and her heart skipped a beat.
“The Agriculture department still has teachers and students. They are working seriously on agricultural crops, so it can’t be abolished.”
Someone asked out of curiosity, “Are there actually students in the Agriculture department… How many people? What level are they at?”
Someone pulled out their phone and checked, then sighed, “There are only three people: one is a second-rank high-level student who’s been stuck for twenty years, and the other two are first-rank high-level students who have been in for ten years.”
“Stuck for twenty years?”
“Yeah, a student who has been in for 20 years and still hasn’t graduated.”
“And the other two?”
“They’ve been in for ten years, but they might eventually become ‘stuck’ too.”
Another person asked, “What about the teacher resources in the Agriculture department?”
“They’re unavailable.”
“Ah?”
“Seems like there’s only one head of the department still teaching.”
The conversation left everyone speechless.
The one asking the questions, the one answering, and especially the listeners, were all left confused.
Even Li Yang herself started feeling a little uncertain.
She hadn’t thought much about it before, but now, after hearing everyone’s comments, she realized a serious issue—the Agriculture department seemed a bit unstable.
Would it really be abolished?
At that moment, someone cleared their throat and said, “Li Yang, you’re so funny, your joke is very realistic, hahaha.”
As soon as the student spoke, everyone realized—of course, Li Yang wouldn’t go to that useless department.
She must have been joking, right?
But the joke was so cold, it made people shiver.
More people started to realize:
Yes, even if the Agriculture department exists, even if someone did sign up, it wouldn’t be Li Yang.
Li Yang was a physical prodigy, the top scholar of Donghua Province, the woman who defeated Zhong Qian.
She was surrounded by the seven major departments.
She wouldn’t care about the Agriculture department.
In fact, she probably wouldn’t even look at any department except the three major ones.
Li Yang was about to explain when the Star Magic department assistant cut her off, saying, “Li Yang, don’t worry. Our Star Magic department is a serious place for research. We study the star cores, write star techniques… You can find the secrets of the Star Realm with us.”
The assistant emphasized again, “Our Star Magic department has the most complete and advanced star techniques. With your talent, as long as you put your mind to it, you’ll be able to try to comprehend rare star techniques soon.”
The emphasis on “most” and “rare” made the surrounding students buzz with excitement.
For a star practitioner, star techniques were the most important part, and the Star Magic department was the one that studied them the most thoroughly.
The fact that they were promising to help Li Yang understand rare techniques was incredible!
The Star Battle department didn’t want to fall behind and jumped in, saying, “The Star Magic department just focuses on all these vague things. Why do you need so many star techniques? It’s a waste of energy! Our Star Battle department has a well-organized system of star techniques that fits every realm. Not only do they not slow you down, but they also help you grow steadily and solidly!”
“Come to the Star Battle department!” The assistant from the Star Battle department spoke with such passion that it was contagious, easily stirring everyone around.
She excitedly said, “Everyone in the Star Battle department can learn the most mature and stable system of star techniques. We even have senior students who lead teams on missions. Those so-called resources? Just follow them to the three-star and four-star restricted zones, and you’ll easily grab a bunch of resources! Resources don’t matter; practical experience is what counts!”
The Spirit department assistant also spoke up: “Li Yang, have you tested your spiritual value? If your initial spirit is above 90 points, you’re a natural Spirit practitioner. You might not know, but first and second-rank star practitioners don’t need that much spirit, but if you want to upgrade to third-rank, your spirit value needs to be high!”
“Do you know why so many star practitioners get stuck at the second-rank peak? It’s because their spiritual value is too low.”
“This issue becomes even more apparent as the realm gets higher. If you focus on training your spirit in the early stages, you’ll benefit greatly in the later stages.”
“Here’s a real statistic: among the known seventh-rank masters, 60% of them specialize in Spirit!”
At this, the Star Battle and Star Magic assistants both looked frustrated, but they couldn’t refute her.
They could only mutter to themselves, “You guys in the Spirit department really don’t care about graduation, huh?”
Li Yang hadn’t expected that, despite saying she wanted to go to the Agriculture department, the three major departments were still throwing out their best offers.
Fortunately, their offers didn’t tempt Li Yang as much as those from the non-battle departments. To her, spirit training didn’t matter much.
As long as the wheat from the Agriculture department was enough, everything else didn’t matter.
Li Yang repeated, “Sorry, teachers, thank you for your kindness, but I’ve already chosen my desired department.”
The others were silent.
The young man spoke again, “You’re really going to the Agriculture department? You’re not joking?”
“I’m not joking,” Li Yang said, “I’m serious.”
The cat-ear assistant from the Beast Taming department, having given up on her own department, smiled and sat back to watch the scene unfold.
“Ha, the three major departments also have their turn now.”
The assistants from the Weapon Forging and Elixir departments also cleared their throats.
The Star Assistance department, normally displeased, felt better after hearing the cat-ear assistant’s comment.
Yes.
If Li Yang had just rejected them, they would have been upset, but since she rejected all three major departments, they felt oddly satisfied.
The three major departments also had their day.
What a twist!
The assistants from the three major departments:
They still had their dignity!
Even though Li Yang was outstanding, they didn’t think they needed to keep inviting her again and again.
Since she had made up her mind… the Star Magic assistant rushed to Ning Shaoyu, the Spirit assistant moved quickly as well, and although the Star Battle assistant was a step slower, her physical abilities were excellent, so she made it to Ning Shaoyu first.
Li Yang finally breathed a sigh of relief as they all left.
The food Li Yang had been waiting for finally began to arrive.
The Sun Square was loud.
In fact, not many students were focused on eating.
Most were trying to show off to the recruitment teachers so that they might be selected early and not end up in some terrible department.
Li Yang grabbed a plate the size of a washbasin and seriously said, “I’m starting.”
She headed toward the nearest long table. The table stretched far out of sight, since it had to serve so many people.
Li Yang was dazzled after just one glance. “Oh my god, oh my god!”
There were dozens of appetizers laid out on the white table, making her mouth water.
The appetizers stretched for over ten meters, and the main dishes dominated the center of the table, followed by various exquisite desserts, post-meal tea, and drinks Li Yang had never seen before.
Li Yang quickly scooped up a plateful, and Yu Hongyuan followed behind, asking, “Can you finish all this?”
It was more like a large bowl than a plate.
“Of course I can finish it,” Li Yang said, “I can eat three bowls… I mean, three plates!”
Yu Hongyuan grabbed some too and muttered, “Could it be that the first rule of cultivation is… eating?”
It made sense.
Li Yang had already opened three star apertures and had at least 200+ physical strength.
It was reasonable to eat more.
Li Yang sat down and took a bite of what appeared to be a crispy, tender steak.
The crispy crust shattered between her teeth, followed by the tender, fragrant beef.
The moment she took a bite, not only did it taste amazing, but a burst of starlight flowed into her body.
Li Yang: “!”
As expected, a 10,000 yuan buffet used starlight ingredients.
This crispy crust might be made from mutated wheat.
Is this steak… made from mutated cows?
It was delicious, making her feel fond of mutated creatures.
Li Yang immersed herself in the food, forgetting all about the departments and her decisions.
So delicious!
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