She not only satisfied her hunger but also filled up with starlight that slowly nourished her star apertures.
Meanwhile, Ning Shaoyu chose the Star Magic department.
The Spirit department didn’t matter much because Ning Shaoyu’s spirit value was average, probably around 70 or 80.
Unlike Li Yang, whose value was almost impossible to see with the naked eye.
Star Battle department was upset.
Today’s task for Zhong Rui was to recruit two wavering students, but… one rejected her, and the other also rejected her.
Zhong Rui lost interest in the other new students and sulked in a corner.
Coincidentally, Zhong Kun saw her and walked over, “Sister Rui, you’re in charge of recruitment this year?”
Zhong Rui was also from the Zhong family, but the Zhong family was large, and she wasn’t as close to Zhong Kun as he was to Zhong Qian.
Zhong Rui replied, “Yeah, I finally got this task, easy money, just have to earn 10 merit points.”
Zhong Kun asked curiously, “Did you see Li Yang?”
He shouldn’t have asked, because as soon as he did, Zhong Rui started complaining, “That provincial top scorer from Donghua, right? Don’t even mention her, she almost made me lose my temper.”
“How come?” Zhong Kun thought Li Yang was a nice person, except for being a little greedy.
Zhong Rui continued, “You know, this year, only Li Yang and Ning Shaoyu are non-star practitioners. Especially Li Yang, she’s so outstanding. All seven major departments offered her a spot. Guess what happened?”
“What happened?”
The question wasn’t from Zhong Kun but from his cousin, Zhong Qian, who had come over without anyone noticing.
Zhong Qian asked, “Did she choose Star Magic or Spirit?”
Since Zhong Rui was so disappointed, it meant Li Yang didn’t pick Star Battle, so the remaining choices were Star Magic and Spirit.
Zhong Rui shook her head.
Zhong Kun was puzzled, “Huh, did she choose the Elixir department? It’s an elective, and with her talent, first-rank wouldn’t be hard…”
Zhong Rui shook her head again.
Zhong Qian frowned, “She chose the Weapon Forging department?”
Zhong Rui shook her head again.
The Zhong brothers fell silent, and Zhong Kun’s face twitched as he thought of the Beast Taming department.
He couldn’t help but say, “Is she really going to give up being human?”
Zhong Rui Rui teased them, keeping them in suspense, before finally explaining with satisfaction:
“It’s not the Beast Taming department. She said she wants to go to the Agricultural Science department!”
The Zhong brothers: “???”
Seeing their confused expressions, especially Zhong Qian, who was highly valued by the Zhong family as a direct successor, his usual cold demeanor replaced with a blank look, Zhong Rui Rui couldn’t help but feel a sense of satisfaction.
Let them be confused!
Let them be dumbfounded! Anyone hearing this would look foolish!
Zhong Kun muttered, “Is Li Yang joking?”
Zhong Rui Rui shrugged, “Who knows, maybe she’s already secretly communicating with the Star Magic department. You know, the people from the Star Magic department are cunning and sly, maybe she’s just putting on a show for us.”
Zhong Kun actually searched for the Agricultural Science department on his phone and then said, “She probably won’t go to the Agricultural Science department. Li Yang looks simple, but she’s actually very shrewd, she wouldn’t cut off her own future… I think there’s something fishy here. I’ll try to probe a bit.”
Zhong Rui Rui asked, “Do you have a chance?”
Zhong Kun replied in a reserved manner, “I’ll do my best.”
“Go quickly!” Zhong Rui Rui urged, “You can promise her more benefits. This year, both Star War and Star Magic departments have six provincial champions each. If we can get Li Yang, we’ll have seven! There are 36 major provinces in China, and this year 18 provincial champions chose Zhongdu Military Academy. Apart from Li Yang, the other 17 are from noble families, and they’ve more or less already decided which department they’ll major in.”
“Among them, six are from the Star War department, six are from the Star Magic department, and five have high mental strength. If nothing unexpected happens, they’ll go to the Spirit department. Star War and Star Magic departments have always been in rivalry, even competing over who has more provincial champions.”
Zhong Kun said, “Alright, I’ll give it a try.”
After confirming Li Yang’s location, he walked over with his head held high.
At last, he had an opportunity to show off his Star Apertures and physique value.
Two Star Apertures, 199 physique!
Li Yang would probably be envious to tears!
This was Zhong Kun’s leverage.
All he needed to do was tell her, “Come to the Star War department, I’ll help you open two Star Apertures a month…”
Surely she would be moved by that.
This was the confidence of the Zhong family!
First and second-grade Star-attracting pills, breakthrough pills, and Star Aperture solidifying pills were all freely available.
He could even arrange for someone to take Li Yang to the isolation zone for training, where the star brilliance density was higher than the second-class dorms.
As he imagined these benefits, Zhong Kun vaguely saw Li Yang’s back.
At that moment, she was sitting at a dining table, surrounded by a variety of delicious dishes, eating with great enjoyment.
“Is it really that good?” He felt a little hungry.
“Zhong Kun!” Li Yang saw him first, “Good afternoon!”
Zhong Kun smiled and walked over, his gaze fixed on her heart. Now that his mental strength had also increased, he had a full 100 points, enough to clearly see…
Ah!
Zhong Kun froze.
Li Yang greeted him, “Want to try this bacon and egg roll? It tastes really good.”
Zhong Kun stiffened for a few seconds, quickly walked up to her, and asked, “You… you’ve opened your Star Aperture?”
He saw the star brilliance gathered at her heart, but couldn’t quite make out her Star Apertures.
There were two possibilities: one was that her Star Apertures had just opened and weren’t stable; the other was that her cultivation level was higher than his, and her mental strength surpassed his.
Impossible.
It couldn’t be the second one.
Li Yang had to have just opened her Star Apertures.
Li Yang remembered what she had heard at the Trading Hall and realized that Zhong Kun was trying to put on an act in front of her.
“Uh…” Li Yang said ambiguously, “Yes, I just…”
But before she could finish, Yu Hongyuan bravely stepped forward.
As a subordinate, it was only natural for him to back up his boss. His voice was loud and forceful:
“My boss Li Yang opened her Star Apertures a long time ago, and now she’s opened three!”
Yu Hongyuan continued, “The third Star Aperture was even opened on the way to Zhongdu. We were attacked by cultists, and Li Yang killed a first-class cultist in no time, then broke through. She didn’t even need a breakthrough pill!”
Li Yang modestly said, “It wasn’t that impressive, just a little accident.”
She then looked at Zhong Kun and asked, “How about trying the bacon and egg roll? The bacon is really flavorful, and the egg roll is smooth and tender.”
Zhong Kun couldn’t focus on the bacon and egg roll anymore.
His mind was filled with shock.
He had been preparing his “show-off” for months, but before he could even begin, it was all over…
His expression was a mixture of wanting to cry but unable to.
“Have you really opened three Star Apertures?” he asked.
Li Yang replied, “Actually, it’s four.”
Zhong Kun asked, “And you killed a cultist?”
Li Yang said, “It was just an accident. The person wasn’t very strong.”
He didn’t want to talk anymore.
He didn’t want to say anything at all.
This woman was completely crushing him!
Zhong Kun walked over triumphantly and then, feeling utterly defeated, turned back.
Zhong Rui Rui hurried over and asked, “So, did you persuade her?”
Zhong Kun smiled bitterly, “Forget it. Let her be. Our Star War department isn’t big enough to accommodate such a big shot.”
Zhong Rui Rui: “???”
Zhong Qian also came back, his face solemn.
After seeing Li Yang’s three Star Apertures, he lost his appetite and said, “I’ll go back and train. What others do with Li Yang is none of my concern.”
Li Yang, on the other hand, was enjoying the opening ceremony banquet, which was quite nice. Despite the noise at the beginning, the rest of the meal was absolutely delicious.
No wonder it cost ten thousand for a single meal.
When she had money, she’d definitely come back to the cafeteria for another round!
The opening ceremony banquet hadn’t even ended, but it was already all over the school forum.
A bunch of posts popped up, all asking: “Where is the Agricultural Science department?”
“Is there really an Agricultural Science department?”
“Is it true that the provincial champion of Easthua Province, the extreme physique expert, and the one with three Star Apertures, Li Yang, will really go to the Agricultural Science department?”
The discussion on the post heated up quickly, with many people analyzing it.
Most believed: “She definitely won’t go to the Agricultural Science department. She’s just playing around!”
“This joke isn’t funny. What if she offends the three big departments…”
“Heh, that’s the confidence of a genius, she’s not afraid of offending anyone.”
“What if? I mean, what if she really does go to the Agricultural Science department, what would you all say then?”
“Then she’s really stupid. As an Astral user, it gets harder and harder as you progress. For people like us who come from commoner backgrounds, our biggest reliance is the teachers and fellow students. Especially at Zhongdu Military Academy, the name of the three big departments is a badge of honor!”
“Yeah, if I had a seventh-grade Grandmaster-level mentor, I’d walk straight into the Star Realm!”
“Speaking of which, who’s the head of the Agricultural Science department? What level is their cultivation?”
“Who knows, they’re probably not that strong. Otherwise, those three students wouldn’t take twenty years to graduate.”